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Lingerie-clad Sunny Leone appears as 51-year-old lady in Uttar Pradesh voters' list

Apart from Sunny Leone's picture, a photo of an elephant featured against the name of former Union minister Narad Rai. Pictures of deer and pigeon also appeared against the names of two other persons.

Aug 25, 2018

Rahul Gandhi compares RSS to Muslim Brotherhood; BJP calls him immature

He made this comment during his speech in the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) in London.

Aug 25, 2018

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull faces leadership crisis, under pressure over poor polling

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull is under pressure over poor polling and a push by conservative members of his party to replace him.

Aug 24, 2018

Income Tax raids Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy's accountant: Reports

This is the second time in three months that the Income Tax has searched HB Sunil's home and office. His office was searched during the Assembly elections in May as well.

Aug 23, 2018

Morocco reinstates mandatory military service for youth to 'inculcate spirit of patriotism'

The African nation had introduced 18 months of compulsory military service in June 1966 for all male citizens, which was abolished by the King in 2007.

Aug 23, 2018

Kerala floods: Queen Elizabeth 'deeply saddened'; writes to Prez Kovind

Kerala now faces the daunting task of restoring and repairing infrastructure after the devastation.

Aug 22, 2018

Imran Khan gives a speech as he declares victory in the general election

Pak PM Imran Khan announces 21-member cabinet; ropes in 12 ministers who served under Musharraf

Sixteen of them will be given ministerial berths while five will be advisors to the PM.

Aug 20, 2018

Imran Khan swearing-in LIVE updates: PTI chief takes oath as 22nd Pakistan PM

The swearing-in ceremony was held at the President House in Islamabad.

Aug 18, 2018

Kerala floods - Muppathadam near Eloor in Kochi's Ernakulam

Kerala Rains LIVE updates: PM Modi to visit state on Friday evening; more than 52,000 families evacuated

The waterlogged Kochi airport will remain closed till August 26. The death toll has now reached 164 as more rains are expected to hit the state by afternoon.

Aug 17, 2018

Pakistan to ban Twitter? Telecom authorities warn company to block offensive content or face shutdown

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has been asked by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to comply with its requests to block objectionable content or face a shutdown in the country.

Aug 16, 2018

Modi speech highlights: 10 key takeaways from the PM's Independence Day address

This was the fifth time that Modi delivered a speech on the occasion of Independence Day since he was sworn in as the PM of India.

Aug 15, 2018

South Korea irks Japan's ire over Comfort Woman Statue

The comfort women issue has been a regular cause for contention between Japan and neighbours China and North and South Korea since the war.

Aug 14, 2018

War on drugs or a populist ploy? Bangladesh defends anti-narcotics campaign as death toll rises

Critics say the crackdown reflects Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina increasingly authoritarian rule ahead of a general election, due by December.

Aug 13, 2018

Imran Khan to be sworn in as Pakistan Prime Minister on August 18: Report

While earlier reports indicated the PTI chief Imran Khan would be sworn in on August 14, a day before Pakistan's Independence Day, local media reported PTI leader Faisal Javed saying that Khan will be taking oath on August 18.

Aug 10, 2018

Kenya: Lawmakers reject report on sugar scandal amid bribery allegations

Kenyan lawmakers have rejected a report by two parliamentary committees that recommended the finance minister and a cabinet member be investigated over their handling of sugar imports, local newspapers reported on Friday.