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Twitter reacts to Trump being 'too busy' to buy Melania birthday gift

The US first lady, Melania Trump, was also busy planning the state dinner for French president Emmanuel Macron. The office of the FLOTUS later said that she had spent her 48th birthday with the Trump family.

Apr 27, 2018

Aishwarya 'justified' Miss World title not Diana Hayden: Tripura CM Biplab Deb

This is Deb's second such remark in a week. Earlier, he became a butt of jokes on Twitter when he said that internet and satellite communication had existed in the days of Mahabharata.

Apr 27, 2018

Mentally unstable woman strangles 2 children to death before killing herself

The mentally unstable woman in Andhra Pradesh killed herself after killing her four-year-old son and her daughter, who was only six-months-old.

Apr 27, 2018

Students appear in ICSE class 10 exams in Kolkata on Feb 26, 2018 [Representational picture]

Telangana SSC Class 10 results at 7 pm, check scores online

The Telangana Board of Secondary Education, which is also known as the Directorate of Government Examinations, conducted the class 10 exams from March 15 to April 2, 2018, and about 5,33,701 students are said to have taken these exams. The results of the class 10 exam is expected at 7 pm.

Apr 27, 2018

Siddaramaiah takes potshots at Yogi, asks what can he do in Karnataka

Siddaramaiah took a dig at Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, who is all set to arrive in Karnataka on May 3 to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Karnataka chief minister also stated that BJP was defeated in Yogi's own constituency "so, why should he come here and do anything?"

Apr 27, 2018

Guard and cashier shot dead in broad daylight, Rs 12 lakh looted

The incident took place in west Delhi's Narela area around 2.30 pm when the wine shop's cashier Rajnikant and guard Prem Kumar were shifting the cash box into an SIS company's van. Three bike-borne assailants shot at the duo and fled with the cash

Apr 27, 2018

Bill Cosby, once beloved 'America's Dad,' convicted of sexual assault

Cosby, 80, best known as the lovable father from the 1980s TV hit "The Cosby Show," faces up to 10 years in prison for each of three counts of aggravated indecent assault against Andrea Constand, 45, following a three-week trial at the Montgomery County courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

Apr 27, 2018

chimpanzee (Wikimedia Commons/Kabir Bakie)

Decade-long census finds more gorillas, chimpanzees

A decade-long study of Western Equatorial Africa's gorillas and chimpanzees has uncovered both good and bad news. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)-led study titled "Guns, germs, and trees determine density and distribution of gorillas and chimpanzees in Western Equatorial Africa" appears in the latest edition of the journal Science Advances.

Apr 27, 2018

Immigrating to New Zealand? Being a hooker may help

While an official of the immigration NZ confirmed that being a sex worker or an escort could help one claim points, these occupations aren't really on the skill-shortage list. Also, applicants planning to move to New Zealand still need to fulfil qualification requirements.

Apr 27, 2018

Ex-California policeman arrested in 'Golden State' serial killer case

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has previously said that the man sought in the 40-year-old case was tied to 12 slayings, 45 rapes and more than 120 burglaries in and around Sacramento, the eastern San Francisco Bay area and Southern California.

Apr 27, 2018

Six-decade-old dispute flares up between Odisha and Andhra

In January, the Chandrababu Naidu-led Andhra Pradesh government started distributing freebies in the villages and issued Aadhaar cards to some of the locals.Now, it has started road construction in the area despite strident opposition by Odisha's Naveen Patnaik government

Apr 27, 2018

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