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How this young monk pulls off the great memory trick

In his pursuit to become a ‘maha shatavdhani’,17-year-old Jain monk, Muni Padma prabhchandra sagar, will display his prodigious memory by allowing audience to ask questions randomly from a lot of 200. Sagar, a disciple of Acharya Nayachandrasagarji, used techniques like silence and meditation to increase attention span and working memory. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2opkvJh

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Android 8.1 Oreo-Based MIUI Update to Roll Out This Week in India

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Man charged over threats against reporters who criticised Trump

The man is charged after allegedly saying he would kill journalists who criticised Donald Trump. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2CaU4AO

China’s State Media: Trump Tweets Come From an ‘Alternative Universe’

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Useful or Creepy? Machines Suggest Gmail Replies

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Pakistan is facing external, internal challenges: Imran Khan

Prime Minister Khan also assured General Bajwa to provide all resources required to maintain the capability and capacity of the armed forces. from Zee News :South asia https://ift.tt/2wtelMn https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

China issues flood alert in India as water level rises in River Tsangpo

Ering said the communication from China came following heavy rains in that country after which Tsangpo was in spate. from Zee News :South asia https://ift.tt/2PRYeQD https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Google, Mastercard Said to Have Cut a Secret Deal to Track Retail Sales

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Hacking a Prince, an Emir and a Journalist to Impress a Client

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By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and AZAM AHMED from NYT World https://ift.tt/2N2iqk9

Australia’s Catholic Leaders Reject Call to Report Sex Abuse Heard in Confessions

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By RICK ROJAS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2POWjfT

U.S. to End Funding to U.N. Agency That Helps Palestinian Refugees

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By EDWARD WONG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2wxzrsh

Honey, I Swept the Floor!

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By BROOKE WILLIAMS from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2Pk01gs

15 Chapters of Grand Slam Drama for the Williams Sisters

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By BEN ROTHENBERG and VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2PgNfyY

Yankees Looking to Trade for Andrew McCutchen, a Former M.V.P.

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By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2N3KVhz

Why You Should Tell Your Co-Workers How Much Money You Make

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By TIM HERRERA from NYT Smarter Living https://ift.tt/2PjuTO3

What’s on TV Friday: ‘Ozark’ and ‘Jack Ryan’

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By EMMA L. MCALEAVY from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2LJ5bQC

How Germany’s Far Right Stole a Rallying Cry for Democracy

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By AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER and SARAH STEIN KERR from NYT World https://ift.tt/2N45dHO

How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Today Than When You Were Born?

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By NADJA POPOVICH, BLACKI MIGLIOZZI, RUMSEY TAYLOR, JOSH WILLIAMS and DEREK WATKINS from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2LIQ21K

Mob Protests in Germany Show New Strength of the Far Right

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By KATRIN BENNHOLD from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MIlgM3

President Trump Skirts Mention of John McCain at Rally and on Twitter

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2 Passengers Charged With Sexual Assault Aboard Aircraft as F.B.I. Cracks Down

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Yankees, With Strongest Home Run Muscles, Are Outdone by a Weakling

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Caroline Wozniacki Becomes Latest Giant to Fall at Armstrong

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Corrections: August 31, 2018

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/2LIBoHM

Works With Kids

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By DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2PSPV73

Ronan Farrow’s Ex-Producer Says NBC Impeded Weinstein Reporting

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By JOHN KOBLIN from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2NFpVuk

Germany, Vanilla Beans, Riz Ahmed: Your Friday Briefing

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By ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2PgoVNG

Rumba, the Dance of Love

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Catholic bishops in Australia reject compulsory abuse reporting, defying new laws

Visiting Ireland earlier this week, Pope Francis begged forgiveness for the multitude of abuses suffered by victims in Ireland, and he has promised no more cover-ups. from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/2wADX9p

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 to Launch in October, Oppo Find X-Like Camera Slider Teased

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Live report archive - England v India, 4th Test

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Sam Curran gives England hope after Jasprit Bumrah swings the series towards India

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Trump threatens to pull US out of World Trade Organization

The US president says he will abandon the global trade body "if they don't shape up". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PMYsse

Catholic Church rejects Australian call to overhaul confession

Catholic leaders in Australia confirm they will not force priests to report sexual abuse. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2METYWM

Astronauts tackle air leak on International Space Station

A "micro-fracture" from a possible collision with a rock fragment sets off alerts on the ISS. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2N6ClOU

UN 'alarmed' by reports of China's mass detention of Uighurs

The UN says credible reports suggest that up to a million Muslim Uighurs are held in detention camps. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PUJJf9

