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Robot designed to clean wet floor now available in India

Aquabot 4.0 comes with an advanced mopping system along with a small water reservoir for the purpose.

Oct 30, 2015

Earthquake jolts India's northeast, parts of Bangladesh; no casualties yet

An earthquake of slight intensity jolted India's north-eastern states and parts of Bangladesh.

Oct 30, 2015

Chilcot report: Key facts about the Iraq War inquiry publication

Sir John Chilcot expects to publish his much awaited inquiry into the Iraq War in June or July of 2016.

Oct 29, 2015

Isis plotting 'mass casualty attacks' in Britain: MI5 chief

More than 750 people from UK this year alone have travelled to Syria, Andrew Parker

Oct 29, 2015

Halloween: The Donald and Pizza Rat among top costumes

When a Donald Trump look-alike rings the doorbell on Halloween night, he or she may solicit a piece of candy but the treat they really seek is recognition. Pop culture experts say ripped from the headlines costumes to celebrate the 31 October holiday - such as Cecil the lion - are a way for adults to connect in a world splintered by a myriad of choices for information and entertainment.

Oct 29, 2015

Underwater drones being used to detect enemy submarines, piracy and illegal fishing

Drones could combat the threat of Russian submarines seeking to cut undersea internet cables.

Oct 29, 2015

Japan: Protesters dragged away as work resumes at US airbase

Police dragged away elderly protesters trying to block work on a contentious US airbase in Okinawa on Thursday (29 October) as Japans government resumed building even though the Okinawa governor had revoked a work permit for the site.

Oct 29, 2015

Turkey puts Fethullah Gulen on most wanted list along with Isis, PKK

Turkey also recently hired a UK-based firm to investigate the worldwide activities of Gulen's movement.

Oct 29, 2015

Why China is abandoning its one child policy - in 60 seconds

IBTimes UK explains why China is ended its decades-long one child policy.

Oct 29, 2015

Historians slam Modi government's silence over rising religious intolerance

Historians like Romila Thapar, KN Panikkar, Mridula Mukherjee and Irfan Habib slammed the "highly vitiated atmosphere" prevailing in India.

Oct 29, 2015

Karva Chauth 2015: Best wishes, messages, greetings to be shared on the festival

Karva Chauth is mainly observed in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana and Punjab.

Oct 29, 2015

Iran refuses to accept outside pressure for Assad's ouster

Tehran has emerged as a staunch regional ally of the Assad government in Syria.

Oct 29, 2015

Syria: Isis bans male doctors from treating women in Raqqa

Doctors have been forbidden from performing even life-saving surgeries on women.

Oct 29, 2015

North Korea: Underground market generating wealth for citizens

When tanks rolled down Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea on 10 October, the image given to the rest of the world was one of business as usual in the isolated country. However, away from the bombast and sabre rattling, a change is underway at the very heart of the North Korean state, once driven by a tightly controlled communist command economy, largely synonymous with rationing and material deprivation.

Oct 29, 2015