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'Jayalalithaa called to me for help, but refused to go to the hospital': VK Sasikala tells Arumughaswamy Commission
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'Jayalalithaa called to me for help, but refused to go to the hospital': VK Sasikala tells Arumughaswamy Commission

J Jayalalithaa had refused to go to hospital before she "fainted" in her bedroom around 10 pm on 22 September, 2016, VK Sasikala said

Pinarayi Vijayan returns to Kerala after medical check-up in Chennai, says he is 'perfectly healthy'
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Pinarayi Vijayan returns to Kerala after medical check-up in Chennai, says he is 'perfectly healthy'

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who had undergone a medical check-up at the Apollo Hospital in Chennai returned to Thiruvananthapuram and said he was perfectly healthy

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan admitted to Chennai hospital, to be discharged on Sunday
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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan admitted to Chennai hospital, to be discharged on Sunday

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has been admitted to Apollo Hospital here, said a spokesman on Saturday.

National Herald editor-in-chief Neelabh Mishra passes away; Rahul Gandhi condoles death
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National Herald editor-in-chief Neelabh Mishra passes away; Rahul Gandhi condoles death

Senior journalist and editor-in-chief of National Herald newspaper Neelabh Mishra passed away on 24 February in Chennai.

VK Sasikala's brother stirs controversy over J Jayalalithaa's death, claims she died a day before officially announced
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VK Sasikala's brother stirs controversy over J Jayalalithaa's death, claims she died a day before officially announced

V Divakaran, brother of jailed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala has claimed that J Jayalalitha's death was pronounced by the hospital a day earlier

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan a serial offender in misbehaving with women but Arvind Kejriwal chooses inaction over action
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AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan a serial offender in misbehaving with women but Arvind Kejriwal chooses inaction over action

Barkha Tonk, a nodal officer in the Union Territory's health department alleged in her complaint that the MLA misbehaved with her over getting a patient treated at Apollo Hospital and threatened her with dire consequences. 

Day before RK Nagar bypoll, AIADMK's Dhinakaran camp releases footage of Jayalalithaa in Apollo Hospital
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Day before RK Nagar bypoll, AIADMK's Dhinakaran camp releases footage of Jayalalithaa in Apollo Hospital

A day before by-elections are held in RK Nagar, the one-time constituency of late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, a video has been released purportedly showing the former AIADMK chief spending her last days in Chennai's Apollo Hospital.

Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar tells probe panel her aunt 'may have been attacked'
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Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar tells probe panel her aunt 'may have been attacked'

J Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar on Wednesday told a one-man panel probing the death of the late chief minister her aunt "may have been attacked."

Madras HC summons Bengaluru jail superintendent with fingerprint records of J Jayalalithaa
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Madras HC summons Bengaluru jail superintendent with fingerprint records of J Jayalalithaa

The Madras High Court on Friday summoned the Superintendent of Parappana Agrahara Jail in Bengaluru to appear before it with J Jayalalithaa's fingerprint records.

Tamil Nadu minister says he did not see Jayalalithaa in hospital; ready to depose before probe panel
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Tamil Nadu minister says he did not see Jayalalithaa in hospital; ready to depose before probe panel

Tamil Nadu minister Vellamandi Natarajan on Sunday said he did not see late chief minister Jayalalithaa during her hospitalisation last year.

Jayalalithaa's death: AIADMK imposes gag order on members discussing issue; TTV Dinakaran demands CBI probe
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Jayalalithaa's death: AIADMK imposes gag order on members discussing issue; TTV Dinakaran demands CBI probe

TTV Dhinakaran had demanded a CBI probe into J Jayalalithaa's death even as AIADMK ordered its ministers to not talk about former Tamil Nadu chief minister's days in hospital

Jayalalithaa death row: Slings and arrows traded by former AIADMK chief's followers in their quest for power
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Jayalalithaa death row: Slings and arrows traded by former AIADMK chief's followers in their quest for power

While the doctors said Jayalalithaa suffered a massive cardiac arrest, the whispers surrounding the circumstances and nature of her death refused to go away. Meanwhile, the people of Tamil Nadu watched political chaos reign and shifting sands of allegiances, allegations and counter-allegations in the quest for power.

Apollo Hospital welcomes judicial probe into Jayalalithaa's death; promises to cooperate with authorities
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Apollo Hospital welcomes judicial probe into Jayalalithaa's death; promises to cooperate with authorities

Apollo Hospital Chennai chief Dr Prathap Reddy on Wednesday welcomed the decision of probe by judge and has said it will cooperate with Election Commission for any queries, media reports said.

Jayalalithaa's nephew J Deepak asks why Z plus security was removed when she was in hospital
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Jayalalithaa's nephew J Deepak asks why Z plus security was removed when she was in hospital

A year after the death of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, her nephew J Deepak on Monday said the Z plus security personnel were not present at Apollo Hospital when she was admitted there.

TTV Dhinakaran says Sasikala taped Jayalalithaa during hospital stay, video to be turned over to probe committee
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TTV Dhinakaran says Sasikala taped Jayalalithaa during hospital stay, video to be turned over to probe committee

Rebel AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran on Monday stated that his aunt Sasikala had video of Jayalalithaa when she was admitted to the hospital and that the video would be provided to the probe committee, according to ANI.

Jayalalithaa death: C Sreenivasan's 'idli tales' kept people in dark, but were other leaders 'lying' too?
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Jayalalithaa death: C Sreenivasan's 'idli tales' kept people in dark, but were other leaders 'lying' too?

If Sreenivasan's allegation turns out to be true then it implicates the political class of having connived with Sasikala in perpetuating the lie.

Tamil Nadu minister C Sreenivasan admits to lying about Jayalalithaa's health, seeks people's apology
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Tamil Nadu minister C Sreenivasan admits to lying about Jayalalithaa's health, seeks people's apology

Tamil Nadu Minister for Forests C Sreenivasan has sought people's apology for "lying" about the health condition of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

Probe after tragedies in Gorakhpur, Jharkhand reveals corrupt system of referrals in hospitals
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Probe after tragedies in Gorakhpur, Jharkhand reveals corrupt system of referrals in hospitals

Cobrapost released the details of an investigation conducted by them detailing the malpractices committed by hospitals at the institutional level.

Jayalalithaa death: Another PIL seeks probe into demise of late Tamil Nadu chief minister
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Jayalalithaa death: Another PIL seeks probe into demise of late Tamil Nadu chief minister

A fresh petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a commission of inquiry to probe the death of late chief minister Jayalalithaa

Delhi newborn declared dead and bagged, awakens before burial; undergoing treatment now
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Delhi newborn declared dead and bagged, awakens before burial; undergoing treatment now

In a shocking case of negligence, a newborn was declared dead by a Delhi government hospital staff but was found alive by the family just before burial.