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Missing apostrophe in Facebook post lands man in defamation court

A missing apostrophe in a Facebook post could cost a real estate agent in Australia tens of thousands of dollars after a court ruled a defamation case against him could proceed.

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If India starts a war, it will definitely lose, says Chinese mouthpiece

China should be prepared for a military struggle in the event of a deteriorating scenario with India, Chinese mouthpieceGlobal Timessaid.

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60% children exposed to Covid-19, death rate 2 in a million: ICMR serosurvey

100 reasons why NDA govt must go, price rise biggest one: P Chidambaram

The National Democratic Alliance at the Centre must go for 100 reasons, but for the sheer price rise alone the central government should be ousted, former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Monday.

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Statement on modern women unwilling to marry and bear children was taken out of context: Sudhakar

Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Monday said his statement on modern women unwilling to marry and bear children at an event in NIMHANS was taken out of context and that he had no intention of singling out women and it was based on a survey, which cited statistics on what the younger generation felt about it.

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Rs 16,000 crore of Air India's unpaid bills to go to government's AIAHL

The government will transfer about Rs 16,000 crore of unpaid fuel bills and other pending dues that Air India owes to suppliers, to a special purpose vehicle before handing over the loss-making airline to the Tata Group, a senior official said.

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Won't handle cargo from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan from November 15: Adani Ports says after heroin haul

Adani Group-run Adani Ports and Logistics on Monday issued a trade advisory declaring that the company will not handle containerised cargo originating from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan from November 15 till further notice.

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David Card, Joshua D Angrist, Guido W Imbens win Nobel Prize for Economics for 'natural experiments'

Economists David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens won the 2021Nobeleconomics prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.

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Regional parties garner Rs 447.49 crore via electoral bonds in 2019-20: ADR report

Fourteen regional parties garnered Rs 447.49 crore through electoral bonds in 2019-20 and it accounted for more than half of their income during the fiscal, according to an analysis by private election watchdog Association for Democratic Rights (ADR).

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RIP Nedumudi Venu: An integral part of the Malayalam film industry

Noted Malayalam actor Nedumudi Venu passed away on Monday because of liver-related ailments, leaving fans heartbroken. He was 73. The powerhouse performer was born inAlappuzha in 1948 to M Kesavan Nair, a schoolmaster. He was the youngest of his siblings and had a keen interest in music right from a young age.

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Modi speaks to UK PM, reviews progress on the India-UK Agenda 2030

India gets third set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals

Netflix-hit Squid Game spurs interest in learning Korean

Duolingo reported a 76 per cent rise in new users signing up to learn Korean in Britain and 40 per cent in the United States over the two weeks following the show's premiere. (Reuters)

Maharashtra bandh: Shops shut, bus services hit, NCP stages sit-in protest

The ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi parties -- Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress -- are undertaking a day-long bandh on Monday in Maharashtra to protest against the Lakhimpur Kheri killings in Uttar Pradesh.

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Five Army personnel killed in gunfight with terrorists during anti-insurgency operation in Poonch: Officials

A court in Kollam has found guilty a man named Sooraj of killing his wife Uthra using a Cobra; to pronounce the quantum of punishment on October 13 (ANI)

Devender Rana, Surjit Singh Slathia join BJP, day after quitting National Conference (PTI)

Private industry must step in to provide cutting-edge space technology to army: CDS

The Indian private industry must step in to provide cutting-edge space technologies and products to boost operational capabilities of the Indian armed forces, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Monday.

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Mansukh Mandaviya receives Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen at the Garvi Gujarat Bhavan (ANI)

Special NDPS court in Mumbai to hear Aryan Khan and others' bail pleas on Wednesday in drugs case

Air India moves shows Centre's seriousness about privatisation, says PM

In the 20th century, the tendency to establish 'space dominance' divided the world; India has to now ensure space places a part in connecting the world: PM

India never had a more decisive govt; big reforms in space sector, space technology part of this: PM Modi

Focus on start-ups and private enterprises for development, says PM

Space technology to enable transparent governance, says PM Modi

When we talk about space reforms, our approach is based on 4 pillars: Modi

PM Modi pays tributes to JP, Deshmukh

Prime Minister NarendraModion Monday paid tributes to Jayaprakash Narayan, a socialist icon who led the anti-Emergency movement, and Nanaji Deshmukh, a towering Jana Sangh leader, on their birth anniversary and hailed their contribution to the country.

