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Alcoholic husband kills wife after she refused to cook egg curry in UP village

It all happened when the husband, who had come home drunk, demanded his wife to make egg curry. His wife declined and the couple had a heated argument. In a fit of rage, he walked out of the house and returned with a loaded gun and shot her.

Jul 14, 2018

When humanoid robot Sophia fell in love with 'colourful and diverse' India

Developed by Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics, Sofia is modelled after actress Audrey Hepburn and is known for her human-like appearance and behaviour compared to other robotic variants.

Jul 14, 2018

ED chargesheets Naveen Jindal, others in coal block allocation case

An ED official said that the chargesheet, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, covers Naveen Jindal, JSPL, Gagan Sponge Iron Pvt. Ltd. (GSIPL), now known as Gagan Infraenergy Ltd. (GIL), and 12 others.

Jul 14, 2018

Tamil Nadu opposes repeal of UGC Act

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami has written to the Prime Minister opposing the draft bill on replacing the UGC and AICTE with Higher Education Commission of India. Palaniswami's main issues are related to the financing of universities, which will now be overseen by MHRD.

Jul 14, 2018

UPSC 2018 Prelims results announced

The UPSC has published the results of the preliminary examinations and posted the dates for the Mains. Candidates can check the results on the official UPSC website.

Jul 14, 2018

Sharifs to face trial in 2 more NAB cases in Adiala Jail

An accountability court convicted former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Mohammad Safdar Awan on July 6 in the Avenfield properties reference.

Jul 14, 2018

Kashmir crime branch books director of International College of Aviation for cheating students [IBT Impact]

The college run by Nasir Ahmed in Baghat Barzulla, Srinagar, is said to have duped over 20 students of lakhs of rupees after asking them to pay large amounts for various courses and promising them jobs in the aviation industry. The students had earlier written to Mehbooba Mufti's Grievance Cell.

Jul 14, 2018

Five-year-old boy suffering from cancer writes own obituary, says 'see ya later, suckas'

A young kid named Garrett Matthias passed away due to cancer on July 6. He wrote his obituary describing his journey of life and death that got the attention of the international media.

Jul 14, 2018

India unveils world's largest visa centre in Bangladesh

Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the integrated centre at Jamuna Future Park along with his Bangladeshi counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.

Jul 14, 2018

Global migration to get smoother after historic agreement on UN compact

In a historic move, the UN has agreed on it first ever global compact for migration. All countries part of the United Nations, except the US, have agreed for smoother pathways for legal migrants while cracking down on illegal immigrants and human traffickers.

Jul 14, 2018

Who is Husnain Rashid? Man who called for attacks on World Cup and Prince George gets life sentence

Husnain Rashid, known to be from Nelson, Lancashire, had given out the address of the Prince George's school in Battersea and urged the extremists to attack the royal. The address carried a caption that read: "school starts early."

Jul 14, 2018

Mughalsarai railway station gets new signage, now reads Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction

The iconic station had become a subject of a political row after the BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh decided to change the name of the station. They chose to rename the station after its ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.

Jul 14, 2018

Donald Trump UK visit: Scotland greets US president with protests

Thousands of protestors gathered on the streets of Glasgow as Trump arrived in the country to spend the weekend at his golf course, ahead of the meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.

Jul 14, 2018

NIA summons Kashmiri journalist who interviewed Asiya Andrabi

Auqib Javeed from Srinagar is the second Kashmiri journalist to have been questioned by the National Investigation Agency.

Jul 14, 2018

UN Security Council imposes arms embargo on South Sudan

The resolution, initiated by the United States, aims to end the five-year-long civil war in the African nation that has left millions homeless and living in refugee camps in Uganda.

Jul 14, 2018