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Twitter Blue will probably "come back end of next week", billionaire owner Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday.
Twitter on Friday paused its recently announced $8 blue check subscription service on Friday as fake accounts mushroomed.
The coveted blue check mark was previously reserved for verified accounts of politicians, famous personalities, journalists and other public figures. But a subscription option, open to anyone prepared to pay, was rolled out earlier this week to help Twitter grow revenue as Musk fights to retain advertisers.
Farmers burning stubble 'under compulsion', states can't blame them: NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has observed that the farmers are burning stubbles "under compulsion" and states can not blame farmers for it.
The commission recently heard the responses of the Chief Secretaries of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh in connection with its suo motu cognizance of unabated air pollution in Delhi- NCR region.
"The state governments have to provide harvest machines to get rid of those stubbles but they have failed to provide an adequate number of requisite machines and other measures; as a result, farmers are forced to burn the stubbles, causing pollution," said the human rights body.
North Indians should see us as victims, not killers: Rajiv case convict
RP Ravichandran, one of the six convicts who was released on Saturday in the assassination case of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, said that the people of north India should see them as "victims instead of terrorists or killers".
He said that time will judge them as "innocents".
Speaking to ANI after his release from Madurai Central Prison, Ravichandran said, "The people of north India should see us as victims instead of terrorists or killers. Time and power determine who is a terrorist or a freedom fighter but time will judge us as innocent, even if we bear the blame for being terrorists."
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Priyanka Gandhi posed questions on Rajiv's assassination: Nalini Sriharan
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra asked about the killing of her father Rajiv Gandhi when she met her in prison in 2008, Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts freed in the former prime minister's assassination case said here on Sunday, the Press Trust of India reported.
Priyanka Gandhi turned emotional and cried when she met her in the Vellore Central Prison over a decade ago, Nalini told reporters here answering a question on the meeting.
Now, a Congress party leader, she had then sought to know about the assassination of her father and Nalini said she divulged whatever she knew.
BJP launches fresh attack on AAP and Sisodia, puts out 'Lootera' poster
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Delhi unit and Party's spokesperson, Shehzad Poonawala on Sunday slammed Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by putting out 'Lootera' poster on various platforms of social media.
Speaking to ANI, Poonawala said, "Today the entire people of Delhi are saying Aam Aadmi Party is a party of lootera and therefore, the BJP Delhi today has put out only the sentiment of the people of Delhi. BJP is not in any mood to give space to Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia."
Poonawala further said, "This is a liquor motion production film directed by Arvind Kejriwal and it is a Maha Thug and Sukesh production film where the star cast involves Satyendra Jain, Manish Sisodia and all the others who have been looting Delhi in one after the other scam from 'Sharaab Ghotala' to Tihar Ke Andar Ghotala' to 'Hawala Ghotala'. And, therefore, this is a reflection of the sentiment of the people of Delhi."
Mukesh Ambani to bid for football club Liverpool FC's takeover: Report
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has entered the race to bid for world-renowned English football club Liverpool FC's takeover, reported a leading English daily.
The English Premier League giants have been put up for sale by their current owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG), who bought the Merseyside club in October 2010 and have reportedly appointed Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to assist them in selling the team, the Press Trust of India reported.
According to 'The Mirror', the FSG are willing to sell the club for 4 billion British pound.
Jio strongest telecom brand in India, ahead of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea: TRA
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio is India's strongest telecom brand in India, ahead of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Ltd, according to brand intelligence and data insights company TRA, the Press Trust of India reported.
TRA, formerly Trust Research Advisory, in its 'India's Most Desired Brands 2022' ranked companies according to their brand strength.
Reliance Jio topped the telecom category, followed by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea Ltd and BSNL.
If ordinance sent by state govt targets me, will refer it: Kerala Governor
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said that if the ordinance sent to Raj Bhavan by the CPI(M)-led government was intended to target him, then he will not sit in judgement over it and would refer the same to the President.
Khan, while speaking to reporters in New Delhi on Saturday evening, said he was yet to see the ordinance or go through it and would take a decision only after that, the Press Trust of India reported.
"If I am the target, then I shall not be the judge in my own cause. I won't declare it now. I will see it and if I come to the conclusion that the purpose is to target me, then I shall not sit in judgement (over it). I shall refer (to the President)," he said.
Jaishankar discusses Ukraine war, Indo-Pacific with Blinken in Cambodia
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday and discussed the Ukraine conflict, the strategic Indo-Pacific region and bilateral relations on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India summit here in the Cambodian capital.
