Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Beta in August: Report

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 might have a private beta in August across platforms, according to information on a listing on a retailer's website that has since been pulled.

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Smartphone Shipments Stagnate for the First Time, Notes Mary Meeker

As part of the report, Mary Meeker noted that smartphone shipments and Internet adoption growth went down, as did the global average price of smartphones.

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OnePlus 6 Next Update to Fix Reported Issues, Add Battery Percentage

OnePlus 6 next update will fixing the speaker volume issue for calls and notifications, rear autofocus, introduction of the battery percentage, more.

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Reddit Beats Facebook to Become Third Most Popular Site in the US: Alexa

Google is still the most visited site, followed by YouTube, Reddit, Facebook, and Amazon, Alexa rankings show.

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INX Media case: HC protects Chidambaram from arrest till July 3

Chidambaram had on Wednesday rushed to a trial court for protection from arrest in Aircel-Maxis case before approaching the Delhi high court in connection with the INX Media case, in which he has been asked by probe agencies to join investigations.

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Why cancelling the LPG subsidy is a poor option

With 800,000 dying from indoor air pollution every year, it is vital for India to continue to focus on the best solutions

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India must revive or build third places in its cities

Different cities around the world have developed their natural and cultural assets to build strong third places in the immediate neighbourhoods, as well as for the larger city.

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China's actions threaten the fragile Himalayan ecosystems, India must speak up before...

No country is more affected by China’s assault on the Himalayan ecosystems than India. Yet India’s silence is conspicuous. India, perennially mired in petty domestic politics, must speak up on China’s environmental onslaught before it is too late

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Trump: I wish I didn't pick Jeff Sessions

President Trump on Wednesday expressed fresh regret for appointing Jeff Sessions his attorney general.

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The Right-To-Try Bill Puts Patients At Risk In The Name Of Helping Them

Congress recently approved the federal right-to-try bill after a months-long

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Pompeii's Unluckiest Man Excavated, Internet Gives Him Second Life

The remains of a man trying to escape the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius

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Ambien manufacturer responds to Roseanne: 'Racism is not a known side effect'

The manufacturer of Ambien on Wednesday dismissed actress Roseanne Barr’s suggestion that the sleep aid was to blame for her racist and anti-Semitic tweets that led to the cancellation of her top-rated sitcom.

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Man tied to California blast victim freed, charge dropped

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man arrested on suspicion of having explosives after a blast killed his ex-girlfriend at her day spa has walked free after U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday that they had dropped the charge against him.

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Mary Kay Letourneau Defends Relationship With Vili Fualaau in New Documentary

The former teacher was jailed for her relationship with her then-sixth grade student, Vili Fualaau.

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Fast lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano closes highway

By Jolyn Rosa HONOLULU (Reuters) - Fast-moving lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano forced officials to close part of a highway on Tuesday, and they warned that sharp, thin strands of volcanic glass fibers carried by the wind could injure eyes and lungs. As lava crossed Highway 132, officials shut a stretch of road from Lava Tree State Park to Four Corners and told residents who had not evacuated to leave the area immediately. The lava flow destroyed a farm where Kevin Hopkins and partners raise tropical fish and the ornamental carp known as koi.

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The stunning rise and fall of Eric Greitens

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announces his resignation during a hastily called press conference, May 29, 2018. Politicians rise and fall, but it is difficult to think of an ascent as swift, or a downfall as brutal, as that of Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri. Celebrated only months ago as a potential Republican presidential candidate, Greitens resigned the governorship on Tuesday, as state legislators in Jefferson City expanded their inquiry into potential wrongdoing related to campaign fundraising — and moved to impeach him over the alleged blackmail and sexual assault of a woman with whom he’d once had an extramarital relationship.

