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Mothers' Love: Even after 4 years, this cow continues to hound a bus that killed its offspring [VIDEO]

The cow keeps chasing the Karnataka state transport bus numbered KA-31F 857 that killed its calf four years ago.

Dec 15, 2015

Christian consumer advocacy group cashing in on Starbucks Christmas cups issue

Starbucks issued cups that were coloured red, with their logo, a mermaid.

Dec 15, 2015

US: Homeland Security may review social media posts for visa applications

The plan comes in the wake of the San Bernardino killings by a jihadist couple.

Dec 15, 2015

Drone video captures key repairs on Scotland’s Forth Road Bridge

Drone video released on 14 December, showed the progress of repairs to the Forth Road Bridge in Scotland. The bridge has been closed to traffic since 4 December after a crack was discovered in one of the structures below it.

Dec 15, 2015

Kerala statue unveiling: R Sankar's son stays away to protest BJP's portrayal of Gandhian as RSS man

SNDP Kollam unit president Mohan Sankar said he was hurt by BJP's agenda of portraying his father as an RSS man.

Dec 15, 2015

Libya: Isis beheads Moroccan woman for witchcraft, executes Palestinian for spying

The executions were carried out in Sirte.

Dec 15, 2015

Human rights court verdicts can be discarded in Russia after Putin signs law

Human rights activists described the development as 'grim'.

Dec 15, 2015

Odisha: Congress MLA suspended for 'watching porn on mobile' inside Assembly

The matter has been referred to Ethics Committee of the Assembly.

Dec 15, 2015

JNU tops the list of sexual harassment cases: UGC data

As per the UGC, 295 sexual harassment cases have been reported during the year 2014-15 in various universities.

Dec 15, 2015

German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls multiculturalism a 'sham'

Five years ago, voicing similar sentiments, Merkel had said, "Multiculturalism has utterly failed in Germany."

Dec 15, 2015

China, UAE create $10 billion investment cooperation fund

The fund will aid the two countries and third-party countries.

Dec 15, 2015

Jihadists make Hindu Mahasabha leader Kamlesh Tiwari 'target' for insulting Prophet

Last week, about one lakh Muslims had gathered at Muzaffarnagar and called for death to Tiwari.

Dec 15, 2015

Yemen conflict: 7-day ceasefire begins; peace talks start in Switzerland

The ceasefire was almost jeopardised by a Houthi rebel attack that killed two Arab commanders.

Dec 15, 2015

Translation gone wrong: BJP leader Surendran trolled after failing to translate Modi's speech during Kerala visit [VIDEO]

BJP's Kerala State General Secretary K Surendran was assigned to translate Narendra Modi's speech while addressing people in Thrissur.

Dec 15, 2015

Mamata Banerjee tweets 'shock' at CBI raid in Delhi; Twitterati criticise Arvind Kejriwal for 'foul language'

Kejriwal called PM Narendra Modi a 'coward' and a 'psychopath'

Dec 15, 2015