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Watch: Subway takes passengers in roller coaster ride through city

The Chongqing Rail Transit Line 2 in Chongqing, southwest China, is a rubber tire light rail system and has a track similar to a roller coaster.

Apr 21, 2018

Yashwant Sinha quits BJP, wants to take 'sanyas' from politics

The former finance minister, Yashwant Sinha, made the announcement Saturday, April 21, at the convention of Rashtra Manch at Sri Krishna Memorial Hall in Patna, Bihar. Sinha said: "Today I am taking 'sanyas' from any kind of party politics, today I am ending all ties with the BJP."

Apr 21, 2018

Government issues ordinance on death penalty for child rapists

The Union cabinet made the decision in a meeting Saturday, April 21, after the country has been left rattled by the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, and several other incidents.

Apr 21, 2018

Abu Salem's parole for wedding rejected, but who is his lady love?

Abu Salem was convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. His 45-day parole application was rejected by the Navi Mumbai commissioner. He wanted to marry Kausar Bahar on May 5 but his wedding hopes have come crashing.

Apr 21, 2018

Three-year-old girl goes missing; deaf pet dog accompanies her until being found

The old blue heeler, Max, remained by the side of a three-year-old girl for over 15 hours. The dog has now been declared as an honorary police dog for keeping the little girl safe.

Apr 21, 2018

Karnataka Elections 2018: Former tea seller Anil Kumar now richest independent candidate

Kumar, a former tea seller, has filed his nomination papers for the Karnataka polls from the Bommanahalli constituency in Bengaluru. He declared assets worth Rs 339 crore, which makes him the richest independent candidate.

Apr 21, 2018

Infant found raped and murdered in basement, suspect seen on CCTV

The girl was found dead in a basement in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The police have identified a suspect on CCTV footage and have taken him into custody for interrogation.

Apr 21, 2018

Trump in White House and the world less flat, forebodings for Taiwan

Survey shows Taiwanese are overwhelmingly ready for a battle with China to protect their independence and democracy.

Apr 20, 2018

Mystery man wants to 'marry' chicken curry, restaurant issues search for him

The customer, Luke, wrote an online review on the restaurant, saying: "If I could marry this mango chicken I'd do it in a heartbeat."

Apr 20, 2018

Who is Swati Maliwal and why is she on indefinite hunger strike?

DCW chief Swati Maliwal's demands may soon bear fruit as the Centre on Friday started the process to ensure that child rapists get death penalty under the POCSO Act.

Apr 20, 2018

24-year-old gives up fortune worth crores of rupees to embrace monkhood

Mokshesh Sheth comes from a family that owns JK Corporation, which has interests in diamond and metal industries and will take deeksha (become a monk).

Apr 20, 2018

Lego Titanic: Autistic boy builds ship using 56,000 pieces of Lego

Brynjar Karl Birgisson, 15, used the actual blueprints of Titanic to create a Lego model of the ship that is now on display at the Titanic museum in Tennessee, US.

Apr 20, 2018

Photographer hangs upside down from a tree to get the perfect shot

The clip shows the photographer hanging upside down from a tree by placing his legs on a branch of the tree while the couple poses.

Apr 20, 2018

Artist in trouble for painting Kathua victim, house targeted by assailants

A few unidentified assailants allegedly pelted stones at artist Durga Malathi's house in Palakkad. Her vehicle was also damaged during the attack.

Apr 20, 2018

Karnataka Elections 2018: Twitter reacts to DK Shivakumar's Rs 600 crore assets

As Karnataka goes to polls May 12, Congress minister DK Shivakumar declared assets worth Rs 600 crore in an affidavit filed in Kanakapura constituency

Apr 20, 2018