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Maggi noodles snapped up after re-launch; welcome kits sold out in 5 minutes

On Dhanteras, the first invoice for Maggi was made to Reliance Retail, Kolkata distribution centre.

Nov 12, 2015

Isis has 80,000 foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq from 80 countries, says Russia

The head of Russian intelligence agency, FSB, has said that the most number of fighters are from Middle East and North Africa.

Nov 12, 2015

Arrested ULFA leader Anup Chetia sent to six-day CBI remand

Chetia has been booked in a 1988 murder case from Assam.

Nov 12, 2015

Video released of Ohio plane crash scene that left nine dead

A pilot on a business jet made no distress calls before a fiery crash in Ohio that killed all nine people on board, investigators said on Wednesday (11 November). Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board as well as Akron police were at the crash site on Wednesday. A 10-passenger Hawker business jet struck an apartment building on Tuesday while approaching the Akron Fulton airport.

Nov 12, 2015

California drought: Fast-moving wildfires roar through Simi Valley

A swiftly spreading wildfire roared unchecked through Simi Valley, California, NBC said on Wednesday (11 November). The so-called Brush Fire, is among scores of blazes that have ravaged the drought-stricken western United States this summer, came amid what California fire officials described as unheard of fire behaviour this season.

Nov 12, 2015

Shocking: Human trafficking survivor Karla Jacinto was raped 43,200 times

Karla Jacinto was raped 43,200 times for four years after falling into the hands of traffickers in Mexico, then aged 12.

Nov 12, 2015

Russian TV accidentally shows Putin's 'secret' new weapon: A nuclear submarine

Kremlin admitted that certain 'secrets' were caught on camera from the defence meeting.

Nov 12, 2015

BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj claims he received death threat from Al Qaeda

The Unnao MP had alleged that Muslims have been waging a population jihad and should be stripped of minority status.

Nov 12, 2015

Delhi: Massive fire breaks out in Kashmiri Gate, Gandhinagar

There were no reports of any casualties.

Nov 12, 2015

US report indicts Islamic State for genocide against Yazidis, other minorities

The crimes were committed against Christian, Yazidi, Turkmen, Shabak, Sabaean-Mandaean, and Kaka'i people.

Nov 12, 2015

EU move to label Israel settlement products: Israeli PM Netanyahu calls it 'hypocritical'

Products made in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights would now require special labeling.

Nov 12, 2015

Turkey arrests French Isis terrorist while getting a hair transplant

The Isis terrorist crossed into Turkey from Syria to carry out a terror attack.

Nov 12, 2015

Happy Bhai Dooj (Bhau Beej) 2015: Best messages, wishes, greetings to share

Bhai Dooj is being celebrated by Hindus all over the world on Friday, 13 November.

Nov 12, 2015

Blue Moon Diamond sells for world record $48.4m

The rare and flawless Blue Moon Diamond sold for 48.6m Swiss francs (Â£31.9m, $48.4 million) to a Hong Kong buyer on Wednesday (11 November), setting a world record for a gemstone at auction, Sothebys said. The cushion-shaped diamond, mounted on a ring, has the top grading of fancy vivid blue and weighs 12.03 carats. It had a pre-sale estimate of $35-55m. The previous record was held by the Graff Pink of 24.78 carats, sold by Sothebys for $46.2m in November 2010.

Nov 12, 2015