Twitter starts laying off employees in India; fires entire marketing and communications staff

New Delhi, November 4 Twitter has fired the majority of its over 200 employees in India as part of mass layoffs across the globe ordered by its new owner Elon Musk who is looking to make his USD 44 billion acquisition work. Sources said the layoffs are across engineering, sales…

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Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri shot dead during protest in Amritsar

Amritsar/Chandigarh, November 4 Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri was shot dead by in Punjab’s Amritsar on Friday, police said. The incident took place outside Gopal Mandir on Majitha Road — one of the busiest places in the city — where Suri and some other leaders of the party were holding…

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See how a senior woman police officer in UP disguised herself to test local cops

IANS Auraiya (UP), November 4 In what turned out to be a mock drill, the Superintendent of Police of Auraiya, Charu Nigam, disguised herself and dialled an emergency number with a fake complaint of armed robbery to test the response of the local police. The cops apparently passed the test…

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National Human Rights Commission summons chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, UP and Delhi over air pollution

New Delhi, November 4 Alarmed at the rise in pollution in Delhi-NCR, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to appear before it on November 10 to discuss the matter, an official statement said on Friday. The National Human…

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Kerala man brutally kicks 6-year-old boy for leaning on his car; arrested after video goes viral

Kannur (Kerala), November 4 A six-year old migrant boy was brutally kicked by a man for playfully leaning on his car in Thalassery in this north Kerala district on Thursday night. As the shocking CCTV visuals of the cruel incident went viral on social media platforms and news channels started…

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Morbi municipality’s chief officer suspended days after bridge collapse incident

Morbi, November 4 The Gujarat government has suspended Morbi Municipality’s Chief Officer Sandipsinh Zala in the wake of the bridge collapse incident that claimed 135 lives, a senior official said on Friday. The British-era suspension bridge, built on the Machchhu in Morbi town, had collapsed on Sunday evening. The people…

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Morbi municipality’s chief officer suspended days after bridge collapsed

Morbi, November 4 The Gujarat government has suspended Morbi Municipality’s Chief Officer Sandipsinh Zala in the wake of the bridge collapse incident that claimed 135 lives, a senior official said on Friday. The British-era suspension bridge, built on the Machchhu in Morbi town, had collapsed on Sunday evening. The people…

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Pakistani actress promises to ‘marry Zimbabwean guy’ if they beat India in T20 World Cup

Chandigarh, November 4As victory over South Africa has kept Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2022 semi-finals qualification hopes alive, here is a Pakistani actress who has promised to ‘marry Zimbabwean guy’ if they beat India in T20 World Cup.However, even a win in their final Group 2 match against Bangladesh might…

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Supreme Court upholds amended employees’ pension scheme with modifications; extends deadline to join it

Satya Prakash New Delhi, November 4 The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the validity of the 2014 Employees’ Pension (Amendment) Scheme even as it read down some of its provisions to make it beneficial to employees. A three-judge Bench led by CJI UU Lalit declared the provisions of the notification…

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There should be no blame-game over stubble-burning in Punjab, will address issue by next year, say Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, November 4 Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said there should be no blame-game over the stubble-burning in Punjab. “It is a problem related to the entire north India. Even the farmers do not want to burn the paddy stubble, but they have no option due…

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Priyanka Chopra was ‘favoured’ to become Miss World 2000 as the event had Indian sponsor, alleges former Miss Barbados

Chandigarh, November 4A YouTuber and former Miss Barbados Leilani McConney has alleged that Miss World 2000, which Priyanka Chopra won was allegedly “rigged”.Leilani McConney alleged the show was sponsored by ZeeTV and alleged that Priyanka was ‘favoured’.In a video, Leilani, where she too was a participant, alleged that Priyanka’s gowns…

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As pollution rises, 50% Delhi govt staff to work from home, private offices asked to follow suit

New Delhi, November 4 Alarmed by hazardous pollution levels in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday ordered 50 per cent staff of the Delhi government to work from home and said an advisory would be issued to private offices to follow suit. Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Arvind…

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