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Key Indian equity indices open higher

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 69.87 points or 0.22 per cent higher soon after opening.

Jul 17, 2017

27 dead, 54 missing in whaling shipwreck in Congo

The river Kasai is used for river transport from the Congo River to Djokupunda. Overloading is the most important reason for frequent shipwrecks on rivers in DR Congo.

Jul 17, 2017

Indian, Pakistani army trade heavy fire on LoC

Pakistan, initiating the attack, resorted to unprovoked targeting of the Indian positions on the LoC in Bhimber Gali sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jul 17, 2017

South Korea proposes military, family reunion talks with North Korea

North Korea has conducted two nuclear tests since the beginning of last year and missile-related activities at an unprecedented pace.

Jul 17, 2017

Presidential Elections updates: Voting at Parliament House in Delhi concludes; 100 percent polling recorded in several states

Both Ram Nath Kovind and Meira Kumar belong to the Dalit community and have campaigned in several states to seek the support of legislators.

Jul 17, 2017

Sqeamish police officer deals with dead snake

A Deputy Coroner described as hard as nails came across something that was harder to handle than a crime scene... a dead snake.

Jul 17, 2017

Presidential election 2017 preview: Who stands to gain what in Ram Nath Kovind vs Meira Kumar fight?

Read to know how things stand and what the stakes are when India elects its 14th President on July 17.

Jul 16, 2017

The flip side: Bitcoin, Ether prices wilt, and new questions emerge

Market uncertainty and fundraises by companies using crypto-currency spark selling pressures

Jul 16, 2017

Is this New Yorks dirtiest apartment?

Manhattan superintendent Martin Fernandez posted a video of an epic apartment cleanup on YouTube. Thousands of cockroaches were crawling through the rooms and Fernandez even found the corpse of a dead cat. According to the superintendent, the former tenant began hording stuff two years ago. He was evicted out of the apartment after a one-year court battle. Fernandez said the smell in the apartment was so foul it came through his face mask.

Jul 16, 2017

Pakistan Army chief to decide on Jadhav soon

The Army chief is reviewing the proceedings of the case and would take a decision on the mercy appeal on merit.

Jul 16, 2017

PM Modi chastises cow vigilantes again: What is his real motive?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday came down heavily on cow vigilantes. Read to know why he chose to break his silence only now.

Jul 16, 2017

All you need to know about Bills listed for Monsoon session of Parliament

The session will provide a total of 19 sittings spread over a period of 26 days; 21 Bills are pending in Lok Sabha while 42 Bills are pending in Rajya Sabha.

Jul 16, 2017

Afghan female robotics team finally granted US Visas for competition

An all-girl Afghan robotics team arrived at Kabul airport on Thursday (July 13) to receive their US visas and head to the first International Robot Olympics in Washington after they had twice been denied entry to the United States.

Jul 16, 2017

Libya's Benghazi airport reopens after 3-year closure during war

The flights are operated by two state-owned companies, Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways.

Jul 16, 2017

Fossil site shows impact of Jurassic's low oxygen oceans

The site records fossils of organisms that lived about 183 million years ago during the Early Jurassic in a shallow sea that once covered the region.

Jul 16, 2017