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India is currently in an advanced stage of negotiations with Russia for five S-400 system worth an estimated USD 4.5 billion. S-400 Triumph long-range air defense missile system has the capability to destroy incoming hostile aircraft WASHINGTON :  Top American lawmakers and experts have warned that imposition of sanctions on India under a newly-enacted law if it buys the S-400 air defense missile system from Russia could be disastrous for the Indo-US ties. Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), which was signed into law in August 2017 and went into effect in January this year, mandates the Trump administration to punish entities engaging in a significant transaction with the defense or intelligence sectors of Russia. At an event on the Capitol Hill, experts and lawmakers warned that any imposition of sanctions on India, which is now a major defense partner, could be disastrous for the bilateral relationship and as such there is an urgent need to prevent th...

The crisis of public trust confronting Facebook has yet to impact the company's bottom line - at least for the time being. Facebook is at a most perilous moment in 14-year history despite users saying they deleted Facebook. SAN FRANCISCO:  The crisis of public trust confronting Facebook has yet to impact the company's bottom line - at least for the time being. On Wednesday, Facebook said its first-quarter revenue, which is dominated by advertising, grew by 49 percent to $12 billion. Net profit jumped 65 percent from the same period a year earlier to $4.9 billion. Despite many users saying they deleted Facebook as the result of a privacy scandal that erupted in mid-March, 13 percent more people logged on each day in March than in the same month a year ago.  It's possible that the effect of deletions and other fallout will be more notable in the second quarter. "Despite facing important challenges, our community and business are off to a strong start in 2018," Mark...

Pope Francis had issued an appeal on Twitter Monday that the parents' "desire to seek new forms of treatment may be granted" for the boy, who suffers from a rare degenerative neurological condition. Alfie Evans's father said doctors had withdrawn life support but his son was still alive. LONDON:  A judge has ruled that terminally ill British toddler Alfie Evans will not be allowed to go to Rome for further treatment but can go home, following a court appeal by his family on Tuesday. Judge Anthony Hayden told a High Court hearing in Manchester, northwest England, that the long-running case had now reached its "final chapter" as he turned down a bid to take the 23-month-old to Italy to continue medical treatment. Pope Francis had issued an appeal on Twitter Monday that the parents' "desire to seek new forms of treatment may be granted" for the boy, who suffers from a rare degenerative neurological condition.  Italy has previously said it was gran...

The American and French first ladies spent about half an hour visiting the show of 59 portraits by the 19th century French painter, the first ever dedicated to this aspect of his work. Melania Trump and Brigitte Macron visited the Paul Cezanne exhibit and viewed paintings  by Mary Cassatt WASHINGTON :  Melania Trump and Brigitte Macron split off from their husbands on Tuesday after a colorful welcoming ceremony at the White House to visit a Paul Cezanne exhibit at the National Gallery of Art. The American and French first ladies spent about half an hour visiting the show of 59 portraits by the 19th-century French painter, the first ever dedicated to this aspect of his work. Trump and Macron, both dressed in white, were accompanied on the tour by Mary Morton, who co-curated the exhibit and heads the museum's department of French paintings. The US first lady was wearing a wide-brimmed white hat. "Paul Cezanne's work is a celebration," Melania Trump said in a statement r...

James Comey's "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership," has so far outpaced Hillary Clinton's campaign memoir "What Happened" and journalist Michael Wolff's behind-the-scenes White House expose "Fire and Fury" in opening week sales, according to industry figures. A Higher Loyalty," by James Comey's, was atop Amazon.com's bestseller list for several weeks WASHINGTON :  Fired FBI director James Comey's memoir that details his private meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump sold some 600,000 copies in all formats in its first week, its publisher said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of best-selling political books. Comey's "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership," has so far outpaced Hillary Clinton's campaign memoir "What Happened" and journalist Michael Wolff's behind-the-scenes White House expose "Fire and Fury" in opening week sales, according to industry figures. Pub...

The marketing analytics firm stressed it had deleted data about Facebook users obtained in breach of the social network's terms of service. Cambridge Analytica (CA) insisted it did not use the data during Trump's 2016 campaign Cambridge Analytica claimed Tuesday it was "no Bond villain" as it vehemently denied exploiting Facebook users' data for the election campaign of US President Donald Trump. The marketing analytics firm stressed it had deleted data about Facebook users obtained in breach of the social network's terms of service. The information had been gathered via a personality prediction app developed by academic Aleksandr Kogan's research firm Global Science Research (GSR). Cambridge Analytica (CA) insisted it did not use the data during Trump's 2016 campaign and did not support the pro-Brexit side in Britain's referendum on its European Union membership that same year. Spokesman Clarence Mitchell claimed the company had been portrayed as ...

