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As India awaits MJ Akbar's #MeToo verdict; here's the difference between civil and criminal defamation

MJ Akbar filed a criminal defamation suit against Priya Ramani under Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code.

Oct 18, 2018

Crashed UFO? Google Earth uncovers partially damaged triangular structure in Nevada desert

Conspiracy theorists believe that the triangular object spotted in the video could be either an alien UFO or the secretive TR-3B

Oct 18, 2018

Sabarimala temple: Kerala man fired from job in Saudi Arabia for posting 'derogatory comments' on women

Deepak Pavithram, a Keralite working with Lulu Hypermarket in Riyadh, was fired on Tuesday for allegedly making misogynistic and insensitive remarks about women on social media.

Oct 18, 2018

Karnataka internal security division chief falls for phishing trap, loses lakhs

In a few minutes, fraudsters had withdrawn a lakh from two of Prasad's accounts.

Oct 18, 2018

Facebook shareholders support proposal to oust Mark Zuckerberg as chairman

In recent months, hackers have stolen personal data of millions of Facebook users and manipulation of the platform by foreign players and dissemination of fake news.

Oct 18, 2018

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sabarimala verdict: Faith of crores of devotees not taken into account

Bhagwat said the situation that was witnessed on Wednesday in Sabarimala due to the apex court's September 28 verdict happened only because of "the tradition that has been accepted by society and continuously followed for years was not taken into consideration".

Oct 18, 2018

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat pitches for legally constructing Ram temple

Bhagwat said the RSS has always been associated with the sentiments of crores of countrymen in the efforts of construction of the temple at the birthplace of Lord Ram.

Oct 18, 2018

Delhi hotel brawl case: BSP leader's son Ashish Pandey surrenders after video goes viral

Pandey was missing since Sunday and many believed that he had fled the country to escape arrest.

Oct 18, 2018

H-1B visas to undergo major changes in favour of US workers making things tougher for foreign nationals

The new proposal will aim to "revise the definition of specialty occupation" under H-1B, and tweak it in such a way that only the best and most-efficient foreign nationals will be permitted to come to the country and work

Oct 18, 2018

Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express derails after truck rams into train in Madhya Pradesh

After rerailing two derailed coaches and working on the necessary repairs, the train operations is set to commence soon, Western Railways said.

Oct 18, 2018

India, China to hold joint military drill cancelled after Doklam face-off

The Delhi meeting had taken place after at least two reports from the border suggested that India had reasons to worry about Chines activities.

Oct 18, 2018

Tata Group may throw ailing Jet Airways a lifeline as debt-laden airlines flies into trouble

Jet, which is defaulting on payments and has delayed salary to pilots, is looking for equity collaboration but Tata Sons is seeking management control.

Oct 18, 2018

Who is Suhasini Raj? Lady journalist forced to abandon Sabarimala trek mid-way amid protests

As Suhasini Raj climbed up Sabarimala, angry devotees hurled abuses and pelted stones at the lady journalist.

Oct 18, 2018

Kerala nun rape case: Accused Bishop Mulakkal welcomed with garland and rose petals in Jalandhar

Franco Mulakka was arrested on September 21 after being accused of repeatedly raping and sexually abusing a nun between 2014 and 2016.

Oct 18, 2018

MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani Live: Court to hear former union minister's statement on October 31

The Patiala House Court on October 18, began the hearing on the criminal defamation case against Priya Ramani, filed by former union minister MJ Akbar.

Oct 18, 2018