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Inmate kills undertrial prisoner for not offering Rooh Afza

The undertrial inmate was lodged at Rohini jail in India's capital Delhi. He was strangulated by inmate Kishan on May 22 for not offering him Rooh Afza.

May 23, 2018

Trump heaps praises on North Korea, says Kim Jong-un can make his country 'proud'

The US president asserted that soon after North Korea relinquishes its nuclear power, Kim Jong-un "will be safe, he will be happy, his country will be rich, his country will be hard-working and prosperous." Though Trump has also expressed doubts over the date of the summit scheduled for June 12.

May 23, 2018

Karnataka reports suspected cases of rare Nipah virus, fanning fears of spread

There is no vaccine for the Nipah virus, which is carried by fruit bats and spread through contact with bodily fluids, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.

May 23, 2018

DK Shivakumar keeps his spirit afloat on bagging KPCC president post

After missing out on the deputy chief ministerial post to G Parameshwara, DK Shivakumar and Vokkaliga strongman is hoping that the Congress high command will make him the next KPCC president.

May 23, 2018

Delhi: Argument turns ugly as drunk man bites victim's ear and eats it

A mid-night fight in Delhi's Sultanpuri area got ugly after two drunken men allegedly thrashed a victim. The men have been arrested.

May 23, 2018

Nipah virus outbreak contained in Kerala, says Health Minister KK Shailaja

After presiding over the cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the dead.

May 23, 2018

Vedanta hits over 10-month low as protests against copper plant in Tamil Nadu turn violent

Environmental activists and some local politicians want the government to shut the plant permanently.

May 23, 2018

Tamil Nadu anti-Sterlite protests: Death toll mounts to 10

Official reports, including information reaching the Tamil Nadu Police in Chennai, said the 10th person injured in police firing succumbed to his injuries late on Tuesday night.

May 23, 2018

Students appear in ICSE class 10 exams in Kolkata on Feb 26, 2018 [Representational picture]

TN SSLC Results out, check details on revaluation, marks card and supplementary exam

The state education minister, K.A. Sengottaiyan announced the result on Wednesday during a press conference.

May 23, 2018

Maharashtra: WhatsApp admin removes member from group, gets stabbed

It all started with Bhor, the admin, removing Sachin Gadakh from a WhatsApp group that had several students from a local agricultural college. Gadakh, a former student, saw this as an insult and decided to take matters into his own hands.

May 23, 2018

Prakash Raj targets Narendra Modi's government over Sterlite protest

Prakash Raj has slammed the AIADMK over the shootout incident at Tuticorin on Tuesday, while targeting the BJP central government.

May 23, 2018

Uttar Pradesh hostel warden dresses up as ghost, molests girls at night

The girls of a residential school in Meerut have also complained that the warden also brought in outsiders to sexually harass them.

May 23, 2018

Sri Reddy says Pawan Kalyan's party is not Jana Sena, but Kapu Sena

Actress Sri Reddy has taken a dig at power star Pawan Kalyan that his political outfit is not Jana Sena, but his caste sena as all his party leaders are from Kapu community.

May 23, 2018

40,000 border residents in J&K migrate amid warlike situation

Areas like R.S. Pura, Arnia, Ramgarh and other sectors close to the international border (IB) are seeing several residents migrating to other regions.

May 23, 2018

BJP to protest JD-S, Congress forming government in Karnataka

Party's state unit President and former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will lead the demo at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in the city centre at 11:15 a.m.

May 23, 2018