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Washington : Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that Russia has repeatedly lied to him about its activities in Ukraine where pro-Russian rebels are fighting national forces.

"Russia is engaged in a rather remarkable period of the most overt and extensive propaganda exercise that I've seen since the very height of the Cold War," Kerry told a US Senate Appropriations subcommittee.

"And they have been persisting in their misrepresentations lies whatever you want to call them about their activities there to my face, to the face of others on many different occasions."

Russian President Vladimir Putin denies arming rebels in the war in eastern Ukraine, which has killed more than 5,600 people and forced over a million to flee their homes.

New Delhi, Feb 24 : Stressing that states play an important role in the national economy, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that the 14th Finance Commission has increased the share of states in the divisible pool from 32 percent to 42 percent.

"If the Chief Ministers of states are being empowered with additional resources, then we have every reason to believe that this money will be well spent. The money will be well spent on poverty, infrastructure and therefore every spending within the territory of India, whether by the central or the state government is going to add to the growth process," Jaitley told the media.

Washington, Feb 24 : Jennifer Lawrence didn't attend the 87th Annual Academy Awards but instead chose to spend her time strolling with her pet pooch in Boston.

Washington, Feb 24 : Facebook is reportedly facing new trouble in Europe over data protection practices.

According to Tech Crunch, a report commissioned by Belgium's data protection authority has found Facebook's revised privacy policy, last updated in January, violates European consumer protection law in a number of ways.

The 61-page report compiled by at the Universities of Leuven and Brussels and entitled From social media service to advertising network points out at Facebook's "failure to secure valid consent from users to its processing of their data - based on offering "limited information" and "the absence of meaningful choice."

It also highlights the social networking site's "problematic" opt-outs for behavioral marketing along with a myriad of other issues.

New Delhi - The Environment Ministry is likely to take a call this week on giving a green clearance to Jindal Power Ltd for setting up 3,097 mega watt hydro electric project in Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh.

It is also expected to decide on granting green nod to two major irrigation projects - the Lower Penganga Inter-state Irrigation project in Maharashtra and construction of flood carrier canal project in Tamil Nadu.

These three proposals are listed for environmental clearances before the 82nd meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee of the Environment Ministry, which is scheduled to be held on February 26-27, sources said.

Sydney, Feb 24 - West Indies swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle has become the first cricketer ever to score a double-ton in a World Cup after smacking a staggering 215 runs in their group stage tie