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Homeless man row: US couple ordered to hand over Johnny Bobbitt money A New Jersey judge orders a couple to turn over the money they raised for the Good Samaritan. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PoNrMU https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

Kenyan fishermen use condoms for protection from the sea Kenyan fishermen in Mombasa are using condoms for protection - but not in the way you think. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NDgjAC https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

Government Selling Petrol At Rs 34 Per Litre To US, Israel, UK: Congress The Congress today accused centre of selling petrol and diesel to other nations at far cheaper rates than to Indian citizens and alleged the people, who were suffering due to the all-time high prices,... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2NBC4k8 https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

Two Hurt In Amsterdam Station Stabbing, Suspect Shot, Say Police Two people were hurt during a stabbing incident at Amsterdam's busy Central Station on Friday morning before the alleged attacker was shot and wounded, Dutch police said. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wuqJvI https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

Chemnitz protests: Prison officer admits leaking Iraqi's arrest warrant The prison officer is suspended for leaking details of a case that led to far-right violence. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LO7suc https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

Airlines Asked To Pay Rs 35 Lakh As Compensation For Deboarding A Family The Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Chandigarh has ordered two airlines to jointly pay a compensation of Rs 35 lakh to a woman and her two minor children for the "mental agony,... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2PisQcW https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

Europe migrant crisis: Sister of Syria star swimmer Yusra Mardini arrested in Greece The sister of star swimmer Yusra Mardini is arrested for helping migrants to enter Greece illegally. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LGOtBr via Blogger https://ift.tt/2Pqa4AD August 31, 2018 at 06:06PM

"Shiv Bhakt" Rahul Gandhi Leaves For Kailash Mansarovar Yatra Congress president Rahul Gandhi today left Delhi to undertake the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in accordance with a wish he expressed in April when his plane plunged hundreds of feet during the campaign... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wwum49 via Blogger https://ift.tt/2PTjLZm August 31, 2018 at 05:55PM

Urban UP Households To Get 'Smart' Electronic Meters For Free: Government The Uttar Pradesh government will install 'smart' electronic meters in the urban areas of the state for free, energy minister Srikant Sharma said today. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2NxCo3h via Blogger https://ift.tt/2C2FpaM August 31, 2018 at 05:55PM

Amsterdam station: Suspect shot after double stabbing Two people were wounded in the stabbing incident at the central railway station, Dutch police say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NAJggn via Blogger https://ift.tt/2wrX9XU August 31, 2018 at 05:51PM

Homeless man row: US couple ordered to hand over Johnny Bobbitt money A New Jersey judge orders a couple to turn over the money they raised for the Good Samaritan. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PoNrMU via Blogger https://ift.tt/2PhtXti August 31, 2018 at 05:51PM

Kenyan fishermen use condoms for protection from the sea Kenyan fishermen in Mombasa are using condoms for protection - but not in the way you think. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NDgjAC via Blogger https://ift.tt/2wtaUW8 August 31, 2018 at 05:36PM

Government Selling Petrol At Rs 34 Per Litre To US, Israel, UK: Congress The Congress today accused centre of selling petrol and diesel to other nations at far cheaper rates than to Indian citizens and alleged the people, who were suffering due to the all-time high prices,... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2NBC4k8 via Blogger https://ift.tt/2C2F9Zm August 31, 2018 at 05:25PM

Two Hurt In Amsterdam Station Stabbing, Suspect Shot, Say Police Two people were hurt during a stabbing incident at Amsterdam's busy Central Station on Friday morning before the alleged attacker was shot and wounded, Dutch police said. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wuqJvI via Blogger https://ift.tt/2wtaoYc August 31, 2018 at 05:25PM

Chemnitz protests: Prison officer admits leaking Iraqi's arrest warrant The prison officer is suspended for leaking details of a case that led to far-right violence. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LO7suc via Blogger https://ift.tt/2PmQq8w August 31, 2018 at 05:21PM

Airlines Asked To Pay Rs 35 Lakh As Compensation For Deboarding A Family The Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Chandigarh has ordered two airlines to jointly pay a compensation of Rs 35 lakh to a woman and her two minor children for the "mental agony,... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2PisQcW via Blogger https://ift.tt/2ww0PYF August 31, 2018 at 05:10PM

The sister of star swimmer Yusra Mardini is arrested for helping migrants to enter Greece illegally. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LGOtBr

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today left Delhi to undertake the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in accordance with a wish he expressed in April when his plane plunged hundreds of feet during the campaign... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wwum49

The Uttar Pradesh government will install 'smart' electronic meters in the urban areas of the state for free, energy minister Srikant Sharma said today. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2NxCo3h

