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The new <a href="http://www.wionews.com/business-economy/first-pictures-of-jeep-wrangler-2018-out-23317" target="_blank">Jeep Wrangler</a> was unwrapped with all the &quot;modern designs that stay true to the original.&quot;

Fiat Chrysler said in its press release that the Toledo, Ohio-built Wrangler has a &quot;modern design that stays true to the original.&quot;

The 2018 Jeep Wrangler is the similar version of the already existing one.&nbsp;

However, the jeep has come with New Engines including a diesel and a four-cylinder gas-electric hybrid.&nbsp;

It is also&nbsp;200 pounds lighter and a little longer.&nbsp;

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The company has shed the 200 pounds by using a lighter high strength steel in the frame and by carving out aluminium made hood, doors, fender flares and hinges.

The company claims the Jeep is more aerodynamic than the earlier models. The model will have more glass for better visibility. It will also have optional new high-tech ragtop.&nbsp;

The model will be available in two options 285-horsepower 3.6 litre V6 and a new 270- horsepower 2-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine that comes with a battery-electric hybrid system.

The company will introduce a 260-horsepower 3 Litre diesel V6 in 2019.&nbsp;

The new Wrangler will be out in the showrooms in January. The price is yet to come out.&nbsp;

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The new Jeep Wrangler was unwrapped with all the "modern designs that stay true to the original." Fiat Chrysler said in its press release that the Toledo, Ohio-built Wrangler has a "modern design that stays true to the original." The 2018 Jeep Wrangler is the similar version of the already existing one. However, the jeep has come with New Engines including a diesel and a four-cylinder gas-electric hybrid. It is also 200 pounds lighter and a little longer. Jeep Wrangler 2018 (Image source: Jeep) (Others) × The company has shed the 200 pounds by using a lighter high strength steel in the frame and by carving out aluminium made hood, doors, fender flares and hinges. The company claims the Jeep is more aerodynamic than the earlier models. The model will have more glass for better visibility. It will also have optional new high-tech ragtop. The model will be available in two options 285-horsepower 3.6 litre V6 and a new 270- horsepower 2-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine that comes with a battery-electric hybrid system. The company will introduce a 260-horsepower 3 Litre diesel V6 in 2019. The new Wrangler will be out in the showrooms in January. The price is yet to come out. Jeep Wrangler 2018 (Image source: Jeep) (Others) ×

Jeep Wrangler unveiled with 'modern designs'

The benchmark BSE Sensex recovered by about 68 points in early trade today on the back of fresh gains in blue-chips like Reliance Industries, ITC and Infosys.

The 30-share index recovered 67.90 points, or 0.20 per cent, to 33,686.49, with sectoral indices led by PSU, consumer durables, infrastructure, capital goods, healthcare and IT advancing up to 0.42 per cent.

The barometer had lost 105.85 points in the previous session.

Also, the NSE Nifty was up 21.65 points, or 0.20 per cent, at 10,391.90.

Brokers said a fresh spell of buying triggered by a mixed trend in some other Asian bourses following overnight gains in the US markets buoyed the sentiment.

Besides, covering-up pending short positions by speculators ahead of November series expiry in the derivatives segment supported the upmove, they said.

Major gainers were Coal India, ONGC, Dr Reddy&#39;s, Reliance Industries, NTPC, Cipla, L&amp;T, Tata Motors, ITC Ltd, Infosys, Bajaj Auto and SBI, gaining up to 2.11 per cent.

Elsewhere in Asia, Japan&#39;s Nikkei rose 0.40 per cent in early trade today, shrugging off North Korea&#39;s latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile that splashed down in Japan&#39;s exclusive economic zone. Shanghai Composite index, however, shed 0.49 per cent and Hong Kong&#39;s Hang Send down 0.36 per cent.

