Chennai , Feb.24: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa’s niece Deepa Jayakumar on Saturday launched a new party named ‘MGR Amma Deepa Peravai’ on the eve of the late former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s 69th birth anniversary. “Amma Deepa Peravai’ is the platform we launch formally today,” said Deepa Jayakumar.

IMAGE: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam addresses a press conference at his Chennai home. Photograph: R Senthil Kumar/PTI Photo Hours before the trust vote in the Tamil Nadu assembly, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam headquarters in Royapettai, Chennai, is deserted.

Chennai, Feb 15 – AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala on Wednesday vowed to return to politics as she left by road to Bengaluru to surrender even as an MLA accused her of abducting him. As supporters flashed the V sign, the beleaguered Sasikala looked pensive as she was driven in a motorcade after a quick visit to the Marina Beach memorial of her mentor, the late J. Jayalalithaa.

Chennai, Feb. 14: A pulsating spectacle unfolded around a gaol and a grave south of the Vindhyas tonight after the conviction and the jail term of V.K. Sasikala was restored by the Supreme Court earlier in the day. A defiant Sasikala pulled a proxy out of her hat, nominating Edappadi K. Palaniswami, a loyalist and PWD minister whose community has a considerable presence in the Assembly, for chief minister.

India’s Supreme Court convicted a confidante of the late chief minister of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday in a corruption case that will put her behind bars and effectively end her bid to become chief minister of the southern state. The court found V.K. Sasikala guilty in the disproportionate assets case, upholding a four-year jail term handed down by a lower court and banning her from seeking elected office for 10 years.

Chennai, Feb 12 : A day after calling on Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today said the former has to decide on the issue of government formation by tomorrow else a court case “can be filed charging abatement of horse trading”. “The TN Guv must decide CM issue by tomorrow otherwise a WP under Art 32 of the Constitution can be filed charging abatement of horse trading,” he said in a tweet.

An Indian woman who had a live cockroach extracted from her skull at first thought she had a cold, the Times of India reported. The 42-year-old woman woke up Tuesday night and felt an itchy sensation in her nasal cavity.

Chennai, Feb 6: VK Sasikala, the loyalist of deceased AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, is set to be appointed as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. However, her elevation is set to face hurdles.

Chennai, Feb 6 Speculation was rife about AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala taking charge as chief minister of Tamil Nadu tomorrow but there was no official word from the party in this regard. However, the Madras University Auditorium, which had earlier hosted the swearing-in of late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, was being reportedly spruced up for the occasion, while apparently awaiting the court directive.

Chennai, Feb 6 – Tamil Nadu Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao on Monday accepted Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam’s resignation. In a letter to Panneerselvam, copies of which were distributed to the media Rao said: I hereby accept your resignation and the resignation of your Council of Ministers tendered vide your letter dated 5.2.2017.

In a big change of guard in Tamil Nadu government, Sasikala Natarajan was on Sunday elected as the Legislative Party leader of the AIADMK. She was unanimously elected by the AIADMK MLAs at a party meeting in Chennai.

Chennai, Feb. 4 : The chorus for AIADMK general secretary Sasikala to take over as Tamil Nadu chief minister is likely to gain further momentum at a meeting of party MLAs here tomorrow. However, the sources did not commit on the agenda of the meeting and declined to confirm reports that the MLAs would urge Sasikala, who was made general secretary following the death of Jayalalithaa, to take over as chief minister.

The special bench had in December 2016, reserved its order on an issue that challenged a January 2016 notification issued by the Centre allowing Jallikattu – a bull taming sport played during the festival of Pongal. Though the Supreme Court declined to stay the operation of the new Tamil Nadu Jallikattu Act, it sharply censured the southern state for its failure to curb the recent massive protests earlier this month.

Chennai , Jan. 27 : In Tamil Nadu, the second unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant will soon start commercial generation of power, according to its Site Director RS Sundar. The second unit attained its full power generation capacity of 1000 Mega watt last week.

Chennai, Jan 21 : In a major victory for people demonstrating across the state for the past few days, the Tamil Nadu government has cleared Jallikattu Ordinance. Jallikattu Ordinance cleared by Tamil Nadu Government #JallikattuTomorrow #TrueTamizhanWin, the AIADMK tweeted.

Chennai [Tamil Nadu], Jan. 6 : A Central Bureau of Investigation court on Friday sent Parasmal Lodha to three-day custody in regard to a money laundering case. [NK India] Meanwhile, Delhi’s Saket Court today adjourned the hearing of the bail plea of Lodha for Saturday.

Two days after former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s aide V K Sasikala assumed charge as general secretary of the ruling AIADMK, senior party leader and Lok Sabha deputy speaker M Thambidurai on Monday urged her to take charge as the chief minister. CHENNAI: Two days after former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s aide V K Sasikala assumed charge as general secretary of the ruling AIADMK, senior party leader and Lok Sabha deputy speaker M Thambidurai on Monday urged her to take charge as the chief minister.

Chennai , Dec. 29 : The Madras High Court on Thursday raised doubts over late Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa’ demise and said that the truth must come out. [NK Tamil Nadu] “Media has raised a lot of doubts, personally I also have doubts in Jayalalithaa’s death,” said Justice Vaidyalingam, who was hearing a petition demanding an inquiry into the ormer AIADMK chief’s death.

Chennai , Dec. 29 : Sasikala Natarajan on Thursday accepted the resolution to be the general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam . [NK Tamil Nadu] “Chinnamma accepts the resolution as Honourable CM Thiru.O.Panneerselvam hands over a copy of it.