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Samsung tablet catches fire in UK, almost kills 11-year-old boy

Callum Hewkin had plugged his tablet to charge and left it on the bed. The tablet was charging through the night for almost nine hours.

Jun 28, 2019

Terror suspects arrested in Karnataka wanted to transport explosives to Kerala

Habibur Rehman was arrested by the NIA over his involvement in the 2014 Burdwan blast.

Jun 28, 2019

Did Trump warn Putin against meddling in 2020 US elections at G20 summit?

Trump made the tongue-in-cheek comment, "Don't meddle in US elections," a year after he was criticised for not confronting President Vladimir Putin at the Helsinki summit for Russian interference in the 2016 US elections.

Jun 28, 2019

Poultry farmers seek 'Agriculture' status under Income Tax Act

The Karnataka Poultry Farmers and Breeders Association (KPFBA) has shared its recommendations for the upcoming Union Budget 2019-20.

Jun 28, 2019

Resentment in UP bureaucrats: 9 am order not 'flexible'

The Yogi Adityanath-led UP government ordered on Thursday, that all officers should reach their office by 9 am following a complaint which said that the District Magistrates and Police chiefs were unavailable for the common man.

Jun 28, 2019

19-year-old girl and her mother tonsured for resisting rape in Bihar

A ward councillor, Mohammed Khurshid, and his henchmen had barged into their house in Vaishali district.

Jun 28, 2019

Indians' Swiss deposits at 2nd lowest level in 20 yrs; Modi govt's black money hunt winning?

As per SNB data, funds held by Indian customers in Swiss banks have fallen many times in the last five years, and the lowest recorded fall was in 2016 when it dropped by 45 percent.

Jun 28, 2019

Mamata govt to construct dining halls in minority-dominated schools; BJP calls move 'discriminatory'

The Trinamool Congress-led government has sought names of government-run and government-aided institutions having over 70 per cent minority students.

Jun 28, 2019

Amit Shah wants President's rule extended in J&K; will there be polls by 2019-end?

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the BJP government has done a lot to end terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and that the law and order situation in the state has improved.

Jun 28, 2019

No water in flats? Karnataka to ban apartment construction for five years

Bengaluru Development Minister Dr G Parameshwara points out that many builders are constructing apartments and selling them without showing a permanent source of water.

Jun 28, 2019

Drunk men beat up Mumbai cab driver and force him to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'

Faisal Usman Khan had noted down the bike's number and it helped the police nab the assailants.

Jun 28, 2019

AMMK propaganda secretary Thanga Tamilselvan joins DMK

Thanga Tamilselvan was a close aide of AMMK chief TTV Dhinakaran till the party miserably lost the recent polls in Tamil Nadu.

Jun 28, 2019

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: City comes to a standstill as heavy rains leave roads waterlogged

Bandra received maximum rainfall on Friday, June 28, with 30 mm of rains.

Jun 28, 2019

In a first, teen sentenced to double life imprisonment in Hyderabad

The 19-year-old boy has been sent to 27 years in jail for sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old boy.

Jun 28, 2019

Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy to visit US on taxpayers' money? Here's the truth

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy clarified saying that his upcoming trip to the United States will be on his personal expense.

Jun 28, 2019