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TTV Dhinakaran, the chief of the AMMK, denied today that his tie-up with Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM would help Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK and its ally BJP by splitting the opposition votes in the state election next month. In an interview to NDTV, Mr D

VK Sasikala, the sacked AIADMK chief released last month after a jail term for corruption, signaled today that she planned to be a disruptor for Tamil Nadu's ruling party ahead of approaching state polls as she flaunted the party's flag on her car on her way back to the state.

India's COVID-19 tally mounted to 1,06,89,527 with 12,689 new cases in a day, while 1,03,59,305 people have recuperated from the infection so far pushing the national recovery rate to 96.91 per cent on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry's data.

Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's close aide VK Sasikala, serving a four-year jail term on graft charges, has sought remission and early release from prison, official sources said today.

The Madras High Court today upheld the disqualification of 18 lawmakers loyal to ousted party leader VK Sasikala and her nephew TTV Dhinakaran. Last year, the assembly Speaker had disqualified the lawmakers invoking the anti-defection law after they wrote to the governor seeking the removal of Chief Minister E Palaniswami or EPS.

The Delhi High Court today asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) whether the Sasikala-T T V Dhinakaran faction of AIADMK can use the 'hat' symbol to file nominations for the upcoming by-poll to the R K Nagar assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Income Tax (IT) officials today raided 33 premises in Tamil Nadu and Madurai belonging to three business groups. It is a follow-up to its earlier searches linked to jailed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala's family and business associates, said a senior official.

A day after an expected merger between rival factions of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK party ran into last-minute turbulence, former chief minister O Panneerselvam, popularly known as OPS, kept hopes alive. "Talks are going on smoothly and in another two days, you can expect good news," he said, referring to the other camp led by his successor E Palan...

The rival factions of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK moved closer to a rapprochement today, with the faction led by VK Sasikala deciding to keep her and her nephew TTV Dinakaran away "from the government and the party". The decision meets the key demand of her political rival O Panneerselvam or OPS, who wanted their removal. Ms Sasikala, who is in pris...

TTV Dinakaran, deputy chief of Tamil Nadu's ruling party the AIADMK Amma, is headed to Bengaluru to meet his boss and aunt VK Sasikala, who is in jail in a corruption case. He has described it as a "routine meeting" and stated emphatically this morning that he and Ms Sasikala face no rebellion within the party. He also denied the Delhi Police alleg...

As news came today that Edappadi Palaniswami will become next Chief Minister - the state's third in three months - Twitterati had OPSvsEPS trending in no time. Mr Palaniswami was handpicked by Ms Sasikala, who went to jail in Bengaluru yesterday to serve a four-year sentence for corruption. Tweets around this political battle are not all serious. H...

Tamil Nadu will get its third Chief Minister in two months - E Palaniswami will take oath at 4:30 pm today, and must then prove his majority within 15 days. With this decision, Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has ruled in favour of the larger faction of the ruling AIADMK, which has been cleaved by dissent, owing to O Panneerselvam's refusal to quit the s...

As VK Sasikala headed to jail to serve a four-year sentence for corruption, her banished relatives made a comeback to the spotlight. Two of her nephews are back in the AIADMK, years after they were expelled by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. In further evidence that Ms Sasikala's family remains a big part of Tamil Nadu's unfolding political d...

Time up, VK Sasikala must surrender in Bengaluru right away, the Supreme Court has told the AIADMK chief, whose lawyers appealed for more time. Ms Sasikala is still in Chennai and will travel the 345 km to Bengaluru by road today escorted by the police from both Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to begin a four-year prison term ordered yesterday by the top ...

VK Sasikala, on the verge of a four-year jail term for corruption, made big moves today to secure her hold over Tamil Nadu's ruling party. Two of her relatives expelled by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa are back in the AIADMK. Among them is former lawmaker TTV Dinakaran, whose brother Sudhakaran was convicted and sentenced to jail along with...