The incident happened at about 3:30 a.m. The Metro Nashville Police Department said the gunman, who was armed with a rifle, fled after a customer wrestled the weapon from him. Police said the suspect shed his coat and was nude when he left the restaurant. The shooting at the Waffle House in Tennessee has left 4 people dead A gunman opened fire at a Waffle House restaurant near Nashville early Sunday morning, killing four and wounding several others, police say. The incident happened at about 3:30 a.m. The Metro Nashville Police Department said the gunman, who was armed with a rifle, fled after a customer wrestled the weapon from him. Police said the suspect shed his coat and was nude when he left the restaurant. Police have identified 29-year-old Travis Reinking as a suspect in the Waffle House shooting Investigators are looking for Travis Reinking, 29, of Morton, Illinois, whom they described as a person of interest in the shooting. Police said the gunman arrived at the restaurant in ...

Ivana Trump has enjoyed renewed media attention since releasing her second book, "Raising Trump," last year van Trump has repeatedly said that she doesn't want to trade places with Melania Trump Ivana Trump likes to talk, OK? The "first Trump wife" (or "the first lady," according to her)  admitted as much in a quotable interview with Page Six that ran the gamut from her thoughts on Trump 2020 (unnecessary) to her elder son's alleged infidelity (most men can't keep their "zippers up"). Sitting down with her favourite New York tabloid, the former Mrs Trump - who has enjoyed renewed media attention since releasing her second book , "Raising Trump," last year - got one thing clear: She doesn't want to trade places with Melania Trump. It's a point she has made repeatedly over the past few months. Does the lady protest too much? "Honestly, I prefer that she's in" the White House, Ivana Trump said of FLOTUS. ...

The justices will consider presidential authority to keep nation safe and constitutional protections against religious discrimination The justices will consider Trump's iteration travel ban that bars most nationals mostly Muslim nations. WASHINGTON :  The Supreme Court's final oral argument of the term will be one of its most important and potentially far-reaching, an examination of the president's authority to protect the country by banning some foreigners who seek entry. But, similar to a debate that has consumed Washington, D.C., for the past 15 months, a major issue for the court is separating "the president" from "this president." The justices on Wednesday will consider President Donald Trump's third iteration of a travel ban that bars most nationals from a small group of mostly Muslim nations.  It is the first time the court has considered the merits of a policy that has consumed the administration since its start, and raises deep questions abo...

In a test last fall, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport outfitted one of its gates with a new type of "smart glass" that can adjust for sunlight exposure. The obvious point is to keep travelers from getting overheated-but the exercise also brought a more lucrative benefit. View's "smart" glass installations have Internet protocol for minute adjustments and programming There are many depictions of a future in which we've mastered the art of manipulating the opacity of glass. Even in real life, sunglasses can adapt to the intensity of sunlight. So why, one might ask, can't we have that in our homes, or at work? The wait may soon be over. The tinted world of tomorrow is coming, and airports-mini-cities of steel, concrete and lots and lots of glass-are interested.  In a test last fall, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport outfitted one of its gates with a new type of "smart glass" that can adjust for sunlight exposure. The obvious point is ...

The leader of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), student activist Manzoor Pashteen , delivered an address criticising the country's powerful military and its actions in the majority ethnic Pashtun Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Sewage water was released where the protest was being held, but participants remained undeterred. (AFP) LAHORE/ISLAMABAD :  A Pakistani ethnic rights group drew over 8,000 people to a rally in Lahore on Sunday, despite pressure from security officials to call off the event focusing on human rights violations in areas bordering Afghanistan. The leader of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement(PTM), student activist Manzoor Pashtun, delivered an address criticising the country's powerful military and its actions in the majority ethnic Pashtun Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). "I urge professional soldiers not to follow the command of the generals and brigadiers. Refuse to obey their orders because they (generals) can get you killed lik...

The far-right "Schild und Schwert" ("Shield and Sword") festival is being held in the Polish border town of Ostritz from April 20 to April 21. Adolf Hitler was born in Austria on April 20, 1889. Far-right supporter arrives for the rock music festival "Shield And Sword" in Ostritz, Germany (Reuters) OSTRITZ, GERMANY:  Several hundred neo-Nazis have gathered in eastern Germany for a far-right rock festival that started on Friday, Adolf Hitler's birthday, while many local residents took a stance against them by attending a festival for peace. The far-right "Schild und Schwert" ("Shield and Sword") festival is being held in the Polish border town of Ostritz from April 20 to April 21. Hitler was born in Austria on April 20, 1889.   A vendor waits for customers during the far-right rock music festival "Schwert und Schild" (Sword and Shield) in Ostritz, Germany (Reuters) Far-right merchandise, including T-Shirts with the slogan ...

The Swedish musician was found dead in Muscat, Oman this Friday afternoon. No cause of death has yet been given for Swedish musician and DJ Avicii's death. (Reuters) HIGHLIGHTS Grammy-nominated electronic music artist was found dead in Oman No cause of death has been given so far Avicii, whose real name is Tim Bergling, was among most successful DJs Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii, one of the biggest stars of electronic dance music (EDM) in Europe, was found dead on Friday at the age of 28, his US publicist said. Avicii, whose real name is Tim Bergling, died in Muscat, Oman. "It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii," publicist Diana Baron said in a statement. "The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time." No cause of death was given, and it was not known why the musician was in Oman. Baron said no further statements would be released. Avicii,...