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JD(U) defends Farooq Abdullah, says can't doubt his 'nationalism
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.25 (ANI): The JD (U) on Saturday defended Farooq Abdullah's controversial remark that the youth joining militant ranks are 'sacrificing their lives for freedom of the valley', saying that the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir knew the happenings
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Palaniswami says vested interest making issue out of Jayalalithaa's d
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 24 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Friday said there is no mystery behind former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa's death, adding that vested interests were making an issue out of it for political gain.
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Panneerselvam camp urges Speaker to have secret ballot of confidence
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 17 (ANI): In yet another major development in Tamil Nadu politics, former chief minister O. Panneerselvam and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leaders backing him met Assembly Speaker P. Dhanapal here on Friday and urged him to have a secre
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Man detained for threatening Karunanidhi's wife with toy gun
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 13 (ANI): A masked man was handed over to the police for trespassing into former chief minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M. Karunanidhi's residence and threatening his wife Rajathi Ammal with a toy gun.
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Nobody can stop Chinamma from becoming Tamil Nadu Chief Minister: AIADMK
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): Hours after All Indian Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIDMK) MLA P. H. Pandiyan raised suspicion over former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa's death, senior members of the party on Tuesday refuted charges stating the former is trying to creat
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JBT scam: Delhi HC to hear parole application of ex-Haryana CM OP Chautala
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 6 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Monday will hear the plea filed by Haryana's former chief minister OP Chautala seeking a six month-parole on health grounds, who is serving a 10-year jail term in the Junior Basic Training (JBT) teachers' recruitment scam case.
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Barnalas join SAD after being miffed by Congress
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Jan. 28(ANI): The family of Punjab former chief minister Surjit Singh Barnala has joined Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD), after reports of being miffed by the absence of senior leaders of the grand old party at cremation and memorial service of the former.
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MGR's 100th birth anniversary: Hundreds gather to pay homage, TN decl
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan. 17 (ANI): The entire Tamil Nadu is celebrating the hundredth birth anniversary of their former chief minister and founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) M.G. Ramachandran today as hundreds thronged his memorial at Marina Beach here.
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Sasikala, Panneerselvam urge PM to issue commemorative coin on MGR's
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan. 6 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and AIADMK General Secretary Sasikala Natarajan on Friday have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to issue commemorative coin and special postal stamp on the birth centenary of former chief minister M.G. R
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Will carry Jayalalithaa's legacy forward, says Sasikala Natarajan
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (TN) [India], Dec. 31 (ANI): Sasikala Natarajan, a close aide of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Saturday said she would carry forward former chief minister Jayalalithaa's legacy.
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MP Govt. announces three-day state mourning post Patwa's demise
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec. 28 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh government announces a three-day state mourning after the demise of former chief minister Sunder Lal Patwa.
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597 people have died of grief post Amma's demise, AIADMK offers Rs. 3
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec. 19 (ANI): The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Monday announced that a total of 597 people have died so far of grief and shock post the demise of former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa and added that Rs 3 lakh would be paid to their famil
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