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Bounty on criminal wanted in killing of 8 cops in UP raised to ₹5 lakh
The bounty on notorious criminal Vikas Dubey, who has been missing since Friday after allegedly killing eight policemen in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, has been increased to ₹5 lakh. Read more
PM Oli doesn’t budge an inch in Nepal standoff, party stares at a possible split
A meeting of the Nepal Communist Party’s standing committee scheduled to meet on Wednesday was deferred at the last minute, dimming hopes that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his rival faction led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal might be able to reconcile their differences soon. Read more
Terrified driver finds snake in vehicle, incident shocks netizens. Watch
The stories of encounters with snakes shared on the Internet generally send a shiver down one’s spine. And this story of a man in Australia proves the case and it is nothing short of a nightmare. Read more
Why didn’t Sachin Tendulkar prefer facing the first ball? These numbers provide insight
{{/usCountry}}Why didn’t Sachin Tendulkar prefer facing the first ball? These numbers provide insight
{{/usCountry}}Sourav Ganguly on Monday shared an interesting nugget regarding his long-time opening partner Sachin Tendulkar, mentioning how the star batsman never wanted to take first strike. Read more
Instagram Reels rolls out to users in India after TikTok gets banned
Instagram has started testing its TikTok-like feature ‘Reels’ in India. Instagram Reels will officially start rolling out to users in India from 7:30 pm tonight. Read more
Covid-19: Karnataka, Telangana emerging as fresh hot spots
Hindustan Times’ National Political Editor, Sunetra Choudhury brings you the top stories you need to know. Sunetra talks about the number of covid-19 cases in India, how Karnataka and Telangana are emerging as fresh hot spots, masks & sanitisers removed from essentials’ list, Brazil President Bolsonaro gets covid-19. Watch to know more
Sorry but you shouldn’t ban dog meat
At the end of June I began noticing a slew of tweets about dog-eating on my Twitter timeline. The ones that made the most impact came from my friend Pritish Nandy, an animal lover and a vegetarian. Read more