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Superstar Dileep whose previous three bail applications were turned down, submitted his fourth bail plea on Thursday at a trial court.

More than a week since the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, there have been no arrests and no clear leads in the case.

AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran on Wednesday relieved more top functionaries, including Chief Minister K Palaniswami from their respective party posts.

The Kerala High Court today expressed displeasure over the manner in which the police was probing the case of kidnap and sexual assault of a popular actress.

An elderly couple were found murdered inside their house at Tholanoor in Palakkad district this morning, police said.

The Centre today said no ransom amount was paid to kidnappers for the release of Father Tom Uzhunnalil and underlined that the Ministry of External Affairs "works quietly without noise, but ultimately gets the work done".

A class XII student of a private college in Hyderabad's Meerpet jumped off the fifth floor of his residential building after he was allegedly beaten up by the vice-principal and two lecturers of his college, police said on Tuesday.

A Telugu TV channel technician was arrested today for allegedly posting private videos of a 23-year-old woman on porn websites, the Rachakonda Police said.

A Tamil Nadu Police team today visited a resort in Kodagu district of Karnataka in search of an AIADMK MLA in connection with a pending case against him.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday accepted an unconditional apology of the chairperson of the Kerala- based 'Stray Dogs Eradication Group' and closed the contempt proceeding against it for killing of stray dogs, despite a top court order against culling.

The DMK has filed a case in the Madras High Court seeking immediate direction to governor to convene the assembly and ask Chief Minister K Palaniswami to prove his majority, party leader MK Stalin said.

Expressing deep concern over the suicide of 17-year-old S Anitha, who was an MBBS aspirant, the Madras High Court today sought to know from the Tamil Nadu government about the steps it had taken to prevent such tragedies in the future.

Sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran today sought to play down the unified AIADMK's decision annulling the appointment of his aunt VK Sasikala as interim party chief, indicating that court could have a final say on the matter.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today demanded that the Centre convene a meeting of state Chief Ministers to discuss 'post-note ban recession' and consequent problems following demonetisation.

An 11-year-old girl who studies in a private school in Hyderabad says she was sent to the boys' loo as punishment for not turning up in school uniform.