Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa is still alive, Apollo Hospitals said on Monday, after a TV report about her death sparked trouble and mass frenzy outside the hospital. “Some TV…
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) Trouble erupted outside the Apollo Hospitals here on Monday after Sun TV reported that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa was dead. The hospital denied the Sun TV report. As the…
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) AIADMK legislators gathered at the Apollo Hospitals here amid speculation that the party was looking at a successor to Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. “We have been asked to wait till further…
New York, Dec 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday declared as the winner of TIME Magazine’s Person Of The Year — Reader’s Poll, edging out other world leaders, artists and politicians as…
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) AIADMK members on Monday took part in special prayers at places of worship across Tamil Nadu for the speedy recovery of Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. The 68-year-old Jayalalithaa suffered a cardiac…
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) U.S. Vice President-elect Mike Pence said that the controversial telephone call between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and President-elect Donald Trump last week was just a “courtesy call”, media reports said. Trump’s…
Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening and is being treated by a team of specialists at Apollo Hospitals, the hospital said. In a statement…
By Vishal Gulati Amritsar, Dec 4 (IANS) An international conference on Sunday named Pakistan-based terrorist groups Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad as grave threats to peace in the region after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani unambiguously dubbed the…
Tirupati, Dec 4 (IANS) Scrapped notes valued Rs.10 lakh were found in the possession of popular Telugu actor and TDP legislator N. Balakrishna’s wife Vasundhara Devi at Renigunta Airport near here. The cash was found…
By Vishal Gulati Amritsar, Dec 4 (IANS) India scored a major diplomatic victory over its rival neighbour after an international conference on Afghanistan here on Sunday named Pakistan-based terrorist groups, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, as…
By Vishal Gulati Amritsar, Dec 4 (IANS) Narendra Modi distributed food to devotees at the Golden Temple here on Saturday night thus becoming the first Prime Minister to serve the community kitchen, or langar, at…
Brasilia, Dec 4 (IANS) Tens of thousands of people packed the stadium in the southern Brazilian city of Chapeco to bid an emotional farewell to players and other members of the Chapecoense soccer team who…
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) Heaping praise on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her austere lifestyle and political credibility, yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Saturday said the Trinamool Congress supremo could one day become…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday advocated digital literacy and digital currency, saying they will not only reduce sufferings caused due to demonetisation but were imperative for…
Beijing, Dec 3 (IANS) China has lodged solemn representations with the US, urging the latter to honour its commitment to the one-China policy, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said on Saturday. Geng’s remarks came after…
By Porisma P. Gogoi Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) Volatility marked the Indian equity markets during the just concluded weekly trade as gains made on the back of value buying and positive domestic macro-economic data were…
Vijayawada, Dec 3 (IANS) Controversial filmmaker Ramgopal Verma on Saturday met members of the Vangaveeti and Diveneni families here but refused to compromise on his upcoming Telugu movie “Vangaveeti” — based on a feud between…
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump had a telephone conversation with Taiwanese Head of State Tsai Ing-wen, media reports said. This is the first bilateral contact at this level since Washington ended diplomatic…
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) Allies of US President-elect Donald Trump are asking the courts to block election recounts in three key states where the Republican narrowly prevailed over Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. The recounts in…
N0ew Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar said on Friday that the army was conducting a routine exercise in West Bengal and the northeastern states and also rejected the allegations levelled by TMC…