The Supreme Court had in its Feb 16 order asked the Centre to come up with a 'scheme' to divide the Cauvery river water among 4 parties -- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry. The court had granted six-week time to t
The AIADMK in Puducherry today asked the V Narayanasamy-led Congress Ministry to seek vote of confidence on the floor of the assembly while claiming that factionalism within that party had come to the fore ever since the list
AIADMK nominees P Dhanapal and Pollachi V Jayaraman today filed nominations for the posts of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly and are set to be elected unopposed.
Six nominees, four from ruling AIADMK and two belonging to the DMK, are all set to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha as there are no other contenders in the fray with the rejection of seven nominations of independents t
Madhya Pradesh government has issued show cause notice to an IAS officer apparently for congratulating Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jaylalithaa in a Facebook post on her party's win in recent Assembly polls, days after slapping
As many as 24 crorepati ministers are part of the new Tamil Nadu government and eight have declared criminal cases against them, while neighbouring state Kerala has five crorepati ministers and 17 with criminal cases, a study
Issues like prohibition and allegations of corruption directed against AIADMK by the opposition failed to cut any ice with the voters as the ruling dispensation not only retained power but also bettered its vote share in the
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress and J Jayalalithaa's AIADMK, which retained power in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu respectively, today walked away with a major chunk of vote share.
Election results 2016: Ending the stranglehold of a prominent political family in the region, the voters of Neravy constituency in this district of Puducherry have elected a candidate outside it in the Assembly polls.
AIADMK is on its way to win a majority and form a government in the Tamil Nadu but the party saw some top leaders, including senior ministers, biting the dust, with the DMK putting up a stiff fight.
Tamil Nadu Election Results 2016: Asserting that there has never been a close call in the history of Tamil Nadu, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Dayanidhi Maran on Thursday alleged that the ruling AIADMK spent crores o
MK Stalin, the long standing heir apparent to DMK chief M Karunanidhi, may have failed to oust AIADMK but a spirited campaign for over a year marked by a makeover virtually made it a close race in Tamil Nadu where traditional
Poised for a successive term in office with her party establishing clear leads in over 125 seats, AIADMK supremo and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said her party had managed the "historic" win despite absence of an alli
Fighting heavy odds, J Jayalalithaa proved her detractors wrong again with her grit and determination as she steered AIADMK to power for a second consecutive term, bucking the tradition since 1989 when no party has retained p
Congress today voiced disappointment over election trends in five states as they suggested that the party has lost in Kerala and Assam ruled by it and failed to make a dent in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu despite alliances.
Tamil Nadu elections 2016: The Election Commission has set up a four-member team to look into alleged malpractices in Aravakurichi and Thanjavur constituencies, where polling has been deferred to next week, besides directing
Election results 2016: Jayalalithaa creates history in Tamil Nadu, BJP in Assam, Mamata leads in West Bengal, LDF set to form government in Kerala. Get live updates on assembly election results 2016.
On the last day of poll campaigning in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa and DMK president Karunanidhi today appealed to people to elect their respective party nominees in the May 16 Assembly election.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa owns movable and immovable property worth over Rs 113.73 crore, as per the affidavit filed along with her nomination for the May 16 assembly elections, a decline of Rs 3.4 crore compared
Governor K Rosaiah invited Jayalalithaa to form the government soon after her election, following which incumbent Chief Minister O Panneerselvam tendered his resignation.