A video has surfaced that threatens to disrupt Donald Trump’s electoral campaign. The US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday had to apologise for making lewd and sexist comments about a married woman in a video from 2005. in the audio of the video, Trump talked about trying to[Read More…]
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Religion gone overboard? 13-year-old dies after fasting for 68 days
In a case of traditions taking the better of logic, a 13-year-old girl in Hyderabad died last week after fasting for 68 days in a Jain ritual observed during the holy period of ‘Chaumasa‘. Named Aradhana, the girl was a student of class 8 and was admitted to the hospital[Read More…]
Day 92: Curfew in Srinagar as 12-year-old succumbs to pellet injuries
Curfew was re-imposed in Srinagar after 12-year-old Junaid Ahmad succumbed to pellet injuries. The boy was killed after security forces fired pellet guns at protesters in Srinagar on Saturday evening, sparking widespread anger in the city and prompting authorities to impose a curfew As per the police, security forces fired[Read More…]
Interim chief minister for Tamil Nadu?
As Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa has been advised a “longer stay” at the hospital, AIADMK functionaries are contemplating a stand-in leadership to hold the reins of the government. The two options are either handing over her portfolios to senior ministers or have an alternative chief minister like Edappadi K Palaniswami and[Read More…]
Dignity of women is not negotiable: Centre tells SC on ‘triple talaq’
The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it is opposed to the Muslim practice of triple talaq, describing it as “misplaced in a secular country.” The constitution allows Muslims, the biggest religious minority group in the country, to regulate matters such as marriage, divorce and inheritance through their[Read More…]
India to seal border with Pakistan by December 2018: Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that the India-Pakistan border will be sealed completely by December 2018. Speaking to media after reviewing the security situation on border with ministers and officials of four States, Singh said India is planning to seal the entire border with Pakistan by December[Read More…]
“How can we allow a Muslim to participate in Ramlila?” says Shiv Sena as Nawazuddin pulls out
Muzzafarnagar’s Budhana tehsil will not witness the performance of its star artist in this year’s Ramlila. After a few people from Shiv Sena protested to a ‘Muslim’ man playing a character in Ram Leela, Siddiqui decided to pull out in order to maintain the “peace” in village. “We forward to[Read More…]
Haiti death toll rises to 339; Hurricane Matthew hits Florida
Hurricane Matthew closed in on Florida after killing at least 339 people in Haiti on its destructive march north through the Caribbean. Carrying extremely dangerous winds of 215 km per hour (kmph), the storm pounded the northwestern part of the Bahamas en route Florida’s Atlantic coast, the US National Hurricane[Read More…]
22 airports across the country put on high-alert, security beefed up
Many airports and important places have been put on high alert after receiving intelligence information of a possible terrorist attack. More than 22 airports across the country, including civil airports in India’s western states and other important ones like those in Delhi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, have been alerted. The forces[Read More…]
Pakistan Prime Minister asks army to stop shielding terror
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has warned the powerful military not to shield banned militant groups after facing international isolation. He has also directed authorities to conclude the investigation in both the recent Pathankot terror attack probe and the 2008 Mumbai attack. As reported by a leading Pakistani daily Dawn,[Read More…]
‘Too much sex’ to be blamed for Ghana footballers struggles’: Former coach
Former Ghana international Malik Jabir has blamed the poor standard of football in the country’s domestic league on players having too much sex. Jabir, who now manages in the division, says the league has not progressed as hoped because players spend time before games having intercourse. “A lot of today’s[Read More…]
SC raps Delhi govt, says authorities left people to suffer from dengue
Coming down heavily on the Delhi government’s handling of dengue and chikungunya menace in Delhi, the Supreme Court on Thursday said the authorities here were “not interested” and the people have been “left to suffer”. It also expressed disappointment over the outcome of Wednesday’s meeting between the Lieutenant Governor and[Read More…]
SA complete 2nd-highest run chase in ODI history, beat Australia
