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Who is Aadi Sai Vijaykaran? The 13-year-old touted as the world's best debater

Becoming the best young debater in the world took a lot of hard work for the class 8 student from KC High in Chennai.

Dec 26, 2018

Google honours social activist Baba Amte with a doodle on his 104th birth anniversary

The doodle was created by Vrinda Zaveri and portrayed Amte's life through a series of slides.

Dec 26, 2018

Who is Syed Ali Raza Abidi? Pak politician shot dead outside his Karachi home

Syed Ali Raza Abidi's death came days after two workers of the Pakistan Sarzameen Party (PSP) were gunned down in the city's Usmania Society neighbourhood.

Dec 26, 2018

Why Only Sikhs, Jats and Rajputs? Presidential bodyguard selection questioned in court

Initially the troopers were entirely Muslims from the Awadh region of the United Province, the current day Uttar Pradesh.

Dec 26, 2018

India's first indigenous artillery gun Dhanush to be inducted soon

An induction ceremony has been planned at the School of Artillery in Deolali near Nashik in February, which is likely to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dec 26, 2018

Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi over miners stuck in Meghalaya mine

The NDRF has used a sonar system and an underwater camera to detect the trapped miners. However, the system failed to locate any of those trapped in the main well due to poor visibility.

Dec 26, 2018

Ram Mandir issue: Babri Masjid Action Committee to file petition in SC

While right-wing groups and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) have been pressing for the ordinance, the Opposition has been seeking a court verdict on the contentious issue.

Dec 26, 2018

Kota, India's coaching hub, records 3 student suicides in 48 hours

The escalating student suicides in Kota, Rajasthan, are believed to be due to peer pressure, academic competition and parental push.

Dec 26, 2018

Guatemalan boy becomes second child to die in US custody in December

The boy and his father had entered the United States via El Paso, Texas, on December 18 and were transferred to a border patrol station in Alamogordo on December 23.

Dec 26, 2018

Japan withdraws from IWC, resumes commercial whale hunting

Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said commercial whaling would be restricted to Japanese territorial waters and economic zones. And, it will stop hunting in Antarctic waters and the southern hemisphere.

Dec 26, 2018

Golfer Jyoti Randhawa, national-level shooter arrested for poaching at UP tiger reserve

Jyoti Randhawa, who owns a farmhouse in Bahraich, allegedly killed a jungle fowl. A .22 mm rifle, the skin of a wild boar, binoculars and rangefinders have been recovered from the golfer.

Dec 26, 2018

New ISIS module 'Harkat ul Harb-e-Islam' busted; NIA raids 16 places in Delhi, UP

Uttar Pradesh Police said that one person was arrested from a madrassa (a college for Islamic instruction) in Amroha and four others were arrested from other locations.

Dec 26, 2018

Chinese firms come out in support of Huawei, no promotion and incentives to employees using iPhones

While some firms in China are reportedly providing subsidies to workers purchasing Huawei phones, others are said to be more aggressive in their stand against the US and Apple products and denying workers promotions and incentives if they use iPhones.

Dec 26, 2018

Over 15,000 Indians get Canadian citizenship in 2018; 50% more than 2017

Since October 2017, it has become easier to qualify to apply for Canadian citizenship. The time period for which a permanent resident must be physically present in Canada before applying for citizenship has reduced.

Dec 26, 2018

Chidambaram wants to know why GST goals are changing

The former Union Minister's tweets came barely two days after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday hinted that the country might eventually have a single standard rate of GST, adding that the 28 per cent slab would soon be phased out, except on luxury and "sin goods".

Dec 26, 2018