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Ram Gopal Varma condemns Mahesh Babu for not supporting Pawan Kalyan's protest for special status for Andhra

The filmmaker said that Pawan Kalyan is the only hero who fights villains on and off screen.

Jan 26, 2017

Mexican president refuses to pay for Trump’s wall

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto says he regrets and disapproves’ of the push by Donald Trump to build a new wall along the US-Mexico border.The new US leader issued an executive order earlier on Wednesday (25 January) aiming to speed up the construction of the wall.Pena Nieto did not say whether or not he will attend a meeting with Trump in Washington scheduled for 31 January.

Jan 26, 2017

Jwala Gutta and Pankaj Advani question repeated Padma award snub

The ace shuttler and the famous cueist are bitter after being repeatedly rejected for the civilian honours.

Jan 26, 2017

New Gambian President Adama Barrow says the country will rejoin the Commonwealth

IBTimes UK talks to Barrow on the eve of his departure from Senegals capital Dakar, where he took his oath.

Jan 26, 2017

Rahul Dravid declines Honorary Doctorate degree from Bangalore University 'with all humility'

The Bangalore University wanted to honour Dravid at their 52nd Annual Convocation ceremony on January 27.

Jan 26, 2017

Watch Vladimir Putins particularly awkward karaoke session

President Vladimir Putin on 25 January sang to a guitar with Russian students as he visited the Moscow State University. Putin stumbled as he was singing one of the Soviet hits Fourteen minutes to the Launch. The song, which was written and recorded in 1960, became a hymn of USSR space exploration program after Yuri Gagarins space journey in 1961. The same song was performed in space by Russian cosmonauts in 1962.

Jan 26, 2017

Tory councillor tells hunt activist that he’d like to ‘shag’ her

A Tory councillor was confronted by an angry activist about why him and his hunting party were doing so illegally, after she had filmed them chasing a live fox, he responds by telling the woman he would like to ‘shag’ her and then asks for her number.

Jan 26, 2017

Chile wildfire: At least 6 dead in country's 'worst forest disaster' as massive fire spreads

Chile has declared a state of emergency in the wake of severe destructions.

Jan 26, 2017

CCTV captures the dramatic moment an Ecuador factory explodes

A dramatic explosion at a factory in Ecuador’s Guayas province was caught on camera on January 24. The fire and explosion destroyed three sheds at the Veconsa factory, and the CCTV footage shows the massive fireball and debris thrown into the air.

Jan 26, 2017

Donald Trump signs executive order to build Mexico border wall

US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to build the Mexico border wall on 25 January. The building of a border wall was one of the cornerstones of Trumps election campaign. The order also includes an action that will remove funds from sanctuary cities that protect undocumented immigrants.

Jan 26, 2017

China bans export of military equipments to North Korea including video cameras, sensors

The Chinese Commerce Ministry on Wednesday released a list of goods and technologies which Chinese companies will no longer sell to North Korea.

Jan 26, 2017

Is Raees going to be banned? SRK and Mahira Khan-starrer faces protests

A little-known outfit called Rashtra Sena wants Raees banned in India, and the VHP and the Gujarat Shiv Sena have supported it.

Jan 26, 2017

Admiral Kuznetsov carrier group gets the 'Royal' treatment as it passes through the English Channel

The Admiral Kuznetzov was key to the operations against anti-Assad rebels and ISIS. Its 40 aircraft carried out numerous airstrikes on targets, much to the consternation of the West

Jan 26, 2017

Republic Day 2017: Lightning strikes during Republic Day celebrations leave 6 students and 4 teachers injured in Ajmer

The lightning struck when Republic Day celebrations were going on in the school.

Jan 26, 2017

Mexican President Nieto 'considering' cancelling trip to meet US President Donald Trump after border wall order

Enriuqe Nieto, in a nationally-televised speech on Wednesday, stated that he rejects US President Donald Trump's decision to build the wall, and again stressed that Mexico would not pay for it

Jan 26, 2017