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Typhoon Kammuri: One killed, thousands displaced in Philippines; Flight operations halted

Local governments evacuated some 225,000 people ahead of the arrival overnight of Typhoon Kammuri, known locally as Tisoy, which weakened slightly and picked up speed as it moved across central parts of the archipelago.

Dec 3, 2019

Fatal thanksgiving: 2 Indian students killed in US hit-and-run

According to Tennessee State University (TSU) Judy Stanley (23), and Vybhav Gopisetty (26) were pursuing food science degrees in the College of Agriculture.

Dec 3, 2019

AAP MPs protest in Parliament against onion price hike

The two AAP Rajya Sabha members Sanjay Singh and Sushil Kumar Gupta raised slogans against the Ministry of Consumer Affairs.

Dec 3, 2019

All you need to know about the engineer who found Vikram lander debris in NASA images

Shanmuga Subramanian, a Chennai-based engineer, came up with the first positive identification of Vikram lander debris through images released by NASA.

Dec 3, 2019

'Accept without demur': Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan sacked from Ayodhya case

Dhavan had vehemently argued the case for more than two weeks in the 40 day hearing of the matter.

Dec 3, 2019

Dawood silent on phone for 3 years, but still operating from Karachi

Dawood's last phone call was intercepted by the Delhi Police in November 2016.

Dec 3, 2019

Suspected grenade blast near Indonesia's presidential palace injures two

President Joko Widodo was not at the palace at the time of the blast.

Dec 3, 2019

No decrease in direct tax collection, went up 5% in November: Sitharaman

FM Sitharaman categorically said that there was no decrease in direct tax collection. "In fact, there is an increase of 5 per cent in the gross direct tax collection till November this fiscal."

Dec 3, 2019

Google, YouTube pull over 300 Trump ads as US prez poll nears

Political advertisements on social media have become a growing concern as the 2020 US presidential election approaches and tech giants are under fire over political ads.

Dec 3, 2019

China's facial recognition rollout reaches into mobile phones, shops and homes

The MIIT did not say which companies will provide the telecoms providers with these services but China is home to some of the world's leaders in facial recognition software

Dec 3, 2019

Brain networks that play key role in suicide risk identified

The facts in relation to suicide are stark: 800,000 people commit suicide every year, the equivalent of one every 40 seconds.

Dec 3, 2019

BCP conducts awareness campaign on women safety and Suraksha App

Don't hesitate, Dial 100 in Bengaluru as police helpline gets designated wing for women safety

The city police commissioner Bhaskar Rao, IPS said that Bengaluru City Police has put together a separate wing for women safety in the Central Crime Branch (CCB) which will function exclusively for women in the city.

Dec 2, 2019

Karnataka: At least 8 Govt school students fall sick after drinking well water

The incident took place at a government school at Belthangady taluk of Dakshin Kannada district of the state, where students fell sick and started complaining of severe stomach ache after drinking water from the school well.

Dec 2, 2019

Jaya Bachchan trolled for demanding public lynching of Hyderabad vet's rapists

Jaya Bachchan's recommendation of accused be lynched in public has garnered mixed reactions from people on social media.

Dec 2, 2019

Bengaluru police books food delivery boy for beating stray dog to death

The incident took place on Wednesday, November 27 around 8 pm near CoLive Hudson apartment in Bandepalya, when a 25-year-old Teja working for an online food delivery app, battered a puppy to death.

Dec 2, 2019