Ahead of Gujarat chief minister and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s scheduled address at a youth rally here on Thursday, a bomb threat call sent police into a tizzy but it proved to be hoax.

Actress and DMK leader Khushboo today escaped unhurt when some unidentified persons threw stones and footwear at her while she was coming out of a hotel here, the police said.

The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu today retained the Tiruchirappalli West Assembly seat. AIADMK candidate M Paramjothi defeated his nearest DMK rival K.N. Nehru by over 14,000 votes.

The bypoll, held

An aide of Rajathiammal, wife of DMK patriarch and former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, was arrested in connection with an alleged land grabbing case today, police said.

Ramesh, the accused, was arr

Former Telecom Minister A Raja's brother has been arrested on charges of 'bribing' voters in Perumbalur district in the run up to the April 13 Tamil Nadu assembly polls, police said today.

A Kalia