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Gunman attacks Saudi royal palace in Jeddah, two guards killed

The Saudi royal family usually conducts its official business at the Peace Palace during the summer months.

Oct 8, 2017

A day after GST relief, PM Modi says have brought an early Diwali

Modi said that the government had earlier said that it will study the GST for three months after its implementation and then make the changes with the model after evaluating the problems.

Oct 8, 2017

Sleeping without your underwear can do wonders! Here's how

You will be surprised to know the health benefits of sleeping without your underwear!

Oct 7, 2017

Forces in Kashmir valley get "less lethal" plastic bullets to replace controversial pellet guns

The new bullets are developed by Defense Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) and manufactured by the Pune based Ordnance Factory.

Oct 7, 2017

Raghuram Rajan enters Clarivate list of probables for Economics Nobel

Rajan's name has been nominated owing to his "contributions illuminating the dimensions of decisions in corporate finance".

Oct 7, 2017

Mob stones 70-year-old man to death in Kashmir mistaking him for a braid chopper

A 70-year-old man was brutally stoned to death by the mob at Anantnag, in Kashmir, on Friday.

Oct 7, 2017

Darul Uloom Deoband fatwa bans Muslim women from plucking eyebrows, cutting hair

Darul Uloom Deoband has also banned women from cutting their hair and discouraged them from visiting beauty parlours. Read on to know why.

Oct 7, 2017

Modi Govt is changing national discourse to hide its failure: Manish Sisodia on The Talk [VIDEO]

AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia says that the Central government is changing the national discourse to take the heat off important issues.

Oct 7, 2017

Two children choked to death after negligent parent locks them in car for 7 hours

The man locked the car using a remote key without knowing that the children got stuck inside.

Oct 7, 2017

Women, schoolgirls in Trichy WHIPPED by priests in bizarre ritual to ward off evil spirits [VIDEOS]

"A lash here cures all ills, physical or mental. I have been receiving lashes at the temple for past decade," a 60-year-old woman said.

Oct 7, 2017

Trump warns Pakistan over harbouring terrorist groups; US diplomats to visit soon

"We have been paying Pakistan billions and billions of dollars at the same time they are housing the very terrorists that we are fighting," said US President Donald Trump, earlier in August, in his address over Pakistan harbouring terrorist groups.

Oct 7, 2017

Women get raped at parties and not in fairs: Karnataka women's panel chief

The KSWDC chairperson made this statement at the launch of the 'A Billion Eyes' campaign. Read on to know more.

Oct 7, 2017

Denmark joins Austria and other European nations to ban burqa and niqab

Denmark is set to restrict any form of full-face covering including the Islamic veils like the burqa and niqab, but a date for a formal vote is yet to be announced.

Oct 7, 2017

Seven of the weirdest items you can buy with Che Guevaras face on

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Che Guevaras death, we take a look at the seven weirdest items you can buy with the communist icons face adorned on.

Oct 7, 2017

New Orleans hunkers down for Hurricane Nate as US mainland gears up for another storm after Harvey and Irma

Numerous residents of New Orleans have been evacuated in preparation and the city mayor has also urged them to stock up supplies and not venture out on Saturday and Sunday.

Oct 7, 2017