AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio
Six months after the AIADMK split into two factions, the Puratchi Thalaivi Amma (PTA) faction, headed by former Chief Minister O. Paneerselvam, and the other, AIADMK (Amma), headed by Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami, formally merged on Monday.
As it happened: AIADMK factions merge, OPS is Deputy CM
Exclusive: Did Sasikala go out of Bengaluru prison?
Video footage showing AIADMK interim general secretary V.K. Sasikala and her relative Ilavarasi, convicted by the Supreme Court in the disproportionate assets case, walking into the main entry area of the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru in civilian clothes, has been given to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Karnataka police.
SC to pronounce verdict on legality of triple 'talaq' on August 22
A five-judge Supreme Court Bench, headed by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar, on Tuesday will pronounce its judgment on the legality of the Islamic personal law practice of triple 'talaq' and whether it is violative of the fundamental and human rights of gender equality and dignity of Muslim women.
Now, GJM seeks peace talks with West Bengal govt., Centre
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) on Monday requested the Central and West Bengal governments to initiate talks at the earliest to restore peace in Darjeeling where an indefinite strike entered the 68th day on Monday. This is the first time that the GJM, spearheading the agitation for a separate Gorkhaland, expressed its willingness to hold talks with the State government along with the Centre.
Rajnath sees solution to Doklam 'deadlock'
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has termed the ongoing standoff at Doklam near Bhutan-Sikkim-China tri-junction as a “deadlock.” He said there would be a solution soon to the ongoing crisis and that “China was also inclined towards it [finding a solution].”
Amit Shah’s three-day visit to Tamil Nadu postponed again
BJP president Amit Shah’s three-day visit to Tamil Nadu, scheduled to start from tomorrow, has been postponed again, the party’s State unit said on Monday. Mr. Shah had to postpone his visit following a meeting of National Democratic Alliance Chief Ministers in Delhi on Monday and his subsequent required presence in various other important meetings, BJP State unit president Tamilisai Sounderrajan said.
Supreme Court unhappy over CBI’s non-completion of probe in coal cases
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its displeasure over the Central Bureau of Investigation not completing investigations in the coal block allocation scam cases.
SC grants bail to Lt. Col. Shrikant Purohit in 2008 Malegaon blast case
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Lt. Col. Shrikant Prasad Purohit in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. A Bench of Justices R.K. Agrawal and A.M. Sapre said they were setting aside the Bombay High Court order denying bail to him. The apex court said it has imposed certain conditions on Purohit while granting bail.
Barcelona attack driver still at large, identity confirmed
Spanish authorities confirmed on Monday the identity of the driver of the deadly van attack in Barcelona and said that he is the last member of the 12-man Islamic extremist cell still at large.
10 US sailors missing after destroyer collides with tanker off Singapore
A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer collided with a tanker early Monday in waters east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca, and at least 10 sailors are missing. The Navy said five others were hurt.
