Tamil Nadu declared a seven-day mourning period starting Tuesday in honor of the politician known by her followers as "Amma." By The Associated Press Jayaram Jayalalithaa, the hugely popular south ...

The death of iconic politician Jayalalithaa Jayaram late last night has left millions of her supporters struggling to hold tears. Such was the adoration that Jayalalithaa, more popularly referred as ...

CHENNAI (Reuters) - Masses of grieving supporters wailed, beat their chests and cast flowers on Tuesday as actress-turned-politician Jayaram Jayalalithaa, one of India's most powerful leaders, was ...

Reporting from Chennal, India — Jayaram Jayalalithaa, the hugely popular south Indian actress who later turned to politics and became the highest elected official in the state of Tamil Nadu, died ...

The weeks following J Jayalalithaa’s death have seen a dramatic factional power struggle play out in Tamil Nadu. On February 16, Edappadi K Palanisamy, a member of the legislative assembly (MLA), was ...

Chennai: Leaders on Monday paid tributes to former chief minister J Jayalalithaa on her 77th birth anniversary. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami led the celebration at the party ...

New Delhi: In a landmark move, the Tamil Nadu government has officially taken possession of assets seized from late chief minister J Jayalalithaa in the disproportionate assets case. These included 27 ...

What if J Jayalalithaa had played the character Radha opposite Rajinikanth in the 1980 Tamil blockbuster 'Billa'? Well, she almost did. "We were to work together," said superstar Rajinikanth on Monday ...

CHENNAI — One of India’s most powerful politicians, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, is set to return as chief minister of the southern state of Tamil Nadu following a nine-month break, after a court overturned ...