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AMU Jinnah portrait row snowballs, 'Rs 1 lakh reward for tearing posters'

Farhat Ali Khan, who announced the reward, said that AMU student's union office or any organization must not keep Jinnah's posters as Indian Muslims not only hate Jinnah but also detest Pakistan. He also questioned why Jinnah must be remembered in India when Pakistan doesn't remember Indian leaders.

May 5, 2018

85-year-old Chinese pensioner put himself up for adoption, dies months after

An elderly Chinese man was so lonely that he put up an advert in December 2017 asking to be adopted. He described himself as "Lonely old man in his 80s. Strong-bodied. Can shop, cook and take care of himself."

May 5, 2018

Rahul Gandhi slams Modi, challenges him to speak on corrupt BJP leaders

Rahul Gandhi has posted a video about prime minister Narendra Modi on Twitter. He has highlighted the criminal charges on the BJP leaders in Karnataka, who are participating in the polls and has asked Modi to speak on it.

May 5, 2018

4 men rape teen and set her ablaze in front of family

The incident took place in the state's Chatra district Friday, May 4. The 16-year-old was reportedly abducted by the men when she went to attend a relative's wedding on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. The men are then said to have raped her before letting her go.

May 5, 2018

Smugglers insert gold bars in rectums using condoms to dodge airport checks

The smugglers filled the condom with small-size gold bars and then inserted it into their rectum in such a manner that a part of the condom remains outside the body making it easier to pull it out later.

May 5, 2018

15-year-old boy rapes 5-year-old after luring her with chocolates

The 5-year-old girl was allegedly raped by minor with help of three friends in Andhra Pradesh's Godavari district. The child's family has filed a police complaint.

May 5, 2018

Man kills self, leaves 24-page note accusing wife of infidelity and harassment

The deceased has been identified as 38-year-old Mohan Kumar, who said that he had decided to kill himself as he was upset about his wife's affair with the owner of the gas agency. However, the family has said that Kumar had misunderstood his wife.

May 5, 2018

Man tries to click selfie with injured bear, gets mauled to death

The victim spotted an injured bear when he went to the forest to attend nature's call and approached it to click a selfie with it. When he was too close, the bear chased him and mauled him to death.

May 5, 2018

Muslim man run over, killed by girlfriend's family in suspected honor killing

The accused also mowed down the 22-year-old victim, who has been identified a Saif Ali Khan, and then dumped him in a drain in Bikaner's industrial area. He later succumbed to his injuries

May 5, 2018

Watch: Chinese boy sleeps on window ledge after getting earful from father

The 12-year-old boy, who lives with his family in a five-story building in Jiangkou county, Guizhou province, went to lay down on the fifth-floor window ledge after getting scolded by father for sleeping in.

May 5, 2018

Udit Raj asks how does dining at dalit homes fulfil their aspirations

Udit Raj's statement comes at a time when UP chief minister Yogi Aditynath is trying to appease dalit people to vote for BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha Polls. The CM had recently spent a night in a Dalit village and ate his meals at a Dalit's house in his state.

May 5, 2018

Srinivas Kuchibhotla's widow Sunayana Dumala reacts to killer Adam Purinton's life term

Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla's widow Sunayana Dumala welcomed the life sentence handed to Adam Purinton and said that even though this is not going to bring her husband back, it proves that "hate is never acceptable."

May 5, 2018

Why is internet obsessed with cats? Reddit co-founder has an answer

Intenet is full of funny cat videos and no one could explain why are they so popular. But now it seems Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has a perfect answer for it and we cannot help but wonder how right he is.

May 5, 2018

Pigeon menace: Thai city hosts 'pigeon menu' cooking competition

Lop Buri, a Thailand province, planned to host a "pigeon menu" cooking competition to get rid of the rising number of birds. Also, residents were asked to trap the birds.

May 4, 2018

Modi and Xi Jinping may meet three more times this year: Chinese envoy

The Chinese ambassador to India said that Modi and Jinping may meet this year – once at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit held in Qingdao, China, followed by the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa and then finally, at the next G20 Summit taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

May 4, 2018