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68 Killed In Venezuela Prison Fire
At least 68 people were killed in a fire at a prison in Venezuela's Carabobo state, according to a government official.....
Countdown For GSAT-6A Satellite Launch Progressing Normally
The 27-hour countdown for Thursday's launch of an Indian rocket carrying strategic communication satellite GSAT-6A was progressing smoothly, an ISRO official said. ....
CBI Registers PE Against Chanda Kochhar's Husband In ICICI Loan Case
The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry against Deepak Kochhar, husband of ICICI bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar, officials of the Videocon group and others to determine whether any wrongdoing was involved in the sanctioning of a Rs 3,250 crore loan to the Videocon Group by the ICICI Bank Ltd as part of a consortium of banks in 2012.....
West Bengal Governor Visits Clash-hit Areas
West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Saturday visited the strife-torn areas of Raniganj and Asansol in West Bardhaman district and held a meeting with the police officials and the local administration.....
US Adds Lashkar-e-Taiba Front, Milli Muslim League, To Terrorist List
Closing Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) loopholes, the US has taken aim at its political party, the Milli Muslim League (MML), and seven leaders, as well as another front organisation adding them to its list of terrorist groups.....
Modi Withdraws Order Threatening Scribes Over Fake News
After widespread criticism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday withdrew within hours his government's order that threatened to take away the accreditation of journalists found propagating fake news.....
87mn People Affected By Cambridge Data Breach: Facebook
Facebook has admitted that information of up to 87 million people, mostly in the US, may have been improperly shared with the British political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica.....
Nepal PM Accorded Ceremonial Welcome
Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Oli was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Saturday.....
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Apologises For Data Misuse
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Congress in written testimony on Monday that he is "responsible for" not preventing the social media platform from being used for harm, including fake news, foreign interference in elections and hate speech.....
Kumar Vishwas Axed As AAP Rajasthan In-charge
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) founder member Kumar Vishwas has been removed as the party in-charge of election-bound Rajasthan, the party announced on Wednesday. ....