Lifted by hundreds from David Warner and captain Steve Smith, Australia posted an imposing 6-371 at Kingsmead — at the time the highest ODI score in Durban. However, a brilliant unbeaten 118 by South Africa’s David Miller guided the Proteas to the victory target with four balls remaining and four[Read More…]
Parents found dead after kid tells bus driver she couldn’t wake them
A 7-year-old girl in McKeesport, Pannsylvania told her bus driver on Monday afternoon that she hadn’t been able to wake up her parents that morning. When police responded to the scene, they found both her parents dead of a suspected drug overdose. The girl had been trying to rouse her[Read More…]
Dadri lynching: Tensions escalate in Bisara as kin refuse to cremate accused’s body
The village of Bisara witnessed escalated tensions on Tuesday night after the death of Ravi, one of the accused in Dadri Lynching reached his village. Police personnel manned the village gates, mosque and local temple among other places as many took to the streets to organise rallies and burn the[Read More…]
Rohith Vemulla’s mother ‘faked’ Dalit status, HCU not to be blamed for his suicide says commission report
The one-man judicial commission set up by the HRD ministry has finished its inquiry into the suicide of Rohith Vemula. Constituted on January 28, 11 days after Vemula killed himself in his hostel room, the commission submitted its 41-page report where the report has claimed that Rohith’s mother “branded” herself[Read More…]
Iron Lady of Manipur acquitted of attempt to suicide charge
Human rights crusader Irom Sharmila was acquitted on charges of attempt to commit suicide (under section 309) by an Imphal court on Wednesday. After she was acquitted, the ‘Iron Lady of Manipur’ announced that she will set up a new regional political party on October 10 to contest the coming Manipur assembly polls due[Read More…]
AIIMS doctors in Chennai to attend to Amma as government asked to give update to Madras HC
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa will now be attended by three specialists from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Chennai’s Apollo Hospital. This update was confirmed by hospital sources (HT) and on Thursday morning AIIMS doctors, pulmonologist Dr GC Khilnani, cardiologist Dr Nitish Naik and anaesthetist Dr[Read More…]
Kashmir: Militants attack army camp in Handwara, 3 killed
Three militants were killed in an attack on the army camp in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district during early hours Thursday. Two attacks were carried out at the camp located at Langate in Handwara region and heavy gunfire was exchanged. The first exchange lasted for around 20 minutes, after which search operations[Read More…]
Tragic! Syrian girl succumbs to injuries after mistaking bomb for toy
A 4-year-old girl in rebel-held east Aleppo died from injuries inflicted by picking up an unexploded cluster munition she thought was a toy. Four-year-old Emam Muhammad was hurt on Monday when she was playing outside and taken to the children’s trauma ward at M2, one of east Aleppo’s last hospitals[Read More…]
“I am not ashamed of anything” says Radhika Apte while slamming a journalist
Recently in a press conference, actress Radhika Apte slammed a journalist for asking about the leaked nude scenes in her last release ‘Parched’. When the reporter wanted to know about the entire “controversy” surrounding the release of a nude scene from her movie, she retorted by saying, “Sorry, your question is very[Read More…]
UP horror: Minor girl allegedly raped by five men in Badaun district
In yet another shocking incident from Uttar Pradesh, a 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by five men in Sahaswan area here, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Monday when the girl was going to attend a marriage function with her elder sister. Both were abducted by a[Read More…]
Hope for humanity! British man becomes first to recover from HIV
In what could be a breakthrough discovery, a 44-year-old British man is actually the first person in the history to be cured of HIV. Scientists told The Sunday Times that presently the virus is completely undetectable in the man’s blood and if it remains that way it will be the[Read More…]
Surgical strikes: Eyewitness accounts speak of secret burials, explosions across the LoC
An Indian Express report has cited eyewitness accounts of surgical strikes carried out by the army. Providing graphic accounts of the strikes, the report describes how bodies of those killed in clashes before dawn on September 29 were loaded onto trucks for secret burials. The accounts provided by them confirm[Read More…]
International drug syndicate busted; Air Force officer arrested
An Indian Air Force officer and a Bengaluru-based scientist have been arrested after multi-state raids that have exposed an international ring dealing in drugs like Ecstasy. Around 220 kg of ready-to-use amphetamine worth Rs. 230 crore have been seized, a report published on NDTV said. The Air Force Wing Commander[Read More…]