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Oxford University employee and US professor arrested over murder of Trenton Cornell-Duranleau

An Oxford University employee and a US professor have been arrested for murder. Andrew Warren and Wyndham Lathem were arrested in San Francisco and Oakland. They are accused of fatally stabbing 26-year-old Trenton Cornell-Duranleau in Lathems apartment. Warren and Lathem were caught on CCTV leaving the building in Chicago that night. Lathem and the victim knew each other but it is unclear in what capacity.

Aug 6, 2017

Dutee Chand in focus as India athletes begin London World Championships campaign

Dutee has to be at her best during women's 100m heats on Saturday to stand a chance of making it to the semi-final.

Aug 5, 2017

Is 13 Reasons Why responsible for the rising number of suicides?

Since its premiere, Netflix series 13 Reasons Why caused a lot of controversy due to its disturbing suicide footage.

Aug 1, 2017

Arvind Panagariya quits as NITI Aayog vice-chairman

Arvind Panagariya wants to return to Columbia University as he has exhausted his leave of absence. The PM has accepted the resignation and his last day in office will be August 31.

Aug 1, 2017

Facebook shuts AI system as 'things got out of hand' after chatbots create own language

Facebook reportedly had to pull the plug on the AI system that its researchers were working on "because things got out of hand".

Jul 31, 2017

Finding a voice: Facebook shuts AI system after bots create own language

Researchers at the Facebook AI Research Lab found the bots to be "incredibly crafty negotiators".

Jul 31, 2017

Legion season 2 spoilers: Noah Hawley and Dan Stevens reveal crucial details about upcoming season; here are the details

Dropping some amazing spoilers about the new season, Noah Hawley and Dan Stevens shed light on what to expect from Legion season 2.

Jul 30, 2017

IIM-Lucknow to conduct admission test (CAT) 2017 on Nov 26; registration starts Aug 9

The test will be conducted in 140 cities. The candidates will be given the option to select four test cities in order of preference.

Jul 30, 2017

NASA to explore 2012 TC4's Earth flyby in October; top 7 things about the asteroid

NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office spots, tracks and characterise potentially dangerous space rocks nearing Earth and issue warnings about potential impacts.

Jul 29, 2017

Snapdeal outpaces Amazon and Flipkart in delivery times across India, research shows

Snapdeal-Flipkart merger a distant dream? 30 stakeholders yet to approve deal

While Ratan Tata, BlackRock, Temasek and Foxconn have given Snapdeal in-principle approval to merge with Flipkart, about 30 stakeholders are yet to give a nod to the Rs 5,400 crore deal.

Jul 28, 2017

This is how world media reacted to Doklam conflict between India, China

India has accused China of building roads on the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction and its People's Liberation Army (PLA) of intruding into Indian territory in Sikkim.

Jul 26, 2017

NASA's WISE telescope makes new revelations about massive distant comets

According to NASA, it's difficult to analyse long-period comets which are not likely to approach the Sun in the lifetime of a person.

Jul 26, 2017

World's first quantum computer: Microsoft teams up with University of Sydney, promises 'major achievements' before year end

Microsoft promises "major achievements" in quantum computing before the end of 2017.

Jul 25, 2017

Renowned Indian space scientist UR Rao dead

ISRO chairman AS Krishna Kumar, senior space scientists and many officials of the space agency rushed to Rao's house to mourn his death.

Jul 24, 2017

KP Ramanunni, kerala author death threat, Kerala writer threatened

Religious intolerance in Kerala: Convert to Islam or lose limbs, Malayalam writer KP Ramanunni receives threats for article

The provocation seems to be a newspaper editorial in which Ramanunni had called for the unity of those who profess Hindu and Muslim faiths.

Jul 22, 2017

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