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AIADMK General secretary VK Sasikala. (Photo: PTI)

Explain your appointment as AIADMK general secretary: EC to Sasikala

EC said if she fails to answer, it will be presumed' that she has no comments to offer and it will proceed in the matter...

17 Feb 2017 8:52 PM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

Only one woman judge in Supreme Court out of 28

Senior advocate Indira Jaising said it is very difficult to understand why the women Chief Justices of two High Courts...

17 Feb 2017 8:05 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Transport Minister of Uttar Pradesh Gayatri Prasad Prajapathi (Photo: PTI)

SC order FIR against UP minister Gayatri Prajapati in rape case

A woman alleged that the minister promised her a post in the SP party and raped her when she met him three years ago.

17 Feb 2017 6:35 PM IST

J&K Governor N N Vohra with Chief Minister of J&K Mehbooba Mufti with the new minister Syed Altaf Bukhari poses for a photograph during a swearing in ceremony at the Governor House in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

Ex-minister Syed Altaf Bukhari inducted into Mehbooba Cabinet

Bukhari, an MLA from Amira Kadal constituency in Srinagar district, was a minister in the Mufti Sayeed government.

17 Feb 2017 6:01 PM IST

A Mumbai police commando guards at Badhwar Park, Colaba as a high alert was issued by the Naval Quarters. (Photo: PTI)

Alert in Kutch over inputs of intrusion by Pakistani national by sea

The Pakistani national may head towards Adipur in the eastern part of Kutch district by road after arriving at Jakhau.

17 Feb 2017 4:58 PM IST

The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar addressing the press conference on the 64th meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE), in New Delhi on October 25, 2016. (Photo: PIB)

Opposition should not politicise armed forces: Javadekar

The HRD Minister's comments came in the backdrop of the Army chief's statement on tough action against stone pelters in...

17 Feb 2017 3:21 PM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee

President assents to law for wage payment through cheque, electronic...

A Bill in this regard was passed by Parliament in the just-concluded first-half of the Budget Session.

17 Feb 2017 3:06 PM IST

Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat gestures during the Armys annual press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Keep pace with democracy, don't politicise Army Chief's remarks: BJP...

The comments came in the backdrop of the Army chief's statement on tough action against stone pelters in Kashmir.

17 Feb 2017 2:53 PM IST

Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav addresses a public meeting near Aligarh. (Photo: AP)

'Those who want to float new party trying to defeat me': Akhilesh...

On the day he filed his nomination papers, Shivpal had announced that he will float a new party once the elections are...

17 Feb 2017 2:31 PM IST

The NDA government on Saturday appointed Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat as the next chief of the India Army. (Photo: PTI)

Public in Kashmir ordered to keep distance from encounter sites to...

Army Chief General Rawat said that the restrictions will not apply to the movement of ambulances, medical staff and...

17 Feb 2017 2:15 PM IST

AIADMK Treasurer and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam addresses the partys General Council Meeting at Vanagaram in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

OPS camp meets Tamil Nadu Speaker ahead of Palanisamy's swearing-in

The Panneerselvam camp has 10 MLAs on its side, including the former Chief Minister.

17 Feb 2017 2:14 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edapaddi K Palanisamy with Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao. (Photo: video grab)

After floor test tomorrow, TN CM Palanisamy to visit Sasikala in jail

Sasikala watched the swearing-in ceremony of Palanisamy from her jail cell, where she has been denied special...

17 Feb 2017 12:47 PM IST