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US withdraws staff from Saudi Arabia dedicated to Yemen planning

A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition declined to confirm details about the positioning of U.S. military personnel, but played down such moves.

Aug 20, 2016

What and when is World Mosquito Day, and why is it observed?

Find out everything you need to know about World Mosquito Day right here, from when and why it is observed, to what it stands for.

Aug 19, 2016

Coal scam: Court frames charges against ex-secretary, five others

The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Moira and Madhujore (North and South) coal blocks in West Bengal to VMPL.

Aug 19, 2016

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Olympic swimmers who claimed they were robbed seen entering petrol station

CCTV video shows Olympic US swimmers Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger at a petrol station where alleged incident took place. The station owner claims the Olympians urinated on the wall and vandalised the place. Lochte has issued an apology for not being more careful.

Aug 19, 2016

World Photo Day 2016: Capturing the lives of the dispossessed

Each photo, projects the memories and experiences of Sitara's life and transports you to her world and the lives of those around her.

Aug 19, 2016

Cern investigates fake human sacrifice video in front of Nataraj statue; watch clip here [VIDEO]

The shaky video, which had emerged last week, has since been debunked as a hoax, and CERN is probing the incident.

Aug 19, 2016

Taking a swipe, Rahul Gandhi tweets prayer for PM Modi

The tweet from Gandhi came a day after Modi said that after the Independence no other party, including the Congress, has made as much sacrifice as the BJP.

Aug 19, 2016

Terrorists attack BSF camp in Kupwara; 3 security personnel, 1 civilian injured

At least three BSF jawans and a porter were injured in the encounter.

Aug 19, 2016

Gopalganj hooch tragedy: 6 arrested, 25 police officers suspended

At least 16 people died after allegedly consuming poisonous country-made liquor on Aug. 15.

Aug 19, 2016

WATCH: Union Minister Mahesh Sharma's security guard slaps apartment watchman; minister apologises

Two other watchmen, who tried to stop Sharma's guards, were also assaulted.

Aug 19, 2016

Jaipur: Jaya Bachchan, Meenakshi Lekhi, Poonam Mahajan, others to attend BRICS summit for women MPs tomorrow

The event, "Women Parliamentarians: The Enablers for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals" will be held in Jaipur on Aug. 20.

Aug 19, 2016

Watch: Baloch woman wishes PM Modi on Raksha Bandhan, asks him to be the voice of their war on Pakistan [VIDEO]

Karima Baloch, in a video, also asked Modi to help in "tracing brothers" who have gone missing from Balochistan.

Aug 19, 2016

Earthquake hits islands close to Argentina

7.3 magnitude quake in south Atlantic Ocean, no tsunami alert

An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale has hit South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands situated 1500 miles off the coast of Argentina according to German Research Centre for Geosciences.

Aug 19, 2016