Jaishankar is accompanying Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is leading the Indian delegation to the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and the 17th East Asia Summit here, the Press Trust of India reported.
A good meeting with US Secretary of State @SecBlinken. Discussed Ukraine, Indo-Pacific, energy, G20 and bilateral relations, Jaishankar said in a tweet.
V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar addresses East Asia Summit during his Cambodia visit
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday addressed the East Asia Summit here on the last day of his visit to Cambodia.
An official in the Ministry of External Affairs said that the vice president's address was a closed session, the Press Trust of India reported.
Dhankhar is in Cambodia for his three-day visit. This year marks the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-India relations and is being celebrated as the ASEAN-India Friendship Year.
Govt terminates anti-dumping probe against China, Thailand and Vietnam
The commerce ministry has terminated an anti-dumping investigation into import of solar cells from China, Thailand and Vietnam following a request from the Indian Solar Manufacturers Association(ISMA).
On May 15, 2021, the ministry's investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) initiated a probe into alleged dumping of "solar cells whether or not assembled into modules or panels" exported from the three nations, following a complaint by the association, the Press Trust of India reported.
"In view of the request made by the domestic industry, ISMA,...the authority hereby terminates the investigation initiated on May 15, 2021... against the imports of solar cells whether or not assembled into modules or panels exported by these countries," the DGTR said in a notification.
BJP busy with distorting history: Siddaramaiah on Tipu Sultan's statue row
After a political controversy erupted following an announcement by Karnataka Congress MLA Tanveer Sait promising the installation of a 100 feet Tipu Sultan's statue in Srirangapatna, former chief minister of the state Siddaramaiah hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that the party has been busy distorting the history around the 18th-century warrior, the ANI reported.
"Why can't the statue of Tipu Sultan be built? Does he not deserve a statue? The BJP always distorts history. One should remember what they said about Narayan Guru, Ambedkar and others. They always twist and falsify facts," Siddaramaiah said on Saturday.
Tanveer Sait on Thursday promised a 100 feet statue of Tipu Sultan in Srirangapatna or Karnataka's Mysuru that erupted in a political row.
Afghanistan govt has in principle agreed to resume women's cricket: ICC
The ICC on Sunday said the Afghanistan government supports the world body's constitution and has "in principle" agreed to resuming women's cricket in the country, the Press Trust of India reported.
Afghanistan cricket, especially the women's game, had plunged into uncertainty last year due to the drastic changes in the political landscape following the takeover of the country by the Taliban.
There were reports that Afghan women, including the country's women's cricket team, were banned from playing sport under the Taliban administration.
36 Chinese fighter jets, bombers fly near island: Taiwan defense ministry
China's military flew 36 fighter jets and bombers near Taiwan, the Taiwanese defence ministry announced, part of a long-running campaign of intimidation against the self-ruled island democracy that Beijing claims as part of its territory.
Ten of the aircraft on Saturday flew across the median line in the Taiwan Strait that separates the island from the mainland, the ministry said. It said they included six Shenyang J-11 and four J-16 aircraft, the AP reported.
Taiwan and China split in 1949 following a civil war that ended with the Communist Party in control of the mainland.
PM Modi visit short but very important in G20 Summit: Indian envoy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending G20 Summit on November 14-16th in Bali as India will be assuming the group's presidency from December 1, 2022.
Indian Ambassador to Indonesia on Sunday during an interaction with ANI said, "Prime minister visit is short but it's very important visit here in G20 summit in Bali," Manoj Kumar Bharti told ANI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate at the 17th G20 Summit where he will formally take over India's G20 Chairmanship for 2023.
India logs 734 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; active tally at 12,307
India logged 734 new coronavirus infections taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,46,66,377, while the active cases dipped to 12,307, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday, the Press Trust of India reported.
The death toll has climbed to 5,30,531 with three more fatalities, including one reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The active cases comprises 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.78 per cent, according to the health ministry website.
Laid-off tech employees find it hard to get jobs amid global slowdown
As thousands of techies lose jobs at Big Tech companies, most of them are finding it difficult to get jobs, as there is a freeze on new hirings at nearly every top firm, amid global macroeconomic conditions and recession fears.
Meta, Twitter, Salesforce, Lyft, Stripe, Uber and tech giants like Microsoft and Google, have laid off employees as well as put a total freeze on new hirings, the IANS reported.
Indian-origin Nilesh Bhandare, 39, was a data engineer at Twitter. He told the San Francisco Chronicle that he has seen a dramatic turnaround in job availability in the market.
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First Published: Nov 13 2022 | 8:46 AM IST
