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Historians slam Modi government's silence over rising religious intolerance

Historians like Romila Thapar, KN Panikkar, Mridula Mukherjee and Irfan Habib slammed the "highly vitiated atmosphere" prevailing in India.

Oct 29, 2015

Karva Chauth 2015: Best wishes, messages, greetings to be shared on the festival

Karva Chauth is mainly observed in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana and Punjab.

Oct 29, 2015

Iran refuses to accept outside pressure for Assad's ouster

Tehran has emerged as a staunch regional ally of the Assad government in Syria.

Oct 29, 2015

Syria: Isis bans male doctors from treating women in Raqqa

Doctors have been forbidden from performing even life-saving surgeries on women.

Oct 29, 2015

North Korea: Underground market generating wealth for citizens

When tanks rolled down Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea on 10 October, the image given to the rest of the world was one of business as usual in the isolated country. However, away from the bombast and sabre rattling, a change is underway at the very heart of the North Korean state, once driven by a tightly controlled communist command economy, largely synonymous with rationing and material deprivation.

Oct 29, 2015

Chandy fires second missive at Modi on Kerala House beef row

Chandy termed the Delhi Police raid as "tyrannical and reprehensible".

Oct 29, 2015

2002 hit and run case: Salman Khan's lawyer accuses police of 'tampering' evidence

Salman Khan's lawyer alleged police of 'tampering' the car tyre involved in 2002 hit and run case.

Oct 29, 2015

'Cloud passport' may soon let Australians travel without documents

It will store an individual's identity and biometric information in a cloud.

Oct 29, 2015

Pakistan: Footage shows landslide after massive earthquake

Video footage showed a landslide in Hunza Valley, northern Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit on Monday (26 October). The quake struck northern Pakistan and Afghanistan, killing at least 300 people, at least 266 in Pakistan.

Oct 29, 2015