Jaya

Tamil Nadu politics hots up; Jaya asks cadre to 'destroy rivals', DMDK flexes muscle, Vaiko back in business

Politics is hotting up in Tamil Nadu as all parties come out of a fairly longish silence on pre-poll alliances. Jayalalithaa is showing up more often but not saying much while the Opposition parties have begun jabbing guardedly.

Indian politics 2015: Despite Bihar debacle, PM Modi is still going strong

The AAP's dramatic rise and the comeback of Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar in Bihar marked the first full year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who analysts say is still going strong though his earlier sheen has worn off.

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Chennai floods: National rescue team helps 16,000 people to safety, the internet rejoices

NDRF on Saturday said it has launched its “most massive” deployment so far as it pressed into service 50 rescue and relief teams with over 200 boats, rescuing over 16,000 people marooned by the unprecedented rains in the southern metropolis and adjoining areas.

Forget 'smart' new cities; India needs old ones to be less dumb

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi has grand designs to build 100 futuristic 'smart' cities in India, but as this week's devastating flooding in Chennai shows, fixing today's accident-prone metropolises appears to be the more pressing task.

UP govt awards Amitabh, Jaya, Abhishek Rs 50,000 pension; Bachchan Sr says give it to charity

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, along with wife Jaya and son Abhishek, have become one of the first beneficiaries of a scheme by the Uttar Pradesh government providing them with Rs 50,000 pension ever month for the rest of their life.

Shaved moustaches, 300 pujas, and a festive party website: How Jaya supporters celebrated her acquittal

Fans of AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa are known across the country for their unwavering loyalty towards their 'Puratchi Thalaivi Amma' and as the Karnataka High Court acquitted the former Tamil Nadu chief minister of all charges of corruption, they made little effort to hide their joy.

Srirangam by-polls: S Valarmathi is AIADMK candidate for position previously held by Jaya

Tiruchirappalli Joint District Secretary S Valarmathi was on Friday declared as the candidate for Srirangam constituency previously held by AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa who was disqualified following conviction in a graft case, for the 13 February by-elections.

DA case: Jayalalithaa walks out of prison after SC grants here bail

AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was today released from jail here after 21 days, a day after Supreme Court granted her bail in an 18-year-old disproportionate assets case.

Tackling an emboldened oppn: With Jaya in jail, AIADMK needs to up its game

Other than the wailing and demonstration of misdirected fury on the streets, there hasn’t been any strategy by the AIADMK to counter the possible opposition voice. Jaya’s jail sentence has been the biggest challenge that the AIADMK has faced since 2001.