Kanchi seer Jayendra, a spiritual colossus till his arrest in 2004, dies

Anointed a pontiff of the ancient Kanchi mutt when he was barely 19 years old, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi came to wield enormous say in matters affecting the Hindu religion in the country, including the Ayodhya issue.

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CBI arrests Karti Chidambaram in Chennai

The CBI this morning arrested Karti Chidambaram in Chennai in connection with the INX money laundering case. The national investigative agency has alleged that Karti Chidambaram received money from INX Media for using his influence to manipulate a tax probe against it.

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INX money laundering case: All you need to know

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Bollywood pays their respects to Sridevi

Early Wednesday morning saw a number of fans, media personnel, Bollywood celebrities and public figures pour into the Celebration Sports Club in Lokhandwala to pay their respects to the legendary actress and offer their condolences to the family.

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Live: Sridevi to be cremated with state honours

Actor Sridevi's last rites will be performed at Vile Parle Seva Samaj crematorium in Mumbai today. Stay with us for all the updates

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Bengaluru: ‘Psycho Shankar’ terror reign ends

The prison duty doctor examined him and advised officials to rush him to a government hospital. They shifted Shankar to Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru where doctors declared him dead around 5.10am.

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MP bypolls: Congress leads in both seats

As of mid-morning today, the Congress is leading in Kolares and Mungaoli, two key Madhya Pradesh Assembly constituencies that held bypolls on Saturday.The Congress was leading by 2,474 votes in Kolaras and 2,038 votes in Mungaoli, in the third round of counting of votes.

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