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Chhattisgarh:Naxal Attack in Dantewada Kills Jawan; 3 Injured

The attack took place at Dantewada's weekly bazar in Tumnaar.

Jun 20, 2015

Kerala's MG University to Shut Down 55 Off-Campuses: Report

The university has 73 off-campus centres, 66 in India and 7 abroad.

Jun 20, 2015

Kolkata: Blast in School at Dum Dum Cantonment; 'Ball-like Object' Exploded

A former student of the school was injured.

Jun 20, 2015

Terror Alert on Yoga Day: Snipers, Anti-Aircraft Guns Deployed at Rajpath as IB Warns of Aerial Attack

The IB has warned that flying objects such as kites and balloons can be used to launch an aerial attack on the Yoga Day event.

Jun 20, 2015

Russian President Putin Asks if 'Personal Friend' Narendra Modi Does Yoga

Putin was reportedly surprised to learn that the Narendra Modi government has a ministry dedicated to Yoga.

Jun 20, 2015

BRICS Bank to Complement, Not Replace Global Institutions: Russian President Vladimir Putin

The bank will be based in Shanghai and will be headed by K.V. Kamath, the non-executive chairman of ICICI Bank.

Jun 20, 2015

St Stephen's College Professor Accused of Molesting PhD Student, Threatening to 'Pour Acid' on Her

The student has also alleged that the college principal tried to stop her from taking the matter to the police.

Jun 20, 2015

Mumbai Rains: Two Killed as City Comes to a Standstill

Till Friday evening, the city had recorded another 72 mm rainfall, and 66 mm and 50 mm downpour in the eastern and western suburbs respectively.

Jun 20, 2015

Stolen gold worth ₹4.3 Crore Recovered; 4 Held

The recovery was made after a jeweller lodged a complaint that the driver of the vehicle carrying the gold had fled with the valuables.

Jun 20, 2015

Spurious Liquor Claims 66 Lives in Mumbai; 3 Arrested and Sent to Police Custody

Three people were arrested for the tragedy and presented before a Mumbai magistrate who sent them to police custody till 26 July.

Jun 20, 2015

Lalit Modi Visa Row: BJP Rules out Resignation by Sushma Swaraj, Vasundhara Raje

Apparently, the BJP took a firm stand after Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh met PM Narendra Modi on Thursday night.

Jun 19, 2015

South Carolina Church Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof Charged with 9 Counts of Murder

The charges against the 21-year-old are punishable by death penalty.

Jun 19, 2015

Saudi Grand Mufti's Fatwa Allows Soldiers Waging 'Jihad' Against 'Enemy' Yemen to Eat During Ramadan

They can observe fast on other days, according to the mufti.

Jun 19, 2015

International Yoga Day: Practise Traditional Indian Exercises for Physical and Mental Fitness

The United Nations General Assembly adopted 21 June as the International Yoga Day in December 2014 on the request of PM Narendra Modi.

Jun 19, 2015

Leading Malayalam News Website Trolled for Moral Policing, Removes Controversial Article

A leading Malayalam news website has now removed the article after the online backlash by social media users.

Jun 19, 2015