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Delhi: National-level shooter accuses coach of raping her

The victim lodged an FIR against her coach on Saturday with the Chanakyapuri police station in Delhi.

Dec 4, 2016

Jill Stein's party to continue to seek recount in Pennsylvania, Michigan

She had attempted to get recounts in three states, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, all of them won by Donald Trump unexpectedly.

Dec 4, 2016

Read the full text of PM Modi's address at the inauguration of the Heart of Asia conference

Modi assured Afghanistan of all help it would need from India and other countries, and also brought up the issue of terrorism.

Dec 4, 2016

This is why the dead of Aleppo are buried only at night

Aleppo residents bury the dead only at night, while the bodies lay strewn across the city during the day.

Dec 4, 2016

Nandamuri Balakrishna's wife Vasundhara caught with Rs 10 lakh of old notes at Renigunta airport

Actor Nandamuri Balakrishna's wife Vasundhara was caught with Rs 10 lakh worth of old currency notes at Renigunta airport on Saturday.

Dec 4, 2016

Ghana shuts down fake US embassy, which had run for a year and issued fake passports and currency

The fake embassy had reportedly issued hundreds of fake passports — to the US as well as other countries — for a payment of $6,000 each.

Dec 4, 2016

Heart of Asia: 'Let us dedicate ourselves to making Afghanistan a geography of peace,' says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani held bilateral talks before the joint inauguration.

Dec 4, 2016

Morning Brief: China protests against Trump, ISIS may leave Anbar soon, people who fell prey to death hoaxes in 2016, and more

Read about the warnings Stephen Hawking has put forward, and the solution to the blinking Markarian lights.

Dec 4, 2016

China lodges protest over Taiwan phone call by Trump; here's how it could hurt the US

The call effectively meant the US president elect -- and by extension the entire country -- was recognising Taiwan as a separate country.

Dec 4, 2016

Demonstrators flock to Yarls Wood protest over governments hostile climate for migrants

Hundreds of protesters united outside Yarls Wood detention centre in Bedfordshire to demand the closure of the immigration removal centre, which has often been criticised for its inhuman treatment of detainees.

Dec 3, 2016

Heart of Asia Conference 2016: Here is what India will look to gain by isolating Pakistan on terrorism

India will look to leverage the welfare of Afghanistan to gain some support from world powers to force Pakistan to dismantle its terror setup.

Dec 3, 2016

Oakland: Clubbers feared dead after massive inferno at Rave Cave

More than 50 firefighters spend hours trying to control a fire in a building in Oakland, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The ablaze building was hosting a warehouse party that evening with up to 100 people in attendance.

Dec 3, 2016

Iraq: ISIS may leave Anbar soon, having taken hostages to use as human shields and transporting weapons

The terrorist group has detained 700 families — mostly women and children among them — from Rawa district of Anbar.

Dec 3, 2016

We have tech to destroy world, but nothing to prevent it, warns Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking had last month predicted that mankind has only about 1,000 years before it has to look for another planet to survive.

Dec 3, 2016

Evening wrap: Demonetisation unearths fake notes, latest Bigg Boss 10 exits, world's first openly transgender model, and more

Read about a plane crashing into the ocean near Indonesia, and amicus curiae raising questions on prosecution evidence in Nirbhaya rape case.

Dec 3, 2016