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Delhi police raided different premises linked to NewsClick on Tuesday, sources informed that the special cell of the Delhi police held a late-night meeting on Tuesday. The investigation, which is still underway was launched on the basis of information from central agencies. Sources also said that an FIR was filed at the New Delhi Range of Delhi Police special cell against NewsClick. As part of the investigation, editor of NewsClick Prabir Purkayastha and writers Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Urmilesh were brought to the special cell offices in the national capital today. Sources said that the first meeting before launching the crackdown was held by the top officials of the special cell on Monday (October 2).

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Also read: India emerges as top contributor in mobile subscribers across world, says report As per Ookla, the mobile speed performance has seen a 3.59 times increase since the introduction of 5G, with median download speeds improving to 50.21 Mbps in August 2023, from 13.87 Mbps in September 2022. "This improvement has led to India's rise in the Speedtest Global Index, moving up 72 places, from 119th place to the 47th position," it said.

Delhi police continue to raid different premises linked to NewsClick, the team on Tuesday morning reached at Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury's residence to question his staffer Sri Narayan's son Sunmit Kumar. The raid team seized the mobile, laptop, and hard drive of Sunmit Kumar, who works at NewsClick, sources said. Speaking on the matter, Sitaram Yechury told ANI, that this was an attempt to suppress media and the nation must know the reason behind these raids. «Police came to my residence because one of my companions who lives with me there, his son, works for NewsClick. The police came to question him.

Meta Platforms is considering charging $14 per month for ad-free subscriptions to Instagram or Facebook for European users, according to a proposal submitted to regulators, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Meta has told regulators it hopes to roll out its subscription no ads (SNA) plan in the coming months for users in Europe, the report said, adding it will give users the choice between continuing to access Instagram and Facebook free with personalized ads, or paying for versions of the services without any ads.

Delhi Police's Special Cell on Tuesday morning conducted raids at the places of news portal NewsClick and its journalists, officials said. The Enforcement Directorate had earlier also conducted raids at the firm's premises probing its sources of funding. The Special Cell is conducting raids on the basis of inputs provided by the central agency. Police recovered the dump data of laptops and mobile phones of some journalists of NewsClick.

UPI is a 24X7 instant payment system that allows you to transfer money in real time between two bank accounts. UPI Lite is an on-device wallet feature that allows users to make real-time small-value payments. "UPI and UPI Lite are both revolutionary in their own right.

5G services by Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio. Between them, India’s top-two telcos have over 110 million 5G subscribers.

Ramalinga Reddy's statement on Monday that the government will not levy fines on car owners using carpooling apps in the state capital comes as a relief. Instead, he said, carpooling apps in the state must register with the transport department and operate under the regulations. There are several reasons why states should prioritise carpooling. One, it can make mobility affordable for many, especially when public transport options are inadequate in many cities.

The federal government has joined 21 former rail workers in suing Union Pacific over the way it used a vision test to disqualify workers the railroad believed were color blind and might have trouble reading signals telling them to stop a train

₹9,310 crore, valuing the promoters’ stake at about ₹4,650 crore. Private equity (PE) firms are most likely to be interested in the asset, given that VIP Industries is much larger than its Indian rivals, except Safari Industries, the first person cited above said. Rising incomes, an expanding travel infrastructure, and online bookings have fuelled a surge in travel among Indians, resulting in heightened demand for luggage.

Lava International expects to capture 10 per cent market share in under Rs 30,000-priced smartphone segment on account of up to Rs 600 crore investment in product development and marketing in the next two years, a senior company official said. Lava International President Sunil Raina told PTI that at a time when several Indian mobile phone companies succumbed to the pressure of aggressive pricing of foreign players around 2016-17 coupled with challenges posed by demonetisation and GST implementation, Lava focussed on its core strength and re-worked on the growth strategy. The company relaunched its smartphone business with a small pause with focus on customer experience around devices and providing repair service at home, Raina said.

Science Advances says. The pollen data showed that warming temperatures supported forests that expanded into Siberia and facilitated early human migration there, researchers from the University of Kansas, US, said in their study. They compared Pleistocene vegetation communities around Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, to the oldest archeological traces of Homo sapiens in the region.

‘Big Billion Days’ sale. In the ad which is now unavailable on Flipkart's YouTube channel, Bachchan was reportedly heard as saying that the mobile deals offered by the e-commerce portal are not available at the retail outlets. Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights!" Click here! "This advertisement is unjust, unethical, and misguiding customers solely for your benefits, thereby causing significant harm to the business of local shopkeepers," CAIT said.

MONTREAL — Laurentian Bank of Canada announced the appointment of Eric Provost as chief executive on Oct. 2, following a computer outage at the bank last week.

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en masse from conventional cars to EVs, a huge rise in the cost of gasoline and diesel would be even more powerful than these subsidies. Saudi Arabia and Russia are rational states, not particularly prone to bouts of suicidal anxiety. Why would they constrain production enough to accelerate the dumping of petrofuels for mobility? Four, the Ukraine war, a prime driver of food and fuel inflation, is a war of choice.

₹3 lakhs on his head, was sought after in relation to the Pune ISIS case. Currently, he is being interrogated by the cops. Further investigations will also conducted to gather additional information regarding Shahnawaz's involvement in the terrorist activities.

Crypto exchange OKX has entered into a partnership with Solana Mobile. This alliance will see the OKX app becoming a part of the dApp store on the Solana Saga smartphone. With this integration, the OKX app is among the early exchange applications available on the device, offering users access to OKX's Web3 solutions.

Rosbank, one of Russia’s biggest banks, has spent around $1.6 million on digital ruble integration – despite the fact that the CBDC pilot is less than two months old.

Flipkart featuring Amitabh Bachchan which they allege misleads buyers into believing online platforms offer better deals this festive season. In a Hindi advertisement by the online retailer, aired to promote its upcoming festive sales, the film star could be heard saying that the kind of mobile deals Flipkart is offering will not be available at retail stores. Reacting to the advertisement, the All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA), which represents 150,000 mobile retailers, has written to leading smartphone brands to highlight the issue and also ask the brand heads to «issue either a joint or individual statement in prominent news media outlets, publicly clarifying that these statements are not accurate.» «Our purpose in addressing you is to express our deep concern and disappointment regarding the recent wave of derogatory advertisements that have been proliferating across various online platforms, social media, and print media.