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Nirbhaya rape case verdict: SC upholds death penalty for rapists, convicts' lawyer blames 'media pressure'

The Supreme Court had in 2017 upheld the death penalty awarded to the four convicts of the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case by the Delhi High Court after which three of them -- Mukesh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma had filed a review petition. Akshay Kumar Singh has not filed any such request yet.

Jul 9, 2018

Shams-Ul-Haq Mengnoo: Hizbul Mujahideen releases photo confirming IPS officer's brother has joined militant group

On the second death anniversary of slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, the group released photos of its new recruits and Shams-Ul-Haq was one of them. In the image, he can be seen holding an assault rifle and a holstered pistol.

Jul 9, 2018

Japan floods: Rescuers race to find survivors as death toll reaches 80; dozens missing

About 12,700 customers had no electricity on Monday, power companies said. According to Japanese media, tens of thousands do not have water.

Jul 9, 2018

Samajwadi Party, Telangana Rashtra Samithi favour simultaneous elections

Modi government's plan for simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections gathers steam with support from SP and TRS. Election Commission, Law Commission and NITI Ayog are all studying the feasibility of such a move.

Jul 9, 2018

CID nabs four alleged terrorists from West Bengal

CID nabs four suspected terrorists from West Bengal's Naxalbari

The CID of West Bengal on Saturday nabbed four suspected terrorists from the Naxalbari area of Darjeeling. They were hatching a plan to form Kamtapur/ Greater Coochbehar state by means of armed rebellion, claimed CID reports.

Jul 8, 2018

UN to hold high-level debate on children protection in armed conflict

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven to chair the meeting on Monday that will seek to resolve the rising number of crimes against children in conflict zones around the world.

Jul 8, 2018

Support for Trump correlates to opioid epidemic

Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign slogan is from horror movie 'Purge: Election Year'

President Trump's 2020 slogan, "Keep America Great!" went viral after many noted the similarities between the slogan and 2016's horror film, The Purge: Election Year.

Jul 8, 2018

Congress scores a 'self-goal'? BJP lambasts Opposition for posting old video on Twitter

Congress tweeted a video that showed people shouting slogans against Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje. However, the only problem was that the video was five months old while the tweet claimed it was an incident from PM Modi's recent rally in Jaipur.

Jul 8, 2018

Patients' concerns fall on deaf ears as stalemate between Kashmir doctors and admin enters day 6

While on one side surgeries have been cancelled, the hospitals are also wary of patient admissions due to unavailable doctors for close to a week.

Jul 8, 2018

How much would you pay for parking? Millions, if you live in Hong Kong

A parking spot in Kowloon's Ho Man Tin district was sold for $1.04 million recently. Parking in the city is now more expensive than its housing market, which is already one of the most expensive in the world.

Jul 8, 2018

Turkey dismisses over 18,000 state employees over coup links

Thousands of Turkey's civil servants, mostly from the police and military, have been dismissed for links to exiled preacher Fethullah Gulen, who allegedly influenced the failed coup attempt in July 2016.

Jul 8, 2018

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Defence ministry accepts Sumit Bose committee report, government to cash in on defence land

In past, the CAG has repeatedly highlighted the "unsatisfactory management of defence estates." Now, with the latest decision, all commercial establishments on defence land will be required to pay rent based on the market value.

Jul 8, 2018

Vlogging world mourns 'High on Life' YouTube stars who died in waterfall accident in Canada

The trio -- Megan Scraper, Ryker Gamble, and Alexey Lyakh -- worked together on a travel vlog called High on Life that had amassed more than 1.1 million followers on Instagram and had more than 500,500 subscribers on YouTube.

Jul 8, 2018

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Melania Trump excited to visit Meghan Markle's special place during UK tour

US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump will be on a four-day tour of the United Kingdom next week wherein they will meet UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Queen Elizabeth.

Jul 8, 2018

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North Korea committed to denuclearisation, says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

After meeting with Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers, Pompeo said that North Korea was committed to denuclearisation. He added that the US would not lift any sanctions until the regime complies with the plan.

Jul 8, 2018

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Nirbhaya rape case verdict: SC upholds death penalty for rapists, convicts' lawyer blames 'media pressure'

Shams-Ul-Haq Mengnoo: Hizbul Mujahideen releases photo confirming IPS officer's brother has joined militant group

Japan floods: Rescuers race to find survivors as death toll reaches 80; dozens missing

Samajwadi Party, Telangana Rashtra Samithi favour simultaneous elections

CID nabs four suspected terrorists from West Bengal's Naxalbari

UN to hold high-level debate on children protection in armed conflict

Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign slogan is from horror movie 'Purge: Election Year'

Congress scores a 'self-goal'? BJP lambasts Opposition for posting old video on Twitter

Patients' concerns fall on deaf ears as stalemate between Kashmir doctors and admin enters day 6

How much would you pay for parking? Millions, if you live in Hong Kong

Turkey dismisses over 18,000 state employees over coup links

Defence ministry accepts Sumit Bose committee report, government to cash in on defence land

Vlogging world mourns 'High on Life' YouTube stars who died in waterfall accident in Canada

Melania Trump excited to visit Meghan Markle's special place during UK tour

North Korea committed to denuclearisation, says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

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]