Facebook said its making progress on detecting hate speech, graphic violence and other violations of its rules, even before users see and report them. Facebook said that during the April-to-September period, it doubled the amount of hate speech it detected proactively, compared with the previous six months. The findings were spelled out Thursday in Facebook's second semiannual report on enforcing community standards. Read News

Addressing a conference on 'Nuclear Deterrence and Strategic Stability in South Asia' hosted by the Strategic Vision Institute (SVI), Adviser to the National Command Authority (NCA) Lt Gen (retd) Khalid Kidwai also said that Pakistan will remain unfazed as it has adequate response options that would disallow any disturbance of the strategic balance or strategic stabilityRead News

If you have a gadget geek among your family and friends, you'll know that gifting them can be a laborious task. With the tech industry evolving every week, finding a useful gift that they will love can be tricky...until now, that is. This Diwali take a look at our gift guide for the tech lover to find that coveted present that they are sure to adore.Read News

Ohio auditor candidate Zack Space has returned home in the waning days of the campaign to be with his mother, whose health is failing. Space, a former congressman, was scheduled to visit Cleveland on Saturday with other Democrats running statewide to appear with former Vice President Joe Biden.Read News

The Supreme Court on Tuesday modified its order fixing 8-10pm for bursting firecrackers on Diwali and said the time will be changed in places like Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, but cannot exceed two hours a day.A bench comprising Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan also observed that the direction for permitting the use of green crackers was meant for the Delhi-NCR region and was not pan-India.Read News

Now a new study finds there may be a biomarker that might pinpoint the right treatment.Share on Pinterest Lena Dunham has written about the difficulty of treating her endometriosis on social media. Getty Images Endometriosis can be so painful for many women that they undergo surgery, including hysterectomy (removal of uterus) or oophorectomy (removal of ovary) in search of relief. Read News

Only 37 percent of Americans got vaccinated against flu last season, just as one of the deadliest flu season in decades hit, health officials reported ThursdayRead News

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ordered a magisterial inquiry into the Amritsar train accident after visiting injured and kin of those killed in the tragedy.Read News

Nearly 400 people were killed when a powerful quake sent a tsunami barrelling into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. officials said Saturday, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken regionRead News

Cyclotrons are used to produce radioisotopes for diagnostic and therapeutic use for cancer care. Cyclone-30, the biggest cyclotron in India for medical application became operational this month when 30 MeV beam reached the Faraday Cup for the first time last weekRead News