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India, China to hold joint military drill cancelled after Doklam face-off

The Delhi meeting had taken place after at least two reports from the border suggested that India had reasons to worry about Chines activities.

Oct 18, 2018

Tata Group may throw ailing Jet Airways a lifeline as debt-laden airlines flies into trouble

Jet, which is defaulting on payments and has delayed salary to pilots, is looking for equity collaboration but Tata Sons is seeking management control.

Oct 18, 2018

Who is Suhasini Raj? Lady journalist forced to abandon Sabarimala trek mid-way amid protests

As Suhasini Raj climbed up Sabarimala, angry devotees hurled abuses and pelted stones at the lady journalist.

Oct 18, 2018

Kerala nun rape case: Accused Bishop Mulakkal welcomed with garland and rose petals in Jalandhar

Franco Mulakka was arrested on September 21 after being accused of repeatedly raping and sexually abusing a nun between 2014 and 2016.

Oct 18, 2018

MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani Live: Court to hear former union minister's statement on October 31

The Patiala House Court on October 18, began the hearing on the criminal defamation case against Priya Ramani, filed by former union minister MJ Akbar.

Oct 18, 2018

Sabarimala LIVE: Protests intensify as women wait to enter temple; section 144 imposed

It's the second day since the gates were opened to devotees. However, the protests have intensified and section 144 has been imposed in the region.

Oct 18, 2018

US airman who claimed to have seen alien evidence on moon dies in horrific bike accident

Karl Wolfe had claimed that he saw towers, domes and mushroom-shaped structures on the dark side of the moon.

Oct 18, 2018

Yemen conflict could push 12 million to brink of famine amid deepening economic crisis

As fighting intensifies, particularly around the main port city of Hodeidah, and the economic situation deteriorates, the World Food Programme (WFP) said it feared millions struggling to make ends meet would succumb to severe hunger and disease.

Oct 17, 2018

Sri Lankan govt denies reports of RAW hatching plot to assassinate President Sirisena

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena did not give details of how India was involved in the plot and several cabinet ministers were aghast at his claim.

Oct 17, 2018

Bombay HC seeks report on Maharashtra officials' visit to malnutrition-hit areas

The direction came after Bhide told the bench that the state had been organising health camps in the tribal-dominated Melghat area of Vidarbha region, Nandurbar district and others areas, to help the residents.

Oct 17, 2018

Pune: Married woman shunned from events for refusing virginity test; files complaint

Aishwarya Tamaichikar had refused to show her bedsheet to members of the panchayat after the night of her wedding. After the incident, she was boycotted from all social events in her community.

Oct 17, 2018

PNB fraud case: ED seize assets worth Rs 218 crore of Mehul Choksi, other accused

The ED is probing this case along with the CBI where it is alleged that Nirav Modi and Choksi defrauded the Brady House branch of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) in Mumbai.

Oct 17, 2018

Crimea explosion that killed 10 suspected to be terror attack; Russian Prez Putin orders probe

Photographs from the scene of the blast posted by local media outlet Kerch.FM showed that the ground floor windows of the two-story building had been blown out, and that debris from the building was lying on the floor outside.

Oct 17, 2018

#MeToo: Union minister MJ Akbar steps down over sexual assault allegations [Read Full Statement]

The journalist-turned-politician was accused of sexual harassment by at least 10 female journalists in the past two weeks. Akbar was on an official visit to Nigeria at that time.

Oct 17, 2018

Haryana: 7-year-old daughter of migrant labourer raped in Rewari; probe underway

The girl was profusely bleeding when she reached home. She narrated the ordeal to her mother following which police were informed.

Oct 17, 2018