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Chennai, May 16: AIADMK today said that it has disbursed over Rs 7 crore as relief to families of 244 persons who died allegedly by committing suicide following Jayaalithaa's conviction in a graft case by a lower court last year. The AIADMK supremo was subsequently acquitted by the Karnataka High Court on May 11. "So far, Rs 7.32 crore has been given away to families of 244 persons who committed

Nagaur, May 16: Scores of Dalits have fled their homes in Rajasthan's Nagaur district after four people were killed by Jats, some of them run over by tractors, during a sudden flare-up of violence over a decades-old land dispute. Six women of the Meghwal Dalit community women who were seriously injured during the clashes in Dangawas village, 250 km from state capital Jaipur, on Thursday alleged

Shanghai, May 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Shanghai today, where he met 22 top Chinese CEOs to pitch his "Make in India" agenda to them. 21 business agreements worth 22 billion dollars were signed between Indian and Chinese companies today. "I have come to say to you Make in India," the PM told the Chinese industry leaders, and talked about what he called the "5F Formula - From Farm to

Nirmal (Telangana), May 15: Targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said "acche din" have come only for Modi and few businessmen close to him. Addressing a public meeting at Wadial village near here, he said Modi has five to six businessmen friends and the entire country was being run for them. "It is a government of selected people. It is a

Washington, May 15: Scientists have found a towering rock structure deep under East Asia by using 3-D supercomputer simulations of data from 227 earthquakes that hit the region during 2007-2011. The finding could throw light on the fate of the subducted continental plates beneath the Tibetan Plateau, known as ‘the roof of the world,’ which rises about 5km above sea level. The work may also help

Raipur, May 15: 'The government has noticed that you did not wear proper clothes while receiving the Prime Minister,' the notice read. Chhattisgarh government has issued a notice to Bastar district collector Amit Kataria for wearing sunglasses and not wearing “proper clothes” while receiving Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Bastar visit on May 9. “As Bastar collector, you received the Prime

Chennai, May 15: AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa is all set to return as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister soon for the fifth time following her acquittal in the disproportionate assets case and has convened a meeting of her party MLAs on May 22. "Jayalalithaa will be elected unanimously as Leader of the AIADMK Legislature Party in a meeting to be held on May 22 at party headquarters here," a top AIADMK source

Nirmal (Telangana), May 15: Keeping his focus on farmers' issue, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today kicked off his 15-km 'padyatra' from Koratikal village in Adilabad district to interact with distressed farmers in drought-stricken villages. Rahul met the family members of Velma Rajeshwar, who allegedly committed suicide due to debt burden of nearly Rs 12 lakh, and consoled them. He handed

New Delhi, May 15: India was informed by “eight different sources” that 39 citizens of the country abducted in Iraq 11 months ago were still alive, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday. Swaraj, who had a meeting with members of the families of the hostages, dismissed media reports claiming that the Indians abducted by Islamic State militants at Mosul in northern Iraq in June

New Delhi, May 14: The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by various telecom companies, including Vodafone and Bharti Airtel, seeking extension of their spectrum licences. "We see no merit. The petitions are dismissed," a bench headed by J Chelameswar said. The Supreme Court had reserved its verdict on a bunch of similar petitions filed by Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Vodafone