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24-year-old gives up fortune worth crores of rupees to embrace monkhood

Mokshesh Sheth comes from a family that owns JK Corporation, which has interests in diamond and metal industries and will take deeksha (become a monk).

Apr 20, 2018

Lego Titanic: Autistic boy builds ship using 56,000 pieces of Lego

Brynjar Karl Birgisson, 15, used the actual blueprints of Titanic to create a Lego model of the ship that is now on display at the Titanic museum in Tennessee, US.

Apr 20, 2018

Photographer hangs upside down from a tree to get the perfect shot

The clip shows the photographer hanging upside down from a tree by placing his legs on a branch of the tree while the couple poses.

Apr 20, 2018

Artist in trouble for painting Kathua victim, house targeted by assailants

A few unidentified assailants allegedly pelted stones at artist Durga Malathi's house in Palakkad. Her vehicle was also damaged during the attack.

Apr 20, 2018

Karnataka Elections 2018: Twitter reacts to DK Shivakumar's Rs 600 crore assets

As Karnataka goes to polls May 12, Congress minister DK Shivakumar declared assets worth Rs 600 crore in an affidavit filed in Kanakapura constituency

Apr 20, 2018

Center begins process to ensure death penalty for child rape

If the law is amended then those held guilty of raping minors below 12 year of age will be given death sentence under the POCSO Act.

Apr 20, 2018

Woman orders groceries online, gets a single banana for around $1300

The women took to Twitter to share the picture of the bill and banana to complain about the unfair charge.

Apr 20, 2018

Class 8 lesson on sex education tells children to shun 'provocative' clothes

The textbook also warns children that "when you are going to school by auto, bus or by train keep a safe distance from the other sex" and "take care of the way you sit."

Apr 20, 2018

Supreme Court directs Centre to seize underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's properties

Dawood Ibrahim, who is said to be the head of D company is the second richest criminal after Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.

Apr 20, 2018

Who is Mohammed Haydar Zammar? Man linked with 9/11 attacks captured

A commander of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said that 9/11 suspect Mohammed Haydar Zammar was in custody and being interrogated.

Apr 20, 2018

Doctors remove 9cm-long lighter from man's stomach after 20 years

When doctors told the man that there is a lighter in his stomach, he recalled that he had indeed swallowed one some 20 years back.

Apr 20, 2018

Watch: Woman beaten up for not wearing hijab properly

The victim is later seen lying on the floor without hijab, crying in pain, and a large crowd surrounded her.

Apr 20, 2018

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, smiles as he attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2018.

Mukesh Ambani, Indira Jaising and Balkrishna Doshi in Fortune's '50 Greatest Leaders'

The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Bill and Melinda Gates and #MeToo Movement were the top-ranked names in the Fortune magazine's '50 Greatest Leaders' list.

Apr 20, 2018

Modi must pay more attention to women safety: IMF chief Christine Lagarde

After United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, IMF chief Christine Lagarde has also condemned the Kathua rape and asked Modi to pay more attention to women safety

Apr 20, 2018

Father-son duo embarks on bike ride from Hyderabad to promote world peace

A Hyderabad-based businessman and his son embarked on a bike ride through silk route to spread the message of peace, happiness, and love across continents.

Apr 20, 2018