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Family of saved boy thank Malian 'Spider-Man' Mamoudou Gassama, as 'true hero' receives French residency

The family of a small boy found hanging from a balcony in Paris have expressed heartfelt thanks to the Malian migrant who saved him. "He's truly a hero," the boy's grandmother said of Mamoudou Gassama, who climbed four floors before a crowd of well-wishers to pluck the child from danger. The four-year-old's father, who had allegedly left him in their flat to go shopping, and then stayed out longer than planned to play Pokemon Go, faces charges of child neglect. The daring rescue, which has earned him the nickname of Spider-Man, saw Mr Gassama become an overnight national hero and he was offered French citizenship. President Emmanuel Macron awarded him a medal for bravery after inviting him to the Elysée Palace on Monday and offered him a job in the fire brigade. “Thank you France. That’s all I can say,” said Mr Gassama after coming out of the state prefecture in of Bobigny, north or Paris, where he was handed a residency permit while awaiting full citizenship. It transpires that the boy had left Réunion, the French Indian Ocean island, where his mother and grandmother live, only three weeks ago for Paris to join his father, who works in the capital. His mother and the couple's second child were due to join them in June. The boy had already fallen one or two floors before somehow managing to grab hold of the fourth-floor balcony, as he is said to have pointed upwards when a resident in the neighbouring fourth-floor flat asked where he came from. His mother told Antenne Réunion that the boy's father had little experience looking after him on his own and that this was not the first time he had left him alone. "I can't justify what my husband did. People will say it could have happened to anyone and it has happened to other people. My son was just lucky," she said. Speaking of Mr Gassama’s act, she said: “If I were to meet him, I think I would say what everyone is saying: thank you, thank you!” “At any rate, I wouldn’t have been able to go one better than the president. He has been recompensed for his act.” There have been questions over why a man on the balcony of the neighbouring fourth-floor flat couldn’t simply pull him to safety. Mamoudou Gassam rescues young child from building in Paris  Credit: Telegraph But the neighbour told Le Parisien that he could only hold the boy’s hand but not pull him up because there was a divider separating the two balconies and he feared dropping him. "I didn't want to take the risk of letting go of his hand, I thought it better to do things step by step," he said. The child had been wearing a Spiderman outfit, he said, and was bleeding from his toe and had a torn nail. The boy was briefly taken into care by French authorities while police questioned his father, who was reportedly devastated, but social services concluded that the child risked no further imminent danger so gave him back custody. However, the father faces charges of failing in one's legal duty as a parent, punishable by a maximum two years in prison and a fine of €30,000 (£26,000). His mother is also due to be interviewed by social workers in Réunion. Emmanuel Macron awarded Mamadou Gassama a special medal and diploma for bravery and devotion Credit: POOL As for Mr Gassama, the 22-year-old left his native Mali in West Africa as a teenager in 2013, according to Le Monde. He crossed the Sahara desert through Burkina Faso, Niger and Libya and then traversed the Mediterranean to Italy in 2014 at his second attempt.  His first bid failed when he was intercepted at sea by police. He told Mr Macron that he had travelled to France because he did not know anyone in Italy and his brother had been living in France for many years. According to Le Figaro, he has been living in squalid migrant lodgings in Montreuil, east of Paris, with three brothers and several cousins.

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Bernie Sanders 'is considering another run for the presidency,' former campaign manager says

Jeff Weaver, who managed Sen. Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential bid, says the Vermont independent “is considering another run” in 2020.

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Supreme Court Blocks Appeal, Allowing Arkansas To Restrict Medical Abortions

The Supreme Court refused to hear a case from a Planned Parenthood affiliate

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Televangelist Claims He Needs $54 Million Private Jet To Spread The Gospel

A Louisiana televangelist is convinced that God wants him to own a fourth

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People Now: Amber Rose Opens Up About Her Breast Reduction — Watch the Full Episode

Your latest celebrity news and top headlines for May 30th on "People Now".

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Mississippi Delta: Still the heart of poverty

Photos: Yahoo News national correspondent Holly Bailey journeyed to the Mississippi Delta to find lingering poverty and racial disparities that profoundly moved both Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy fifty years earlier.

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No Charges For Teacher Who Drowned Raccoons In Front Of Students

A high school teacher in Ocala, Florida, who was caught on camera getting his

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Evacuation orders canceled in North Carolina after officials deem Lake Tahoma Dam safe

Heavy rainfall led to a landslide that compromised the Lake Tahoma Dam in western North Carolina early Wednesday morning.

