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India celebrates 20 years of Pokhran-II: Here's how it all began

Pokhran-II witnessed five nuclear bomb test explosions between May 11 and May 13, 1998. This is not the first nuclear test conducted by India – Pokhran-I (codename - Smiling Buddha) was conducted on 18 May 1974. However, India did not declare itself a nuclear-weapons enabled country in that year.

May 11, 2018

BS Yeddyurappa blasts Siddaramaiah over his claim of making Karnataka the top state

The former chief minister launched a Twitter attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for allegedly claiming that his government was responsible for making Karnataka the No 1 state in the country.

May 11, 2018

Kilauea volcano eruption: Scientists warn of cow-size rocks raining down from sky

Residents may also face hazardous volcanic smog and acid rain triggered by the volcanic eruption. Acid rain can also contaminate water supplies by dissolving metal from building and plumbing materials in the water.

May 11, 2018

Tons of liquid chocolate stop traffic in Poland [Video]

The local police department in Slupca told the local news network TVN24 that they were trying to clean up the mess because liquid chocolate dries very quickly and becomes worse than snow.

May 11, 2018

Karnataka Elections 2018: Things to know about the VVPAT-enabled EVMs

Karnataka is going to be the fifth state, where Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)-enabled EVMs will be used to cast votes after Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Tripura.

May 11, 2018

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North Korean traders offering cheap coal on hopes sanctions will ease - Chinese traders

Official data shows China has not imported any coal from North Korea since October last year after the United Nations banned Pyongyang from exporting coal in September. In 2016, China, Pyongyang's main trading partner, bought 22.5 million tonnes of coal from North Korea worth almost $2 billion.

May 11, 2018

Sridevi's demise: SC rejects filmmaker's plea seeking an investigation into her death

Sridevi died February 24 and initial reports claimed that her cause of death is cardiac arrest, but forensic report revealed that the actress died of accidental drowning. There were also traces of alcohol in her body.

May 11, 2018

Maharashtra: Vegetable vendor ends life over electricity bill of Rs 8.64 lakh

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) claimed that the correct figure for the units consumed at the vegetable vendor's household should have been 6,117.8 KWH instead of 61,178 KWH.

May 11, 2018

NEET applicant asked to remove bra, says invigilator stared at her inappropriately

The girl in her complaint said she was not comfortable writing the medical entrance test as the male external observer kept staring at her 'inappropriately".

May 11, 2018

Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un's historical meet set for June 12 in Singapore

The decision came just after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Pyongyang for the second time Wednesday and arranged the details of the meeting. This will be the first time a sitting US president is meeting a North Korean leader.

May 11, 2018

Canadian zoo takes bear out for ice cream, faces charges [Video]

The owner of the Canadian zoo reportedly acknowledged to their mistake and said that he was really glad to know about how strictly regulated the zoo industry is in the country.

May 11, 2018

Kid writes assignment as Groot, has social media in splits

Jeffrey Scott Davis, a teacher in Texas, asked the class to write a resume as a Marvel character. One clever kid chose Groot and made sure he wrote it in the character's language.

May 11, 2018

Canadian minister Navdeep Bains asked to remove turban at airport, US apologizes

Canada's Federal Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said that wearing a turban is "one of the most dutiful acts for a person of the faith." He told the US airport security personnel that he had cleared the security checks and the turban was not a threat.

May 11, 2018

Karnataka Elections 2018: Top 10 constituencies to witness high profile political fights

Karnataka elections 2018 is turning out to be a three-way-battle between Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress and Janata Dal (Secular). Besides Siddaramaih and Sriramulu, we are expecting several high-voltage fights including HD Kumaraswamy and CP Yogeeshwara in Channapatna. Read to know the top 10 constituencies, which are slated witness high profile political fights.

May 11, 2018

Indian policemen stand guard at a barricade setup during curfew of an area in Srinagar

Tourist, who had gone missing during visit to Vaishno Devi shrine, found

The man, identified as Rahul Basan, is reportedly a resident of Kundli in Sonepat district on the Delhi-Haryana border and had gone missing from the Mattan temple in the Anantnag district. Basan had come to the state to visit the Vaishno Devi shrine from Faridabad with 14 other pilgrims but never really took part in the prayers.

May 11, 2018

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India celebrates 20 years of Pokhran-II: Here's how it all began

BS Yeddyurappa blasts Siddaramaiah over his claim of making Karnataka the top state

Kilauea volcano eruption: Scientists warn of cow-size rocks raining down from sky

Tons of liquid chocolate stop traffic in Poland [Video]

Karnataka Elections 2018: Things to know about the VVPAT-enabled EVMs

North Korean traders offering cheap coal on hopes sanctions will ease - Chinese traders

Sridevi's demise: SC rejects filmmaker's plea seeking an investigation into her death

Maharashtra: Vegetable vendor ends life over electricity bill of Rs 8.64 lakh

NEET applicant asked to remove bra, says invigilator stared at her inappropriately

Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un's historical meet set for June 12 in Singapore

Canadian zoo takes bear out for ice cream, faces charges [Video]

Kid writes assignment as Groot, has social media in splits

Canadian minister Navdeep Bains asked to remove turban at airport, US apologizes

Karnataka Elections 2018: Top 10 constituencies to witness high profile political fights

Tourist, who had gone missing during visit to Vaishno Devi shrine, found

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]