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US kicks Pakistan's Habib Bank out of New York over terror financing concerns

Habib, Pakistan's largest private bank, neglected to look out for compliance problems and red flags on transactions.

Sep 8, 2017

Kayaking boosts kids mental health, says worlds best teacher

Maggie MacDonnell, the winner of the 2017 $1m Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize, has visited the U.K. for the first time to demonstrate the vital importance of physical exercise in improving young peoples mental wellbeing. MacDonnell, who hails from Nova Scotia, Canada, took school children from inner-city London kayaking, a traditional Inuit activity, on the waters of the River Thames at London Docklands.

Sep 8, 2017

Delhi cops register FIR after journo Sagarika Ghose complains about FB post

The post by Vikramaditya Rana branded Sagarika Ghose, Shobha De, Arundhati Roy, Kavitha Krishnan and Sheila Rashid as 'anti-nationals who masquerade as journalists and activists'.

Sep 8, 2017

Uber taxis petrol-bombed in South Africa

A feud between Uber drivers and metered taxi drivers turned the streets of Johannesburgs most affluent neighbourhoods into a battleground on Thursday evening, 7 September.

Sep 8, 2017

Ravi Shankar Prasad slams Rahul Gandhi for 'politicising' Gauri Lankesh' murder, asks why she wasn't given security

Prasad took a strong objection to Rahul blaming the BJP and the RSS for the murder of Lankesh and asked why "my liberal friends" maintained a silence on the murder of BJP and RSS workers in Kerala.

Sep 8, 2017

Gujarat diamond merchant's son works at cafe in Kerala to learn real life lessons

Last year, Dravya Dholakia had arrived in Kochi to do odd jobs. Now, Dhruv worked with Streat Cafe in Thiruvananthapuram.

Sep 8, 2017

UK PM Theresa May defends response to Hurricane Irma

The UK has come in for criticism from some over the response to the damage caused by Irma. Former U.K. EU representative for Anguilla Dorothea Hodge told The Guardian the speed of response has been absolutely disgraceful. However May has defended her government, saying we have taken action. We moved swiftly.

Sep 8, 2017

Ravi Shankar Prasad's take on Gauri Lankesh murder: Now, it's Left versus centre versus right

The Union IT minister's take that Naxalites were not happy with Gauri Lankesh makes a collective political failure evident. Also, if Naxalites killed her, what's the authorities doing in preventing the rise of the extremists at a prime urban centre like Bengaluru?

Sep 8, 2017

Dera Sacha Sauda HQ raid: Hard disks, cash seized from Ram Rahim's base in Sirsa

Dera chief Ram Rahim was convicted of rape by the special CBI court in Panchkula on August 25 and was sentenced to 20 years on August 28.

Sep 8, 2017

Gurugram: 7-year-old boy found dead at Ryan International School

Brutal details have trickled in and it is being said that the throat of the boy, identified as Pradhuman Thakur, was slit open and there were also other cut marks in the region

Sep 8, 2017

Gauri Lankesh murder: PM Modi following someone on Twitter is not a character certificate, says BJP

The Opposition, activists and social media users had strongly objected to PM Modi continuing to follow Twitter handles that justified the killing of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh on Tuesday evening.

Sep 8, 2017

Abu Salem handed lifer, but undertaking with Portugal may just shorten his sentence

While extraditing gangster Abu Salem from Portugal in 2005, India had assured the country that the infamous gangster would not be given death penalty or life imprisonment.

Sep 8, 2017

At least 15 killed as massive 8.0 earthquake hits Mexican coast, tsunami waves likely

The epicenter of the quake was estimated offshore about 60 miles southwest of Pijijiapan.

Sep 8, 2017

Hurricane Irma heads to Cuba and Florida after killing 14 in Caribbean

It looks like Irma does not really spell the end of this weather as another storm Jose is building up in the region and Hurricane Katia is building up in the Gulf of Mexico.

Sep 8, 2017

Famous Floridians brace for Hurricane Irma

Florida is bracing for Hurricane Irma including famous Floridians, who shared their reactions on social media.

Sep 8, 2017

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US kicks Pakistan's Habib Bank out of New York over terror financing concerns

Kayaking boosts kids mental health, says worlds best teacher

Delhi cops register FIR after journo Sagarika Ghose complains about FB post

Uber taxis petrol-bombed in South Africa

Ravi Shankar Prasad slams Rahul Gandhi for 'politicising' Gauri Lankesh' murder, asks why she wasn't given security

Gujarat diamond merchant's son works at cafe in Kerala to learn real life lessons

UK PM Theresa May defends response to Hurricane Irma

Ravi Shankar Prasad's take on Gauri Lankesh murder: Now, it's Left versus centre versus right

Dera Sacha Sauda HQ raid: Hard disks, cash seized from Ram Rahim's base in Sirsa

Gurugram: 7-year-old boy found dead at Ryan International School

Gauri Lankesh murder: PM Modi following someone on Twitter is not a character certificate, says BJP

Abu Salem handed lifer, but undertaking with Portugal may just shorten his sentence

At least 15 killed as massive 8.0 earthquake hits Mexican coast, tsunami waves likely

Hurricane Irma heads to Cuba and Florida after killing 14 in Caribbean

Famous Floridians brace for Hurricane Irma

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]