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Indian-American Nikki Haley among top candidates for US Secretary of State; here are the other possibles

Daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley is expected to bring racial and gender diversity in Trump's cabinet, if appointed.

Nov 17, 2016

CBI examining corruption complaints against 2 of its former directors

The Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax Department have levelled such complaints against ex-CBI directors Ranjit Sinha and AP Singh.

Nov 17, 2016

Australian woman has rare twin pregnancy in space of 10 days

Kate Hill giving birth is one of 10 unique cases of superfetation in the world.

Nov 17, 2016

Demonetisation: Kejriwal, Mamata address rally in Delhi, demand rollback within 3 days

"If you have courage, send us to jail or shoot us. But we will continue fighting," Mamata Banerjee said.

Nov 17, 2016

Successful flight of Rustom-II UAV a major boost to armed forces' intelligence, surveillance

Rustom-II is a multi-mission medium-altitude, long endurance vehicle that is capable of carrying different types of payloads.

Nov 17, 2016

Hillary Clinton: America needs you

Defeated Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton urged Americans to continue to be engaged in politics and fight for a more conclusive United States. In her first public appearance since conceding the 2016 US presidential election to Republican candidate Donald Trump, Clinton also said it had not been easy for her to attend.

Nov 17, 2016

Hillary Clinton reflects on election loss, says wanted to 'curl up and never leave the house'

Clinton said that the US vote has exposed the deep division in the country and asked her supporters to focus on the future.

Nov 17, 2016

Demonetisation: 2 persons held in Gujarat in bribery case involving new currency notes

The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Wednesday arrested two port trust officials for accepting bribe paid in new currency notes.

Nov 17, 2016

Supreme Court orders Kerala govt to take action against killing of stray dogs

Kerala Police had filed a complaint in September against 15 activists who marched the streets of Kottayam with the carcass of five dogs hanging on a pole

Nov 17, 2016

Twitter suspends accounts of prominent White supremacists to curb abuse

White Supremacists and the alt-right movement strongly support the United States President-elect Donald Trump.

Nov 17, 2016

A320 aircraft in near-miss with drone near the Shard in London

The flight was approaching Heathrow Airport when the drone was spotted by the pilot about 650 feet from the Shard.

Nov 17, 2016

Currency ban: 12,500 ATMs being recalibrated every day to deliver new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 notes

Arun Jaitley has said that all necessary steps are being taken to ensure that the old notes are replaced swiftly.

Nov 17, 2016

Indian Army denies Pakistan's claim of killing 11 Indian soldiers along LoC

Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif says that Indian Army must "show some courage and accept their losses."

Nov 17, 2016

Morning brief: Opposition on demonetisation, Zuckerberg's Twitter account hacked, Ricky Martin gets engaged and more

Also read about the ATP World Tour Finals and chikungunya and Zika virus.

Nov 17, 2016

Is there a bank holiday in Karnataka on November 17? CM Siddaramaiah says no

This means all banks in the state will continue to function throughout the extended hours on Thursday.

Nov 17, 2016