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Manga,Anime Excluded from Child Pornography Ban in Japan

Manga, Anime Excluded from Japan's First Ever Child Pornography Ban

The Parliament's ban, however, will not have any impact on the sexually explicit Manga and Anime.

Jun 19, 2014

21 Killed as Boko Haram Suicide Bomber Blows up World Cup Screening Venue

A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber blew up a World Cup screening venue in northern Nigeria, killing 21.

Jun 19, 2014

Facebook was shut down for a few minutes sending users into frenzy. The incident, however, triggered a surge of jokes and memes in Twitter.

Facebook's 30-Minute Shut Down Sends Millions of Users into Frenzy; Jokes, Memes Flood Twitter

The world seemed to have come to a standstill for about half-an-hour on Thursday.

Jun 19, 2014

Timeline: Former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta's Journey to Jail

Rajat Gupta, the former Goldman Sachs Director who was convicted for insider trading, started his two-year jail term on Tuesday.

Jun 19, 2014

Chhattisgarh Governor Resigns, Others Ask for Written Orders

While Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt tendered his resignation to the President on Wednesday night, other UPA regime governors refused to comply with the NDA government's insistence to relinquish their posts.

Jun 19, 2014

Exclusive: Indian Universities Fall Behind due to High Student-teacher Ratio, Fewer International Students, Says Quacquarelli Symonds

With recent university rankings published by British education organization Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) revealing that institutions in India do not match up to their foreign counterparts, International Business Times India Edition enquired why our institutions are lagging behind.

Jun 19, 2014

U.S. President Obama meets Congressional leaders to discuss the situation in Iraq at the White House

Iraq Crisis: ISIS Terrorists were Trained by US in 2012 for Syria Conflict

Multiple reports suggest ISIS, the terrorist group invading Iraq, was trained by the US for destabilizing Syria.

Jun 19, 2014

Promoting Hindi doesn't discourage regional languages: Kiren Rijiju

New Delhi, June 19(ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday clarified the advisory issued by the MHA for the promotion of Hindi as an official language. Rijiju said that the promotion of Hindi does not discourage or ignore the use of regional languages. He added that the regional languages will be given due importance. Rijiju also said that hindi should be promoted as a national language with maximum official communication in the national language.

Jun 19, 2014

Politicos on stranded Indian citizens in Iraq

Chennai/ Srinagar/ New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Political leaders on Thursday reacted on 40 Indians kidnapped in Iraq during the ongoing crisis. BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said that India must convey to ISIS that if they want India to be neutral then our people must be handed over. JandK Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that it is a challenge for the central government to rescue Indians stranded in Iraq.

Jun 19, 2014

Modi to Name Delhi CM Candidate, Asks Party to Take Slow and Smart Steps

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will nominate BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate for Delhi.

Jun 19, 2014

Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal meets Harsh Vardhan over drug issue in state

Punjab, June 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday met Health Minister Harsh Vardhan over drug issue facing the state and said that he seeks centre's help in the eradication of the same. Harsh Vardhan said that its encouraging that a chief minister himself came over on the issue and assured all help in the matter.

Jun 19, 2014

Congress stages walkout from UP Assembly, BSP leads protest over poor law and order situation

Lucknow, June 19 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Thursday saw a vociferous protest by the opposition parties against the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. The Congress party staged a walkout and the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Bhartiya Janata Party led a protest against the Akhilesh Yadav led government for failing to tackle the rising crime graph and not providing sufficient power and water to the people.

Jun 19, 2014

Rahul Gandhi Birthday: Congress cuts a 44-kg birthday cake, as Vice President turns 44; only weeks after getting '44' seats in Lok Sabha.

#PappuDiwas: Congress Cuts 44-kg Birthday Cake as Rahul Gandhi Turns 44, Weeks after Getting '44' Seats in Lok Sabha

Although Rahul Gandhi was not present with them, the Congress party left no stones unturned to shower the party's vice-president with a huge birthday celebration with the leader turning 44 on Thursday.

Jun 19, 2014

Narendra Modi Takes Oath as 15th Prime Minister of India

Top PMO Official's Appointment Withdrawn, Modi Appoints Officer from UPA Regime as Private Secretary

The central government cannot seem to make up its mind about appointments of officials. On Wednesday, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) cancelled the appointment of a senior official in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in less than a week after it had cleared his appointment.

Jun 19, 2014

Chandrababu Naidu now Wants to Develop Anantapur into IT and Tech Hub

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who has been credited with putting Hyderabad on the map when it comes to technology, is now gearing up to develop Anantapur city in AP into another iconic IT hub and technology centre.

Jun 19, 2014

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Manga, Anime Excluded from Japan's First Ever Child Pornography Ban

21 Killed as Boko Haram Suicide Bomber Blows up World Cup Screening Venue

Facebook's 30-Minute Shut Down Sends Millions of Users into Frenzy; Jokes, Memes Flood Twitter

Timeline: Former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta's Journey to Jail

Chhattisgarh Governor Resigns, Others Ask for Written Orders

Exclusive: Indian Universities Fall Behind due to High Student-teacher Ratio, Fewer International Students, Says Quacquarelli Symonds

Iraq Crisis: ISIS Terrorists were Trained by US in 2012 for Syria Conflict

Promoting Hindi doesn't discourage regional languages: Kiren Rijiju

Politicos on stranded Indian citizens in Iraq

Modi to Name Delhi CM Candidate, Asks Party to Take Slow and Smart Steps

Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal meets Harsh Vardhan over drug issue in state

Congress stages walkout from UP Assembly, BSP leads protest over poor law and order situation

#PappuDiwas: Congress Cuts 44-kg Birthday Cake as Rahul Gandhi Turns 44, Weeks after Getting '44' Seats in Lok Sabha

Top PMO Official's Appointment Withdrawn, Modi Appoints Officer from UPA Regime as Private Secretary

Chandrababu Naidu now Wants to Develop Anantapur into IT and Tech Hub

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

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