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We have legal right over Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden residence, says Deepa Jayakumar

Deepa Jayakumar, niece of former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa, is mulling legal action over the state government's plan to convert the late CM's Poes Garden residence in Chennai, into a memorial.

Aug 18, 2017

Same identity politics, different means: While Trump's America is pulling statues down, Modi's India is erecting them

The demand for pulling down Confederate statues in the US is actually a revolt against Trump administration. In India, the ruling BJP led by PM Modi is erecting icons from the past to win a political advantage.

Aug 18, 2017

A bridge in Bihar collapses as scores of people looks on

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Shocking Bihar flood tragedy caught on camera; 3 people washed away

A shocking video of three people, including a child being washed away by flood in Bihar has gone viral on internet.

Aug 18, 2017

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Samurai sword wielding man injures police officer in failed presidential office break-in

A military policeman was stabbed in the shoulder by a man wielding a stolen samurai sword in Taiwan on 18 August. The man was attempting to break into Taiwans presidential palace in Taipei.

Aug 18, 2017

UFO or magic carpet? Mysterious rectangular object in sky baffles Chinese citizens [VIDEO]

After smoke ring, an unidentified rectangular object was spotted in China.

Aug 18, 2017

The attackers dragged me to a shed and threatened to rape me, recalls JNU student

The woman reportedly felt traumatised after one of the men suggested that all of them should be hung from a tree and chopped into pieces and even kept calling other men to rape her.

Aug 18, 2017

Punjab police goes online to nab gangsters on social media

The Punjab police has decided to become active users of Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter to nab gangsters who use social media to highlight their crimes.

Aug 18, 2017

Narendra Modi says climate hasn't changed? Twitterati neutralises Divya Spandana's video post

A video of a Doordarshan event posted by Ramya on Twitter showed PM Modi saying climate hasn't changed; a stand contradictory to that of India on international stage. But the Twitterati soon came up with another version of the same video.

Aug 18, 2017

Liquor ban, highways, supreme court, delhi gurgaon expressway

Liquor ban on highways: Sad news for Bengaluru residents as Centre refuses to denotify national highways

This means that all the pubs and bars along MG Road and Brigade Road, which are a part of national highways, will have to abide by Supreme Court's order and stop serving alcohol to their customers.

Aug 18, 2017

Delhi hotel employee molested by senior gets fired for reporting incident

An employee of a Delhi five-star hotel was sacked after she informed them that her senior had molested her. Read on to know what he did to her.

Aug 18, 2017

Worried about impact of pesticides on your health? Here's how you can get rid of it the organic way

The agriculture sector uses most of India's pesticides with the products applied most liberally to crops like rice, wheat, maize, chillies, cotton and soya bean.

Aug 18, 2017

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Sunny Leone's Kochi visit: Mobile shop owner and 100 others in trouble

Sunny Leone arrived Kochi to inaugurate the 33rd showroom of retail store Fone4.

Aug 18, 2017

Ceasefire takes effect on Lebanese-Syrian border

US victory over Syria stalled as Al-Qaeda takes territorial control over Idlib

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham triumph over Idlib has become one of the "biggest tragedies" in the ongoing war, US State Department Syria envoy has said.

Aug 18, 2017

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Malala Yousafzai secures place in Oxford : Here are her 10 most inspiring quotes

Malala says, "If one man can destroy everything, why can't one girl change it?" Check the list of other powerful quotes by Malala Yousafzai that will change the way you think.

Aug 18, 2017

Is this 'super prime minister' doing harm to PM Narendra Modi's powerful image?

This BJP leader recently met several central ministers to discuss the government's functioning and also strategies to win future elections. Does it augur well for Modi who is certainly not a Manmohan Singh?

Aug 18, 2017

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