Two people were wounded in the stabbing incident at the central railway station, Dutch police say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NAJggn

A New Jersey judge orders a couple to turn over the money they raised for the Good Samaritan. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PoNrMU

Kenyan fishermen in Mombasa are using condoms for protection - but not in the way you think. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NDgjAC

The Congress today accused centre of selling petrol and diesel to other nations at far cheaper rates than to Indian citizens and alleged the people, who were suffering due to the all-time high prices,... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2NBC4k8

Two people were hurt during a stabbing incident at Amsterdam's busy Central Station on Friday morning before the alleged attacker was shot and wounded, Dutch police said. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wuqJvI

The prison officer is suspended for leaking details of a case that led to far-right violence. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LO7suc

The Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Chandigarh has ordered two airlines to jointly pay a compensation of Rs 35 lakh to a woman and her two minor children for the "mental agony,... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2PisQcW

A 19-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly snatching the mobile phone of a passenger who was hanging on to the door of a local train. The passenger had fallen off the train and died. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2oqNo7T

The BJP has stepped up its attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in connection with the Rafale deal and the RBI report on demonetization. Referring... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wtWBjV

The Delhi government on Friday announced that people living in Delhi will get doorstep delivery of about 100 services from September 10. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2N7sick

In a first for India, authorities have decided to install automatic rail track fracture detection system across the 508 km bullet train project connecting Mumbai and Ahmedabad to prevent accidents. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2PSRSjZ

The Indian Air Force today rescued 19 people stranded in an island amid the swelling Siang River in East Siang district of partially flood-hit Arunachal Pradesh, an official said. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2C68cuY

In an investigation that has major repercussions on aviation safety, the Enforcement Directorate is probing whether chartered planes were used to ferry truckloads of cash and other illicit material in... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2C5bTkJ

A robot submarine able to hunt and kill the predatory crown-of-thorns starfish devastating the Great Barrier Reef was unveiled by Australian researchers on Friday. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2C3zsdl

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his Thailand counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha on the sidelines of the Fourth BIMSTEC Summit and discussed strengthening of bilateral ties. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wu27TG

India's top court dismisses a Muslim group's complaint over a video that has gone viral this year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Najm6o

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LIqIca

In a move to secure the release of 11 relatives of policemen kidnapped by terrorists in south Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have quietly released around a dozen family members of terrorists,... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2N69Dhb

The Enforcement Directorate today questioned former finance minister P Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case for the fourth time, officials said. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2LHB8Jb

Stars of soul, gospel and jazz honour the music legend on the eve of her funeral in Detroit. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PSUXjV

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her government was providing food security to 90 per cent people in the state in a scheme under which food grains at Rs 2 per kg or half the... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2LNPTKM

The district authorities on Thursday gave Indian citizenship to 36 Pak migrants in Jaipur. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2N7oKqw

Meghan Markle spent three days at best friend Jessica Mulroney's home in Toronto. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2MJjhXW

All restaurants and shops selling or serving meat in east Delhi will have to mandatorily display boards specifying if it is halal or 'jhatka' meat, the highest decision-making body of the area's... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2NCVvsK

BJP MLA Ashok Singh Chandel today created a flutter in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly when he alleged threat to his life and said he was not getting adequate security despite raising the issue with... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2PUbKn1

A 32-year-old man allegedly committed suicide after strangulating his wife and two minor daughters to death in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, the police said today. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2C3rUav

After the end of the last ice age, as sea levels rose, glaciers receded and global average temperatures soared as much as 7 degrees Celsius, the Earth's ecosystems were utterly transformed. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2CaVWJs

UP Gang-Rape Survivor Sets Herself, Son On Fire After Cops 'Refuse' Help A 27-year-old gang-rape survivor who set herself and her 12-year-old son on fire yesterday died in a hospital at Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur this morning. The woman was admitted to hospital with 95... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2PSzgR2 https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

Former Australian PM Resigns From Parliament, Government Loses Majority Australia's former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday resigned from parliament, a source familiar with the matter said, stripping the government of its one-seat parliamentary majority. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2C2gwfm https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

High Level Kerala Delegation To Source Relief Funds From Diaspora A high-level delegation led by a Kerala minister will travel to various Middle East countries and other nations to source funds for rebuilding the state in the wake of this month's devastating floods... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2Po69Eh https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

No 5-Day Bank Shutdown In September, Don't Panic, Says Finance Ministry The Finance Ministry on Friday issued a statement denying reports that a number of public and private sector banks are likely to be closed for the five days of September. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2C50Jwl https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