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Mattis says U.S. to continue operations in South China Sea

By Idrees Ali ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday that the United States would continue to confront what Washington sees as China's militarization of islands in the South China Sea, despite drawing condemnation from Beijing for an operation in the region over the weekend. Reuters first reported that two U.S. Navy warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China on Sunday, even as President Donald Trump seeks Chinese cooperation on North Korea. The operation, known as "freedom of navigation," was the latest attempt to counter what Washington sees as Beijing's efforts to limit freedom of navigation in the strategic waters, where Chinese, Japanese and some Southeast Asian navies operate.

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The Latest: Top NK official, Pompeo have dinner in NY

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on diplomacy between the United States and North Korea (all times local):

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Mom Blasts Southwest Airlines For Asking To 'Prove' Biracial Son Was Hers

A Southwest Airlines employee asked a college basketball coach over the

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'Deadliest Catch' Star Blake Painter Found Dead At Age 38

Another early death has struck "Deadliest Catch."

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Tesla in autonomous mode hits parked police car

Police in a Southern California coastal town said that a Tesla in autonomous mode hit a patrol car parked on the side of a road on Tuesday. No one was in the patrol car when the collision took place in the late morning, the Laguna Beach Police Department said in a message posted along with photos on Twitter. "When using Autopilot, drivers are continuously reminded of their responsibility to keep their hands on the wheel and maintain control of the vehicle at all times," a Tesla spokeswoman said in response to an AFP inquiry.

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Two Belgian policewomen shot dead: What we know

A gunman killed two female police officers and a man in a parked car in the eastern Belgian city of Liege, before he was shot dead by police. The assailant is suspected of being radicalised in prison by Islamist militants. - At around 10:30 am (0830 GMT), a man followed two female police officers in Liege, stabbed them several times, then grabbed their firearms and shot them both dead.

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Giant, 11-Foot Alligator Captured After It Was Seen Eating Ducks in Florida Lake

The enormous reptile was seen eating ducks in a neighborhood lake.

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2,000 People Evacuated in North Carolina After Alberto Triggers Mudslides and Flooding

Mudslides triggered by the soggy remnants of Alberto forced evacuations below a dam and closed an interstate highway in the western mountains of North Carolina on Wednesday

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Ethiopian govt and opposition start talks on amending anti-terrorism law

By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's ruling coalition started talks with opposition groups on Wednesday on amending provisions of an anti-terrorism law that critics say has criminalised dissent, state-affiliated media said. Watchdog groups say the 2009 law's broad definitions have been used indiscriminately against anyone who opposes government policy. The discussions follow the release on Tuesday of opposition leader Andargachew Tsige, who was sentenced to death under the law in 2009 over his role in the opposition group Ginbot 7, which the government has labelled a terrorist organisation.

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Donald Trump Jr. retweets Roseanne Barr's discredited George Soros claims

Donald Trump Jr. saw fit to retweet Roseanne Barr's claims that billionaire Democratic donor George Soros was "a Nazi."

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Kremlin says it is Roman Abramovich's right to take Israeli citizenship

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich had every right to take Israeli citizenship, saying his choice to acquire another passport was no big deal. Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea soccer club who has found himself without a visa to Britain, took Israeli citizenship on Monday and will move to Tel Aviv where he has bought a property, the Israeli news website Ynet said. Abramovich, 51 has traditionally enjoyed good relations with the Kremlin and served as a regional governor in a remote Russian region from 2000-2008.

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How Technology Is Changing Visual Art

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How to Watch Live Sports Online

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How a Pentagon Contract Became an Identity Crisis for Google

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The Privacy Lawyer Giving Big Tech an $8.8 Billion Headache

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Greed, thrill of beating system incentives for match-fixing

The protagonists involved, the ingenious ways in which corruption can intrude into the sport almost unobtrusively, makes for riveting viewing. But by the end of it one is left with a sinking feeling that cricket may still be far removed from being a clean sport.

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Anti-Kremlin journalist’s death faked to thwart murder plot, officials say

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Why cancelling the LPG subsidy is a poor option

With 800,000 dying from indoor air pollution every year, it is vital for India to continue to focus on the best solutions

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China's actions threaten the fragile Himalayan ecosystems, India must speak up before...

