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Assam Assembly elections 2016 result: BJP is leading by huge margin

Exit polls have predicted that the BJP will make its debut in Assam this year, resulting in a major setback for Tarun Gogoi-led Congress government.

May 19, 2016

Delhi CM Kejriwal releases statehood draft bill in public domain

Kejriwal will also write letters and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the issue.

May 19, 2016

Germany and Arsenal star Mesut Ozil plays football with child refugees in Jordan

The World Cup winner visited the Zaatari Refugee Camp on 18 May

May 18, 2016

Kerala Assembly elections 2016 result live updates: LDF set to come back to power in the state

The election for 140 assembly seats in Kerala was held on May 16.

May 18, 2016

Dennis Skinner Queens Speech joke: Firebrand Labour MP tells government hands off the BBC

MP for Bolsover wants BBC protected after Newsbeat, BBC Food, and News Magazine axed in White Paper.

May 18, 2016

Godhra train massacre: Gujarat police arrest main conspirator Farooq Bhana

An FIR has been registered against him for allegedly burning down the S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express in 2002.

May 18, 2016

ISIS has executed 50 people in Libya's Sirte since taking control of the town, says Human Rights Watch

At least 80,000 people have escaped from the ISIS-controlled Sirte since it was taken over by the terrorist group.

May 18, 2016

More than 200 families feared buried under landslides in Sri Lanka

The official death toll is 35, with 19 bodies recovered from various places across the country.

May 18, 2016

Watch dramatic CCTV footage of arson attack in Finchley bakery

The CCTV footage shows flames ripping through the Tavazo bakery on 14 March

May 18, 2016

Elections see high participation, courtesy poll panel's outreach

The five states that went to Assembly polls over two months recorded high voting percentages, indicating enthusiastic participation by Indians.

May 18, 2016

US Senate passes bill to allow 9/11 victims' families to sue Saudi Arabia; Obama to veto it

The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act or JASTA will now be tabled in the United States House of Representatives.

May 18, 2016

Cyclone warning in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry for next 48 hours

A depression in the Bay of Bengal has caused heavy rainfall in Chennai and Kerala in the last 48 hours.

May 18, 2016

All students of 16 Govt schools fail class X board exams in Himachal Pradesh

The state additional chief secretary (education), has asked the education board for details of schools with underperforming students.

May 18, 2016

Hilary Clinton wins Kentucky by thin margin; Sanders clinches Oregon

Clinton has 280 more delegates as well as more superdelegate endorsements than Sanders.

May 18, 2016

India didn't seek reciprocal access before Pakistan's JIT visit for Pathankot attack probe: Report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had approved Pakistan's request for Joint Investigation Team's visit to India, according to the Indian Express.

May 18, 2016