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Centre Very Serious About Attacks On Indians In US: Rajnath
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday asserted that the Centre has taken very serious note of the hate crimes against Indians in the US and said the Narendra Modi government will come out with a statement on the issue. ....
Samsung Heir Denies Criminal Charges At Trial
Samsung Group heir Lee Jae-yong denied bribery and other criminal charges filed by special prosecutors in the corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye, at his first court hearing in Seoul on Thursday.....
Vancouver NRI On 'mission Report Card' For India's Assembly Polls
With elections in five Indian states days away, a large number of NRIs from Canada have landed in India to garner votes for their favourite political parties.....
Voting Underway In Alapur Constituency Of UP
Brisk voting was reported on Thursday for the lone Uttar Pradesh assembly seat of Alapur, which was left in the polling process that ended on Wednesday.....
Facebook Launches Virtual Reality App
In a bid to make 360 degree photos and videos more immersive and easier to discover, Facebook has launched a new virtual reality app called "Facebook 360" for Samsung Gear VR headset which is powered by Oculus.....
Thousands Throng Golden Temple Complex On New Year's Day
Thousands of devotees thronged the 'Harmandir Sahib', also popularly known as the Golden Temple, here on Sunday to offer prayers on the first day of the New Year.....
India Football Eves' Coach Tips Nepal As Favourites In SAFF
The Indian women's football team coach Sajid Dar has tipped Nepal ahead of his eves as the two teams lock horns in a SAFF Championship semi-final at the Kanchenjunga Stadium here on Monday.....
'India's Bid For UN Ban On Masood Azhar 'politically Motivated'
Pakistan on Sunday slammed India's bid to have Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar banned by the United Nations as a "politically motivated proposal" aimed at "masking its own terrorist activities in Pakistan", the media reported.....
Rhino Population Up 35 Times In 107 Years
From a population of barely 75 in 1905, there were over 2,700 Indian rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis) by 2012, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India), a global wildlife advocacy.....
650 Cars Burnt On New Year In France
A total of 650 vehicles were burnt in acts of vandalism in France on New Year's Eve, accounting for a 10 per cent rise from the previous year, authorities said on Monday.....