No country is more affected by China’s assault on the Himalayan ecosystems than India. Yet India’s silence is conspicuous. India, perennially mired in petty domestic politics, must speak up on China’s environmental onslaught before it is too late

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Redmi 6A Leaked in 3 Variants on the TENAA Certification Site

Xiaomi Redmi 6A has been spotted in three different variants with model number M1804C3CT, M1804C3DT, and M1804C3DC.

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Smartphone Market to Stay Cool in 2018, Reignite in 2019 With 5G: IDC

An IDC Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker expected smartphone sales to slip two-tenths of a percent this year in a second straight year of slight decline.

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Microsoft Passes Google's Alphabet to Become Third Most Valuable Company

Microsoft surpassed Google's parent company Alphabet in market value Tuesday, becoming the third most valuable company in the world.

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Apple Orders Emily Dickinson Comedy, With Hailee Steinfeld

Apple has added another series to its burgeoning TV lineup: a half-hour comedy called Dickinson that's based on the life of 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson.

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LG V35 ThinQ With Snapdragon 845 SoC, 16-Megapixel Dual Cameras Launched

LG V35 ThinQ comes with features that are quite similar to the LG V30S ThinQ.

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Tesla Model 3 Gets Buy Rating From Consumer Reports After Braking Update

A wireless update of antilock braking software improved the stopping distance of Tesla's electric Model 3, prompting Consumer Reports to reverse course.

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Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1 Grey Colour Variant First Sale in India Today

The ZenFone Max Pro M1 Grey colour variant will be available on Flipkart in 3GB and 4GB RAM variants starting 12pm today.

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Google Launches Second App in China, Woos Top Smartphone Market

Last year, Google released its Translate app in China. It is maintained by Google's local joint venture.

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Hacker Gets 5 Years for Russian-Linked Yahoo Security Breach

A young computer hacker who prosecutors say unwittingly worked with a Russian spy agency was sentenced to five years in prison.

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Honor 7C to Go on Sale on the First Time in India Today

While the Honor 7A went on sale on Flipkart on May 29, the Honor 7C is set to go on sale for the first time on Amazon starting 12noon.

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Xiaomi Mi 8, Mi Band 3, and MIUI 10 Set to Launch Today

The Xiaomi Mi 8 launch will be Xiaomi's biggest event of the year as it prepares to upgrade its flagship smartphone series, mobile software, as well as its wearable segment which is begging for a...

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Fallout 76 Is an Online Survival RPG Inspired by Rust and DayZ: Report

Fallout 76 has more in common with DayZ and Rust than you'd like according to a report from Kotaku.

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Fallout 76 Trailer Shows Off Vault 76, May Be an Online Game

Fallout 76 for PS4, Xbox One, PC announced with more details at E3 2018.

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Sennheiser CX Sport In-Ear Bluetooth Headphones Launched in India

These Sennheiser CX Sport in-ear headphones are priced at Rs. 9,990 and pre-booking will begin on June 1 from shop.sennheiserindia.com.

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How a Pentagon Contract Became an Identity Crisis for Google

A $9 million deal for the use of artificial intelligence technology has fractured the internet giant’s work force and risks driving away top engineering talent.

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The Shift: The Privacy Lawyer Giving Big Tech an $8.8 Billion Headache

With the enactment of new privacy rules in Europe, it isn’t just regulators going after Big Tech: Advocates like Max Schrems are already filing lawsuits.

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How to Deal with Overly Chatty Group Texts

That group text with your family has your phone buzzing all day while you’re trying to work, or all night while you’re trying to relax. Here’s how to get some peace.

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Tech We’re Using: How Technology Is Changing Visual Art

Minh Uong, a visual editor at The Times, uses both low- and high-tech tools to create editorial art, but tech does not necessarily make it easier to become a professional illustrator.

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Roseanne Barr, Back on Twitter, Has More to Say

After the cancellation of her sitcom, she returned to the platform where she had made the statement that led to her downfall.

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Tech Tip: How to Watch Live Sports Online

Several streaming services offer multiple channels for athletic events, games and matches — which can make ditching the monthly cable bill even easier for some fans.

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North India has a problem with toxic masculinity

'This is obvious to everyone except those in denial; it is a national shame.''To that extent, blaming any particular government is an insufficient response,' argues Mihir S Sharma.

