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Chennai, Nov 14: After repeated raids by Income Tax officers at several premises linked to jailed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala and her kin, including TTV Dinakaran, a whopping Rs 1,430 crore in undisclosed income was recovered. I-T officers on Monday said the department had on last Thursday carried out simultaneous multi-city raids on 187 premises including those linked to Sasikala and her nephew and

Manila, Nov 13: The task of transforming India is proceeding on an “unprecedented scale,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the powerful ASEAN grouping on Monday while hardselling his government’s economic reform initiatives to boost trade and investment. Addressing the ASEAN Business Forum in the Philippines capital, the Prime Minister said most sectors of the Indian economy were opened up for

Beijing, Nov 13: Skirting any direct response to the first quadrilateral meeting of India, US, Japan and Australia, China on Monday questioned its exclusion from the group. At the same time, it expressed hope that the new concept of 'Indo-Pacific' is not directed against it. "The relevant proposals should be open and inclusive and should be conducive to win-win cooperation and avoid politicising

Tehran, Nov 13: A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the Iraq-Iran border region killed over 330 people in both countries, sent people fleeing their homes into the night and was felt as far west as the Mediterranean coast, authorities reported today. Iran's western Kermanshah province bore the brunt of the temblor, with Iran's state-run news agency reported the quake killed 328 people

Manila, Nov 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Monday held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit here during which they discussed a range of key issues, including defence and security. The meeting in the Philippines capital came a day after officials of India, the US, Japan and Australia held talks to give shape to the much talked about quadrilateral

Manila, Nov 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Monday held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit here during which they discussed a range of key issues, including defence and security. The meeting in the Philippines capital came a day after officials of India, the US, Japan and Australia held talks to give shape to the much talked about quadrilateral

Belagavi, Nov 13: Private medical doctors from various parts of Karnataka have launched their agitation in front of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi on Monday, protesting against the proposed Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Bill. Over 25,000 doctors from across the state are planning to go on a hunger strike. The doctors under the banner of Indian Medical Association objecting to the

Dubai/Kuwait, Nov 13: Mild tremors felt several parts of United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Israel after a powerful earthquake struck near Iraq-Iran border killing dozens in the Islamic Republic last night. In Kuwait, people rushed out of their homes in panic after the felt the tremors. Kuwait National Seismic Network too confirmed the people felt tremors for a few seconds. Several UAE residents

Nov 13: Lebanese Prime Minister Sa’ad Hariri, in his first public comments since his surprise November 4 resignation, dismissed speculation that he was held against his will in Saudi Arabia and said he plans to return home within days. “I am free in the kingdom,” the Lebanese leader said in an interview from his home in Riyadh, aired by his Future TV. Speaking with a Lebanese flag in the

Amaravati, Nov 13: The death toll in the boat capsize incident in Krishna River near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh has climbed to 19 following the recovering of three more bodies this morning, an official said. State disaster response and fire services department's director general N Satyanarayana said while two bodies were recovered by teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), another was