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Centre yet to decide on release of Rajiv Gandhi killers

Earlier reports said that the Centre had rejected Tamil Nadu government's proposal to set the convicts free.

Apr 20, 2016

Bomb threat on Jet Airways Ahmedabad-Mumbai flight a hoax

The security agencies did not found anything suspicious on the plane.

Apr 20, 2016

US elections 2016: Trump, Clinton win New York primaries

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump won around 57 percent Democratic and 60 percent Republican votes, respectively.

Apr 20, 2016

India says it still wants back British queen's crown jewel

India has repeatedly demanded that Britain return the 105-carat diamond, which was presented to Queen Victoria in 1850.

Apr 20, 2016

North Korea should learn from Iran nuclear deal, says US official

We hope Democratic People's Republic of Korea will be inspired by the Iran example, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

Apr 19, 2016

Donald Trump flubs 9/11 reference at New York rally

Apr 19, 2016

First gender-neutral toilet opens at Los Angeles school

A Los Angeles high school recently opened the first gender-neutral toilet in the nations second-largest school district, and likely the state, in a move geared toward accommodating transgender students. Santee Education Complex converted a second-floor female toilet after the campus Gay Straight Alliance gathered some 700 signatures on a petition calling for the change during a heated national debate over transgender rights.

Apr 19, 2016

Israeli brewery down to last bottle of Christ-era craft beer

A Jerusalem brewery has produced a craft beer with a taste it says dates back to the time of Jesus. A sip of the concoction, made by Herzl Brewery from a wheat that Tel Aviv University geneticists identified as the strain used for beer in the Holy Land two millennia ago, may help explain why wine was the preferred sacred beverage of the Bible.

Apr 19, 2016

Ecuador: Emergency workers rescue dog from rubble

As emergency personnel work furiously to find survivors along the coastal region of Ecuador that was ravaged by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on 16 April, one team joyously rescued a trapped dog in what remains of the town of Manta.

Apr 19, 2016

Pastor, pregnant wife beaten, doused with petrol by unidentified assailants in Chhattisgarh

The Christian community in Chhattisgarh has come under attack earlier as well.

Apr 19, 2016

Michael Gove sets out positive case for Brexit

Apr 19, 2016

PF withdrawal norms put on hold till July

The move comes in the wake of workers protesting against withdrawal of employer's contribution to provident fund till retirement.

Apr 19, 2016

S Sreesanth, Shashi Tharoor involved in Twitter spat

The cricketer was also trolled for calling Kerala a 'city'.

Apr 19, 2016

Philippines: Presidential candidate apologises for comment on Australian nun rape

Rodrigo Duterte received flak from opposition candidates and human rights organisations for his comment.

Apr 19, 2016

Isis in Iraq: President Obama predicts Mosul will fall by end of 2016

President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast on 18 April that the United States is providing more support to Iraq as its military moves to take back territory from Islamic State (Isis), and he expects the city of Mosul will be retaken eventually.

Apr 19, 2016