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Uber India's new 'moral code': New guidelines state, no cosying up with fellow passengers, flirting, drunken puking in cab

Uber has formulated the guidelines in response to the increasing number of complaints against riders and even riders.

Mar 13, 2017

RK Nagar By-polls in Tamil Nadu: Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar claims she is being harassed

Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar said on Friday she would be contesting the election set for April 12.

Mar 13, 2017

Kerala student Mishel Shaji's death: 1 suspect taken into custody; Crime Branch to investigate case

Eighteen-year-old Kerala student Mishel Shaji Varghese was found dead in Kochi on March 6. The family have denied police claims that she committed suicide

Mar 13, 2017

Manipur: BJP names N Biren Singh as its CM candidate as CM Okram Ibobi Singh agrees to resign

Singh addressed a press conference where he said that he had requested the Governor to allow the Congress to form government in the state and prove majority on the floor of the House.

Mar 13, 2017

Landslide at Ethiopia garbage dump kills 46; here are a few of the largest garbage dumps in India

On Saturday night, a landslide swept through an enormous garbage dump in Ethiopia and buried 46, while trapping several others; here are a few of the largest garbage dumps in India.

Mar 13, 2017

Karnataka water crisis worsens; house owner thrashes NE student for using excessive water

The North East student was accused of using excessive water even as water supply in Bengaluru has been decreased so that all localities can receive equal supply.

Mar 13, 2017

Congress caught napping? Parrikar to take oath as Goa CM on March 14; Digvijay apologises, Chidambaram criticises

P Chidambaram has said the party coming second should not get invited to form government, as has happened in Goa and Manipur.

Mar 13, 2017

Pakistani Hindus celebrate Holi – the festival of colours

Hindus in Karachi, Pakistan, celebrated the festival of Holi on Sunday (12 March) as they immersed themselves in lively spirits by smearing coloured powder on each other, distributing sweets, singing and dancing.

Mar 13, 2017

Pope Francis open to married men becoming priests, sees little possibility of women in clergy

The Pope, in an interview with German newspaper Die Zeit, said that the dearth of Catholic priests in the institution is an "enormous problem" for the Church.

Mar 13, 2017

Are these India's answer to Harry Potter's self-correcting quills? Gujarat temple sells magical pens for Rs 1,900 with guarantee that students will pass exams!

Handbills from the Kashthabhanjan temple in the Panchmahal district of Gujarat claim the pens that cost Rs 1,900 have been imbued with divinity.

Mar 13, 2017

Manohar Parrikar resigns as defence minister, appointed Goa CM: Who will be the next defence minister?

Manohar Parrikar has resigned as Union defence minister to be the new Goa CM, and speculations are rife on who will succeed him.

Mar 13, 2017

After the disaster in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017, is there any way ahead for Congress and Gandhis?

After having been reduced to just seven seats in Uttar Pradesh, is it the end of history for India's Grand-Old Party? Well, the state of its leadership hasn't shown any positive signs.

Mar 13, 2017

Woman jumps from first-floor to escape BPO employees who raped her all night in Delhi

The Munirka-resident was taken to a flat in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar, where she was confined and the men, who were BPO employees, took turns to rape her.

Mar 13, 2017

Pakistan continues ceasefire violation in Jammu and Kashmir: Malti sector of Poonch attacked on holi [PHOTOS]

This is the second ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Poonch district of J&K after the Indian Army retaliated to ceasefire violation in the Karmara sector, also in the Poonch district.

Mar 13, 2017

Assembly elections 2017: In Uttar Pradesh and Punjab Dalits rejected caste-based politics

Dalits voted for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and Congress in Punjab instead of the Bahujan Samaj Party during the Assembly elections 2017.

Mar 13, 2017