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The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court, said children who were using TikTok was vulnerable to exposure to sexual predators.

Sperm donor is child's legal father, Australian court rules

It is unclear, given the specifics of this relationship, whether the case could set a precedent for future judgements.

19 Jun 2019 3:34 PM IST

All public church services were cancelled after the Easter Sunday bomb blasts. (Photo: AP)

Two sulking Muslim ministers in Sri Lanka return to government fold

Muslim Cabinet minister and two provincial governors were accused of having sponsored National Thowheeth Jamaath (NTJ)...

19 Jun 2019 3:33 PM IST

Nearly 71 million now displaced by war, violence at home: UN

Nearly 71 million now displaced by war, violence at home: UN

Annual 'Global Trends' released by UN counts number of world's refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people...

19 Jun 2019 3:21 PM IST

McEver said that she made the crystallised book in 2014 and that the artwork has no religious meaning. (Photo: Screenshot of McEvers blog)

A Bible? A Quran?: Reality check of viral post shows different story

Posts claiming the book was a Bible or Quran found underwater hail the supposed discovery as miraculous.

19 Jun 2019 2:30 PM IST

The scheme will be accessible only to terminally ill adult patients with fewer than six months to live -- or one year left to live for sufferers of conditions such as motor neurone disease and multiple sclerosis. (Photo: Representational | Pixabay)

Euthanasia now legal in Australian's Victoria for the terminally ill

The country's second most populous region made voluntary euthanasia legal under closely specified circumstances, a first...

19 Jun 2019 2:24 PM IST

Various protests have been launched in Hong Kong by the general public and legal communities. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong's 'leaderless' protesters mull next move

'Bottom line is that people are trying to figure things out as they go," said one of the protesters camped outside Hong...

19 Jun 2019 2:12 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP/File)

China's friendship with North Korea 'irreplaceable': Xi Jinping

Xi is to visit Pyongyang on Thursday and Friday at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

19 Jun 2019 1:45 PM IST

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that the attack bore all the hallmarks of an attack by the Syrian regime. (Photo: AP)

Britain must leave EU by October 31 or pay the price: Boris Johnson

'We must come out on the 31 October because, otherwise I am afraid we face a catastrophic loss in politics,' Johnson...

19 Jun 2019 1:41 PM IST

As soon as the ambulance came, thousands of protestors waited patiently and moved aside in an orderly manner to let it pass, before regrouping again. (Photo: Twitter | @MuhammadLila)

Watch: 2 mn strong Hong Kong protestors let ambulance pass, garners...

A protestor who had collapsed during the massive protests on Sunday, was being taken to a hospital.

19 Jun 2019 1:36 PM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

Data rebukes Trump's claim; after years of improvement, US air quality...

While it remains unclear whether this is the beginning of a trend, health experts say it's troubling to see air quality...

19 Jun 2019 1:31 PM IST

Markel has topped Forbes list of 100 most powerful woman for eight consecutive times. (Photo: ANI)

Angela Merkel sparks health concerns as she trembles during ceremony

64-year old Markel is one of Europe's longest-serving leaders.

19 Jun 2019 1:15 PM IST

The accident took place when the jeep heading towards Kailebalu veered off the road and plunged into the river in the afternoon. (Photo: ANI)

Nepal: Jeep plunges into Karnali river, 15 people missing

The Nepal Police, along with the Army and Armed Police Force, launched a search operation for the missing Jeep.

19 Jun 2019 1:00 PM IST