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INS Betwa restored to upright position, to be operational by April 2018

Navy said it was confident of its in-house expertise in making the vessel operational by April 2018.

Feb 23, 2017

BMC Election Results 2017: 'Not only Mumbai mayor, but next Chief Minister will also be from Shiv Sena,' says Chief Uddhav Thackeray

The Shiv Sena has already won 84 of the 227 seats in the BMC elections while the BJP gave it a close fight by winning 81 seats. Recounting is still underway in two wards.

Feb 23, 2017

BMC election 2017 winners list: Here is a party-wise breakup of who won the polls

The results of 10 municipal corporations and 25 zila parishads were also declared along with the results of the BMC polls on Thursday.

Feb 23, 2017

Brexit fallout? 17,000 Indian curry restaurants may soon shut down; so what's cooking?

The Asian Catering Federation has predicted that if Indian curry restaurants in Britain don't serve lighter-healthier menus, they may shut down in the near future.

Feb 23, 2017

BMC election 2017 results: Shiv Sena's win in Mumbai is an empty victory | OPINION

The Shiv Sena was leading only in Mumbai and Thane. It has been unable to get majority in Mumbai and will require an alliance to come to power.

Feb 23, 2017

Sushma Swaraj scolds and then saves merchant navy officer and wife stuck in war-torn Yemen

Sushma Swaraj offered assistance to a merchant navy officer, who was stuck in Yemen with his wife, after he reached out to her on Twitter.

Feb 23, 2017

UP elections 2017: From SCAM to KASAB, 5 times name-calling coloured the poll campaigns so far

International Business Times, India, takes a look at some of the more colourful and impactful jibes thrown around in the campaigning phase of the UP Assembly elections 2017.

Feb 23, 2017

Tubby tigers chase drone for exercise

Rare Siberian tigers have been ditching the winter weight by chasing a drone up and down their enclosure. Tiger’s horde calories over the winter months, but the exercise from chasing the drone and with spring on the horizon, experts predict that they will once again be lean and mean in about two months. The game was going great until a two-year-old tiger clawed the drone out of the air and tried to make it its lunch.

Feb 23, 2017

Tubby tigers chase drone for exercise

Rare Siberian tigers have been ditching the winter weight by chasing a drone up and down their enclosure. Tiger’s horde calories over the winter months, but the exercise from chasing the drone and with spring on the horizon, experts predict that they will once again be lean and mean in about two months. The game was going great until a two-year-old tiger clawed the drone out of the air and tried to make it its lunch.

Feb 23, 2017

Harrison Ford cuts it close as he flies his plane just metres over American Airlines passenger jet

Video shows the moment actor Harrison Ford mistakenly flew his single-engine plane over an American Airlines passenger jet while landing on a taxiway at John Wayne Airport, Orange County, California, on February 13. The LA Times reported that Ford was meant to land on the runway parallel to the taxiway, and that the Federal Aviation Administration was investigating the incident.

Feb 23, 2017

Trans-rights activists protest Donald Trump policies outside White House

The protesters were demonstrating after the new US president revoked guidelines to public schools, which told them to allow trans students to choose which bathroom they wanted to use based on their gender identity.

Feb 23, 2017

India clears deal; army to acquire air defence systems from Israel soon

The MRSAM is developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in close collaboration with Israel's Israel Aircraft Industry (IAI).

Feb 23, 2017

Is Pulayan a taboo word? Kerala college students' magazine sparks caste debate

The management of Imam Gazzali Arts and Science College in Koolivayalil is insisting that the students rename the publication or forget about it.

Feb 23, 2017

Gujarat Naliya gangrape: Victim faces FIR on theft, cheating based on ex-husband's complaint

The woman, in her complaint, says she was raped on multiple occasions since August 2015 and that the government has to probe a sex racket run by BJP leaders in Naliya, Kutch region.

Feb 23, 2017

Deliverymen from rival food delivery apps brawl in China

A turf war broke out between deliverymen from two Chinese food delivery apps in Zhangpu County, Fujian province, on February 13. The video shows Ele.me drivers in blue outfits, clashing with a group of men armed with sticks who are apparently defending the Meituan store.

Feb 23, 2017