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14-year-old Indian-American wins National Spelling Bee

Karthik Nemmani has become 14th champion or co-champion of South Asian descent the bee has had in 11 consecutive years. He defeated a record-shattering 515 contestants to win the contest.

Jun 1, 2018

Mumbai-based Air India pilot found dead in gym of Riyadh hotel

Rithwick Tiwari, a first officer with Air India, was found unconscious in the washroom of the health club of Hotel Holiday Inn and he is suspected to have died of a heart attack. Tiwari's body was found lying sideways in the washroom after police broke open the door.

Jun 1, 2018

Hits and misses: Big takeaways from Kairana, Palghar and other by-election results

The Bharatiya Janata Party continued its abysmal run at the bypolls by losing the crucial Kairana constituency in western Uttar Pradesh. Here's a look at the results from other constituencies.

May 31, 2018

Journalism started during Mahabharata, says BJP's Dinesh Sharma

Just weeks after Venkaiah Naidu said that plastic surgery was performed by surgeons in ancient times, deputy CM of Uttar Pradesh, Dinesh Sharma made headlines for an equally bizarre statement. It involves broadcast television, Google and Mahabharata.

May 31, 2018

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Woman posts racy video on Google Maps; locals say they are driving there 'straight away'

The semi-nude video of the cheeky tourist has racked up a lot of five-star reviews quickly on Google Maps. Meanwhile, Google is trying to find out how the video smuggled onto the map.

May 31, 2018

Quick Response: The loss of Kairana LS seat means BJP's golden run has ended

The BJP had won 71 out of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2014 when the opposition votes were divided. The fabled Narendra Modi magic will not help the party retain its grip on the state if SP,BSP and Congress stand together and leverage their 50 percent vote share in the state in the 2019 general elections.

May 31, 2018

From meeting Modi to interacting with villagers and Mumbai dabbawalas, Queen Maxima did it all [Video]

While Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has been carrying out her official duties and meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and other officials, but she also interacted with dabbawalas in Mumbai and residents of a Meerut village

May 31, 2018

Rahul Gandhi decides the fate of Karnataka cabinet over conference call from US

Following days of hectic negotiations over the cabinet formation, JD (S) leader Danish Ali confirmed the news after holding five rounds of talks with the senior leaders of both the alliance parties. Ali will also be meeting CM H D Kumaraswamy and former PM H D Deve Gowda soon.

May 31, 2018

Will Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi face justice at home? India presses UK for action

The Union Home Ministry raised concerns over the need to expedite the economic offenders and the Indian fugitives who are currently residing in the United Kingdom. A few among them also includes on-the-run diamantaire Nirav Modi and suspected cricket bookie Sanjiv Kapur.

May 31, 2018

Quick response: Kerala's Chengannur by-election confirms BJP's rise merely makes it easy for the Left Front

The Chengannur by-election results show that Congress in the state has to worry about its existence. The verdict endorse the view that if BJP rises in the state, it's Congress that will have to pay the price, not the Left Front. Congress will now realise that any amount of anti-incumbency will not be enough to unseat the CPI (M) from power.

May 31, 2018

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14-year-old Indian-American wins National Spelling Bee

Mumbai-based Air India pilot found dead in gym of Riyadh hotel

Hits and misses: Big takeaways from Kairana, Palghar and other by-election results

Journalism started during Mahabharata, says BJP's Dinesh Sharma

Woman posts racy video on Google Maps; locals say they are driving there 'straight away'

Quick Response: The loss of Kairana LS seat means BJP's golden run has ended

From meeting Modi to interacting with villagers and Mumbai dabbawalas, Queen Maxima did it all [Video]

Rahul Gandhi decides the fate of Karnataka cabinet over conference call from US

Will Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi face justice at home? India presses UK for action

Quick response: Kerala's Chengannur by-election confirms BJP's rise merely makes it easy for the Left Front

Bengal Assembly by-poll: Trinamool takes huge lead in Maheshtala

Punjab Assembly by-poll results: Congress leads in Akali Dal stronghold

West Bengal Dalit boy a victim of clash between BJP and Bajrang Dal: TMC leader

Southwest Airlines asks mother to 'prove' relation to her biracial son

Congress wins Bengaluru's RR Nagar, CPIM Saji Cherian victorious in Chengannur by-polls

Resul Pookutty's 'gay love story' comment on RRR: Oscar winner responds to Baahubali producer's criticism

Twitter complies with IT Ministry's deadline, deletes flagged content

Pavitra Lokesh, Naresh found in hotel; Estranged wife abuses them in viral video