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Jayalalithaa's death: Jesus, this is the only Malayalam film featuring the actress-turned-politician

Malayalam movie Jesus, directed by PA Thomas, was released in 1973.

Dec 6, 2016

Manuel Valls resigns as French PM, joins 2017 presidential race

The 54-year-old secretary of the Democratic Party announced his candidacy in a speech from his political base in the Paris suburb of Evry.

Dec 6, 2016

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Bank of England governor Mark Carney: There are ‘high levels’ of inequality in UK

Delivering the Liverpool John Moores Universitys Roscoe Lecture, Mark Carney warned that the UK is going through the first “lost decade” of economic growth for 150 years, and lamented high levels of inequality in the country.

Dec 6, 2016

Jayalalithaa funeral: President Pranab Mukherjee, PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi and others pay tributes

Many political leaders, film stars and other dignitaries from across the country have paid tributes to Jayalalithaa.

Dec 6, 2016

Jayalalithaa dies at 68: How the world media covered her demise

The true extent of Jayalalithaa's influence became apparent in the manner in which leading news outlets across the globe covered her death.

Dec 6, 2016

After Gali Janardhana Reddy, Kerala liquor baron Biju Ramesh splurges on daughter's gala wedding; watch marriage videos

Biju Ramesh's daughter Megha got married to Adoor Prakash's son, Ajaykrishnan, on December 4.

Dec 6, 2016

India, Vietnam boost defence ties; IAF to train Hanoi's Sukhoi Su-30 pilots

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar met his Vietnamese counterpart General Ngo Xuan Lich in New Delhi.

Dec 6, 2016

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Al Gore calls Donald Trump meeting ‘extremely interesting’

Former US Vice-president Al Gore, a prominent climate activist, met with President-elect Donald Trump on 5 December.Trump has called man-made climate change a hoax while Gore is one of the best known crusaders in the fight against it. During the 2016 US presidential election Gore said Trump’s polices would ‘take us toward a climate catastrophe’. After the meeting, Gore called it ‘extremely interesting’. After the election on 22 November, Trump said that he had an ‘open mind’ on the Paris Agreement on climate change - in stark contrast to what he said on his election campaign.

Dec 6, 2016

#Banaissafe: 7-year-old Syrian activist 'safe,' Twitter account reappears

There were fears about the Syrian girl's safety, but the British media on Tuesday reported that the girl was 'safe.'

Dec 6, 2016

South Carolina: 120 BMWs, 12 rail cars damaged in derailment

Nobody was injured but two locomotives and 12 train cars were damaged apart from the cars.

Dec 6, 2016

Sushma Swaraj to the rescue again: Man who walked 1,000 km in Dubai finally returns to Tamil Nadu home

The plight of the man was brought to her notice through a news article.

Dec 6, 2016

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Demonetisation has an unexpected fallout in Karnataka

The cash stash of over Rs 4 crore in Rs 2,000 notes leads to exposing more scams involving Karnataka bureaucrats, post-demonetisation.

Dec 6, 2016

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Jayalalithaa Jayaraman: Her life and legacy

Tamil Nadu’s chief minister Jayalalithaa Jayaraman, 68, died on 5 December after suffering a cardiac arrest. The actress-turned-politician was hailed as the “iron lady” of south India. She was last seen in public on 21 September before getting admitted in the hospital for fever and dehydration.

Dec 6, 2016

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Top Indian politician Jayalalithaa Jayaram, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, dies aged 68

The Chief Minister of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, has died at the age of 68. Also known as Amma (mother), she suffered a cardiac arrest on 4 December. She had been ailing in hospital since September. Jayalalithaa was a controversial figure with a string of corruption scandals throughout her political career. She served as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister three times.

Dec 6, 2016

After Jayalalithaa's death, will close aide Sasikala Natarajan take charge of AIADMK?

Former Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa passed away on December 5 after suffering a cardiac arrest the night before.

Dec 6, 2016

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