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Bypoll results: RLD leads in UP's Kairana, BJP ahead in Maharashtra

The Election Commission began counting of votes on Thursday to declare the results of by-elections held on May 28 in four Lok Sabha and 10 assembly constituencies.The bypoll results, especially in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana Lok Sabha constituency, could set the tone for the 2019 general elections, say analysts.

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It's time to look at the anti-defection law

'What happens in case the party joins a post-poll alliance with another party whose ideology the legislator is opposed to?''Should s/he let down her/his voters merely because her/his party leadership has taken a decision in that direction?' asks Aakar Patel.

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Death toll from Nipah virus rises to 15 in Kerala

The outbreak of the infection, a newly emerging zoonosis that causes severe disease in both animals and humans, is suspected to be from an unused well in Perambra which was infested with bats.

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Do the Gandhis have the maturity to forge alliances?

'For the Congress, it has become necessary to make alliances, but this is not easy to deliver at the local level,' says Aakar Patel.

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Sheena Bora Trial: And the witness brandished her shoe

Finally to end the dispute, Sharma threatened to show her shoes.Pasbola declared regally that he would like to forgo that particular honour.Sharma ignored him.Instead, she bent down, took off her shoe and triumphantly held her prize aloft, and said delightedly, "Yeh dekhiye! (Have a look!)"

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Tell the Sangh what is wrong with its ideology: Chidambaram to Mukherjee

The senior Congress leader said there is no point debating now on why the former president accepted the invite to be the chief guest at an RSS function in Nagpur.

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US President Trump meets Kim. Kim Kardashian, not Jong-un

The US president met reality star Kim Kardashian West and other officials, including senior adviser Jared Kushner, at the White House on Wednesday to discuss... prison reform.

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In nod to India, US renames Pacific Command as US Indo-Pacific Command

The latest announcement was made by the US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis during the change of guard ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbour wherein Admiral Phil Davidson replaced Admiral Harry Harris as Commander, US Indo-Pacific Command or IndoPacom.

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Vivid 2018 casts Sydney in a brand new light

Vivid Sydney is an annual festival that places light sculptures and installations throughout the city.More than 1 million people are expected to visit the festival this year, which takes place from 25 May to 16 June.Vivid is celebrating its 10th year with its biggest collection of light installations to date.Here are some dazzling sights from the lights festival.

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'EVMs are the most credible system available'

'I know most of the politicians in this country and I know how fair-weather friends they can be.''If they get defeated in elections, they will blame it upon something that cannot respond to their allegations like the EVMs.'

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Modi@4: Between slogans and reality falls the shadow

But what have the slogans achieved? Utkarsh Mishra/Rediff.com does a quick reality check.

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India, Indonesia ties elevated to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

The 2 countries signed 15 agreements including one on defence cooperation after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held 'productive discussions' with President Joko Widodo.

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Youth found hanging with note saying 'killed because you work for BJP'

BJP chief Amit Shah said the ruling TMC has 'surpassed the violent legacy of the communist rule' in West Bengal.

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Delhi's PWD minister raided; 'What does Modi Want,' asks Kejriwal

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party accused the central dispensation of keeping the party ministers and MLAs in controversy to ensure that the work done by the Delhi government was not highlighted among the people.

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Anti-social elements infiltrated Tuticorin stir, attacked cops: Rajinikanth

The superstar blamed anti-social elements for the anti-Sterlite protests last week that resulted in 13 deaths in police firing, and called for a Jayalalithaa-style 'iron fist' policy to crush such people in the interest of Tamil Nadu.

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Kumaraswamy promises decision on farm loan waiver in 15 days

Kumaraswamy met representatives of farmers groups and progressive peasants to discuss the problems faced by them.

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Why cancelling the LPG subsidy is a poor option

With 800,000 dying from indoor air pollution every year, it is vital for India to continue to focus on the best solutions

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Is this a prank? Rahul Gandhi hits out at Modi for 1 paisa fuel price cut

Gandhi said the one paisa cut in petrol rates was not a "suitable response" to the fuel challenge he threw to the prime minister a few days ago.

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China's actions threaten the fragile Himalayan ecosystems, India must speak up before...

