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Diwali is a global festival, says Canada PM Justin Trudeau
Trudeau was addressing a large numbers of Indo-Canadians at a Hindu Temple in Ottawa on Wednesday.
Astronomers spot most distant object in solar system
The dwarf planet lies at a distance of about 103 astronomical units (AU) away from the Sun.
Microsoft to keep German customers' cloud data in country to escape snoopy US servers
In practice this would mean that US authorities trying to access a German customer's data would have to work through authorities in Germany, where privacy laws are strict.
Will stand by you against injustice, Nawaz Sharif tells Pakistani Hindus
"Pakistan is a country for all and I am the Prime Minister of all Pakistanis, no matter what religion, creed or caste they belong to," Sharif said.
UN peacekeepers in Central Africa hit by new sex allegations
A team from the mission will be dispatched on Thursday to Bambari, north of the capital Bangui, to collect information following the allegations involving troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Sensex ends 124 points up in Muhurat Diwali trading, Nifty ends above 7800
After the dismal trading on Tuesday, the market showed a bit of enthuasism in the auspicious Muhurat trading for Diwali.
BJP veterans unhappy with party's response, says one should take responsibility for Bihar polls debacle
To say everyone is responsible for the defeat in Bihar is to ensure no one is held responsible. It shows those involved are shrugging off responsibility, says BJP veterans.
Samsung Gear 2 vs Apple Watch vs Microsoft Band 2 vs Fitbit Surge
Smartwatches and fitness trackers are relatively early devices with a lot of growing up still to do.
This new Facebook feature reminds you to send photos to friends
Photo Magic scans photos using facial recognition and sends a notification to send them onto the friends pictured.
German prosecutor investigates Facebook manager for ignoring racist posts
The move was announced as German politicians and celebrities voice concern about the rise of anti-foreigner comments in German on Facebook.
Is Facebook afraid of Tsu, a social network that shares revenue with users?
Facebook has started deleting millions of posts that included links to Tsu — more than 9.5 million of them, the smaller company claims.
Karim Benzema suing for breach of confidentiality in sex tape case
Benzema's lawyer will take legal action against a radio station that published a transcript of a conversation between the France striker and a friend which was recorded as part of the investigation into a sex tape involving national teammate Mathieu Valbu...
Social activist Father Bismarque Dias found dead
His body was fished out from Mandovi river this afternoon but the cause of the death is yet to be ascertained, police said.
Last edition finalists Atletico de Kolkata and Kerala clash in ISL
Both the sides have been struggling this season with ATK lying at sixth and Kerala at the bottom in the eight-team ISL standings.
Airport security set for anti-ISIS shake-up
The shake-up in security involving additional hand-luggage checks and stricter screening processes for airport staff comes after Egypt said it was almost certain that it was a bomb that brought down a Russian jet over the Sinai desert.
TWTW: India's first Internet-based literary festival announced
On this segment of The Week That Wasn't, Cyrus Broacha sheds some light on the Internet's first literary online festival.