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Paris airport attacker said he was 'ready to die for allah'

The assailant was described as "an extremely violent individual" by Paris prosecutor Francois Molins.

Mar 19, 2017

Yellow Ambassador taxis are failing to survive test of time: One of Kolkata's famous identities on path to extinction?

The enthusiasm to operate yellow taxis in the City of Joy has come down alarmingly, thanks to the advent of modern service-providers like Ola and Uber and also the gradual disappearance of the iconic Ambassador itself.

Mar 19, 2017

Indus Waters Treaty: India-Pakistan expected to discuss five hydro projects at Permanent Indus Commission meet starting March 20

The Permanent Indus Commission is a bilateral commission comprising Indian and Pakistani officials who have been given the task to implement and manage goals of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960.

Mar 19, 2017

Yogi Adityanath is UP chief minister: 5 things that may happen now

Yogi Adityanath is a firebrand leader, but will his style of leadership court controversy in UP?

Mar 19, 2017

Two Indian clerics, who went missing in Pakistan, have been found

The two clerics of Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah were reportedly found in a remote village of Sindh province with no mobile connectivity.

Mar 19, 2017

G20 financial leaders acquiesce to U.S., drop free trade pledge

G20 finance ministers and central bankers made a token reference to trade in their communique, a clear defeat for host nation Germany, which fought the new U.S. government's attempts to water down past commitments.

Mar 19, 2017

Gordon Brown proposes third option for Scotlands proposed independence referendum

After the success of his vow proposal in 2014, former British prime minister Gordon Brown is rehashing the idea of an alternative third option for Scotland, as the country gears up for another independence referendum.

Mar 18, 2017

Yogi Adityanath picked as UP chief minister: How BJP ruined all the good work it did last week

Just when the BJP top brass was giving signals that the party looked beyond its traditional Hindutva politics in a changing India, its pick of the hardliner took it back by 25 years.

Mar 18, 2017

Washington: Anaesthesia kills 4-year-old boy during routine dentist visit

Mykel Peterson had undergone invasive dental surgery and an anaesthesia overdose is believed to be the main cause behind his death.

Mar 18, 2017

REVEALED: Videos of declassified nuclear tests conducted by US

Over 200 nuclear tests were secretly carried and recorded by multiple cameras. And out of 4,200 videos, the US government has officially declared only about 750.

Mar 18, 2017

MCD Polls Delhi: Wrestler Geeta Phogat rubbishes reports she's campaigning for BJP

Reports have claimed that the Phogat sisters Geeta and Babita as well as cricketer Shikhar Dhawan have been approached to campaign for the BJP.

Mar 18, 2017

Jat protests: Trouble for commuters as Delhi Metro services in NCR to remain shut from Sunday night

Delhi Police have asked DMRC to terminate all trains at the last station on all lines in Delhi from 11.30 pm on Sunday. At least 12 stations in central Delhi will also be shut from 8 pm on Sunday.

Mar 18, 2017

Over 1 million Muslims sign petition to abolish triple talaq; here are 3 reasons how it can help BJP

With over a million women signing a petition moved by Muslim Rashtriya Manch to abolish triple talaq; here are three reasons how this interesting move can help BJP.

Mar 18, 2017

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's father Krishnaraj Rai passes away after prolonged illness

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's father Krishnaraj Rai died on Saturday after being in ICU for the last few weeks.

Mar 18, 2017

Yogi Adityanath to take oath as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday

Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma have been named the deputy chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh. According to Venkaiah Naidu, Adityanath suggested the idea of having two deputy CMs.

Mar 18, 2017