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Bengaluru: Maid strangled to death by minor cousin for revealing her affair to parents

The investigation on the case picked up pace after the autopsy report revealed that she was strangled to death

Sep 19, 2017

Over 80 arrested at Stockley protest

A third night of protests started peacefully but turned violent following the acquittal of Jason Stockley, a white former St. Louis officer found not guilty in the 2011 shooting death of black driver Anthony Lamar Smith.

Sep 19, 2017

Nobody ready to take up LeT commander position in Kashmir, says DGP SP Vaid

Despite it being a few days since the killing of LeT chief Abu Ismail, nobody has taken up the position of the commander. Read on to know who may be the next LeT head.

Sep 19, 2017

Hurricane Maria 'extremely dangerous' Category five storm, says US forecaster

The US NHC described the center of the storm as "potentially catastrophic."

Sep 19, 2017

Sushma Swaraj takes a veiled dig at Pak, seeks probe into North Korea's nuclear expansion links

Swaraj is currently in New York to represent India at the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session.

Sep 19, 2017

Rajasthan school director, teacher gang-rape minor girl; victim critical after abortion

The director and a teacher of the school not only raped her several times but made her undergo an abortion as well.The girl is in a critical condition now. Read on to know more.

Sep 19, 2017

Eiffel Tower to have bullet-proof glass walls around it as part of Govt's anti-terror measure

In view of the terror attacks that France has been witnessing in the past two years, the French government has decided to boost the security of the monument and build bulletproof glass walls around it.

Sep 19, 2017

Iraq to deport over 500 wives and 800 children of Islamic State jihadists

The over 500 wives of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria jihadists, along with more than 800 children, were detained in Mosul, ISIS' stronghold in the country, when Iraqi forces took it back in July.

Sep 19, 2017

Rohingya crisis: Myanmar does not fear international scrutiny, Aung Suu Kyi says in key speech

Suu Kyi has been slammed by many human rights advocates for maintaining a silence on the plight of the Rohingya community in Myanmar.

Sep 19, 2017

Dawood Ibrahim's younger brother Iqbal Kaskar arrested in extortion case

Reports state that the Thane Anti-Extortion Cell led by former encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma picked up Kaskar from his Mumbai residence.

Sep 19, 2017

Ivanka Trump meets Sushma Swaraj; describes her as charismatic Foreign Minister

Ivanka Trump and Sushma Swaraj discussed women's entrepreneurship and workforce development in the two countries during the bilateral meet. Read on to know what Ivanka said about Swaraj.

Sep 19, 2017

Centre has proof of Rohingyas' link with Pakistan-based terror groups: Report

The Rohingya people are stateless Indo-Aryan people from Rakhine state, Myanmar. There were an estimated one million Rohingya living in Myanmar before the crisis. The majority are Muslim while a minority are Hindu.

Sep 19, 2017

Why are people signing a petition calling for Aung San Suus Kyis Nobel Peace Prize to be revoked?

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights in 1991. But with the current crisis in Myanmar resulting in over 400,000 minority Rohingya Muslims fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh, some dont believe she deserves the prestigious award.

Sep 18, 2017

Dragon's infra game: China's Nepal highway, proposed railway via Tibet designed to rile India

The Sino-Nepali railway was part of a deal struck by Nepal deputy Prime Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara when he visited China in early September.

Sep 18, 2017

'Wait and watch': Shiv Sena to break alliance with BJP over fuel price hike, bullet train project?

The legislators have authorised the Sena President to review the situation and take an appropriate decision, Shiv Sena MP said.

Sep 18, 2017