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Jaipur-Agra highway 30 vehicle pile-up: 2 dead, 36 injured

Five people are in serious conditions. This is the second fatal accident on the highway in a week.

Jan 29, 2017

Another BSF jawan posts videos alleging sale of army liquor to outsiders, jawan washing cars of senior officers

Choudhary, who is a jawan with the 150 Battallion, also accused the BSF authorities of "dictatorship" and of "imposing rules only on those who complain."

Jan 29, 2017

Texas mosque goes up in flames; authorities urge people not to draw conclusions

An investigation is underway in the mosque fire which was spotted in the wee hours of Saturday.

Jan 29, 2017

Boat carrying 28 Chinese tourists goes missing in Malaysia

The boat started from Tanjung Aru, located about 60 kms west of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, and was going to the popular tourist spot of Mengalum

Jan 29, 2017

Assembly elections 2017: EC asks Centre to consult it before making announcements, adhere to Model Code of Conduct

The poll panel noted that some decisions announced by the ministries of defence and finance and NITI Aayog had affected the level-playing field in the five poll-bound states.

Jan 29, 2017

Chaos, protests, lawsuit as Trump orders halt on some Muslim immigrants

Protests broke out after the president put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the US.

Jan 29, 2017

Chinese New Year 2017: Top messages, wishes and greetings to share on Lunar New Year

Millions of people in China welcomed the Year of Rooster on Saturday and said good-bye to the Year of Monkey with traditional dragon dance, lion dance and other performances.

Jan 28, 2017

How Donald Trump chickened out on his ban on Muslims, and chose to only target the weak

US President Donald Trump claims he wants to stop Islamic terrorists from coming to the US. Then why stop short of banning nationals from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Pakistan, etc?

Jan 28, 2017

Indian Army strikes give befitting response to Islamabad's mischief, says Jitendra Singh

Union minister Jitendra Singh says decisions like the surgical strike and remonetisation have hit the "Achilles' heel" of Pakistan.

Jan 28, 2017

Remonetisation effect: 60% dip in Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, says MoS Jitendra Singh

Singh also says that there is a 50 percent reduction in terror-related Hawala transactions being funded by Pakistan.

Jan 28, 2017

Pulse Polio 2017: President Mukherjee launches countrywide campaign to cover 17 crore children

India has reduced under-five mortality rate from 75 per 1,000 live births in 2005 to 45 per 1,000 in 2014, as per recent Sample Registration System estimates.

Jan 28, 2017

UFO Sighting: Mysterious flying objects spotted along US-Mexico border [VIDEO]

A fleet of seven to eight UFOs was flying right over the border control post at Tijuana, a border city in Mexico just south of California.

Jan 28, 2017

UP Elections 2017: Here are 19 things BJP President Amit Shah promises to deliver if party comes to power

Amit Shah says all "efforts will be made to ensure that Ram Temple is constructed in Ayodhya under constitutional provisions."

Jan 28, 2017

R-Day parade: Yak dance helps Arunachal bag best tableau award; Madras Engineer Group best amongst marching contingents

Tripura's tableau on 'Hojagiri' dance, depicting the Reang tribal dance was adjudged the second best, while the third position was shared by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

Jan 28, 2017

Padmavati row: Was Sanjay Leela Bhansali slapped over a dream sequence that does not exist?

Karni Sena founder Lonkendra Singh Kalvi, in an interview with International Business Times, India, puts forth the objections he has with Padmavati and SLB.

Jan 28, 2017