No country is more affected by China’s assault on the Himalayan ecosystems than India. Yet India’s silence is conspicuous. India, perennially mired in petty domestic politics, must speak up on China’s environmental onslaught before it is too late

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US television show axed after star's racist tweet

Roseanne Barr in the tweet about former US President Barack Obama's senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said: "Muslim Brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby."

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Chidambaram gets interim relief from CBI in Aircel-Maxis case

P Chidambaram's son Karti was arrested on February 28 at the Chennai airport on his return from the United Kingdom, for his alleged role in facilitating Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance for INX Media Ltd. and its directors, Peter and Indrani Mukerjea.

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Why the government should not scrap the no-detention policy

By scrapping the no-detention policy, the State will not just delete a clause. It will deliver a body blow to the RTE.

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'Murdered' journalist Arkady Babchenko turns up alive after death staged to 'expose Russian plot'

By Wednesday afternoon, most of Arkady Babchenko's friends and colleagues had gone through the familiar cycle of grief and confusion that follows the killing of a Russian dissident journalist.  Obituaries had been written, travel arrangements were in train for the funeral, and Western politicians including Boris Johnson had announced they were "appalled".  Meanwhile, Ukraine had blamed Russia, Russia had blamed Ukraine, and both launched rival investigations to prove their stories.  And journalists in both countries, taught by bitter experience not to trust official probes into the deaths of their colleagues, pledged to run their own investigations. But then came a twist that no one could have predicted: Vasily Gritsak, the head of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), called a press conference and announced the whole thing had been a hoax.  Arkady Babchenko, centre, told a Press conference in Kiev the reported murder was part of sting operation to catch a hit squad Credit: VALENTYN OGIRENKO /Reuters For a moment, there was an uncomprehending silence. Then a door opened, and in shuffled a familiar shaven headed man.  Arkady Babchenko was wearing light trousers and a black hoodie. And he was looking somewhat sheepish.  "I have buried many friends and colleagues many times and I know the sickening feeling," he said, by way of explanation. "I am sorry you had to experience it. But there was no other way." "Special apologies to my wife. Olechka, I am sorry, but there were no options here," he said. "The operation took two months to prepare. I was told a month ago. As a result of the operation, one person has been captured, he is being held," he added.  Mr Gritsak said Mr Babchenko's fake death, which fooled his closest friends and family, as well as international media and world leaders, had allowed Ukrainian agents to thwart a genuine plot to take the journalist's life.  Arkady Babchenko was a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin Credit: Vitalii Nosach/Reuters Staging the murder, he implied, was necessary to gain evidence of communication between the hit man and his handlers, who he said worked for the Russian security services.  Yury Lutsenko, Ukraine's prosecutor general, said the alleged plot had involved a Ukrainian citizen recruited by Russian handlers to carry out the murder.  The SBU later released video of what they said was money being handed to the hired killer.  While I am very happy Arkady is alive I am also angry and confused because my fellow reporters and I spent yesterday posting and reading memories we shared of him and feeling very down and out. This was apparently some kind of sting operation. I hope it was worth it.— Simon Ostrovsky (@SimonOstrovsky) May 30, 2018 The death and resurrection of Russia's most famous war correspondent is one of the strangest episodes in the bitter confrontation between Russia and Ukraine.  Kiev hailed a victory and Moscow condemned a stunt. Konstantin Kosachev, head of the international affairs committee of the upper house of the Russian parliament, compared Ukraine's actions to Britain accusing Moscow of being behind the nerve gas poisonings of a Russian former spy and his daughter in England. Russia vehemently denies poisoning Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia Skripal. "The logic is the same - to defame Russia," Kosachev told the state news agency Tass. But the move also drew criticism from journalists and media freedom groups who said it undermined faith in reporting and played into the hands of governments who dismiss unwelcome coverage as fake news.  News of Mr Babchenko's "death" sent shock waves through the Russian journalistic community and opposition circles when it was announced on Tuesday evening.  