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Noida student points pistol at junior; charged with attempt to murder

The accused and the complainant are students at Amity University.

Aug 26, 2018

Trump congratulates new Australian PM after week of political chaos

Relations between Trump and Turnbull started badly in February 2017 when Trump berated the Australian leader over a bilateral refugee agreement before abruptly ending their telephone conversation.

Aug 25, 2018

Guidelines proposed for live streaming of Supreme Court proceedings

The Attorney General of India, KK Venugopal, also backed the idea and said that it could be done through a Supreme Court channel on the lines of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha TV.

Aug 25, 2018

Decks cleared for Indian Navy to acquire 111 light utility and 24 multi-role helicopters

The Indian Navy has been pressing the government for years to acquire new helicopters to replace the ageing Chetak utility and Sea King multi-role helicopters but the procurement process had been hanging fire for many years until now.

Aug 25, 2018

AFSPA: Why have 356 officers of Indian Army approached Supreme Court?

The CBI had earlier registered an FIR in Manipur encounter cases. Major Vijay Singh Balhara, among others, has been named as an accused in the FIR.

Aug 25, 2018

India, Russia attempt to break financial hurdles amid US sanctions

Three defence contracts are likely to come under the clouds of uncertainty when Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in October.

Aug 25, 2018

Airplane passenger spots strange UFO passing across the skies of Thailand

After watching the video, conspiracy theorists started arguing that the government is intentionally covering up many secrets regarding the existence of alien life.

Aug 25, 2018

Assam: Govt official shocks all by sharing porn videos on Inspector of Schools' WhatsApp group

Rajen Sharma, who shared the porn videos, was one of the members of the WhatsApp group which has principals of 250 schools in Kamrup (Rural).

Aug 25, 2018

App predicts BJP will lose 70 seats if elections are held now

The app claims to enable voters' rate, review the political representatives of the voters and also measure the performance of the politicians.

Aug 25, 2018

Over 53 lakh 'silent calls' from children asking for help this year and the numbers keep rising

Silent calls are calls where the child dials the number and the person on the other end of the line can hear the background audio for a few seconds and the caller hangs up

Aug 25, 2018

Spy for us or see family members suffer: China threatens overseas Uygurs

A report published in the US says the all-powerful Chinese Communist Party has threatened Uygur people settled abroad that if they don't cooperate and start spying for China, members of their families living in Xinjiang will be sent to re-education camps.

Aug 25, 2018

#ConnectUsToMangalore hashtag trends on Twitter; bad roads between Bengaluru and Mangaluru get people up in arms

The ghat roads connecting Bengaluru and Mangaluru are either closed due to rains or repair or are in a bad condition with potholes and no railings on the edges.

Aug 25, 2018

Kerala floods: Tech giant Apple donates Rs 7 crore to relief operations

The tech giant is also urging customers to donate by adding support banners on its homepage along with the App Store and iTunes Store.

Aug 25, 2018

Rahul Gandhi compares RSS to Muslim Brotherhood; BJP calls him immature

He made this comment during his speech in the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) in London.

Aug 25, 2018

Happy Onam 2018: Best wishes, images, gif greetings to share on Whatsapp and Facebook

The 10-day long Onam festival marks the home-coming of Asura king Mahabali.

Aug 25, 2018