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Maharashtra government refuses to provide potable water for IPL matches

"We don't have any problem even if IPL is shifted," says Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Apr 9, 2016

India expresses interest in buying 40 Predator surveillance drones from US: Report

Indian Navy wants to deploy Predator XP aircraft in the Indian Ocean, where China has increased ship and submarine patrols.

Apr 8, 2016

US Navy's new submarine stalker is an autonomous vessel named 'Sea Hunter'

The new DARPA-built Sea Hunter incorporates "breakthroughs" in autonomous navigational capabilities.

Apr 8, 2016

Pope Francis urges church to embrace divorced, remarried Catholics and gay

The pope however, said the union of homosexuals would not be considered similar to heterosexual marriage.

Apr 8, 2016

Bill Clinton criticises Black Lives Matter protesters at rally

Bill Clinton angrily told Black Lives Matter protesters that they are defending the people who kill the lives you say matter, on 7 April, prompting criticism from black voters whose support Hillary Clinton is counting on in her quest for the presidency. The former president spent more than 10 minutes facing down the protesters at a campaign rally in Philadelphia for his wife over the criticisms that a 1994 crime bill he approved while president led to a surge in the imprisonment of black people.

Apr 8, 2016

Katie Meade becomes the first woman with Down syndrome to star in a beauty campaign

Hair care line Beauty and Pin-ups has set out to change the face of beauty with Katie Meade, the first woman with Down syndrome to star in a beauty campaign.

Apr 8, 2016

Bolivia: Wheelchair-bound protesters brave Andes altitudes to demand benefits increase

Bolivia: Wheelchair-bound protesters brave Andes altitudes to demand benefits increase

Apr 8, 2016

2012 Delhi gang rape: Supreme Court appoints senior lawyers to defend convicts

It took the decision as it was not satisfied with the quality of defence lawyers initially appointed, according to reports.

Apr 8, 2016

Students take out fresh protest march in NIT Srinagar

The campus unrest began after local and non-local students supported different teams during a cricket match.

Apr 8, 2016

On Gudi Padwa, women enter Shani Shingnapur temple for the first time

The temple administration had barred entry to the inner sanctum after the Bombay High Court ruled women can't be stopped from entering.

Apr 8, 2016

Arrest warrant issued for Union MoS in loan default case

Chowdhary had received multiple summonses from a Hyderabad court in a loan-default case.

Apr 8, 2016

Panama Papers leak reveals Mallya's link to shell company in Virgin Islands

The Supreme Court directed Vijay Mallya Thursday to disclose assets owned by his family and him.

Apr 8, 2016

Panama Papers-related content to be deleted from Chinese websites

The Chinese government has blocked BBC and CNN broadcasts in the country and it has also partially blocked the Guardian website.

Apr 8, 2016

Cyber fraudsters reap $2.3 billion through email wire-transfer scams

The cases involved some 17,642 businesses of all sizes scattered across at least 79 countries, according to the FBI alert.

Apr 8, 2016

California bill to fight fashion models eating disorders advances

California bill AB-2539, aimed at reducing eating disorders among models, cleared its first legislative hurdle on 6 April, following efforts in several countries to fight extreme thinness in an industry that pressures models to lose weight. The measure would require the state to develop health standards for models and regard them as employees of the brands they represent.

Apr 7, 2016