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Islamic State destroys ancient Catholic monastery in Syria
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdel Rahman said the terrorists demolished the Syriac Catholic monastery "on the pretext that it was used for worshipping others than God"
Chinese hackers targeting Sino-India border dispute: Report
The hackers were detected in April ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China in May and they are still conducting attacks, cyber-security firm FireEye said.
The first set of Ubuntu phones coming to India by August-end at Rs 11,999 onwards
The Aquaris E4.5 is priced at Rs 11,999, while the Aquaris E5 carries a price tag of Rs 13,499.
Jet Airways plane lands with 'insufficient fuel'; pilots suspended
As many as 142 passengers and eight crew members of a Jet Airways flight from Doha to Kochi had a narrow escape after the plane landed at Trivandrum airport without the mandatory reserve fuel requirement, leading to the suspension of both the pilots by th...
Impression of government protecting tainted ministers wrong: Kiren Rijiju
Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, on Friday said the impression that the Centre was "protecting tained ministers" was totally wrong as the reasons given were unfounded.
India-born filmmaker Nisha Pahuja to participate in Toronto film lab
The NFB and the CFC announced on Thursday that four distinguished filmmakers including Pahuja have been selected to participate in the NFB/CFC Creative Doc Lab, read cfccreates.com.
Facebook is now the major source of news, not Google
Facebook now accounts for more of the traffic to news sites than Google, according to latest results.
Here's why you mistake strangers for familiar faces
Neuroscientists, including an Indian-origin researcher from Johns Hopkins University, have pinpointed a part of the brain that helps you decipher memory from new experiences.
Chicago's famed arts museum to showcase Krishna paintings
A famed arts museum in Chicago would exhibit a series of paintings on Lord Krishna which includes some of the rare collection of such paintings from India.
Gold hits five-week high on lower U.S. September rate hike chance
Gold hit its highest in five weeks on Thursday as the dollar eased after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting suggested policymakers were in no hurry to raise interest rates.
First woman who received gallantry award to fight a legal battle to remain in Army
Mitali has now decided to move the Supreme Court after her request for permanent commission was turned down by the Ministry of Defence.
Adobe to Ashley Madison: The biggest hacking incidents
Ashley Madison is only the latest, and not the biggest, high-profile breach of customer or employee data reported in recent years.
Salman Khan to host 'Bigg Boss' again?
Over the years, Salman's presence has undoubtedly been one of the major highlights of the show, which sees a bunch of celebrities locked up together inside a house for three months.
Junk food causing obesity, diabetes and hypertension among kids, ban them in schools: Government panel
The panel has, in its report, recommended that junk food in school canteens and even in the vicinity of an institution must be banned.
FIFA, World Cup sponsors talk in secret over corruption crisis
FIFA has met with some World Cup sponsors in a meeting they demanded after a corruption crisis rocked football's governing body.
Sudhir Mishra thinks directors like Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Rajkumar Hirani deserve to be the chairman of FTII
Mishra took to micro-blogging site Twitter on Thursday to express his concern for the FTII students, who have been protesting for over two months now.