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Verizon Reports Bigger-Than-Expected Fall in Quarterly Revenue
A strike by about 40,000 Verizon wireline employees reduced earnings by about 7 cents per share.
France Church Attack: Hollande vows war on IS 'by every means'
France remains on high alert after Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel ploughed a truck into a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, killing 84 people and injuring over 300.
AAP To Release 'Dalit Manifestos' In Punjab, Gujarat, Goa
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who visited Gujarat twice in the recent past, had dubbed BJP as "anti-Dalit", accusing it of "trampling" upon the depressed sections.
Irom Sharmila to End Fast After 16 Years, Says She Wants to Contest Elections
It was in November 2000 when Sharmila began a hunger strike to protest against the gunning down by the Assam Rifles of 10 civilians waiting at a bus stop at Malom near Imphal airport.
Rathi Steel and Power Ltd, 3 Officials Convicted in Coal Scam
The court has put up the matter for hearing on arguments on sentence for later in the day.
Amazon Gets Approval for Testing Drone Deliveries
The world's biggest online retailer, which has laid out plans to start using drones for deliveries by 2017, said a cross-government team supported by the UK Civil Aviation Authority had provided it with the permissions necessary to explore the process.
New Beginning or End of an Era? Verizon Acquires Yahoo's Core Assets for $4.8 Billion
Yahoo will be run through the recently acquired Verizon unit AOL, another faded internet star.
Kashmir's Cold Summer: Hate, Distrust The New Normal
Gigoo was 15 when the valley erupted in 1989. ‘Kashmir belongs to Kashmiri Pandits as much as it belongs to Kashmiri Muslims. There is a deliberate obliteration that’s happening." he said.
Chinkara Poaching Cases: Why Rajasthan HC Acquitted Salman Khan
In 2006, a trial court had convicted Salman Khan and gave him jail sentences of one and five years respectively for allegedly poaching three chinkaras on two separate occasions.
Over 70 Cases of Tiger Deaths, 21 Poaching Incidents Reported in 2016
More than 70 cases of tiger deaths including 21 poaching incidents have been reported across the country in 2016.
Mann Can't Claim Ignorance About Parliament's Do's and Don'ts: Speaker
Mann's home state Punjab goes to election in 2017 and SAD is locked in a bitter electoral battle with Aam Aadmi Party.
271 Killed or Missing in China Rains, 59,000 Troops Deployed
The army has deployed 59,000 troops to help with relief and rescue, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Rupee Down 13 Paise Against Dollar in Early Trade
Forex dealers said fresh demand for the US currency from importers and a lower opening in the domestic equity market put pressure on the rupee.
Hillary Supremely Capable, Trump Unprepared: Obama
In contrast, Obama said that presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who served as secretary of State in his first term, is supremely capable of taking over the reins of power in January.
Refugee Kills One, Injures Two With Machete in Germany
Bild and the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspapers both reported that the reason for the attack in the city south of Stuttgart was unclear.
German Officials Call for Strict Gun laws Post Munich Shooting
The Munich shooting was the third act of violence against civilians in Western Europe - and the second in southern Germany - in eight days. Officials said there were no signs of any links in this case to Islamist extremist groups.