News from India & World - International Business Times India : page 1057

News

Time magazine names #MeToo 'silence breakers' as person of the year

U.S. President Donald Trump, who was Time's person of the year in 2016, was the first runner-up this year, followed by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Dec 7, 2017

Gurgaon's Fortis hospital offered me bribe, alleges father of 7-year-old who died of dengue

The Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurgaon had handed over a bill of Rs 18 lakh for a 15-day stay to a seven-year-old's family, following which a probe was launched.

Dec 7, 2017

Woman claims she had "amazing sex" with ghost from an 1820 painting

Sian Johnson talks about the encounter, saying, "We started to make love. He was very gentle and stroked my body tenderly. During the lovemaking, I sensed all kinds of things about him – his name and where he lived."

Dec 7, 2017

Men's national duty is to rape women wearing ripped jeans, Egyptian lawyer says [VIDEO]

"I say that when a girl walks about like that, it is a patriotic duty to sexually harass her and a national duty to rape her," the prominent lawyer said.

Dec 7, 2017

Kerala flash mob row: More videos of Muslim girls dancing in public surface online

The hijab-wearing students performed as part of the AIDS day awareness campaign in Kerala.

Dec 7, 2017

Prince George holds his father Britain's Prince William's hand as he arrives on his first day of school at Thomas's school in Battersea, London.

Terror suspect urged ISIS extremists to target Prince George at school; warned 'royal family won't be left alone'

Husnain Rashid is said to have made a post about Prince George along with a silhouette of a jihadi standing next to him. He also listed out football stadiums in the UK that jihadists could target.

Dec 7, 2017

Man steals Ferrari only to be caught unable to fill its tank, worst part arrest follows attempt to beg for petrol cash

Israel Perez Rangel drew suspicion after Police in Santa Ana found him begging for money to fill up the Ferrari that had run out of gasoline.

Dec 7, 2017

Military should be kept out of politics in order to have a 'vibrant democracy', says Army chief Bipin Rawat

The Army chief said that politics was slowly inching its way into the discourse and it should be avoided.

Dec 7, 2017

Play

President Trump slurs in Jerusalem speech: God blesh the United Shtatesh

President Donald Trump appeared to have slurred his words while giving his historic speech on Wednesday (6 December) to announce that the US would recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Dec 7, 2017

Adult film star August Ames found dead days after Twitter backlash

August Ames was found dead days after she faced backlash for a controversial Tweet post about refusing to work with a gay performer.

Dec 7, 2017

Beijing accuses Indian drone of 'invading' its airspace days before foreign minister Wang Yi's New Delhi visit

China has said that an Indian drone "invaded" the Chinese airspace and crashed and that the People's Liberation Army had identified and conducted a verification of the drone.

Dec 7, 2017

Rajasthan SHOCKER: Man thrashed, burnt to death over 'love jihad'; video goes viral [GRAPHIC VIDEO]

The perpetrator shot video of the burning man and circulated it on the social media. Read on to know more.

Dec 7, 2017

After Delhi and Uttarakhand, 5.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Jammu and Kashmir; Twitter reactions

An earthquake measuring 3.2 magnitude also struck Ratnagiri in Maharashtra on Thursday.

Dec 7, 2017

California wildfire in pictures: Los Angeles' Bel Air scorched by Skirball Fire as Thomas chars over 90,000 acres of land [VIDEO]

After Thomas and Creek, a new blaze has now erupted in the posh Bel-Air neighbourhood of Los Angeles. The blaze is said to be close to the UCLA campus and the iconic Getty Museum.

Dec 7, 2017