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Libya plane hijack ends: All released after aircraft landed in Malta with 118 on board; hijackers demanding asylum arrested

It began on Friday morning when the two pro-Gaddafi hijackers diverted the Afriqiyah Airways flight to the Malta International Airport.

Dec 23, 2016

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Roopa Ganguly admitted to Kolkata hospital; BJP blames TMC attack for blood clots in brain

The 50-year-old has complained of severe headache and partial loss of vision.

Dec 23, 2016

C-17 Globemaster: Modi govt clears four key proposals to buy aircraft, low-level lightweight radars and more

Manohar Parrikar-headed Defence Acquisition Council has cleared the proposals for the Indian Armed Forces.

Dec 23, 2016

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Passenger plane reportedly hijacked over Libya lands in Malta

An aeroplane, thought to have been hijacked over Libya, has been diverted to Malta. There are reportedly over 100 passengers on-board the Afriqiyah Airways flight.

Dec 23, 2016

Green offices improve workers' performance and can make your company lots of money!

A rise has been observed in the number of green buildings being constructed after finding the health and cost related benefits.

Dec 23, 2016

Evening wrap: Berlin terror attack suspect killed, Libya plane hijack, Shah Rukh Khan is part of Dangal, and more

Read about Rahul Gandhi calling demonetisation economic dacoity, and NASA's Cassini capturing amazing images of Saturn's Pandora moon.

Dec 23, 2016

Modi govt eases passport rules for date of birth, single parents and more; see the changes they made [PDF]

The MEA said the change in the Passport Rules, 1980, are expected to "streamline, liberalise and ease the process of issue of passport."

Dec 23, 2016

Who is Donald Trump's presidential counsellor Kellyanne Conway?

Conway, known as Trump whisperer, was also the first woman to ever run a Republican presidential campaign.

Dec 23, 2016

Russian Special Forces have new pal, and it's a gun-toting combat robot tank called Nerekhta

Nerekhta robot is a new battlefield robot tank that can do some serious damage, while supporting Russian Special Forces with its cover fire.

Dec 23, 2016

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Berlin truck attack suspect Anis Amri shot dead in Milan

Anis Amri, the suspect in the Berlin Christmas market truck attack, has been shot dead by Italian police on 23 December. Italys interior minister Marco Minniti told a news conference that without any shadow of a doubt the man was the 24-year-old Tunisian, and that he died in a shootout with police in a Milan suburb.

Dec 23, 2016

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Libya plane hijack updates: Aircraft landed in Malta with 118 people on board; all rescued, hijackers in custody

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat posted a tweet saying he has been informed of a potential hijack situation.

Dec 23, 2016

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Berlin attack: Tunisian suspect Anis Amri shot dead in Italy

The 24-year-old Tunisian suspect, Anis Amri, was absconding since the deadly truck attack in the German capital.

Dec 23, 2016

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Swaleside prison riot: Footage from inside prison as 60 inmates take control of wing

A prison wing at HMP Swaleside, Kent, was taken over by 60 inmates on 22 December. Inmates took control of a wing of the Category B training prison on the Isle of Sheppey, before specialist Tornado teams were sent in to quash the riot. The Swaleside incident is the fifth disturbance at an English prison in less than two months following riots at Lewes, Bedford, Moorland and Birmingham.

Dec 23, 2016

Rahul Gandhi in Uttarakhand: Demonetisation is 'economic dacoity'

Meanwhile, Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat has been summoned by CBI over a CD that showed him striking a monetary deal with rebel Congress leaders.

Dec 23, 2016

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Australian police foil terrorists Christmas Day bomb plot

Australian police arrested seven people on 23 December in connection with a plot to attack Melbourne with a series of bombs on Christmas day. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnball told reporters that those involved were arrested in dawn raids, where plans to bomb significant, high-profile locations in the city were discovered. Turbull also described the planned attack as an Islamist terrorist plot and one of the most substantial terrorist plots that have been disrupted over the last several years.

Dec 23, 2016

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