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August 17, 2017 07:57 pm | Updated 07:57 pm IST

Jayalalithaa’s death to be investigated by commission

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami also announces that Veda Nilayam, residence of the former Chief Minister in Poes Garden in Chennai, will be converted into a government memorial.

Govt taking steps to uproot corruption: Modi

Change will be powered by each and every citizen of India, says the Prime Minister

Supreme Court bars medical admissions in Tamil Nadu till Tuesday

Asks MCI and State govt to come up with a balancing plan in admissions

Trinamool Congress sweeps West Bengal civic bodies' elections

Of the 148 wards in seven civic bodies, TMC bags 140. Of the remaining seats, BJP gets six and the Left Front and an independent get one each.

Modi wants a ‘Swachch Bharat’ but people want a ‘Sach Bharat’, says Rahul Gandhi

Accuses BJP of not fulfilling the promises made to people in 2014 general elections.

Maneka seeks Sushma’s help to rescue girl married to 65-year-old Omani sheikh

The girl’s parents file complaint with the police, alleging that her aunt facilitated the illegal marriage for money.

Chinese media now debates military options as Doklam crisis festers

Separately, a Xinhua video in English, entitled “The Seven Sins of India”, accuses India of “trampling international law” and “confusing right and wrong” over the Doklam crisis.

Crude oil shipment from Texas opens new vistas in India-U.S. ties

Consignments of American crude oil left the U.S. shores between August 6-14 and are likely to reach Odisha in the last week of September

Annabelle Creation review:Toying with fear

The latest film in The Conjuring series is a tepid explanation of Annabelle’s origin

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to study at Oxford

The 20-year-old Pakistani education activist will study philosophy, politics and economics at the prestigious university.

 

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