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Ten-year-old Indian boy denied Australian visa thrice for lack of 'employment incentives'

The 10-year-old boy, Harmanpreet Singh, who currently lives with his grandmother in India, first applied for a visitor visa in 2017. But the visa was refused as the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection wasn't convinced that he intended to stay temporarily in Australia.

Jul 19, 2018

Tesla CEO Elon Musk apologises for calling Thai diver a 'paedophile'

Earlier, Elon Musk's Twitter posts sparked a backlash from shareholders and Silicon Valley analysts, who called his behaviour "immature and an impediment to the car company's success"

Jul 18, 2018

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle meet Nelson Mandela's granddaughter at London exhibition

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited an exhibition in London that marked the 100th birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela.

Jul 18, 2018

Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek among hardline Islamic groups to contest general elections

One of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan's central points is the defense of the blasphemy law, which allows courts to punish insults to symbols of Islam even with the death penalty, although no one has ever been executed for it.

Jul 18, 2018

IIT engineers all set to challenge draconian law criminalising homosexuality

Meet Akhilesh Godi, one of the 20 openly gay students and alumni of various IITs across India, whose position as products of some of the country's most elite schools has made them one of the most high-profile groups challenging Section 377.

Jul 18, 2018

US Prez Trump plans new makeover for his 'incredible' Air Force One

The US Defence Department had earlier announced that Boeing had secured a $3.9 billion contract to build two new Air Force One planes.

Jul 18, 2018

Swami Agnivesh is fraud, survives on foreign donations, planned mob attack on his own: CP Singh

Swami Agnivesh is a fraud who survives on foreign donations: CP Singh

Jharkhand Urban Development Minister CP Singh reacted on social activist Swami Agnivesh's assault case by calling him a fraud.

Jul 18, 2018

China opposes formal ties between US and Taiwan; warns Trump-admin against meeting Taiwanese minister

China, which maintains that Taiwan is a rebellious island since the end of the 1949 civil war, demands that countries should not maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan, under its "One China Principle".

Jul 18, 2018

Cabinet approves scholarship schemes benefiting 70 lakh minority students

Union Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad also said that technology is being used in transferring scholarships directly to the accounts of the beneficiaries to avoid duplication and other problems.

Jul 18, 2018

Tamil TV actress Priyanka to Silk Smitha: 5 South Indian starlets who committed suicide

International Business Times India presents a list of five starlets apart from Priyanka who ended their lives themselves.

Jul 18, 2018

Golden girl Hima Das scripts history; helps put her little Assamese town on the map

After her historic feat, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal met Hima's parents and announced that she will be appointed the state's first sports ambassador. She will also be felicitated with Rs 50 lakh award at a state-level programme after her return.

Jul 18, 2018

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Ten-year-old Indian boy denied Australian visa thrice for lack of 'employment incentives'

Tesla CEO Elon Musk apologises for calling Thai diver a 'paedophile'

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle meet Nelson Mandela's granddaughter at London exhibition

Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek among hardline Islamic groups to contest general elections

IIT engineers all set to challenge draconian law criminalising homosexuality

US Prez Trump plans new makeover for his 'incredible' Air Force One

Swami Agnivesh is a fraud who survives on foreign donations: CP Singh

China opposes formal ties between US and Taiwan; warns Trump-admin against meeting Taiwanese minister

Cabinet approves scholarship schemes benefiting 70 lakh minority students

Tamil TV actress Priyanka to Silk Smitha: 5 South Indian starlets who committed suicide

Golden girl Hima Das scripts history; helps put her little Assamese town on the map

Defence Ministry postpones warship deal under Make in India

After 'Hindu Pakistan' comment, Shashi Tharoor attacks BJP with 'Hindu-Taliban' jibe

Attack was pre-planned and I could have been murdered: Swami Agnivesh [VIDEO]

India's war on terror continues with new friends and old foes

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]