Clock changes: EU backs ending daylight saving Time could be up for the practice of changing clocks in the autumn and spring in the EU. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2N5Ap9q https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

China targets video gaming to tackle myopia in children New restrictions will try to tackle rising levels of near-sightedness among children. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NAnadV https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

Congress Attacks Modi Government Over Rising Fuel Prices The Congress on Friday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the "skyrocketing" fuel prices and alleged that it has profited by over Rs 11 lakh crore from the taxes imposed on fuels. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2C4sp4f https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

Japan Eyes Record Defence Budget Amid North Korea, China Threats Japan's defence ministry on Friday made its biggest-ever budget request, seeking better missile defence and bolstered air power amid ongoing threats from North Korea and China. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2Pnq0DD https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

Game Over? China To Limit Number Of Online Games Over Myopia Fears Shares of Chinese video game companies plunged on Friday after the government unveiled plans to control the number of online games as part of an effort to prevent myopia among children. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wsKYtK https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

Notes Ban "Butchered" Indian Economy: Shiv Sena The Shiv Sena on Friday again attacked the BJP for demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 bank notes in 2016, calling it a "butchering of the Indian economy" which it said even the Reserve Bank Of India... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2oq8kf2 https://ift.tt/2PmHCzA

UP Gang-Rape Survivor Sets Herself, Son On Fire After Cops 'Refuse' Help A 27-year-old gang-rape survivor who set herself and her 12-year-old son on fire yesterday died in a hospital at Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur this morning. The woman was admitted to hospital with 95... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2PSzgR2 via Blogger https://ift.tt/2C05VkM August 31, 2018 at 03:10PM

Former Australian PM Resigns From Parliament, Government Loses Majority Australia's former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday resigned from parliament, a source familiar with the matter said, stripping the government of its one-seat parliamentary majority. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2C2gwfm via Blogger https://ift.tt/2N395J8 August 31, 2018 at 03:10PM

High Level Kerala Delegation To Source Relief Funds From Diaspora A high-level delegation led by a Kerala minister will travel to various Middle East countries and other nations to source funds for rebuilding the state in the wake of this month's devastating floods... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2Po69Eh via Blogger https://ift.tt/2C3rOzO August 31, 2018 at 02:55PM

No 5-Day Bank Shutdown In September, Don't Panic, Says Finance Ministry The Finance Ministry on Friday issued a statement denying reports that a number of public and private sector banks are likely to be closed for the five days of September. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2C50Jwl via Blogger https://ift.tt/2PNpcZP August 31, 2018 at 02:55PM

Clock changes: EU backs ending daylight saving Time could be up for the practice of changing clocks in the autumn and spring in the EU. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2N5Ap9q via Blogger https://ift.tt/2LHmkdN August 31, 2018 at 02:51PM

China targets video gaming to tackle myopia in children New restrictions will try to tackle rising levels of near-sightedness among children. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NAnadV via Blogger https://ift.tt/2MYAdJh August 31, 2018 at 02:51PM

Congress Attacks Modi Government Over Rising Fuel Prices The Congress on Friday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the "skyrocketing" fuel prices and alleged that it has profited by over Rs 11 lakh crore from the taxes imposed on fuels. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2C4sp4f via Blogger https://ift.tt/2C1aV95 August 31, 2018 at 02:40PM

Japan Eyes Record Defence Budget Amid North Korea, China Threats Japan's defence ministry on Friday made its biggest-ever budget request, seeking better missile defence and bolstered air power amid ongoing threats from North Korea and China. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2Pnq0DD via Blogger https://ift.tt/2PNp4cN August 31, 2018 at 02:40PM

Game Over? China To Limit Number Of Online Games Over Myopia Fears Shares of Chinese video game companies plunged on Friday after the government unveiled plans to control the number of online games as part of an effort to prevent myopia among children. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wsKYtK via Blogger https://ift.tt/2LIgA3p August 31, 2018 at 02:40PM

Notes Ban "Butchered" Indian Economy: Shiv Sena The Shiv Sena on Friday again attacked the BJP for demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 bank notes in 2016, calling it a "butchering of the Indian economy" which it said even the Reserve Bank Of India... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2oq8kf2 via Blogger https://ift.tt/2N2tPR6 August 31, 2018 at 02:25PM

A 27-year-old gang-rape survivor who set herself and her 12-year-old son on fire yesterday died in a hospital at Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur this morning. The woman was admitted to hospital with 95... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2PSzgR2

Australia's former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday resigned from parliament, a source familiar with the matter said, stripping the government of its one-seat parliamentary majority. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2C2gwfm

