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Indian among 3 kidnapped and shot down by militants in Kabul

The three foreign nationals were abducted early morning on Thursday, August 2, and their bodies were later discovered on the same day.

Aug 2, 2018

Momo Challenge: Blue Whale-esque game on WhatsApp that may be encouraging teens to kill themselves

The Momo Challenge is popping up all over the world in the last few weeks but is quite widespread in Argentina, Mexico, the US, France and Germany. Like the Blue Whale Challenge, Momo targets vulnerable teens and the "instructors" give dangerous challenges eventually urging players to kill themselves.

Aug 2, 2018

Congress MPs likely to write a rare protest letter against Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu

Congress Rajya Sabha MP's to write a letter to the chairman, complaining that they were not allowed enough time to speak about the Assam NRC issue.

Aug 2, 2018

Imran Khan swearing-in ceremony: Aamir Khan not going, denies reports of invitation

A few Indian cricket stars like Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Navjot Singh Sidhu have also been invited to the Pakistan PM's oath taking ceremony.

Aug 2, 2018

UIDAI's 'unique pin' service to make Aadhaar update easier

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced a new system that will make it easier for people to update their addresses by sending them a unique PIN.

Aug 2, 2018

Historic India Club restaurant in London saved; campaigners call it 'important cultural' venue

The India Club in Strand Hotel was said to be torn down and redeveloped into a hotel, but the Westminster City Council has scrapped the plan. This comes days after campaigners took to the streets to protest the demolition and called it "an important cultural and night time entertainment" venue.

Aug 2, 2018

Bihar shelter home rapes: SC steps in, bars media from disclosing victims' identity

The apex court has issued orders barring the media from publishing images and videos of the victims or conducting interviews with them.

Aug 2, 2018

Talib Hussain, who led stir for justice in Kathua case, arrested for raping woman in J&K

Talib Hussain was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday following a complaint lodged by the woman's husband.

Aug 2, 2018

Tokyo Medical University cut women's test scores for years to boost number of male doctors

Women in Japan still face an uphill battle in employment and hurdles returning to work after having children, despite the country's falling birthrate.

Aug 2, 2018

DCW rescues Nepali women in Central Delhi

Delhi hotspot of human trafficking; DCW rescues 73 Nepali women in one week

The police's refusal to file an FIR has raised eyebrows and attracted severe criticism from the general public.

Aug 2, 2018

Australian senator files a lawsuit against politician for slut-shaming her

An Australian senator has sued a male counterpart for defamation for making sexually offensive remarks, in a landmark case that brings the spirit of the #MeToo movement to the heart of Australia's democracy.

Aug 2, 2018

Ancient 5,000-year-old prehistoric mass graves could be the result of tsunamis

Researchers studied coastal mass burial sites at the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu in the Pacific as well as in Orkney and Shetland in the UK.

Aug 2, 2018

China building all-weather road near Siachen, in Kashmir's Shaksgam valley

After Doklam may be closing in on India from other strategic points. The latest reports say China has made considerable progress in a road construction project in the Shaksgam Valley in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Aug 2, 2018

No Muslims allowed: 4 Kolkata doctors face racism, forced to vacate rented house

The youth said that they have earlier too faced discrimination on grounds of religion and landlords have refused to rent houses to them.

Aug 2, 2018

Kolkata ATM fraud: SIT team to probe 'card cloning', customers to be refunded

The initial investigation revealed that the crime was committed by cloning the ATM cards and, as per reports, more than 20 lakhs were siphoned off from the ATM.

Aug 2, 2018

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Indian among 3 kidnapped and shot down by militants in Kabul

Momo Challenge: Blue Whale-esque game on WhatsApp that may be encouraging teens to kill themselves

Congress MPs likely to write a rare protest letter against Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu

Imran Khan swearing-in ceremony: Aamir Khan not going, denies reports of invitation

UIDAI's 'unique pin' service to make Aadhaar update easier

Historic India Club restaurant in London saved; campaigners call it 'important cultural' venue

Bihar shelter home rapes: SC steps in, bars media from disclosing victims' identity

Talib Hussain, who led stir for justice in Kathua case, arrested for raping woman in J&K

Tokyo Medical University cut women's test scores for years to boost number of male doctors

Delhi hotspot of human trafficking; DCW rescues 73 Nepali women in one week

Australian senator files a lawsuit against politician for slut-shaming her

Ancient 5,000-year-old prehistoric mass graves could be the result of tsunamis

China building all-weather road near Siachen, in Kashmir's Shaksgam valley

No Muslims allowed: 4 Kolkata doctors face racism, forced to vacate rented house

Kolkata ATM fraud: SIT team to probe 'card cloning', customers to be refunded

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]