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Can Patanjali and Baba Ramdev build an MNC-style empire?

Baba Ramdev-owned Patanjali recently launched a swadeshi (made in India) messenger application called Kimbho. The app was withdrawn from app stores over security concerns.

Jun 11, 2018

US pilot ejects as F-15 fighter jet crashes into sea off Japan

The crash occurred around 80 km south of Okinawa's prefectural capital of Naha.

Jun 11, 2018

Merkel says Donald Trump's attitude towards G7 is depressing

Amid the ongoing trade dispute with the US, Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel called on European countries to remain united and to continue their efforts to prevent an escalation.

Jun 11, 2018

Delhi must hold on to its cosmopolitan culture: Writer Rana Safvi

She said she does her bit by speaking out on every platform that she has access to -- social media, writings and TV appearances – about the historical facts and records.

Jun 10, 2018

Private sector professionals can now become public servants as government invites applications through lateral entry

The government notification said that candidates having expertise in specific areas of revenue, financial services, economic affairs, agriculture, road transport and highways, shipping, environment and forests, new and renewable energy, civil aviation and commerce can apply for the posts.

Jun 10, 2018

Aligarh woman 'raped, forcibly converted'; Hindu Mahasabha comes to rescue

The woman has accused her another brother-in-law and father-in-law of molestation. She also said that she was threatened by her husband and his mother when she brought the matter to them.

Jun 10, 2018

Karbi Anglong lynching: Youths in parts of Assam go on rampage while others call for peace [Video]

After Karbi Anglong lynching incident, a Facebook live video has surfaced in which a group of youths, reportedly in Nagaon, stopped buses from going to the district. They even have been seen asking for identity cards from people and threatening to beat some of them.

Jun 10, 2018

Dissident in Congress-JDS coalition: Kharge to meet Rahul for immediate filling of remaining cabinet berths

The Congress and JDS(S) are in catch 22 situation with dissenting Lingayat leader MB Patil claiming support of 20 Congress MLAs and BJP leader Shivaraj Patil meeting him. If the decision is not made to quell the rebellion, the coalition government is doomed to fall.

Jun 10, 2018

Singapore-North Korea trade can grow if sanctions lifted: PM Lee

Trade between Singapore and North Korea could grow if U.N. sanctions against it are lifted, the city-state's prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, said on Sunday, as his country prepared to host a historic U.S.- North Korea summit.

Jun 10, 2018

India's first indigenous artillery gun Dhanush clears the final test

The gun has been developed by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), Kolkata, after going through the design documents running into over 12,000 pages.

Jun 10, 2018

Couple caught having sex on road divider: Mumbai Police launches manhunt [Video]

Many passersby saw the couple and started clicking pictures and recording videos. After some onlookers informed the Police Control Room, a mobile police van rushed to the spot.

Jun 10, 2018

G7 summit photo of German Chancellor Angela Merkel staring down at Trump goes viral

The picture also shows French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and Trump's national security adviser John Bolton among others.

Jun 10, 2018

Assam mob lynching: 16 arrested for killing two youth, cops on the lookout for more

A Guwahati-based businessman and a musician from Goa were brutally beaten to death after being mistakenly identified as child abductors by an angry mob of villagers.

Jun 10, 2018

Extended Eid holiday notification in Kolkata identified as a fake, cops on the lookout for culprits

The fake notice about Eid holidays was apparently from the government of West Bengal and stated that all government offices will remain closed from June 12 to 15.

Jun 10, 2018

Lawrence Bishnoi gang's sharpshooter who wanted to kill Salman Khan arrested

Sampat Nehra was surveying Salman Khan's movements to plan an attack and was working on the directions of the gang leader, Lawrence Bishnoi. The police said that the ganster was planning to escape from the country after attacking the actor.

Jun 10, 2018