European Union (EU) antitrust regulators are seeking details of Google’s data collection practices, according to a document seen by Reuters, a move that could signal yet more regulatory woes for the world’s most popular internet search engine. The EU’s executive Commission has handed down fines of more than 8 billion […]
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Facebook issues corrective label on user’s post under new Singapore fake news law
Facebook said on Saturday it had issued a correction notice on a user’s post at the request of the Singapore government, but called for a measured approach to the implementation of a new “fake news” law in the city-state. “Facebook is legally required to tell you that the Singapore government says […]
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One-third of Delhi depended on ROs for drinking water, 14% on bottles
Forty eight-year-old Manohar Lal, a resident of south Delhi’s Sangam Vihar, buys three-four cans of drinking water daily for his family of six. Despite the Delhi government’s claims of water in the city from water treatment plants (WTP) being “fit to drink”, Lal says he does not want to take […]
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MCG to resolve issues pertaining to payment of water, other bills
A day after MLAs in Gurugram asked the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) to streamline the payment of water and sewerage bills, officials met on Friday and discussed measures to resolve problems being faced by residents of sector 1 to 57 of Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) in the payment […]
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‘Have more numbers than needed’: Uddhav govt confident of passing trust vote
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government which faces a floor test to prove its majority in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly on Saturday, is confident of passing the test easily. The MVA government will move the trust motion in the assembly at 2 pm. According to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders, the […]
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Maoists blow up culvert amid 1st phase of polling in Jharkhand, none hurt
A culvert on Gumla-Lohardaga border was blown up by Maoists on Saturday soon after the voting began in the first phase of polls in Jharkhand. However, no casualty was reported and election officials claimed that the poll process was unaffected by the incident. “There was a report of a bomb […]
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‘Won’t spare anyone messing with India’: Rajnath Singh
Defence minister Rajnath Singh said India will not spare anyone trying to mess with the country and that Pakistan’s use of terror for proxy war is an admission that it can’t defeat India in a conventional or limited war. Singh, who was speaking at the 137th Passing out Parade of […]
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7 killed, 15 injured as van falls off bridge in Maharashtra’s Dhule
Seven people were killed and 15 injured after a van fell off a bridge in north Maharashtra’s Dhule tehsil, police said on Saturday. The accident took place near Vinchur village on the Dhule-Solapur Road shortly after midnight, an official said.
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‘Cool guy’ Leonardo DiCaprio gave money to torch Amazon, says Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing leader’s latest broadside in casting blame over forest fires that have generated international concern. Bolsonaro appeared to be commenting on social media postings claiming […]
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India offers Sri Lanka $450mn line of credit
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India will remain a “top priority” and no “third force” will hamper bilateral cooperation, people familiar with their discussions said, even as New Delhi announced fresh aid worth $450 million for Colombo. Rajapaksa’s decision to visit New […]
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London knife attacker named, was convicted of terror offences in 2012
British police named the man who stabbed two people to death in London on Friday in what the authorities called a terrorist attack as 28-year-old Usman Khan, who had been convicted of terrorism offences and was released from prison last year. “This individual was known to authorities, having been convicted […]
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India’s GDP growth falls to 4.5%, lowest in 6 years
India’s economy grew 4.5% in the July-September quarter (the second quarter of fiscal 2019-20), the slowest pace of expansion since March 2013, hurt by inadequate revival in consumption and stagnant investment, with only strong government spending preventing an even steeper slowdown. The latest numbers mark the longest continuous deceleration in […]
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Three wounded in stabbing in The Hague, manhunt under way: Dutch police
Three people were wounded in a stabbing in The Hague’s main shopping street Friday night, and police were searching for at least one suspect, authorities said. Police spokeswoman Marije Kuiper told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that it was still too early to say where a terror motive […]
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Akshay rescues stuntmen after accident during Good Newwz rehearsal
Actor Akshay Kumar, came to the rescue of two stuntmen who injured themselves while rehearsing for the song launch of Chandigarh Mein from his upcoming film Good Newwz. As per a Mid Day report, Bittoo and Hari Singh were injured during the rehearsals and Akshay, with the help of producer Karan Johar, arranged for air […]
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Man shot by UK police at London Bridge, Scotland Yard says ‘terror incident’
A man with a hoax suicide vest was shot dead and several stabbed – some suffering serious injuries – as the festive air in London was jolted on Friday with scenes that reminded many of the June 2017 terror attack on London Bridge. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was on […]