Indian State Tamil Nadu Gets Another Female Chief Minister

India’s southern Tamil Nadu state is to have another female chief minister, two months after the death of influential politician J Jayalalitha. The ruling AIADMK party said Sasikala Natarajan would become the next chief minister following the resignation of the acting chief minister. A close confidante of Jayalalitha, Sasikala was made the general secretary of … Read more

Grief As India’s ‘Iron Lady’ Dies

One of India’s most influential and colourful politicians, J Jayalalitha, has died at 68. The chief minister of Tamil Nadu state suffered a heart attack on Sunday night and died at 23:30 local time (18:00 GMT) on Monday, Chennai’s Apollo Hospital said. Thousands of her supporters had gathered to pray for her recovery. Extra police … Read more

India Politician J Jayalalitha Dies At 68

One of India’s most influential and colourful politicians, J Jayalalitha, has died at 68. The chief minister of Tamil Nadu state suffered a heart attack on Sunday night and died at 23:30 local time (18:00 GMT) on Monday, Chennai’s Apollo Hospital said. Thousands of her supporters had gathered to pray for her recovery. The former … Read more

India Prime Minister Turns Photographer

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the Nandanvan Zoo and Safari at Naya Raipur in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. The Prime Minister was seen clicking photographs of the majestic Tiger along with Chief Minister Raman Singh during his to mark the state’s 16th foundation day celebrations. “Was taken to the jungle safari by the CM. … Read more