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Rahul Gandhi, Other Opposition Leaders To Visit Jammu And Kashmir Today

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Saturday August 24, 2019

Congress's Rahul Gandhi and leaders from various opposition parties will visit Jammu and Kashmir today where restrictions have been imposed since the central government withdrew special status under Article 370 and split the state into two Union Territories earlier this month.

Opposition Parties Plan Protest Demanding Release Of Detained Leaders

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 19, 2019

Several Opposition parties led by the DMK will hold a protest here on Thursday to demand the immediate release of those detained in Jammu and Kashmir after the state''s special status was scrapped.

DMK Wins Polls In Vellore After National Election Sweep

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday August 9, 2019

The DMK, which swept the national election in Tamil Nadu earlier this year, won another Lok Sabha seat, Vellore, on Friday.

Vellore Election Result 2019: DMK's Kathir Anand Wins With Over 8,000 Votes

Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Friday August 9, 2019

Vellore Election Result 2019: AIADMK was pushed to the second place by arch rival DMK with a margin of 8,141 votes. DMK's Kathir Anand trumps AIADMK rival AC Shanmugam to win the Vellore seat.

"Where Is Farooq Abdullah?": DMK's Dayanidhi Maran Asks Lok Sabha Speaker

India News | Edited By Richa Taneja (With Inputs From ANI) | Tuesday August 6, 2019

Several leaders including Jammu and Kashmir's former Chief Ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah were arrested amid tensed situation over the scrapping of Article 370.

Treat Mob Attacks, Dishonour Killing As Terror Activities: DMK Lawmaker

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Friday August 2, 2019

Mob attacks and dishonour killings must be treated as terrorist activities, a DMK lawmaker demanded in Lok Sabha today, saying that the two suit the definition given to terrorism.

Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha Rejects Motion To Send Triple Talaq Bill To Select Panel

India News | Reported by Sanket Upadhyay, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday July 30, 2019

The contentious bill to ban Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "talaq" thrice - which failed the the Rajya Sabha test last time, is expected to have a smooth passage today as the opposition to it suddenly crumbled. While Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal supported the bill, the AIADMK and Nitish Kum...

"Congress Has Lost An Outstanding Leader": MK Stalin On Jaipal Reddy

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 28, 2019

DMK chief M K Stalin Sunday condoled the demise of senior Congress leader and former Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy and said the country has lost a seasoned parliamentarian.

MK Stalin Questions SBI's Low Cut-Off Marks For Economically Weaker Sections

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 24, 2019

DMK President MK Stalin on Wednesday said the low cut-off marks for economically weaker sections as against that for SC, ST and other categories in the recruitment examination held by the SBI shows how the Centre has thrown social justice into a deep pit.

Stop Andhra From Raising Palar Check Dams Height: MK Stalin To Tamil Nadu

Karnataka News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 24, 2019

DMK President MK Stalin today urged the Tamil Nadu government to take legal action to stop Andhra Pradesh from raising the height of check dams across Palar river.

Former DMK Mayor, Husband Killed In Tamil Nadu Triple Homicide: Police

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 24, 2019

A former DMK mayor and two others, including her husband, were hacked to death by unidentified persons in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli Tuesday in a daring daylight attack, police said.

Kanimozhi Accuses Centre Of Naming Schemes Only In Hindi

Tamil Nadu News | ANI | Thursday July 11, 2019

"I have seen signboards in Thoothukudi saying PM Sadak Yojana, with no translation. I would like to ask you how will a villager in my district understand what it is?" Kanimozhi said.

AIADMK, DMK Re-Nominate Candidates For Election In Vellore

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 7, 2019

The ruling AIADMK and main opposition DMK Saturday re-nominated their respective candidates for the elections to the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency on August 5.

MDMK's Vaiko Sentenced To Year In Jail For Sedition, Gets Time To Appeal

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday July 5, 2019

Tamil Nadu politician V Gopalaswamy or Vaiko was sentenced to a year in jail by a Chennai court which had convicted him for sedition. The court also stayed the execution of the sentence for a month on his application.

Let It Go: Rajnath Singh To Opposition On Kiran Bedi's Now-Deleted Tweet

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 4, 2019

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday appealed to the opposition, particularly the DMK, to put to rest the controversy over a tweet by Puducherry LG Kiran Bedi, saying she has deleted it and expressed deep regret.