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher by 1.09 per cent in yesterday.&nbsp;

The Nifty was also up 21.65 points to 10,391.90

The benchmark BSE Sensex recovered by about 68 points in early trade today on the back of fresh gains in blue-chips like Reliance Industries, ITC and Infosys. The 30-share index recovered 67.90 points, or 0.20 per cent, to 33,686.49, with sectoral indices led by PSU, consumer durables, infrastructure, capital goods, healthcare and IT advancing up to 0.42 per cent. The barometer had lost 105.85 points in the previous session. Also, the NSE Nifty was up 21.65 points, or 0.20 per cent, at 10,391.90. Brokers said a fresh spell of buying triggered by a mixed trend in some other Asian bourses following overnight gains in the US markets buoyed the sentiment. Besides, covering-up pending short positions by speculators ahead of November series expiry in the derivatives segment supported the upmove, they said. Major gainers were Coal India, ONGC, Dr Reddy's, Reliance Industries, NTPC, Cipla, L&T, Tata Motors, ITC Ltd, Infosys, Bajaj Auto and SBI, gaining up to 2.11 per cent. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan's Nikkei rose 0.40 per cent in early trade today, shrugging off North Korea's latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile that splashed down in Japan's exclusive economic zone. Shanghai Composite index, however, shed 0.49 per cent and Hong Kong's Hang Send down 0.36 per cent. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher by 1.09 per cent in yesterday.

BSE Sensex gains 68 points in early trade on global cues

The Washington state&#39;s Attorney General and Chicago have sued Uber for allegedly violating state&#39;s data breach notification law.&nbsp;

The Washington Attorney General&nbsp;Bob Ferguson&nbsp;sued the ride-hailing company on Tuesday for over millions of dollars.&nbsp;

Uber&nbsp;had revealed last week about a data breach that it suffered&nbsp;in October&nbsp;2016.&nbsp;The data breach had reportedly affected about 57 million driver and rider accounts.

Uber waited for more than a year to disclose the data breach.

The delay not only failed to protect the consumer&#39;s personal information, it also violated city and state laws.&nbsp;

The state has demanded a&nbsp;penalty of up to $2000 for each person whose data was exposed.&nbsp;

The penalty this way will rise up to &quot;millions of dollars&quot;.

The companies are supposed to notify the Attorney General within 45 days if a breach affects 500 or more Washington residents.&nbsp;

However Uber, paid the hackers to keep them quite.&nbsp;

The hackers demanded payment from Uber in return for&nbsp;stolen data. Uber paid an amount of $100,000 to ensure complete removal of the data.&nbsp; 
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The Attorney General?Bob Ferguson?sued the ride-hailing company on Tuesday for over millions of dollars

The Washington state's Attorney General and Chicago have sued Uber for allegedly violating state's data breach notification law. The Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued the ride-hailing company on Tuesday for over millions of dollars. Uber had revealed last week about a data breach that it suffered in October 2016. The data breach had reportedly affected about 57 million driver and rider accounts. Uber waited for more than a year to disclose the data breach. The delay not only failed to protect the consumer's personal information, it also violated city and state laws. The state has demanded a penalty of up to $2000 for each person whose data was exposed. The penalty this way will rise up to "millions of dollars". The companies are supposed to notify the Attorney General within 45 days if a breach affects 500 or more Washington residents. However Uber, paid the hackers to keep them quite. The hackers demanded payment from Uber in return for stolen data. Uber paid an amount of $100,000 to ensure complete removal of the data.

Washington, Chicago sue Uber for violating data breach

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI) issued recommendations on net neutrality on Tuesday.

The TRAI said that the service providers should not enter into any kind of agreement&nbsp;which may lead to discriminatory treatment of content on the Internet.&nbsp;

&quot;Service providers should be restricted from entering into any arrangement, agreement or contract by whatever name called... That has the effect of discriminatory treatment based on content...,&quot; TRAI said.

