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'Busy with Peacocks', Says Rahul Gandhi in Dig at PM Modi Over Rise in Covid-19 Cases
Gandhi has been critical of the government over the handling of the COVID crisis and accused it of failing to tackle the situation.
Hindi Diwas 2020: Wishes to Send to Your Friends and Family Over WhatsApp
September 14 is celebrated as Hindi Diwas in India. It is on this day in the year 1949, the Devanagari script was adopted as the official language of India.
Oil Gains As Storm Causes U.S. Gulf Production Halts
Oil prices rose on Monday as a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico forced companies to evacuate rigs and halt production, but gains were kept in check by wider concerns about excess supply and falling fuel demand.
TikTok Owner ByteDance Becomes 'Trusted Technology Provider' For Oracle
According to a report, ByteDance is expected to rely on Oracle to be TikTok’s US technology partner.
Global Technology Deals That Failed To Get Regulatory Approval
SoftBank Group Corp announced on Monday the sale of chip designer Arm to Nvidia Corp for as much as $40 billion in a deal set to reshape the semiconductor landscape.
Great Grandson of Last Oudh Ruler Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Succumbs to Covid-19
Prince Kaukab Quder Saajad Ali Meerza, better known as Dr M Kaukub, had done his doctorate in Urdu from the Aligarh Muslim University on the Literary and Cultural Contributions of Wajid Ali Shah.
Hindi Diwas 2020: PM Narendra Modi, Other Officials Share Wishes on the Special Day
The day is marked on this day as on September 14, 1949 the makers of the Indian Constitution decided to designate Hindi as the official language of India.
Singapore Watchdog Fines Grab S$10,000 For 4th User Data Privacy Violation
Singapore's privacy watchdog fined ridehailing app Grabcar S$10,000 ($7,310), saying a 2019 update put the data of some users at risk of unauthorised access in what the watchdog said was a fourth breach of data privacy regulations and "a significant cause...
Trump’s Indoor Rally Plan Prompts Authorities to Issue Covid-19 Violation Warning
Plans for the rally in the Nevada city of Henderson on Sunday drew a rebuke from local authorities who noted events with more than 50 people are not allowed due to the coronavirus.
Microsoft Says Its Bid To Buy TikTok Has Been Rejected
Microsoft says its bid to buy popular video-sharing app TikTok has been rejected, removing a leading suitor for the Chinese-owned app a week before President Donald Trump promises to follow through with a plan to ban it in the U.S.
Trump Signs New, Expanded Executive Order To Lower U.S. Drug Prices
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Sunday aimed at lowering drug prices in the United States by linking them to those of other nations and expanding the scope of a July action.
Israel To Enter Three-week Nationwide Lockdown Amid Covid-19 Surge
The Finance Ministry said the lockdown will cost the economy, which slipped into a recession in the wake of the virus, an estimated 6.5 billion shekels ($1.88 billion).
French Daily COVID-19 Cases Fall After Saturday Record
France's health authorities on Sunday reported 7,183 new confirmed COVID19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from a record 10,561 new infections on Saturday.
Bahrain Opposition Rejects Israel Normalisation, Calls For Resistance
Bahraini opposition groups have said they reject a decision by the Gulf state to normalise relations with Israel, with a leading Shi'ite cleric on Sunday calling on the people of the region to resist.
COVID-19: Nagpur Reports Highest One-day Spike Of 2,343 Cases
Nagpur registered its highest single-day spike of 2,343 new coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, the authorities said. This took the district's overall tally to 52,471, the district information office said in a statement.
Exclusive: Canada Looks Set For A Fight Over C$1 Billion Compensation For Huawei Gear
Canada is signaling it might not compensate major telecommunications providers if the federal government bans equipment made by China's Huawei from 5G networks, setting up a potential fight over a bill that could hit C$1 billion ($758 million).