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Boris Johnson say Britain would celebratre Independence Day if it leaves EU

Mayor of London and prominent Leave campaigner made pro-Brexit speech to audience in Manchester.

Apr 16, 2016

Thrissur Pooram 2016: Why and how is it celebrated? All you need to know about the biggest festival in Kerala

Thrissur Pooram is being celebrated at the Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur on Sunday, April 17, this year.

Apr 16, 2016

10,000 litres water wasted on makeshift helipad for minister's visit to Latur

The minister has denied knowledge of the use of the huge amount of water.

Apr 16, 2016

Tear gas hurled, 100 protesters seeking Egyptian president's ouster arrested

People took to the streets in Egypt after President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi signed over two islands to Saudi Arabia.

Apr 16, 2016

Pope Francis visits Greek refugee camp, 'wants to take some of them to Vatican'

Apart from the Pope, the religious heads of Orthodox Christians and Greek Orthodox Church will visit the migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

Apr 16, 2016

Pakistan dismisses claims of ISI role in 2009 attack on CIA camp in Afghanistan

U.S. cables published by a non-governmental research institute revealed ISI offered $200,000 to Haqqani Network for the attack.

Apr 16, 2016

Another earthquake hits Japan, leaves more dead

A 7.3-magnitude quake struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture early Saturday, killing at least 19 people after an earthquake on Thursday had left nine dead.

Apr 16, 2016

India, France agree to $8.8B Rafale jet deal: Report

The $8.8 billion deal to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets could be signed in the next three weeks, NDTV reported.

Apr 15, 2016

Kashmiri student killed in Army firing during protests

Three other people were also injured when protesters clashed with the security forces, ANI reported.

Apr 15, 2016

Driving on national highways to be speed-breaker free

National highways will continue to have rumble strips to control speed on sharp curves, congested areas.

Apr 15, 2016

Chimpanzee swings from power lines after escaping a zoo

The dramatic capture of a male chimpanzee that escaped from a zoo in northern Japan was witnessed by many on 14 April, as dozens of workers and animal experts gathered to primate swinging on power lines. Chacha, a 24-year-old male chimpanzee was declared missing from the Yagiyama Zoological Park early on Thursday after locals reported to authorities that a primate was roaming their neighbourhood.

Apr 15, 2016

Kremlin apologises after Putin wrongly quotes Goldman Sachs, German paper over Panama leaks

The Kremlin spokesperson took the responsibility, saying the information was not checked before forwarding it to the Russian president.

Apr 15, 2016

Dashcam video shows moment strong quake hits southwestern Japan

Dashcam video shows a passenger bus shaking the moment a powerful earthquake hit Kumamoto on 14 April. The red bus was stopped at a red light when the earthquake struck. The driver, Yoshinari Aoki, who filmed it on his dashboard camera, can be heard expressing his surprise at the strength of the quake.

Apr 15, 2016

Iran's Hamaseh UAV joins war drills for the first time

Iran had unveiled the "indigenous" Hamaseh UAV in 2013, and claims it can carry out reconnaissance and attacking missions.

Apr 15, 2016

Govt ranks ministers based on Twitter interactions: Report

Sushma Swaraj was ranked first in how fast and efficiently ministers respond to public grievances on Twitter.

Apr 15, 2016