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22 Nov 2017

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British embassy in Jordan appoints ex-rescue cat as 'chief mouser'

The British embassy in Jordan has recently appointed 'Lawrence of Abdoun,' a fluffy black-and-white tom, as its chief mouser.

22 Nov 2017

India

All the details about Ivanka Trump's impending Hyderabad visit

American President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser to the White House, Ivanka Trump, will be visiting Hyderabad from November 28-30 to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES).

21 Nov 2017

South Africa

Zimbabwe crisis: Impeachment proceedings against Mugabe to commence

Former Zimbabwean Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking led to last week's army takeover, has urged President Robert Mugabe to resign immediately.

21 Nov 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K Stone Pelting: Centre may withdraw cases against first-time offenders

The Centre is expected to announce an amnesty scheme under which cases would be withdrawn against first-time offenders engaging in stone pelting in the Kashmir Valley.

21 Nov 2017

Bangladesh

Rohingya crisis: China to mediate between Myanmar and Bangladesh

China has offered to act as a mediator to resolve the ongoing Rohingya crisis primarily concerning Myanmar and Bangladesh.

21 Nov 2017

Hollywood

Sexual harassment: Multiple channels fire talk-show host Charlie Rose

Several big names in movies and media including producer Harvey Weinstein and Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey have been brought down by a flurry of sexual harassment allegations in recent times.

21 Nov 2017

Germany

Germany faces unprecedented political crisis as Merkel's coalition talks fail

Germany is facing an unprecedented political crisis as Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has failed to secure a coalition government in the Bundestag (lower house) following elections in September.

21 Nov 2017

India

Big win: India's nominee Dalveer Bhandari re-elected as ICJ judge

India's nominee to the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), Dalveer Bhandari, has won a re-election bid after Britain withdrew its candidate from a long, deadlocked race.

21 Nov 2017

North Korea

Trump designates North Korea a 'sponsor of terror'

The US has designated North Korea a state-sponsor of terrorism once again, nine years after it was removed from the list.

20 Nov 2017

India

India battles Britain to get its candidate re-elected to ICJ

The UN General Assembly (GA) and Security Council (SC) will be convening to hold the 12th round of voting to break the deadlock between India's Dalveer Bhandari and Britain's Christopher Greenwood for re-election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

20 Nov 2017

Hollywood

Charles Manson, leader of murderous '60s crew, dies at 83

Charles Manson, the leader of the notorious 'Manson family' responsible for a series of brutal murders in the 1960s, has died in prison aged 83.

20 Nov 2017

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe crisis: Defiant President Mugabe vows to stay in power

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, 93, has vowed to remain in power for the coming weeks, despite growing calls for his resignation following a military takeover.

20 Nov 2017

China

Dating courses are springing up in China

Dating is difficult as it is, and is arguably worse for Chinese men who outnumber women.

19 Nov 2017

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe sacked from ruling party

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has been fired as the leader of ruling party ZANU-PF, said sources who attended a special ZANU-PF meeting to decide Mugabe's fate.

19 Nov 2017

Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip's 70th wedding anniversary: New photo released!

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-ruling monarch, and Prince Philip will celebrate their 70th anniversary tomorrow, the longest royal marriage yet.

19 Nov 2017

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Pakistan Defence's Twitter account suspended for morphed anti-India photos

The Twitter account of the Pakistan Defence Forum, a long-running portal dedicated to Pakistan's armed forces, has been suspended shortly after posting fake anti-India news.

18 Nov 2017

BBC

Thousands rally in Zimbabwe to celebrate end of Mugabe era

Thousands have taken to the streets in Zimbabwe's capital Harare demanding the resignation of the country's longtime ruler President Robert Mugabe.

18 Nov 2017

Donald Trump

Donald and Melania Trump's wedding cake up for auction

A souvenir cake from US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump's wedding has been put on auction with a minimum bid of just $250.

18 Nov 2017

South Korea

Parasites inside North Korean defector indicate poor health, nutrition

South Korean surgeons who operated on the North Korean soldier who was shot while defecting across the border on Monday said he had extremely high levels of parasites in his intestines.

18 Nov 2017

Kuwait

Qatar the richest country in the world per capita

Based on the per capita income of its people, Qatar has been named the world's richest country.

