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Orthodox-Jacobite standoff: Collector takes over Kerala church, clergy arrested

The Jacobites have been camping inside the Piravom church, protesting against a 2017 order by the top court, which allowed the Orthodox faction to take control.

Sep 26, 2019

WATCH | Kerala woman refuses to make way for KSRTC bus, forces driver to take right lane

After the video went viral, netizens couldn't stop praising the woman.

Sep 26, 2019

Water, power suppply to Kochi's illegal Maradu flats snapped, residents begin protest

While the eviction of residents will start on Sunday, the demolition of the complex will begin from October 11 and is expected to end by February next year.

Sep 26, 2019

Taliban seeks Afghan election boycott; warns of attacks on security forces, polling booths

Calling the elections a "fraudulent process" undertaken to "mislead people" a statement issued by the Taliban called for people to boycott the elections and "not throw themselves into danger."

Sep 26, 2019

Pune rains: 11 killed; schools, colleges to remain shut

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis condoled the deaths and said that the state government was closely monitoring the situation.

Sep 26, 2019

Attacks, non-payment of teachers' salaries keep two million children out of school in war-torn Yemen

When children are not in school, they face countless risks of exploitation, abuse and other rights violations.

Sep 26, 2019

'We have 10.5 days': CJI Ranjan Gogoi says Ayodhya case should end by October 18

Insisting that all arguments in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute case should be completed by October 18, CJI Gogoi asked the counsels of the Hindu and Muslim parties to strictly abide by the deadline.

Sep 26, 2019

Pakistan asks UNSC to allow release of money for Hafeez Saeed; council grants request

The Council has approved the request, dated August 15, after no objections were raised within the deadline.

Sep 26, 2019

CBI raids ex-Bengaluru Police Commissioner Alok Kumar's house in Karnataka phone tapping case

A team of CBI officers is present at the residence of Alok Kumar in connection with illegal phone tapping of several politicians and officers of Karnataka.

Sep 26, 2019

India deploys warships as Pakistan plans major naval exercise in north Arabian Sea

The Indian Armed Forces will be keeping "close tabs" on the military drills and have kept its defence positions ready 'to prevent misadventure".

Sep 26, 2019

Mehul Choksi a 'crook', will be extradited to India: Antigua and Barbuda PM

Gaston Browne said that Choksi has several appeals and the country cannot do anything until they get exhausted.

Sep 26, 2019

Madhya Pradesh honeytrap scandal: College going girls forced to bed VIPs

Shweta admitted that the main objective of the honey trap was to procure lucrative government contracts, running into several hundred crores, from the targeted VIPs.

Sep 26, 2019

Conspiracy theorist spots UFO in NASA's Apollo 15 lunar image, triggers alien debate

The UFO video soon went viral and made many people believe that aliens are secretly living on the moon.

Sep 26, 2019

India will talk to Pakistan, not 'terroristan', says S Jaishankar in New York

S Jaishankar said that Pakistan has built a terrorism industry over the last 70 years to fuel unrest in Jammu and Kashmir.

Sep 25, 2019

NCP chief Sharad Pawar to 'drop in' at ED office on September 27

Pointing out that it is the probe agency's right to investigate the matter, the veteran politician said that he would go to the ED office in south Mumbai at 2 pm on Friday afternoon.

Sep 25, 2019