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What's up doc? India's oldest IIT (Kharagpur) to start MBBS course from 2019

IIT Kharagpur is planning to start a medical course from 2019 and the 400-bed hospital plans to provide better health services to the local people.

Apr 6, 2017

Soon you may have to admire Taj Mahal from a metre away

The Archaeological Survey of India is planning on preventing visitors from touching the Taj Mahal as physical pressure is degrading the monument.

Apr 6, 2017

Trump orders extreme vetting measures for refugees and bans Syrians

US says North Korea a strategic liability to China, days before Trump-Xi meeting

The US made the statement just days ahead of a crucial meeting between US President Donald Trump and the Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago in Florida this week.

Apr 6, 2017

Is Farooq Abdullah "anti-national" or is he just desperate to win the Lok Sabha bypoll?

National Conference Patron Farooq Abdullah loves controversies, this time it's his poll cry! At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is urging the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to choose between tourism and terrorism (stone-pelting), he's trying to mollycoddle separatists.

Apr 6, 2017

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US Congress recognises Vaisakhi as creation of Khalsa, Sikhs welcome move

"Vaisakhi is an annual festival celebrating the spring harvest season and it is particularly significant to the Sikh religion," the resolution endorsed by the United States house of representatives said.

Apr 6, 2017

Dozens killed in ‘chemical weapons attack’ in Syria

Syria chemical attack: US warns of unilateral action if UN fails to act on Syria; urges Russia to rethink support to Assad

After the chemical attack killed at least 70 civilians in Syria, the US has warned of unilateral action if UN fails to act on it. Rex Tillerson has also urged Russia to consider its support to Assad.

Apr 6, 2017

Sex, dating and 3 websites: Mumbai Police bust online ring that duped 2,000 people of lakhs of rupees; 5 arrested

The racket was using three websites to make customers pay for phone-dating through Paytm, but no one picked the phone.

Apr 6, 2017

Clean Ganga mission in shambles, Modi intervenes

Much of the money allocated to the National Mission for Clean Ganga remains unspent, and the 2018 deadline to clean the river is impossible, say officials.

Apr 6, 2017

Steve Bannon urges supporters to fight corporatist globalist media

Steve Bannon removed from US National Security Council; to remain President Trump's chief strategist

The White House said Bannon was elevated to monitor Trump's first national security adviser Michael Flynn and that he is no longer needed after McMaster took charge of the council.

Apr 5, 2017

Hanover Zoo accused of abusing baby elephants

Zookeepers in Hanover have been accused of beating the animals with so-called ‘elephant hooks’ – a 70-centimetre rod with a metal hook and tip at the end. They have been filmed using the instruments to teach the elephants tricks.

Apr 5, 2017

Why is Gibraltar so important to the UK?

Gibraltar has become a talking point as the Brexit negotiations are drawing ever closer, but why is the tiny territory so important right now?

Apr 5, 2017

Australian police seize largest ever haul of methamphetamine worth £545m

In a news conference on 5 April, Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police have seized the countrys largest ever haul of methamphetamine in Melbourne – at a record 903kg. Police said the drugs had an estimated street value of £545m ($680m).

Apr 5, 2017

CRPF, cops confiscate 1,80,000 detonators in Bengal village; incident a boost for BJP's anti-Mamata campaign?

In a re-run of the Khagragarh blast in Burdwan district in 2014, police and CRPF personnel on Wednesday, April 5, found the electronic detonators near Khabpur village in West Bengal's Birbhum district.

Apr 5, 2017

This is what millennials and Generation Z teens think is cool (according to Google)

Google published their It’s Lit list on 4 April, where they researched what American young people aged from 13-24 think is cool.

Apr 5, 2017

This young Indian wants a Nav Bharat, plans to launch a political party

Why is Bengaluru's Anil Shetty planning to launch a new political party? Will he be able to change the city's political landscape? Watch this 29-year-old talk and decide for yourself.

Apr 5, 2017

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What's up doc? India's oldest IIT (Kharagpur) to start MBBS course from 2019

Soon you may have to admire Taj Mahal from a metre away

US says North Korea a strategic liability to China, days before Trump-Xi meeting

Is Farooq Abdullah "anti-national" or is he just desperate to win the Lok Sabha bypoll?

US Congress recognises Vaisakhi as creation of Khalsa, Sikhs welcome move

Syria chemical attack: US warns of unilateral action if UN fails to act on Syria; urges Russia to rethink support to Assad

Sex, dating and 3 websites: Mumbai Police bust online ring that duped 2,000 people of lakhs of rupees; 5 arrested

Clean Ganga mission in shambles, Modi intervenes

Steve Bannon removed from US National Security Council; to remain President Trump's chief strategist

Hanover Zoo accused of abusing baby elephants

Why is Gibraltar so important to the UK?

Australian police seize largest ever haul of methamphetamine worth £545m

CRPF, cops confiscate 1,80,000 detonators in Bengal village; incident a boost for BJP's anti-Mamata campaign?

This is what millennials and Generation Z teens think is cool (according to Google)

This young Indian wants a Nav Bharat, plans to launch a political party

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]