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Haitian PM resigns after fuel-price hikes trigger riots

PM Jack Guy Lafontant forced to resign after facing a no-confidence vote in the lower house triggered by violent protests in the country over hikes in fuel prices.

Jul 15, 2018

UFOs are real, but don't know what they are: Former UK ministry official Nick Pope

Former MoD official Nick Pope has claimed that UFOs are real, but nobody knows what they really are

Jul 15, 2018

Jaipur fumes as police suspend internet services to stop cheating... in constable exams!

Internet services were suspended in Jaipur on Saturday from 8 am to 5-6 pm, and a similar outage is expected on Sunday as well, as the Rajasthan Police conduct a constable recruitment examination.

Jul 14, 2018

Mike Pompeo and Mexico's Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray

Pompeo meets next Mexican president, says Trump wants better ties

Pompeo visits President-elect Manuel Lopez Obrador, talks about Trump's plans to strengthen ties with Mexico. The two countries share a strained relationship after Trump's tweets and demands for a border wall.

Jul 14, 2018

Sonowal warns contractors for delaying Majuli protection works

Assam's CM threatens fines and legal action if contractors fail to complete Rs 200 crore project by the deadline of May 2019.

Jul 14, 2018

Congress interested only in Muslim men, not women's welfare: PM Modi

The PM's attack on Rahul Gandhi and Congress comes a day after Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accused Congress of dividing the country on communal lines and playing a dangerous game before 2019 general elections.

Jul 14, 2018

Organ Trafficking is a million dollar industry global industry

Eyes of 3-year-old dead boy gouged out in Kolkata; family files complaint against govt-run super-specialty hospital

The kidney racket busted in 2016 at Apollo Hospital in New Delhi had opened the can of worms and revealed the dark underbelly of the healthcare industry in India.

Jul 14, 2018

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, smiles as he attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2018.

Mukesh Ambani leapfrogs Alibaba's Jack Ma to become richest man in Asia

Reliance Industries' market valuation had surged past Rs 7 lakh crore mark in the morning trade, thus becoming the second company after TCS to join the $100-billion mark for market capitalization club.

Jul 14, 2018

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Heavy rains in Delhi-NCR lead to waterlogging, traffic congestion

Several areas like Dhaula Kuan, Tilak Bridge, Modi Mill Flyover and many important stretches were completely flooded. The traffic was diverted at several roads due to waterlogging, which created havoc among commuters.

Jul 14, 2018

Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan hold conference to curb ISIS menace in Afghanistan

It is reported that Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists functioning in Afghanistan call themselves as Daesh-Khurasan and have been involved in carrying out the recent suicide bombing attacks in Pakistan.

Jul 14, 2018

Loss of cabin pressure forces Ryanair to land in Frankfurt; 33 passengers hospitalised

Thirty-three Ryanair passengers were treated in hospital, some bleeding from their ears, after their Croatia-bound plane lost cabin pressure and made an emergency landing in Frankfurt on Friday, German police said on Saturday.

Jul 14, 2018

Alcoholic husband kills wife after she refused to cook egg curry in UP village

It all happened when the husband, who had come home drunk, demanded his wife to make egg curry. His wife declined and the couple had a heated argument. In a fit of rage, he walked out of the house and returned with a loaded gun and shot her.

Jul 14, 2018

When humanoid robot Sophia fell in love with 'colourful and diverse' India

Developed by Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics, Sofia is modelled after actress Audrey Hepburn and is known for her human-like appearance and behaviour compared to other robotic variants.

Jul 14, 2018

ED chargesheets Naveen Jindal, others in coal block allocation case

An ED official said that the chargesheet, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, covers Naveen Jindal, JSPL, Gagan Sponge Iron Pvt. Ltd. (GSIPL), now known as Gagan Infraenergy Ltd. (GIL), and 12 others.

Jul 14, 2018

Tamil Nadu opposes repeal of UGC Act

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami has written to the Prime Minister opposing the draft bill on replacing the UGC and AICTE with Higher Education Commission of India. Palaniswami's main issues are related to the financing of universities, which will now be overseen by MHRD.

Jul 14, 2018

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