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Class 11 girl allegedly abducted, raped for 4 days by Facebook friend

The 16-year-old was on the way to school April 24 when her Facebook friend met her and offered her a ride on his scooter. The accused, identified as Pankaj Dhobi, took the girl around the city and then took her to a room that had been arranged by his friend and co-accused Dinesh Lodha.

May 1, 2018

Rotting fruit triggers gas leak scare: Know all about the pungent durian

Authorities have evacuated more than 500 people from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University campus library after people mistook the smell of a rotting durian fruit for a gas leak.

May 1, 2018

Dogs feed on man's body left outside morgue, 2 suspended

Earlier, a woman's body kept outside a morgue in Uttar Pradesh was ravaged by dogs. The woman's family had found bits of her skull missing when they came to take her body.

May 1, 2018

Narendra Modi, election rally, karnataka

Siddaramaiah questions Modi as PM embarks on election rally in poll-bound Karnataka

Prime minister Narendra Modi will be in Karnataka on May 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8. He is set to address 15 rallies in 5 days beginning with Santhemarahalli in Chamarajanagara district, and Udupi and Chikkodi in Belagavi on Tuesday. This comes less than 2 weeks before Karnataka goes to polls May 12.

May 1, 2018

Bombay HC grants man divorce after wife assaults him, slaps his mother

The woman accused that her husband's brother, who is medical practitioner, had sent goons to molest her. The couple has been married for 10 years and has a son.

May 1, 2018

Farmers force Dalit man to drink urine for refusing to harvest crops

Apart from the Dalit man in Uttar Pradesh, another Dalit bridegroom in Rajasthan's Bhilwara was also assaulted by upper caste men for riding a horse during his pre-wedding ceremony on Sunday.

May 1, 2018

Who was Moupriya Mitra? National-level diver found hanging in her room

Mitra had gone to practice and returned home in heavy rain at around 11 am. She is said to have locked herself up in her ground-floor room and did not respond when her parents called her. The police then arrived at the residence and broke open the door of Mitra's room, only to find her hanging.

May 1, 2018

Friend 'accidentally' kills groom during celebratory firing at wedding

Sunil Verma, 25, was reportedly hit by a bullet shot from a close range by his friend when he arrived at the bride's house. The entire incident was caught on camera and shows Ramchandra firing two shots from his "licensed gun." The accused is not on the run.

May 1, 2018

Who is Sameer Tiger? Hizbul Mujahideen's main recruiter shot dead in Kashmir

Sameer Tiger had dropped out of school after class 8 as he was not interested in studies, following which he involved himself in terrorist activities. He was killed along with another militant Monday.

May 1, 2018

Who is Idris Hassan Latif? Former IAF chief dies at 94

Idris Hassan Latif was reportedly unwell for a while now and his family revealed that he was admitted to a hospital with "aspiration pneumonia" on April 25. He breathed his last Monday at around 4.30 pm. He is survived by sons Asgar and Asad and daughter Mariam.

May 1, 2018

Lalu discharged from AIIMS, supporters call it conspiracy to kill him

Lalu Prasad Yadav also wrote a letter to the AIIMS director and cited several medical ailments which still need attention, but the hospital authorities clarified that the RJD chief's medical conditions are not serious.

May 1, 2018

Watch: 2-year-old kid playing drum perfectly along with a song

In the 41-second video, the kid - Lennox Howard Noble - is seen playing the drum part to the song "I Can" by Speak Life. According to reports, his talent may be hereditary as both of his parents are musical artists.

May 1, 2018

Claire Foy Receives $275,000 In Back Pay For The Crown

Claire Foy is reportedly set to receive $275,000 in back pay for her role in The Crown after it was revealed that she was paid less than co-star Matt Smith. and amp;nbsp;Music: and amp;nbsp;Bizets Habanera by and amp;nbsp;Keith Anthony Holden/Audioblocks

Apr 30, 2018

Model insists photographer groped her amid claims of 'sexually arousing' his dog

Instagram model Deyana Mounira was sued by a renowned photographer in a bizarre lawsuit of sexually arousing his Russian royal terrier named Hef during a photoshoot.

Apr 30, 2018

Migrants From Caravan In Limbo As U.S. Says Border Crossing Full

About 50 people from a Central American migrant caravan including women, children and transgender individuals tried to seek U.S. asylum on April 29 but were not immediately allowed to cross the Mexico border because officials said the facility was full. About 20 people in the group were able to reach the final fence at the busy crossing, where they were watched by armed U.S. border guards who did not immediately open the gate.

Apr 30, 2018