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Thailand: What tourists travelling during the mourning period should know

With Thailand in mourning over the King's death, there have been many cultural events that are cancelled or postponed. Entertainment has been cut down during the mourning period.

Oct 14, 2016

Pakistan women's football team striker Shahlyla Baloch dies in Karachi car crash

The 20-year-old and her cousin Fadeian Baloch were in a Toyota Corolla car with their driver at the wheel.

Oct 14, 2016

Venkaiah Naidu tells AIMPLB to debate about triple talaq, UCC instead of dragging Modi into the issue

The Muslim body had called Modi "dictatorial" after the law commission circulated a questionnaire regarding the Uniform Civil Code.

Oct 14, 2016

Dawood Ibrahim threatens Shahid Afridi over Javed Miandad legal notice comments?

Reports claim that the underworld don made a phone call to the cricketer on October 12 to warn him.

Oct 14, 2016

Tibetan activists protest outside Chinese embassy in Delhi before Xi Jinping visit

Activists of Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), who protested against Jinping in Delhi, are also expected to protest in Goa.

Oct 14, 2016

BBC Breakfast shows escaped gorilla instead of Nicola Sturgeon

The BBC has apologised after accidentally showing footage of a gorilla that escaped from London Zoo whilst introducing First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon.

Oct 14, 2016

Manish Sisodia questioned over recruitment irregularities in DCW

Former DCW chief Barkha Singh had filed a complaint regarding irregularities in hiring by current chief Swati Maliwal.

Oct 14, 2016

Sicilian police charge man in Palermo for shooting of Gambian migrant

Police in Palermo said on 4 April that they had charged a man in Palermo with attempted murder after a shooting incident in the Sicilian city on Saturday, April 2. Police said a Gambian man, Yusupha Susso, 21, was shot in the head during a disagreement with a group of local young men. La Stampa said the victim was in hospital, in an induced coma.

Oct 14, 2016

Sicilian police charge man in Palermo for shooting of Gambian migrant

Police in Palermo said on 4 April that they had charged a man in Palermo with attempted murder after a shooting incident in the Sicilian city on Saturday, April 2. Police said a Gambian man, Yusupha Susso, 21, was shot in the head during a disagreement with a group of local young men. La Stampa said the victim was in hospital, in an induced coma.

Oct 14, 2016

Theatre owners refuse to release Karan Johar-directed Ae Dil Hai Mushkil in single screens across four states

While the MNS welcomed the decision, the IMPPA said Indian financiers and producers would lose money.

Oct 14, 2016

Brics Summit: Read the full text of Narendra Modi's statement ahead of high-level meet

The prime minister said he was looking forward to holding talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the summit in Goa.

Oct 14, 2016

Why is PM Modi meeting Jain monk Acharya Vidyasagar in Madhya Pradesh?

While some say the 10 minutes that the PM is taking out is customary, others believe that it assumes political significance.

Oct 14, 2016

Kerala minister EP Jayarajan resigns over nepotism charges

Kerala Minister for Industries, Commerce and Sports resigned from the post on Friday, October 14.

Oct 14, 2016

Gorilla escaped from London Zoo has been returned safely

Kumbuka, an 18-year-old male gorilla, managed to escape his enclosure and get into a non-public keeper section of the zoo. Shortly after he was tranquillised and returned to his den safely.

Oct 14, 2016

10 legal rights every Indian woman should know

Whether in case of sexual harassment or rape, women can make use of these 10 rights to protect themselves.

Oct 14, 2016