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Former chief minister O Panneerselvam and V K Sasikala. (Photos: PTI)

OPS, 9 AIADMK rebels to meet EC over Sasikala being made party chief

The Panneerselvam faction has already challenged before the EC Sasikala's appointment as AIADMK general secretary.

14 March 2017 7:56 PM IST

Former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna addresses a press conference. (Photo: AP)

Cong doesn't want interference in 'hereditary leadership': SM Krishna

The 84-year-old resigned from the Congress earlier in January this year.

14 March 2017 6:34 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Modi congratulates Parrikar as he takes charge of Goa

Goa Governor Mridula Sinha administered the oath of office to the BJP leader.

14 March 2017 6:17 PM IST

The kind and the scale of these cyber weapons was such that even the CIA lost control of majority of its hacking arsenal which includes state of the art malware, viruses, Trojans and weaponised zero day exploits which can be worth millions of dollars each in dark web.

Centre asks states to tackle online radicalisation by terror groups

Terrorist outfits use various platforms, including online portals to propagate their ideology.

14 March 2017 5:16 PM IST

2016 began with the brazen Pathankot attack

Pathankot airbase put on high alert, search op underway

Pathankot had seen a major terror attack in January, 2016 when heavily-armed terrorists from across the border attacked...

14 March 2017 5:14 PM IST

Kerala Assembly. (Photo: PTI)

Noisy scenes in Kerala Assembly over Tanur violence

As the House erupted into uproar when opposition MLAs rushed to the well of the house and raised slogans against the...

14 March 2017 3:59 PM IST

Dalit JNU scholar Muthu Krishnan (Photo: Facebook)

JNU suicide: Dalit scholar was not part of any political group, say...

The reason why the student took the extreme step is not known yet since no suicide note has been recovered, a police...

14 March 2017 3:59 PM IST

12 CRPF were personnel killed in an ambush by naxals in Chhattisgarh. (Photo: PTI)

Rajnath Singh calls for introspection over killing of CRPF men by...

The Home Minister said he has ordered an inquiry to identify lapses behind it.

14 March 2017 2:13 PM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Need to make structural changes in Congress: Rahul after UP poll...

He alleged that one of the main reasons for the astounding victory of the Bharatiya BJP in the UP polls was...

14 March 2017 1:48 PM IST

Union Finance Minister and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

Arun Jaitley takes charge as defence minister

It is not clear for how long Jaitley will keep the two key portfolios.

14 March 2017 12:55 PM IST

A long coast line, with over 3,200 fishing villages, Indias fishing industry is equally vulnerable to climate change issues.

Tamil Nadu: 77 Indian fishermen released by Lankan govt, repatriated

The twelve were arrested off Nagapattinam coast separately on March 8 and 9 for allegedly fishing in Indian waters.

14 March 2017 12:48 PM IST

Dalit JNU scholar Muthu Krishnan (Photo: Facebook)

Dalit JNU scholar, who was found dead, had led Vemula movement

Muthu Krishnan from Tamil Nadu had completed his MPhil from Hyderabad University in 2015 before joining JNU for his PhD.

14 March 2017 12:43 PM IST