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Latest on Section 377: Here's all you need to know about gay laws in India

Homosexuality is considered a crime in India. The LGBT community has been vying hard for a long time to do away with the draconian section 377.

Jul 11, 2018

Not just illegal immigrants, Trump admin may have separated even an American parent and child

The paperwork said that one child could especially not be reunited on the deadline as the "parent's location has been unknown for more than a year." And to add to this, "records show the parent and child might be US citizens."

Jul 11, 2018

PayPal apologizes for telling a deceased woman that her death breached its rules

The e-payment company PayPal recently sent a deceased customer an email. The mail states that the inability of the customer to clear the balance due to their death constitutes a violation of their company's policy.

Jul 11, 2018

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's teenage son acts like a 'normal student' at Maths Olympiad

Although 16-year-old Hafez al-Assad's was provided with beefed-up security, the International Mathematical Olympiad authorities claimed that the presence of Bashar's son had not been a hindrance to the event.

Jul 11, 2018

Congress wants PM Modi to be in record books, writes to Guinness Records

Congress ridicules Prime Minister's foreign trips asking Guinness to include his name for the 41 trips he made in the last four years.

Jul 11, 2018

How Kashmir IAS officer Shah Faesal earned his enemies in 'Rapistan'

Faesal, who is the first Indian Administrative Services (IAS) topper from the Kashmir valley, had created a stir back in April with his comment on rapes.

Jul 11, 2018

Kerala High Court rejects anticipatory bail plea of three rape-accused priests

The three priests of the Malankara Orthodox Church were accused of raping a woman for a decade, police case filed after pressure for National Commission for Women.

Jul 11, 2018

Swami Paripoornananda thrown out of Hyderabad for six months for making provocative remarks

Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar issued Swami's externment order under Telangana Prevention of Anti-Social and Hazardous Activities Act, 1980.

Jul 11, 2018

Delhi school locks up 16 nursery children in basement for not paying fees on time

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has sought a report and police have registered a case under Indian Penal Code and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act.

Jul 11, 2018

Who is Franco Mulakkal? Police close in on Jalandhar Bishop over nun's rape complaint

The arrest of Franco Mulakkal, the Catholic bishop of Jalandhar, looms large. A Kerala nun has made a submission in front of a magistrate under Section 164 of the CrPC, saying she was raped by the high priest in 2014.

Jul 11, 2018

Aliencraft or TR-3B? Triangular UFO spotted in Washington skies sparks debate (VIDEO)

The triangular UFO spotted in the skies of Washington has compelled many to think that the government is conducting a black operation in the skies using the secret craft TR-3B

Jul 11, 2018

Who was Haroon Bilour? Son of slain anti-Taliban leader Bashir Ahmed killed in Peshawar suicide bombing

Awami National Party (ANP) candidate Haroon Bilour was killed in a bomb blast in the northwestern city of Peshawar. His father, senior ANP leader Bashir Bilour, was killed in a suicide bombing in 2012 in the run-up to Pakistan's last election.

Jul 11, 2018

Mumbai sees wettest July, landslide in Kerala hill station

Heavy rainfall, along with a high tide, brought Mumbai to its knees and residents have complained of water-logging and traffic snarls for the last three days. The rain and strong winds have reportedly uprooted scores of trees and even claimed about 35 lives.

Jul 11, 2018

Triple Talaq victim dies after month-long torture in Uttar Pradesh

The victim, Razia, was confined to a room without food for a month and died during medical treatment.

Jul 11, 2018

Delhi mass suicide: Burari family had been warned of death? 'You might not see next Diwali,' note said

The police said that one of the notes found in the registers recovered at the Delhi home reportedly talks about "wandering souls" and how the family may "not see the next Diwali." Another entry speaks of "someone's mistakes" due to which the family is not able to "attain something."

Jul 11, 2018