Gérard Depardieu: French actor accused of rape

French actor Gérard Depardieu is accused of rape and sexual assault - accusations he denies. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wsF4c5

John McCain: Sarah Palin 'excluded from his funeral'

A "stay-away message" was reportedly conveyed to Sarah Palin via McCain family intermediaries. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PSPrhA

Bobi Wine: Uganda's pop star MP 're-arrested at airport'

A young MP facing treason charges is allegedly detained while attempting to board a plane. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wuUg8p

Argentina raises rates as peso plummets

Central bank raises benchmark interest rate in an effort to stabilise the country's financial crisis. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LAbd6h

Florida sheriff backs Uber driver who killed 'goofball'

"This is a justifiable homicide all day long," says a Florida sheriff about the shooting. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2C0VU6Z

Hayabusa-2: Japan sets date for spacecraft's asteroid touchdown

Japan's space agency sets dates for its plan to explore the surface of an asteroid with robots. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PhwP9M

Macron: French 'Gauls' resistant to change, unlike 'Lutheran' Danes

The French president causes an outcry as he pokes fun at attitudes to his economic reforms. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2N27JOt

Stéphane Pauwels arrest: Football presenter charged over armed robbery

One of Belgium's top football TV presenters is charged with being an accomplice to an armed robbery. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NytToH

McCain and Biden's long friendship

The Arizona senator and the former vice-president shared a decades-long friendship. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2opOXms

The power of 'pink money' in India

Some businesses in India have found that catering to the LGBT community makes financial sense. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PkzZJE

Colorado police tell handcuffed journalist: 'Act like a lady'

Susan Greene was arrested as she used her phone to record police detaining an African American. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Pkjaii

The first cyclist to 'Everest' on Everest

JJ Zhou took on a fiendish cycling challenge on the world's highest mountain. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NC2pyG

Why a plane is dropping trout into a lake from above

A mountain lake is being re-stocked with trout from the air by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PPH2LJ

Tablet bends 'like ancient scroll'

A Canadian university has developed a tablet with a flexible screen that can rolled up. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NyuA1l

How Eto'o helped homeless ex-Cameroon captain

Cameroon's Norbert Owona, homeless for two years, thanks Samuel Eto'o for promising him a new house. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PRs5bR

Kanye West finally answers Jimmy Kimmel's Donald Trump question

The rap star also apologises for saying slavery "sounds like a choice". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wt5evr

Why were there so many serial killers in the 1980s?

One historian suggests in a new book that the ravages of World War Two might have contributed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Pm5AL3

Why Australia is talking about a French au pair

A minister's decision to personally intervene in a visa case is attracting national attention. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2or6hqZ

Movie madness: Why Chinese cinemas are empty but full

Chinese government investigators say certain investment companies are faking box office results. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wv3oKd

Iosif Kobzon: Russians mourn 'Soviet Sinatra'

Iosif Kobzon was the soundtrack to the lives of many Russians but had a controversial career. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LHKRPL

Why India activist arrests have kicked up a storm

The issue has heated up online and people are staging protest rallies against the arrests. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LDapxu

Trump tweets are 'messages from some alternative universe': Chinese Media

Twitter comments by US President Donald Trump accusing China of hacking former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton`s email server are an attempt to cast China as a "scapegoat", the official China Daily said in an editorial Friday. from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/2NzYn9X

Canada, US push towards NAFTA deal by Friday

Top NAFTA negotiators from Canada and the United States increased the pace of their negotiations Thursday to resolve final differences to meet a Friday deadline, with their Mexican counterpart on standby to rejoin the talks soon. from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/2Nz5lvQ

2+2 an opportunity to enhance US engagement with India on diplomatic & security priorities: Official

The Trump Administration has termed the upcoming two-plus-two dialogue in New Delhi next week "a major opportunity" to enhance the US' engagement with India on critical diplomatic and security priorities.  from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/2N1QPQ5

US to extend ban on citizens' travel to North Korea

The two countries are involved in talks intended to ease tensions between them, and US President Donald Trump met with North Korea`s leader Kim Jong Un in June. from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/2wtCiDr

Pak official says India has rejected objections to two hydropower projects on Chenab

An official on condition of anonymity has confirmed that India rejected Pakistan's objections raised during high-level bilateral talks on the Indus Waters Treaty. from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/2onMKI5

India committed to working with BIMSTEC member countries: PM Modi

The BIMSTEC is a regional grouping comprising India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal. from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/2PhVoU8

