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Baisakhi 2015: Why is it Celebrated? Wishes to Send to Your Loved Ones [PHOTOS]

Punjab celebrates their New Year as 'Baisakhi'. Likewise, other regions of India also celebrate this day as Pohela Boishakh in Kolkata, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu, Bohag Bihu in Assam and Vishu in Kerala.

Apr 14, 2015

Hatton Garden robbery: ‘Inside agent likely involved in £200m heist

An inside agent may have been involved in the audacious jewel and cash heist at a safety deposit vault in central London, a former armed robbery detective said on 13 April.

Apr 13, 2015

Yemen: Food shortages in Aden as fighting rages

The Yemeni port city of Aden faces a humanitarian crisis amid air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition and fighting between rebel Houthis and supporters of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

Apr 13, 2015

Titanic Remembrance Day: What Remains 103 Years After the Maritime Tragedy; Interesting Facts [PHOTOS]

Check out some interesting facts about the Titanic, which met with one of the worst maritime tragedies 103 years ago.

Apr 13, 2015

Jan 1, 1970

Saudi Officials Molest Iranian Boys: Tehran Suspends Pilgrimage over Failure to 'Hang' Guilty

Two teen boys visiting the country on Umrah Hajj pilgrimage were molested by Saudi airport staff members.

Apr 13, 2015

Happy Vishu, Shubho Noboborsho: Wishes and Significance of Malayalam, Bengali, Tamil New Year [PHOTOS]

Malayalam, Bengali and Tamil New Year falls on 14-15 April popularly known as 'Vishu', 'Pohela Boishakh, 'Puthandu.'

Apr 13, 2015

New Isis Cartoon Video Shows Jihadi John Beheading Barack Obama

A new 2-minute animated clip released by Isis-friendly social media accounts show American President being beheaded by Jihadi John.

Apr 13, 2015

South Africa: Hooligans Deface Gandhi Statue in Johannesburg, Chant 'Racist Gandhi Must Fall'

In recent months, black youths in South Africa have been angry over Mahatma Gandhi's writings in which he allegedly referred to indigenous blacks as 'kaffir'.

Apr 13, 2015

India Key Engine of Global Growth, Says PM Modi

The prime minister said that India believed in "Rahein Saath Badhe Saath" (stay together-grow together).

Apr 13, 2015

Lib Dem hopeful Maajid Nawaz considers future in cut throat politics after election

Exclusive: Nawaz spoke to IBTimes UK before being caught up in a hypocrisy row.

Apr 13, 2015

Gunter Grass: Nobel-Winning German Writer Dies; Top Quotes to Remember the 'Literary Lion'

He died in a clinic in Luebeck, Germany, on Monday morning.

Apr 13, 2015

Jet Airways Makes Emergency Landing at Khajuraho Airport; No Mention of 'Fire'

Jet Airways Flight 9W 2423 was 'involved in an accident' .

Apr 13, 2015

Pooja Chandrashekar: Indian-American Teen Gets Accepted by All 8 Ivy League Schools

Of the 14 Universities, she is keen on three: Harvard, Stanford, and Brown.

Apr 13, 2015

German Nobel-Winning Writer,Guenter Grass, Dies at Age 87

He died in a hospital in Luebeck, near his home in northern Germany.

Apr 13, 2015