Seeking to clear the air over its decision to pull out of the UPA, DMK on Wednesday said it took the step only after it became evident that there was no way the amendments suggested by it could be inc

In a shocking incident, a group of MLAs today beat up a policeman who had allegedly stopped the vehicle of Vasai MLA Kshitij Thakur on the Bandra-Worli sealink here yesterday.

Slamming DMK president M. Karunanidhi for announcing his party’s withdrawal from the UPA over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa today described it as a “drama” and indicated it was an action which came too late in the day.

Slamming DMK president M. Karunanidhi for announcing his party’s withdrawal from the UPA over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa today described it as a “drama” and indicated it was an action which came too late in the day.

The DMK today withdrew its support to the UPA and pulled out its five central ministers over the issue of alleged human rights violations of Tamils in Sri Lanka but the Congress-led government said there was no threat to its stability.

Even as India waited for the final draft of the US resolution and a briefing by its Permanent Representative flying into Delhi on Tuesday to decide its response at the UNHCR session in Geneva, reports

Intensifying the pressure on DMK partnered UPA government to take a strong stand in support of US sponsored resolution, Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa on Monday wrote to the Prime Minister Man

In line with expectations, the RBI today cut its short-term lending rate by 0.25 per cent to spur growth and revive investment but sounded a note of caution on further easing of rates on account of high food inflation and current account deficit.

India may become the fifth-largest manufacturing nation - from ninth position at present - if the country is able to increase the share of manufacturing in GDP to 25 per cent, a Boston Consultancy Group report has said.

Hardening its stand, key UPA ally DMK today slammed the Centre for its “lukewarm” response on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue and threatened to walk out of the ruling alliance if it failed to move amendments to the US- sponsored resolution at the UNHRC.