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Maharashtra may make Maths, English optional subjects for class 10 exams

The new measure is being examined as there have been high number of attempted suicides by students who have failed in these two subjects.

Sep 13, 2016

Shocking video shows Isis hanging prisoners from meat hooks, cutting them like animals [Graphic images]

The video was released on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, a Muslim festival that involves slaughtering of fattened sheep.

Sep 13, 2016

Cauvery row: Sandalwood celebs mourn death in Bengaluru violence

Puneeth Rajkumar, KP Sreekanth and a few others have offered financial assistance to the victim's family.

Sep 13, 2016

North Korea nuclear test: US flies bomber planes over South Korea in show of force

The US may also deploy sophisticated missile defence system in the Korean Peninsula in addition to other necessary measures.

Sep 13, 2016

Pakistan: 10 injured in blast at Shikarpur mosque on Eid

People on Twitter have been commending the efforts of the police officers in averting a bigger disaster.

Sep 13, 2016

Mosque frequented by Orlando pub gunman set on fire

The fire burned a 10-by-10-foot (3-by-3-metre) hole in the roof at the back of the mosque's main building and blackened it with soot.

Sep 13, 2016

Pro and anti-Donald Trump supporters clash in Baltimore

Pro and anti-Donald Trump protesters clashed outside the Baltimore Convention Centre on 12 September, as Donald Trump was addressing the National Guard Association. Anti-Trump protesters chanted, tore apart pro-Trump placards and held banners denouncing him and his campaign. As tensions rose scuffles between the groups occurred but no arrests were made.

Sep 13, 2016

Pakistan shows interest in acquiring Russian electronic warfare technology

Pakistan has evinced interest in Russian surveillance systems, GPS and drone signal jammers.

Sep 13, 2016

Uttar Pradesh: 9 dead, 18 injured after live wire falls on bus in Etah

The injured, who received severe burns, have been taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Sep 13, 2016

Hillary Clinton says feeling better now, regrets ignoring doctor's advice

Clinton said that she had not fainted at the 9/11 memorial and that she was feeling good now.

Sep 13, 2016

Curfew in Valley: 2 dead, many injured in Kashmir as fresh clashes erupt on Eid

Mobile and internet services will be shut in Kashmir for 72 hours.

Sep 13, 2016

Isis spokesman Mohamed al-Adnani killed in US strike: Pentagon

Russia had also claimed in August that it had killed the Isis spokesman along with 40 other rebels.

Sep 13, 2016

The mystery of Amelia Earharts disappearance may have just been solved

Amelia Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. But she and her navigator went missing over the Pacific Ocean in 1937, four months into a daring trip around the globe. For the past 22 years researchers have been trying to figure out what happened to her, and now The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) believe she had run out of fuel, so crash-landed on an uninhabited island and lived as a castaway.

Sep 13, 2016

Cauvery water row: US cautions its nationals; woman journalist assaulted in Bengaluru

The advisory requests US citizens to avoid travelling to areas in Karnataka where tensions prevailed and remain aware of surroundings.

Sep 13, 2016

Forget flying pigs, here are some flying dogs at the Slovenia dog festival [PHOTOS]

Dock jumping or dock diving has attractive cash prizes for owners and a title and badge of respect for the animal.

Sep 13, 2016