18 Nov 2017

India

India-China hold first border talks since Doklam standoff resolution

India and China held their first meeting to discuss the border issues since the resolution of the Doklam Crisis.

18 Nov 2017

Donald Trump

Pentagon accidentally retweets a post calling for Trump's resignation

The US Department of Defense, AKA the Pentagon, is entrusted with the security of the US.

18 Nov 2017

India

Magnitude-6.9 earthquake hits Tibet, tremors felt in Arunachal Pradesh

A powerful earthquake struck Tibet's Nyingchi prefecture, located close to the border with Arunachal Pradesh, at 4:04 am IST.

18 Nov 2017

North Korea

Report: North Korea constructing submarine to launch nuclear ballistic missiles

Satellite images of a North Korean naval shipyard indicate that the regime is following an "aggressive schedule" to operationalize its first ballistic missile submarine, the US-based research institute 38 North has reported.

18 Nov 2017

Australia

Chinese still believe 'therapy' can help 'convert' gays

Australia might be on its way to legalizing same-sex marriage, but coming out is still a nightmare for most across the globe.

17 Nov 2017

India

'Modi, only statesman to stand up to China's One-Belt-One-Road'

PM Narendra Modi is the only statesman to have stood up to China's One Belt One Road (OBOR), claims Michael Pillsbury, Director of Center on Chinese Strategy at the think-tank Hudson Institute.

17 Nov 2017

Indian Navy

#DefenseDiaries: How the Delhi-class destroyers revolutionized India's naval shipbuilding?

In 1997, the Indian Navy commissioned INS Delhi, the first of three Delhi-Class Destroyers.

17 Nov 2017

India

Indian child Sherin Mathews' mother arrested for 'endangering' her

Less than a month after three-year-old Indian child Sherin Mathews was found dead in Dallas, officials have arrested her foster mother for leaving her alone the night she was reported missing.

17 Nov 2017

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe crisis: Mugabe refuses to step down following military takeover

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, 93, has reportedly refused to step down immediately and is resisting growing calls for resignation.

17 Nov 2017

ISIS

Report: Al-Qaeda propaganda in Tamil, Hindi, Bengali emerges

In a first, the Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has started distributing its propaganda material online in Tamil, Bengali, and Hindi.

17 Nov 2017

India

Obama to host Town-Hall in Delhi; you can apply now

Former US President Obama will visit India on December 1. As part of an Obama Foundation-organized event, he will host a Town-Hall in Delhi to interact with young Indians.

17 Nov 2017

Japan

Japanese rail operator apologizes after train leaves 20 seconds early

Japan is synonymous with efficiency, punctuality, humility and a desire for achieving perfection.

17 Nov 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistan says no to Chinese funding on PoK dam

Pakistan occupies a central place in China's schemes for its One-belt One-road (OBOR) initiative.

17 Nov 2017

Russia News

Syria chemical attacks inquiry: UNSC to vote

The UN Security Council is scheduled to vote today on a US-sponsored resolution extending the inquiry into chemical attacks carried out during the Syrian War.

17 Nov 2017

Crime Against Women

Report: Myanmar military committed mass rapes of Rohingya women

A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has accused the Myanmar military of gang-raping several women and girls belonging to the Rohingya Muslim community.

16 Nov 2017

Australia

Australian condom company celebrates same-sex marriage vote, offers 61.6% discount

A company selling condoms has found a novel way of celebrating Australia's historic vote in favor of same-sex marriage.

16 Nov 2017

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi fetches a record $450mn

A 500-year-old painting by acclaimed artist Leonardo da Vinci has been sold in an auction in New York for a record $450.3mn.

16 Nov 2017

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Why has the military placed President Mugabe under house-arrest?

Zimbabwe has been witnessing some high-octane political drama in recent days.

15 Nov 2017

Donald Trump

US Justice Department mulls inquiry into Clinton foundation

US media is currently rife with reports on President Donald Trump's alleged connections to the Kremlin.

15 Nov 2017

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia finally approves Yoga as a sports activity

2017 has been the year of momentous changes in Saudi Arabia. These changes range from allowing women to drive to permitting its female citizens to watch sport events in stadiums.