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Manchester terror attack: ISIS claims responsibility, but statement raises questions

The Islamic State group has taken responsibility for the terror attack at the Manchester Arena where 22 people were killed and scores injured while attending a concert by Ariana Grande. Read to know more.

May 23, 2017

Manchester terror attack: Sikhs to the rescue with food, transport and shelter

The expatriate Sikh community in Manchester is rising to the occasion to help the people of the country it now calls home. Read to know how they helped people after the terror attack there.

May 23, 2017

Barbaric Manchester explosion kills 22 and injures many more

An explosion at a Manchester Arena where Ariana Grande was playing a concert has killed 22 with scores more injured. Police have released a number for those worried about relatives or loved ones to call: +44 0161 856 9400.

May 23, 2017

Kerala: Kannur student commits suicide after getting 1180 out of 1200 in HS exams

Sivapuram Higher Secondary School student Rafseena committed suicide after her school-topping performance was reported about on social media. Read to know why.

May 23, 2017

Ex-RJD MP Prabhunath Singh gets life term in murder case of MLA Ashok Singh

Former RJD MP and Bihar strongman Prabhunath Singh was on Tuesday awarded life term by a Hazaribagh court in connection with the murder of MLA Ashok Singh in 1995.

May 23, 2017

Fresh trouble for Lalu? ED arrests Rajesh Agarwal, CA of daughter Misa Bharti

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a chartered accountant named Rajesh Agarwal, whose roster of clients includes Misa Bharti, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad. Read to know more.

May 23, 2017

Chaotic scene at Manchester Arena as Ariana Grande concert goers evacuate building

Hundreds of concert goers can be heard screaming as they scramble to evacuate Manchester Arena following loud explosions. Police have confirmed a number of fatalities at the Ariana Grande concert.

May 23, 2017

Use your emojis wisely, or you may land up in trouble like this Israeli couple

An Israeli court has asked a couple to pay $2,200 to the landlord after they showed intend to rent it but didn't.

May 22, 2017

CBI probe into Anurag Tiwari death after family visits CM Yogi Adityanath and UP Police register FIR

An FIR has been registered against unknown persons in Lucknow in connection with the death of Karnataka-cadre IAS officer Anurag Tiwari. Read to know more.

May 22, 2017

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Coalgate case: Former Coal Ministry top Baabu HC Gupta to spend 2 years in jail

A special court in Delhi on Monday jailed coal ministry ex-secretary HC Gupta and other former officials for two years in a coal block allocation case.

May 22, 2017

Australia: Indian cab driver injured in racial attack, hospitalised

The male passenger punched and kicked the driver and said, "You f****** Indian, you deserve it."

May 22, 2017

Mumbai Police obtain non-bailable warrant against Dawood Ibrahim, to go after him again

the Mumbai police are going after Dawood Ibrahim once again, this time armed with a non-bailable warrant issued against him in connection with a 1999 fake currency case. Read to know more.

May 21, 2017