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IAF airlifts stranded rescue team from An-32 crash site in Arunachal

The task of the retrieving the team was delayed due to monsoon rains, hostile terrain, clouds, wild animals, snakes and insects.

Jun 30, 2019

Princess Haya flees Dubai with kids, £31 million; seeks asylum in London

Princess Haya is the sixth wife of Dubai's ruler Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum.

Jun 30, 2019

Amarnath Yatra: First batch of devotees leave Jammu to begin pilgrimage

Notable security arrangements, that were reviewed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, have been made to ensure a smooth and violence-free Amarnath Yatra this year.

Jun 30, 2019

From Emergency to water crisis: Key things PM Modi said in Mann ki Baat

Almost a month after returning back to power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing his first radio programme Mann Ki Baat.

Jun 30, 2019

Akash Vijayvargiya on beating official: 'Not embarrassed, pray I don't get another chance to use bat again'

BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya said that he was not embarrassed at what he did and that he shouldn't get another chance to repeat his actions.

Jun 30, 2019

Aliens in skies? Pulsating UFOs spotted above England sparks fear

These UFOs that appeared in England recently tried to align in a formation, and many people claimed that these are all indications of alien life in deep space

Jun 30, 2019

Terrorist killed in gunfight with forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam, internet snapped

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation on Sunday morning after receiving credible inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area.

Jun 30, 2019

Alwar mob lynching: Pehlu Khan was not named in chargesheet, clarifies Ashok Gehlot

Ashok Gehlot tweeted saying that the Congress party is ideologically committed against any kind of lynching committed anywhere in the country.

Jun 30, 2019

World Bank, India sign $250 million loan pact for Rebuild Kerala programme

The World Bank has been working closely with the central government and Kerala government since the floods struck in August 2018 in assessing the impact of the floods and assisting in recovery and reconstruction.

Jun 29, 2019

PM Modi asks G20 countries to join a global coalition on disaster resilience

The thinking behind the initiative is that every time a major disaster occurs, immediate relief and rehabilitation are given but thereafter small, vulnerable and developing countries are left to fend for themselves.

Jun 29, 2019

Alwar lynching: Pehlu Khan posthumously named in chargesheet for smuggling cattle

The chargesheet was prepared in December 2018, days after Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's government came into power in Rajasthan.

Jun 29, 2019

Mother-daughter hacked to death over witchcraft accusations in Jharkhand

The two women were killed when a neighbour fell ill after attending a puja at the victims' house.

Jun 29, 2019

3,400-year-old palace emerges from drought-hit Tigris River in Iraq

The palace is situated in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. It had first made an appearance in 2010 but the excavation took place recently. Archaeologists have said that they do not know when the structure will go back under water.

Jun 29, 2019

Jilted lover stabs 20-year-old woman in broad daylight in Mangaluru

The youth, identified as Sushant, 22, stabbed Deeksha, 20, who was returning to her home from college on Friday evening and then slit himself.

Jun 29, 2019

Here's why Vajpayee refused to give permission for IAF strike at Pak Army camp in PoK

Post the 2001 Parliament attack, the three defence force chiefs hurriedly met Defence Minister George Fernandes and National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra in the military operations room.

Jun 29, 2019