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Arunachal Pradesh: SC quashes governor's orders, reinstates Congress government

The Congress has demanded that Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa, who had dismissed the Nabam Tuki-led government, should resign.

Jul 13, 2016

In Kashmir Valley, wedding season turns into a time for funerals

Many families in the Valley have issued announcements that marriages have been cancelled or will be performed in a simple manner.

Jul 13, 2016

Maharashtra: Father chokes 6-year-old daughter by stuffing onion down her throat as punishment

The man was arrested after his wife filed a complaint against him.

Jul 13, 2016

J&K: CM Mufti blames 'vested interests' for Kashmir unrest

She also appealed to parents not to allow anyone to play with their children's future.

Jul 13, 2016

Mini cabinet reshuffle: Najma Heptulla resigns, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi promoted and other changes

The Narendra Modi government had enacted a big Cabinet reshuffle only a week ago.

Jul 13, 2016

Time will tell whether 'fat tax' in Kerala will cut junk food consumption

Nutritionists believe that although tax imposition on junk food may be beneficial to a certain extent, lifestyle changes are mandatory

Jul 12, 2016

Migrant inflow into EU has fallen after Turkey deal and border closure, says EU border agency Frontex

Migrants are now heading to Italy instead of Greece.

Jul 12, 2016

Megathrust earthquake could kill crores in India and Bangladesh

Researches from the U.S. and Bangladesh have predicted that the South Asian countries seem primed for a devastating earthquake.

Jul 12, 2016

Italy: At least 12 people killed, many injured in a head-on train collision

Two trains crashed into each other in the southern part of Italy, killing several people and injuring many others.

Jul 12, 2016

South China Sea dispute: UN Tribunal rules that China has no exclusive rights to islands

United Nations International Tribunal has ruled that China has violated the Philippines' sovereign rights and also caused "severe harm to the coral reef environment" by building artificial islands.

Jul 12, 2016

Hyderabad: NIA arrests 2 persons for allegedly financing Isis module; terrorists used encrypted mail

The National Investigation Agency has arrested two people who are believed to have raised funds for suspected Isis sympathisers.

Jul 12, 2016

Kashmir: India asks Pakistan to 'refrain', just as Musharraf told Vajpayee Govt to 'lay off'

Fifteen years after former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf asked India to "lay off" from Afghanistan, India is asking Pakistan to "refrain" over Kashmir.

Jul 12, 2016

Supreme Court gives Sikh groups 6 weeks to decide on mechanism to stop jokes on community; Twitter reacts

A Sikh lawyer had filed a Public Interest Litigation in December to raise the issue that the community was insulted by the jokes.

Jul 12, 2016

Do you know any of the 5 Indians on the Forbes list of Asia's 2016 Heroes Of Philanthropy?

The five people from three organisations have been adjudged by Forbes magazine the most philanthropic people from India in 2016.

Jul 12, 2016

Austria: Supreme Court rules that employees can be fired for wearing a veil, and this is why

The court has ruled that employers banning a Muslim face veil is not discriminatory, and for a reason.

Jul 12, 2016