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Surgeons could perform plastic surgery in ancient times: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

As a nation that has two-thirds of its total population aged below 35 years, Naidu stated that if the youth can work on their knowledge, skills, and attitude, then India's future is in safe hands. He was speaking at a function organized to honour young scientists in Kalady, Kerala.

May 22, 2018

Who is Radhika Kumaraswamy? All you need to know about wife of Karnataka's new chief minister

Radhika, HD Kumaraswamy's second wife was a familiar face in Sandalwood in the early 2000s. While the JD(S) leader all set to be sworn in as Karnataka's new chief minister on May 23, the 31-year-old actor-producer is trending on the web.

May 22, 2018

What is the Vedanta Sterlite issue? 9 dead in Tuticorin mass protest

As per Madras High Court orders, the police imposed section 144 of CrPC around the Sterlite unit. The agitators raising slogans pelted stones at the cops and toppled the police vehicles.

May 22, 2018

India safe for minorities: Rajnath Singh on Archbishop's letter

The Archbishop in his May 8 letter asked the priests and churches in Delhi to hold a year-long prayer campaign for the country to protect its democratic principles and secular fabric ahead of the 2019 general elections "when we will have a new government".

May 22, 2018

Pakistan used thermal camouflage suits to deceive Indian troops along border: Reports

As the Indian Army uses 'Hand Held Thermal Imagers' (HHTI) to monitor the movements of the enemy forces, the Pakistani Rangers' new tactic has made Indian troops vulnerable to getting hit as it becomes difficult to observe the presence of the enemy closely.

May 22, 2018

Amid recorded music controversy, check out best 5 live acts in Delhi

Manish Sisodia pulled up the excise officers for "creating confusion" by issuing the May 16 order which stated that "only live singing and playing of instruments" are allowed in restro-bars.

May 22, 2018

'Naked thief' nabbed: Law student wears undies on head and nothing else during burglaries

The 27-year-old Edwin John is a native of Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and studies law in a college in Cheruvarakonam.

May 22, 2018

India's right-wing lambasts Delhi Archbishop over his 'turbulent' letter

The Archbishop has called for a prayer campaign owing to the "turbulent political atmosphere threatening democracy and secularism" before the 2019 general elections. However, he said that it has nothing to do with the Modi government.

May 22, 2018

Nipah virus outbreak: Panic grips Kerala but should other states be worried?

In the wake of the Nipah virus outbreak in the coastal state of Kerala, Union Minister of Health, J.P. Nadda stated that the situation is being closely monitored by the central government and that a team had been dispatched to assist the state government as required.

May 22, 2018

Kamal Haasan to attend HD Kumaraswamy's swearing-in ceremony

Kamal Haasan will be in Bengaluru to attend the swearing-in ceremony of HD Kumaraswamy as the chief minister of Karnataka. Congress and JD(S) are all set to form a coalition government after BJP's Yeddyurappa quit as the chief minister after a mere two days, on May 19.

May 22, 2018

Chhattisgarh police to get special force 'Black Panther' to combat Maoists

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that he is confident that the Black Panther force will be able to uproot Maoism from Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, where the militants have a stronghold.

May 22, 2018

Indian Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore sets fitness goals, challenges Hrithik, Kohli and Nehwal

Rajyavardhan Rathore shared a video on Twitter urging people to take some time out of their busy schedule for the fitness regime. He even challenged Hrithik Roshan, Virat Kohli and Saina Nehwal to take the fitness challenge.

May 22, 2018

INSV Tarini: All-women naval crew reach Goa after spending 194 days at sea

The six-member-all-women crew covered the expedition with stopovers at four ports - Fremantle in Australia, Lyttelton in New Zealand, Cape Town in South Africa and Port Stanley in Falklands. They had started the journey on September 10, 2017.

May 22, 2018

Heatstroke kills 65 in Pakistan; heatwave warning issued for Karachi

At least 114 bodies were brought to the social welfare group Edhi Foundation's morgues out of which at least 65 had died from heatstroke, Xinhua news agency reported quoting the head of the foundation Faisal Edhi.

May 22, 2018

BJP leader Lal Singh's brother booked for hurling 'derogatory' remarks at J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti

Lal Singh's brother abused the CM during a rally, which was in held in Kathua district to seek a CBI probe into rape and murder case of a minor.

May 22, 2018