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Police deployed at NIT, Srinagar after students clash over World Cup T20 match

Students allege harassment and lathi-charge by police; two-member HRD ministry team sent to the campus.

Apr 6, 2016

21, including Chinese and Indians, arrested in US for visa fraud

The 21 people arrested are accused of helping more than a 1,000 students enter the U.S. through visa fraud.

Apr 6, 2016

Niira Radia named in Panama Papers for offshore company: Report

Radia registered an offshore company with the help of Mossack Fonseca in the British Virgin Islands in 1994, according to the Indian Express.

Apr 6, 2016

Number of executions worldwide touched 25-year high in 2015: Amnesty report

In 2015, 1,634 people were executed in 25 countries, with China, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. topping the list.

Apr 6, 2016

China begins operation of lighthouse on artificial island in South China Sea

China's transport ministry held a "completion ceremony", marking the start of operations at the 55-meter (180-ft) high lighthouse on Subi Reef.

Apr 6, 2016

US Elections: Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders halt Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin

"Tonight is a turning point. It is a rallying cry to the people of America," Cruz said at his rally.

Apr 6, 2016

Zac Goldsmith: Tory City Hall candidate fails London trivia quiz

Old Etonian struggled to answer quick-fire questions on the capital as he rode in a black cab.

Apr 5, 2016

David Cameron confirms he does not own any shares or offshore funds

Prime Minister David Cameron said on 5 April, he did not own any shares or have offshore funds, after his late father was included in a leaked list of clients using a law firm in the tax haven of Panama.

Apr 5, 2016

Watch North Koreas brilliantly bad propaganda video showing bombing of Seoul

The North Korean news agency DPRK published a propaganda video on 1 April, showing a virtual missile attack targeting Seoulâ€™s presidential house, which was reduced to rubble. The â€œstrikeâ€ also hit a couple other government buildings. This came around a week after North Korea released similar footage showing a nuclear attack on Washington.

Apr 5, 2016

SA President Jacob Zuma to face impeachment vote

Zuma is likely to survive the vote as his African National Congress (ANC) party is in majority in the National Assembly.

Apr 5, 2016

Daniel Craig calls for more funding for UN Mines Action Service

British actor Daniel Craig called for more funding for UNMAS, the UN agency that efforts to rid the world of bombs and mines, on 4 April, the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. In 2015, Craig was appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon as the Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards.

Apr 5, 2016

Cold War double agent Kim Philby reveals life of betrayal in unearthed footage

British double agent Kim Philby detailed his life of betrayal and the ease with which he was able to pass secrets to his Soviet controllers in newly-discovered video footage broadcast by the BBC on 4 April. Philby was one of the Soviet Unions most successful spies who penetrated the heart of the British establishment and passed secrets back to Moscow for three decades, part of a ring of British double agents recruited in the 1930s.

Apr 5, 2016