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On Thursday, IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad took to Twitter to reiterate the Centre’s concern at the breach of privacy of Indians, and said his ministry had sought an explanation from the app. WhatsApp has to reply by November 4. Home ministry officials aid attempts to 'malign the govt' for reported breach were misleading. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2pyKcei

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Questioned, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said such visits don't have to come through official channels, but the key point was that such engagement served the larger interests of India. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JH98HE

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PM Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated the abrogation of Article 370 to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who is credited for the merger of over 500 princely states into the Union of India. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2puF8Yv

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Rajya Sabha's Ethics Committee will be headed by BJP MP Prabhat Jha with Chairman of the Upper House M Venkaiah Naidu reconstituting eight House panels on Thursday.Jha replaces his party colleague Narayan Lal Panchariya. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pz72NG

Veteran CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta, one of the doyens of the country's trade union movement and a former MP, died at his Chetla home in Kolkata on Thursday, three days ahead of his 83rd birthday on November 3. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JH3tkS

The BJP on Thursday questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's frequent foreign trips and wondered who footed his bills, including air tickets, stay in five-star hotels & other expenses. "Rahul has visited abroad 16 times since 2014, out of which there are nine occasions of which there are no details.He has visited abroad more number of times than his constituency," said a BJP spokesperson. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3231GNj

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Mumbai & Hyderabad were designated Unesco creative cities on the occasion of World Cities Day on Thursday. Mumbai entered the global network of creative cities under the film category & Hyderabad under gastronomy. The network brings together cities that base development on creativity in music, arts & folk crafts, design, cinema, literature, digital arts or gastronomy. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/322XzAR

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DHFL lenders to probe gangster linksThe forensic audit conducted by KPMG has revealed alleged routing of at least Rs 20,000 crore by DHFL to several shell companies. But it did not specifically look into any links with Mirchi and Dawood. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2JD0UQD

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down by 16 cents, 0.3 per cent, at $54.90 a barrel. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2BTTYKO

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J&K no longer a state; two new UTs come into beingThe creation of the UTs of J&K and Ladakh coincides with the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, credited with the merger of over 560 states with the Indian Union. The total number of states in the country will now be reduced to 28. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/34lhe0t

Removing equity-related taxes may burn a Rs 80,000 crore hole in government kitty. More sops will mean raising tax on super-rich which has already been done in the budget or cutting welfare spend, both of which may not be feasible. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2N4qq3D

The two sides exchanged views on threats posed by terrorist entities globally and in their respective regions as well as ongoing concerns over terrorism in the South Asia region. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/34ftbo9

One of the advisers, K Vijay Kumar, confirmed the "pleasant conclusion of our tenure". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PvS8Yn

The Centre on Wednesday named Umang Narula, a serving IAS officer of 1989 batch, as advisor to newly-appointed LG of Union Territory of Ladakh, R K Mathur. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JzI3WP

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Karnataka's BJP government on Wednesday said it would remove history lessons which glorify 18th-century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan from state board textbooks. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/31ZPjBu

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The Indian Space Station, which the Indian Space Research Organisation plans to put in place in five to seven years, will have space for three astronauts, sources said. ​​​Isro plans to use technologies from Gaganyaan for the space station. These include orbital module, life-support system and human-rated launch vehicles for space station programme. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PvIpBl

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Iran and Russia on Tuesday criticized and scoffed at Trump administration plans to protect oil deposits in Syria, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accusing Washington of "illegal" actions. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2BUG4rH

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But after three years of inconclusive political wrangling, the results of an election are hard to predict. The House of Commons voted 438-20 - with dozens of lawmakers abstaining. It will become law once approved by the unelected House of Lords. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2MVXGd2

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Holding that punishment should be proportional to the seriousness of an offence and accused should not be let off lightly, the Supreme Court has expressed concern over the “cavalier manner” in which high courts and trial courts award insufficient or wrong sentence in some criminal cases. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/36gHCKM

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