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Gunman who killed Indian man in Kansas bar pleads guilty to federal charges

The Indian man, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, was shot in 2017. The shooting drew international attention as part of a wave of attacks nationwide against ethnic and religious minority groups following the 2016 election of U.S. President Donald Trump.

May 22, 2018

Congress extended support to JDS to keep communal forces at bay: KE Radhakrishna

Karnataka Congress leader KE Radhakrishna said that his party has extended an unconditional support to JDS to keep the communal forces at bay.

May 21, 2018

Delhi pubs ordered to stop playing recorded music

The move is likely to lead to a tussle between the local government and more than 1,000 bars, worried about their survival.

May 21, 2018

Karnataka CM designate HD Kumaraswamy meets Rahul Gandhi in Delhi

Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ashok Gehlot have already briefed Rahul Gandhi on the recent political developments in Karnataka. Azad said further strategy will also be decided during the meeting between the two leaders in Delhi.

May 21, 2018

Rajiv Gandhi death anniversary: Political leaders pay homage to the former prime minister

The swearing-in ceremony of JD(S)' HD Kumaraswamy to the Karnataka Assembly as the new chief minister was also deferred to Wednesday, May 23, as today marks the 27th death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi.

May 21, 2018

Baby born after 12 years in Brazil's remote island where childbirth is banned

Fernando de Noronha, a remote island in Brazil, is celebrating the birth of a baby girl for the first time in 12 years as childbirth was banned in the island.

May 21, 2018

Informal summit takes India-Russia ties to new level: Modi

"I am happy that today I got the opportunity to be a guest of President Putin and that too in Sochi," Modi said after being received by Putin here for the informal summit.

May 21, 2018

Watch: Lava from Kilauea volcano reaches Pacific ocean, shoots out toxic plumes

US Geological Survey (USGS) has confirmed that two lava flows reached the ocean along the southeast Puna coast on May 20.

May 21, 2018

Gujarat: Dalit man mercilessly flogged to death, video goes viral

The viral video shows men flogging a ragpicker in the Shapar-Veraval industrial area of the Rajkot district in Gujarat. The incident, which occurred on May 20, was followed by the local police launching an investigation into the matter.

May 21, 2018

BrahMos supersonic cruise missile test: India successfully test-fires updated missile from Odisha coast

BrahMos missiles have just been given a new lease of life after a new DRDO update designed to increase the working life of each individual missile and reduce their replacement costs in future.

May 21, 2018

ISRO completes tests on GSAT-11, glitch-free satellite may be launched soon

ISRO's GSAT-11 is a communication satellite, said to be the "heaviest satellite ever." Weighing about 5,725 kilograms, the GSAT-11 is likely to blast off from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. The cost of the mission has been pegged at around Rs 500 crore.

May 21, 2018

Infant's remains with strangely mummified hand discovered, but how?

Archaeologists studying a grave site in southern Hungary stumbled upon the remains of an infant with only its hand strangely preserved while the rest of the body was found decomposed.

May 21, 2018

12-year-old boy kills pregnant meerkat at Hungary zoo, father says authorities failed in taking care of animals

The 12-year-old boy received death threats after he killed the pregnant meerkat at Hungary zoo after it bit him.

May 21, 2018

Ohio man calls 911 to report that a pig was following him

The North Ridgeville Police Department managed to get the pig in the police cruiser and took it to the city's dog kennel temporarily before it was returned to the owner.

May 21, 2018

Mid-air horror! NRI man masturbates at Indian woman, arrested on landing in Delhi

The NRI, holding a Russian passport, was sitting next to the woman in the flight and allegedly unzipped his trousers and started masturbating in front of her.

May 21, 2018