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Shatrughan Sinha on casting couch: 'You please me, I'll please you'

Shatrughan Sinha accepted the existence of casting couch and said that the young aspiring brigade is known to offer sexual favours and of course, the senior brigade is known to accept.

Apr 26, 2018

Woman accuses police official of raping her on pretext of marriage

This is not the first instance of a police officer committing such a crime. A woman had in 2015 accused an inspector and two of his subordinates of raping her in a police station in Deoband, UP.

Apr 26, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Aug. 9, 2016.

Modi, MP CM to feature on tiles of govt-built houses for poor

The state government said that every house, built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), will have two tiles with a photo of PM Modi and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on the kitchen wall and the other at the entrance of the house.

Apr 26, 2018

3 Chennai students drown in Pune dam

Though the details of the incident in Pune are still being investigated, police said the body of one victim was recovered, while search continues for the remaining two missing Chennai boys.

Apr 26, 2018

Dying 8-year-old girl meets koala, fulfils her lifelong dream

Katie Higginbotham was diagnosed with pilocytic astrocytoma in October 2016 and has been going through numerous chemotherapy and radiation sessions. Doctors said that she has less than a year to live as her cancer is way more aggressive than they originally thought.

Apr 26, 2018

Congress spreading lies by hiring foreign agencies: Modi

In an interactive session with BJP candidates, state office bearers and leaders of Karnataka via the Narendra Modi app, the Prime Minister urged them not to fall for the Congress's lie and focus on people-to-people contact till the voting.

Apr 26, 2018

Jeweler jumps to death from revenue intelligence office over gold smuggling allegations

The jeweler, Gaurav Gupta's, house was raided by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officers April 24 and 25. The officers seized 41 kg foreign-marked gold, 213 kg silver bullion and Rs 48 lakh in cash from his house. He reportedly jumped off from the sixth floor of the DRI building.

Apr 26, 2018

Congress rushes to take credit for rapist Asaram's arrest

Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, whose government in Rajasthan had arrested Asaram, said that the Jodhpur trial court's verdict has proved that his government was right in arresting him.

Apr 26, 2018

Caitlyn Jenner or Melania? Twitter confused over US first lady's wax statue

Melania Trump has become a part of a viral meme after recently she had an awkward hand-holding moment with her husband and US President Donald Trump during the official state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte.

Apr 26, 2018

Indu Malhotra: First woman to be SC judge directly from the bar

Indu Malhotra, who is likely to take oath Friday, will be the first SC judge to be directly appointed from the bar. The SC has had six women judges in 68 years, but all of them had been elevated from the High Court.

Apr 26, 2018

Tea seller shares heart-warming story about his happiest day

A Facebook page called Humans of Bombay shared a story of a tea seller from India who said his happiest day was when he was able to give his kids a treat at McDonald's.

Apr 26, 2018

Special 'Indian drink' cow urine in Dubai supermarket: WhatsApp message prompts raids

The message, which went viral on WhatsApp, claimed that bottles of Gomutra (cow urine), which is illegal in Dubai, UAE, are being sold at a supermarket. The message prompted inspection at several stores of the supermarket by Food Safety Department, but it was later revealed that the message was fake.

Apr 26, 2018

Aadhaar leak: State government reveals bank, personal details of 1.3 lakh people

An independent security researcher Kodali Srinivas has claimed that the Andhra Pradesh government shared personal and bank details of about 1.3 lakh people with several private agencies and that the details are readily available on the State Housing Corporation's website.

Apr 26, 2018

13 children dead in school bus-train collision in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed his condolences and has announced an ex-gratia of 2 lakh for the families of the victims. He has also directed the police commissioner of Gorakhpur to start an inquiry into the Kushinagar accident.

Apr 26, 2018

Cop jumps out of moving train, changes coach to foil rape bid

The officer had heard a woman screaming in the ladies compartment of the train. He jumped out of the moving train to change the coach, entered the ladies compartment and pushed the man who was sexually assaulting a 25-year-old woman. The man was said to be in an inebriated condition.

Apr 25, 2018