A high-level delegation led by a Kerala minister will travel to various Middle East countries and other nations to source funds for rebuilding the state in the wake of this month's devastating floods... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2Po69Eh

The Finance Ministry on Friday issued a statement denying reports that a number of public and private sector banks are likely to be closed for the five days of September. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2C50Jwl

Time could be up for the practice of changing clocks in the autumn and spring in the EU. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2N5Ap9q

New restrictions will try to tackle rising levels of near-sightedness among children. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NAnadV

The Congress on Friday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the "skyrocketing" fuel prices and alleged that it has profited by over Rs 11 lakh crore from the taxes imposed on fuels. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2C4sp4f

Japan's defence ministry on Friday made its biggest-ever budget request, seeking better missile defence and bolstered air power amid ongoing threats from North Korea and China. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2Pnq0DD

Shares of Chinese video game companies plunged on Friday after the government unveiled plans to control the number of online games as part of an effort to prevent myopia among children. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wsKYtK

The Shiv Sena on Friday again attacked the BJP for demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 bank notes in 2016, calling it a "butchering of the Indian economy" which it said even the Reserve Bank Of India... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2oq8kf2

A video of Indian and Pakistani soldiers dancing together to Bollywood songs in Russia has gone viral on social media. The camaraderiewas captured on the sidelines of the recently-concluded mega... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wupfBL

One student died and around hundred students fell ill allegedly, after consuming mid-day meal at a school in Koderma district of Jharkhand, the police said today. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wyL8Pn

The Supreme Court today sought responses from the centre, six state governments and the BJP on a plea which has alleged that they have violated the top court's directions on issuance of public... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2N2ixwa

The Congress party today launched its 'Jan Sangharsh Yatra' campaign in the city to highlight the "failures" of the BJP-led central and state governments in fulfilling the promises made to the people. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2N4947H

Disapproving of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina's comments on NN Vohra, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the former governor had been an outstanding officer throughout his tenure... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2NASmcU

In a room that is both home and studio, Evans Ngure works on a sculpture, a fantastical fish fabricated from found objects: wooden spoons, broken scissors and an old machete. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2ooG4cT

James Ricketson was arrested while he was flying a drone over an opposition rally in Cambodia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2C0O51l

The man is charged after allegedly saying he would kill journalists who criticised Donald Trump. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2CaU4AO

Akhilesh Yadav's estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav came face-to-face with cousin Ramgopal Yadav, a day after announcing a "Samajwadi Secular Morcha", which revived speculation of a split,. In the fleeting... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2C3eZpa

Today, August 31, is the last day to file your Income Tax Returns for the assessment year 2018-19 for salaried individuals and people with professional income. Since the government has already given a... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wrtspS

Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Congress leader Virbhadra Singh was admitted to the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH) in Shimla after he suffered chest infection, but his... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wtDZAA

Researchers have found a new way that global warming is bad for the planet: more hungry bugs. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2PmFZ4G

Asking public and private insurance companies to quickly settle claims filed by the flood-affected in Kerala, Union Minister of State for Finance Pon Radhakrishnan has said that the Centre will... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2PivBuT

Malayalam actor Priya Prakash Varrier was granted a huge reprieve today as the Supreme Court cancelled a police case against her over a song in her film. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wttRrE

The hearing on Article 35A in Jammu and Kashmir has been deferred to January by the Supreme Court today. The court said any hearing on the matter now will create law and order issues in the border... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2LJzzdP

The Special Investigation Team of the Karnataka police probing the Gauri Lankesh murder case is hunting for at least five more people. The SIT insists the leadership of Hindu rightwing outfit Sanatan... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2or0Nge

Buying a car or two-wheeler is set to become expensive from tomorrow, as long-term third party insurance policy has been made mandatory by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI)... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2Nzkw8p

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly today approved a key bill that will pave the way for the re-introduction of the provision of anticipatory bail, which was revoked in the state during the Emergency in 1976. from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2NCKyYq

Months before the elections in Madhya Pradesh, the BJP and Congress supporters are waging a video war online. The latest, a 'Bahubali'-themed video portraying Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2PMYf8B

Catholic leaders in Australia confirm they will not force priests to report sexual abuse. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2METYWM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Kathmandu to attend the 4th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit where he is pitching for enhanced... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2PnBzKP

A 3-year-old boy was critically injured in what appears to be a fight between the Trinamool and BJP workers, over control of a local panchayat board in Malda from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2wvkNCK

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that even though some people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have climbed a few steps in the economic ladder, the stigma of caste and... from NDTV News - Top-stories https://ift.tt/2PTG01e