From dream to nightmare: Afghan 'Little Messi' forced to flee

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From dream to nightmare: Afghan 'Little Messi' forced to flee Murtaza Ahmadi moved the world with his love for footballer Lionel Messi in 2016, but now the seven-year-old boy is living a nightmare as one of thousands of Afghans displaced by war. Indian android apps seek more of your data than global counterparts Some top Indian Android apps across categories seek as much as 45% higher permissions from users compared to their global counterparts. Access to SMSes, microphone and contact book were some permissions accessed by a significantly higher number of Indian apps compared to global peers. What's hurting India's consumption? RBI has answers Anecdotal evidence of threats to consumption, which is the backbone of the Indian economy, now has some statistical backing from a central bank survey. Babri Masjid demolition 26th anniversary: All about the Ayodhya temple dispute The demolition of centuries-old Babri Masjid by a Hindu mob in Ayodhya in late 1992 sparked deadly religious riots around the country, killing about 2,000 people. In a first, railways convert diesel locomotive into electric In a first, the Indian Railways has converted a diesel locomotive into an electric one, as part of its efforts to completely electrify the broad gauge network. Thousands pay tributes to B R Ambedkar on death anniversary Thousands of people paid tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar on his 62nd death anniversary Thursday. There was heavy rush of followers leading to the Chaityabhoomi, the place of the Dalit icon's cremation. The $3bn map: Scientists pool oceans of data to plot Earth's final frontier The U.N.-backed project, called Seabed 2030, is urging countries and companies to pool data to create a map of the entire ocean floor by 2030. The map will be freely available to all. Christmas turkey, fruitcake rocketing toward space station Besides smoked turkey breast and all the other fixings for Christmas dinner, the delivery includes 40 mice and 36,000 worms for aging and muscle studies. Now world's cheapest drinking water at 50 paise per litre, claims NGO The plant will produce around ten thousand litres of pure drinking water in near future. Razer 2, Honor Magic 2 & Other amazing phones that never made it to India in 2018 Big tech players like Honor, Xiaomi, LG & Sony, among others, have launched a series of smartphone this year, but some game-changing devices never made it to the Indian market. Here are all the splendid smartphones that may or may not release in India next year.

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