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Bengaluru molestation: City fights back, as women come together for mass march in heart of city

Women's right activists plan to come together and march down to MG Road condemning the incident, laying stress on the need for safer city.

Jan 5, 2017

Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) 2017 set to begin on February 2; there is something for everyone

Kerala Literature Festival will see participation of over 200 writers, speakers, critics, journalists and scholars.

Jan 5, 2017

Opposition meets CEC Nasim Zaidi, demands Budget Session 2017 be held after March 8

The Opposition is against the Centre's decision to present the Budget on February 1 — two days before the assembly polls in Punjab and Goa.

Jan 5, 2017

India news live updates: Fire breaks out near CST station in Mumbai

Read all the live updates here.

Jan 5, 2017

Congress leader Raju Mishra shot dead in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

The reason behind the attack is still not known.

Jan 5, 2017

New York train crash injures more than 100 commuters

The train derailed at a downtown Brooklyn terminal during Wednesday's morning rush hour.

Jan 5, 2017

Barack Obama asks Democrats to fight for Obamacare even as Republicans push to repeal it

The Democrats have promised aggressive resistance and said that they would not take part in deciding on a replacement for the law.

Jan 5, 2017

Watch: Is the Real Housewives of ISIS skit by BBC 2 as insensitive as cancelled sitcom on Hitler? [VIDEO]

The BBC is drawing ire from all over for the sketch The Real Housewives of ISIS, which is part of BBC 2's TV programme Revolting.

Jan 5, 2017

Govt launches Indian Skill Development Services, on the lines of IAS and IPS

With ISDS, the "skill ecosystem is expected to get strengthened and modernised in line with the current scientific and industrial development."

Jan 5, 2017

Who is Charles Manson?

Infamous 1960s cult leader Charles Manson has reportedly been removed from his California prison cell and taken to hospital with a serious medical issue.

Jan 4, 2017

Bull sperm in Red Bull energy drink? Or it's all bull?

In Greek, taur means bull and -ine means something derived or obtained from the preceding word. Taurine, a byproduct of sulphurous amino acids, was extracted from bull semen.

Jan 4, 2017

Why I am leaving behind nearly one million followers, by Macleod Sawyer

When I was 13 I dreamed of growing an intense expansive social following. Now I'm leaving it all behind

Jan 4, 2017

Assembly Elections 2017: This is what the new voter slip will look like

The voter slip will now be A4 sized and have more features.

Jan 4, 2017

Bangalore mass molestation: Angry women share their horrifying experiences across India on Twitter

After the Bangalore mass molestation case shocked the nation, women now shared their personal encounters on Twitter.

Jan 4, 2017

Violence erupts outside Israeli court as soldier Elor Azaria is convicted

Protesters rally behind Israeli soldier, Elor Azaria – filmed killing an unarmed and wounded man in Hebron last year – as he is sentenced to manslaughter.

Jan 4, 2017