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Section 377 verdict: Homosexuality gets legal sanction but civil rights still a far cry?

A government functionary said that it would oppose any demand to legalise same-sex marriage.

Sep 8, 2018

Mac Miller tweeted 'I just wanna go on tour' hours before his untimely death

According to reports, Mac Miller was pronounced dead by the medics at his house in San Fernando Valley. Read to know more.

Sep 8, 2018

Karnataka gets its first conviction in cyber crime case under Section 67 of IT Act

The convict Shivaprasad Sajjan has been sentenced to two years imprisonment and fined for Rs 25,000 after he was found guilty by the ACMM Court under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act.

Sep 7, 2018

2 suspected ISIS terrorists arrested near Red Fort in Delhi

Police said that the two had been directed by the top level operatives from the terror outfit to procure weapons from Uttar Pradesh's Amroha and while they were enroute to Kashmir, they were nabbed by the police.

Sep 7, 2018

Bombay HC disapproves practice of people writing directly to PM, President

The law permits a person to approach the police or a magistrate to lodge a complaint and get their grievances addressed, the court noted.

Sep 7, 2018

Alex Jones banned on major social media websites; Here are his top five conspiracy theories

Twitter bans conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his website InfoWars. Here are his five wild conspiracy theories.

Sep 7, 2018

National Test Agency fake website alert! How government circulated phishing website URL in official press release

How did the fake website URL find it's way to the Press Information Bureau press release? Is the data of users misled into visiting that website at risk? Read more to find out how we arrived at this fact-check.

Sep 7, 2018

Former Goa CM pins Manohar Parrikar; blames him in Rs 144,000 crore mining case

Parsekar alleged that the plans for the renewal of the 88 leases were formulated during Parrikar's previous tenure as the CM.

Sep 7, 2018

Fact check: Rahul Gandhi's pictures from Kailash Mansarovar are as real as trolls' hatred towards him

We did a fact check using Google reverse image and found out that the pictures shared by Rahul Gandhi are real and not lifted from Google.

Sep 7, 2018

Kerala student hospitalised after severe ragging; 5 seniors booked

The victim was beaten for hours and was threatened with 'dire consequences' if he told anyone.

Sep 7, 2018

Three days after Majerhat Bridge collapse; another one falls in West Bengal

Senior CPI(M) leader of Darjeeling district Jibesh Sarkar accused the Trinamool Congress government and the district administration of ignoring repeated pleas to repair the bridge.

Sep 7, 2018

Brazil far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro stabbed on campaign trail

Bolsonaro is one of the most controversial candidates in the current electoral round because he is a defender of Brazil's 1964-1984 military dictatorship.

Sep 7, 2018

Mumbai-Nagpur expressway: Five Maharashtra agencies lend Rs 5,000 crore to resuscitate project

The road development corporation of Maharashtra has been rescued from its cash crunch situation as the five agencies, including corporations and boards of the state, have helped it with a massive loan.

Sep 7, 2018

Cong brings up rising fuel prices issue in Rajasthan assembly; house adjourned for 45 minutes

The Congress legislators trooped into the well of the House and shouted slogans against the government.

Sep 7, 2018

Why signing COMCASA is a win-win situation for both India and US

With COMCASA in place, both India and US will be on a common plane to detect and nullify any Chinese mischief, or any other common threat, much faster than before.

Sep 7, 2018