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US officials force Indian students to withdraw admission from 2 California universities

The US immigration officials cancelled visas of 17 Indian students and deported them to Hyderabad.

Dec 25, 2015

Narendra Modi to meet Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif in Lahore today

The prime minister is returning to India from his one-day visit to Kabul, Afghanistan.

Dec 25, 2015

One dead, five injured after basement collapses in Delhi

The five others, who received minor injuries, were pulled out of the rubble.

Dec 25, 2015

UP minister removed from post after saying Muslims should help build temples

Ompal Nehra subsequently said he meant that the issue should be laid to rest permanently so no one can politicise it.

Dec 25, 2015

'Why are you afraid of inquiry commission?' Kejriwal asks Modi after Jung says panel 'invalid'

Delhi being a Union Territory can't initiate a commission without the permission of the Centre, says LG.

Dec 25, 2015

'Make in India' takes centre stage at India-Russia strategic partnership talks

Joint statement by the two countries stresses on need for peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Dec 25, 2015

UP: 17-year-old gang-raped, strangled by four men in Aligarh village

The police are on the lookout for the four absconding accused.

Dec 25, 2015

Isis fatwa for organ harvesting from 'apostates' found during US-led raid

Killing an "apostate" for the organs has been ruled as legal by the Islamic State.

Dec 25, 2015

More than 100 dead in Nigeria at Chikason Group Gas plant after truck explodes

A truck exploded as it off-loaded butane cooking gas in the town of Nnewi in Anambra state.

Dec 25, 2015

Ninth suspect in Paris attacks arrested in Belgium

The man was arrested earlier this week but prosecutors kept it quiet in order not to alert potential accomplices.

Dec 25, 2015

India adds more HIV, Cancer drugs in 'essential medicines list'

India has been criticised because the former list left out some life-saving drugs.

Dec 25, 2015

Modi in Kabul: PM announces 500 scholarships for children of Afghan martyrs

One of the wings in Afghan Parliament building has been named after veteran Indian leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Dec 25, 2015

5.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia

Indonesia is prone to earthquakes as it lies on the vulnerable 'Pacific Ring of Fire.'

Dec 25, 2015

Storms kill 11 in southern US, Mississippi declares state of emergency

Emergency crews in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee were searching for several people reported missing.

Dec 25, 2015

The biggest news stories of 2015

From the refugee crisis in Europe to the terror attacks in Paris, a recap of the biggest news stories of 2015.

Dec 24, 2015