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India wins seat at UN Human Rights Council with highest number of votes

This is the fifth time India is elected to the Geneva-based Council, the main body of the UN charged with promoting and monitoring human rights.

Oct 13, 2018

Anti-Brexit demonstrators protest opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, June 12, 2018

No Netflix & Spotify for Britons under no-deal Brexit

British travelers will be having some hard time streaming their favorite movies and TV shows on Netflix and listen to songs on their Spotify accounts if they will be heading to the European Union.

Oct 13, 2018

#MeToo movement: Delhi HC restrains scribe from identifying accused on social media

Ever since the movement gained steam in India, several women have bravely come out with stories about harassment and sexual abuse at the workplace.

Oct 12, 2018

#MeToo campaign: Four retired judges to publicly hear cases, says Maneka Gandhi

The MeToo movement began when actress Tanushree Dutta said that acclaimed director Nana Patekar had sexually assaulted and harassed her.

Oct 12, 2018

Female journalists are not so innocent, says MP BJP women's wing chief on #MeToo row

Lata Kelkar is the second BJP leader to speak about the sexual harassment claims against MJ Akbar, who is a member of the party and a junior minister in the External Affairs Ministry.

Oct 12, 2018

IKEA to invest Rs 2,000 crore in upcoming Bengaluru showroom

Like other outlets, the Bengaluru store will have a food court attached to the furniture store. It will also feature a supervised daycare centre for children.

Oct 12, 2018

US Army cancelled contracts and expelled over 500 immigrant recruits after promising them citizenship

While the US Army has refused to speak about why the recruits were discharged, a document submitted to the US District Court for the District of Columbia confirms that 502 personnel enlisted under MAVNI were let go in the last one year.

Oct 12, 2018

Meerut: Over 100 Dalit families barred from installing Goddess Kali idol; threaten to convert to Islam

The group who stopped the installation belong to the same caste as the Dalit families. They claim that they are part of the temple board even though they have no documentation to prove it.

Oct 12, 2018

Who is D Shankaran? Founder of Shankar IAS Academy commits suicide in Chennai

D Shankaran had started Shankar IAS Academy in 2004 at Anna Nagar in Tamil Nadu to train IAS and IPS aspirants.

Oct 12, 2018

No more leaves on working days for judges; CJI Gogoi's plan to tackle 3 cr pending cases

There are approximately 55,000 pending cases in the Supreme Court, 32.4 lakh cases spread across 24 high courts and 2.77 crore cases in subordinate courts.

Oct 12, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: 17-yr-old girl gang raped, killed in Shamli district

The girl's body was found hanging from a ceiling fan in the house, the officer said.

Oct 12, 2018

Mysterious UFO or Soyuz remnants? Fire streaks in California skies trigger fear

After watching the video, many people argued that the giant fire streaks could be a malfunctioned alien UFO

Oct 12, 2018

CISF to get world's first detect-track-disrupt counter-drone system for surveillance near airports

The system is in use in France, Israel, the US and the UK, and can not only detect, track and classify if the drone is a micro, mini or large but also differentiate between a bird and drone.

Oct 12, 2018

IT raids TDP leader CM Ramesh's residence, offices in Hyderabad

Responding to reports of the raids, the TDP MP claimed that it is a case of political vendetta and blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah.

Oct 12, 2018

Telangana politician quits Congress, joins BJP and makes a return within 10 hours

Padmini Reddy is the wife of senior Congress member C Damodar Raja Narasimha. On Thursday, a tweet by BJP's national general secretary had said that Padmini was impressed by the work done by PM Modi.

Oct 12, 2018

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India wins seat at UN Human Rights Council with highest number of votes

No Netflix & Spotify for Britons under no-deal Brexit

#MeToo movement: Delhi HC restrains scribe from identifying accused on social media

#MeToo campaign: Four retired judges to publicly hear cases, says Maneka Gandhi

Female journalists are not so innocent, says MP BJP women's wing chief on #MeToo row

IKEA to invest Rs 2,000 crore in upcoming Bengaluru showroom

US Army cancelled contracts and expelled over 500 immigrant recruits after promising them citizenship

Meerut: Over 100 Dalit families barred from installing Goddess Kali idol; threaten to convert to Islam

Who is D Shankaran? Founder of Shankar IAS Academy commits suicide in Chennai

No more leaves on working days for judges; CJI Gogoi's plan to tackle 3 cr pending cases

Uttar Pradesh: 17-yr-old girl gang raped, killed in Shamli district

Mysterious UFO or Soyuz remnants? Fire streaks in California skies trigger fear

CISF to get world's first detect-track-disrupt counter-drone system for surveillance near airports

IT raids TDP leader CM Ramesh's residence, offices in Hyderabad

Telangana politician quits Congress, joins BJP and makes a return within 10 hours

Relax, banknotes & coins have "very low" transmission risk of COVID-19, Variants of Concern [details]

Snehan's Wedding: Actor Ties the Knot In the Presence of Kamal Haasan, Bharathiraja [Photos]

Sex and multicellularity drove diversity of species; study explains "paradox of sex" [details]