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kormangala floods

Boy drowns in overflowing lake; heavy rains to continue in Bangalore [PHOTOS+VIDEOS]

Bengaluru rains have affected the normal life of many residents. The situation is likely to remain the same with more rains on the cards.

Sep 4, 2017

McDonalds staff in UK go on strike for first time ever

McDonalds staff in UK go on strike for first time ever

Workers at fast food chain McDonalds are staging their first-ever strike in the UK on 3 September, in a dispute over pay, zero-hour contracts and working conditions. The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union allege that the fast food chain is failing to scrap zero-hour contracts and offer a wage of £10 an hour to some its staff as a punishment for joining a union.

Sep 4, 2017

Haryana teen gang raped

UK national arrested in Delhi for raping blind children

According to the Delhi Police, 54-year-old Murray Ward, used to visit a school run by the National Association of Blind on a frequent basis as he has been a donor for the last eight or nine years

Sep 4, 2017

ufo, space, Sun, STEREO,

Did NASA's STEREO satellite spot fleet of UFOs passing by Sun? [VIDEO]

A fleet of strange cigar-shaped objects passing by the Sun at a quick pace was captured by the STEREO camera.

Sep 4, 2017

Metro

Delhi: Woman falls off train as robber snatches her bag, bleeds to death

Shocked at the sight of his grievously injured mother and detached limbs on the tracks, her teenage son spent the next hour calling police and ambulances but it was too late by the time cops reached the spot.

Sep 4, 2017

Durga Puja

Sex workers of Asia's biggest red light area to work as chefs this Durga Puja

The selected sex workers will be working as chefs in eight food pavilions in Kolkata and two in Bangalore.

Sep 4, 2017

5 little-known facts about India's new Defence Minister

Nirmala Sitharaman: 5 little-known facts about India's new Defence Minister [VIDEO]

Newly-appointed "Raksha Mantri" is only the second woman after late Indira Gandhi to become the Defence Minister of India, and the first one to take full time charge.

Sep 4, 2017

Cabinet Reshuffle 2017

NDA partners go sulking; another Cabinet reshuffle on cards to pacify allies?

The Shiv Sena has openly criticised the the BJP over the Cabinet reshuffle. Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar is also not happy with the rejig.

Sep 4, 2017

BRICS 2017

BRICS Summit names terror groups in Pakistan for the first time; here are 10 things to know

For the first time ever, a global political platform that involves China has identified terror groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Sep 4, 2017

Gorakhpur

49 children die in Farrukhabad hospital: 6 other recent hospital tragedies in India

Soon after the Gorakhpur tragedy, 800 children were reported to have died in two Jharkhand hospitals.

Sep 4, 2017

Sheikh Ekrima Sabri

Islamist preacher Sheikh Ekrima Sabri who wanted Britain 'destroyed' set to visit UK

The Islamist preacher, Sabri, will visit Britain as part of a delegation organised by Pro-Palestinian group EuroPal.

Sep 4, 2017

More than 18,500 Rohingyas flee Myanmar in 5 days as unrest rages

After BRICS, PM Modi will embark on another challenging mission in Myanmar

India has strategic compulsion in not siding with the Rohingyas because that would push Myanmar closer to China and deliver a blow to New Delhi's Act East Policy.

Sep 4, 2017

Arunachal Pradesh

NSCN(K) terrorist killed, Army jawan injured in anti-terror op along India-Myanmar border

The anti-terror operation, which began at 7:30 am on Monday, is still underway in the heavily forested area of Longding district in Arunachal Pradesh.

Sep 4, 2017

rajyavardhan rathore

Rajyavardhan Rathore as Sports Minister: Plenty of hopes riding, but can he deliver?

From passing the National Sports Development Bill to hearing out to the cries of Vinesh Phogat and Gaurav Gill, Col. Rathore has immense work to do in Sports Ministry.

Sep 4, 2017

North Korea says it has developed 'advanced hydrogen bomb'

North Korea has a new heir apparent? Seoul intelligence 'reveals' Kim Jong-un's 7-year-old son

Kim Jong-un's seven-year-old son is being groomed to take over the North Korean regime in future, say reports citing South Korean intelligence.

Sep 4, 2017

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