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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

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rebukes Karnataka minister who asked her to end speech

Nirmala Sitharaman was visiting Karnataka's flood-hit Kodagu district when she rebuked a minister from the state.

Aug 25, 2018

Rahul Gandhi denies Congress' involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots

The deadly riots had killed about 3,000 Sikhs. Some Congress politicians, including Sajjan Kumar, have been accused of leading the killer mobs. They have denied the allegations.

Aug 25, 2018

Kerala deluge: UK charity blames climate change for floods, claims it is a 'wake up call'

Studies also show that climate change could lead to a reduction in winter rainfall in India, causing drought in the dry summer months and an increase in the monsoon season, leading to more flooding.

Aug 25, 2018

Can these hybrid 'Super snakes' pose a threat to Florida?

The study showed that most of the snakes were closely related to Burmese pythons but 13 of them had the genetics of the Indian python

Aug 25, 2018

Dear Mr Bachchan, what will Keralites do with your scarves and jackets? [Opinion]

The mega movie star has donated Rs 51 Lakh along with six cartons of his personal belongings including his used pants, jackets, scarves and foot wears.The star is being trolled on social media for sending his used clothes.

Aug 24, 2018

Aurangabad: Corporator sent to jail for refusing to attend Vajpayee's condolence meet

The AIMIM corporator had refused to be a part of a condolence meet held for former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee saying that he had not forgotten what had happened to the Babri Masjid in 1992 under the guidance of BJP leaders.

Aug 24, 2018

Hospital security guard caught having sex with a corpse inside storage unit

The accused, 23-year-old Cameron Wright, was caught having sex with a woman's body at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis.

Aug 24, 2018

Does grandson of a senior bureaucrat need quota in promotion, questions Supreme Court

The Nagraj verdict had upheld the validity of Article 16 (4A) and allowed the states to make the reservation in promotion but also put three safeguards to ensure its abuse.

Aug 24, 2018