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Somalia: Al Shabaab kills 43 soldiers in attack on Ethiopian base

The Al Shabaab fighters reportedly rammed a suicide car bomb into the base, stormed inside and killed the soldiers.

Jun 9, 2016

Maneka Gandhi lashes out at environment minister for allowing states to cull animals

At least 200 nilgai or blue bulls have been shot dead in Bihar in the last six days following the approval by Prakash Javadekar.

Jun 9, 2016

Highlights of Narendra Modi's speech in US Congress

Previously, only four Indian prime ministers -- Rajiv Gandhi, PV Narasimha Rao, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh -- have addressed the joint sitting of US Congress.

Jun 9, 2016

India plans to export BrahMos missile to Vietnam: Report

Besides Vietnam, India is also eyeing Indonesia, South Africa, Chile and Brazil to sell BrahMos missiles.

Jun 9, 2016

Teenager dragged by her hair during assault

CCTV footage shows the victim being dragged from a bus by her hair before being assaulted

Jun 9, 2016

Baghdad car bomb blasts kill more than 20, injure 70

The bomb blasts occurred at a time when Iraqi forces are fighting militants of the Islamic State group in neighbouring Fallujah.

Jun 9, 2016

Karnataka police officer Anupama Shenoy, incommunicado for 4 days, returns after resignation

Shenoy, who was missing since she tendered in her resignation, was tracked by the police on the Karnataka Chief Minster's directions.

Jun 9, 2016

Gunmen dressed as Orthodox Jews shoot four dead in Tel Aviv

Four people are dead and several others have been injured after gunmen opened fire at a market in Tel Aviv

Jun 9, 2016

Six-year-old writes letter to PM Modi, gets free-of-cost surgery

The Prime Minister's Office took action within a week of receiving the letter from Pune's Vaishali Yadav.

Jun 9, 2016

Kondagaon ITBP camp attacked by almost 100 naxals

At least 600 rounds of firing took place during the operation in one of the naxal affected districts in Chhattisgarh.

Jun 9, 2016

Modi in US: PM urges the two nations to deepen security cooperation

Terrorism is incubated in India's neighbourhood, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his address to the Joint Session of U.S. Congress.

Jun 9, 2016

NIOS Class 10 2016 secondary exam results to be declared today at 3 pm; where and how to check results online

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) will announce the Class 10 secondary exam results on June 9 at 3 p.m. on their official website, nios.ac.in.

Jun 9, 2016

Mexico backs India for NSG membership

The NSG plenary meeting, where India's membership will be discussed, is scheduled to take place on June 9 and 10 in Vienna.

Jun 9, 2016

Israel 'suspends' Ramadan permits for 83,000 Palestinians after Tel Aviv shooting

The gunmen were from Yatta, which is a Palestinian village near the West Bank town of Hebron, local police said.

Jun 9, 2016

Japan protests after Chinese navy ship sails near disputed islands

The Foreign Ministry said the Chinese navy ship had entered waters shortly after midnight that are contiguous to what Tokyo considers its territory in the vicinity of disputed islands.

Jun 9, 2016