News brief: Big stories of the day

News brief: Big stories of the day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Rescued Thai boy says 'hope' kept them going, another feared mom would scold him

The 12 boys of a local football team and their coach, who spent more than a fortnight in a flooded cave in Thailand, today said "hope kept them going" as they interacted with the media.

Watch: Hardline Islamic groups to contest upcoming general elections in Pakistan

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Some of Pakistan's hardline Islamic groups, who defend the blasphemy law, and have been accused of playing a role in global terrorism and murders of religious minorities, would be contesting the July 25 general elections, triggering concerns of further radicalization of the conservative country.

Debate on no-trust motion in Lok Sabha on Friday, BJP remains unperturbed

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday accepted a no-confidence motion moved by the opposition against the government.

Google hit with record 4.34 bn euro fine over 'illegal' Android strategy: EU

The European Union slapped Google with a huge 4.34-billion-euro fine for abusing the dominance of its Android operating system on Wednesday in the biggest antitrust penalty in the bloc's history.

100 terrorists and 43 security personnel killed in J&K in 6 months

Hundred militants and 43 security personnel were killed in Jammu and Kashmir in the first six months of this year, Union Minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said today.