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Maoists attack Bihar railway station; kill 1, abduct 2 officials

The extremists killed a deputy village body head, torched the cabin panel and abducted two railway employees -- station master Mukesh Kumar and porter Narendra Mandal -- to enforce a shutdown they had called on Wednesday

Dec 20, 2017

Delhi government might introduce anti-smog guns to battle worsening air

The atomised water which is sprayed from the gun acts like rain which clings to the pollutants and gets it down to the ground.

Dec 20, 2017

Interpol cancels red corner notice on Zakir Naik, NIA to submit fresh request

The Indian government had banned Naik and his organisation Islamic Research Foundation for five years and declared it an unlawful organisation.

Dec 17, 2017

Australia: Cops arrest a man black marketing ballistic missile parts to North Korea

The Sydney man was identified by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and other media as 59-year-old Chan Han Choi, who they said had been living in Australia for more than 30 years and was of Korean descent.

Dec 17, 2017

Cabinet approves bill to replace Medical Council of India

The MCI will be replaced with a National Medical Commission. This is to correct the whole medical ecosystem, said minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Dec 15, 2017

Indian engineer jailed for molesting woman in Singapore

An Indian engineer in Singapore has been jailed for three weeks for molesting a woman last year.

Dec 15, 2017

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Iraq executes 38 members of ISIS and Al-Qaeda

All the 38 militants were convicted on terrorism charges and had been awarded death sentences. Read on to know more.

Dec 15, 2017

More and more Pakistan are 'disappearing', courtesy their security agencies

More and more people are being picked up in Pakistan by security agencies "for reasons never disclosed", a Pakistani newspaper said on Wednesday.

Dec 13, 2017

Ex-Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda convicted in coal scam case

Special Judge Bharat Parashar held Koda, former Coal Secretary H. C. Gupta, Jharkhand's then Chief Secretary A.K. Basu, among others, guilty of criminal conspiracy and cheating under various provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act.

Dec 13, 2017

Congress has taken BJP on, set to capture power in Gujarat: Rahul

"If Modiji is travelling in seaplane then there is nothing wrong in it. But it is a distraction. The real question is what has he done for Gujarat in last 22 years?" Gandhi asked.

Dec 12, 2017

Supreme Court, bar council of india, llb admission. llm admission

Senior counsel Rajeev Dhavan gives up practice, citing humiliation

Chief Justice Misra had last week voiced strong objection to the conduct of certain senior counsel raising their voices during hearing at the conclusion of Delhi government's plea and also the Ayodhya matter.

Dec 11, 2017

Protests against Trumps Jerusalem announcement around the world

End of history for Palestine: Arab illusion becomes a humiliating nightmare?

East Jerusalem is the last gambit in the game for Palestine, and if that's gone there's no negotiation, there's no peace process. There's only Intifada.

Dec 8, 2017

Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother, wife to meet him on December 25

A staff member from the Indian High Commission will also be present at the meeting, Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal told the media.

Dec 8, 2017

India becomes 42nd member of Wassenaar Arrangement, elite weapons export control group

The membership of the elite grouping will help India's bid for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

Dec 8, 2017

The fake Rs 2,000 notes were dispensed bearing ‘Guaranteed by the Children’s Government’, etc.

Fake Rs 2,000 note was out within 53 days of demonetisation!

In just 53 days between November 8 and December 31 last year, police and other government agencies seized 2,272 fake Rs 2,000 notes -- at a time when people across the country were struggling to get hold of the new currency.

Dec 7, 2017