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Bengali actress Bitasta Saha found dead at home in Kolkata; Facebook posts hint she committed suicide

Bengali actress Bitasta Saha's semi-decomposed body was found hanging from the ceiling of her house.

Feb 8, 2017

Colombia begins FARC-style talks with nation’s second-biggest rebel group

Colombias Marxist National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels began official peace talks with the government on 7 February, in a bid to end their part in a five-decade conflict. The ELN is hoping to get an agreement like that negotiated with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The negotiations will cover similar issues such as political participation, disarmament and compensation for victims.

Feb 8, 2017

Topless Argentinian women take to streets in protest over right to sunbathe semi-nude

The protests sparked after police asked some bare-breasted women to leave a nearby beach.

Feb 8, 2017

Huge fire in Manila destroys over 1,000 homes

A large fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Tondo, Manila, on the 7 February. The flames started near gate 7 in the Parola Compound and quickly spread to adjoining shanties, according to Senior Superintendent Wilberto Tiu. At least seven people were injured and more than 15,000 shanty town residents lost their homes.

Feb 8, 2017

These women suffered from unbelievably weird things living inside them!

An endoscopy was eventually carried out which finally revealed the truth, that it was not a skin growth, but a living cockroach creeping around inside her!

Feb 8, 2017

PM Modi in Ghaziabad: 'Uttar Pradesh can become India's Uttam Pradesh if they choose the right government'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his third rally of 12 for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on Wednesday in Ghaziabad.

Feb 8, 2017

Supreme Court's ban on liquor sale along highways to impact Gurugram's DLF CyberHub

The apex court's directive will also lead to a loss of revenue worth crores, feel many.

Feb 8, 2017

Social activists take law into their hands against murder suspect, corruption accused 'to teach them a lesson'

From corrupt officials being force-fed to slapping and thrashing accused, some activists in Pune and Ahmedabad take to unconventional methods of protest against violators of law.

Feb 8, 2017

Manila fire: Around 15,000 residents lose homes in shantytown blaze

Fire department officials said around 1,000 homes were gutted in the Parola Compound fire.

Feb 8, 2017

SC issues contempt notice to controversial Calcutta HC judge CS Karnan

CS Karnan had accused Calcutta high court judges of corruption.

Feb 8, 2017

O Panneerselvam breaks silence: Kamal Haasan, Arvind Swami, Khushbu, Gautami and others laud OPS

Kamal Haasan, Arvind Swami, Khushbu, Gautami and other celebs are impressed with O Panneerselvam's (OPS) speech.

Feb 8, 2017

Educated woman having sex multiple times after being promised marriage is not rape, rules Kerala HC

The Kerala high Court observed that this was "a clear case of consent, and that the sexual intercourse was not at any time vitiated by any false promise."

Feb 8, 2017

US Senate confirms controversial Trump pick Betsy DeVos as education secretary

DeVos, a billionaire Republican donor, has been courting controversy ever since the Trump selection team announced her as the president's pick for education secretary.

Feb 8, 2017

Assembly and municipal elections 2017: Will Congress-SP and Hardik Patel-Shiv Sena come together against PM Modi?

Arch-rivals Nitish Kumar of the JD-U and Lalu Prasad of the RJD had in 2015 joined hands and countered the BJP's influence in the Bihar Assembly elections.

Feb 8, 2017

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK proposes, Sasikala disposes of Panneerselvam; Twitter rebounds with 'paneer' jokes

Sasikala has removed Panneerselvam from the post of AIADMK treasurer, and looks steady to take oath as TN chief minister.

Feb 8, 2017