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Heavy rain lashes India's Tamil Nadu, Puducherry coastal areas

HeavyrainsTuesdaylashedmostpartsofIndia'scoastalareasofTamilNaduandPuducherry,officialssaid.TherainsstartedMondayeveningandweregoingonincessantly."Heavyrainshit

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It's freebie season in India's Tamil Nadu ahead of state polls

It's election time in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. And for voters, it means just one thing: freebies.As campaigning for assembly elections intensifies, voters are being showered with promises of gold and smartphones, free laptops and free Wi-Fi.

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Indian gov't examining Tamil Nadu's request to release former PM's assassins

The Indian government has said it was examining a letter sent by local government of Tamil Nadu regarding the release of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassins from jail.