A cockroach found itself in the spotlight when it crawled on the shirt of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte during a campaign rally speech.


Cockroach crawls up Duterte's shirt during speech


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DMK President M.K. Stalin on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's order dismissing the case filed against the release of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.


Release the 7 convicts in Rajiv Gandhi case: Stalin


In a major embarrassment to the government, retired Admiral L. Ramdas on Thursday refuted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that the late Rajiv Gandhi and his family had enjoyed a family cruise on the INS Viraat.


Ex-Admiral refutes Modi's charges on Rajiv Gandhi's 'joy cruise'


North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, South Korea's military said, just five days after the communist nation launched a barrage of projectiles into the East Sea.


N. Korea fires two short-range missiles: Seoul (2nd Lead)


The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the plea by families of those killed along with former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi by a LTTE suicide bomber at Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991, opposing the release of the seven remaining convicts in the case.


Rajiv Gandhi killing: SC dismisses plea against convicts' release


US President Donald Trump has accused China of "breaking" the deal in trade talks and is likely to increase tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods on Friday, prompting Beijing to vow to hit back with "necessary countermeasures".


Trump says China 'broke' deal; Beijing vows retaliation


In a major embarrassment to the government, retired Admiral L. Ramdas on Thursday refuted Prime Minister Narendra Modis claim that the late Rajiv Gandhi and his family had enjoyed a family cruise on the INS Viraat.


Ex-Admiral refutes Modi's charges on Rajiv's 'joy cruise'


The CPI-M on Thursday asked Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and the Supreme Court to "take the court out of the crises in which it is currently mired".


SC must take steps to come out of crises: CPI-M


The death toll of a Taliban attack targeting an international aid group in the Afghan capital jumped to 14 on Thursday, with the militant group warning it would conduct more such strikes to avenge the civilian casualties of counter-insurgency military operations by Afghan and foreign forces.


14 dead in Taliban attack on aid group in Kabul


A BJP delegation approached the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday seeking 100 per cent coverage by central forces of polling booths in West Bengal's constituencies which are set to vote in the sixth phase on Sunday.


BJP in Bengal demands central forces at all booths


The prime accused in the Alwar gangrape case was picked up from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura on Thursday, taking the number of those arrested to five even as BJP held protests accusing the government of "deliberately suppressing" the case in view of the Lok Sabha elections.


Alwar gangrape: Prime accused arrested, BJP holds protests


A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh in connection with a defamation case filed by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval's son Vivek Doval.


Court grants bail to Jairam Ramesh in defamation case


China on Thursday said that it was prepared to defend its interests in the ongoing trade dispute with the US and reiterated its warning to retaliate if Washington went ahead with its plan to increase tariffs on Chinese products from 10 to 25 per cent.


China reiterates countermeasures against US tariffs


The European Union (EU) on Thursday called on Iran to continue to comply with its commitments set out in a nuclear deal signed with other world powers and lamented US sanctions against Tehran.


EU calls on Iran to uphold nuclear commitments


Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido's deputy has been detained by the country's intelligence services in a dramatic operation in eastern Caracas.


Venezuelan opposition leader's deputy arrested


The US Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr, the President's eldest son, seeking an additional closed-door testimony as part of lawmakers' ongoing probe of the Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to people familiar with the summons.


Trump Jr subpoenaed to testify on Russia contacts


The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was sacked from the BSF, regarding the cancellation of his nomination papers from the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency.


SC dismisses Tej Bahadur petition against axing of nomination


A sum of Rs 24 lakh, reportedly belonging to Raj Kishore Singh, the Congress candidate from Basti in Uttar Pradesh, was seized from a vehicle in Basti on Thursday.


Money seized from Congress candidate's vehicle


Gurdaspur (Punjab) Actor-politician Sunny Deol, the BJP candidate from the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat, is ensuring he continues his gym routine while campaigning for the elections.


Sunny Deol continues workout routine in Gurdaspur


After directions from a court, police in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh district have filed an FIR against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in a case of bribery allegation levelled by local journalists.


FIR against J&K BJP leaders for bribing journalists


The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea on Congress President Rahul Gandhi's citizenship.

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