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Uttar Pradesh: Jilted woman abducts groom at gunpoint from wedding hall

The groom, Ashok Yadav, had promised to marry the woman, but stopped seeing her after his family fixed his marriage with another woman. The woman and the groom are still missing.

May 17, 2017

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Tragic tail: Dog receives death sentence in Pakistan!

The dog's owner has filed a plea against this absurd punishment.

May 17, 2017

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Who is Chelsea Manning?

The U.S. Wikileaks whistleblower is to be released from prison on May 17 2017, but who is she?

May 17, 2017

'High possibility' of conflict with North Korea, says new South Korean President

Moon Jae-in made the statement a few hours after South Korea said that it wanted to reopen a channel of dialogue with North Korea.

May 17, 2017

Munir Ahmad Khan takes over as IGP Kashmir

Munir Ahmad Khan has held many important postings including SSP Srinagar, SSP Baramulla, SSP Anantnag and SSP Doda.

May 17, 2017

Please set my husband free, says mother of 10-yr-old rape victim

The victim's mother has requested the police to release the accused-- her husband, as she believes that NGOs will not take care of her and her children.

May 17, 2017

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Detectives seize largest cache of fowl used in illegal cockfighting in U.S. history

Police in Los Angeles have conducted what they believe is this largest illegal cockfighting ring bust in US history after recovering more than 7,000 fowls from a property in Val Verde.A search warrant involving 100 police officers as well as animal welfare experts took place on a rural 80-acre property following a month long investigation.As well as thousands of birds officers also recovered several mobile fighting rings, razors hooks known as gaffs which are attached to the roosters claws, medications and other items indicative of illegal cock fighting.

May 17, 2017

Are you too angry? This cafe in Indore gives you a chance to vent your anger out on anything! [Video]

It is already in practice abroad but in India, this is the first time such a concept has been put into place. Take a stick and 'break anybody's head' in this cafe.

May 17, 2017

China's richest man praises India's economic potential as New Delhi shuns One Belt, One Road

The billionaire head of Wanda Group, Wang Jianlin, who was the most prominent Chinese businessman at the Belt and Road Forum (BRF), has said that his group had ambitious plans for India.

May 17, 2017

Girl students from Rewari Government school on day 8 of their hunger strike

Haryana school girls end hunger strike; education department to upgrade school

The class 9 and 10 girls had gone on an indefinite hunger strike as they wanted their institution to be upgraded to a senior secondary school.

May 17, 2017

Om Prakash Chautala, ex-CM of Haryana aces class 12 exams from Tihar jail

Chautala was serving term after he was convicted in the teachers' recruitment scam during his tenure as the CM. He was out on parole but chose to go back to the jail to take up his exams.

May 17, 2017

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Giant swarm of bees bring London borough to a standstill at rush hour

The huge swarm of bees descended on Greenwich on 16 May, during rush hour. Abigail Hering, who works nearby, shared a video of the swarm on social media, showing commuters ducking to avoid the insects. She told the Evening Standard that there were millions of them, and that the swarm was there for at least an hour.

May 17, 2017

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Trinamool Congress wins Mirik civic poll: Mamata's politics of mobility has outsmarted GJM in Darjeeling hills

The TMC has also opened accounts in three other civic bodies in Darjeeling hills in the recently held elections. Mamata has executed a ploy different from the Left vis-a-vis the hill parties and delivered a punch.

May 17, 2017

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World War Two bomb safely detonated in Birmingham

A World War II bomb was safely detonated in Birmingham on 16 May. The device contained around 300 pounds of high explosives and was likely a German air drop bomb. The controlled detonation prompted the evacuations of hundreds of residents and the closure of parts of the A38 Aston Expressway, M6 motorway and the cancellation of rail services. It was discovered by construction workers.

May 17, 2017

Afghan security force and Nato troops stand at the gate of a guesthouse after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghanistan: ISIS attacks state TV station in Jalalabad, at least 2 civilians dead

The provincial governor's spokesperson said that two of the attackers blew themselves up, while the rest of the gunmen are still fighting.

May 17, 2017

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