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12-year-old boy kills pregnant meerkat at Hungary zoo, father says authorities failed in taking care of animals

The 12-year-old boy received death threats after he killed the pregnant meerkat at Hungary zoo after it bit him.

May 21, 2018

Ohio man calls 911 to report that a pig was following him

The North Ridgeville Police Department managed to get the pig in the police cruiser and took it to the city's dog kennel temporarily before it was returned to the owner.

May 21, 2018

Mid-air horror! NRI man masturbates at Indian woman, arrested on landing in Delhi

The NRI, holding a Russian passport, was sitting next to the woman in the flight and allegedly unzipped his trousers and started masturbating in front of her.

May 21, 2018

Who is Gursoach Kaur? NYPD's first female turbaned Sikh auxiliary cop

Sikh police officer Gursoach Kaur graduated from the New York City Police Academy last week and will join as an Auxiliary Police Officer with the New York Police Department.

May 21, 2018

Sensex falls; Karnataka political situation unnerves market

The fall is being linked to the uncertainty in the Indian political landscape following the resignation of BS Yeddyurappa, who was the chief minister of the southern state of Karnataka for two days.

May 21, 2018

HD Kumaraswamy to meet Sonia Gandhi: Is Congress really extending unconditional support to JDS?

Congress in Karnataka extended unconditional support to JDS to form the government, but Deve Gowda and HD Kumaraswamy want the party to be part of the government.

May 21, 2018

Octopus steals GoPro camera from diver, drags it underwater into its nest

Passport Ocean shared a video on Facebook, showing a diver in Florida trying to retrieve the camera from an octopus but only managing to grab pieces of the tripod.

May 21, 2018

Fire engulfs 4 coaches of Andhra Pradesh Express near Gwalior, no casualties reported

Four coaches of the Andhra Pradesh Express were engulfed in fire near Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, when the train was en-route to Vizag.

May 21, 2018

Haryana CM urges people to be happier, observe Sunday as 'no-criticism day'

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, speaking at the inauguration of Raahgiri, said Sunday should be a 'Fun day' where — F is for forgiveness, U stands for untying oneself and N for no-criticism.

May 21, 2018

Irked by three-hour delay, drunk Air India flier stabs himself with pen

As there was mild bleeding, the man was rushed to a hospital within the airport premises and the flight departed without him.

May 21, 2018

Krishna temple in Rawalpindi to get bigger and better, Pakistan government releases Rs 20 million funds

The decision to release Rs 20 million funds has been made so that the Krishna temple can be expanded to accommodate more pilgrims and visitors, especially during religious occasions and festivals. The construction work in Rawalpindi will begin soon, during which the idols will be sealed in the main room

May 21, 2018

Nipah virus outbreak: Centre sends NCDC team after 3 people die in Kerala

Nine others remain critical in Kerala after contracting the rare Nipah virus, the Health Department of Kerala said.

May 21, 2018

Indian Railways may soon stop serving non-vegetarian food on Gandhi Jayanti

Besides serving vegetarian food on its premises, stations and on the trains on Gandhi Jayanti, the Indian railways will also appeal all its employees to eat vegetarian food on October 2.

May 21, 2018

Japanese plane evacuated after smoke fills cabin

Minutes after the aircraft's doors had been closed, 137 passengers who had boarded Flight 809 -- scheduled to depart from Narita airport to Hong Kong -- had to be evacuated, Xinhua news agency reported.

May 21, 2018

India-China ties on the radar again as Beijing begins mining operations near Arunachal Pradesh border

China has started mining operations in the Lhunze county, which is adjacent to the India border. This is said to be a way for China to reclaim south Tibet and as per Beijing, the northeast Indian state of Arunachal is also a part of southern Tibet.

May 21, 2018