It has also proposed for a multi-stakeholder body comprising telecom and internet service providers, content providers, civil society organisations and consumer representatives for monitoring and investigation of violations.&nbsp;

TRAI said that discriminatory treatment may include any form of restriction or interference in the treatment of content on the Internet.&nbsp;This includes blocking, degrading, slowing down or providing preferential speeds or treatment to any other content.&nbsp;

TRAI has also favoured&nbsp;modifying of licensing norms to ensure&nbsp;&quot;explicit restrictions&quot; on discrimination in Internet access based on content.&nbsp;

In his previous judgment that came out in 2016,&nbsp;TRAI had barred platforms like Facebook&#39;s Internet.Org and Airtel Zero which allowed free access to few select websites.&nbsp;

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TRAI said that the service providers should not enter into any kind of agreements to discriminate on the content on the Internet

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI) issued recommendations on net neutrality on Tuesday. The TRAI said that the service providers should not enter into any kind of agreement which may lead to discriminatory treatment of content on the Internet. "Service providers should be restricted from entering into any arrangement, agreement or contract by whatever name called... That has the effect of discriminatory treatment based on content...," TRAI said. It has also proposed for a multi-stakeholder body comprising telecom and internet service providers, content providers, civil society organisations and consumer representatives for monitoring and investigation of violations. TRAI said that discriminatory treatment may include any form of restriction or interference in the treatment of content on the Internet. This includes blocking, degrading, slowing down or providing preferential speeds or treatment to any other content. TRAI has also favoured modifying of licensing norms to ensure "explicit restrictions" on discrimination in Internet access based on content. In his previous judgment that came out in 2016, TRAI had barred platforms like Facebook's Internet.Org and Airtel Zero which allowed free access to few select websites. (With inputs from PTI)

TRAI rules out 'discriminatory practices' on Internet

Tumblr founder and CEO David Karp is resigning from the microblogging and social networking website &quot;Tumblr&quot;.

He created the company ten years ago, at the age of 20.&nbsp;

Karp announced his resignation in a memo that he sent to his employees.

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The memo read &quot;It is truly overwhelming to write those words. But I have the comfort of knowing I leave Tumblr in better than my own....I look back with so much pride. At a generation of artists, creators, curators and crusaders that have redefined our culture, and who have helped to empower. There are no words, though, that can express how sincerely grateful I am for the privilege of working with you.

I beg you to understand that my decision comes after months of reflection on my personal ambitions and at no cost to my hopefulness for Tumblr&#39;s future or the impact I know it can have.&quot;

His position will be taken by Tumblr COO Jeff D&#39;Onofrio.

Karp will step down at the end of the year.

The microblogging and social networking website&nbsp;allows&nbsp;a platform to users where they can post multimedia and other content to a short- form blog.&nbsp;

The site is owned by Oath Inc.

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His position will be taken by Tumblr COO Jeff D'Onofrio

Tumblr founder and CEO David Karp is resigning from the microblogging and social networking website "Tumblr". He created the company ten years ago, at the age of 20. Karp announced his resignation in a memo that he sent to his employees. Letter I just sent to my team ♥? https://t.co/3Vsv3ROuhf — David Karp (@davidkarp) November 27, 2017 × The memo read "It is truly overwhelming to write those words. But I have the comfort of knowing I leave Tumblr in better than my own....I look back with so much pride. At a generation of artists, creators, curators and crusaders that have redefined our culture, and who have helped to empower. There are no words, though, that can express how sincerely grateful I am for the privilege of working with you. I beg you to understand that my decision comes after months of reflection on my personal ambitions and at no cost to my hopefulness for Tumblr's future or the impact I know it can have." His position will be taken by Tumblr COO Jeff D'Onofrio. Karp will step down at the end of the year. The microblogging and social networking website allows a platform to users where they can post multimedia and other content to a short- form blog. The site is owned by Oath Inc.

