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Kolkata to get India's first underwater metro connecting Howrah and Sealdah

Kolkata, the City of Joy, will soon treat its commuters to an underwater metro that will pass 30 metres under the Hooghly River and connect Howrah and Sealdah.

Jun 12, 2017

Indian-origin Priti Patel in charge of Brexit as British PM Theresa May announces Cabinet

Indian-origin Priti Patel — one of the 12 Indian-origin politicians to be elected recently — will oversee Brexit, according to the Cabinet formed by newly re-elected British Prime Minister Theresa May. Read to know more.

Jun 12, 2017

Eat less, read less, save more: Staff gives Air India a few cost-cutting tips

Saving the Maharaja will require a clean-and-jerk lift of a Rs 54,000-crore burden off his long suffering back. But this delightful possibility is as remote as Air India finding a new buyer.

Jun 12, 2017

Manchester rally Against Hate led by former EDL leader Tommy Robinson turns nasty

Police made several arrests after a Manchester rally led by former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson turned nasty on June 11. Around a thousand English Defence League supporters faced off with anti-fascist groups. Local media reports said several EDL supporters forced their way through the police line along Station Approach near Piccadilly Station, pushing officers to the ground.

Jun 12, 2017

Watch really unsutble thief run off with giant painting

A man stole a $8,000 painting from the wall of a Swan Valley venue in Western Australia on Saturday, 10 June, and was chased by staff before dropping it and fleeing. Chapel Farms management released CCTV footage of the theft in a bid to identify the man, who remained at large on 12 June.

Jun 12, 2017

Government bans sale/display of ornamental fishes as trollers have a field day

According to the new order, ornamental fishes are not allowed to be kept in glass aquariums.

Jun 12, 2017

NEET-like exams proposed for appointment of judges to subordinate courts

The proposal, made by the government before the Supreme Court, comes after numerous states were against the formation of an all-India judicial service.

Jun 12, 2017

Justice CS Karnan, first sitting HC judge to be sentenced by SC, retires today while still absconding

Justice CS Karnan has been missing since May 10 after the Supreme Court sentenced him to six months jail on May 9 on account of contempt of court.

Jun 12, 2017

Macron's party set for huge French parliamentary majority

Emmanuel Macron's fledgeling party is set to trounce France's traditional main parties in a parliamentary election and secure a huge majority to push through his pro-business reforms.

Jun 12, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir: India retaliates to Pak's ceasefire violation along LoC

Heavy shelling and firing between Indian and Pakistani troops began on Monday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.

Jun 12, 2017

First lady Melania Trump moves into the White House with son Barron Trump (PHOTOS)

Barron Trump, who will attend the St. Andrew's Episcopal as a sixth-grader, will be the first boy to live in the White House since 1963.

Jun 12, 2017

Two US attorney generals to sue President Donald Trump

Two US attorney generals will sue Donald Trump on Monday, alleging that he has violated anti-corruption clauses in the Constitution by accepting millions in payments and benefits from foreign governments.

Jun 12, 2017

Watch cricket fans chant 'chor chor' as Vijay Mallya enters Oval Arena for India-South Africa match

Vijay Mallya was also spotted last week at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham, where the India-Pakistan match was held, and had asserted later that he intended to attend all games to cheer the India team.

Jun 12, 2017

Maharashtra farmers call off protest after govt announces loan waiver

The decision came after a committee of ministers constituted by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met a group of agitators in Mumbai, and agreed to waive the loans of 1.34 crore farmers.

Jun 12, 2017

Jimmy Carter shakes the hand of everyone on his flight

Former US President Jimmy Carter took the time to shake the hand of every other passenger on his flight from Atlanta to Washington, DC.

Jun 12, 2017