Chennai: The ruling AIADMK party on Thursday nominated former Minister E. Madhusudhanan as its candidate for the by-election to the Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly constituency.

The decision was taken at the party’s governing council meeting held at the party headquarters here. The meeting was chaired by party Coord

Srinagar: Four militants were today killed in an encounter with security forces in Pakherpora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, the Army said.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Futlipora in Pakherpora area, 45 kms from here, following information about presence of militants in the

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that he was ready for the big political price he will have to pay for the steps he has taken for the betterment of the country, in a reference to decisions taken to curb black money.

He also said that his government is committed to developing a development-centric eco

New Delhi: It was a pleasant morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature remaining normal.

“The minimum temperature was recorded at 9.6 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year,” a MeT department official said.

Humidity was recorded at 72 per cent.

The weatherma

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It was around 12.30 pm. An armed gang chased and hacked to death a man in broad daylight on a busy street at Mannady in Chennai on Wednesday.

The victim, J Vijayakumar, was in fact, reportedly facing several criminal cases. He said to be returning after appearing in court when he was intercepted

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Former Defence Minister A.K. Antony was on Wednesday admitted to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after he fell at his home here and suffered a minor brain haemorrhage, said hospital authorities.

The senior Congress leader was admitted to RML on Wednesday afternoon, but a doctor did not confirm th

Mumbai: The RBI has asked co-operative societies not use the word ‘Bank’ in their names as it violates the Banking Regulation Act.

In a statement, the RBI said that it has also “come to the notice” that some co-operative societies are accepting deposits from public which tantamount to conducting

Washington: The US military remains confident it can — at least for the moment — protect against any North Korean missile threat, a US official said Wednesday after Pyongyang tested a new rocket type.

North Korea earlier launched a previously unseen intercontinental ballistic m