Tumblr founder David Karp resigns from company

GST collections fell over 9% in the month of October.&nbsp;

Data put out by the government said GST collections fell to Rs 83,346 crore in October from over Rs 90,000 crore in each of the first three months since the tax was rolled out on July 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;

A finance ministry statement said the lower collections were because of the release of state and central GST from integrated GST (IGST), GST rate cuts, and the payment of GST based on self-declared tax returns.&nbsp;

News reports quoted industry sources as saying GST taxpayers may have expected the rate cuts and could therefore have &quot;staggered&quot; despatches to take advantage of the cuts.

GST collections&nbsp;date released by the government on Monday revealed that 95.9 lakh taxpayers had registered under GST till now and 50.1 lakh had filed returns in October till November 26, while 15.1 lakh were composition dealers who have been allowed to file returns on a quarterly basis. 
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Data put out by the government said GST collections fell to Rs 83,346 crore in October from over Rs 90,000 crore in each of the first three months since the tax was rolled out on July 1

GST collections fell over 9% in the month of October. Data put out by the government said GST collections fell to Rs 83,346 crore in October from over Rs 90,000 crore in each of the first three months since the tax was rolled out on July 1. A finance ministry statement said the lower collections were because of the release of state and central GST from integrated GST (IGST), GST rate cuts, and the payment of GST based on self-declared tax returns. News reports quoted industry sources as saying GST taxpayers may have expected the rate cuts and could therefore have "staggered" despatches to take advantage of the cuts. GST collections date released by the government on Monday revealed that 95.9 lakh taxpayers had registered under GST till now and 50.1 lakh had filed returns in October till November 26, while 15.1 lakh were composition dealers who have been allowed to file returns on a quarterly basis.

GST collections fall over 9% in October

The <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/live-updates-general-entrepreneurship-summit-25317" target="_blank">Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017</a> organised in Hyderabad was inaugurated after PM Modi and <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/watch-india-an-inspiration-for-the-world-ivanka-trump-at-ges-2017-25369" target="_blank">advisor to the US president Ivanka Trump</a> pressed a button on robot &quot;Mitra&quot;.

Mitra is a humanoid invented by a Bengaluru based company&nbsp;&quot;Invento Robotics&quot;.

The founder of the company are Balaji Vishwanathan, Mahalakshmi Radhakrishnan, and Bharath Kumar.

Invento Robotics wants to &quot;Make in India&quot; for the world. The robots are being manufactured in Bengaluru.

Robot&nbsp;&quot;Mitra&quot; was developed in October 2016.&nbsp;

In 2015, the team made a robot which drew a lot of appreciation during a maker fair. The founders then realised that the concept can work better to inspire for &quot;Make in India&quot;.

The 5 ft tall humanoid has been designed with an ability of face detection, speech detection, face recognition, contextual support and autonomous navigation.&nbsp;

Its founder Vishwanathan said that Mitra is capable of helping businesses do better consumer targetting.&nbsp;

Mitra has been working in Canara Bank and PVR Cinemas in Bengaluru.The robot speaks to the customers, reviews their preferences based on previous purchases and suggests them for a perfect purchase.&nbsp;

Vishwanathan added that the robot can be used as a customer service agent in multiple domains like banks, hospitals, airports, hotels.&nbsp;

The founder further claims that Canara bank is planning to get robots work for them in 500 bank branches.&nbsp;

The company is currently funding itself by rentals and sales. The company&#39;s major revenue is earned by renting out Mitra which accounts for Rs 25,000- Rs 15,000.&nbsp;

The robot is rented out for wedding and birthday parties where the humanoid moves around playing songs and taking pictures.

The robot costs Rs 8 lakh.

The company will soon introduce a female version of the humanoid. It will be called &quot;Mitri&quot;. The only difference of the female humanoid will be its body design.

