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Sasikala Natarajan

A Sasi' surrender

Sasikala Natarajan has been jailed at Parappana Agrahara. People in the city express their relief and glee over this...

17 Feb 2017 12:00 AM IST

Mumbai attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed. (Photo: AP)

Hafiz Saeed a international terrorist, should be brought to justice...

The JuD chief has already been declared as a foreign terrorist organisation by the United States in June 2014.

16 Feb 2017 9:29 PM IST

Mr Praveen Kumar Reddy told the forum that his father M. Chenchi Reddy was suffering from a liver disorder. (Representational image)

2009 Noida gangrape: Court acquits nine persons

The court acquitted all the nine accused in the case due to lack of evidence.

16 Feb 2017 9:05 PM IST

Vikas Swarup (Photo: PTI)

MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup appointed as India's High Commissioner...

Gopal Baglay who is the Joint Secretary of the Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan division in MEA, will succeed Swarup.

16 Feb 2017 7:57 PM IST

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup. (Photo: PTI)

India, China to discuss 'friction points' like NSG, Azhar: MEA

The foreign secretaries of both the countries will meet to see how much they can accommodate each other's concern and...

16 Feb 2017 7:30 PM IST

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

Edapaddi Palanisamy is new TN CM; allots portfolios, keeps Home,...

Palanisamy will also take care of Public Works, Highways and Minor Ports, which he managed as a minister in Jaya...

16 Feb 2017 7:04 PM IST

Real estate major Unitechs top bosses faced tough questions from a Delhi court on Thursday.

Court acquits two accused in 2005 Delhi serial blasts case

The serial blasts that happened at three places on October 29, 2005 had killed 67 and injured over 225 persons.

16 Feb 2017 7:00 PM IST

The Munsiff court magistrate N.Suresh on Thursday awarded a six-week jail sentence for the Madurai district Collector and the Melur Tahsildar for not complying with a High Court order even after two years on a land patta issue.

Uttarakhand: Ex-CMs vacate houses, court tells govt to calculate dues

The judges refused to close the case until expenses incurred over granting such facilities were recovered from the...

16 Feb 2017 6:45 PM IST

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Photo: File)

Woman faces flak for post on eve-teasing, Assam minister comes to her...

Earlier, the girl had been chided for posting about the incident on Facebook instead of seeking police aid.

16 Feb 2017 5:56 PM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: AP)

Submit written submissions to AG by March 30: SC on triple talaq case

The bench had made it clear that it would not deal with the factual aspects of the case and would rather decide the...

16 Feb 2017 5:12 PM IST

The resort in Koovathur at East Coast Road where various AIADMK MLAs were camping. (Photo: PTI)

Dharma has won': AIADMK MLAs leave resort as Edappadi Palanisamy...

The ruling party legislators had arrived at the resort on February 8, a day after Panneerselvam rebelled against...

16 Feb 2017 5:01 PM IST

AIADMK legislature party leader Edapadi K Palanisami sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Sasikala pick Edappadi Palanisami sworn in as TN CM, 31 MLAs take oath

Ending the 10-day impasse, the Guv had asked Palanisamy to form govt and seek a vote of confidence within 15 days.

16 Feb 2017 4:39 PM IST