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On Visit to New Zealand Mosque, UN Chief Vows to Combat Growing Hate Speech
Antonio Guterres visited the Al Noor Mosque in the southern city of Christchurch, where a gunman killed more than 40 people on March 15 in one of the attacks on two mosques that killed a total of 51 people.
Centre Extends Ban on LTTE for Another Five Years with Immediate Effect
The step was taken under sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967) with immediate effect.
How a Dalit Woman's Gang Rape in Rajasthan Has Become Tool to Mobilise Castes for Politics in UP
Like the 14 seats of Phase 6, the remaining 13 seats going to poll on May 19 can also be electorally defined by the large sections of lesser prominent backward and dalit castes.
US Puts Chinese, Pakistani Companies on Entity List to Check Misuse Technology Against National Security
The 12 entities making it to the list include four companies with locations in both China and Hong Kong, and a further two Chinese, one Pakistani and five Emirati persons.
LeT's Plans to Spread Terror Activity to Jammu Region Scuttled, Two Ultras Held
The Gool-Ramban belt, which is located between Poonch, Rajouri, Reasi, Udhampur and Ramban districts of the Jammu region and south Kashmir's Kulgam district, had been an operational hub and a launching pad of foreign mercenaries until 2000.
Retail Inflation Inches Up to 2.92% in April Due to Spike in Food Prices
The inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) 2.86 per cent in the previous month and 4.58 per cent in April 2018, said the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Smartphone Shipment in India Grew in March 2019, Xiaomi Taking the Lead Tally
According to an IDC India report, Xiaomi led the tally with 30.6 per cent share in the March 2019 quarter, followed by Samsung (22.3 per cent), Vivo (13 per cent), Oppo (7.6 per cent) and Realme (6 per cent).
Bayern Munich Fail to Seal Bundesliga Title: 5 Talking Points From the Weekend
The Bundesliga 2018-19 winner will be decided on the final matchday after Bayern Munich were held to a goalless draw by RB Leipzig while Borussia Dortmund won their match.
New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern and France's Emmanuel Macron Join Hands to Fight Online Extremism
Ardern is in Paris this week to co-chair a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday that seeks to have world leaders and chiefs of tech companies sign the "Christchurch Call".
Julian Assange Gets 'Another Chance to Clear Name' as Sweden Reopens Rape Probe
The 47-year-old has claimed the Swedish allegations were a pretext to transfer him to the United States, where he fears prosecution over the release by WikiLeaks of millions of classified documents.
Google Pixel Devices Apparently Slowing Down Due to Android Digital Wellbeing Feature
While the issue has not been confirmed by Google itself, certain users claim improvement in performance on the original Pixel phones after turning off Digital Wellbeing.
Amul Expects Revenue to Grow by 20% to Rs 40,000 Cr in 2019-20
The 18 member unions of Amul Federation, with a farmer-member strength of more than 36 lakh across 18,700 villages of Gujarat, are procuring on an average 230 lakh litre of milk per day.
Honda To Continue Selling Diesel Models Post BS-VI Regulations
The auto major plans to start rolling out models with upgraded BS-VI engines in both petrol and diesel from the fourth quarter of this fiscal.
'Hua to Hua' Remark Shows Arrogance of Congress: Modi in MP
Poor people who never got pucca houses, electricity, LPG, toilets during Congress era due to its 'hua to hua' casual approach are now saying enough is enough, Modi said.
Airtel Announces Rs 597 Recharge With 10GB Data, Unlimited Calling For Feature Phone Users
The 'Mera Naya Feature Phone' recharge plan is specially targeted at feature phone users and to compete with a similar offering on the Jio Phone.
Here's Who Dies and Who Survives in Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 5
With vengeance and Iron Throne at stake, a number of lives were lost and a handful of the characters were spared in Game of Thrones season 8, episode 5.