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No one seemed to mind the rape joke on the hit crossover episode of Fox's 'Family Guy' and 'The Simpsons'
The crossover episode has received criticism for a scene where a character uses rape as a punchline.
Flashback to 2006: When Orkut was the opium of the Internet masses
A news story from eight years ago gives us an idea of how popular and addictive Orkut used to be.
Goodbye, Orkut! Google's first social network shutting down today
Orkut was launched ten years ago but has failed to put Google ahead in what has become one of the Web's most popular businesses.
Mars orbiter sends picture of dust storm activities on the planet
MOM aims to study the Martian surface and mineral composition and scan its atmosphere for methane, an indicator of life.
Indian Raiilways to engage private firms to clean coaches in long distance trains
Four long distance trains, including those to Okhla in New Delhi, Howrah and Mumbai would be brought under the scheme from December this year, Divisional Railway Manager AK Rastogi said.
Students won't need attestation of documents, self-certification enough
Following up on the decision taken by Modi, the UGC has sent messages to VCs across the country asking them to initiate urgent steps.
PDP demands inquiry into J&K's flood management
"The sequence of events would suggest that the centuries-old established procedure was not followed fully which could have contributed to the catastrophe," PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said.
UN mission to combat Ebola opens HQ in Ghana
The Ebola outbreak has spiralled into the biggest ever and is believed to have killed more than 3,000 people.
Max Verstappen set to become youngest F1 driver
Verstappen will become the youngest driver to take part in a Formula One weekend when he drives a Toro Rosso in Friday practice at the Japanese GP.
Kerala: Murder accused RSS activist presents turban to Rajnath Singh, sparks row
Santhosh is the prime accused in the case relating to the murder of DYFI activist Vishnu in 2008 in the city. He is now on bail.
Jayalalithaa moves Karnataka High Court seeking bail
Jaya's lawyers filed two petitions in the High Court. First, for suspension of punishment and the other seeking stay on state government's move to confiscate her properties.
Five of the diaspora in the limelight at Madison Square Garden
In addition, Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana was recognised from the stage for a message he sent, though he was not present.
Rs 1,500 crore deposited in banks under Jan Dhan Yojana: Modi at Madison Square Garden
Modi said that his Bohra Muslim brothers know what money lenders can do to people. Bohra Muslims are mainly into business.
Entire world comes to US, but Indians live in entire world: PM at Madison Square
Addressing thousands of NRIs at the Madison Square Garden, Modi invited them to come to India and set up businesses as part of his newly launched 'Make in India' campaign.
It was a very emotional moment: Kavita Krishnamurthy
Krishnamurthy performed the 'Vaishnava Jan To', which is one of the most popular Hindu bhajans written in Gujarati language.
More than three dozen US lawmakers attend Modi's Madison Square event
This is for the first time that such a large number of US lawmakers attended an event organized by the Indian-American community.
