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Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Tamil Nadu farmers threaten to march naked if not allowed near Parliament

The farmers reached the Ram Lila Maidan on Thursday night and braved the Delhi cold by spending the night there. Gurudwaras across the city also provided shelter for the farmers.

Nov 30, 2018

Hong Kong: 5 dead, 30 injured after tourist bus rams into taxi in horrific accident

Over 10 ambulances were rushed to the scene to rescue the victims and send the injured to four nearby hospitals. A total of 34 injured were sent to hospital. At least eight of them were in serious condition.

Nov 30, 2018

Donald Trump cancels meeting with Vladimir Putin, rebuffing Russian olive branch

Trump said that considering the unsolved Russia-Ukraine confrontation, it would be "best" to cancel his scheduled meeting with Putin.

Nov 30, 2018

Kartarpur can be a 'new beginning' of reconciliation between India, Pakistan: Mehbooba Mufti

The planned corridor will connect Sikh faith's founder Guru Nanak Dev's final resting place in Pakistan's Kartarpur to the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab's Gurdaspur district in India, fulfilling a long-pending demand of the Sikh community.

Nov 30, 2018

Bengaluru law intern suicide: Voice clip reveals victim was pressurised to withdraw sexually harassment case

Pushpa Archana Lall was an intern at Jayanth Pattanshetti and Associates, a law firm in Bengaluru.

Nov 29, 2018

ONGC engineer found hanging in Dehradun hotel room

Currently posted in Maharashtra, Vipin Yadav was staying in the hotel from November 25 to attend an official training programme organised by the ONGC

Nov 29, 2018

MeToo effect: 80% men in India now extremely careful with women co-workers, reveals study

Has the Me Too movement that helped women raise their voice over sexual harassment now created a divide at work place?

Nov 29, 2018

India's economic growth seen slowing during PM Modi's run for re-election

India's annual economic growth probably moderated to 7.4 percent in the July-September quarter, according to a Reuters poll, weakening just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist led-government gets set for an election due by May.

Nov 29, 2018

Autodriver stabbed to death in front of police in Hyderabad

The incident happened on Wednesday following an argument between the victim, S Qureshi, and accused MA Khaja (30), a police official said, adding the accused has been taken into custody.

Nov 29, 2018

Short-service commission officers won't get medical benefits post retirement: Defence Ministry

Indian defence forces recruit officers through different entries and SSC entry has a limited tenure till 14 years to fulfill the shortage of young officers

Nov 29, 2018

UFO hunter Jeff Woolwine spots alleged Phoenix lights over his residence; alien debate on

UFO hunter Jeff Woolwine has shared some eerie photos and videos that show bright flying objects hovering in the night skies of Phoenix, Arizona

Nov 29, 2018

Meet Madhumala Chattopadhyay, first to contact Sentinelese tribe in Andamans and return alive

A young Indian anthropologist Madhumala Chattopadhyay visited the Sentinelese in January 1991 and missed an arrow attack narrowly though she was able to establish a friendly contact with them.

Nov 29, 2018

CBI files case against Delhi firm and its directors in Rs 10,000 crore fraud

The case was registered on the directions of the Supreme Court which in 2014 had asked the agency to investigate cases related to chit fund companies.

Nov 29, 2018

Maharashtra irrigation scam: ACB affidavit naming Ajit Pawar 'politically motivated'

NCP chief spokesperson Nawab Malik questioned why the probe was lingering for four years "while it could have been completed in a year", and accused the government of using it "as a tool" against the party.

Nov 29, 2018

Marathas to get 16% quota for jobs, education: Maharashtra govt

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tabled the Action Taken Report (ATR) on the recommendations of the State Backward Class Commission on the long-pending demand of the Marathas.

Nov 29, 2018