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UIDAI's 'unique pin' service to make Aadhaar update easier

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced a new system that will make it easier for people to update their addresses by sending them a unique PIN.

Aug 2, 2018

Historic India Club restaurant in London saved; campaigners call it 'important cultural' venue

The India Club in Strand Hotel was said to be torn down and redeveloped into a hotel, but the Westminster City Council has scrapped the plan. This comes days after campaigners took to the streets to protest the demolition and called it "an important cultural and night time entertainment" venue.

Aug 2, 2018

Bihar shelter home rapes: SC steps in, bars media from disclosing victims' identity

The apex court has issued orders barring the media from publishing images and videos of the victims or conducting interviews with them.

Aug 2, 2018

Talib Hussain, who led stir for justice in Kathua case, arrested for raping woman in J&K

Talib Hussain was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday following a complaint lodged by the woman's husband.

Aug 2, 2018

Tokyo Medical University cut women's test scores for years to boost number of male doctors

Women in Japan still face an uphill battle in employment and hurdles returning to work after having children, despite the country's falling birthrate.

Aug 2, 2018

Delhi hotspot of human trafficking; DCW rescues 73 Nepali women in one week

The police's refusal to file an FIR has raised eyebrows and attracted severe criticism from the general public.

Aug 2, 2018

Australian senator files a lawsuit against politician for slut-shaming her

An Australian senator has sued a male counterpart for defamation for making sexually offensive remarks, in a landmark case that brings the spirit of the #MeToo movement to the heart of Australia's democracy.

Aug 2, 2018

Ancient 5,000-year-old prehistoric mass graves could be the result of tsunamis

Researchers studied coastal mass burial sites at the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu in the Pacific as well as in Orkney and Shetland in the UK.

Aug 2, 2018

China building all-weather road near Siachen, in Kashmir's Shaksgam valley

After Doklam may be closing in on India from other strategic points. The latest reports say China has made considerable progress in a road construction project in the Shaksgam Valley in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Aug 2, 2018

No Muslims allowed: 4 Kolkata doctors face racism, forced to vacate rented house

The youth said that they have earlier too faced discrimination on grounds of religion and landlords have refused to rent houses to them.

Aug 2, 2018

Kolkata ATM fraud: SIT team to probe 'card cloning', customers to be refunded

The initial investigation revealed that the crime was committed by cloning the ATM cards and, as per reports, more than 20 lakhs were siphoned off from the ATM.

Aug 2, 2018

Class 11 student of renowned Ajmer boarding school allegedly forced to take drugs, sodomised by 6 seniors

In the complaint, in which the school's management committee is a co-complainant, the father of the student said that the class 12 boys barged into his son's room on July 10 and forced him to consume alcohol and take drugs. They then took the boy to the washroom and took turns to sodomise him.

Aug 2, 2018

UP govt to fine Akhilesh Yadav Rs 10 lakh for bungalow damages

The Estate Department has submitted a report to the CM's office after an audit of the residence of the former CM and recommended the fine amount.

Aug 2, 2018

Is Trump snubbing India? US President yet to reply to Modi's Republic Day, 2019 invite

The invite is being seen as an attempt to smooth relations between the two nations, which have worsened slightly since Trump took over.

Aug 2, 2018

Arun Jaitley defends Assam NRC, says rising Muslim population 'threat to sovereignty'

The Union Minister said that the 3.9 time growth of the Muslim population in Assam could lead to a demand for a merger with Bangladesh.

Aug 2, 2018