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Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi over miners stuck in Meghalaya mine

The NDRF has used a sonar system and an underwater camera to detect the trapped miners. However, the system failed to locate any of those trapped in the main well due to poor visibility.

Dec 26, 2018

Ram Mandir issue: Babri Masjid Action Committee to file petition in SC

While right-wing groups and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) have been pressing for the ordinance, the Opposition has been seeking a court verdict on the contentious issue.

Dec 26, 2018

Kota, India's coaching hub, records 3 student suicides in 48 hours

The escalating student suicides in Kota, Rajasthan, are believed to be due to peer pressure, academic competition and parental push.

Dec 26, 2018

Guatemalan boy becomes second child to die in US custody in December

The boy and his father had entered the United States via El Paso, Texas, on December 18 and were transferred to a border patrol station in Alamogordo on December 23.

Dec 26, 2018

Japan withdraws from IWC, resumes commercial whale hunting

Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said commercial whaling would be restricted to Japanese territorial waters and economic zones. And, it will stop hunting in Antarctic waters and the southern hemisphere.

Dec 26, 2018

Golfer Jyoti Randhawa, national-level shooter arrested for poaching at UP tiger reserve

Jyoti Randhawa, who owns a farmhouse in Bahraich, allegedly killed a jungle fowl. A .22 mm rifle, the skin of a wild boar, binoculars and rangefinders have been recovered from the golfer.

Dec 26, 2018

New ISIS module 'Harkat ul Harb-e-Islam' busted; NIA raids 16 places in Delhi, UP

Uttar Pradesh Police said that one person was arrested from a madrassa (a college for Islamic instruction) in Amroha and four others were arrested from other locations.

Dec 26, 2018

Chinese firms come out in support of Huawei, no promotion and incentives to employees using iPhones

While some firms in China are reportedly providing subsidies to workers purchasing Huawei phones, others are said to be more aggressive in their stand against the US and Apple products and denying workers promotions and incentives if they use iPhones.

Dec 26, 2018

Over 15,000 Indians get Canadian citizenship in 2018; 50% more than 2017

Since October 2017, it has become easier to qualify to apply for Canadian citizenship. The time period for which a permanent resident must be physically present in Canada before applying for citizenship has reduced.

Dec 26, 2018

Chidambaram wants to know why GST goals are changing

The former Union Minister's tweets came barely two days after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday hinted that the country might eventually have a single standard rate of GST, adding that the 28 per cent slab would soon be phased out, except on luxury and "sin goods".

Dec 26, 2018

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel expands cabinet; 9 MLAs inducted

Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath of office to the new ministers during a function held at the Police Parade Ground.

Dec 26, 2018

Rescue teams scramble to reach isolated tsunami-struck towns of Indonesia

Medical workers have warned that clean water and medicine supplies were running low -- stoking fears of a public health crisis -- as thousands of displaced survivors cram shelters and hospitals. Many were left homeless by the killer wave.

Dec 26, 2018

Hyderabad hospital vandalised after woman's death; kin alleges medical negligence [Video]

Gleneagles Global Hospital in Lakdikapul was ransacked by the family members of the deceased Shameen Begum alleging medical negligence. The violent mob destroyed the premises and damaged furniture of the hospital.

Dec 26, 2018

Chabahar deal: India formally takes over operations of strategic port

The move will heavily benefit landlocked Afghanistan for receiving aid from India after Pakistan denied access to the Indian supplies through its land.

Dec 25, 2018

Farmers issue and job creation for youth, Congress governments top agenda in Rajsthan: Pilot

Sachin Pilot, after the formation of the Rajasthan Cabinet, said work has begun and the government will start delivering on the promises made in the party's election manifesto.

Dec 25, 2018