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Vulnerable 20: Twenty nations vulnerable to climate change seek action

Twenty of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, from the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan to the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, formed a new group to press for tougher action to curb warming. Finance ministers from the 20 nations joined for the first time in Lima, Peru to form The Vulnerable 20, or V20.

Oct 9, 2015

Sushma Swaraj to visit Maldives as Modi government seeks to improve ties

Sushma Swaraj's visit is aimed to re-build bilateral ties between the two countries.

Oct 9, 2015

Uttar Pradesh government calls Dalit family allegedly stripped by police 'habitual blackmailers'

A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

Oct 9, 2015

Tunisia's National Dialogue Quartet wins Nobel Peace Prize 2015 for role during 2011 Arab Spring

There were 273 candidates for the peace prize this year

Oct 9, 2015

Walter Scott shooting: South Carolina to pay $6.5m to family in settlement

The family of an unarmed black man shot in the back by a white police officer will get a $6.5m (£4.23m) settlement from the city of North Charleston, South Carolina, city officials said on 8 October.

Oct 9, 2015

Manohar Parrikar cites 'operational problems' in inducting women fighter pilots in IAF

The defence minister stressed that the government is against any gender discrimination.

Oct 9, 2015

Indian men lust for violent porn, including violence against women, says CBI

Keywords such as 'rape porn', 'child sex' and 'animal sex' are popular search terms in many cities.

Oct 9, 2015

Man beheads wife, walks with her head on busy street in Pune [VIDEO]

Chavan allegedly killed and beheaded his 55-year-old wife after suspecting that she was having an affair.

Oct 9, 2015

Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali to perform in Delhi, accepts Mamata Banerjee's invitation also

The ghazal maestro will perform in Delhi in December and in Kolkata sometime in future.

Oct 9, 2015

KJ George gangrape remark: NCW sends suo moto notice to Karnataka Home Minister

The minister was reacting to the alleged gangrape of a 22-year-old call centre employee by two men in Bengaluru.

Oct 9, 2015

Another Aylan Kurdi: Year-old baby dies after rubber boat breaks down near Greece

It is not clear if the boy was Syrian or from another war-torn nation.

Oct 9, 2015

Dadri lynching: Akhlaq had mutton in his fridge, not beef

Mohammed Akhlaq was brutally beaten to death last month over rumours that he had slaughtered a calf and eaten its meat.

Oct 9, 2015

Survey predicts BJP-led NDA will win 119 seats in Bihar assembly elections

The grand alliance is projected to win 116 seats, according to the India TV-C Voter survey.

Oct 9, 2015

Afghanistan: Militants kill two at Kabul restaurant before being shot down

The militants targeted the Kolbah Solh Restaurant in western Kabul on Thursday night.

Oct 9, 2015

What opinion polls say about Bihar elections: BJP-led NDA may defeat JD(U)'s grand alliance by a slight margin

Only two surveys have projected JD(U)'s grand alliance as the winner.

Oct 9, 2015