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Syria: Russia building new airstrip in Latakia for more air raids against Isis

Moscow recently indicated it wants to conduct 300 air raids daily, from 50 strikes at present

Oct 19, 2015

School bus driver assaults LKG student in Kochi: Report

A school bus driver has been arrested for trying to assault a five-year-old girl.

Oct 19, 2015

Nine killed, 25000 affected as Typhoon Koppu slams Philippines

Typhoon Koppu was on Monday weakening though more than 20 provinces were still on high alert.

Oct 19, 2015

Afsha Jabeen confessions: 9 Isis supporters in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kerala, J&K on radar

Afsha Jabeen alias Nicky Joseph was deported from UAE for her role in assisting the Isis.

Oct 19, 2015

Kolkata: How the tallest Durga idol led to a stampede in Deshapriya Park

The 88-foot-tall statue, which is built by over 40 artists, is made of fibre glass and cement.

Oct 19, 2015

Refugee crisis: Church of England gets involved in the ‘moral matter’

The government has pledged to take in 20,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years.

Oct 19, 2015

Now, a skin-tight space suit that mimics the impact of gravity

Australian researchers have designed a skin-tight space suit inspired by the bodysuit worn by Australian sprinter Cathy Freeman.

Oct 19, 2015

British parents can ask to cancel teens' passports to thwart terror recruitment

British parents can now ask for their children's passports to be cancelled if they fear they could go overseas to join terror groups.

Oct 19, 2015

Isis unleashes propaganda videos against Israelis, incites Palestinians to 'behead the Jews'

On Sunday, the Sunni terror group released at least five propaganda videos inciting Palestinians against Israelis.

Oct 19, 2015

Ink attack on J&K MLA Engineer Rashid for 'beef party'; Hindu Sena claims responsibility

Rashid had been attacked by BJP MLAs in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly earlier this month.

Oct 19, 2015

Indonesia: Aceh tears down churches on hardline Muslim demand as Christians weep

A Catholic church and two Protestant churches in the Indonesian province were razed using sledgehammers.

Oct 19, 2015

Australian man regrets apologising for having Goddess' tattoo on leg; wants to leave Bengaluru

He was harassed by a group of men for the tattoo and allegedly threatened to skin his leg and remove the tattoo skinned.

Oct 19, 2015

IIT Madras suicide: BTech final year student from Kerala found dead in hostel

This is the second suicide case to be reported at the Chennai-based Indian Institute of Technology Madras within a month.

Oct 19, 2015

Repair works on Big Ben to cost taxpayers £40m

UKs iconic Big Ben is in need of urgent repair works, which could cost taxpayers at least £40m ($62m) and can take up to four months – the longest known stoppage in its 156-year history. The last known longest shutdown was in 1976, when repair works carried out on the clock took 26 days over a nine-month period.

Oct 19, 2015

ISC board changes marking scheme for Class 12 examinations

The Indian School Certificate Examinations board has changed the marking scheme of its Class 12 examinations from 2016.

Oct 19, 2015