Mitra is a humanoid invented by a Bengaluru based company?'Invento Robotics'

The Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 organised in Hyderabad was inaugurated after PM Modi and advisor to the US president Ivanka Trump pressed a button on robot "Mitra". Mitra is a humanoid invented by a Bengaluru based company "Invento Robotics". The founder of the company are Balaji Vishwanathan, Mahalakshmi Radhakrishnan, and Bharath Kumar. Invento Robotics wants to "Make in India" for the world. The robots are being manufactured in Bengaluru. Robot "Mitra" was developed in October 2016. In 2015, the team made a robot which drew a lot of appreciation during a maker fair. The founders then realised that the concept can work better to inspire for "Make in India". The 5 ft tall humanoid has been designed with an ability of face detection, speech detection, face recognition, contextual support and autonomous navigation. Its founder Vishwanathan said that Mitra is capable of helping businesses do better consumer targetting. Mitra has been working in Canara Bank and PVR Cinemas in Bengaluru.The robot speaks to the customers, reviews their preferences based on previous purchases and suggests them for a perfect purchase. Vishwanathan added that the robot can be used as a customer service agent in multiple domains like banks, hospitals, airports, hotels. The founder further claims that Canara bank is planning to get robots work for them in 500 bank branches. The company is currently funding itself by rentals and sales. The company's major revenue is earned by renting out Mitra which accounts for Rs 25,000- Rs 15,000. The robot is rented out for wedding and birthday parties where the humanoid moves around playing songs and taking pictures. The robot costs Rs 8 lakh. The company will soon introduce a female version of the humanoid. It will be called "Mitri". The only difference of the female humanoid will be its body design.

GES 2017: Meet 'Mitra', the humanoid from Hyderabad

India Kawasaki Motors has launched Kawasaki Versys-X 300 for Rs 4.60 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

With the smallest displacement model in adventure touring category in India, the new launch is presently the smallest bike by Kawasaki&#39;s adventure touring motorcycles range.&nbsp;

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It is designed with long-travel suspension which the company claims will make it easy to ride on imperfect roads.

Another feature of the model is the heat management technology. The bike has large openings in the fairing, that promotes airflow when riding to help evade engine heat.&nbsp;

The bike has patented radiator fan cover placed behind the radiator. It directs hot air down and away from the rider. It also helps in keeping the tank, frame and other parts contacting the rider cooler.&nbsp;

Kawasaki Versys-X 300 is powered by 300 cc parallel twin engine&nbsp;

The bike is being assembled at Balaji Auto&#39;s Chakan Plant in Pune.&nbsp;

Bookings have started at all Kawasaki showrooms across India.&nbsp;

Kawasaki Versys-X was first revealed at the 2016 EICMA show.

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Bookings have started at all Kawasaki showrooms across India

India Kawasaki Motors has launched Kawasaki Versys-X 300 for Rs 4.60 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). With the smallest displacement model in adventure touring category in India, the new launch is presently the smallest bike by Kawasaki's adventure touring motorcycles range. Kawasaki Versys-X 300 is powered by 300 cc parallel twin engine. (Image source: Kawasaki) (Others) × It is designed with long-travel suspension which the company claims will make it easy to ride on imperfect roads. Another feature of the model is the heat management technology. The bike has large openings in the fairing, that promotes airflow when riding to help evade engine heat. The bike has patented radiator fan cover placed behind the radiator. It directs hot air down and away from the rider. It also helps in keeping the tank, frame and other parts contacting the rider cooler. Kawasaki Versys-X 300 is powered by 300 cc parallel twin engine The bike is being assembled at Balaji Auto's Chakan Plant in Pune. Bookings have started at all Kawasaki showrooms across India. Kawasaki Versys-X was first revealed at the 2016 EICMA show.

Kawasaki Versys-X 300 launched In India @ Rs 4.60 Lakh

Over the weekend users&nbsp;on YouTube found very inappropriate search results for the phrase &quot;how to have&quot;.

The suggestions that followed for the result included &quot;how to have s*x with your kids&quot; and &quot;how to have s*ex with kids in school&quot;, various media report stated.

The matter was first discovered by BuzzFeed.

The US-based digital media company searched the phrase &quot;how to have&quot; on various devices in incognito mode.

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YouTube admitted to the disturbing search results and described the matter as &quot;profoundly disturbing&quot;.

