Jayalalithaa On Tamil Nadu Police

The Special Investigating Team (SIT), probing into the Kodanadu heist and murder case, on Wednesday interrogated Vivek Jayaraman, a close relative of late former Chief Minister Jayalalitha's close aide Sasikala, police said.

The National Human Rights Commission on Friday said it has resolved 71 of the 179 cases pertaining to police excesses, charges of atrocities against Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, among others.

The second season of the Tamil version of 'Bigg Boss' hosted by actor Kamal Haasan has courted a controversy, with an advocate filing a police complaint seeking a ban on the show for "defaming" late chief minister J Jayalalithaa by portraying her as a "dictator".

M Arunraj, a native of Madurai and attached to the armed reserve, allegedly took the extreme step early in the morning by shooting himself in his neck using his .303 service rifle, they said.

In yet another death of a person connected with former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa's Kodanadu estate, an accountant was found hanging at his home near Udhagamandalam on Monday, police said.

Chennai's Marina Beach has been a favourite with protesters. But for more than a decade, protests, demonstrations, agitations etc have been totally banned along the shoreline. The Chennai Police yesterday reiterated its ban on protests or unlawful gathering on the Marina Beach and warned of arrests if protesters are found assembling here.

Time up, VK Sasikala must surrender in Bengaluru right away, the Supreme Court has told the AIADMK chief, whose lawyers appealed for more time. Ms Sasikala is still in Chennai and will travel the 345 km to Bengaluru by road today escorted by the police from both Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to begin a four-year prison term ordered yesterday by the top ...

VK Sasikala has been found guilty of corruption by the Supreme Court and will have to surrender to the police in Chennai so that she can be jailed for four years. This ends her high-decibel and divisive bid to be Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu - she is now barred from contesting an election for the next ten years. At 10:30 am on Tuesday, two judges o...

VK Sasikala interacted via videoconferencing with lawmakers she has sent to a resort outside Chennai where they cannot be contacted by her challenger O Panneerselvam or anyone from his camp. A court had this morning asked the police for report on where the lawmakers are, amid allegations that they are being "held hostage" in the battle for power in...

A sea of weeping mourners has converged at the public hall in Chennai where J Jayalalithaa's body, draped in the flag, will be kept on a raised platform till about 4 pm. Thousands of police officers briefly formed chains earlier this morning to stop the heaving crowd from surging up the steps. The politician was serving her fourth term as Chief Min...

Security has been increased on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border as J Jayalalithaa continued to be critical on Monday after suffering a cardiac arrest on Sunday.

J Jayalalithaa's supporters, who had broken into violence Chennai's Apollo Hospital on Monday evening, calmed down as the hospital said in a statement that the Tamil Nadu chief minister continues to be on life support and is being continuously monitored by their doctors who have been joined by experts from Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sci...

After Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had a cardiac arrest this evening, arrangements have been made to airlift anti-riot police to Tamil Nadu if needed, said Press Trust of India.

The Madras High Court directed Tamil Nadu Police to proceed with its probe against two DMK workers on Tuesday who had allegedly posted rumours in the social media over the health of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and asked them to cooperate.

For a week, neither doctors nor Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's party have shared updates on her health, but the police has made it clear it will tolerate no loose talk; a team of cyber experts will track, identify and punish those posting rumours or misinformation on social media in Tamil Nadu.

The Special Investigating Team (SIT), probing into the Kodanadu heist and murder case, on Wednesday interrogated Vivek Jayaraman, a close relative of late former Chief Minister Jayalalitha's close aide Sasikala, police said.

The National Human Rights Commission on Friday said it has resolved 71 of the 179 cases pertaining to police excesses, charges of atrocities against Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, among others.

The second season of the Tamil version of 'Bigg Boss' hosted by actor Kamal Haasan has courted a controversy, with an advocate filing a police complaint seeking a ban on the show for "defaming" late chief minister J Jayalalithaa by portraying her as a "dictator".

M Arunraj, a native of Madurai and attached to the armed reserve, allegedly took the extreme step early in the morning by shooting himself in his neck using his .303 service rifle, they said.

In yet another death of a person connected with former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa's Kodanadu estate, an accountant was found hanging at his home near Udhagamandalam on Monday, police said.

Chennai's Marina Beach has been a favourite with protesters. But for more than a decade, protests, demonstrations, agitations etc have been totally banned along the shoreline. The Chennai Police yesterday reiterated its ban on protests or unlawful gathering on the Marina Beach and warned of arrests if protesters are found assembling here.

Time up, VK Sasikala must surrender in Bengaluru right away, the Supreme Court has told the AIADMK chief, whose lawyers appealed for more time. Ms Sasikala is still in Chennai and will travel the 345 km to Bengaluru by road today escorted by the police from both Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to begin a four-year prison term ordered yesterday by the top ...

VK Sasikala has been found guilty of corruption by the Supreme Court and will have to surrender to the police in Chennai so that she can be jailed for four years. This ends her high-decibel and divisive bid to be Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu - she is now barred from contesting an election for the next ten years. At 10:30 am on Tuesday, two judges o...

VK Sasikala interacted via videoconferencing with lawmakers she has sent to a resort outside Chennai where they cannot be contacted by her challenger O Panneerselvam or anyone from his camp. A court had this morning asked the police for report on where the lawmakers are, amid allegations that they are being "held hostage" in the battle for power in...

A sea of weeping mourners has converged at the public hall in Chennai where J Jayalalithaa's body, draped in the flag, will be kept on a raised platform till about 4 pm. Thousands of police officers briefly formed chains earlier this morning to stop the heaving crowd from surging up the steps. The politician was serving her fourth term as Chief Min...

Security has been increased on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border as J Jayalalithaa continued to be critical on Monday after suffering a cardiac arrest on Sunday.

J Jayalalithaa's supporters, who had broken into violence Chennai's Apollo Hospital on Monday evening, calmed down as the hospital said in a statement that the Tamil Nadu chief minister continues to be on life support and is being continuously monitored by their doctors who have been joined by experts from Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sci...

After Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had a cardiac arrest this evening, arrangements have been made to airlift anti-riot police to Tamil Nadu if needed, said Press Trust of India.

The Madras High Court directed Tamil Nadu Police to proceed with its probe against two DMK workers on Tuesday who had allegedly posted rumours in the social media over the health of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and asked them to cooperate.

For a week, neither doctors nor Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's party have shared updates on her health, but the police has made it clear it will tolerate no loose talk; a team of cyber experts will track, identify and punish those posting rumours or misinformation on social media in Tamil Nadu.