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Pune Techie Murder: 'First Wicket has Fallen', Says SMS Exchanged by Alleged Killers

A Pune techie was allegedly beaten to death on Monday night as violence erupted over objectionable pictures of Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj and late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray that were posted on Facebook.

Jun 5, 2014

Bowe Bergdahl Release: Hometown Scraps Welcome Party after Local Army Commander Calls it 'Monstrous Profanity'

A welcome party planed in in the town of Hailey, Idaho, the hometown of the freed US soldier Bowe Bergdahl, has been cancelled.

Jun 5, 2014

Modi's decision to meet Obama in Sept is a welcome move: Bharat Verma

New Delhi, June 05 (ANI): Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has confirmed to US President Barack Obama that he will have a bilateral meeting with him in Washington in the last week of September this year. Obama had invited Modi to the US when he called up the PM to congratulate him. Reacting to this, Defence Analyst Captain (Retd) Bharat Verma on Thursday said that it will be a welcome move if Modi meets President Obama in September. He added that it will be a step in national interest.

Jun 5, 2014

Gadkari given additional charge of portfolios held by Gopinath Munde

New Delhi, June 04 (ANI): The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed that Union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping minister Nitin Gadkari has been entrusted with additional charge of the ministries of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation. Gadkari has been asked to handle portfolios held by Gopinath Munde who had tragically died due to a car crash. Munde was cremated with full state honours in his ancestral village in Parli in Maharashtra’s Beed district.

Jun 5, 2014

South Asia Newsline - June 04, 2014

Jun 5, 2014

Home Minister Rajnath Singh to Visit China and Bangladesh Border Region

Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh will soon visit border areas of the country to learn about the existing ground realities.

Jun 5, 2014

Narendra Modi Meets Secretaries, Asks them to Approach him Directly with Inputs, Ideas to Make Govt People Friendly

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met and held discussions with the secretaries of all the ministries and senior officials of the government departments.

Jun 5, 2014

UFO Sighting: Giant Object Approaches International Space Station [You Tube Screenshot/secureteam10]

UFO Sighting: Giant Object Approaches International Space Station [VIDEO]

A new video has surfaced, showing a UFO approaching the International Space Station (ISS). The three-minute 40-second video was uploaded on YouTube by a user named 'secureteam10'.

Jun 5, 2014

Adventures in dining: Grasshopper burgers, scorpion lollipops

A stone's throw from the White House, Washington residents feast on grasshopper hamburgers and scorpion lollipops -- part of an event promoting the culinary possibilities and ecological advantages of eating edible insects. Duration: 01:33

Jun 5, 2014

Kerry from Beirut: Syria elections are 'a great big zero'

US Secretary of State John Kerry met Lebanon's prime minister Wednesday on an unannounced visit to Beirut with a focus on the humanitarian response to the war in neighbouring Syria. Duration: 01:06

Jun 5, 2014

UN: Plight of refugees from Central Africa worsening

The UN's World Food Programme and High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday appealed to donors to support thousands of malnourished and sick women and children fleeing violence in Central African Republic. Duration: 01:02

Jun 5, 2014

HKG marks Tiananmen anniversary as Beijing clamps down

Tens of thousands gather in Hong Kong to remember the dead on the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, the only major commemoration in China as authorities clamp tight security on Beijing. Duration: 00:58

Jun 5, 2014

British Queen touches on EU issues, world crises in speech

Queen Elizabeth II addressed European Union issues as well as world conflicts as she opened the final session of parliament before the 2015 general election. Duration: 00:49

Jun 5, 2014

Families of Donetsk soldiers fear for their relatives' safety

The parents of Ukrainian soldiers gathered on Wednesday in front of a military base near Donetsk airport to request, without success, the demobilisation of their loved ones.

Jun 5, 2014

Ferry tragedy turns S. Korea polls into referendum

South Koreans voted in local elections Wednesday seen as a spot referendum on President Park Geun-Hye's handling of the Sewol ferry disaster in April that killed about 300 people, mostly schoolchildren.

Jun 5, 2014