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Facebook might be blocked in China, but Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t given up on trying to warm relations between the world’s most populous country and the world’s biggest social network.Zuckerberg, 31, posted a video to Facebook on Sunday in which, speaking in Mandarin, he wished everyone...

Government premises which owe Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration (Lesa) electricity bills running in lakhs will face disconnection this week.Lesa has already prepared the schedule for disconnection.

After a series of electoral victories for the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), several legislators who defected to the party are getting ready for bypolls in their respective assembly constituencies.

The viscera of Nicholas Loyal (15) from New Delhi, whose body was exhumed from a room in Bendwadi in Phursungi about 20 km from Pune on Sunday morning, has been preserved by Sassoon General Hospital.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the company is still "committed" to "working to break down barriers to connectivity" in India, even though the country just effectively blocked part of its plan to provide free internet access to citizens.

The Free Basics program (led by Facebook through Internet.org) lets users access only certain parts of the internet — like Facebook — at no cost, while other parts still require data charges.

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Responding to complaints that customers would be rushed back to their homes after a gas leak in Aliso Canyon is repaired, Southern California Gas Co. said Monday it will give customers at least a week to return from their temporary housing.

The ruling Nationalist Congress Party in the Pune Municipal Corporation has reduced the funds meant for Youth Festival from Rs 1 crore to Rs 15 lakh, following opposition from party leaders.

Patients heading to King George's Medical University for treatment of cancer would have access to a better technology in a month's time.

The Sports Xchange
The Denver Broncos' 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday night delivered the second-highest overnight rating for a Super Bowl in what likely was Peyton Manning's final game.

Much can be said about the demeanor of Panthers quarterback Cam Newton at his post-Super Bowl press conference, and reasonable minds may differ as to whether it was a sign of immaturity or evidence of his passionate desire to win. Here’s an area where the answer is more clear. As noted last night on Twitter…

A woman, who walked in requesting for a glass of water and a bag, walked away with a gold chain worth Rs 60,000 from the flat of a 55-year-old woman in Sadashiv Peth around 2.15pm on Sunday.

As many as 885 helmetless riders, including 45 policemen, were fined on Monday as action against those flouting the compulsory helmet rule continued.

After extensive research and deep thought, here’s my take on the root causes of pro athletes’ tax troubles.

Washington and Seoul plan to begin talks on deploying the THAAD anti-ballistic missile system to South Korea in the next few days, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said Monday.

Application process for admissions to IITs and other prominent engineering examinations of different states is already over, but Uttar Pradesh is lagging.

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A dead female leopard was found near Junnar town on Monday afternoon.

Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his farmers outreach to peddle the government's Rs 17,600-crore crop insurance scheme, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has attempted to puncture the celebrations by reminding the PM of Rs 4,741.55 crore the Centre owes to UP's farmers, to compensate for the crop losses they suffered last year.

Four people were killed when a Mi-8 helicopter owned by the Russian Defence Ministry crashed in the Pskov region of northwest Russia

Who says pop music can't incite?

Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show featuring Coldplay, Beyoncé and Bruno Mars has prompted more online comment, analysis and reaction the morning after than the football game itself. The Black Panthers, not the Carolina Panthers, are trending across social media.

I get that the company needs to make money, but I need my sanity.

When you want to pick a new song but Spotify makes you listen to an ad first:

Twitter: @Acousticxmendez

When you have one song left on an album and Spotify hits you with three ads in a row:

Twitter: @eazysteve69

When you try to skip a song you hate and Spotify plays an ad instead:

Twitter: @bmora007

Elizabeth Shim
JAKARTA, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The consumption of bootlegged alcohol has killed at least 24 people in central Java, Indonesia.

Ghulam Ali's concert saw the highest footfall in all days of Lucknow Mahotsava, reveals the data of ticket sales provided by the district administration.

David Cameron is pushing to improve much-derided EU renegotiation ahead of February summit

David Cameron is pushing to improve much-derided EU renegotiation ahead of February summit