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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

Police forcefully remove pro jallikattu protesters from the VOC Park Grounds in Coimbatore (Photo: DC)

TN: Panel inspects jallikattu protest site in Coimbatore

The one-man commission was appointed by the state government to probe how violence seeped into the Jallikattu protests.

16 Feb 2017 3:43 PM IST

Yahoo on Thursday had said user information, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and encrypted passwords, had been compromised in late 2014.

Follow Indian law, block ads on sex determination: SC to Google,...

The apex court ordered all companies to constitute in-house expert bodies to identify and block keywords indicative of...

16 Feb 2017 3:41 PM IST

This comes at a time when UK is trying to restrict access to porn (Photo: AFP)

Irked with husband's addiction, woman files plea in SC to ban porn...

The petitioner said, if the addiction could harm her husband and their marriage of 30 years, it could damage the youth...

16 Feb 2017 3:20 PM IST

AIADMK leader M Thambidurai. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Will carry forward Amma's legacy, only OPS is against us: Thambidurai

Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao earlier in the day appointed AIADMK legislature party leader E Palanisamy as the...

16 Feb 2017 2:47 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam addressing to media after end of a meditation in front of late J Jayalalithaas burial site at the Marina Beach in Chennai on Tuesday. On Sunday, he tendered his resignation from the post paving the way for AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala to become Chief Minister. (Photo: AP)

Won't let Sasikala's family take over AIADMK: OPS after losing CM race

AIADMK MP V Maitreyan, who is from Panneerselvam's faction, will meet Election Commission officials in Delhi today.

16 Feb 2017 2:34 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Jharkhand Summit to give wings to people's aspirations: Modi

Modi said that skills and determination of people of Jharkhand is brining development to the state.

16 Feb 2017 2:00 PM IST

Gun violence, which kills about 33,000 people per year in the United States, is a public health issue. (Photo: Pixabay)

BJP seeks speedy disposal of fake encounter cases in Manipur

Granting of speedy justice to the family of the victims which have died due to fake encounter case is our main focus.'

16 Feb 2017 1:54 PM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti (Photo: PTI)

Mehbooba Mufti to expand Council of Ministers

According to the arrangement between allies, PDP has a quota of 14 ministers, while BJP has 11 ministerial berths.

16 Feb 2017 1:52 PM IST

VK Sasikala. (Photo: PTI)

On first night in jail, Sasikala sleeps on floor, denied special...

Sasikala had asked for a Class A cell citing health problems, non-veg food twice a week, and a doctor on call.

16 Feb 2017 12:43 PM IST