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The other day NDTV news channel showed that a Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament has recommended 100% raise in MPs pay package and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nod will seal the deal. The Committee’s justification for recommendation for this raise is that this is being done after sixContinue Reading

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The breach of three lakes, unprecedented in scale, flooded vast stretches of the city on Friday, triggering problems for Bengalureans. The city also witnessed massive traffic snarls, particularly on the Outer Ring Road, Hosur Road, Whitefield and arterial roads. Madiwala, Kodichikkanahalli and Kasavanahalli lakes breached following heavy rain early onContinue Reading

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Chennai: Tamil poet Gnanakoothan, who lampooned the foibles of Tamil society and politics in scathing verse, died here on Thursday. He was 78 and is survived by his wife and two sons. Though he had a strong foundation in Tamil classical literature, including Sangam poetry, Kamba Ramayanam and Bhakti poetry andContinue Reading