Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam President M Karunanidhi has urged the Tamil Nadu government to "put an end to rumours" regarding the health of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa by providing proper information to the people, while wishing his arch rival a speedy recovery.
Surge in UPI transactions is because of an increased consumer interest in making bill payments and recharging mobile phones online, and purchase of non-essential goods on e-commerce platforms.
Asked whether online social networking has become a a big tool for criminals and terrorists, Minister of state for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran said, "Yes sir, The criminals and terrorists are using online social networking. The Delhi police, however, is continuously upgrading its technological strength by inducting latest components/gadget to counter this challenge."
Rahul Gandhi succeeds his mother Sonia Gandhi, who remained in the post for 19 years.
The government on Wednesday said mercy petitions of 20 death row convicts, including Afzal Guru, are under various stages of consideration and that the Constitution does not specify any time limit within which a decision should be taken.
Observing that it was not desirable to encourage consumption of liquor, the Kerala high court on Tuesday asked the government to consider prohibiting its consumption before 5 pm and inform the court about its views before September 10.
The Supreme Court has referred to a larger bench the plea of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon seeking a stay of his scheduled execution on July 30 in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.
'In any ministry headed by Rahul, we will see a lot of talk of accountability, meritocracy and efficiency. But all these things will impact Indian politics in a positive way if they are a means to an end, and do not become an end in themselves as it has with the revamp of the IYC and the NSUI,' Aarthi Ramachandran tells Sheela Bhatt
Tamil Nadu Cabinet has decided to recommend late All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo Jayalalithaa for India's highest civilian honour, the 'Bharat Ratna'.
The prime minister pointed out that such infamous incidents occurred during the Congress rule.
He said his party will continue to fight the "worst sentiments" the prime minister represents.
The book will be released on 12-12-12, the day the Tamil Superstar turns 63.
"To protect AIADMK, everybody should join hands with OPS (Panneerselvam)," Madusudanan said, adding that he did not want the party to get into the hands of a single family.
Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran said there were 228 cases of transgression of the Indo-China border by the People's Liberation Army in 2010, 213 cases in 2011, and 64 cases till April 2012
'The claim that Hindi unifies our country is absurd. That language is not the mother tongue of a majority of Indians. The move to inpose Hindi on them amounts to enslaving them. The Union Minister's statement is a war cry against the mother tongues of non-Hindi speaking people'
The acquittal allows her to plan a new political path and also prepare her party for the assembly elections scheduled next year.
Special prayers were held by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam faithful on Friday seeking release of Jayalalithaa who was sentenced to four years in jail and slapped with a fine of Rs 100 crore by a Bangalore special court in the Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case on September 27.
The apex court had on March 27 reserved its verdict on the appeals of the four convicts.
In an online chat with readers on January 9, 2012, Vimal Gopinathan and Naveenan Ramachandran, experts from 4GMAT addressed reader queries related to the GMAT examination.
Over the past week, Rahul Gandhi has replaced office-bearers in charge of party units in Gujarat and Karnataka and Goa, and brought in young leaders as secretaries. These changes are unlikely to be a one-time exercise and poll-bound states would get the primary attention.
The revived factionalism in the AIADMK, if not curbed now, has the potential to split the party vertically, warns N Sathiya Moorthy.
In an online chat with readers on December 19, Naveenan Ramachandran, expert from 4GMAT addressed reader queries related to cracking the GMAT exam and more. For those who missed the live chat, here's the unedited transcript
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief J Jayalalithaa, who is eyeing a larger role for herself in the national politics after Lok Sabha polls, was on Monday presented a cake resembling Parliament by her party colleagues on her 66th birthday.
Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran said that an officer has been designated as Nodal officer in-charge to monitor all activities on a day-to-day basis on the Andaman Trunk Road passing through the Jarawa Reserve.
The decks were cleared for India's return to the Olympic fold after a 14-month suspension with Indian Olympic Association conducting its polls with N Ramachandran being elected as the president.
In an online chat with readers on November 21, expert Naveenan Ramachandran of 2IIM addressed reader queries related to cracking the IIFT exam. The exam is scheduled on November 27, 2011, Sunday. For those who missed the live chat, here's the unedited transcript.
Rahul Gandhi has signalled the willingness to make the transition from the Congress' political strategy consultant to its chief-decision maker. Aarthi Ramachandran analyses whether he has it in him to make the cut?
The sole convict in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, on Tuesday pleaded with the Supreme Court to commute his death sentence to life imprisonment.
Stalin gets a new title...
In an online chat with readers on February 8, Naveenan Ramachandran, expert from 4GMAT, Mumbai addressed queries related to preparing for the GMAT exam.
The government on Wednesday said it has received requests from various quarters to confer the Bharat Ratna to Sachin Tendulkar, adding that a proposal to confer the country's highest civilian award to sportspersons was under consideration.
The legendary music director passed away at a private hospital after suffering from geriatric problem.
In two online chats with readers on October 24 and 31, respectively, experts Naveenan Ramachandran, Rajesh Balasubramanian and KS Baskar from 2IIM addressed reader queries related to cracking CAT 2011 and more. For those who missed the live chats, here are the unedited transcript.
A steady stream of mourners led by Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday paid homage to veteran Congress leader K Karunakaran at his residence in Thiruvananthapuram where his mortal remains are kept.
In two online chats with readers on December 26, 2011 and January 2, 2012, experts Naveenan Ramachandran and Vimal Gopinathan from 4GMAT addressed reader queries related to cracking the GMAT exam and offered advise on how to prepare and score better.
Kerala's swimming sensations Sajan Prakash and Maharashtra's Akanksha Vora were declared the best athletes.
Older workers are headed for the VRS exit in larger-than-expected numbers even as unrest stirs over unrevised wage settlements.
Among the Indian carriers, Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo, and SpiceJet operate flights to Saudi Arabia while Saudi Arabian Airlines and Flynas are the two carriers operating in India.
Stepping up their campaign on the Mullaperiyar issue, Union Ministers from Kerala on Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, seeking his intervention in ensuring the saftey of the 116-year-old dam. Union Ministers Vayalar Ravi, K V Thomas, K C Venugopal,Mullapally Ramachandran and E Ahamed met Dr Singh with a demand to rein in Tamil Nadu's insistence on increasing the water level in the reservoir for enhancing water supply to the state.
