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Justice T.S. Thakur, seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, to be next CJI

He will be at the helm of the country's judiciary till January 4, 2017.

Nov 4, 2015

Body Labs receives $8 million funding to develop 3D body images

The 3D model will allow one to feature as the protagonist in video games.

Nov 4, 2015

Traditional classroom-teacher method better than online schooling, says report

Despite digitisation of learning, schools fail to match the teacher-classroom learning experience.

Nov 4, 2015

Shocking viral video shows woman bleeding after Mumbai police thrash couple

Police but said that the two were 'totally drunk.'

Nov 4, 2015

Ghulam Ali cancels all concerts in India

Ghulam Ali's scheduled concerts, including the one in Delhi on November 8, and another in Lucknow, have been scrapped.

Nov 4, 2015

Australia: Trapped humpback whales saved by lifeguards

Australian lifeguards have saved a humpback whale, after it became trapped in shark nets. The calf became caught up in the nets on 4 November, off Norah Head in New South Wales.

Nov 4, 2015

South Sudan: Plane crash kills at least 41 people

A Russian-built cargo plane has crashed, after taking off from an airport in South Sudans capital Juba, killing at least 41 people.

Nov 4, 2015

McDonald's to launch thick-patty 'signature' burgers to fight rivals

The "Signature Collection" burgers will be served in brioche-style buns and cost €4.69

Nov 4, 2015

Kerala: Assam police to get custody of Bodo militant who posed as migrant labourer in Kozhikode

Dinda, who is believed to be the NDFB chief commanding officer, was living in Kozhikode along with Assamese migrant workers.

Nov 4, 2015

Russia in Syria: US readies for dogfight, deploys F-15Cs fitted with air-to-air combat weapons

Many F-15Cs fitted with air-to-air combat weapons will be deployed at the Turkish airbase.

Nov 4, 2015

US election 2016: Hillary Clinton calls for minimum wage increase to $12 per hour

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday (3 November) she would like to raise the federal minimum wage to $12 (£7.78) per hour from the current $7.25.

Nov 4, 2015

Telangana: Ex-Congress MP Rajaiah arrested after burnt bodies of 3 grandsons, daughter-in-law recovered

Soon after, Rajaiah also opted out as Congress candidate for the Warangal Lok Sabha seat.

Nov 4, 2015

Gross National Happiness index in Bhutan inches up by 1.7 per cent from 2010

The Gross National Happiness (GNH) index inched up to 0.756 this year from 0.743 in 2010.

Nov 4, 2015

Ultrasound hand-held device to make cleaning easy

The tool "Starstream" passes a gentle stream of water through a nozzle that generates ultrasound and bubbles.

Nov 4, 2015

Centre seeks prosecution of Subramanian Swamy for hate speech

Swamy had challenged the hate speech law and questioned some of its sections.

Nov 4, 2015