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Tamil Nadu: Security guard at Jayalalithaa's Kodanad Tea Estate found hacked to death

The security guard's colleague told police that a group of 10 men forcefully entered the premises of the estate and assaulted them.

Apr 24, 2017

38 Indians detained in UK for visa breach in Leicester factory raids

Two clothing factories face fines up to 20,000 pounds for each illegal worker if it is proven that they did not take necessary steps to determine the legal status of their employees.

Apr 24, 2017

French elections 2017: Emmanuel Macron appears set for Elysee in runoff with Marine Le Pen

In a victory speech, Macron told supporters of his fledgling En Marche! (Onwards!) movement: "In one year, we have changed the face of French politics."

Apr 24, 2017

French Presidential election 2017: Losing candidates call to vote against Marine Le Pen

In order to prevent the Front National winning the presidential election, losing candidates like François Fillon and Benoît Hamon have called on the French people to vote for Emmanuel Macron.

Apr 24, 2017

Le Pen says she will defend Frances independence

Partial results from the interior ministry, which do not include Frances biggest cities, suggested that Le Pen has received 24.38 percent of the votes to 22.19 percent for Emmanuel Macron.

Apr 24, 2017

Macron, Le Pen through to runoff in French presidential election

Early projections indicate Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen are set to face each other in a 7 May runoff for the French presidency.

Apr 24, 2017

EC to spend Rs 3,100 crore to buy 16.15 lakh VVPAT machines from 2 PSUs

The Election Commission will buy equal amounts of VVPAT machines from Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL). Read to know more about why this is happening.

Apr 23, 2017

MCD Elections 2017 round-up: Low voter turnout may help BJP; AAP complains of EVM malfunctions and missing names

The AAP has been trying to get into the MCD, which has been ruled by the BJP for several years now. Will it succeed? Read to know how the polling went and what it points towards.

Apr 23, 2017

I-T raids on Sree Gokulam Chit Fund and Finance uncovers Rs 1,100 crore undisclosed income

The Sree Gokulam Chit Fund and Finance private company, which was established in 1968, had been inaugurated by MG Ramachandran (MGR).

Apr 23, 2017

France goes to the presidential polls amid high security and fears of rioting

The polls have opened for the first round of the French presidential election. More than 47 million people are eligible to cast vote in the closely-contested election.Far-right Le Pen, the conservative Fillion, far-left Mélenchon and liberal centrist Macron are seen as frontrunners. Candidates must win more than 50% of votes to become president. If there is no winner, the two candidates with the most votes will face each other in a second round on 7 May.On Saturday, French expats began the voting abroad outside of France. The results of the election are expected to be confirmed at around midnight.

Apr 23, 2017

Nano-technology will soon make GM obsolete: MS Swaminathan

Speaking on the efforts for commercial cultivation of GM crops in India as well as the opposition to this by environment activists, Swaminathan said there was no clear public policy on GM crops.

Apr 23, 2017

BJP MLA leads rampage on police in Agra, a day after new UP DGP Sulkhan Singh promises action against goondaism

Newly appointed UP DGP Sulkhan Singh had said on Saturday that anybody indulging in goondaism would not be spared, even if they are from the ruling party. Read to find out what happened.

Apr 23, 2017

India looks to strengthen navy by procuring air-defence system from Israel

Israeli envoy Daniel Carmon has said the relationship between the two countries is no longer focusing on arms and ammunition alone but also looking to conducting a joint research and development.

Apr 23, 2017

Nasa celebrates Earth Day with breath-taking videos from space

To celebrate Earth Day 2017, Nasa has released a video with the best footage taken by cameras on the International Space Station.Sit back and relax as stunning views of mountains, rivers and deserts glide past, filmed from high above the clouds.

Apr 23, 2017

Aadhaar data leak: Personal information of more than 1 million Jharkhand pensioners released online

There are nearly 1.6 million pensioners in Jharkhand and around 1.4 million have linked their bank account with their Adhaar numbers to get direct benefit of subsidies.

Apr 23, 2017