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Summers bring Shimla's water woes to a boil

While the residents are grappling with water woes -- not exactly for the first time -- civic body Mayor Kusum Sadret of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is helming the Municipal Corporation for the first time in three decades since June 2017, is away to China on an official tour.

May 28, 2018

Former Japanese PM Nakasone turns 100, urges constitutional revision

Nakasone, who trod the world stage with Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher during his 1982-1987 tenure, has long advocated amending the U.S.-drafted charter to clarify the ambiguous status of the military - a goal shared by incumbent premier Shinzo Abe.

May 27, 2018

Qatar Airways is evaluating air routes opened by boycotting countries

Qatar bans goods from UAE, Saudi as embargo anniversary approaches

Imports into Qatar plunged about 40 percent from a year earlier in the initial weeks of the boycott, but they have since mostly returned to normal as Doha has found new sources of products in countries such as Turkey, and developed new shipping routes through places such as Oman.

May 27, 2018

Bizarre UFO spotted flying in the skies of Oklahoma City

Many conspiracy theorists strongly argue that the weird object spotted in the camera might be an alien ship which came from deep space.

May 27, 2018

N Chandrababu Naidu felicitates actress Keerthy Suresh, director Naga Ashwin and Mahanati team

Modi survives on publicity: Chandrababu Naidu

A day after the Modi government completed four years in office, NDA's former ally Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief described it as a "government of more talk less action".

May 27, 2018

Ghost caught on video, MUFON investigation going on

The video was shared by conspiracy theory YouTube channel 'UFOmania' where it has already racked up more than 6,900 views.

May 27, 2018

125-year-old jeans sell for nearly $100,000

The pants, manufactured by Levi Strauss & Co., were sold by an auction house in Maine on May 15 to a buyer in Southeast Asia. Daniel Soules of the auction house said: "It's somebody who loves old Levis."

May 27, 2018

Congress names Oommen Chandy as Andhra Pradesh in-charge, Gaurav Gogoi for West Bengal

Reacting to his new responsibility, Oommen Chandy said: "I was appointed due to my vast experience and I am confident of bringing back Congress to Andhra Pradesh."

May 27, 2018

Nibiru caught on camera? Sudden interruption of ISS live feed adds up the mystery

Adding up the mystery quotient, the ISS live feed was cut off within moments after the object appeared on the screen.

May 27, 2018

5-foot snake spotted in residential building, rescued by experts

The serpent, according to reports, was distressed as it was completely stuck in the crevice and couldn't free itself.

May 27, 2018

Temple elephant tramples mahout: Animal cruelty reason for wild behaviour?

Experts haven't figured out what made the tusker go out of control and kill her mahout as she is generally a very calm and cooperative animal.

May 27, 2018

Portfolio allocation not an issue that will pull down Karnataka govt: Kumaraswamy

Discussions on the cabinet expansion have been going on since the time Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy proved majority during the floor test. Several Congress leaders have also visited New Delhi to discuss portfolio allocation and cabinet expansion with party president Rahul Gandhi.

May 27, 2018