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Rohingya refugees walk in the rain as they are held by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after illegally crossing the border, in Teknaf, Bangladesh.

Monsoon threatens over a million Rohingyas in Bangla camp; India fears mass influx

Relocationg the Rohingya refugees to a safe place has emerged as a serious concern for the Bangladesh government. It has also created a sense of worry for India's Border Security Force (BSF) as intelligence inputs hint at mass infiltration when floods overwhelm the grounds.

Apr 27, 2018

Modi rules out possibility of hung assembly in Karnataka

Accusing the Congress of fighting the elections by propagating falsehoods, prime minister Narendra Modi said the central government has left no stone unturned for the development of Karnataka.

Apr 26, 2018

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar's top aide shot dead in J&K

The group has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States and several other countries. JeM operational commander Mufti Yasir was among those killed in the joint operation in Tral.

Apr 26, 2018

Siddaramaiah taps into techies' sentiments, questions work permits to expatriate spouses

Speaking of the Donald Trump administration's plans to restrict spouses of H-1B visa workers from getting a job in the United States, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah took to Twitter and asked why spouses of US expatriates were allowed to work in India.

Apr 26, 2018

Quack chops off infant's genitals to prove it's a girl, manhunt launched

The quack performed an ultrasound on a woman and said she would give birth to a girl. However, when a boy was born, he allegedly severed the baby's genitals to prove that his 'sex determination test' was right.

Apr 26, 2018

Woman slow-poisoned daughters and parents to start new life with lover

The woman's father Kunhikannan, 76, mother Kamala, 68, and her 8-year-old daughter Aishwarya died in a span of 3 months this year, while her other daughter had died in 2012. She killed her parents after her daughter's murder went unnoticed.

Apr 26, 2018

Bhartishree, the woman who will rule rapist Asaram's Rs 10,000 crore empire

Bhartishree will take over the Sant Shri Aasaramji Trust, which is registered as a charitable body with headquarters in Ahmedabad, Bhartishree will also control Asaram's other ashrams in India.

Apr 26, 2018

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