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President Pranab Mukherjee (Photo: PTI)

President prays for Jayalalithaa's health, Rajnath speaks to TN...

Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to the Tamil Nadu governor and enquired about Jayalalithaa's health.

5 Dec 2016 2:47 AM IST

AIADMK cadres holding special prayers for speedy recovery of party supremo J. Jayalalithaa in front of Apollo Hospitals in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Prayers for Jayalalithaa; vigil, chaos outside Apollo

Chest-beating women of the AIADMK started wailing and praying that the chief minister would emerge soon stronger from...

5 Dec 2016 2:33 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa (Photo: PTI)

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa suffers cardiac arrest, shifted...

AIADMK bigwigs like finance minister O. Pannerselvam, health minister C. Vijayabhaskar and senior bureaucrats rushed to...

5 Dec 2016 12:36 AM IST

In this file photo AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa with her close aide VK Sasikala. Jayalalithaa, 68, passed away at Chennais Apollo Hospital on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Jayalalithaa's death paves way for Sasikala to control the seat of...

Even as Jayalalithaa lay dying on the last day of her life, her long time confidante Sasikala Natarajan emerged as the...

8 Dec 2016 11:27 AM IST

Cho Ramaswamy (1934-2016)

Chanakya' Cho: A man of many parts

Cho was passionate about theatre and used his plays to, among other things, criticise the Dravidian movement and its...

8 Dec 2016 3:27 AM IST

AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa with her close aide Sasikala Natarajan (Photo: PTI/file)

Sasikala, family may inherit Jaya's Rs 113 crore property

Incidentally, Jayalalithaa had twice fallen out with Sasikala a few years ago for alleged anti-party activities, but...

7 Dec 2016 11:36 AM IST

He was known to be very close to Jayalalithaa and mentored her during her film career, and even continued to support her after she entered politics. (Photo: File)

Jayalalithaa's mentor Cho Ramaswamy passes away at 82

Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy aka Cho Ramaswamy, as he is popularly known in Tamil cinema, passed away at 3.58 am today.

7 Dec 2016 8:36 AM IST

AIADMK party workers offer tributes in Dharavi on Tuesday. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Mumbai AIADMK unit faces uncertain future

They said they were unsure if they would have the will to contest the elections this time.

7 Dec 2016 7:11 AM IST

Bishop Cotton Girls School, from where Jayalalithaa did her schooling, remembered its alumna. (Photos: ANI/PTI)

Bishop Cotton School remembers its 'brilliant student' Jayalalithaa

Studying in the school for six years from 1952-58, Jayalalithaa was not only an outstanding student, but an excellent...

6 Dec 2016 8:23 PM IST

Simi Garewal and former chief minister of J Jayalalithaa. (Photo: YouTube screengrab)

Jaya talked about her celebrity crushes on 'Rendezvous with Simi...

The interview served as one of the few windows into the life of the reclusive Iron Lady of Tamil Nadu.

6 Dec 2016 7:31 PM IST

Scores of staunch supporters of former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa tonsured their heads to mourn the death of their beloved Ammain Tamil Nadus Coimbatore district on Tuesday. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Jaya's supporters shave heads to mourn death of their beloved Amma

Gloomy faces, tear dried skin were visible as they sat on the chairs to get their hair tonsured.

6 Dec 2016 5:40 PM IST

J Jayalalithaa was on Tuesday evening laid to rest next to her mentor MGR on the Marina Beach in Chennai with full state honours. (Photo: PTI)

Tamil Nadu's beloved Jayalalithaa buried next to mentor MGR

Jayalalithaa's close aide Sasikala Natarajan performed the last rites of former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

6 Dec 2016 4:52 PM IST