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Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi receives rape threat on Twitter against minor daughter, approaches police

The Twitter user @GirishK1605 threatened to rape Priyanka Chaturvedi's minor daughter. He later deleted the tweet but was lambasted by the Congress spokesperson and her party members.

Jul 3, 2018

PNB fraud: Interpol issues red corner notice against fugitive diamond jeweller Nirav Modi

Interpol notice will now allow the agency to arrest the jeweller in all 192 member nations, as India looks to recover Rs 13,500 crore that the businessman scammed from Punjab National Bank.

Jul 3, 2018

Sunanda Pushkar case: Shashi Tharoor moves anticipatory bail plea

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor moved an anticipatory bail plea in a sessions court on Tuesday, July 3, and the court has also sought a response of the Delhi Police on Tharoor's plea.

Jul 3, 2018

Delhi mass suicide: Occultist and accomplice detained, macabre details continue to pour in

Since the investigation began on July 1, the officials have come across several aspects in the case. The officials found 11 bizarre pipes protruding out of a wall and pipes are reportedly placed in exactly the same way that the bodies were found hanging, almost symbolising each one of them.

Jul 3, 2018

Cauvery body asks Karnataka to release 31 tmcft water to Tamil Nadu

The announcement came after the first meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority, Chairman hopeful of Karnataka's cooperation.

Jul 3, 2018

Thailand cave rescue: Missing football team found alive after 10 days, extraction might take months

The 12 boys and their coach have been found in a cave 10 days after going missing. Rescue teams are now planning extraction from the flooded cave.

Jul 3, 2018

Mumbai rain Live: 6 injured in Andheri bridge collapse, train services to resume after 3 pm

Heavy rains in Mumbai have brought down a part of the Gokhale bridge at the Andheri station. The bridge is known to connect Andheri East and Andheri West stations and is used by thousands of commuters on a daily basis.Five people sustained injuries and rescue operations are on.

Jul 3, 2018

RTI activist, his friend shot dead in Bihar's Jamui

Right to Information (RTI) activist and his friend were allegedly killed in Bihar's Jamui on Sunday.

Jul 3, 2018

Burari death mystery: Family member rubbishes spiritual angle

Relative of the Burari's deceased family rubbished the spiritual angle and termed it bogus. Sujata said that the family was a happy and peace loving one who never believed in 'babas'.

Jul 3, 2018

White House says Canada's $12 billion US trade tariff will not help the economy

Ties between the two neighbors and long-time allies have been strained by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on U.S. imports of steel and aluminum on national security grounds.

Jul 3, 2018

Americans born on Fourth of July who made the nation proud

The US Independence Day is around the corner. Here, International Business Times India remembers those who were born on the Fourth of July and made America proud.

Jul 3, 2018

Analysis: Donald Trump's trade tariffs are already costing the US some jobs he promised

American companies like Harley Davidson are planning to shift some jobs out of the US, which is the exact opposite of what Trump had promised the country.

Jul 2, 2018

19,569 languages spoken in India: Census

The Eighth Schedule of the Constitution has 22 languages and there are 99 languages which are not in the schedule along with the category of "total of other languages" which includes languages spoken by less than 10,000 people.

Jul 2, 2018

Fake news of march by Muslims demanding release of Mandsaur rape accused goes viral

Thousands of users shared a message, according to which members of the Muslim community rallied on the streets of Mandsaur, demanding that the perpetrator of the crime be released because the Quran sanctions rape of non-Muslim women.

Jul 2, 2018

Is Hyderabad's Charminar crumbling? Here's how ASI plans to deal with the cracks

The cracks may have appeared due to water-logging caused by heavy rainfall. It also damaged the north-eastern side of Charminar, according to an Archaeological Survey of India official. Help has now been sought from IIT Madras.

Jul 2, 2018