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Tiruchirappalli: Election officials raided - Election officials raided the house of DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu Minister K.N. Nehru in Tiruchi in the wee hours on Wednesday following a 'tip-off' that money was being distributed from there to woo voters, but it turned out to be a hoax.

Mumbai: BSE Benchmark Sensex - The benchmark BSE Sensex on Friday rose nearly 124 points to trade above 21,000 in early trade. It is extending an upward streak for the fifth session in a row ahead of GDP data for October-December quarter amid a mixed Asia n trend.

Rajiv Gandhi killing conspirators - On Friday, the Supreme Court referred to a larger constitutional bench the case related to the release of those convicted of the murder of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The Apex Court said, the convicts will not be released from prison till further orders.

Army chief appointment controversy - On Wednesday, Congress Party questioned the PM Narendra Modi's silence on the controversy surrounding V K Singh's comments on the Army chief-designate, demanding that the minister be sacked for his vendetta against Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag.

Defence minister Arun Jaitley - On Wednesday, the union government categorically stated that the appointment of Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh as the next Army chief is final.

New Delhi: Sunil Gavaskar interim BCCI head - The Supreme Court appointed former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar as the interim head of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday in place of the scandalous incumbent N Srinivasan.

GAIL Pipeline Blast - On Friday morning, In a major blast in a gas pipeline 14 people were burned alive and 15 others received severe burns at Nagaram village of Mamidikuduru mandal of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.