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North, South Korea to decide date for 3rd summit as Pyongyang asks US to ease sanctions

The Moon-Kim summit in April was historical as it broke a long spell of hostility between the two sides after the last summit in 2007 in Pyongyang.

Aug 13, 2018

J&K Health Department website hacked by Pakistan? Urdu translation listed Guv Vohra as American, his advisor as Pakistani

In a troubling discovery, website of J&K Health Services (Urdu translation) displayed the name of Governor N. N. Vhora as an 'American' and his advisor K Vijay Kumar as a 'Pakistani'. Was this a hacking attempt by Pakistan or a mischievous act by the website admin?

Aug 12, 2018

Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee on ventilator, condition 'extremely critical'

The ten times MP of the Lok Sabha was hospitalised after his health deteriorated following a massive heart attack.

Aug 12, 2018

Aliens visiting Earth? Footage shows giant UFO flying across Lake Norman, United States

The possibly alien UFO can be seen hovering in broad daylight above Lake Norman in the United States

Aug 12, 2018

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Kamal Haasan, Suriya, Karthi and Vijay donate Rs 80 lakh for Kerala flood relief

Superstar Kamal Haasan, Suriya, Karthi Vijay and Vijay Devarakonda have made a generous donation of Rs 80 lakh together for the flood victims of Kerala, which has been hit by heavy rainfall.

Aug 12, 2018

Israel passes new Jewish nation-state law; Arab minorities protest

PM Benjamin Netanyahu has defended the law, which says only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country.

Aug 12, 2018

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Bengaluru's Namma Metro registers record ridership, thanks to rains and daily traffic jams

A report published in the Bangalore Mirror has revealed that BMRCL registered a record ridership on Friday carrying as many as 4,23,098 passengers. The transport corporation earned Rs 1,03,68,148 on the same day, according to Metro officials.

Aug 12, 2018

Kangana Ranaut, Sadguru 'justify' cow vigilantism; face flak for disparaging remarks on liberals

Kangana's derogatory remarks on Indian liberals were followed by Sadguru's affirmation when he interrupted the actress and they are fanatics.

Aug 12, 2018

Charlottesville one-year anniversary: White supremacy persists, hate lives on

The people in Charlottesville, Virginia are in denial and are not willing to accept the consequence of racism.

Aug 12, 2018

Indian politicians condole Naipaul's death; call it 'loss for the world of letters'

Indian PM Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and Defense Minister Nirmala Sitaraman spoke about the late author's contributions to literature.

Aug 12, 2018

Vikram Sarabhai: Remembering the father of Indian space programme on 99th birth anniversary

Sarabhai played an integral role in establishing the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the largest government space agency in the world.

Aug 12, 2018

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An unusual Friendship Day present: Jabalpur builder's son steals Rs 46 lakh from father, donates it to friends

The teenager, a class tenth boy, allegedly stole a whopping Rs 46 lakh and distributed expensive gifts to his friends in school. He also gave away Rs 3 lakh to a boy who had finished his homework and Rs 15 lakh to a daily wage-earners son.

Aug 12, 2018