"Tributes to Loknayak JP on his Jayanti. He was a remarkable personality, who left an indelible mark on India's history. He devoted himself to public welfare initiatives and was at the forefront of protecting India's democratic ethos. We are deeply inspired by his ideals,"Modisaid in tributes to Narayan, fondly called JP.

In tributes to Deshmukh, he said, "Pranams to the great visionary, Bharat Ratna Nanaji Deshmukh on his Jayanti. He dedicated himself towards the development of our villages and empowering the industrious farmers. Sharing a speech I had delivered in 2017 to mark Nanaji's birth centenary." (PTI)

Modi speaks at the launch of Indian Space Association

Beaches in southern California city to reopen after oil spill

Beaches in a southern California city that were shut because of an oil spill last week are set to reopen on Monday morning, authorities said in a statement.

City and state beaches of Huntington Beach city will reopen as water quality testing showed no detectable amounts of oil associated toxins in ocean water, officials from the city and California State Parks said.

Last week, some 3,000 barrels (126,000 gallons) of crude oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean, killing wildlife, soiling the coastline and forcing officials to close beaches in the cities of Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and Laguna Beach in Orange County, just south of Los Angeles. (AFP)

BEST bus services shut in Mumbai after stone pelting (PTI)

APMC market closed in Pune in support of bandh call given by MVA over Lakhimpur violence

"The traders of the market had decided to observe the bandh and informed the farmers in advance," market administrator Madhukant Garad told ANI.

US, UK warn citizens of threat to Kabul hotels (AFP)

8 buses vandalised in Mumbai amid Bandh, says BEST

Sweet taste of Squid Game success for South Korean candy couple

Simple, sweet, and fictionally fatal: the stallholder who makes the traditional South Korean children's treat featured in the global cultural phenomenonSquid Game-- and once associated with post-war poverty -- has hit a real-life jackpot.

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India logs 18,132 new Covid-19 cases, 193 deaths

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 17straight days.

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Indian side asked Chinese side to take appropriate steps in remaining areas to restore peace: Army on talks with Chinese military on Ladakh row (PTI)

LAC stand-off talks fail; China accuses India of insisting on 'unreasonable, unrealistic' demands

The latest round of negotiations between the Indian Army and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has failed to make any headway to resolve the stand-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

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OPINION | Facebook should stop pretending it has such high standards

Facebook whistle-blower Frances Haugen has bequeathed to the world atrove of documentsabout the downsides of social media. What the internal records show,she toldthe Senate last week, is that Facebook’s leaders “have put their astronomical profits before people.”

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Japan's new PM Kishida to face opposition questions for first time

Japan's new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, makes his debut in parliamentary questioning on Monday, the first chance for the opposition to probe Kishida's promises and plans since he took office last week.

With the general election scheduled to take place in three weeks' time, tackling the next wave of the coronavirus pandemic and rebuilding a weak economy are set to become key issues of debate. (Reuters)

Facebook will try to 'nudge' teens away from harmful content

A Facebook Inc executive said Sunday that the company would introduce new measures on its apps to prompt teens away from harmful content, as US lawmakers scrutinize how Facebook and subsidiaries like Instagram affect young people's mental health.

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Reliance Industries agrees to buy up to 40% of Sterling and Wilson Solar for Rs 2,845 cr

The Shapoorji Pallonji Group on Sunday announced its second asset sale as part of deleveraging its stretched balance-sheet, by selling 40 per cent in Sterling & Wilson Solar, the solar EPC joint venture it runs with the city-based Khurshed Yazdi Daruvala family, to an arm of Reliance Industries for Rs 2,845 crore.

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Centre warns Tata Power against sending panic SMSes

Insisting that there was no panic about power situation in Delhi, Union Power Minister R K Singh on Sunday warned Tata Power of action for sending SMSes to power consumers counselling judicious use of electricity.

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