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Over one million evacuated as Hurricane Florence barrels towards US southeast coast

The size of the hurricane-force winds doubled over 12 hours from 30 to 60 mph, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said Monday afternoon.

Sep 11, 2018

'Illegal immigrants will soon be deported,' says BJP leader Ram Madhav

The updated draft list of the NRC has excluded at least 40 lakh names of people residing in the state.

Sep 11, 2018

Apocalypse imminent? Red heifer born in Israel sparks fear

Christian believers argue that the birth of a red heifer in Israel has fulfilled Biblical prophecies, and they claim that an apocalypse is imminent

Sep 11, 2018

National Herald case: Delhi HC rejects pleas of Sonia, Rahul Gandhi against tax reassessments

However, the court clarified that the Gandhis could use their rights as the assessee and take up their grievance with the Income Tax authorities.

Sep 11, 2018

Students risk their lives every day to cross turbulent stream in Madhya Pradesh

The bridge on the rivulet has been under construction for over five years. The situation gets worse during the rains as students often get hurt while crossing the stream.

Sep 11, 2018

Mysore woman accuses self-proclaimed godman of sexually assaulting, thrashing her

The woman has alleged that her husband helped and encouraged Sri Vidyahamsa Bharathi Swamiji to sexually exploit her.

Sep 11, 2018

Centre unlikely to cut fuel prices as it will cost Rs30,000 crore in lost revenues

The reason behind the government's reluctance to lower duties is that revenue to the tune of Rs 28,000 crore to Rs 30,000 crore will be impacted if fuel prices are reduced by Rs 2 per litre and this will leave it without enough money to run its welfare schemes.

Sep 11, 2018

Heavy security in Delhi's Lutyens area due to possible Lashkar-e-Taiba terror strike

The Lutyens zone in New Delhi houses the residences and offices of the top bureaucrats in the country, including the Prime Minister's office and the President's Rashtrapati Bhawan which is in a demarcated 'VIP89' area.

Sep 11, 2018

Russia gears up for biggest military drill in history with 300,000 troops

This week, Russia held military exercises in the Mediterranean. More than 25 warships and around 30 planes took part in the drills, as Russia increased its military presence in Syria where it intervened to help the Bashar al-Assad regime in 2015.

Sep 10, 2018

Hyderabad mother seeks Sushma Swaraj's help to get son back from Dubai

In February, her husband and in-laws sent her back to India, but retained the child in Dubai.

Sep 10, 2018

Expired oil, plastic in rice? As weddings start in Kashmir, food safety officials have an uphill task

The food safety wing in Srinagar during its course of raids found huge quantities of expired oil, spoilt milk and adulterated spices being sold by the retailers

Sep 10, 2018

Pakistan and China announces the extension of CPEC to Afghanistan

The Chinese foreign ministry announced that the decision was taken during the recent visit of Foreign Minister Wang Yi's recent visit to Islamabad.

Sep 10, 2018

Ponzi scam uncovered; Two Mumbai firm directors arrested for swindling Rs 4,500 crore

The firm had lured investors by saying that they would get hotel stay packages based on reward points earned in the investment scheme.

Sep 10, 2018

Over 10,000 distress calls made to men's rights NGOs are from male victims

About 20-30 distress calls received every week is made by men, claimed a Pune-based NGO. It said the victims here are falsely implicated in cases like dowry, bullying and domestic violence.

Sep 10, 2018

Hyderabad twin blasts case: Two accused awarded death sentence, one gets life imprisonment

The duo was found guilty of murder and various other sections of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the Arms Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the prosecutors said.

Sep 10, 2018