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Uttarakhand teen dies after being burnt alive by unidentified boys while on morning walk in Ranikhet

Before dying, Dinesh Singh Bisht told his family that two boys that he didn't know approached him, poured kerosene and set him on fire. The police are now investigating the case and have said that nothing is clear as of now as there are no eyewitnesses either.

Jul 14, 2018

Indictment of Russian officers puts pressure on Trump at Putin summit

America has indicted 12 GRU officers in the case of election meddling, and while Trump says otherwise, the indictment will have a serious effect on the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki next week.

Jul 14, 2018

UK police find source of Novichok nerve agent in small bottle

British counter-terrorism police said on Friday they believed they had found the source of the Novichok nerve agent that killed a woman in southwest England and left her partner critically ill in hospital.

Jul 14, 2018

Russian agents indicted for hacking Hillary Clinton's campaign

A US Grand Jury indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers of the GRU for their role in manipulating the 2016 US Presidential elections and hacking the Clinton campaign and the DNC.

Jul 14, 2018

Ranchi child trafficking: RSS demands probe, political row over late Mother Teresa escalates

West Bengal CM has accused the Modi government of trying to malign the humanitarian organization, Missionaries of Charity, once headed by late Mother Teresa. Meanwhile, RSS leader Rajiv Tuli has questioned the Nobel Laureate's credibility based on past reports.

Jul 14, 2018

Uber driver assaults passenger leaving him with broken nose, Ola driver arrested for trying to throw footwear at rider

While a 30-year-old man was reportedly assaulted by an Uber driver in Bengaluru and was left with a broken nose, fractures on two of his fingers and several injuries on his face, an Ola driver was arrested for abusing a female rider in the city.

Jul 14, 2018

West Bengal chit fund scam: After Asthana visit, CBI unearths Rs 520 crore Pailan scam

CBI officials are said to have raided six different locations, including the residence of the Pailan Group chairman, Apurba Saha. Observers believe that the visit of the CBI special director Rakesh Asthana's recent Kolkata visit has fuelled the investigation process.

Jul 14, 2018

Trump says Theresa May's Brexit plan kills hope of a US trade deal

Trump criticised UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy by saying that she had failed to take his advice on how to negotiate with the European Union.

Jul 14, 2018

Hima Das: Athletics Federation of India issues apology over 'fluent English' tweet amid severe backlash

As congratulatory messages poured in from all quarters for India's newest teenage sensation Hima Das, the official Twitter handle of AFI, despite praising her, was at the receiving end of severe criticism from social media users.

Jul 13, 2018

Rebel PDP MLAs claim Mehbooba Mufti wrongly branding them as 'militants'

Mehbooba Mufti had earlier warned the BJP that trying to break PDP or interfering in Jammu and Kashmir will give birth to more separatist leaders.

Jul 13, 2018

Good News! Ban on photography of monuments lifted

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Thursday lifted the ban on photography within the premises of all centrally-protected monuments/sites, except Ajanta Caves, Leh Palace and mausoleum of Taj Mahal.

Jul 13, 2018

Decriminalising Section 377 endangers national security? This petitioner thinks so

The petition filed by Suresh Kumar Koushal challenging Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was heard by a five-judge bench comprising Justices RF Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra and headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra.

Jul 13, 2018

Stalker takes Bhopal model hostage at her flat; threatens to kill her if police barges in

A team of police officers led by Deputy inspector general of police Dharmendra Choudhary have been negotiating with the man. The authorities were alerted after neighbors had complained of loud noises emerging from her room in Bhopal.

Jul 13, 2018

Here's how a Kashmir power dept employee siphoned off Rs 5.72 crore from electricity bill payments

J&K Police say that a big scam involving misuse of public money and fraud appointments may have occurred in the Power Development Department.

Jul 13, 2018

Congress confuses Priyanka Chopra with Priyanka Chaturvedi while criticising PM Narendra Modi

In an oops moment for Congress, its official Twitter handle @INCIndiaLive tagged the wrong Priyanka in a tweet which was later deleted. But not before some Twitter users took a screenshot.

Jul 13, 2018