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Pune, Feb 15: A Pune-based woman's world came to an unexpected standstill when her son succumbed to cancer two years ago in Germany. But her joy knows no bounds now. She became a grandmother to twins born via surrogacy methods using her son's cryo-preserved semen. Doctors at Pune's Sahyadri Hospital performed the in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedure and fused Prathamesh Patil's semen, extracted

Mumbai, Feb 15: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted multiple searches in connection with a Rs 280 crore money laundering case against billionaire jewellery designer Nirav Modi and others following a complaint by Punjab National Bank. Official sources said the agency sleuths swooped down on at least ten premises of entities involved in the case early on Thursday morning. The premises

Johannesburg, Feb 15: South African President Jacob Zuma resigned on Wednesday in a televised address to the nation, ending a turbulent tenure marred by corruption scandals that sapped the popularity of the ruling African National Congress and hurt one of Africa’s biggest economies. The resignation signaled an imminent end to a leadership crisis in South Africaand set the stage for Mr. Zuma to be

Hyderabad, Feb 15: Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Rao Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon terror attack case and a National Investigation Agency (NIA) witness in the 2007 Makkah Masjid terror attack case, turned hostile on Wednesday. Purohit appeared before the fourth additional metropolitan sessions judge-cum-special court for NIA cases amid tight army security. He was cross-examined by

Parkland, Feb 15: A former student armed with an AR-15 rifle opened fire at a Florida high school on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, officials said, in a harrowing shooting spree that saw terrified students hiding in closets and under desks as they texted for help. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel identified the notorious gunman as Nikolas Cruz, 19, a former student at Marjory Stoneman

Parkland, Feb 15: A former student armed with an AR-15 rifle opened fire at a Florida high school on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, officials said, in a harrowing shooting spree that saw terrified students hiding in closets and under desks as they texted for help. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel identified the notorious gunman as Nikolas Cruz, 19, a former student at Marjory Stoneman

The Indian army on Wednesday, Feb 14, indirectly asked politicians not to communalise martyrs, a day after AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi revealed that five out of seven soldiers killed in the Sunjuwan military camp attack were Muslims. "We don't communalise martyrs, those making statements don't know the army well," said Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu

The Indian army on Wednesday, Feb 14, indirectly asked politicians not to communalise martyrs, a day after AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi revealed that five out of seven soldiers killed in the Sunjuwan military camp attack were Muslims. "We don't communalise martyrs, those making statements don't know the army well," said Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu

Jerusalem, Feb 14: In a setback to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli police have recommended that he be indicted for two case of corruption and breach of trust even as the beleaguered leader remained defiant and refused to step down. After a 14-month-long investigation, police announced on Tuesday that it found enough evidence to recommend the stateâs prosecution to indict 68-year

New Delhi, Feb 14: Just about a month after canceling government subsidised Haj pilgrimages, the BJP is offering Christians free trips to Jerusalem if elected to power in Nagaland, reported northeastern news outlets. It's unclear if the BJP is offering this to all of India's Christians, or only to Christians in the northeast, or only to Christians in Nagaland. The BJP's offer comes in the run-up