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Facebook activates 'Safety Check' for Manipur quake

With a powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale rocking India's north-eastern region early Monday, Facebook has activated its safety check tool to help people in the area let friends and family know they are safe

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Three held in Punjab with arms, Pakistani SIM card

Three men allegedly involved in smuggling were arrested and foreign-made weapons and a Pakistani SIM card seized from them, Punjab Police said on Monday

LODHA PANEL
Lodha panel suggests several changes in cricket administration

The Supreme Court appointed Justice R.M. Lodha Committee on Monday made a host of far-reaching reccommendations for improvement of cricket administration in the country

cricket
India eves to play practice cricket match against Australia on Jan 22

Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove on Monday joined Cricket Australia (CA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James Sutherland to announce the introduction of an annual Governor-General's XI match that will see some of the country's most talented female cricketers take on touring international teams

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India setting up Space Park for industry in Bengaluru

The Indian space agency is soon opening a 100-acre Space Park in Bengaluru where private industry players would be allowed to set up facilities to make subsystems and components for satellites, a top official said on Tuesday

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Divya Dutta to unveil her novel later this year

Actress Divya Dutta finds writing one of the most "beautiful professions", and now she is looking forward to releasing her own novel, which is full of drama, later this year

pollution APP
This app tells you about quality of air you're breathing

Helpchat, one of India's biggest personal assistant apps, has launched a new "pollution metre" feature that monitors the air in the surrounding environment and delivers you a personalised air quality update

Kirti Azad
Court considers defamation case against Kirti Azad

A court here on Monday took cognizance of a defamation complaint against suspended BJP leader Kirti Azad for his alleged "defamatory" and "false" remarks against Delhi-based cricketer Himmat Singh and his father Tejbir Singh

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Moto 360 men's collection now available on Amazon

Motorola watch's Moto 360 (2nd Gen) men's collection is now available on e-commerce website Amazon India with a new variant of the product on sale

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Here's how to make New Year's resolutions work

New Year resolutions are not as hard to stick to as people generally assume if you follow a few simple methods, says a psychology lecturer at the University of New South Wales in Australia

BSE
Chinese crash triggers market fall, Sensex plunges 542 points

With the Chinese markets crashing -- coupled with disappointing macro-economic data and profit-booking, the Indian equity markets plunged on Monday

NASSCOM
Differential data pricing shouldn't be mkt dominance tool: Nasscom

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) on Monday said differential pricing of data should not become a tool that facilitates market dominance or enables anti-competitive behaviour by either telecom service provider or platform provider

NSG COMMANDO
Thousands pay respect to NSG commando Niranjan E.K.

Thousands of people paid tributes to martyred National Security Guard (NSG) commando Lieutenant Colonel Niranjan E.K. on Monday at his residence in Bommasandra in Bengaluru

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Japan's traffic deaths rise for first time in 15 years

The number of people killed in traffic accidents rose for the first time in 15 years in 2015, with seniors comprising the largest age bracket for fatalities, the Japanese National Police Agency said on Monday

rallies in Bangladesh
Rallies in Bangladesh on Tuesday

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Awami League have been permitted to hold rallies in front of their headquarters on Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the tenth national polls

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