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Gavin Newsom halts execution of 737 condemned inmates in California

California Governor Gavin Newsom will sign an executive order later in the day, describing the death penalty as "inconsistent with our bedrock values".

Mar 13, 2019

Watch | Rahul Gandhi leaves student blushing at Chennai college, says 'call me Rahul not sir'

The crowd cheered listening to the words of the Congress president while the student, Azra, from the department of finance, was blushing with her tongue out.

Mar 13, 2019

Will Bengaluru firms cut salary for election day if employees don't show proof of voting?

The Election Commission is reportedly worried that people may avoid the Lok Sabha elections as it is a long weekend. The voting in Karnataka will be held in two phases on April 18 and April 23.

Mar 13, 2019

Have you seen PM Modi standing in middle of 3,000 women and taking questions, asks Rahul Gandhi in Chennai

Congress president Rahul Gandhi addressed hundreds of students at Stella Maris College for Women and told them that Tamil Nadu was one of the leaders with respect to the treatment of women.

Mar 13, 2019

Woman jumps on Delhi Metro track to grab Rs 2,000 note, escapes unhurt

The woman was later detained by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), questioned and then released after she submitted a written apology for disrupting the Metro services.

Mar 13, 2019

Pak activist says IAF airstrike killed terrorists at Balakot, army shifted 200 bodies

A United States-based activist from Gilgit has reportedly claimed that after the IAF air strikes, bodies of more than 200 militants were shifted to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from Balakot sector of Pakistan.

Mar 13, 2019

America says 'no basis' to ground Boeing 737 Max; here are US airlines that operate the aircraft

Almost 40 countries have grounded the aircraft and banned it from their airspace after a 737 Max plane, operated by Ethiopian Airlines, crashed on the way to Nairobi on March 10 killing 157 people on board.

Mar 13, 2019

PM Modi asks Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni to urge people to vote in Lok Sabha elections

PM Modi has tweeted out to various sportspersons including Rohit Sharma, Geeta Phogat, PV Sindhu and Yogeshwar Dutt.

Mar 13, 2019

Cambridge University graduate Varshini Harish plotted rowdy Lakshmana's murder

Varshini Harish, who is the daughter of a JD(S) leader, had plotted the murder of rowdy Lakshmana as he was against her relationship with a man named Roopesh.

Mar 13, 2019

Seven years jail, fine for Twitter executives who fail to comply with IT Act?

Twitter has been asked to delete/ block any content, account that is detrimental to the country's integrity and sovereignty.

Mar 13, 2019

PM Modi seeks Ranveer, Deepika, Varun, Mohanlal and Nagarjuna's support for Lok Sabha elections

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has requested Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Varun Dhawan, Mohanlal and Nagarjuna and other influential celebs to create voter awareness for Lok Sabha elections.

Mar 13, 2019

RGV's Lakshmi's NTR release in trouble after TDP approaches Election Commission seeking ban

A TDP worker named Devibabu Choudhary has complained to the Election Commission seeking to stop the release of RGV aka Ram Gopal Varma's Lakshmi's NTR in cinema halls.

Mar 13, 2019

Australia's Cardinal George Pell sentenced to six years in jail for sexually abusing choir boys

Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell was sentenced to six years in jail by an Australian court on Wednesday for sexually abusing two choir boys in the 1990s at St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne.

Mar 13, 2019

India grounds 737 Max aircraft as Boeing crisis escalates, other nations that have banned the plane

The decision was taken after a Boeing 737 Max, operated by the Ethiopian Airlines, crashed enroute Nairobi in Kenya on March 10, six minutes after take-off. The cause of the mishap isn't yet known, but the airline said that the pilot had issues with the aircraft.

Mar 13, 2019

Masood Azhar a global terrorist, states US ahead of crucial UNSC meeting

Three permanent and important members of the UNSC – the US, the UK and France – have called for the JeM chief to be categorised as a global terrorist.

Mar 13, 2019