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#MeToo: Union minister MJ Akbar steps down over sexual assault allegations [Read Full Statement]

The journalist-turned-politician was accused of sexual harassment by at least 10 female journalists in the past two weeks. Akbar was on an official visit to Nigeria at that time.

Oct 17, 2018

Haryana: 7-year-old daughter of migrant labourer raped in Rewari; probe underway

The girl was profusely bleeding when she reached home. She narrated the ordeal to her mother following which police were informed.

Oct 17, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi was beheaded and cut into pieces alive after gruesome 7-minute torture

Salah Muhammad al-Tubaigy, Saudi interior forensic head, started cutting Khashoggi's body while he was alive. He put on a headphone and listened to music even as he chopped the body into pieces and asked his men to do the same, Middle East Eye says.

Oct 17, 2018

China opens up on Muslim detention camps calling them 'humane job-training centers,' but former inmates beg to differ

Shohrat Zakir, the chairman of Xinjiang's government and an ethnic Uighur himself, said that these camps are for the benefit of the minority group and here they are trained on several skills, which may help them in the future.

Oct 17, 2018

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati

After snubbing Congress, Mayawati's BSP to contest all 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan

The party won three seats in the 2013-assembly elections by securing 3.37 per cent vote share, which was 7.60 per cent in the 2008-elections when the party had won six MLAs.

Oct 17, 2018

Pakistan could procure Chinese missiles that are 'better than' the BrahMos system

China claims the HD-1 missile system is a less expensive, more useful supersonic cruise missile than the BrahMos developed by India and Russia.

Oct 17, 2018

Self-styled godman Rampal sentenced to life imprisonment in two murder cases by Hisar court

The first one was lodged on the complaint of Shivpal of Mithapur near Badarpur in Delhi, while the second one was lodged by Suresh of Jakhora village of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

Oct 17, 2018

Maharashtra: 17-year-old girl kidnapped while returning home from garba event in Badlapur

Efforts were on to trace the girl, Narkar said. A search was also on for the accused, who have been booked under IPC section 363 (kidnapping) and 34 (acts are done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), she added.

Oct 17, 2018

UFO researcher spots cube-sized structure entering Sun from NASA's SOHO feed

The UFO researcher strongly believe that the cube-sized structure spotted near the sun is an irrefutable proof of alien life

Oct 17, 2018

Andhra Pradesh road accident: Six of a family killed, 15 injured in Kurnool district

According to the police, 21 people were travelling in the vehicle. The dead include three youth, two children and a woman.

Oct 17, 2018

Swine flu in Hyderabad: Five people succumb to virus in 15 days; city on high alert

Ramesh Reddy, Director of Medical Education of Telangana, said that cases of swine flu are increasing in Hyderabad.

Oct 17, 2018

Sri Lankan President Sirisena says India's RAW is trying to kill him

Last month, Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) said it had arrested an Indian national who was "aware" of a plot to assassinate Sirisena

Oct 17, 2018

Zainab Ansari: CCTV shows man leading 8 year-old away before she was raped and strangled to death

Zainab Ansari case: Man hanged for rape, murder of six-year-old girl in Pakistan

Zainab disappeared on January 4 and her body was found five days later in a rubbish dump.

Oct 17, 2018

Law ministry to remove time limit for reporting child sexual abuse, says Maneka Gandhi

Many children, the minister said, are unable to report such crimes as the perpetrator in most cases is either a family member, a relative or a closely known person.

Oct 17, 2018

Canada becomes largest country to legalise recreational marijuana, but it comes with conditions

In a move that had garnered a lot of cheer, as well as, some concerns, marijuana stores in Canada are set to throw their doors open on Wednesday, October 17. With this, Canada has become the second and largest country to legalise recreational marijuana, the first one being Uruguay.

Oct 17, 2018

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#MeToo: Union minister MJ Akbar steps down over sexual assault allegations [Read Full Statement]

Haryana: 7-year-old daughter of migrant labourer raped in Rewari; probe underway

Jamal Khashoggi was beheaded and cut into pieces alive after gruesome 7-minute torture

China opens up on Muslim detention camps calling them 'humane job-training centers,' but former inmates beg to differ

After snubbing Congress, Mayawati's BSP to contest all 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan

Pakistan could procure Chinese missiles that are 'better than' the BrahMos system

Self-styled godman Rampal sentenced to life imprisonment in two murder cases by Hisar court

Maharashtra: 17-year-old girl kidnapped while returning home from garba event in Badlapur

UFO researcher spots cube-sized structure entering Sun from NASA's SOHO feed

Andhra Pradesh road accident: Six of a family killed, 15 injured in Kurnool district

Swine flu in Hyderabad: Five people succumb to virus in 15 days; city on high alert

Sri Lankan President Sirisena says India's RAW is trying to kill him

Zainab Ansari case: Man hanged for rape, murder of six-year-old girl in Pakistan

Law ministry to remove time limit for reporting child sexual abuse, says Maneka Gandhi

Canada becomes largest country to legalise recreational marijuana, but it comes with conditions

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]