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Goa government to ban swimming in sea after sunset; here's why

Swimming under the moon in the lovely waters of Goa is on the must-do list of many. But here's why you may no longer be able to enjoy a late night swim.

Sep 9, 2017

Hurricane Irma hits Turks and Caicos Islands

Hurricane Irma downgraded as it tears into Cuba's northern coast

Irma has weakened slightly as it hit Cuba's northern coast. It has downgraded as a Category 4 storm.

Sep 9, 2017

Blue Whale Challenge strikes Bengaluru for the first time

Two Bengaluru boys were caught playing the Blue Whale Challenge game.

Sep 9, 2017

Forensic lab to draft guidelines to help cops identify 'Blue Whale' deaths

The guidelines will familiarise the police with the 50 tasks involved in Blue Whale game.

Sep 9, 2017

Curfew in parts of Jaipur as one dies in violent clashes

Jaipur: Clashes erupt after a policeman hit woman, 1 cop dead, 10 injured [VIDEO]

Curfew has been imposed in Manak Chowk, Subhash Chowk, Galta Gate and Ramganj police station areas of the city.

Sep 9, 2017

Spooky confessions: These true horror stories will give you goosebumps

Twitter account named Horror Confessions shares some real-life experiences with supernatural forces or ghosts.

Sep 9, 2017

Dera Sacha Sauda HQ raid: Illegal cracker factory found inside campus, 2 minors rescued

The officials in charge of the Dera Sacha Sauda raids said that they have found an illegal cracker factory inside the campus in Sirsa. Read on to know more about the raid conducted on day two.

Sep 9, 2017

270,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh after weeks of violence

270,000 Rohingya have fled from Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh in the past two weeks. The ethnic minority is fleeing violence in Myanmars Rakhine State. Resources of aid agencies and communities in Bangladesh are strained. Villagers said they were told to feed the refugees and send them on to camps. Bangladesh is already caring for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who previously fled discrimination in Myanmar.

Sep 9, 2017

Darjeeling crisis: Sikkim's economy takes a hit due to Gorkhaland agitation

Business in Sikkim has slowed down even though it is that time of the year when tourists flock to the state not just for sight-seeing, but also to be a part of the state biggest festival -- Dashain.

Sep 9, 2017

Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat in New Delhi on Sept 1, 2016.

Indian Army to induct 800 women into military police for the first time

Indian Army will recruit around 52 women every year.

Sep 9, 2017

Mexico rocked by strongest earthquake in 100 years, at least 60 killed [VIDEO]

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake, the strongest in the country in a century, levelled parts of southern Mexico late Thursday.

Sep 9, 2017

Satellite imagery shows three hurricanes churning in the Atlantic basin

Satellite imagery shows hurricanes Irma, Jose, and Katia churning in the Atlantic basin.

Sep 9, 2017

Rajnath in Srinagar, meets Mehbooba; Yasin Malik arrested

Rajnath is expected to travel to Srinagar, Anantnag, Jammu and Rajouri and meet civil society members, leaders of political and social outfits, business leaders and others during the visit.

Sep 9, 2017

Hurricane Irma hits Turks and Caicos Islands

This video shows Irmas strong winds and heavy rain battering Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. The strongest Atlantic storm recorded in history has ravaged other Caribbean island killing at least 10 people in its path.

Sep 9, 2017

Florida braces for Hurricane Irma; over 5.6 million residents ordered to evacuate

Irma will hit the state of Florida as a category five storm by early Sunday morning between 5 am and 7 am ET, and will bring strong winds and heavy rains to the sunshine state.

Sep 9, 2017