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Amritsar girl drags parents to high court for trying to get her forcibly married

A Class 12 girl filed a petition with the HC against her parents for fixing her marriage with a boy against her wishes. The court has asked the Amritsar Police to ensure her safety.

Feb 23, 2017

BMC election results: Will Shiv Sena now finally pull out of the Fadnavis government in Maharashtra?

The Shiv Sena had to accept the BJP's dominance after the 2014 Lok Sabha and state polls but has always looked for a chance to hit back. After its success in the Mumbai civic polls, has its time finally come?

Feb 23, 2017

Thousands trapped underground as power cut halts Kolkata Metro service [PHOTO]

Thousands of people were trapped underground for 15 minutes and with bare minimum power supply and no fresh air supply as power supply to Kolkata Metro was disrupted.

Feb 23, 2017

Kerala actress abduction case: Police arrest Pulsar Suni, co-accused in Kochi

Pulsar Suni was the former driver of the actress, who was allegedly kidnapped and assaulted by a quotation gang on February 17.

Feb 23, 2017

US Secretary of State Tillerson visits Mexico to 'soothe tensions' after fiery spat over border wall

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto had cancelled his scheduled trip to Washington to meet Donald Trump after the US President signed an order to build a wall along the US-Mexico border.

Feb 23, 2017

Scotland Yard gets its first woman police chief: Cressida Dick breaks 188-year tradition

However, the family of Jean Charles de Menezes', a person wrongly shot dead by Dick's team in 2005 as he was mistaken for a suicide bomber, criticised her appointment as the woman police chief of Scotland Yard.

Feb 23, 2017

Lahore blasts: At least 8 killed, over 20 injured in multiple blasts in Pakistan

Reports state that the blast occurred in DHA's Z block commercial area near a series of eateries in Lahore, Pakistan.

Feb 23, 2017

3 die after passengers fall from EMU train in Chennai

Seven people fell off an EMU train, leading to death of three of them on the spot, near St Thomas Mount railway station in Chennai.

Feb 23, 2017

India hails UN move to create counter-terrorism office: Here are 5 ways it can help India and neighbouring countries

The UN has decided to take the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Office and the UN Counter-Terrorism Centre out of the purview of the Department of Political Affairs.

Feb 23, 2017

Ramjas College protests: Case of rioting and assaulting cops registered after ABVP-AISA clash over Umar Khalid event

Clashes between ABVP and AISA broke out after Ramjas college authorities cancelled a seminar where Umar Khalid was invited to speak. The ABVP members vandalised and locked down the seminar room.

Feb 23, 2017

Bellandur Lake froth effect: SC issues stern warning to polluting industrial units

The Supreme Court has warned that it will shut down polluting industrial units if they do not have Primary Effluent Treatment Plants (PETPs).

Feb 23, 2017

Pineapple pizzagate: Iceland's president wants to ban pineapple on pizzas, causes outcry on social media

The president was at the high school in Akureyri when he responded to students' questions stating he was "fundamentally opposed" to pineapple on pizzas.

Feb 23, 2017

Indian 'fugitive' industrialist and F1 team boss Vijay Mallya sees no grounds for extradition

India wants Vijay Mallya to face trial for alleged conspiracy and fraud over a loan to his defunct Kingfisher Airlines.

Feb 23, 2017

Donald Trump now targets transgender students; withdraws federal protection for restrooms

Trump, during his election campaign last year, had suggested that he may move to protect the LGBT rights. However, his administration's latest move sides with the social conservatives.

Feb 23, 2017

Ghostly World War II plane spotted flying in UK's Peak District!

The ghostly World War II Douglas Dakota was extensively flown by Royal Air Force and many reports claim that the aircraft had crashed near England's Peak District.

Feb 23, 2017