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White House on brief lockdown following shooting, Obama off site
The White House was put on lockdown on Friday after police reported a shooting near the seat of US presidential power, amid reports that the assailant brandished a weapon at Secret Service agents. President Barack Obama was not on the premises as he had gone to play golf at Andrews Air Force Base.
This Manmohan Singh is Vijay Mallya's guarantor
IPL: Karun special keeps Delhi Daredevils alive
Delhi kept their chances for a playoff spot alive as they crossed the first hurdle against table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad with a last-ball finish, by chasing down 158 with six wickets in hand in Match 52 of the 2016 IPL.
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Strong gales, heavy rain kill three in Hyderabad
Gusty wind and a strong spell of rain on Friday evening brought the city to its knees, killing three people in separate incidents.
Telangana declares Jains as religious minority
The Telangana government on Friday declared the Jain community as a religious minority. A government order was issued from the Minorities Welfare Department after the All India Digamber Jain Organisations Coordination Committee, a Delhi-based organisation, presented the issue to the government.
Dogs attack six-year-old girl, leave her critical in B'luru
A six-year-old girl sustained serious injuries after a pack of 10-15 dogs attacked her near her house in Anjana Nagar, off Magadi Road, west Bengaluru, on Thursday.
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9 Android apps banned on Google Play Store
The beginning of this year saw Google removing 13 apps from its Play Store.
Here's why your smartphone may never get the latest Android N features
So far, just 7.5% of active Android users have last year's version of Android, called Marshmallow. About a quarter are still on versions from 2012 or earlier.
SPORTSMORE »
IPL 2016: Karun special keeps Delhi Daredevils alive
Delhi kept their chances for a playoff spot alive as they crossed the first hurdle against table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad with a last-ball finish, by chasing down 158 with six wickets in hand in Match 52 of the 2016 IPL.
Federer absence a 'loss' for French Open
World number one Novak Djokovic headed a cast of leading players expressing their disappointment on Friday at Roger Federer's injury-enforced withdrawal from this year's French Open.
Gayle, Bravo and Sammy slam West Indies selectors
Senior West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Darren Sammy have lashed out the selectors for ignoring them for the ODI tri-series involving Australia and South Africa next month.
BUSINESSMORE »
Tighten clinical trial norms for patients' safety: Docs
There is some ambiguity in the interpretation of guidelines relating to 'vulnerable' subjects and 'new drugs' while conducting research studies, even as rules for institutional (academic) trials need to be tightened to safeguard rights and safety of patients. These were concerns expressed by doctors and investigators involved in medical research at an event here to mark the International Clinical Trials Day on Friday.
Listen as much as you speak, cos tell managers
US-based Vox Media was the first company to have outlined in its code of conduct unwanted behaviour such as mansplaining (where a women is interrupted while speaking even if she has subject expertise), micro-aggressions or subtle putdowns, and even tone policing (telling a person to calm down instead of responding to their concerns).
IKEA confirms plan for store in Navi Mumbai
Executives with the Swedish flat-pack furniture giant stated that they plan to build a store in Navi Mumbai. Spread across 4 lakh sq ft, the store will be located on 23 acres along the Thane-Belapur road. The company had bought the lease rights from agro-chemicals major Rallis in March.
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Sairat's star-couple bags Rs 5cr bonus
Producers of the film are feeling super-generous as film crosses Rs 60-cr mark.
Sohail loses cool over Salman-Iulia question
After Arbaaz Khan reacted to Salman-Iulia's wedding rumours, it was brother Sohail Khan's turn to open up about the relationship.
Akshay to play a gay character in 'Dishoom'?
Akshay Kumar is all set to follow in Fawad Khan’s footsteps by playing a gay man in Rohit Dhawan’s ‘Dishoom,’ reports Spotboye.com.
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