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7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea, felt in Australia

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea at a depth of 127 km above the surface near Bulolo in Lae, Morobe province. Its effect was felt in the capital Port Moresby, which is 250 km away.

May 7, 2019

Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar released after 500 days in prison

A 33-year-old Wa Lone and Kyaw Sow Oo (29) were sentenced to seven years in jail after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act.

May 7, 2019

Lashkar's grand plot in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives

The suspect gave Indian investigators the name of a man - Zahran Hashmi - he had trained, who is associated with a Sri Lankan extremist group implicated in the bombings.

May 7, 2019

Over 62% voter turnout recorded in 5th phase; violence in J&K and West Bengal

According to the Election Commission, over 57.33 per cent of 2.47 crore eligible people cast their vote in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, where political heavyweights like Congress' Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani were in the fray.

May 7, 2019

Swara Bhasker hits Pragya Thakur below the belt: "Wearing a saffron doesn't make anyone a saint"

In an unabashed way, the outspoken actress continued to bash BJP candidate for Bhopal, Pragya Thakur and asked if she could also wear a saffron sari and would like to be called as Sadhvi Swara Bhasker.

May 6, 2019

Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi gets clean chit in sexual harassment case

A committee was formed after a woman levelled allegations of sexual harassment against the CJI in a letter addressed to 22 judges of the Supreme Court.

May 6, 2019

Gujarat Police's all-women team nabs notorious criminal Jusab Allahrakha Sandh

Jusab Allahrakha Sandh was wanted in more than 23 cases ranging from robbery to extortion and murder.

May 6, 2019

Kerala girl among 13 class 10 students to score 499/500 in CBSE exams

Bhavana hails from Kerala's Palakkad district and is a student of Lions School in Koppam.

May 6, 2019

Maharashtra couple set ablaze by family over inter-caste marriage, woman dead

Mangesh sustained 50 per cent burn injuries and is being treated at Sassoon General Hospital in Pune. Rukmini had 70 per cent burns and succumbed to her injuries on Sunday.

May 6, 2019

Google, Apple should pull Saudi Arabia's infamous wife-tracking app Absher, says HRW

Through the Absher app, Saudi men can cancel the women's tickets and get SMS updates if the women try to circumvent travel restrictions.

May 6, 2019

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar gets Order of St. George award by Kerala church

Along with Ravi Shankar, the event was attended by former Kerala Chief Minister Dr Oommen Chandy, and by Dr Thomas Mar Athanasius Metropolitan.

May 6, 2019

Dinosaurs could have created human-like civilization with 65 million years on Earth

Dr David Hone, a researcher who works at the Queen Mary University, has revealed that a few dinosaurs had large brains for their body size which implies their intelligence.

May 6, 2019

It's Narendra Modi vs Mamata Banerjee again over cyclone Fani

Sources from the PMO said the Mamata Banerjee-led Bengal government has said that officials in the state are busy with poll duty.

May 6, 2019

Kerala emerging as hotbed of terrorism; NIA books 3 more after the arrest of Riyaz

It has been learned that Riyas Aboobacker was apparently planning to conduct suicide blasts in Kerala.

May 6, 2019

CBSE Class 10 Result 2019 declared! Know how and where to check

The results of CBSE Class 10 was announced on Monday, May 6. The results were declared at the official websites - cbseresults.nic.in, cbse.nic.in, results.nic.in.

May 6, 2019