Long before any results emerged today from the counting of ballot papers in the Hyderabad municipal election, leaders of the BJP started posting congratulatory tweets.

Telangana's ruling TRS party took a comfortable lead as votes were counted today in the high-stakes Hyderabad municipal elections, which saw an exceptionally high-voltage and divisive contest.

Southern Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Kerala are on high alert as cyclone Burevi inches closer to the southern shores. The cyclone - which has weakened into a deep depression - is likely to cross Ramanathapuram and adjoining districts in six hours with windspeed of 50-60 kmph, according to the weather office.

It's now or never, Rajinikanth said dramatically as he announced finally today, after years of suspense, that he would join politics. "I am ready to sacrifice my life for the Tamil people," he declared passionately, not sounding unlike the larger-than-life action heroes he has played in his movies.

As Kerala remains under high alert expecting heavy rains and winds as a result of cyclone Burevi, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday called for a high-level meeting of the State Disaster Management ity (SDMA) and other departments.

Superstar Rajinikanth will launch his long-anticipated political party in January, five months before the Tamil Nadu election. Promising "a wonder and miracle" in the polls, he said his party would bring "spiritual secular politics" with no caste or religion.

Southern Tamil Nadu and southern Kerala are on high alert as Burevi inches closer to the southern shores. The cyclonic storm is expected to make first contact with the Indian coast between Pamban and Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, sometime between tonight and tomorrow morning.

Southern Tamil Nadu and southern Kerala are on high alert as Burevi inches closer to the southern shores. The cyclonic storm is expected to make first contact with the Indian coast somewhere between Pamban and Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, sometime between tonight and tomorrow morning.

Kerala Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan today referred a Breach of Privilege notice against Finance Minister Thomas Isaac to the Committee on Privilege and Ethics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually discussed the cyclone situation with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today.

Congress spokesperson Sravan Dasoju on Tuesday alleged that the Telangana State Election Commission appointed a 17-year-old student as the assistant presiding officer at a polling station during the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) election on December 1.

Amid reports of groupism within the BJP's Karnataka unit, party MLA and government's chief whip in the Legislative Assembly V Sunil Kumar has asked state president Nalin Kumar Kateel to convene a meeting of legislators to discuss recent developments, including cabinet expansion and appointments to boards.

Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's close aide VK Sasikala, serving a four-year jail term on graft charges, has sought remission and early release from prison, official sources said today.

A local court on Tuesday allowed a Customs plea, seeking seven day extension of the custody of M Sivasankar, arrested by the central agency in connection with the gold smuggling case.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a pre-Cyclone watch for South Tamil Nadu and South Kerala coasts predicting that weather conditions there could intensify into a Cyclonic Storm in coming hours.