An integrated command of the defence forces must happen at some point of time and it must be looked at as an option, suggests Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat....
Tension prevailed outside the Poes Garden residence of late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa here on Sunday as her niece J. Deepa said she was prevented from entering the premises by supporters of AIADMK Deputy General Secretary T.T.V. Dinakaran....

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday ended his indefinite fast, which he launched on Saturday here, for restoration of peace in his state rocked by agitation of farmers and violence. ...
Voting for the 186 panchayats in Goa is underway on Sunday, with nearly 7.49 lakh voters eligible to cast their ballot in the coastal state....
The almost deliberate impoverishment of the agriculture sector by successive governments, which has translated into poor returns to farmers, and the recent loan waiver decision by Uttar Pradesh appear to have triggered massive protests in many states, including Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh....
Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian by virtue of his background is an "outsider" to the government whose independent advise on the economic realities is of great value to the government, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday. ...
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan continued his indefinite fast for peace in the state amid farmers' agitation for the second day on Sunday. ...
Two fishermen were killed and one went missing after a cargo ship bearing Panama flag hit a fishing boat here on the high seas. Eleven fishermen were rescued by another fishing boat....
The onset of southwest monsoon in Karnataka has been delayed a few more days, said a senior official on Saturday....

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday began his indefinite fast "until peace is restored" in the state and asserting he would lay down his life for farmers but as he and Agriculture Minister Gauri Shankar Bisen ruled out any loan waiver, an irate group of farmers started a counter-protest opposite h...