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A.G. Perarivalan and his mother Arputhammal react to Supreme Court verdict paving way for his release, at his house in Jolarpet, Tirupattur district on May 18, 2022.

Rajiv Gandhi case convict Perarivalan released by Supreme Court

Krishnadas Rajagopal

The Supreme Court used Article 142 of the Constitution that grants it extraordinary powers to do complete justice, to release Perarivalan, a Rajiv Ga

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Rescuers carrying a piece of plane wreckage from the China Eastern flight crash site in Tengxian County, southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on March 25, 2022.

Flight data from China Eastern jet points to intentional crash: Report

Hardik Patel. File

Hardik Patel resigns from Gujarat Congress

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CBI officials during a raid at the residence of Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, at Lodhi Estate in New Delhi on May 17, 2022.

Karti Chidambaram's associate arrested in visas scam

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Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said the country will not call itself in default as it has money to pay its debts.

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia says it will service foreign debt in roubles if other options blocked

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Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey. File

United Kingdom’s inflation jumps to 40-year peak

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View of the Gyanvapi Mosque after its survey by a commission, in Varanasi, on May 17, 2022.

Explained | Gyanvapi and the Places of Worship Act

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The Indian Navy successfully conducted the maiden test firing of naval anti-ship missile from a Seaking 42B helicopter.

India successfully test-fires naval anti-ship missile

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A 15-minute activity of synchronously flashing fireflies captured near the Top Slip at the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu. The long exposure stacking technique allows for a visual estimation of the population.

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Liverpool’s Takumi Minamino scores his side’s first goal during the Premier League match against Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium

Liverpool beats Southampton to take Premier League title race down to the wire Reuters

Takumi Minamino and Joel Matip scored for Liverpool in their 2-1 win over Southampton in the Premier League, keeping the team’s quadruple hopes alive and prompting coach Jurgen Klopp to describe his fringe players as “Ferraris in the garage”

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Wholesale price rise hits record high of 15.1% in April The Hindu Bureau

This marks the highest inflation rate in the current data series, eclipsing 14.9% recorded in November 2021

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Shifting sands: Villagers carrying sand bags on bullock carts in Munneru river in NTR district of Andhra Pradesh. Several persons have taken to the trade, thanks to the high prices and shortage of sand during the summer season.

Shifting sands: Villagers carrying sand bags on bullock carts in Munneru river in NTR district of Andhra Pradesh. Several persons have taken to the trade, thanks to the high prices and shortage of sand during the summer season. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao

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