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In Bodh Gaya, a look at why modern India has so few Buddhists

Does modern India harbour anti-Buddhist sentiments from its Brahminic past, believed to be one of the major reasons, along with the plunder by the Mughals, for the demise of the religion?

Oct 30, 2017

Grandson files plea in SC to reopen Mahatma Gandhi's assassination case

A bench of the apex court asked Tushar Gandhi what is his locus in the 70-year-old case.

Oct 30, 2017

Leicestershire police launch hard hitting campaign about rape

Leicestershire police have posted a powerful 18-certified film online about a fictional rape.The campaign named All Is Not Lost is aimed at maximising the number of successful prosecutions of rape.The video highlights the implication of the loss of evidence and advises victims not to wash and preserve evidence after they have been assaulted.

Oct 30, 2017

US, Japan, South Korea urge North Korea to stop 'irresponsible' provocations

North Korea has continued to test nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, despite several sanctions imposed on the country by the United Nations.

Oct 30, 2017

Ride out causes mayhem on Halloween weekend in London

 A large group of people on motorcycles terrorised the roads of East London and Essex on Oct. 29.The and amp;#39;ride out and amp;#39; drove on the wrong side of the road, smashed a police car windscreen and let off fire extinguishers at members of the public.Officers made four arrests including disqualified driving and possession of drug. Officers also recovered three motorcycles

Oct 30, 2017

UP: Pregnant woman dies during police raid on illegal liquor

Locals alleged that during the search, a police official thought that the pregnant lady was hiding liquor bottles around her belly, and pushed her. The woman collapsed and later died.

Oct 30, 2017

Supreme Court gives Centre 4 weeks to explain why linking Aadhar is necessary for cellphones

Telecoms in the country have been told that they must verify their customers against their Aadhaar, and that no phone connection should be issued without an Aadhaar check.

Oct 30, 2017

Rose McGowan calls for drastic change in Hollywood culture

Rose McGowan is one of more than 50 women who have publicly claimed Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted them.

Oct 30, 2017

Modi has failed to understand the mood of the nation over demonetisation: Rahul Gandhi

The Congress Vice President called a meeting of the party's general secretaries in New Delhi on Monday to discuss strategies for November 8, which will be observed as a black day by the opposition

Oct 30, 2017

Mike Pence greeted by Handsmaids in Denver

Women dressed as handmaids greeted Vice President Mike Pence in Denver on 26 October.They were protesting Pences anti-abortion stance and attempts to defund planned parenthood.Handmaids are characters from Margaret Atwoods book The Handmaids Tale. In the book the handmaids are forced to bear children for the ruling elite that has restricted womens freedom.

Oct 30, 2017

Dramatic footage shows man driving through protesters outside California Congressmans office

A man has been arrested after driving into a crowd of protesters at an immigration rally in Brea, California, on Thursday (26 October). The incident took place outside GOP Rep. Ed Royces office. This dramatic video showed the moment protesters surrounded a car as they tried to get their message, of what losing their immigration status would mean for them, across to Royce.

Oct 30, 2017

US President Donald Trump will be entertained by Pen-Pineapple-Apple Pen singer in Japan

The Pen-Pineapple song is just 45 seconds long and does not contain many words, which would be apt for the US President considering his short attention span.

Oct 30, 2017

Caught on tape: Nigerian groups clash in South Delhi nursing home

Two groups of Nigerian nationals clashed with knives and cleavers at the Nilu Angel Nursing Home in Saket, South Delhi.

Oct 30, 2017

Love Jihad case: SC asks Hadiya's father to produce her in court on November 27

The Supreme Court said that it will be in open court hearing on November 27. Read on to know what else the top court said.

Oct 30, 2017

Octopus invasion: No one knows why dozens of them started appearing on British beach [VIDEO]

It is a very uncommon thing for curled octopuses to be seen on land as they dwell 300 feet below water.

Oct 30, 2017