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When is Ramadan 2018 in India? Timetable for holy month of fasting

Ramadan is expected to commence around the world on May 16, while Indians will likely mark the beginning of the holy month of fasting on May 17, 2018. Read more about the Islamic festival here.

May 4, 2018

130 firemen fight major blaze at ISRO's facility: Quick facts

Firefighting personnel said that it was only after they reached the facility that they realized that the fire was a major one. Dr Tapan Misra, Director the SAC said that the police will investigate if there was foul play and sabotage involved in the mishap.

May 4, 2018

Karnataka BJP leader BN Vijayakumar dies of cardiac arrest while campaigning

Vijayakumar suffered a massive cardiac arrest and collapsed during a campaign in the Pattabhiramanagar area in Jayanagar Thursday night and was admitted to Jayadeva Institute of Cardiac Sciences and Research Centre in the city. He was 59.

May 4, 2018

Wild dolphins immune systems are failing because of ocean pollution

Watch: Man hauls dolphin stranded on beach, drives away with it

The footage shows a man casually down the beach with the large dolphin over his shoulder. According to reports, the dolphin got stranded at the beach and looked like it was about to die.

May 4, 2018

Assam: 'ISIS' flags near police station create panic, security beefed up

This incident of suspected ISIS flags being hoisted in Goalpara district of Assam has sparked tension across the region as it's being feared that ISIS miscreants have set up base in the area to carry out terror activities.

May 3, 2018

Search for MH370 leads researchers to 19th century merchant vessels

The officials from the Western Australian Museum analyzed the two ships found in the remote Southern Ocean with the help of sonar and video data. "Both wrecks were, in fact, 19th-century merchant sailing ships – one wooden and one iron — both carrying coal," an official confirmed.

May 3, 2018

Pakistan reels under hottest April ever with temperature over 50 degree Celsius

Etienne Kapikian, a meteorologist from Meteo France, made this observation as he took to Twitter to confirm that the city of Nawabshah in Pakistan, which has a population of 1.1 million, had indeed recorded the hottest ever temperature in the month of April.

May 3, 2018

What is Windrush Scandal? Indian migrants caught up in UK immigration controversy

About 400 professionals, mostly from India and Pakistan, were seen protesting in the rain. While many of these professionals have reportedly been facing issues due to the delay in processing the application, others are unhappy that their application was turned down.

May 3, 2018

American teen wearing Chinese dress starts Twitter war: Know all about cheongsam

The debate started after 18-year-old Keziah Daum hailing from Utah in the United States posted pictures from her prom on Twitter that showed her wearing a red cheongsam.

May 3, 2018

Karnataka Assembly elections: Siddaramaiah slams Modi for his jibes at Congress

Siddaramaiah has engaged in a war of words with prime minister Narendra Modi on Twitter. The CM reacted to almost every topic that Modi had touched upon in his three rallies, which he addressed in Karnataka on Tuesday

May 3, 2018

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Man found dead with eyes wide open while watching Avengers: Infinity War

Initially, the theatre staff thought that the man, a resident of Proddatur town in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district, was waiting to watch the post-credits scenes but he didn't show any movement even after the scenes got over.

May 3, 2018

Aadhaar data breach? EPFO seeding portal hacked, 2.7 crore accounts affected

The issue was raised by EPFO Central Provident Fund Commissioner V P Joy, who reportedly received the information from the Intelligence Bureau. The breach is likely to have affected about 2.7 crore accounts.

May 3, 2018

Teen girl allegedly gang-raped by auto driver, four others

The incident took place in Gurugram when the 19-year-old girl was waiting at a bus stand to go to Aligarh. An auto driver on seeing the woman alone approached her and told her that she was waiting at the wrong bus stop. The woman, unaware of his devious plans, boarded the auto.

May 3, 2018

Rickshaw-puller rapes niece during her summer visit to his house

The 11-year-old was raped during her stay at her maternal uncle's house in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad. She was there for her summer vacations and informed her mother of the sexual assault when she came to take her back home.

May 3, 2018

NRI woman flies from UK to India on husband's passport

The 55-year-old passenger from Manchester managed to board her flight and go through the check-in procedures without any problems. She was even waved through the stopover at Dubai as she presented an overseas citizenship of India (OCI) card.

May 3, 2018