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Women at a polling station in the final phase of the general election in Varanasi

Narendra Modi Seeks Personal Triumph in Final Round of Election

India's general election reaches a climax on Monday as Narendra Modi seeks a personal mandate in Varanasi, to govern by his modernised brand of Hindu nationalism.

May 12, 2014

EC Raids BJP Office in Varanasi, Seizes Campaign Material; Tight Security for Monday's Poll

The Election Commission (EC) on 11 May raided the regional office of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Varanasi, along with the Uttar Pradesh police, and seized campaign material.

May 11, 2014

Relative of a Chinese coal mine accident victim (Reuters file)

Hoax Busted: 'China Miner Found Alive after 17 Years Underground' is Fake

The story gained much readership but many did not consider the fact that the report was being propagated by a fake news generating website.

May 11, 2014

US Will do Everything Possible to Bring Back Kidnapped Nigerian Girls: Michelle Obama

US First Lady Michelle Obama on 10 May said that her husband President Barack Obama has directed his administration to do everything possible to find the kidnapped Nigerian girls and bring them back home.

May 11, 2014

Mothers of the Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram protest.

Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls Being Transported Out of Nigeria - Report

The abducted girls may get sold off as sex slaves for prices as low as $12.

May 11, 2014

Karnataka SSLC (Class 10) Results Declared; Where to Check Online

The results of the Karnataka SSLC (Class 10) exams has been declared.

May 11, 2014

Ridiculed Nelson Mandela memorial intrepreter becomes face of a mobile live streaming App

Fake Sign Language Interpreter for Obama at Mandela Memorial Becomes Face of Live Video Streaming App Ad

The Israeli company was so adamant on taking Thamsanqa Jantjie for the ad that it went to the extend of having him released from a South African psychatric hospital for a day to shoot the video.

May 11, 2014

Seemandhra: Committee to Submit Suggestions on New Capital by 31 August

The Sivaramakrishnan Committee, appointed to suggest an existing city or a region as the capital city of Seemandhra - the residual Andhra Pradesh after Telangana has been carved out - will submit its suggestions to the Centre by 31 August.

May 11, 2014

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (Reuters)

Kidnappers in Nigeria's Delta Release Three Dutch Nationals - Police

Kidnappers in Nigeria's Niger Delta region released three Dutch nationals held since May 4, Anka Mustapha, a spokesman for Bayelsa state's Joint Task Force, which includes the military and police, told Reuters on Saturday.

May 11, 2014

A voter casts a ballot during a referendum in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slaviansk (Reuters)

East Ukraine Referendum Raises Fears of Dismemberment

Pro-Russian separatist leaders pressed a referendum on self-rule across eastern Ukraine on Sunday that has raised fears in Kiev and the West of civil war and dismemberment.

May 11, 2014

A butcher cuts up portions of beef for sale in an abattoir at a wholesale market in Mumbai (Reuters)

Election Front-Runner BJP Could Curb Beef Exports

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) says it plans to clamp down on beef exports if it takes power after general elections that end on Monday, threatening supplies from one of the world's biggest shippers of the meat.

May 11, 2014

Mother's Day 2014: 12 Inspiring Quotes, Sayings to Share with Your Mom

Mother's Day 2014: Here are 12 eternally inspiring quotes and sayings to share with your mom.

May 10, 2014

The girlfriend of an American passenger on board the missing Malaysia plane MH370 has received death threat, mysterious calls and two break-ins (Photo: Reuters)

'Kill You Next': MH370 Missing Passenger's Girlfriend Sarah Bajc Receives Death Threats from China Number, Break-ins

The girlfriend of an American passenger on board MH370 has received death threat, mysterious calls and two break-ins attempts.

May 10, 2014

Groups say Thailand Should Face U.S. Sanctions over Trafficking

Thailand should be liable to potential U.S. sanctions for failing to crack down on trafficking in migrant workers, a group of human rights and labour organizations said on Friday.

May 10, 2014

nigeria-protesters-demand-rescue-of-girls-kidnapped-by-islamists

U.N. Security Council Threatens Action over Girls' Abduction in Nigeria

The U.N. Security Council on Friday expressed outrage at the abduction of hundreds of Nigerian school girls in two attacks by Islamist militants, demanding their immediate release and threatening to take action.

May 10, 2014

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Narendra Modi Seeks Personal Triumph in Final Round of Election

EC Raids BJP Office in Varanasi, Seizes Campaign Material; Tight Security for Monday's Poll

Hoax Busted: 'China Miner Found Alive after 17 Years Underground' is Fake

US Will do Everything Possible to Bring Back Kidnapped Nigerian Girls: Michelle Obama

Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls Being Transported Out of Nigeria - Report

Karnataka SSLC (Class 10) Results Declared; Where to Check Online

Fake Sign Language Interpreter for Obama at Mandela Memorial Becomes Face of Live Video Streaming App Ad

Seemandhra: Committee to Submit Suggestions on New Capital by 31 August

Kidnappers in Nigeria's Delta Release Three Dutch Nationals - Police

East Ukraine Referendum Raises Fears of Dismemberment

Election Front-Runner BJP Could Curb Beef Exports

Mother's Day 2014: 12 Inspiring Quotes, Sayings to Share with Your Mom

'Kill You Next': MH370 Missing Passenger's Girlfriend Sarah Bajc Receives Death Threats from China Number, Break-ins

Groups say Thailand Should Face U.S. Sanctions over Trafficking

U.N. Security Council Threatens Action over Girls' Abduction in Nigeria

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

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