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Russia Expels 23 British Diplomats as Crisis Over Nerve Toxin Attack Deepens
Putin has cast his country as a fortress besieged by hostile Western powers with him as its defender, and state media is likely to portray the anti-British move in that context.
Microsoft Offers More Than Rs 1.5 Cr to Identify Chip Bugs
Microsoft's bug bounty programme is open until December 31.
FIFA Approves Video Assistant Referees For 2018 World Cup
VAR allows officials to review and overturn referee decisions for incidents including goals, penalty awards, red cards and mistaken identity.
Donald Trump Signs US-Taiwan Travel Bill, Angering China
The move adds to strains between the two countries over trade, as Trump has enacted tariffs and called for China to reduce its huge trade imbalance with the United States, even while Washington has leaned on Beijing to help resolve tensions with North Kor...
Britain Says Likely That Russia's Putin Made Decision For Nerve Agent Attack
Theresa May said on Wednesday that the Russian state was culpable for the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal, a former double agent who betrayed dozens of spies of Britain's MI6 foreign intelligence service, and his daughter.
'Rapes an 'Old Truth' in Society, Small Cases Blown Out of Proportion': Haryana CM Khattar at Rising India Summit
Speaking at the Rising India Summit in New Delhi, Khattar said that small incidents were becoming a big law and order situation. Responding to the rising cases of rapes in the state, he said that by and large law and order was not an issue in Haryana.
Iraqi Teenager Found Guilty of Carrying Out London Train Bombing
Eighteen-year-old Ahmed Hassan, who the court heard had spoken of his duty to hate Britain because of the deaths of his parents in Iraq, had been placed under Britain's counter-radicalisation programme at the time.
No Video, No Eyewitness: How Accused in the Mangaluru Pub Attack Walked Free
When 26 men accused in the 2009 Mangaluru pub attack walked free on Monday, it came as a shock for all those who believed they were acquitted "despite video evidence".
Snapchat Loses $1.5 Billion In Single Day after Rihanna Calls Out Offensive Ad On App
This isn't the first time this year that Snap Inc. has felt the star power of a celebrity affect their holdings; in February, Snap stocks dropped over 7 percent after Reality TV star Kylie Jenner sent a dismissive tweet about Snapchat.
Ava DuVernay Becomes First African-American Woman To Direct Superhero Film
DuVernay directed recently-released A Wrinkle In Time, smashing the $100 million budget barrier, as well as 13th, an Oscar-winning documentary about mass incarceration of African-Americans.
Moily's Rant? Disowned Tweet from Unverified Handle Hits Congress Where it Hurts
Karnataka Congress MP and former Union Minister Veerappa Moily’s lone tweet about the way his party was choosing candidates for the Assembly election left Twitter aflutter on Friday, with the Congress facing embarrassment about an open allegation of an un...
Can't Ask Govt to Let Rohingya Enter India, Provide Refugee Cards: Centre to Supreme Court
Submitting its fresh affidavit in the Court, the Ministry of Home Affairs has maintained that national interest requires that only those holding valid travel documents be permitted to enter Indian soils.
GM CEO Mary Barra Meets With US Regulators on Fuel Efficiency Rules
The meeting comes weeks before the Trump administration plans to decide whether to revise landmark fuel efficiency standards through 2025.
PNB Scam Case: Govt Questions Why it Should Tell Supreme Court About Status of Probe
Attorney General KK Venugopal opposed a suggestion mooted by the Supreme Court that the government should submit a stays report on investigation in the Punjab National Bank scam in a sealed cover envelope.
Asian Shares Slip as New US Political Worries Sour Mood
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.2 percent in early trade. Japan's Nikkei was down 0.3 percent.
Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Enable Government to Double Tax-free Gratuity to Rs 20 Lakh
The law is applicable to employees, who have completed at least five years of continuous service in an establishment that has 10 or more persons.