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NEWS 
August 26, 2016 One killed in renewed fighting in Kashmir’s Pulwama, hours after Rajnath Singh reaches Srinagar
Image credit: REUTERS/Danish Ismail Fresh clashes in Kashmir left one civilian dead and several others injured on Wednesday, hours after Home Affairs Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Srinagar. A police officer said the youth, Aamir Bashir, was taken to a hospital with pellet wounds in his chest, but doctors declared him brought dead. The fighting between […]
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NEWS 
August 26, 2016 The big news: Investigation ordered after data leak on Indian submarines, and nine other top stories
Image credit: Reuters/Shailesh Andrade A look at the headlines right now: More than 20,000 pages of secret data about Indian Navy’s French submarines leaked: The fleet manufacturer, DCNS, said the fault was not theirs, but added that their national security authorities will initiate an investigation into it.l One killed in renewed fighting in Kashmir’s Pulwama, hours […]
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NEWS 
August 26, 2016 Did not mean to accuse RSS of assassinating Mahatma Gandhi, says Rahul Gandhi after defamation case
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that he did not mean to accuse the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh as a whole of assassinating Mahatma Gandhi, reported The Times of India. The apex court was hearing a criminal defamation case filed by an activist associated with the right-wing organisation. Senior lawyer and […]
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NEWS 
August 26, 2016 USA to issue a stamp to honour Diwali festival after seven-year-long campaign by Indian-Americans
Image credit: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters The United States of America will unveil a commemorative Diwali stamp on October 5, the result of a seven-year-long campaign by Indian-Americans and influential American lawmakers to have a stamp that pays tribute to the festival, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney announced in New York on Wednesday. The stamp, which will be issued by […]
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ALL DEALS 
August 24, 2016 SwiftKey Suspends Sync Services After Some Users Report Privacy Breach
HIGHLIGHTS Several users reported unexpected predictions SwiftKey says majority of its users are not affected by the issue Microsoft acquired SwiftKey earlier this year SwiftKey keyboard app has been leaking email addresses and mobile numbers of some users, and as a countermeasure, the Microsoft-owned firm has turned off its cloud sync service. Several SwiftKey keyboard […]
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NEWS 
August 9, 2016 UAE Warns Travelers Not To Wear Traditional Dress After Emirati Visitor Is Arrested In Ohio
The Ohio incident came to light one day after terrorists in Bangladesh assaulted a coffee shop in Dhaka. (Reuters Representational Image) At a time when foreigners in Western garb are being singled out for deadly attacks by the Islamic State and other militants, the United Arab Emirates has warned its citizens against wearing traditional Muslim […]
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COMPUTERS 
August 2, 2016 Adobe Issues Emergency Update to Flash After Ransomware Attacks
Adobe Systems Inc issued an emergency update on Thursday to its widely used Flash software for Internet browsers after researchers discovered a security flaw that was being exploited to deliver ransomware to Windows PCs. The software maker urged the more than 1 billion users of Flash on Windows, Mac, Chrome and Linux computers to update […]
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NEWS 
August 2, 2016 Chipmaker Micron to Cut Jobs After Turnaround Plans Dashed
Memory-chip maker Micron Technology Inc said it would lower costs, including by cutting jobs and focusing on fewer programs, after its hopes of reversing its fortunes this year were thwarted by a persistently challenging market. Demand for Micron’s DRAM chips for personal computers has continued to fall, while it faces stiff competition from rivals such […]
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ALL DEALS 
July 27, 2016 Facebook Activates Safety Check After Istanbul Ataturk Airport Attack
Social networking giant Facebook activated its safety checkfeature for users after the a suicide attack killed 36 people at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Tuesday night, a media report said. The bombing dominated social media on Tuesday, with #Istanbul trending worldwide on Twitter, along with #terorelanetolsun (a cursing condemnation of terrorism in Turkish) and Ataturk Havalimani’nda […]
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COMPUTERS 
July 12, 2016 Adobe Issues Emergency Update to Flash After Ransomware Attacks
Adobe Systems Inc issued an emergency update on Thursday to its widely used Flash software for Internet browsers after researchers discovered a security flaw that was being exploited to deliver ransomware to Windows PCs. The software maker urged the more than 1 billion users of Flash on Windows, Mac, Chrome and Linux computers to update […]
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COMPUTERS 
July 12, 2016 Chipmaker Micron to Cut Jobs After Turnaround Plans Dashed
‘ Memory-chip maker Micron Technology Inc said it would lower costs, including by cutting jobs and focusing on fewer programs, after its hopes of reversing its fortunes this year were thwarted by a persistently challenging market. Demand for Micron’s DRAM chips for personal computers has continued to fall, while it faces stiff competition from rivals […]
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ELECTRONICS 
July 8, 2016 Chipmaker Micron to Cut Jobs After Turnaround Plans Dashed
Memory-chip maker Micron Technology Inc said it would lower costs, including by cutting jobs and focusing on fewer programs, after its hopes of reversing its fortunes this year were thwarted by a persistently challenging market. Demand for Micron’s DRAM chips for personal computers has continued to fall, while it faces stiff competition from rivals such […]
