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Burhan Wani killing: As Pakistan marks 'Black Day,' #SaluteToIndianArmy trends on Twitter

Indians took to Twitter in droves to start the trend #SaluteToIndianArmy in support of the country's armed forces.

Jul 19, 2016

26 killed after bus catches fire in Taiwan

The deceased included 23 tourists, a Chinese and a Taiwanese guide, and the driver of the bus.

Jul 19, 2016

Rahul Gandhi defamation case: Express regret about blaming RSS for Gandhiji's death or face trial, says SC

The Supreme Court has given Rahul Gandhi time till July 27 to detail his arguments.

Jul 19, 2016

Naked women protest against Donald Trump with mirrors outside Republican National Convention

They were a part of an art installation by Spencer Tunick, and aimed at the apparent regressive rhetoric of Trump and the Republican Party.

Jul 19, 2016

West Bengal: Over 9,000 held in a major crackdown on extortionist groups

The police also seized 653 crude bombs from Burdwan district and detained over 1,000 people in connection with the case.

Jul 19, 2016

Delhi: Female passenger's post over driver recording her goes viral; Ola terminates cabbie

The woman had alerted the police and filed an FIR against the driver, Abhilash Singh.

Jul 19, 2016

Guru Purnima 2016: Celebrations in full swing at Shirdi Sai Baba's temple

Buddhists also celebrate this day as the first day that Lord Buddha gave his sermon in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh.

Jul 19, 2016

German officials contradict ISIS' claim about axe attacker

German officials said that the attacker, a 17-year-old Afghan refugee, was self-radicalised.

Jul 19, 2016

Bihar: 10 CRPF men, 3 Maoists killed in encounter in Gaya

The Maoists had set off a series of IED blasts around a CRPF party out on a combing operation.

Jul 19, 2016

Kerala govt passes resolution opposing merger of State Bank of Travancore with SBI

With 846 branches and Rs. 8,000 crore in deposits, State Bank of Travancore is Kerala's key bank transacting government businesses.

Jul 18, 2016

Nalanda University among 3 Indian sites included in UNESCO World Heritage list

This is the first time three sites of a country got included in the UNESCO World Heritage list in a single session of the meeting.

Jul 18, 2016

Qandeel Baloch murder case: Mufti Qavi, who appeared in a video with her, to join probe [VIDEO]

It has now emerged that Qandeel was also seeking Indian citizenship.

Jul 18, 2016

Navjot Singh Sidhu speaks out after resigning from Rajya Sabha

The cricketer-turned-TV personality and politician had been nominated to the Upper House of Parliament by the BJP.

Jul 18, 2016

China to conduct military exercises in disputed areas of South East Asian waters

China to close disputed regions in South East Asian waters from Monday to Thursday for military exercises.

Jul 18, 2016

Karnataka Minister KJ George resigns after court orders FIR in DySP Ganapathy suicide case

A local court also ordered an FIR against senior state cops AM Prasad and Pranab Mohanty in the case.

Jul 18, 2016