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At Least 19 Killed in Suicide Attack on Afghan Protesters
A wave of violence across Afghanistan in recent weeks has claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians and security forces, as the Taliban makes gains on the battlefield and IS launches deadly urban attacks.
Over a Million Told to Flee as Hurricane Florence Stalks US East Coast
Residents scrambled to flee en masse as the menacing Category 4 storm packing winds of 140 miles (220 kilometers) per hour bore down on the East Coast of the United States.
Man Who Stole Nizam’s Gold Tiffin Worth Crores Used it Every Day to Have food, Police Say
The thieves, who made away with a gold tiffin box, a cup studded with rubies, diamonds and emeralds, a saucer and a spoon, fled to Mumbai and lived in a luxury hotel before being nabbed.
Facebook Can Do Better to Retain New Mothers: Ex-Data Scientist
Writing in The Wired, Eliza Khuner, a data scientist who worked at Facebook from November 2017 to July 2018, said she had to leave her job at Facebook as the company has no policy for those who have to balance motherhood with their jobs.
Telangana Congress Leader Jagga Reddy Arrested for Trafficking 3 People to US on Forged Papers
T. Jayaprakash Reddy was detained on the charges of impersonation, forgery, cheating and human trafficking.
Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Briefs EC on Challenges, Preparations for Assembly Polls
Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar this afternoon briefed the EC about the preparations underway to hold assembly polls after the state assembly was dissolved last week. The term of assembly was to end in June 2019.
Rajasthan 'Battlefield Tourism' Convention to Recreate Famous Battles
Battlefield Tourism in Rajasthan, taken up at the seventh edition of the Indian Heritage Hotels Association (IHHA) Convention, all set to attract tourists across the globe is due on Sept 13-14 in Bharatpur.
How China is Fuelling 'Indirect Growth' by Moving Factories Abroad and Also Beating Trump's Tariffs
The US and China, the world's two largest economies, have been locked in a months-long trade fight after Trump imposed 25 percent customs duties on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods this summer, triggering a swift tit-for-tat response from Beijing.
WhatsApp Now Available on Reliance JioPhone, JioPhone 2: How to Download
WhatsApp is available in the JioPhone AppStore starting September 10 and will be rolled out on all JioPhones by September 20.
Pakistan Rejects Report on BRI Renegotiation With China, Says it's Committed to CPEC
The CPEC, launched in 2015, is a planned network of roads, railways and energy projects linking China's resource-rich Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region with Pakistan's strategic Gwadar Port on the Arabian Sea. It is a part of the BRI.
For Families of Some 9/11 Victims, New DNA Tools Reopen Old Wounds
The New York City Medical Examiner's Office has worked for 17 years to identify the remaining 1,100 victims. Using advances in DNA extraction techniques over the past five years, it has made five more identifications.
Class 11 Girl Commits Suicide for Maratha Quota, Note Alleges Caste Bias in Admissions
Kishori left a note where she has mentioned that she was committing suicide for reservation to the Maratha caste. She mentioned that she had secured 89 per cent marks in her Class 10 exams this year, but was unable to get admission to the science stream i...
World Must Act by 2020 to Avoid Runaway Climate Change, Says UN chief Antonio Guterres
"Climate change is the defining issue of our time -- and we are at a defining moment," Guterres said in an address at UN headquarters in New York.
21,000 Calls Attempted to Avail Doorstep Delivery of Services on 1st Day: Delhi Govt
According to the Delhi government, the number of calls as compared to day 1 is, however, likely to go down on the consecutive days as there were many callers who called just out of curiosity and to know whether the scheme has started.
Bureaucratic Reshuffle: 30 New Joint Secretaries Appointed in Different Central Govt Depts
IAS officers Piyush Goel and Nidhi Khare will be joint secretaries in the Home Ministry for five years, an order issued by the personnel ministry said.
Sui Dhaaga Song Khatar Patar has Varun Dhawan, Anushka Sharma Going for the Kill; Watch Video
Sui Dhaaga is Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma's first film together, but they seem to have a good chemistry.