TTV Dhinakaran, the chief of the AMMK, denied today that his tie-up with Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM would help Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK and its ally BJP by splitting the opposition votes in the state election next month. In an interview to NDTV, Mr D

VK Sasikala, the sacked AIADMK chief released last month after a jail term for corruption, signaled today that she planned to be a disruptor for Tamil Nadu's ruling party ahead of approaching state polls as she flaunted the party's flag on her car on her way back to the state.

India's COVID-19 tally mounted to 1,06,89,527 with 12,689 new cases in a day, while 1,03,59,305 people have recuperated from the infection so far pushing the national recovery rate to 96.91 per cent on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry's data.

Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's close aide VK Sasikala, serving a four-year jail term on graft charges, has sought remission and early release from prison, official sources said today.

The Madras High Court today upheld the disqualification of 18 lawmakers loyal to ousted party leader VK Sasikala and her nephew TTV Dhinakaran. Last year, the assembly Speaker had disqualified the lawmakers invoking the anti-defection law after they wrote to the governor seeking the removal of Chief Minister E Palaniswami or EPS.

The Delhi High Court today asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) whether the Sasikala-T T V Dhinakaran faction of AIADMK can use the 'hat' symbol to file nominations for the upcoming by-poll to the R K Nagar assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Income Tax (IT) officials today raided 33 premises in Tamil Nadu and Madurai belonging to three business groups. It is a follow-up to its earlier searches linked to jailed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala's family and business associates, said a senior official.

A day after an expected merger between rival factions of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK party ran into last-minute turbulence, former chief minister O Panneerselvam, popularly known as OPS, kept hopes alive. "Talks are going on smoothly and in another two days, you can expect good news," he said, referring to the other camp led by his successor E Palan...

The rival factions of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK moved closer to a rapprochement today, with the faction led by VK Sasikala deciding to keep her and her nephew TTV Dinakaran away "from the government and the party". The decision meets the key demand of her political rival O Panneerselvam or OPS, who wanted their removal. Ms Sasikala, who is in pris...

TTV Dinakaran, deputy chief of Tamil Nadu's ruling party the AIADMK Amma, is headed to Bengaluru to meet his boss and aunt VK Sasikala, who is in jail in a corruption case. He has described it as a "routine meeting" and stated emphatically this morning that he and Ms Sasikala face no rebellion within the party. He also denied the Delhi Police alleg...

As news came today that Edappadi Palaniswami will become next Chief Minister - the state's third in three months - Twitterati had OPSvsEPS trending in no time. Mr Palaniswami was handpicked by Ms Sasikala, who went to jail in Bengaluru yesterday to serve a four-year sentence for corruption. Tweets around this political battle are not all serious. H...

Tamil Nadu will get its third Chief Minister in two months - E Palaniswami will take oath at 4:30 pm today, and must then prove his majority within 15 days. With this decision, Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has ruled in favour of the larger faction of the ruling AIADMK, which has been cleaved by dissent, owing to O Panneerselvam's refusal to quit the s...

As VK Sasikala headed to jail to serve a four-year sentence for corruption, her banished relatives made a comeback to the spotlight. Two of her nephews are back in the AIADMK, years after they were expelled by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. In further evidence that Ms Sasikala's family remains a big part of Tamil Nadu's unfolding political d...

Time up, VK Sasikala must surrender in Bengaluru right away, the Supreme Court has told the AIADMK chief, whose lawyers appealed for more time. Ms Sasikala is still in Chennai and will travel the 345 km to Bengaluru by road today escorted by the police from both Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to begin a four-year prison term ordered yesterday by the top ...

VK Sasikala, on the verge of a four-year jail term for corruption, made big moves today to secure her hold over Tamil Nadu's ruling party. Two of her relatives expelled by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa are back in the AIADMK. Among them is former lawmaker TTV Dinakaran, whose brother Sudhakaran was convicted and sentenced to jail along with...