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What does a critical terror threat mean for the UK?

In the wake of the attack in Manchester that left 22 people dead and many more injured, U.K. authorities have raised the terror threat level to critical.

May 24, 2017

London Mayor Sadiq Khan gives statement on increased terror threat level

Sadiq Khan has said security will be reviewed in London after 22 people were killed and more than 50 injured in an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. The mayor said extra police and armed military would be deployed on the streets of London in the wake of the terror attack. Khan added that the capital stands united with Manchester.

May 24, 2017

Sick of dealing with your sexist co-worker? California girl Azita Rahman shows how it's done!

Azita Rahman from California got a promotion a few days back but received a scathing message from the co-worker who thought she did not deserve the promotion.

May 24, 2017

MODI fest: It's BJP's equivalent of 'India is Indira' sycophancy but in a polished guise

The BJP will hold MODI or 'Making Of Developed India' fests across the country to mark three years of PM Modi's rule. The PM is lucky that the project to make him immortal has no immediate danger.

May 24, 2017

Google selects six Indian startups for accelerator programme

In the six-month programme, these startups will undergo intensive mentoring from 20-plus teams across Google and mentors from top technology companies in the Silicon Valley.

May 24, 2017

Indian woman 'forced' to marry Pakistani man finally allowed to return home

Uzma Jan, a doctor, had requested a court to allow her to return to India and said that she was forced to marry Pakistan national Tahir at gunpoint.

May 24, 2017

Theresa May increases UK terror threat level from severe to critical

British Prime Minister Theresa May increased the countrys security level to critical from severe after a suicide attack in Manchester that killed 22 people.

May 24, 2017

Watch: UP Police thrash SP youth leader in police station; video goes viral

A UP Police inspector has been suspended after a viral video showed him beating a youth leader of the SP in Badaun. See what Twitterati are saying about the cop.

May 24, 2017

Has India beaten China to become the world's most populous country? Chinese academic says yes

The academician claims that over the last 26 years, Chinese statisticians had overestimated the country's population by about 90 million.

May 24, 2017

IAF refutes Pakistan claim that PAF fighter jet flew over Siachen;

Indian Air Force refuted a claim by Pakistan that the neighbouring country had flown its air Force aircraft over the Siachen glacier on Wednesday. Read to know more.

May 24, 2017

Manchester shows solidarity at Albert Square vigil for victims of arena attack

Around 6,000 people gathered in Albert Square to unite and remember the victims of the Arena attack on 22 May.

May 24, 2017

Did Indian Army, Assam Police and CRPF kill 2 Bodo terrorists in a fake encounter?

CRPF Inspector General Rajnish Rai has claimed the paramilitary force, along with the Assam Police and Indian Army, carried out a fake encounter of 2 Bodo militants in Assam. Read to know how he is substantiating his claims.

May 24, 2017

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte declares martial rule in besieged Mindanao

Duterte on Wednesday left Moscow to attend to the crisis at home in Philippines' southern Mindanao region, where militants burned buildings overnight and are feared to have taken hostages.

May 24, 2017

India moving towards isolating Pakistan, considering punitive actions, US official says

The US official's statement came a day after Indian Army launched punitive "fire assaults" on Pakistani positions across the Line of Control (LoC).

May 24, 2017

The story of a transgender woman gangraped and burnt with acid by a diabolical man who claimed to be in love with her

Sonia Sheikh, a transgender woman from Hyderabad, is a victim of gangrape and was burnt with acid and left on the roadside by a man who claimed to be in love with her.

May 24, 2017