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Did Airtel offer advisor from religion of choice to customer? Telco issues clarification [Full text]

A customer, displeased with the service of an Airtel employee named Shoaib, had asked for another executive of Hindu religion. The company's apparent compliance with the bias sparked a debate on social media.

Jun 20, 2018

Tollywood sex racket: How a 'Rs 14 lakh incident' gave away the plot

As more details of the Tollywood sex racket have been emerging, insiders have been discussing two actresses and how they seem to have suddenly got a large amount of money. Their suspicions grew when one of these actresses returned from a trip to the US and spoke about exchanging US currency.

Jun 20, 2018

Condom-shaped UFO beamed energy weapon on woman, MUFON probe on

As the eyewitness zoomed in the condom-shaped UFO, she felt pain on her head which suggests that the aliens might be using an energy weapon

Jun 20, 2018

WHO classifies gaming addiction as a mental health condition, does it deserve to be on the list?

This disorder is defined by a person playing and spending too long with their video games to an extent where gaming overshadows other aspects of life like personal relationships and performance at workplace or school.

Jun 20, 2018

Karnataka Budget 2018: Government will present new budget in July, says Kumaraswamy

Chief Minister to present a new budget for the fiscal year of 2018-19. HD Kumaraswamy says it will focus on farmer loan waivers after green signal from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.

Jun 20, 2018

Beggar onboard? Passengers dole out but hostess intervenes (Video)

An Iranian man onboard a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Shiraz was too busy begging. Repeated requests from flight attendants wouldn't stop him.

Jun 20, 2018

Recreational marijuana usage legalised in Canada

Canada's Senate approved the bill to legalise recreational use of marijuana in the country, making it the first G7 nation to do so. The country's cannabis industry has seen a huge rise in investment with Trudeau's promise during the 2015 election.

Jun 20, 2018

Sakshi Dhoni's life under threat? Cricketer MS Dhoni's wife applies for a gun license

Sakshi Dhoni reportedly intends to get either a pistol or a .32 revolver. MS Dhoni's wife has asked for the license stating that she is often alone at home and also travels quite a bit for her personal work, which puts her in a vulnerable spot.

Jun 20, 2018

President approves governor's rule in J&K after BJP pulls out of coalition with PDP

President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the imposition of Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect. The move comes after BJP exited from PDP coalition and Mehbooba Mufti resigned as CM on Tuesday.

Jun 20, 2018

Apple, Google, Facebook join hands against Trump; Satya Nadella under cloud?

Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki join hands against Trump's border policy and inhuman separation of children from parents, but Microsoft is under cloud over its products being used by ICE

Jun 20, 2018

Mamata Banerjee announces 18% DA hike for West Bengal govt employees

The West Bengal government employees will receive 18 per cent hike in Dearness Allowance from January 1, 2019, announced the Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday.

Jun 20, 2018

Narendra Modi interacts with farmers, says their income will double by 2022

Apart from addressing the issues faced by the farmers, Modi also spoke about his government's major schemes and pet projects, which aim at boosting farmers' income.

Jun 20, 2018

US exits from UN human rights body; Amnesty International up in arms

America has opted out of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHRC), saying the organization is not worthy of being called a human rights council. Its biased nature has been cited as the reason behind the decision.

Jun 20, 2018

US Immigration Crackdown: Isolation and no legal aid, 52 detained Indians speak of plight in Oregon federal prison

The 52 Indian men, mostly Sikhs and Christians, said that they had been separated from their families weeks ago and had not been able to meet anyone since. They also had no clue of where their wives and children were and feared that they may never see their families again and be deported.

Jun 20, 2018

PNB scam: Lapses at several levels led to India's largest bank fraud, report says

A $2 billion fraud at India's Punjab National Bank (PNB) may have been orchestrated by a few rogue employees, but it escaped detection because of widespread risk-control and monitoring lapses in many areas of the bank, the bank's own internal probe has found.

Jun 20, 2018