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Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable since the Zika virus can cause unborn babies severe brain damage. This has led to plenty of panic

The Bhumata Ranragini Brigade, headed by Trupti Desai, led the protest. As she was detained, she called it a “black day” for democracy

Tennis wasn’t a sport that in the popular imagination was associated with such cheating. That has now come into question

While Tamil Nadu is busy preparing for the sport, the Supreme Court has played the proverbial wet blanket by issuing a stay order on the Centre’s notification lifting the ban on it

A new study finds that being happy has no effect on the length of our lives

The JeM was formed in 2000 by Maulana Masood Azhar, who was released from jail by India in exchange for hostages of the Indian Airlines fight IC-814 hijacked by terrorists in 1999

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Some Indian newspapers have taken out Star Wars specials. And fans of the franchise can find Darth Vader cake moulds and even band-aids online

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