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Delhi belly in Mumbai: 5 fall ill after eating lizard-laced palak paneer

Five people including two children fell ill in Mumbai after finding a lizard in home-made palak paneer. Read on to know more.

Aug 16, 2017

Bengaluru flooded after night-long heavy rainfall

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Bengaluru flooded after night-long rain, heaviest downpour in 127 years [VIDEO]

The highest-ever rainfall (162.1mm) recorded in the city in a day was on August 27, 1890, the record, which was broken on Tuesday.

Aug 16, 2017

Kapil Mishra puts up banners calling Kejriwal 'corrupt'

Sacked Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Wednesday put up banners on different flyovers across the national capital, calling Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal "corrupt".

Aug 16, 2017

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Charlottesville protest revives Confederate statue removal battle

In Memphis, Tennessee, the city is suing the state for the removal of a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest, an early Ku Klux Klan leader, which stands in the capitol. In Frankfort, Kentucky, its a statue of the Jefferson Davis, that has drawn ire from the local NAACP chapter for years. In Jacksonville, Florida, Anna Lopez Brosche, president of the city council, has requested the city take a full inventory...of all publicly displayed Confederate symbols on public property, and develop a plan to relocate them. Its all part of the age-old controversy which has has regained national attention......in the wake of Charlottesville, Virginias deadly Unite the Right rally. The rally was held in response to the city councils decision to remove the Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesvilles Lee Park, to be renamed Emancipation Park. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, over 700 Confederate monuments and statues remain on U.S. public land

Aug 16, 2017

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Ship full of hammerhead sharks and endangered fish seized in the Galapagos

This largest ever seized ship contained 300 metric tons of threatened and endangered hammerhead sharks. The Galapagos National Park said it had seized the Chinese-flagged vessel in Ecuador which was full of carcasses of sharks, fish and other sea life.

Aug 16, 2017

Shillong based air hostess found dead in Kolkata in mysterious circumstances

Surprisingly the victim's body was reportedly found with just inner garments on in front of her flat.

Aug 16, 2017

Gorakhpur tragedy: Social activist files PIL in Allahabad HC seeking judicial probe

Social activist Nutan Thakur on Wednesday filed a PIL in the Allahabad High Court with regard to the death of over 60 children at a Gorakhpur hospital last week, seeking a judicial probe into the tragedy.

Aug 16, 2017

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Blue Whale Challenge gets its claws into Kerala? Sinister online 'game' claims 2 lives

The deadly Blue Whale Challenge with 50 levels was created by a Russian, Philipp Budeikin.

Aug 16, 2017

After Rahul, 'missing' posters of Sonia Gandhi surface

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After Rahul, Sonia Gandhi's 'missing' posters surface in Rae Bareli, UP [VIDEO]

Dozens of posters were put-up at various locations in Rae Bareli stating it was released by the people of Rae Bareli who felt cheated by the absence of their parliamentary representative.

Aug 16, 2017

Rahul Gandhi launches 'Indira Canteen' in Bengaluru; all you need to know

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi launched Karnataka government's flagship project Indira Canteen in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The canteens will serve breakfast for Rs 5 and lunch for Rs 10.

Aug 16, 2017

India Celebrates Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 118th Birth Anniversary

Miscreants vandalise white sculpture of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in Kolkata; two arrested

The furious villagers have told the police that they would launch a hunt by themselves, if the police are unable to identify the miscreants.

Aug 16, 2017

Why Congress cared to open Indira canteens only in Bengaluru and not entire Karnataka?

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, like his late grandmother Indira Gandhi's 'Garibi Hatao', launched a 'Bhukh Hatao' version of the same populism. But why only in Bengaluru, the country's 4th richest city?

Aug 16, 2017

Cow vigilantism has increased in India; minorities feel vulnerable, says US report

The US report has stated that violence by cow vigilantes increased in India in 2016. Read on to know what the study says.

Aug 16, 2017

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Rahul Gandhi flubs Indira Canteen name, calls it Amma Canteen [VIDEO]

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi added to his continued public flubs by referring to Indira Canteens as Amma Canteens! Read to know what else he said.

Aug 16, 2017

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How the alt-right and Republicans reacted differently to Donald Trumps comments about Charlottesville

On 15 August, US President Donald Trump once again blamed both sides for the deadly violence at the Unite the Right march in Charlottesville. One person was killed after the far-right marchers clashed with anti-fascists in the Virginia town. Despite the presence of white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups in the marches, President Trump has continued to condemn both sides, much to the delight of the so-called alt-right and other right wing supporters, and the dismay of many of his Republican colleagues.

Aug 16, 2017

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