Buying Twitter to ‘help humanity’, don’t want it to become ‘free-for-all hellscape’: Elon Musk

San Francisco, October 27 Elon Musk is telling Twitter advertisers he is buying the platform to “help humanity” and doesn’t want it to become a “free-for-all hellscape” where anything can be said with no consequences. The message to advertisers posted Thursday on Twitter came a day before Musk’s deadline for…

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Reports claim ‘auctioning of girls on stamp paper’ on caste panchayat diktats in Rajasthan; NHRC issues notice

New Delhi, October 27 Taking suo motu cognisance of reports that girls are being “sold on stamp papers” in some districts of Rajasthan and their mothers are subjected to rape on the diktats of caste panchayats for settlement of disputes, the NHRC has asked the Chief Secretary for a detailed…

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‘Pak Bean’ trends as Zimbabwe requite past snub by defeating Pakistan in World Cup clash, Netizens initiate laugh riot

Chandigarh, October 27 As Zimbabwedefeat Pakistan by one run in a thrilling contest on Thursday, Twitter is having a field day over something that has nothing to do with the game but an old affair which Zimbabwe believe they have avenged upon by making Pakistan bite the dust in…

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Motorcycles ‘used’ for transporting wheat: Punjab Vigilance unearths scam in Ferozepur

Chandigarh, October 27 The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Thursday claimed to have exposed a scam by discovering alleged irregularities in the allotment of labour, cartage and transportation tenders for lifting wheat in grain markets in Ferozepur. A case has been registered against three contractors—Davinder Singh of Faridkot, and Daviderpal and…

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‘Justice must be served’: Gambian lawmakers urge compensation for children’s death

Banjul (Gambia), October 27 Gambian lawmakers on Wednesday urged compensation for the families of 70 children who authorities believe may have died after taking a contaminated cough syrup imported from India. The special legislative session was held several weeks after the World Health Organisation issued an alarm about 66 deaths…

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Soldier from Shimla district killed during counter-terrorist operation in Kashmir’s Baramulla

Srinagar, October 27An Army man, hailing from Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh, was killed during a counter-terrorist operation in Kashmir’s Baramulla on Thursday. Based on the specific intelligence of presence of Pakistani terrorist in Washran village, Baramulla district, a joint cordon and search operation by Indian Army and JKP was…

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PM Modi speaks to Rishi Sunak, both agree on early conclusion of free trade agreement

New Delhi, October 27 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to new British premier Rishi Sunak with the two leaders agreeing on the importance of early conclusion of a comprehensive and balanced free trade agreement between the two countries. It was their first conversation since Indian-origin Sunak took charge…

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PM Modi speaks to Rishi Sunak, both agree on early conclusion free trade agreement

New Delhi, October 27 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to new British premier Rishi Sunak with the two leaders agreeing on the importance of early conclusion of a comprehensive and balanced free trade agreement between the two countries. It was their first conversation since Indian-origin Sunak took charge…

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Jaishankar to hold talks with Russian counterpart in Moscow on November 8

New Delhi, October 27External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Moscow to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on November 8, a Russian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.The proposed visit comes amid a fresh wave of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine following a huge blast in…

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