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First day of fall 2016: Inspirational quotes and sayings about autumn

Fall, also known as fall foliage season, officially begins on September 22.

Sep 22, 2016

Six-year-old US boy offers home to Syrian child refugee in letter to President Obama

Six-year-old Alex from New York sent a letter to US President Barack Obama asking Syrian refugee Omran Daqneesh to come and live with him. Footage of the bloodied five-year-old boy emerged earlier in 2016, after he was dragged from a destroyed building in Aleppo. In his letter to the White House, Alex offers to share his bike and toys with Daqneesh, and said he would teach him addition and subtraction. A clip of Alex reading his letter has now gone viral, and has been viewed over four million times on Facebook.

Sep 22, 2016

Evening wrap: Navy on highest alert, rains hit normal life in Andhra Pradesh, and more

The Navy was put on highest alert after a few school children in Mumbai said they saw men carrying arms near the Uran naval base.

Sep 22, 2016

India approves laying undersea optical fibre cables

India to lay undersea cables for direct communication link with Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The government has cleared the Rs 1102.38 crore project, which is likely to be completed by December 2018.

Sep 22, 2016

Normal life hit as rains lash parts of Andhra Pradesh, Mumbai

Districts like Guntur, Kurnool and Kakinada were severely affected with water-logging and vehicular traffic being disrupted.

Sep 22, 2016

Indian Navy on highest alert after men carrying arms spotted in Mumbai

Five suspicious looking men in black clothes carrying heavy sac bags and long weapons were seen in Uran near the naval base in Mumbai.

Sep 22, 2016

AAP MLA Somnath Bharti arrested for assaulting AIIMS security guards

Bharti and his supporters assaulted and misbehaved with six security guards at the medical institute.

Sep 22, 2016

Govt asks editors to pre-verify all military-related content before publishing

A media report contradicted the DGMO about whether the guns used by the terrorists at Uri had Pakistani markings.

Sep 22, 2016

Woman crushed to death during stampede over free food coupons in Bengaluru

Around 6,000 people had gathered outside a hall in Bamboo Bazaar where businessman Asif was supposed to distribute free food coupons.

Sep 22, 2016

Nigel Farage: I now strongly think Trump will win

Ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said that the UKs decision on a Brexit will inspire support for Donald Trump and smooth his path to victory in the US in the election in November.

Sep 22, 2016

IISc, IITs among 31 Indian institutes ranked best in the world

Oxford University has replaced California Institute of Technology as the best university in the world.

Sep 22, 2016

Stop Trump bus tours London to urge Americans in Britain to register

Americans living in London are being urged to register to vote in the Presidential election on 8 November. Avaaz, the organisers of the Stop Trump bus, say that there are 200,000 Americans living in Britain, but only 12% of them vote. They also plan to hold similar registration drives in Berlin and Mexico city.

Sep 22, 2016