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Refugee Crisis: 80 African migrants killed as boat capsizes off Tunisia coast

Survivors told the Tunisian coast guard that the boat was rescued off the port town of Zarzis.

Jul 5, 2019

Tamil Nadu honour killing: Couple hacked to death, woman's father arrested

Thoothukudi police have arrested Jothi's father on a complaint filed by the woman's family. It is being claimed that he was threatening the couple since they got married.

Jul 5, 2019

OMG! What a sizzling hot butt! But it's no butt, only a sea star, say biologists

A Japanese girl's tweet with the photograph of a sea star with a 'thick bottom' in a US aquarium goes viral triggering a barrage of memes on social media.

Jul 5, 2019

Budget 2019: Petrol, diesel price to rise by Rs 2/litre after the cess hike

The finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to increase the Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) as well as Road and Infrastructure Cess by Re 1 per litre on automobile fuels.

Jul 5, 2019

'Wolf of Wall Street' producer Riza Aziz charged in 1MDB scandal

The Hollywood producer was accused of receiving $248.2 million of funds from the contentious state fund, 1MDB, into personal Swiss bank accounts.

Jul 5, 2019

Indian-origin banker gets 13 years in Singapore jail for siphoning US$10 million from client's accounts

Kale Jagdish Purushottam (43) plead guilty to 20 forgery and cheating charges. He also plead guilty to 30 charges under the Computer Misuse Act where he had siphoned USD 10 million. There were more than 500 other charges taken into account during Kale's sentencing.

Jul 5, 2019

Inertia grips Congress in Karnataka as leaders make no move to stop MLA resignations

The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Dinesh Gundu Rao is likely to go on a foreign trip while the state government is hanging on a thread. Instead, Rao has assigned working president Eshwar Khandre to reach out to rebel MLAs to pacify them.

Jul 5, 2019

Haren Pandya murder case: 12 convicted for killing ex-Gujarat Home Minister

The court dismissed the PIL filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), which sought fresh court-monitored probe into the killing.

Jul 5, 2019

MDMK chief Vaiko sentenced to year in prison over 2009 sedition case

The sedition case was filed by the Tamil Nadu government in 2009. Vaiko had given a seditious speech during his book launch event at Raja Annamalai Mandram in Chennai.

Jul 5, 2019

Shangri-la Bengaluru brings a new executive chef to town

At Shangri-La Hotel, Bengaluru, the new executive chef is to focus on continuously improving the guests' dining experience through the highest quality of food standards.

Jul 5, 2019

Budget 2019: Boost infrastructure, foreign investment; says Nirmala Sitharaman

The Indian Finance Minister said India will become a $3 trillion economy in the current fiscal year, and a $5 trillion economy in the next few years.

Jul 5, 2019

UP man commits suicide after murdering wife and three kids in Masuri

According to the police, the preliminary investigations suggest that Pradeep was addicted to drugs and suspected his wife of having an extramarital affair.

Jul 5, 2019

Payal Tadvi's suicide note found, details harassment at Mumbai college

The photographs of the suicide note were recovered from Payal's phone by the forensic laboratory, who informed the Crime Branch.

Jul 5, 2019

WATCH | Delhi man carrying sword threatens shopkeepers, vandalises eateries

A case has been registered against the accused, identified as Salman 22, and efforts to nab him are underway.

Jul 5, 2019

Congress MLA Nitesh Rane, 16 supporters arrested for assaulting engineer

Nitesh, the son of veteran politician and former chief minister Narayan Rane, said that he assaulted the deputy engineer to teach the government official a lesson.

Jul 5, 2019