Companies in India claiming that they can help people send bulk messages on WhatsApp must cease operations, the Facebook-owned messaging app warned on Thursday.


WhatsApp warns clones to cease bogus operations in India


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Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, during her roadshow in Varanasi on Wednesday evening, saw that a man in the crowd had fallen down. She immediately got down from her truck and offered water to the man who complained of chest pain.


Priyanka steps down from roadshow to save man


Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday announced that Alwar district in Rajasthan will be divided into two police zones in view of the rising crime rate here.


Alwar will be divided into 2 police zones: Gehlot


PMK founder S. Ramadoss on Thursday said the Tamil Nadu government should take steps to release the seven persons convicted in connection with former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination under the Criminal Procedure Code.


TN must take steps to free Rajiv Gandhi killers: Ramadoss


Iran is committed to the 2015 nuclear agreement it signed with a group of world powers despite the withdrawal of the US from the landmark pact, the Gulf country's Foreign Minister said on Thursday, calling the reimposing of the sanctions by Washington "unacceptable".


Iran committed to nuclear agreement: Foreign Minister


More than 1,100 refugees and asylum seekers in Sri Lanka have been forced to flee their homes due to violent attacks on religious minorities following the Easter Sunday bombings and are living in precarious makeshift shelters in the country, Amnesty International said on Thursday.


Refugees in Sri Lanka fear for safety amid violence


The Philippines has recalled its ambassador to Canada in an escalating row over the disposal of waste wrongly labelled as recyclable, the country's Foreign Secretary confirmed on Thursday.


Philippines recalls envoy to Canada over waste row


Authorities imposed curfew and called out the Army on Thursday after suspected cow vigilantes killed a civilian in Jammu and Kashmir's Bhaderwah town in Doda district, triggering group clashes.


Tension grips Bhaderwah town after civilian's murder (2nd Lead)


US President Donald Trump has moved to ban American telecom firms from installing foreign-made equipment that could pose a threat to national security, White House officials said, stepping up a battle against China by effectively barring sales by Huawei, the countrys leading networking company.


Trump moves to ban foreign telecom gear


US President Donald Trump on Thursday will unveil a new immigration proposal that would move the country toward a more merit-based system and boost border security.


Trump to unveil new immigration proposal


The US Department of Homeland Security has announced the "immediate suspension" of commercial passenger and cargo flights between the US and Venezuela.


US suspends flights to Venezuela


With a motive to protect US communications network from "foreign adversaries", President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Wednesday.


Trump declares national emergency over cyber threats


Iran is at the highest level of preparedness to counter any military threat against the country, Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said.


Iran prepared to counter military threats: Minister


The Rajasthan government is reportedly planning to remove all references about demonetisation, as well as editing the profile of RSS icon Vinayak Savarkar, from textbooks of the state board to be published for the academic session 2019-2020.


Rajasthan mulls removing DeMo from school textbooks


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL filed by a BJP leader seeking directions to the Election Commission to take action and restrict the misuse of religion for electoral gains.


Delhi HC dismisses PIL against Kamal Haasan


Delhi Police on Wednesday told a city court that no offence is made out against Congress President Rahul Gandhi for making a statement against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleged to be derogatory in a complaint in 2016.


Delhi Police: No offence made out against Rahul Gandhi under sedition law


Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday placed a proposal before UN officials to set up an International Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Recovery in the state.


Odisha CM seeks international disaster mitigation centre


Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that he has sought a day-to-day report from the police in the case of a rape victim who went missing from a rehabilitation centre on April 28.


Sought day-to-day report in missing rape victim case: Goa CM


With casinos emerging as a key issue in the Panaji bypoll, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that his government was considering a state BJP proposal to shut down offshore casinos operating in the coastal state.


Considering BJP request to shut offshore casinos: Goa CM


The Supreme Court on Wednesday termed as "prima facie arbitrary" the arrest of BJP's West Bengal youth wing leader Priyanka Sharma for allegedly publishing a morphed image of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on social media.


Mamata meme: SC terms BJP youth leader arrest 'abitrary'


Police have arrested six persons for pelting stones at a camp held by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district.

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