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Pastor, pregnant wife beaten, doused with petrol by unidentified assailants in Chhattisgarh

The Christian community in Chhattisgarh has come under attack earlier as well.

Apr 19, 2016

Michael Gove sets out positive case for Brexit

Michael Gove sets out positive case for Brexit

Apr 19, 2016

PF withdrawal norms put on hold till July

The move comes in the wake of workers protesting against withdrawal of employer's contribution to provident fund till retirement.

Apr 19, 2016

S Sreesanth, Shashi Tharoor involved in Twitter spat

The cricketer was also trolled for calling Kerala a 'city'.

Apr 19, 2016

Philippines: Presidential candidate apologises for comment on Australian nun rape

Rodrigo Duterte received flak from opposition candidates and human rights organisations for his comment.

Apr 19, 2016

Isis in Iraq: President Obama predicts Mosul will fall by end of 2016

President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast on 18 April that the United States is providing more support to Iraq as its military moves to take back territory from Islamic State (Isis), and he expects the city of Mosul will be retaken eventually.

Apr 19, 2016

Govt considering criminalising marital rape: Maneka Gandhi

Maneka Gandhi had earlier told the Rajya Sabha that the concept of marital rape does not apply in the Indian context.

Apr 19, 2016

Schoolgirls threatened with jail by Irans armed morality police told retain your chastity

The girls, who are 15 and 12, were shopping for new school supplies when the armed police confronted them.

Apr 19, 2016

Huge traffic jams in Bengaluru as garment workers protest over PF rules

Garment industry workers are protesting against a government decision to restrict employees from withdrawing provident fund until retirement.

Apr 19, 2016

Pakistan hands over Kirpal Singh's body to Indian officials

Singh, who was in a Pakistan jail on charges of spying, was found dead in mysterious circumstances on April 11.

Apr 19, 2016

Amitabh Bachchan may not be made Incredible India ambassador over Panama Papers leak: Reports

The leaked documents suggest the megastar is director of four offshore companies that traded in ships worth millions of dollars.

Apr 19, 2016

Terrifying moment 70-year-old shopkeeper is stabbed during attempted robbery in Walthamstow

Terrifying moment 70-year-old shopkeeper is stabbed during attempted robbery in Walthamstow

Apr 19, 2016

West Bengal: 8 given capital punishment for hacking 21-year-old anti-hooch student in 2014

Sourav Chowdhury, the victim, had reportedly staged protests leading to closure of illegal liquor dens.

Apr 19, 2016

Woman enters Toronto Zoo tiger enclosure to retrieve hat

The Toronto Zoo said on 18 April it is investigating a video that shows a woman climbing into part of its tiger enclosure to retrieve a hat. The womans actions caused the animal to lunge at her, but the seven-year-old Sumatran tiger remained behind a second fence and the woman climbed back out of the enclosure unharmed, according to the video, which was widely circulated on YouTube.

Apr 19, 2016

PM Modi seeks to calm tempers in J&K by reaching out to youth

Dream to do something and not to become someone, the prime minister said at the convocation ceremony at the Mata Vaishno Devi University, Jammu.

Apr 19, 2016