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Australia's ruling coalition retains power

Malcolm Turnbull's coalition government retains power after opposition Labor Party concedes defeat.

Jul 10, 2016

Terror attacks during Ramadan: Islam comes in for scathing criticism

Indian journalist Tavleen Singh and Bangladeshi journalist-author Taslima Nasreen shed political correctness on Islam and terrorism.

Jul 10, 2016

Phiroz Vandrevala steps down as TCS non-exec director

However, Phiroz Vandrevala, who has worked with TCS since 1982, will continue to head Diligenta, the IT company's UK-based BPO arm.

Jul 10, 2016

Delhi: AAP gets trolled on Twitter after yet another MLA booked for molestation

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Prakash Jarwal was the most recent member of the party to be booked following a woman's complaint.

Jul 10, 2016

Madhya Pradesh: 15 dead, 200 injured in flash floods; rescue operation underway

MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been continuously monitoring the situation and visiting flood-hit areas to take stock of the damage.

Jul 10, 2016

PM Modi in Tanzania live updates: Modi plays tune of friendship, aspires to further bilateral ties

Signing and exchange of agreements at the State Room is expected to take place after a delegation level talk at the Cabinet room.

Jul 10, 2016

J&K unrest live updates: Death toll rises after protests over Burhan Wani's killing; curfew imposed

Curfew has been imposed in several parts of J&K as the death toll continued to rise, but the Amarnath Yatra has resumed.

Jul 10, 2016

Rural Indians spend more on religious activities, barber, beauty shops, urban Indians more on sanitation, business services

A NSSO survey points out that irrespective of their place of stay, average Indian spends more on religious activities than on sanitation.

Jul 10, 2016

Data on Ganga river water to go public at Varanasi ghats, says IIT Kharagpur professor

IIT Kaharagpur and Intel collaborate to make Ganga's water quality data public along Varanasi ghats

Jul 10, 2016

Kashmir tense after Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani's killing

Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Muzaffar Wani's killing has put Kashmir valley on the boil.

Jul 9, 2016

Rare Sumatran tiger cubs open their eyes for the first time at London Zoo

The rare Sumatran tiger cubs were born on 27 June at London Zoo.

Jul 9, 2016

Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani's killing triggers slugfest on Twitter

Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai and NDTV journalist Barkha Dutt spar online over Kashmiri militant Burhan Muzaffar Wani's killing.

Jul 9, 2016

Sea of Hull: Thousands strip and paint themselves blue in England for artist Spencer Tunick

Spencer Tunick has done 75 large-scale nude shots around the world and set the record for biggest mass nude shot in U.K. today.

Jul 9, 2016

Andrea Leadsom disgusted by motherhood quotes in Times article

Conservative Party leadership candidates quoted in The Times as saying she was better equipped to run the country than rival Theresa May because she has children.

Jul 9, 2016

Dalit man lynched by 46 upper caste people in Gujarat

The village remained tense two days after the 46 men killed 42-year-old Rama Singrahiya.

Jul 9, 2016