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Culture Ministry plans special force to be stationed at protected ASI monuments

Force will have a three-pronged mandate: Cleanliness, security and hospitality

Dec 16, 2015

Australia: Surfing Santas set world record

Sydneys famous Bondi Beach was a sea of red and white on 15 December, as 320 surfers dressed up in Santa costumes rode the waves. Local media reported the Guinness World Record company as saying that the event had set a new record for the largest surf lesson.

Dec 16, 2015

Iraq: Qatar royal family members among 26 kidnapped by gunmen near Saudi border

The group reportedly came in 50 trucks.

Dec 16, 2015

Sonia, Rahul Gandhi ready to go to jail in National Herald case: Report

The Congress leaders have not furnished a bail bond yet to avoid jail.

Dec 16, 2015

Kerala groom criticises Roman Catholic Church for blocking his marriage

Sanju T Rapheal claims that the authorities of Ollur church are forcing his family to withdraw a case they had filed against the church for using high-decibel fireworks.

Dec 16, 2015

Isis in Iraq: Italy to send 450 soldiers to protect Mosul dam from Daesh

The dam serves as a lifeline to millions of Iraqis.

Dec 16, 2015

Narendra Modi better actor than Kamal Haasan, Mammootty or Mohanlal, says Kushboo

Actress-turned-politician takes a dig at PM while inaugurating anti-fascist convention by Kerala Students' Union in Kozhikode.

Dec 16, 2015

War on Terror Updates: Gunmen kidnap 26 Qatari nationals in Iraq; Car tries to smash through security in Paris

The Qatari nationals were kidnapped near the Iraqi border with Saudi Arabia.

Dec 16, 2015

European nations get ready to review economic sanctions against Russia

Italy wants a debate on the sanctions as it has significant economic ties with Russia.

Dec 16, 2015

China calls for internet sovereignty to curb cyberspace arms race, hacking

Internet sovereignty must rest in the hands of nations controlling the flow of information, Xi Jinping said.

Dec 16, 2015

London: Saudi millionaire cleared of rape charges after he tells court he 'accidentally penetrated' 18-year-old victim

Ehsan Abdulaziz was acquitted after 30 minutes of deliberation.

Dec 16, 2015

Madhesi protesters attack Nepal President's vehicle, hurl petrol bomb at temple after her visit

Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari's motorcade was attacked.

Dec 16, 2015

Islamic State recruiting fighters from Carribean states; poses terror threat too

Trinidad and Tobago particularly has been dealing with the issue of 'radicalism.'

Dec 16, 2015

8-year-old Madipalli Roop Aurona becomes Hyderabad police commissioner for a day [VIDEO]

The boy suffers from Thalassemia and wishes to curb the crime rate in Hyderabad.

Dec 16, 2015

Odisha: Police arrest suspected al-Qaeda operative from Cuttack district

Earlier, another suspected member of al-Qaeda was arrested in Delhi.

Dec 16, 2015