When M K Stalin attended the Jayalalithaa government's swearing-in and the chief minister thanked him for the gesture, a new page was turned in the state's political lexicon, reports B Srikumar.
Nearly four lakh people have been affected across seven districts of Assam.
10 central trade unions have called a nationwide shutdown against 'anti-worker policies' of the central government. Apart from being successful in Bengal, Kerala and NE states, the bandh has also got support from Cong leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.
The NDA candidate tells the Election Commission that the Maoists plan to kidnap him.
Three guys stood out at the swearing-in ceremony of Deve Gowda's son, says Sudhir Bisht.
It is the last place where the dinosaurs who once dreamt of ruling the Earth can still be seen in their natural habitat, says T V R Shenoy.
Chief Minister K Palaniswami announced a solatium of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each of the victims
In a boost to the United Democratic Front ahead of assembly polls in Kerala next year, the Congress candidate K S Sabarinadhan on Tuesday won the Aruvikkara assembly by-poll by a margin of 10,128 votes defeating his nearest rival M Vijayakumar of the Opposition Left Democratic Front.
'Chamling's legacy is toxic.' '7 out of 10 teenagers in Sikkim abuse drugs.' 'The youth are dying and the future looks bleak.'
The maximum death toll has been reported from Idukki district, where 43 people have lost their lives so far, as per official estimates. 28 deaths were reported in Malappuram and 27 in Thrissur.
Prime Minister Modi described the DMK chief as a prolific thinker and a deep-rooted mass leader who stood for regional aspiration and national progress.
The last leg of poll campaign saw many national leaders canvassing for their parties.
'I stand here as a helpless father.' A retired soldier awaits the release of his son languishing in a Kenyan prison.
Glimpses of I-Day celebrations across India.
The Congress has been reduced to a C player in national politics thanks to its inability to read the pulse of the people, says Rashme Sehgal.
Like many such cases, this case too would have remained under wraps had the survivor not exposed the villains and the crime they had commited.
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