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Two men arrested in Varnama firing case

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Two residents of the city were arrested by the Varnama police on Wednesday in connection with the firing that happened on Sunday night.

18 Hilarious Memes That Were Basically You On 4/20

BuzzFeed 

Next-level smokey eyes.

You had to tell a few little white lies.

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And put in some planning and organisation.

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You had to make sure you thanked the weed gods in the right ways.

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You faced some unfair negotiations...

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Maharaja Sayajirao wanted aircraft manufacturing unit in Vadodara

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

If Maharaja Sayajirao III have had his way, the city would have been an aviation hub. Sayajirao, a flying enthusiast, had signed a pact with a glider manufacturing company Decota that had established a manufacturing unit in Vadodara.

Officials watching 'high risk' dams after Houston storms

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

HOUSTON (AP) — Two aging dams deemed "extremely high risk" by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are at record pooling levels in Houston's west side after this week's torrential rainfall, but are working well and have undergone improvements in…

Uber More Than Doubles Spending On Lobbying But Google Still Tops Silicon Valley

BuzzFeed 

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Innovation always comes at a cost, even for America's tech giants. According to disclosure forms for the first quarter of this year, Uber increased its federal lobbying expenditures by nearly 130%.

The ride-hailing company spent $320,000 lobbying Congress in the first months of 2016 on issues including transportation access and the so called "on-demand economy." Uber previously spent $140,000 in the fourth quarter of 2015, which, at the time, was it's record. Читать дальше...

Three try to break into ATM of State Bank of India

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Three unidentified persons tried to break into an automated teller machine (ATM) of State Bank of India late on Tuesday night.But the accused failed in their attempts and fled from the spot.

‘The Voice,’ The Day After: Dishing About the Top 12

Yahoo Music 

This was a confusing and controversial week on The Voice, as two of Season 10’s more interesting and artsy contestants, Emily Keener and Owen Danoff, landed in the bottom two – with Emily ultimately going home in 12th place. A threee-time veteran of the Twitter Save, and an artsy type herself, Korin is the perfect person to discuss this crazy first week of the top 12 live finals.



Herbal cure in sight for women with infertility

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Researchers at M S University's Department of Biochemistry have identified medicinal values of a herbal plant Chhota Chirayata that can treat women having polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) with high insulin levels.

17 Patidars detained in Chhota Udepur

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

The Chhota Udepur police detained 17 Patidar community members before they could protest at a ground breaking ceremony of a road project in Sankheda on Wednesday.

Manslaughter trial begins for ex-deputy who said he thought gun was a Taser

CNN Newsource 

An Oklahoma jury starts deciding this week whether an ex-sheriff’s deputy should go to prison for shooting a man in the back. Robert Bates, an ex-volunteer reserve sheriff deputy for the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, never denied killing Eric Courtney Harris last year. But he said he meant to use his Taser stun gun, not his revolver. The all white jury, consisting of six women and eight men, began hearing ...

Hayes will enter NBA draft without agent

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

MADISON — Nigel Hayes will enter the 2016 NBA draft while also leaving open the possibility of returning to the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team for his senior season.

Man duped of gold jewelry

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

According to the complaint filed by Patthargate resident Bhupendra Gandhi at the Wadi police station, two persons approached him on a motorcycle near the Patthargate police chowki.

Taming Donald Trump could risk losing his entire appeal

BusinessInsider.com 

Reuters/Carlos Barria

One of the more remarkable things about Donald Trump’s landslide victory in his home state of New York last night was how he celebrated it: with a controlled speech that clocked in at around seven minutes, hit campaign themes like creating jobs and building up the military, and steered away from the billionaire’s more incendiary rhetorical tropes.

The hard edges were still there, of course. The Republican primary system is still “rigged” in Trump’s view, by elites trying to undermine him. Читать дальше...

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Students feared bear that attacked teacher had come back

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — University officials decided to evacuate students off a mountain after a brown bear attacked their teacher and they feared the animal had returned. Students reported hearing a bear within 200 yards of the helicopter that was taking their badly injured assistant professor, Forest Wagner, off the mountain, officials said. Officials haven't been able to confirm a bear was in the area, but a state trooper hiked in to provide security as the group was flown off the mountain. The details were among few to emerge since Wagner... Читать дальше...

Plan to convert Hearst Building, home to old Examiner, to a hotel

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

The landmark Hearst office building at Third and Market streets, once the home of the San Francisco Examiner, would be converted to a luxury hotel under a plan the owners expect to submit to the city in the next few weeks. The property would capitalize on the structure’s colorful history as one of three newspaper buildings — The Chronicle and the Call were the others — at the intersection of Third, Kearny and Market streets, once known as the Newspaper Angle. A few years ago, JMA Ventures converted another city landmark... Читать дальше...

Jerry Brown, wife are selling their Oakland hills home

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

The governor and his wife, Anne Gust Brown, are selling their home of 10 years in the Oakland hills after taking up residence in the historic and recently renovated Governor’s Mansion in Sacramento. While they still have a rental in San Francisco, Brown intends to build a home on rural property he owns in Colusa County after he is termed out of office in 2018, said Brown’s listing agent, Robin Dustan of McGuire Real Estate. The 4,200-square-foot Oakland hills home with its Japanese-inspired design... Читать дальше...

L M Wind Power starts its second Indian plant at Halol

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

The company has invested 25 million Euros (nearly Rs 200 crore) in the plant that will supply blades to wind projects in the northern part of India especially Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and beyond.


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