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IPFT planning demonstrations in August as it intensifies demand for separate state

The Tripura-based party, which has been attempting to get its own state since 2009, alleges The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 would jeopardise traditions and customs in North-East India. Demonstrations are planned for August 23.

Jun 22, 2018

Superfast boomerang-shaped UFO spotted in France sparks alien debate

The clip uploaded to YouTube shows a bizarre object moving erratically across the skies in broad daylight.

Jun 22, 2018

Saifuddin Soz's comment on Kashmir's independence draws flak from BJP, Congress says not party's viewpoint

Congress leader Saifuddin Soz echoing former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf's statement on Kashmiris preferring independence than merging with Pakistan has not gone down well with the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Jun 22, 2018

Gujarat: 14-year-old boy stabbed to death in school washroom in alleged fight with senior

The boy was stabbed to death in the Vadodara school and bore deep cuts on his head and body.

Jun 22, 2018

Planning a trip to UAE? You can now get free 48-hour transit visa to Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Although the implementation date has not been decided yet, the move by the UAE government was reportedly to lure Indian tourists and also boost tourism revenue.

Jun 22, 2018

Pakistani journalist's house ransacked, passports and laptop missing

Marvi Sirmed's house in Islamabad was ransacked in a similar fashion in 2010, police complaint filed.

Jun 22, 2018

3 reasons why blockchain is the future of supply chain and manufacturing

"It's not the organisations that are competing. It's the supply chains that are competing," says Wael Safwat of Supply Chain Management Association (SCMAO).

Jun 22, 2018

Tollywood Sex Racket: The 'is she flexible?'query that raised alarm and saved Telugu actress from scandal

When the manager of the actress got irked with the question and made the displeasure evident, the caller reportedly tried to cover up and said he didn't mean it otherwise and wanted to know if the actress would be okay with posing for images.

Jun 22, 2018

Youth run over by train in West Bengal; protests disrupt Howrah-Kharagpur route

Passengers stuck at Howrah railway station suffered due to delay and lack of announcements.

Jun 22, 2018

Tamil Nadu government not doing enough to check spread of Naxalism: Pon Radhakrishnan

Union Minister claims TN government has given a free hand to Naxals and other anti-social elements. Praises former governments for their efforts, singles out EPS government as a failure to stop the spread of Naxalism.

Jun 22, 2018

Tamil Nadu: Over 100 students hug school teacher and cry after he gets transferred

After the emotional outburst of students of a government high school in Tamil Nadu's Veliagaram made headlines, the education department delayed professor G Bhagawan's transfer by 10 days.

Jun 22, 2018

Ramesh Shah: How the Gorakhpur man built and operated his network, funded LeT

Ramesh Shah was arrested from Pune on Tuesday, June 19, and will be brought to Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh for interrogation. He will be asked about the network he has created, the LeT handlers in Pakistan, where the money was received from, where the money went and what it was used for.

Jun 22, 2018

5 NGO activists gang-raped at gunpoint by unidentified assailants in Jharkhand

The team of social workers was raising awareness on human trafficking in the village when they were abducted and brutally assaulted. The Ranchi police have formed three teams to probe into the Tuesday night incident but no arrests have been made so far.

Jun 22, 2018

Aadhaar data needed for police to catch first-time offenders: NCRB chief

National Crime Records Bureau director Ish Kumar says every year nearly 50 lakh cases are registered in the country and most of them are the handiwork of first-timers.

Jun 22, 2018

BJP leader Saroj Pandey calls Rahul Gandhi 'mentally unstable' after his Coca-Cola founder remark

Apart from the Coca-Cola comment, Congress President Rahul Gandhi had also claimed that global fastfood chain McDonald's used to run a 'dhaba.'

Jun 22, 2018