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  Special HC bench to hear Jayalalithaa case on Jan 5

  Politics | January 03, 2015 6:48 IST

  Bengaluru: A special bench of the Karnataka High Court will hear, from Jan 5, the corruption case against former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa and her three aides on a daily basis.Though the case

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  Balachander made women-centric movies: Jayalalithaa

  Bollywood | December 24, 2014 7:08 IST

  Chennai: AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday said Tamil director K. Balachander made women-centric movies and would dwell on problems faced by them.Condoling his death, Jayalalithaa in a statement issued here said the legendary director

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  Supreme Court extends Jayalalithaa's bail

  Politics | December 18, 2014 14:26 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the bail of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa by another four months as it asked the Karnataka High Court to decide on her appeal challenging

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  Rajya Sabha disrupted over conversion issue

  Politics | December 15, 2014 12:38 IST

  New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was disrupted Monday as the opposition refused to allow any business in the house without taking up a discussion on conversion issue.Raising the issue in the upper house, Congress leader

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  Flashback: How 800 Dalit Hindus in Meenakshipuram were converted to Islam 33 years ago

  India | December 12, 2014 6:50 IST

  New Delhi: On February 19, 1981, when the late M G Ramachandran was the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, the nation woke up to a news item which said nearly 800 Dalit Hindus in the

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  Former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa files paperbook of appeal in Karnataka High Court

  Politics | December 08, 2014 22:16 IST

  Bengaluru: Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday filed a voluminous paperbook of her appeal in the Karnataka High Court in line with the Supreme Court order while granting her conditional bail in the

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  At a Glance: Unmarried politicians of India

  Politics | February 19, 2015 9:46 IST

  Considering the number of Indian politicians who have climbed the ladder of success without a companion/ mate, can it be said that single-hood is the secret of their success?There is no straight answer to this

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  TN Assembly session to begin today, for the first time sans Jayalalithaa

  Politics | December 04, 2014 8:51 IST

  Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Assembly will begin its session today without the presence of AIADMK supreme Jayalalithaa who has been convicted in an illegal wealth case.Owing to the conviction, she was disqualified as legislator. Incidentally,

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  Tamil Nadu Assembly session begins tomorrow, sans Jayalalithaa's presence

  Politics | December 03, 2014 12:23 IST

  Chennai:  Amidst a host of issues likely to be raised by opposition parties, the short session of the Tamil Nadu Assembly begins here tomorrow sans the presence of AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa who has been convicted

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  Jayalalithaa, Sasikala reach out-of-court IT settlement, pay Rs 2 crore

  Politics | December 01, 2014 20:03 IST

  Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and her close confidante Sasikala have reached an out-of-court settlement with Income Tax authorities and have paid nearly Rs 2 crore for compounding alleged offences, a Metropolitan

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  Bypoll in Jayalalithaa's constituency likely in January

  Politics | November 27, 2014 12:32 IST

  Chennai: The Election Commission of India has indicated it could announce by January the by-election schedule for Srirangam Assembly constituency, lying vacant following the disqualification of sitting member and former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa after

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  PMK meet backs naming Anbumani as CM candidate

  Politics | November 21, 2014 7:40 IST

  Chennai: The executive committee meeting of NDA ally PMK today strongly favoured projecting former Union Minister Anbumani Ramadoss as the party's Chief Minsiterial candidate for the 2016 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.Taking part in the

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  Jaya disqualified for 10 years: TN issues notification

  Politics | November 12, 2014 22:34 IST

  Chennai: AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa is disqualified from contesting elections for ten years, the Tamil Nadu government has said in a gazette notification. “Consequent upon the conviction of Selvi J Jayalalithaa, Member of the Legislative Assembly, she

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  BJP hopes to fill 'void' in TN politics, sets 122 plus target

  Politics | November 12, 2014 13:09 IST

  Chennai: BJP, which is yet to find foothold in Tamil Nadu politics, today set an ambitious target of winning 122 plus seats in the 2016 Tamil Nadu assembly polls to come to power in the

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  Jaya moots setting up service centres to cater to people: CM

  Politics | November 02, 2014 20:03 IST

  Theni (TN): AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa has advised the party to set up “service centres” across the state to help people get the benefit of the government's various welfare schemes, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam

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  SC suspends defamation proceedings against Swamy

  Politics | October 30, 2014 22:59 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday suspended defamation proceedings in five cases initiated by the Tamil Nadu government against BJP leader Subramanian Swamy for making critical observations against former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa.A bench of

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  Jayalalithaa asks supporters not to take extreme steps

  Politics | October 25, 2014 12:56 IST

  Chennai: AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa today once again appealed to her supporters not to take extreme steps in the wake of her sentencing in a graft case, reassuring them that she will come out of

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  Jayalalithaa thanks Rajnikanth, Maneka Gandhi for support

  Politics | October 20, 2014 14:05 IST

  Chennai: AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa has thanked Union Minister Maneka Gandhi for her ‘heartwarming missive' in the wake of her sentencing in a graft case and actor Rajnikanth for his ‘gracious sentiments' on her return

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  Neither rejoiced on Jaya being jailed nor regretted her securing bail: Karunanidhi

  Politics | October 19, 2014 23:26 IST

  Chennai: In his first significant remarks on the issue of his archrival AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa being convicted in a graft case, DMK President M Karunanidhi today claimed that he neither rejoiced over her being

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  My public life is like swimming in a river of fire: Jayalalithaa

  Politics | October 19, 2014 17:03 IST

  Chennai: Ruling AIADMK party general secretary and former Tamil Nadu chief minister J.Jayalalithaa Sunday said her public life is akin to swimming in a river of fire. In a statement issued here a day after she