The video sharing website said it was investigating the matter to find out what caused the results.&nbsp;

In a statement, YouTube spokesperson said: &quot;Earlier today our teams were alerted to this profoundly disturbing autocomplete result and we worked to quickly remove it as soon as we were made aware.&quot; &nbsp;

YouTube also assured that it has changed the way its autofill feature worked after reports of paedophilic phrases emerged.

The suggestions that followed for the result included 'how to have s*x with your kids' and 'how to have s*ex with kids in school', various media report stated

Over the weekend users on YouTube found very inappropriate search results for the phrase "how to have". The suggestions that followed for the result included "how to have s*x with your kids" and "how to have s*ex with kids in school", various media report stated. The matter was first discovered by BuzzFeed. The US-based digital media company searched the phrase "how to have" on various devices in incognito mode. Seeing this sceenshot float around so I just did it myself in incognito mode. This i a VERY troubling YouTube search autocomplete, no? pic.twitter.com/Nj0IlV4OpU — Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) November 26, 2017 × YouTube admitted to the disturbing search results and described the matter as "profoundly disturbing". The video sharing website said it was investigating the matter to find out what caused the results. In a statement, YouTube spokesperson said: "Earlier today our teams were alerted to this profoundly disturbing autocomplete result and we worked to quickly remove it as soon as we were made aware." YouTube also assured that it has changed the way its autofill feature worked after reports of paedophilic phrases emerged.

YouTube autofill for 'how to have' gives disturbing results

India on Thursday condemned the decision of a Pakistan court to release from house arrest Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, accused of masterminding attacks on Mumbai in 2008 in which 166 people were killed.

Saeed, co-founder of dreaded militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a banned organisation in both India and the United States (US), was put under house arrest in January after years of living freely in Pakistan, one of the sore points in its fraying relationship with the US and India.

Indian foreign ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar said that the country is outraged that a self-confessed and a United Nations proscribed terrorist was allowed to walk free and continue with his evil agenda while adding that it showcases Pakistan&#39;s &#39;lack of seriousness&#39; in handling issues concerning militancy on its soil.

Meanwhile, anti-Pakistan protest erupted in parts of India to protest the release of Saeed.

India accused Pakistan of sponsoring the attacks through the LeT, which Saeed founded in the 1990s.

Pakistan has denied any state involvement in the attack. It placed the LeT on a list of banned organizations in 2002.

Pakistan frees Hafiz Saeed

A Pakistani court Wednesday ordered the release of one of the alleged masterminds of the 2008 Mumbai attacks which killed more than 160 people, after months of US pressure on Islamabad over its alleged support for militants.

Firebrand cleric Hafiz Saeed, who heads the UN-listed terrorist group Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and has a $10 million US bounty on his head, will be freed tomorrow after less than a year in detention following the decision by the Lahore High Court, a JuD official said.&nbsp;

&quot;The review board looking into the case... has refused to extend his house arrest as the government failed to provide any evidence against the charges,&quot; a spokesman for the party, Ahmed Nadeen said.

The horror of the Mumbai carnage played out on live television around the world as commandos battled the heavily armed gunmen, who arrived by sea on the evening of November 26, 2008.

It took the authorities three days to regain full control of the city.&nbsp;

JuD, which has operated freely across Pakistan and is popular for its charity work, is considered by the US and India to be a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the militant group blamed for the attack on India&#39;s financial capital.&nbsp;

New Delhi has long seethed at Pakistan&#39;s failure either to hand over or prosecute those accused of planning the attacks, while Islamabad has alleged that India failed to give it crucial evidence.

India has also said there is proof that &quot;official agencies&quot; in Pakistan were involved in plotting the attack -- a charge Islamabad denies.

Analyst and retired Pakistani general Talat Masood told AFP that Saeed is given special treatment by the government &quot;because they think that his organisation was supportive in Kashmir&quot;, the disputed Himalayan territory over which India and Pakistan have fought two of their three wars.

