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News channel faces flak for style of covering Chennai floods [VIDEO]

The anchor of Tez News channel is seen 'standing in the floods' in a viral video.

Dec 4, 2015

ISI agent Mohammad Aijaz breaks down after speaking to relatives in Pakistan

The six-minute call, which was made in order to establish the identity of the Pakistani agent, was recorded by the police.

Dec 4, 2015

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London crowned capital of grim selfies

People in London look the most miserable in their selfies while strong smiles are found in Sao Paulo and Bangkok, says a researcher involved in setting up a London show about selfies. For its new exhibition Big Bang Data, Somerset House has commissioned Selfiecity London, a spotlight on 640 selfies selected out of a total of 152,462 public Instagram images taken in a single week in September in a 5km2 radius around the museum. The show opens to the public on Thursday (3 December).

Dec 4, 2015

Pankaja Munde defends ban on women from offering puja in Maharashtra temple

"These are traditions and cannot be linked with insult of women fraternity," she said.

Dec 4, 2015

Anonymous leaks data of almost 1500 Paris climate talks officials

The data was leaked by hacktivists to protest the arrest of activists on Sunday in Paris.

Dec 4, 2015

Israel 'trained' in Greece to defeat advanced Russian-made S-300 missile system

Israel's warplanes could test how the S-300's lock-on system works.

Dec 4, 2015

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FIFA: US charges 16 new officials as corruption scandal widens

The corruption scandal engulfing footballs governing body has widened, after a number of past or present FIFA officials were among 16 further people charged by US authorities on 3 December. The indictments, released by the US Department of Justice in Washington, came just hours after the arrests of two FIFA officials in dawn raids at a luxury hotel in Zurich.

Dec 4, 2015