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'Peaceful' cow protectors are being killed, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Bhagwat asked RSS volunteers, who are "piously" involved cow protection, not to get distracted with the statements of "highly placed persons in the government"

Sep 30, 2017

Rohingya crisis fallout? Oxford college removes painting of Aung San Suu Kyi

An Oxford college where Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi studied as an undergraduate has removed her portrait from public display. Read to know more.

Sep 30, 2017

Mumbai stampede: Rail minister announces new safety measures as death toll rises to 23

The death toll from the Elphinstone Road station stampede rose to 23 on Saturday, even as Railway Minister Piyush Goyal cracked the whip. Read to know more.

Sep 30, 2017

IIT Kanpur to conduct JEE Advanced 2018: All you need to know about dates and website

The Joint Entrance Examination for next year — JEE Advanced 2018 — will be conducted in May by IIT-K. Read to know more.

Sep 30, 2017

US cuts diplomatic staff in Cuba over 'mysterious health attacks', advises Americans to stay away

The US authorities have also issued a travel advisory for American citizens, stating that they should stay away from the Latin American country.

Sep 30, 2017

Mumbai stampede: Railways ignored CAG and Sachin Tendulkar, but Raj Thackeray blames migrants

The Elphinstone Road foot overbridge stampede is bringing out some sordid truths about the Railways as well as the true face of some politicians. Read to know more.

Sep 30, 2017

Pakistan PM Abbasi hands over dossier on Kashmir to UN chief Antonio Guterres

The Pakistan National Security Committee was informed that Abbassi gave a dossier documenting the "systematic human rights violations by India" in Jammu and Kashmir to UN chief.

Sep 30, 2017

Donald Trump to skip India in November's Asia tour, North Korea in spotlight

Trump is scheduled to make a stop in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Sep 30, 2017

Veteran actor and Padma Shri awardee Tom Alter dies at 67

The veteran acted in over 300 films and worked in various TV shows. He was famously known for his role as the gangster Keshav Kalsi in the hit soap opera Junoon in the 1990s.

Sep 30, 2017

Footage shows huge crowd moments before deadly stampede kills dozen at Mumbai train station

Eyewitness video shows a large crowd minutes before a deadly stampede in a Mumbai train station. At least 22 people were killed and 30 were injured. The stampede was a result of heavy rains causing commuters to slip while walking on a bridge that connects two busy railway stations.

Sep 29, 2017

Bizarre eyeball tattoo leaves Canadian model partially blind

An eye tattoo has left 24-year-old Catt Gallinger partially blinded and oozing purple tears. The tattoo was meant to have tinted her sclera, the white part of her eye, but has caused possible permanent impairment.

Sep 29, 2017

Henry Bolton defeats Anne Marie Waters to be named Ukip leader

The Nigel Farage-backed candidate has been elected leader of the UK Independence Party after a vote during the party conference on 29 September. Anti-Islam candidate Waters, who was favourite for the leadership, came in second place.

Sep 29, 2017

Baahubali fame Prabhas joins hands with PM Modi in making India cleaner

Prabhas posted on social media about his support to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and asked fans to make India more beautiful.

Sep 29, 2017

No ban on dress or alcohol for women on campus, says BHU's first female proctor

BHU V-C Girish Chandra Tripathi not only said that the female students in campus should not speak about sexual harassment but also asked why did they protest and "bring dishonour to the university".

Sep 29, 2017

UN chief Guterres urges Myanmar to end anti-Rohingya ops, open humanitarian access

The UN chief said that the intergovernmental organisation has received "bone-chilling accounts" of Rohingya refugees being subjected to "excessive violence."

Sep 29, 2017