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A local cleric backed the decision alleging the children were forced to read the Gita (Photo: AFP)

Parents of Muslim girl who won Gita chanting contest forced to change...

Firdosh's father working in Saudi Arabia instructed her mother to admit the girl and her brother to another school...

18 Sept 2017 4:32 PM IST

Doctors warned against extreme sexual behaviour (Photo: AFP)

Couple ends up in hospital after man's head gets stuck in wife's...

The doctors said that the man suffered bruises and scratches while his wife was stable despite internal bleeding.

18 Sept 2017 2:53 PM IST

The harmless elephants fled into the surrounding forests after forest department personnel fired in the air to scare them away. (Representational: Pixabay)

Elephant herd stray into Doon scaring residents

The harmless elephants fled into the surrounding forests after forest department personnel fired in the air to scare...

18 Sept 2017 2:53 PM IST

The book signed by Adolf Hitler has a blue cloth covering and was originally expected to sell for $20,000. (Photo: AP)

Rare 'Mein Kampf' copy signed by Hitler auctioned for $13,000

The book signed by Adolf Hitler has a blue cloth covering and was originally expected to sell for $20,000.

18 Sept 2017 2:04 PM IST

The serpent was identified as a brown tree snake (Photo: Facebook)

Shocking footage shows snake catcher pulling out venomous serpent

The snake catcher pulled out the snake hiding in the toilet's rim after three minutes of tugging.

18 Sept 2017 1:59 PM IST

How a dog is treated when it is young is more important in determining how it socialises with humans (Photo: Pixabay)

Chinese 'vet' being investigated for snipping dog's vocal cords

While debarking is a surgical procedure used to reduce tissue in dogs' vocal cords, the man was not licensed to operate...

18 Sept 2017 1:40 PM IST

While an apology may have good intentions, the researchers believe it can also be a selfish act. (Photo: Pixabay)

Apologies make rejection worse, says study

Research discovers issuing sorry can make rejected person feel like they need to offer forgiveness, even if their...

18 Sept 2017 1:19 PM IST

They left a suicide note stating that they were ending their lives as their families were not letting them stay together because of different castes. (Representational Image)

Mum-of-one commits suicide on being rebuked for 'tasteless sambar'

Housewife becomes upset after her husband criticizes her lentil-based chowder, decides to take her own life.

18 Sept 2017 12:09 PM IST

Tourists visit an artists studio as he (not in the photo) prepares idols of Goddess Durga ahead of upcoming Durga Puja in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Durga idol standing at 100 feet topples in Guwahati storm

Sculpture was slated to be world's tallest bamboo sculpture, beating 83-ft for a fibre-and-iron sculpture of Durga in...

18 Sept 2017 10:32 AM IST

Sumit, had worked in London before managing his family business in Neemuch while his wife Anamika was an engineer who was employed with a mining major. (Photo: Pixabay)

Young couple to become monks, leave daughter, property behind

The young couple have decided to embrace monkhood under the shewtambar' order of their religion, according to their...

18 Sept 2017 9:45 AM IST

The toilet paper thieves may cost the park up to 100,000 yuan (around $14,528) a year. (Photo: Pixabay)

Waste toilet-paper can be used to generate electricity, says study

Researchers say the process could tackle the problems of overflowing municipal landfills and dependency on fossil fuels.

18 Sept 2017 7:59 AM IST

Dr Venkatesh Movva

Sports doctor

Dr Venkatesh Movva excels in sports medicine, founding Indian Gridiron League to expand American football in India.

18 Sept 2017 2:27 AM IST