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Metropolitan police launch Think Before You Dial campaign

In a drive to reduce improper use of the 999 number over the Christmas period, the Metropolitan Police Service has released 12 examples of inappropriate calls to 999 that could have prevented others from getting through to police.The Christmas and New Year period traditionally sees the 999 emergency number at its busiest. This, coupled with a significant increase in call volumes over the past year, has prompted the Met to urge the public to ensure people understand how to get in touch with police without putting unnecessary strain on the 999 system.

Dec 19, 2016

Bollywood celebs wish Happy Independence Day. Pictured: A person with the Indian flag in his hand.

Kerala: Malayalam writer Kamalsy Prana arrested for insulting national anthem in his recent novel

Prana had posted a few lines from his recent Malayalam novel Smamashanangalude Notepusthakam on Facebook.

Dec 19, 2016

Missing 7-year-old Syria war symbol evacuated from Aleppo

Bana al-Abed has been tweeting about her struggle to survive the Syrian conflict in eastern Aleppo.

Dec 19, 2016

Evening wrap: Yasin Bhatkal sentenced to death, Masood Azhar named in Pathankot Attack, Sunny Leone sizzles, and more

Read about the trailer release of Jolly LLB 2 and the drone video of a shark and a killer whale fighting under water.

Dec 19, 2016

UP Assembly elections 2017: Rahul Gandhi bats for farmers again; how big is his strategy?

Rahul Gandhi is looking to woo farmers big time before the elections as they make a large vote bank in the state.

Dec 19, 2016

US got it wrong about Saddam Hussein, says CIA agent who interrogated the Iraqi dictator

A former CIA agent said that the US was critically mistaken about its intervention in Iraq on multiple levels.

Dec 19, 2016

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Sweden’s architects host annual gingerbread competition

The 26th Swedish gingerbread competition organised by the Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design has crowned its winner. There were over 160 entries and the winner by popular vote was an economic student who built an intricate miniature city, sinking over 40 hours into the design. Winner Ecalina Asp explained that the theme was ‘hemlighet’, which is Swedish for ‘secret’, and ‘hem’ means home.

Dec 19, 2016

Manipur: Internet services banned till December 25; indefinite curfew in Imphal east district

Vandalism, mobs and violence in Manipur after Meiteis react to Naga economic blockade.

Dec 19, 2016

Indian Mujahideen Head Yasin Bhatkal arrested by NIA

2013 Hyderabad Blasts: Yasin Bhatkal, 4 others sentenced to death by special NIA court in Dilsukhnagar blasts case

All five had been convicted in the 2013 Hyderabad blasts case by the special NIA court on December 13 this year.

Dec 19, 2016

Watch: PM Modi slams Opposition parties on note ban, black money and development at Parivartan Rally in Uttar Pradesh

With the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections just around the corner, the prime minister was addressing a Parivartan Rally in Kanpur.

Dec 19, 2016

Is Donald Trump mentally unstable? Psychiatry professors express concern, ask Obama to conduct 'medical evaluation'

In August, US President Obama had questioned Trump's temperament and had said that the Republican billionaire was "unfit to serve as President."

Dec 19, 2016

West Bengal accident: CRPF jawan, pregnant wife dead after police jeep rams into motorcycle

CRPF jawan Shambhu Tirkey and his pregnant wife Leena Lakra were returning home after a medical check-up.

Dec 19, 2016

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CCTV footage shows man stabbed 10 times in unprovoked attack in Barking

Police have released CCTV footage of the moment a man was stabbed 10 times in an unprovoked attack in east London. The father-of-two spent a week recovering from his injuries in hospital after puncturing his lung as well as suffering injuries to his chest, stomach, bowel and liver. He was stabbed after walking home from a pub on 28 October at around 9:45pm. As he walked down Pelham Avenue, he was approached from behind by the suspect, who suddenly stabbed him multiple times.

Dec 19, 2016