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Microsoft: Company Announces Partnership With 74 Smartphone Makers to Put Its Apps on Phones

A total of 74 partners, including Acer, LG and Sony, will install apps like Word, Excel and OneDrive in their Android devices, Microsoft Vice President Nick Parker said in a blog post Wednesday.

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LIGO: Observatory Confirms Existence of Gravitational Waves Predicted by Albert Einstein

On Thursday, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory physicists announced they had detected gravitational waves, proving Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity.

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ADNOC: United Arab Emirates Oil Producer to Store Crude Oil in India's Strategic Reserve

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company will send about 6 million barrels of crude to India's reserve system and let the country keep two-thirds of it for free, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said.

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State Bank of India: Bank Reports Net Loss of Rs 836.62 Crore in 3rd Quarter Earnings

The bank reported revenue of Rs 6,911.62 crore in the third quarter, below last year's Rs 7,032.70 crore. It was the bank's biggest fall in profit in five years, Bloomberg reported.

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#HelpFindDipti: Snapdeal Launches Hashtag to Find Employee Who Was Reportedly Kidnapped

Dipti Sarna went missing in Ghaziabad on her way home from work Wednesday, outlets reported. Police are investigating the case.

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#ShutDownJNU: Students of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad Protest Over Afzal Guru Event

Students protested Wednesday outside Jawaharlal Nehru University over a program describing the execution of the 2001 Parliament attack convict as "judicial killing."

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Script of Upcoming Play Reaches No. 1 on Book Sales Charts

The book has topped the bestseller lists on Amazon and Waterstones. The script book is set to be published online by Pottermore and in physical format by Scholastic on July 31.

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Game of Thrones: HBO Releases New Images From Upcoming 6th Season

The 20 images were shared online Thursday showing scenes from the upcoming season. "Game of Thrones" is scheduled to return April 24 on HBO.

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United Arab Emirates: Country's Prime Minister Appoints Official as 1st Minister for Happiness

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid named Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi as the minister for happiness on Twitter. He said the post will "align and drive government policy to create social good and satisfaction."

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Batman: Writer Scott Snyder Confirms Departure From DC Comics Title

Snyder said Wednesday in an interview with Comic Vine that he will step down after writing issue 51. He began his run on "Batman" in September 2011, collaborating with artist Greg Capullo.