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India is playing with fire, says China's Global Times

The Chinese media was irked by the Taiwanese delegations visit to India and accused New Delhi of trying to use South China Sea, Dalai Lama and Taiwan as "bargaining chips" against Beijing.

Feb 15, 2017

Supreme Court receives plea seeking equal status for Vande Mataram with national anthem

Even before the debate on asking cinema audience in theaters to stand up for the national anthem has sobered down, the SC has admitted a plea to give 'equal status' to Vande Mataram.

Feb 15, 2017

Sasikala thumps thrice on Jayalalithaa's memorial: Was she swearing revenge? Twitterati answer as video goes viral

Sasikala slapped the Jayalalitha's memorial thrice and the video has now gone viral.

Feb 15, 2017

West Bengal: Did negligence lead to patient death that prompted his kin to ransack Kolkata hospital? [VIDEO]

The patient's kin say the hospital authorities demanded Rs 1.5 lakh for her treatment, and did not give her full treatment because the hospital was given Rs 40,000.

Feb 15, 2017

Sasikala Convicted: All you need to know about Parappana Agrahara Central Prison where AIADMK leader will be lodged

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced Sasikala, VN Sudhakaran and Ilavarasi to four years in jail in the disproportionate assets case.

Feb 15, 2017

Biker forced to leap to safety after near-miss with train

Shocking on-board footage from an Australian train has captured the moment a biker on the tracks was nearly killed. The rider narrowly avoided colliding with the train, leaping from the tracks just seconds before he would have been hit and almost certainly killed. His motorbike, which was destroyed, was stuck in the tracks near Ballan in Victoria on 28 January.

Feb 15, 2017

Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe says refugee status seekers can now return home safely

More than 2,000 asylum seekers currently live in the Pacific island nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea. Sri Lankans, Iranians and Afghans are the largest national groups.

Feb 15, 2017

Man kills wife suspecting extra-marital affair, beheads and cuts body into pieces

It was after the neighbours suspected the stench coming out of the body parts and alerted the police that the husband, a plumber, was caught.

Feb 15, 2017

Sasikala guilty: Here are 5 VIPs who spent time in Parappana Agrahara Central Prison

AIADMK Chief Sasikala was sentenced to four-year jail term for disproportionate assets case on Tuesday.

Feb 15, 2017

White House spokesperson Sean Spicer calls Canadian PM Joe Trudeau

Donald Trumps Press Secretary Sean Spicer has mistakenly called the Canadian prime minister Joe Trudeau instead of his real name Justin. This isnt the first time Spicer has got the name of a world leader wrong, after referring to Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull as “Trumble”.

Feb 15, 2017

New chapter in Indo-US ties on cards? 27 US Congressmen coming to India in February

Two delegations — one with 19 Congressmen and another with eight, from both the Democratic and Republican parties — will visit India later this month.

Feb 15, 2017

British PM Theresa May rejects petition signed by almost 2 million people against Donald Trump's state visit to UK

After May announced the Queen's invitation to Trump for a state visit, hundreds of people in the UK were against his visit citing his immigration ban.

Feb 15, 2017

Madhya Pradesh: Police issues orders to shoot anyone attempting jailbreak

With the increase in the number of jailbreaks in Madhya Pradesh, the police department has issued an order to shoot inmates trying to escape. The order has been brought into effect immediately.

Feb 15, 2017

Donald Trump knew Michael Flynn was misleading officials over Russia, White House says

There could be more trouble for Flynn ahead as he is reported not to have been completely forthright when FBI agents had interviewed him about his call.

Feb 15, 2017

Kim Jong Un's brother murdered in Malaysia, US suspects North Korea behind it

The North Korean leader's brother reportedly spent a considerable amount of time outside of North Korea and had also publicly denounced his family's dynastic control of the isolated nation.

Feb 15, 2017