Ukrainian police officers guard the entrance to Babchenko's home in Kiev after his body was apparently found Credit: VALENTYN OGIRENKO /Reuters Ukrainian police said the veteran war correspondent had been killed by a gunman lurking in the stairwell outside his Kiev flat late on Tuesday evening.  Police said his wife, Olga, found his body on the threshold of the flat with several gunshot wounds in his back and that he died in an ambulance on the way to hospital.  All of this seemed entirely plausible to those who knew him. The 2016 Kiev murder of Pavel Sheremet, another journalist, has still not been solved Credit: VALENTYN OGIRENKO Mr Babchenko was an implacable public critic of the Kremlin whose public statements had become increasingly abrasive, and the death appeared to fit with a pattern of murders in Kiev.  The unsolved deaths include that of Pavel Sheremet, a prominent Belarusian born liberal journalist who was blown up in his car in 2016.  The gunman in the stairwell and the shots in the back also recalled the deaths of two other prominent Kremlin critics - Anna Politkovskaya and Boris Nemtsov, who were murdered in Moscow in 2006 and 2015.  One Russian war photographer and friend of Mr Babchenko told the Telegraph he was "not surprised," on reflection, that his friend had been killed.  Babchenko had fled Russia over fears to his safety Credit: Akrady Babchenko/Facebook Several acquaintances of Mr Babchenko, many of whom had posted tributes online or even written obituaries for the Russian and foreign media, expressed relief mixed with deep unease over the deception.  And media freedom groups condemned the hoax, saying it could put other journalists in danger and play into the hands of those behind real murders.  "It is pathetic and regrettable that the Ukrainian police have played with the truth, whatever their motive," said Christophe Deloire, the head of Reporter Without Borders. "All it takes is one case like this to cast doubt on all the other political assassinations." Babchenko, a conscript in the Chechen wars, was a fierce critic of Putin Credit: Akrady Babchenko/Facebook Nor did it shine a light on the other unsolved murders - which some Ukrainian activists say the authorities have been distinctly reluctant to investigate with anything like the same level of commitment.  When a Ukrainian journalist asked about the investigation into "a real murder - that of Pavel Sheremet," Mr Gritsak replied: "We have a different topic today." The Russian government, which in the morning had condemned Mr Babchenko's murder and denied accusations of involvement, in the evening welcomed his recovery and swiftly condemned the hoax as "propaganda."  Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko  Credit: AP "The fact that Babchenko is alive is the best news" said Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the foreign ministry. "The fact that the whole story was created for propaganda effect is obvious." The Ukrainian government was defiant over the operation on Wednesday night. "I congratulate the SBU. You have conducted a brilliant operation to protect the life of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko," Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian president, wrote on Facebook.  Anton Geraschenko, an aide to the Ukrainian interior ministry, justified the pain caused to Mr Babchenko's family and friends by the hoax saying Sherlock Holmes had used the same tactic. "Wasn't that also painful for his relatives and Dr Watson," he wrote on Facebook.  Ukrainian Journalists, who originally rallied at Independence Square in Kiev to mourn anti-Kremlin journalist Arkady Babchenko, celebrate after he appeared alive and well  Credit: AFP Dozens of journalists descended upon the central square in Kiev late on  Wednesday, laughing, hugging and quaffing sparkling wine as they celebrated the "resurrection" of Mr Babchenko. "It's an incredible story of a resurrection," joked Russian journalist Pavel Kanygin who like several of his Russian colleagues had rushed to Kiev to cover the story. "It's a miracle, but a miracle that turned out to be a staged drama". Mr Babchenko himself was in a meeting with Mr Poroshenko as the group of journalists from local and international media popped corks and took selfies. "We were preparing for the funeral, Many of us didn't sleep last night. We bought plane tickets for the first flight to Kiev," said Kanygin, who works for the investigative Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta. ATR journalists react on Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko's appearance during a news conference, in the ATR newsroom in Kiev Credit: Reuters He was at the offices of the Ukrainian private television ATR, where Mr Babchenko works, when the "murdered" journalist made his surprise reappearance. "Everybody just erupted, shouting 'hooray, he's alive,' it was an incredible moment," he said.

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India will have to get its act together on urban water. Otherwise, Shimla-like incidents will recur across the country.

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Flight School Instructors Accused of Kidnapping Foreign Student, Trying to Deport Him

A flight school instructor and his assistant were arrested after allegedly kidnapping a student, trying to send him back to China.

