D Jayakumar

Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Tamil Nadu govt submits papers to governor recommending release of seven convicts

The development in the Rajiv Gandhi case comes two days after the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu decided to recommend the release of the seven convicts to the governor.

Gutkha scam: CBI raids on minister C Vijaya Baskar, DGP TK Rajendran reveal how graft has gripped Tamil Nadu

The gutkha scam was unearthed in 2016 when I-T teams raided the premises of a pan masala and gutkha manufacturer in Tamil Nadu who had been facing charges of tax evasion to the tune of Rs 250 crore.

Use India Post Payments Bank to reap benefits offered by govts, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Earlier in the day, Narendra Modi launched the India Post Payments Bank, which aims to bring banking services to people's doorsteps.

Rajinikanth slams E Palaniswami for skipping Karunanidhi's funeral: AIADMK hits out at actor-politician, says he lacks political maturity

Senior AIADMK leader D Jayakumar said he represented the government on the chief minister's direction at the funeral of the departed DMK leader M Karunanidhi.

Thoothukudi anti-Sterlite protests: Madras High Court orders CBI inquiry into police firing that killed 13 people

The Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered a CBI inquiry into the police firing during the anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi which had killed 13 people, media reports said.

Narendra Modi enquires about ailing DMK president Karunanidhi's declining health, calls up Stalin, Kanimozhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inquired about ailing DMK president M Karunanidhi (94) on Friday, as the latter's health worsened over the course of a day.

Tamil Nadu BJP MP claims Naxal and Maoists have infiltrated state; AMMK, AIADMK rubbish allegations

Union Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan, who is the only BJP MP from Tamil Nadu has made serious allegations of Naxal and Maoist infiltration in Tamil Nadu.

AIADMK welcomes idea of disqualified MLAs returning to party, says their homecoming 'bound to happen'

A day after Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswamy welcomed the idea of disqualified party MLAs returning to his AIADMK, the ruling dispensation on Tuesday asserted that their homecoming was "bound to happen."

AIADMK leaders say working with BJP would be like 'double-barrelled gun', high command will decide on alliance

Two senior leaders of the ruling AIADMK on Monday sought to make light of an article published in the party's mouthpiece suggesting that working with BJP would be like a "double-barrelled gun" in the political arena, with one of them saying a "columnist" cannot determine electoral pacts.

Tamil Nadu: Pregnant woman riding pillion dies after policeman kicks her bike for not wearing a helmet

A Tamil Nadu Police officer has been arrested after he kicked a motorcycle on a busy road, forcing a pregnant woman who was riding pillion to fall and die