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SC stays Gujarat HC order quashing 10% reservation for economically weaker sections

No new admission under the EWS quota will be done in the state until next Monday.

Aug 22, 2016

Turkey wedding attack: Isis suicide bomber was 12-14 years old, says Erdogan [PHOTOS]

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attack in Gaziantep and called for the culprits to be brought to justice.

Aug 22, 2016

Phillipines drug war: 1,800 drug-related deaths since June-end

Newly released figures from the police chief of Philippines has doubled the previous estimates of drug-related deaths in the country.

Aug 22, 2016

Jigisha Ghosh murder case: Two convicts get death sentence, one given life imprisonment

Jigisha Ghosh, 28, was abducted and killed on March 18, 2009 after her office cab dropped her near her house in Delhi at 4 a.m.

Aug 22, 2016

Watch PM Modi inaugurate the Stor Palace in Kabul, and read the full text of his speech here [VIDEO]

See, hear and read what happened when Modi inaugurated the renovated Stor palace in Kabul on Monday.

Aug 22, 2016

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte threatens to quit UN in foul-mouthed speech

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to leave the the United Nations after it released a report urging the president to stop extra judicial killings during crackdowns on illegal drugs.He said If you are that disrespectful, son of a whore, then I will just leave you.

Aug 22, 2016

Hamid Karzai bats for bolder India to fulfil Afghan military needs

Karzai wants India to do more to strengthen Afghanistan military with more military equipment.

Aug 22, 2016

Dryer blast at paper mill in Punjab's Malerkotla kills 3, injures 19

A blast occurred in a dryer at a paper mill in the city of Malerkotla located in the Sangrur district of Punjab.

Aug 22, 2016

14 dead after bus falls into canal in Telangana's Khammam district; Andhra CM promises Rs 3 lakh compensation

Seven people died on the spot while the others succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Aug 22, 2016

Ashraf Ghani, PM Modi inaugurate Stor Palace in Kabul through video conferencing

The restoration was a joint effort by the Afghan and Indian government and the Aga Khan Trust.

Aug 22, 2016

Punjab: Handball player commits suicide after college denied sports quota

The college denied that Pooja Kumari had asked for hostel facilities.

Aug 22, 2016

Kashmir unrest: Opposition parties call for immediate ban on deadly pellet guns

The delegation met President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday and presented to him a memorandum apprising him of the unrest in Kashmir.

Aug 22, 2016

JNU scholar drugged, raped by ex-president of AISA; student wing supports complainant

The victim alleged that Ratan offered her a spiked drink and then raped her. He also asked her not to report the matter to the police.

Aug 22, 2016

Iraq: Isis suffers heavy casualties, and even executes some of its own

Isis has suffered dozens of casualties -- including a top leader -- in Iraq, and even killed some of its own.

Aug 22, 2016

Philippines drug war: President Duterte threatens to pull out of the U.N.

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed UN human rights experts for criticising his government over extrajudicial killings over drugs in the Philippines.

Aug 21, 2016