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Woman held captive by boyfriend escapes after slipping note to veterinary staff, police say

Police arrested a man accused of holding his girlfriend prisoner at gunpoint after the quick-thinking woman was able to slip a message to staff at a veterinary clinic.

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GOP Congressman Abandons Re-election Bid Due To Alcoholism

A Virginia congressman announced Monday that he will end his bid for re-

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Chief responds after video released of police taking down beachgoer

The officers are on administrative duty; the department plans to release bodycam footage soon.

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Hormel Recalls 228,000 Pounds Of Spam

Hormel Food Corp. is recalling more than 228,000 pounds of canned pork and

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Thousands square off in Berlin far-right rally and counter demos

Thousands of demonstrators for and against the far-right faced off in mass rival rallies in Berlin on Sunday, where calls of "We are the people" were countered with "Go away, Nazis" and techno beats. Police, who were out in force to keep the groups apart, said the march organised by the anti-immigrant, anti-Islam Alternative for Germany (AfD) drew over 5,000 supporters while the counter-demonstrators numbered more than 25,000. The rallies passed off largely peacefully, although Berlin police said on Twitter that they had to use pepper spray to stop "demonstrators from trying to break down barriers" at one square.

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Syria vows to fight rebels despite US warning

BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian state-run newspaper said Monday that the government will keep fighting "terrorists" despite U.S. warnings against a new offensive against rebels in southern Daraa province, while Russia said Syrian troops should deploy in the country's southwest, near Israel.

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Roman Abramovich becomes an Israeli citizen a month after his UK visa was delayed

Roman Abramovish has become an Israeli citizen a month after the UK delayed renewing his visa in a move that could allow him to return without one. The Chelsea FC owner, who is Jewish, exercised his right under Israel’s Law of Return, which states that Jews from anywhere in the world can become citizens of Israel. The oligarch, worth an estimated £8.6 billion, instantly became Israel’s wealthiest person after receiving his citizenship yesterday.  The 51-year-old had been travelling in and out of the UK for years on a Tier-1 investor visa, designed for wealthy foreigners who invest at least £2 million in Britain. He applied to renew the visa in April but did not immediately receive approval from the Home Office amid diplomatic tension between London and Moscow. It is unclear if the UK decided to reject his application permanently but a source familiar with the matter told The Daily Telegraph that the renewal process seemed to be taking an unusually long time. Amber Rudd ordered a review of the visa status of wealthy Russians after the Salisbury nerve agent attack Credit:  Jack Taylor/Getty Images Europe Mr Abramovich is believed to have returned to Russia after his visa expired. He did not attend Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Manchester United in the FA Cup at Wembley on May 19. Israeli passport holders can travel to Britain without a visa for short periods of time, and can stay as long as six months. Russians must apply for a visa from the British Embassy in Moscow if they wish to travel to Britain. Mr Abramovich's decision comes after the Government suggested it would take a harder line on Russian oligarchs in Britain following the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury in March. Q&A | Roman Abramovich’s visa His private G650 jet touched down at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport on Monday and he was immediately granted Israeli citizenship.  A spokesman for the Israeli interior ministry said he applied at the Israeli embassy in Moscow and was found eligible for citizenship after proving his Jewish heritage.  “He filed a request to receive an immigration permit, his documents were checked according to the Law of Return, and he was indeed found eligible,” the spokesman told Israel’s Channel 10 news.  Mr Abramovich previously purchased a £17.1 mansion in Tel Aviv’s upmarket Neve Tzedek neighbourhood. The house was a former hotel and Mr Abramovich bought it from the husband of Gal Gadot, the Israeli actress who starred in Wonderwoman. 

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Student seen walking to catch bus to graduation in viral photo given car by radio host

Thousands of messages praising the determination of Corey Patrick came in from across the US after a local bus driver DeJuanna Beasely posted photos of the teenager to Facebook. Patrick, a graduate of Tarrant High School, had been making the same 90-minute journey all the way through his final year after his family - who do not own a car - moved out of the area.

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Ex-CIA Chief Says Trump Will 'Throw Anything At The Wall' To Hurt Mueller Probe

George W. Bush's CIA chief Michael Hayden dismissed Donald Trump's "spygate"

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