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Facebook's Appeal To Block Bulk Search Warrants Rejected
An US court has rejected Facebook's challenge to quash the search warrants ordering it to hand over information of hundreds of accounts involved with a disability fraud case related to the 9/11 attacks. ....
Changed H-1B Visa Norms Don't Mean Much For India: Nasscom
The Indian IT industry body Nasscom on Tuesday said the clarifying guidance by the USCIS on eligibility for computer programmers under the H-1B visa norms will have little impact on its members, as the clarification has been the adjudicatory practice for years. ....
Crackdown On Illegal Abattoirs Will Continue, Says UP
The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday denied any "overzealous" crackdown by authorities on abattoirs in the state and stated there would be no compromise on illegal slaughterhouses.....
Coach, Investor Of Spanish Soccer Club Arrested Over Match-fixing
The Spanish police on Tuesday arrested two persons on suspicion of being involved in match-fixing after a third-tier football club in Spain suffered a hardly credible 0-12 thrashing, according to police sources.....
French Election: Le Pen, Macron Clash Over Europe In TV Debate
French war-right leader Marine Le Pen and centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron clashed over Europe as the presidential candidates went head-to-head in the second live TV debate. ....
How India Lost An Island Chain In The Bay Of Bengal
A chain of islands that once existed in the Bay of Bengal now lies buried under water, according to a new study by Indian oceanographers.....
This Is One Akhilesh Project That May Be Spared Yogi's Axe
At a time the new Bharatiya Janata Party government in Uttar Pradesh is reviewing schemes launched by former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav -- with some slated to be closed down -- there is one that is likely to escape Yogi Adityanath's axe.....
PM Greets Assam On Launch Of 'Gunotsav'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the Assam government for starting the 'Gunotsav', a programme to improve quality of school education in the state.....
Kishori Amonkar: An Incomparable Voice, An Eclectic Innovator
Medicine's loss was music's gain. She had planned to cure ailments of the body, but fate planned her to instead to minister to the soul through her incomparable voice -- and innovations. Schooled directly and indirectly by stellar proponents of her Jaipur gharana, Kishori Amonkar never remained bound by its style only to emerge as one of the foremost exponents of Indian classical music.....
Dalai Lama's Arunachal Visit Will 'gravely Harm' Ties, Says Chinese Media
Angry over the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, the Chinese state-run media on Wednesday said New Delhi's inviting the Tibetan spiritual leader to the "sensitive region" would "gravely damage" India-China relations. ....
