Tamil Nadu seeks â¹1,500-cr aid from Centre for rain relief 
The Tamil Nadu government has asked the Centre for financial aid worth â¹1,500-crore to carry out relief work in regions affected by heavy rains. PM Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to Chennai, assured them of the Centre's assistance, CM E Palaniswami said. The heavy rains in the state have reportedly claimed around 14 lives in the past week. 