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Chicago shooting: 7-year-old girl trick-or-treating on Halloween critically shot in chest

The shooting took place at 5.30 pm after two people walked up to a group of people standing in 3700 block of West 26 Street and opened fire.

Nov 1, 2019

What is Karnataka Rajyotsava? All you need to know about the Kannada Day

The state was previously called Mysore and was renamed as Karnataka on 1 November 1973.

Nov 1, 2019

RDX found in bag at Delhi airport, security stepped up at IGIA

The black-coloured bag, which was detected at around 1 am at Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport, was kept under observation for few hours.

Nov 1, 2019

Karnataka Rajyotsava 2019: PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi wish people; Yediyurappa to award 64 achievers

Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Culture Minister C T Ravi will give away the awards.

Nov 1, 2019

Maharashtra: Beed farmer demands to be CM until BJP-Sena power tussle is resolved

Shrikant V Gadale, a farmer from Beed District has written to the Governor stating," till the time matter of CM post is sorted out, I should be made CM. It is a tough time for farmers due to crop damage after untimely rains."

Nov 1, 2019

Overnight overhaul: CM Yogi Adityanath transfers 25 IAS, 22 IPS officers in UP

The transferred officials include district magistrates of nine districts including Lucknow and Varanasi.

Nov 1, 2019

Islamic State announces successor to al-Baghdadi, vows revenge against US

The group confirmed his death in an audio tape posted online and said a successor, identified as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi, had been appointed.

Nov 1, 2019

Govt officials around the globe targets of Whatsapp hacking: Report

The hacking of a wider group of top government officials' smartphones than previously reported suggests the WhatsApp cyber intrusion could have broad political and diplomatic consequences.

Nov 1, 2019

Did Karnataka CM Yediyurappa call Tipu Sultan a freedom fighter in 2012?

A photo of the visitor's book from the tomb of Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali Khan Bahadur, Gumbaz-e-Shahi allegedly shows an entry made by Yediyurappa, where it is written than Tipu fought for the freedom of India.

Oct 31, 2019

Is India planning to open 100 new airports by 2024?

The steps to start a plane-lease financing business in the country was also discussed during an infrastructure review meeting held in mid-October.

Oct 31, 2019

'This is just Baghdadi, how about those who raped us?' asks Yazidi Nobel laureate Nadia Murad

About 5,000 people from the Yazidi community, a religious minority in northern Iraq were subjected to genocidal killing by the Islamic State in 2014, according to the UN reports.

Oct 31, 2019

Conflicting opinions of Twitter, Facebook on political ads don't solve the bigger problem

The young leaders running the show behind social media giants, Facebook and Twitter, have waged a war of words against one another as the issue of political ads gets spotlight.

Oct 31, 2019

Real or Fake? Female influencers harassed on Instagram

For the study, the research team interviewed 25 professional or aspiring female Instagrammers in the areas of fashion, beauty and lifestyle.

Oct 31, 2019

Delhi Police chief Amulya Patnaik to sack 81 personnel

Three ACPs allegedly involved in corrupt practices and dereliction of duty are also included.

Oct 31, 2019

Nirbhaya gangrape: 4 convicts could be executed if mercy plea not filed before President within 7 days.

Tihar and Mandoli jail authorities handed over notices to the convicts on October 28. It has been made clear to the convicts that they can file a mercy plea before the President within seven days if they seek a review of the death sentence.

Oct 31, 2019