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Jallikattu ban protests: Jallikattu supporters now want PETA banned in India for submitting 'old evidence' that led to SC order

Allegations made that PETA was trying to weaken the native breed of cattle so that it could introduce cross-bred cattle were absolutely baseless, PETA told International Business Times

Jan 18, 2017

Congress leaders detained in Mumbai, Ahmedabad for anti-demonetisation protests

The Congress party protested in front of 25 RBI branches on Wednesday.

Jan 18, 2017

Salman Khan Arms Act case: Here's how Twitter reacted

Salman Khan thanked fans on social media for all their support and good wishes.

Jan 18, 2017

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Amazon faces flak after parcel reaches Jewish customer with note saying 'Greetings from Uncle Adolf'

Police called in after company allegedly did not take the matter seriously. Amazon defended itself saying the employee involved was fired and it issued an apology.

Jan 18, 2017

Mexico shooting: At least 4 dead in Caribbean resort city

The attack came a day after five people, including three foreigners, were killed at a music festival in Mexico; the US Consulate in Merdida has issued an alert, warning US citizens to be cautious

Jan 18, 2017

Assembly elections 2017: ND Tiwari and Kumar Vishwas poised to join BJP; but will it help the party?

Reports state that ND Tiwari, the last Congress chief minister of UP, is expected to join the BJP, along with his son; as is Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas

Jan 18, 2017

US citizen arrested for downloading and sharing child pornography videos, images

The US citizen, 42-year-old James Kirk Jones, was arrested by Telangana CID after they received a tip-off about an IP address from which child pornography was being shared

Jan 18, 2017

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Barack Obama commutes Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence

President Barack Obama commuted the remaining prison term of Chelsea Manning, the army intelligence analyst who was convicted for 35 years for violations under the Espionage Act. Manning had released American military and diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks. The White House said Manning’s commutation was not influenced by Julian Assange or WikiLeaks.

Jan 18, 2017

Jallikattu protest: Vijay's video message comes as a big boost to supporters of bull-taming game

Vijay and Suriya have extended their support to Jallikattu protests. Suriya, busy promoting his upcoming movie C3 aka S3, said PETA has lost in the people's court

Jan 18, 2017

Salman Khan Arms Act case: Jodhpur court acquits Bigg Boss 10 host

Salman Khan had earlier been acquitted in the blackbuck or chinkara poaching case, but the Rajasthan government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the verdict.

Jan 18, 2017