Ethiopian military aircraft crashes into sea, at least 17 dead: Report

It is reported that among the passengers on board were two women and two children. from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/2LKfEeY

2+2 dialogue next week an opportunity to significantly advance India-US relationship: Pentagon

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Jim Mattis are travelling to India next week for the 2+2 dialogue being hosted by their Indian counterparts Sushma Swaraj and Nirmala Sitharaman.  from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/2N7QNXe

Trump accuses China of hampering US-North Korea relations, Beijing hits back

US suspects China playing a counter-productive role vis-a-vis North Korea - a charge Beijing has vehemently denied. from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/2PkhC7J

No plans of Sushma Swaraj meeting Pak foreign minister at UN

Pakistan's newly-elected government has expressed a desire for talks but on-ground realities continue to put strains on bilateral Indo-Pak relations. from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/2Ny9JLq

Article 35(A) validity in J&K: SC adjourns hearing until January

The Supreme Court on Friday again adjourned its hearing on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35-A, this time until January. The J&K government and the Centre on Friday sought postponement of the hearing on the ground that the Panchayat polls in the state would go on till December. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2osK6AJ

Asian Games Live: Boxer Vikas settles for bronze

Indian boxer Vikas Krishan (75kg) settled for a bronze medal after he was declared medically unfit to fight his semifinal bout due to a cut on his left eyelid sustained earlier in the event from Times of India https://ift.tt/2wv7CSf

ITR filing last day today: Guide to avoid penalty

It is very important to pick the correct ITR form while filing the returns. Some of the available forms are ITR 1 (SAHAJ), ITR 2, ITR 3, ITR 4, ITR 4S (SUGAM), ITR 5, ITR 6 and ITR 7. After filing the returns online, taxpayers can quickly e-verify it using 'digital signature certificate' (DSC). For those who don't have a DSC, they can fill the verification form and send it to the tax department's office within 120 days of filing the returns. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2NzYWjZ

New low: Rupee@71, these people feel the pain

On Friday Rupee breached the 71-mark for the first time against the dollar, hitting a fresh low. The weakening of the rupee over the last few days has been attributed to month-end dollar demand from importers, the pressure being on currencies by Turkish lira and Chinese offshore yuan and rally in crude oil. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2N4ajUs

Pak backs down after Imran govt's spat with US

NEW DELHI: Pakistan's new Imran Khan government is bending backwards to put behind it its first spat with the US over whether terrorism was discussed or not in the US administration's first chat with Pakistan's new premier last week. "Politically, we need to move on," said Pakistan yesterday . from Times of India https://ift.tt/2MDCdXP

Xiaomi's Poco F1 Does Not Support HD Video Streaming on Most Major Platforms

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Vodafone-Idea Merger Complete, Creating India's Largest Telecom Operator

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Google Launchpad Accelerator India Shortlists 10 Startups

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Trump Lashes Out at Social Media Companies Over 'Political Censorship'

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Hack Causes Major Apps to Show Anti-Semitic Name

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iPhone 2018 Models' Launch Likely as Apple Sends Invites for September 12 Event

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Chinese Regulator to Control Number of New Online Video Games

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Twitter to Verify Those Behind Hot-Button US Issue Ads

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Google Assistant Is Now Bilingual

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ZTE Axon 9 Pro With 6.21-Inch Display, Snapdragon 845 SoC, Dual Cameras Launched at IFA 2018: Price Specifications

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Limited-Edition Collectibles Announced

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BlackBerry KEY2 LE With Snapdragon 636 SoC, 3,000mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications, Features

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Microsoft Now Requires US Suppliers to Offer 12 Weeks of Parental Leave

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Battlefield V Release Date Delayed

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Lenovo Launches ThinkPad X1 Extreme With DolbyVision HDR Display and Nvidia Graphics at IFA 2018

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PS5 Codename May Be Erebus: Report

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Lenovo Yoga C930 2-in-1, Yoga Book C930 With Dual Screens Launched at IFA 2018

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Lenovo Yoga C630 WOS, First Snapdragon 850-Powered Laptop With 25 Hours Battery Life, Unveiled

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Lenovo Smart Home Devices, Yoga Chromebook, and More Launched at IFA 2018

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IFA 2018: Lenovo Unveils New Legion Desktop PCs, Legion Y530 Laptop Refresh, and L27m Monitor

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Voot Announces 17 New Originals, International Expansion

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Android Phones to Have 85 Percent Global Market Share In 2018: IDC

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Google Titan Security Keys for Two-Factor Authentication Go on Sale via Google Store

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