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Expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa has moved the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the death of J Jayalalithaa. (Photo: PTI)

Jayalalithaa's death 'suspicious': Sasikala Pushpa moves SC for CBI...

She said that Jaya's funeral photographs showed embalming marks and everything from her hospitalisation to her death was...

18 Dec 2016 6:55 PM IST

Uttarakhand Chief Minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat. (Photo: PTI)

Uttrakhand: Muslim govt employees get special break for Friday prayers

The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting on Saturday chaired by Chief Minister Harish Rawat.

18 Dec 2016 6:23 PM IST

Angry people set on fire vehicles in Imphal East district on Sunday in protest against the United Naga Council (UNC)s indefinite economic blockade. (Photo: PTI)

Manipur: curfew imposed in parts of Imphal after violence over triple...

The order came into effect from Sunday noon and will continue until further notice from the District Magistrate.

18 Dec 2016 5:55 PM IST

Residents looking at the uprooted trees in an area worst hit due to the Cyclone Vardah, in Chennai on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

Central team to visit Tamil Nadu next week to assess cyclone damage

The team will be headed by Home Ministry's joint secretary Praveen Vashistha and includes senior officials from key...

18 Dec 2016 4:02 PM IST

Election Commission of India (Photo: PTI)

EC seeks ban on anonymous contributions to parties above Rs 2k

Yesterday, the government had said that parties depositing old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes will be exempt from income tax.

18 Dec 2016 3:32 PM IST

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

Explain why Bipin Rawat chosen army chief, says Congress; BJP hits...

BJP leader Siddharth Nath Singh said it is extremely unfortunate that the Congress looks to politicise everything.

18 Dec 2016 3:04 PM IST