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Brahmin boy marries Muslim girl in Kalaburagi

Marriages are made in heaven. The proverb goes apt for Vikram and Shabana, who recently tied the nuptial knot in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka.

Jul 9, 2018

West Bengal: Man masturbates in railway station, woman live streams it on Facebook

The accused man, reportedly mentally unstable, did the act while standing in front of the women's compartment in Bandel station.

Jul 9, 2018

Mukul Roy: Mamata Banerjee encouraging extortion, malpractice in college admissions

Mamata Banerjee, the firebrand leader of West Bengal has been accused of encouraging extortions and malpractice that is going on in different colleges of the state. The allegations have been levelled by former TMC member and current BJP leader, Mukul Roy.

Jul 9, 2018

Thailand cave rescue: Fifth boy brought out on day 2 of rescue mission

Thirteen foreign divers and five members of Thailand's elite navy SEAL unit make up the main team guiding the boys to safety through narrow, submerged passageways.

Jul 9, 2018

Pawan Kalyan says unidentified people are threatening to kill him in car accident or bomb blast

Jana Sena party chief Pawan Kalyan says he is receiving phone calls from some unidentified people, who are threatening to kill him in a car accident or bomb blast.

Jul 9, 2018

Indigenous aircraft Tejas misses yet another deadline

The overall development and production cost of the aircraft that was approved way back in 1983 has increased sharply over years to Rs. 75,000 crore.

Jul 9, 2018

Why is India ditching the fifth-generation fighter aircraft project with Russia?

High cost, a reluctance of the Russians to share technology, and the aircraft not meeting Indian Air Force requirements are seen as the main reasons for the shelving of the project.

Jul 9, 2018

Mumbai rains: Woman crushed under speeding bus after bike hits pothole; video goes viral

Maharashtra is seeing incessant rainfall in several regions, especially Mumbai, where life has come to a standstill.

Jul 9, 2018

Terrorists tried to abduct PDP worker, slit his wife's throat

The terrorists slit the throat of a PDP worker's wife when she tried to thwart their attempt to abduct her husband.

Jul 9, 2018

Karnataka deputy CM Parameshwar says no ambulances will be stopped during VIP convoys

Parmeshwar, who is the first Dalit leader to hold the Deputy CM post in Karnataka, said that police should give ambulances a priority over VIP convoys.

Jul 9, 2018

Who was Munna Bajrangi? Gangster, accused of killing BJP leader, shot dead inside UP jail

Notorious gangster Munna Bajrangi was shot dead by another convict in a district jail in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. He was set to be produced before a court in Baghpat and had been moved from the Jhansi jail on Sunday, July 8.

Jul 9, 2018

Brexit secretary David Davis resigns over 'irreconcilable differences' with British PM

Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said that Davis' resignation "at such a crucial time" shows that Theresa May "has no authority left and is incapable of delivering Brexit".

Jul 9, 2018

Congress mocks Shivraj Singh Chouhan for promising to make MP cities better than America's

The MP CM also said that "cities in Madhya Pradesh would become the cleanest, prettiest and developed in the country in the next five years".

Jul 9, 2018

Nirbhaya rape case verdict: SC upholds death penalty for rapists, convicts' lawyer blames 'media pressure'

The Supreme Court had in 2017 upheld the death penalty awarded to the four convicts of the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case by the Delhi High Court after which three of them -- Mukesh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma had filed a review petition. Akshay Kumar Singh has not filed any such request yet.

Jul 9, 2018

Shams-Ul-Haq Mengnoo: Hizbul Mujahideen releases photo confirming IPS officer's brother has joined militant group

On the second death anniversary of slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, the group released photos of its new recruits and Shams-Ul-Haq was one of them. In the image, he can be seen holding an assault rifle and a holstered pistol.

Jul 9, 2018