A few days ago, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth had ruled out contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and categorically asked political parties in the state to refrain from seeking votes in his name. Instead, he wanted the people of Tamil Nadu to vote for the party most capable of solving the state's water problem.
Slamming the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala over the Sabarimala issue, BJP chief Amit Shah said on Friday that they has been "cheating" crores of Ayyappa devotees and denying them justice. He added that it would only result in "unsettling the foundation of the communist party in the state," he said while addressing part workers in Palakkad, Kerala.
Six employees of a fireworks factory were charred to death and over 10 others got injured after a fire broke out at its unit in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district today, police said.
BJP chief Amit Shah on Friday attacked the proposed "mahagathbandhan", or the grand alliance of opposition parties, and said it was not good for the country.
In his first address in Tamil Nadu after forging a coalition with AIADMK and PMK, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Friday called the alliance of Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) as synonymous with corruption.
At least half a dozen people had a very close call this morning when a school bus in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada rammed three vehicles at an intersection after its brakes reportedly failed.
Rajnikanth met actor-turned-politician Vijayakant today, who returned to India last week after being in the US for a medical treatment, at his home. Rajinikanth said that his visit was personal and there was not a "single drop of politics" involved in the meet.
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday announced Rs 25 lakh financial assistance each to families of the 40 CRPF soldiers killed in the February 14 Pulwama terror attack.
The Karnataka High Court will pronounce the order on quashing of a First Information Report (FIR) filed against former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa over a controversial audio clip.
Edited by Ridhima Shukla | Friday February 22, 2019, New Delhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will visit the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirupati's Tirumala today as part of his election campaigning ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, a senior party functionary said.
Union Minister Alphons Kannanthanam Thursday filed a police complaint alleging insult and abuse through social media over a photo of him standing near the coffin of a slain CRPF personnel killed in the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
Countering arch rival DMK for taking potshots at Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) for joining hands with it, the ruling AIADMK on Thursday said its opponent's tie up with Congress was against the stand of late Dravidian patriarch M Karunanidhi.
