Toyota Motor Corporation has launched the new generation Yaris Cross compact SUV in Japan. It is Toyota’s first compact vehicle to adopt the TNGA platform and also the first to feature an electric four-wheel drive system. At the front, the Yaris Cross SUV gets a three-dimensional structure with the central […]
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TikTok assets can’t be sold without China’s approval
ByteDance Ltd. will be required to seek Chinese government approval to sell the U.S. operations of its short-video TikTok app under new restrictions Beijing imposed on the export of artificial intelligence technologies, according to a person familiar with the matter. AI interface technologies such as speech and text recognition, and […]
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‘Will contest Article 370 move legally, democratically’: Farooq and Omar Abdullah
National Conference (NC) leaders and former chief ministers Farooq and Omar Abdullah are “bitter” about, and feel “betrayed” by, the constitutional changes related to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) pushed through by the Centre last year, and will contest them both politically and legally, while asserting that their struggle will be […]
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US nears 6 million cases of coronavirus
The United States neared six million coronavirus cases on Sunday, nearly a quarter of the planet’s total, as nations around the world battle to contain the raging pandemic. Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million, as countries tightened restrictions to halt the health crisis that has upended life for most of […]
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Covid-19 work spaces: No more gossip in pantry or sharing desk
The pandemic has turned our beds into workstations as most professionals continue to #WorkFromHome. Some offices have reopened with reduced workforce, shift timings and elaborate sanitisation. But now, the architects and interior designers have a new challenge — to redo offices so that social distancing can be maintained. Many architects […]
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Violence in Portland: 1 killed as protesters, Trump backers clash
One person was shot dead late on Saturday in Portland, Oregon, as a large caravan of US President Donald Trump’s supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the streets. It wasn’t clear if the shooting was linked to fights that broke out as the caravan of about 600 vehicles […]
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Here is your horoscope for 31 Aug 2020
Aries You’re gaining more determination to meet your goals today, dear Aries, as well as the ambition to exceed them. Today is about tuning out the negative distractions and focusing on what matters. Making improvements is in focus. You’re exceptionally skilled at understanding current limitations and working around them. Motivation […]
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Sexual harassment case: Wife requests police to conduct narco test on BJP MLA, victim woman
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Mahesh Negi’s wife has requested Uttarakhand police to conduct narco test on his husband and woman who has accused the MLA of sexually exploiting her, said police on Sunday. According to the police, a request letter has been received from the MLA’s wife. “A request letter to conduct […]
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One shot dead as rival protesters clash in Portland
One person was shot dead in Portland late on Saturday as protesters from rival groups clashed in the northwest US city, which has seen frequent demonstrations for months that have at times turned violent. Police statements on Saturday said both the death and protest violence took place in Portland’s downtown […]
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Controversy around Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine in Australia, some clerics raise concerns
A controversial imam in Australia has asked Muslims not to get the vaccine for the coronavirus disease being developed by Oxford University. Sufyaan Khalifa claimed the vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca is ‘haram’ – meaning forbidden. Khalifa has posted a video on his YouTube channel in which he blasted the […]
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To mark PM Modi’s birthday, BJP to organise ‘Seva Saptah’ next month
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will organise a week-long Seva Saptah from September 14 to 20 to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 70th birthday on September 17. The party has sent a circular to all its state unit chiefs, suggesting activities that could be taken up as part of the […]
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JP Nadda chairs virtual meet with Bihar BJP MPs for impending state polls
Ahead of electioneering for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar, BJP chief JP Nadda on Saturday chaired a virtual meeting, in which party leaders in the State who are MPs were present. Bihar BJP President Sanjay Jaiswal said that every MP will visit two panchayats every day in September to […]
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Mumbai rain intensity reduces, on and off showers predicted through Sunday
After moderate rains in Mumbai over the past 24 hours, the intensity of showers reduced on Sunday after the city suburbs recorded 52.9 mm rain in the last 24 hours ending 8:30 am Sunday morning and south Mumbai recording 37.2 mm rains in the same period. The weather bureau has […]
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Two members of Khalistan Zindabad Force arrested for hoisting Khalistan flag on DC office in Punjab
Two suspected members of the banned terror outfit, Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), have been arrested from GT Karnal Road in north Delhi on charges of hoisting a Khalistan flag at a Punjab government office in Moga district on the eve of the Independence Day on August 14, the Delhi Police’s […]
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‘My son had left home to find a job with his brother,’ says father of man lynched in Naraina
The youth (23), who was lynched on Friday in west Delhi’s Naraina on suspicion of stealing a mobile phone, was on his way to Gurugram in neighbouring Haryana to find a job with his elder brother’s help. He was caught, tied to a tree and beaten to death , his […]