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J&K civic polls an eye-wash? Voting began early while Guv 'named' Srinagar Mayor before results

If the allegations of proxy candidates and voters weren't enough, the statement of Governor Satya Pal Malik claiming that the next Srinagar Mayor will be a foreign educated person has only added fuel to the fire.

Oct 10, 2018

Hurricane Michael strengthens to dangerous category 4 storm hours before Florida landfall, over 350,000 evacuated

Hurricane Michael is the first Category 4 storm to hit Florida Panhandle in history and the landfall is expected on Wednesday, October 10, around 4 pm local time. The storm is said to be catastrophic, packing sustained wind speed of about 230 kilometres per hour.

Oct 10, 2018

Madhya Pradesh: Bodies of 5 minor siblings found inside well; parents absconding

Villagers informed the police that there was some dispute in the family of Bharat Singh, 40, who has two wives.

Oct 10, 2018

Four-year-old Pune girl gets skull implant; doctors claim its India's first

The girl sustained serious injuries in a road accident in 2017 and to save her life neurosurgeons had to remove the full frontal as well as partial parietal and temporal bones of the damaged skull.

Oct 10, 2018

Delhi school segregates Hindu and Muslim students in separate sections

The teacher-in-charge, who was appointed in July, is said to be behind the practice. The staff expressed their concerns over this but were told to not interfere.

Oct 10, 2018

Floccinaucinihilipilification: Shashi Tharoor tweets about his new book on PM Modi, leaves everyone stumped

Social media wordsmith Shashi Tharoor has done it again. Thiruvananthapuram MP has used the word floccinaucinihilipilification to introduce his new book about Prime Minister Namenda Modi. What does the word mean?

Oct 10, 2018

Analysis: What is floccinaucinihilipilification? Tharoor continues to flummox Twitter, but there may be more to come!

Many know floccinaucinihilipilification as the longest English word, but that is not the case. So which is the longest, what does it mean, and how has Shashi Tharoor managed to start another vocab war? Read to know.

Oct 10, 2018

Bihar: Karate teacher arrested for raping 3-year-old girl in Patna

As soon as the incident came to light, a team of police officers, led by Station house officer (SHO) Raghunath Prasad began probing the matter and arrested the accused an hour later.

Oct 10, 2018

NSUI president Fairoz Khan accused of sexual harassment

Rahul Gandhi faces flak for alleged apathy after NSUI chief Fairoz Khan gets named in #MeToo movement

The complainant, who is a former NSUI member, stated that the president constantly forced her to meet him at his hotel room in Bengaluru at midnight.

Oct 10, 2018

Offer explanation or resign: Congress on sexual harassment allegations against MJ Akbar

Some women journalists have come out and accused Akbar, a former editor and now the minister of state for external affairs, of sexually harassing them during his stint as a journalist.

Oct 10, 2018

Tushar Mehta appointed Solicitor General of India

Tushar Mehta has been the Additional Solicitor General of India since 2014, and his new tenure will span till June 30, 2020.

Oct 10, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi: The killing and dismembering of MBS critic, 'pulp-fiction' style

A pro-government newspaper in Turkey says it has identified 15 members of a Saudi Arabian hit squad that it says was involved in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.

Oct 10, 2018

Sydney and Melbourne may soon be out of reach, immigrants will have to opt for rural areas

The proposal, announced by Australia's population and urban infrastructure minister Alan Tudge on Tuesday, October 9, is said to be a part of a "decentralisation agenda" aiming to decongest larger cities and even out the migration pattern.

Oct 10, 2018

Supreme Court disallows entry of cops with weapons, shoes inside Puri's Jagannath temple

A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta was informed by the Odisha government that 47 persons were arrested in connection with the violence in the temple and the situation was under control now.

Oct 10, 2018

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Cabinet approves Rs 2,044 crore bonus for 12 lakh railways employees

The announcement was made by Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad while addressing a press conference after a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Oct 10, 2018

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J&K civic polls an eye-wash? Voting began early while Guv 'named' Srinagar Mayor before results

Hurricane Michael strengthens to dangerous category 4 storm hours before Florida landfall, over 350,000 evacuated

Madhya Pradesh: Bodies of 5 minor siblings found inside well; parents absconding

Four-year-old Pune girl gets skull implant; doctors claim its India's first

Delhi school segregates Hindu and Muslim students in separate sections

Floccinaucinihilipilification: Shashi Tharoor tweets about his new book on PM Modi, leaves everyone stumped

Analysis: What is floccinaucinihilipilification? Tharoor continues to flummox Twitter, but there may be more to come!

Bihar: Karate teacher arrested for raping 3-year-old girl in Patna

Rahul Gandhi faces flak for alleged apathy after NSUI chief Fairoz Khan gets named in #MeToo movement

Offer explanation or resign: Congress on sexual harassment allegations against MJ Akbar

Tushar Mehta appointed Solicitor General of India

Jamal Khashoggi: The killing and dismembering of MBS critic, 'pulp-fiction' style

Sydney and Melbourne may soon be out of reach, immigrants will have to opt for rural areas

Supreme Court disallows entry of cops with weapons, shoes inside Puri's Jagannath temple

Cabinet approves Rs 2,044 crore bonus for 12 lakh railways employees

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

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