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Baba Ramdev wrestling video: Watch Yoga Guru thrash Olympic medalist 12-0!

Baba Ramdev made a dramatic entry before the fight, much like star wrestlers do. He started off with a bang, earning four points with his first takedown attempt which is basically the dhobi pachad in Indian wrestling

Jan 19, 2017

Gambia unrest: Incumbent President Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down as deadline passes

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to vacate office has forced neighbouring countries to threaten military intervention to enforce a transfer of power. But the Gambian army chief has reportedly said that his troops would not clash with West African forces if they were to enter the country.

Jan 19, 2017

Donald Trump inauguration: China furious again as Taiwan delegation set to attend event

A Taiwanese delegation is scheduled to attend US President Donald Trump's presidential inauguration scheduled to happen on January 20, Friday

Jan 19, 2017

Barack Obama thanks PM Modi for 'his partnership;' addresses last press conference as US president

The relationship between Obama and Modi continued to grow after the latter came to power in India in 2014.

Jan 19, 2017

NIA seeks custody of Kanpur derailment suspects arrested in Bihar

NIA questioned the three suspects in the Kanpur derailment case. They are in custody of the Bihar police currently.

Jan 19, 2017

India news live updates: Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma to be the next CBI chief

Yuvraj Singh also scored a century in the second ODI match against England.

Jan 19, 2017

Kerala: BJP worker hacked to death in Kannur, party calls for hartal in the district amid arts festival

BJP has called hartal on Thursday to protest against the murder of the party worker Ezhuthan Santhosh, who was hacked to death in Kerala's Kannur district.

Jan 19, 2017

Donald Trump's wax statue replaces Barack Obama's at Madame Tussauds

Hairstylist Kelly Cox said that they had to use yak hair to get the accuracy correct as human hair is not readily available.

Jan 19, 2017

Uttar Pradesh accident: 12 schoolchildren dead, 35 injured in Etah bus accident; FIR lodged against school

The accident took place in the district's Aliganj city on Thursday.

Jan 19, 2017

Top LeT commander killed in Bandipore

The Army and the police were both involved in Thursday's encounter, in which a LeT commander was killed in Bandipore.

Jan 19, 2017

Russia extends Edward Snowden's asylum permit till 2020

Snowden is a former CIA employee who had copied and leaked classified government documents of the National Security Agency (NSA).

Jan 19, 2017

Jallikattu ban TN Live: Music composer AR Rahman to fast tomorrow to show solidarity with people protesting for Jallikattu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the Tamil Nadu chief minister that Jallikattu ban was sub-judice, but they would support the state government.

Jan 19, 2017

What does Donald Trump’s transition period indicate about his presidency?

Since his surprise election win on 8 November 2016, Donald Trump has been busy preparing for life as US president. Ahead of his inauguration on 20 January, IBTimes UK spoke to Professor Michael Cornfield from George Washington University in Washington DC about the transition period and what it indicates about the next four years of Trumps presidency.

Jan 19, 2017

Donald Trump waxwork added to Madame Tussauds U.S. Presidents collection

Presidential Donald Trump has been added to Madame Tussauds’s collection of premiers. President-elect Trump, who will be inaugurated on 20 January, has been added to the famous wax museums in London, New York, Washington D.C. and Orlando. It took five months to recreate the Donald in wax form, with each figurine costing £150,000 ($184,732).

Jan 18, 2017

Copeland by-election: What you need to know

Labour MP Jamie Reed announced his retirement on 21 December 2016, triggering a by-election in his constituency of Copeland. The former shadow health minister is going to take up a job in the nuclear industry as Head of Development and Community Relations at Sellafied Ltd, a power plant in his constituency.

Jan 18, 2017