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US THAAD system hits intermediate-range test missile, but it's no match for North Korean ICBMs

The test, which was planned months ago, came a week after North Korea successfully tested a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on July 4.

Jul 12, 2017

Beachgoers in Florida form 80-person human chain to save family from drowning

Read how a human-chain helped rescue 9 members of a family from downing.

Jul 12, 2017

Qatar and United States sign MoU to combat terrorism funding

Saudi Arabia and its allies in the Gulf have isolated Qatar over its alleged terrorist links.

Jul 12, 2017

Dileep arrest: Actor's bank accounts under lens; ED likely to probe his real estate, theatre business

The investigators have apparently got important information on actor Dileep's financial deals.

Jul 12, 2017

Dileep arrest: Five smoking guns pointed at Malayalam superstar

So why do the police believe the evidence in their hold this time will be enough to nail Dileep? What makes the "proofs irrefutable"? Read on to know.

Jul 12, 2017

Basirhat Violence: BJP leader arrested for 'spreading fake news and creating communal trouble'

The CID arrested BJP leader Tarun Sengupta for allegedly posting fake pictures and videos on social media to instigate communal trouble in West Bengal.

Jul 12, 2017

Kurdish fighters say British citizen killed fighting Islamic State

Kurdish fighters said on July 11, that Luke Rutter, a British citizen who volunteered to fight with the YPG, had been killed fighting against Islamic State forces near Raqqa. The YPG say that Rutter, who was 22 and from Birkenhead, travelled to join the Kurdish forces in March and had taken the name Soro Zinar.

Jul 12, 2017

Vice-presidential poll: Left has endorsed the same Gopalkrishna Gandhi it suspected as Bengal governor a decade ago

Gandhi had chosen to be a vocal governor and quite a few times, he had acted not to the liking of the then Left Front government. Today, Modi's BJP has made it support the same individual. Politics is fun, isn't it?

Jul 12, 2017

Pakistan is America's 'ugliest' ally, backs terrorists who kill our citizens, says US Congressman Ted Poe

Poe compared Pakistan to America's worst traitor for Islamabad's increasing reputation of its duplicitous character when it comes to terrorism.

Jul 12, 2017

Why is Kerala actor Dileep in jail? Here is the answer in 10 points

Mollywood actor Dileep is cooling his heels in jail. Read to find out exactly how he landed behind bars after an actress was abducted and molested in February this year.

Jul 12, 2017

Video shows fire devastation inside Grenfell Tower stairwells

Around 250 specialist investigators are continuing their tireless work as part of the Met Police operation following the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower on Wednesday, 14 June. This Metropolitan Police video released on July 5 shows the varying levels of devastation to the tower as officers venture upwards.

Jul 12, 2017

Donald Trump defends his son after email revelations show meeting with Kremlin-linked lawyer

Donald Trump Jr. released a number of emails on Twitter on 11 July, showing that he met with a Kremlin-linked lawyer to discuss information about then presidential candidate rival Hillary Clinton. Trump Sr. has since released a statement defending his 39-year-old son, saying he is a high quality person and applauding his transparency in releasing the emails.

Jul 12, 2017

ISIS planning to declare their chief Baghdadi's successor

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) had said that it has "confirmed information" that al-Baghdadi has been killed.

Jul 12, 2017

Tejashwi Yadav's men manhandle reporters; Bihar Deputy CM refutes corruption charges, calls it 'BJP conspiracy'

A fight broke out between a few reporters at the Secretariat just when Tejashwi was about to speak to the media over the CBI raids and the corruption charges levelled against the Yadav family.

Jul 12, 2017

Karnataka: Murder, 3 stabbings add to Dakshina Kannada political tension [PHOTOS]

Dakshina Kannada is fast becoming a hotbed of political tensions amid murders and stabbings. Read to find out how it could affect the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections.

Jul 12, 2017