Government
Speaker adjourns TN assembly amidst chaos; trust vote disrupted
18 Feb 2017
The DMK has questioned the haste for the trust vote even as the Sasikala camp opted to show off support with MLAs fresh from their hibernation in a resort
Sasaikala loyalist Edapadi Palanisamy to be sworn in as TN CM
16 Feb 2017
With the AIADMK camp led by Panneerselvam hoping to receive 30 more legislators and with backing from Jayalalithaa’s niece Deepa Jayakumar, Tamil Nadu politics is still in a flux
SC jails Sasikala for 4 years in assets case
14 Feb 2017
Reports say Sasikala may choose Jayalalithaa’s niece Deepa Jayaraman to lead the AIADMK in her place to ward off Panneerselvam’s ascent to the AIADMK throne
Sasikala stakes claim to form govt amidst high drama in Chennai
10 Feb 2017
With acting chief minister O Paneerselvam staging a revolt, and several elders in the party speaking against the impost of Sasikala on the party, the suspense over the swearing-in of the new ministry continues
India again asks UK to extradite Vijay Mallya
10 Feb 2017
SC fixes monetary compensation for Narmada project oustees
09 Feb 2017
The Supreme Court has fixed Rs60 lakh compensation to each of the families displaced by Narmada dam project in Madhya Pradesh, the state most hit by the Sardar Sarovar Project
Unprecedented: Calcutta HC judge Karnan faces contempt
08 Feb 2017
This is the first time that a constitutional bench has initiated contempt of court proceedings against a judge of the higher courts
Panneerselvam revolts, says he was forced out as Tamil Nadu CM
08 Feb 2017
Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam’s open challenge to the choice of VK Sasikala as Tamil Nadu's chief minister highlights the growing rift within the AIADMK and the wider resentment outside the party
SC to hear plea today against Sasikala becoming Tamil Nadu CM
07 Feb 2017
A public interest litigation was moved in the Supreme Court on Monday hours after the apex court indicated it could deliver its judgment on the appeals challenging the acquittal of Jayalalithaa and Sasikala in a disproportionate assets case
Chinnamma rises to be Tamil Nadu’s new Amma
06 Feb 2017
A month after Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's death, acting Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam stepped down and cleared decks for V K Sasikala's elevation as the new chief minister
Strengthening “Ease of Doing Business”
01 Feb 2017
Welfare at the core of govt’s polices, says President
31 Jan 2017
The President praised the people of the country, particularly the poor, for their remarkable resilience and forbearance in the fight against black money and corruption