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Bengaluru Mayor Sampath Raj blames heavy rains for floods and broken roads [VIDEO]

The civic body spends Rs 8,000 crore annually but commuters are left with pothole-ridden roads that claim lives.

Oct 11, 2017

'Inappropriate' for India to 'connect terrorism with Pakistan', says China daily: BRICS resolution forgotten?

A state-run Chinese daily seems to have taken a U-turn from the BRICS resolution where China had joined the other countries to condemn terrorism emanating from Pakistan. Read to know more.

Oct 11, 2017

Karnataka gets first human milk bank: Amaara to provide breast milk to infants in need

Karnataka's first human milk bank started functioning in Bengaluru on October 10.

Oct 11, 2017

Vigilantes confront paedophile with HIV trying to meet 12-year-old boy for sex

David Cox, 52, took Viagra, lubricant, alcohol and poppers – but no condoms – thinking he was meeting a child before being snared by paedophile hunters the Internet Interceptors.

Oct 11, 2017

Donald Trump thinks his IQ is yuge

Never one to downplay his own achievements, US President Donald Trump has regularly boasted of his high intelligence since he started running for office back in 2015. Now, after he challenged Rex Tillerson to an IQ test, we take a look at some of the most outrageous claims Trump has made about how clever he really is.

Oct 11, 2017

Catalonia suspends secession move; 'all options' open, says Spain

More than 2.2 million people across Catalonia had cast their ballots for a 'Yes/No' referendum to secede from Spain on October 2.

Oct 11, 2017

Strange lights spotted in sky over Grand Parkway, Texas [VIDEO]

In this video, the lights remain static in the skies over Texas.

Oct 11, 2017

Terrifying moment bus topples over on China highway

A surveillance camera on a bus from Hunan province, China, captures the moment the vehicle overturns as a car swerves towards its side. The bus filled with sleeping passengers was driving through a busy Chinese motorway. The accident happened on 1 October and left one person injured. According to state broadcaster CCTV, investigation is still underway.

Oct 11, 2017

Actor Anupam Kher replaces Gajendra Chauhan as FTII chairman

Anupam Kher was appointed as the new chairman of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) on Wednesday afternoon.

Oct 11, 2017

NFL owners to consider requiring players stand for anthem

NFL team owners will consider requiring players to stand for the US national anthem after President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up his criticism of silent player protests against racial injustice by targeting the league on taxes.

Oct 11, 2017

Australian woman wrestling a shark goes viral

A swimmer was filmed picking up a shark found trapped in a Sydney ocean pool and throwing it back into the sea on9 October. Melissa Hatheier, who works at a Cronulla real estate agency, was swimming in the Oak Park ocean pool on Monday morning when the metre-long shark was spotted.

Oct 11, 2017

This is what its like to spend 8 months in isolation in a fake Mars habitat

After eight months of isolation in a geodesic dome on the slopes of Mauna Loa, six Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) crew members felt the sun and wind on their faces and reunited with friends and family.

Oct 11, 2017

15-year-old girl raped by classmate in Karnataka's Sakleshpur Taluk

A class 9 girl was allegedly raped by his classmate who is also a minor in a village in Sakleshpur Taluk, Karnataka.

Oct 11, 2017

Sushma Swaraj reaches out to Russian youth forced to beg outside TN temple [PHOTO]

The Russian was found begging outside the Sri Kumarakottam Temple in Kancheepuram of Tamil Nadu, Read on to know why the foreigner was begging.

Oct 11, 2017

Lakshmi's NTR controversy: RGV clears rumours about Prakash Raj, Roja and YSRCP leaders

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who is fondly known as RGV, has denied the connection of actor Prakash Raj, actress Roja and any YSRCP leader with his controversial upcoming film Lakshmi's NTR.

Oct 11, 2017