Saeed said later in a video message that he was detained because of his association with Kashmir.

&quot;It&#39;s because of Kashmir that India is after me, but all her efforts have been in vain and Allah has set me free,&quot; he said in the video released by his party&#39;s media team.

&quot;This is a victory for Pakistan&#39;s freedom and God willing Kashmir will also be freed because I&#39;m fighting Kashmir&#39;s case,&quot; Saeed added.

India blames Pakistan for sending militant groups, including LeT, to foment unrest in the part of Kashmir controlled by New Delhi.

However, Masood said the government could seek new reasons to detain Saeed to avoid more international pressure, particularly from Washington, which has been pressuring Pakistan for months over its alleged support for militants including the Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan.&nbsp;

US President Donald Trump in August accused Pakistan of harbouring &quot;agents of chaos&quot;, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said last month that the Washington has made &quot;very specific&quot; requests of Pakistan over militancy.&nbsp;

The US has also made several overtures to Pakistan&#39;s arch-enemy India for closer ties.&nbsp;

Following a brief period of house arrest in 2008, Saeed led a high-profile public life and regularly delivered fiery anti-India speeches.

He was placed under house arrest once more in January this year following years of foreign pressure, prompting demonstrations in several Pakistani cities.

Masood said that his release could see him participate in a general election set to be held sometime next year, adding that if he won a seat in the national assembly that could be &quot;very embarrassing internationally&quot;.

(With AFP inputs)&nbsp; 
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Last week, Moody's has upgraded India?s sovereign ratings to Baa2 from its lowest investment grade (Baa3) for the first time since 2004

India on Thursday condemned the decision of a Pakistan court to release from house arrest Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, accused of masterminding attacks on Mumbai in 2008 in which 166 people were killed. Saeed, co-founder of dreaded militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a banned organisation in both India and the United States (US), was put under house arrest in January after years of living freely in Pakistan, one of the sore points in its fraying relationship with the US and India. Indian foreign ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar said that the country is outraged that a self-confessed and a United Nations proscribed terrorist was allowed to walk free and continue with his evil agenda while adding that it showcases Pakistan's 'lack of seriousness' in handling issues concerning militancy on its soil. Meanwhile, anti-Pakistan protest erupted in parts of India to protest the release of Saeed. India accused Pakistan of sponsoring the attacks through the LeT, which Saeed founded in the 1990s. Pakistan has denied any state involvement in the attack. It placed the LeT on a list of banned organizations in 2002. Pakistan frees Hafiz Saeed A Pakistani court Wednesday ordered the release of one of the alleged masterminds of the 2008 Mumbai attacks which killed more than 160 people, after months of US pressure on Islamabad over its alleged support for militants. Firebrand cleric Hafiz Saeed, who heads the UN-listed terrorist group Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and has a $10 million US bounty on his head, will be freed tomorrow after less than a year in detention following the decision by the Lahore High Court, a JuD official said. "The review board looking into the case... has refused to extend his house arrest as the government failed to provide any evidence against the charges," a spokesman for the party, Ahmed Nadeen said. The horror of the Mumbai carnage played out on live television around the world as commandos battled the heavily armed gunmen, who arrived by sea on the evening of November 26, 2008. It took the authorities three days to regain full control of the city. JuD, which has operated freely across Pakistan and is popular for its charity work, is considered by the US and India to be a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the militant group blamed for the attack on India's financial capital. New Delhi has long seethed at Pakistan's failure either to hand over or prosecute those accused of planning the attacks, while Islamabad has alleged that India failed to give it crucial evidence. India has also said there is proof that "official agencies" in Pakistan were involved in plotting the attack -- a charge Islamabad denies. Analyst and retired Pakistani general Talat Masood told AFP that Saeed is given special treatment by the government "because they think that his organisation was supportive in Kashmir", the disputed Himalayan territory over which India and Pakistan have fought two of their three wars. Saeed said later in a video message that he was detained because of his association with Kashmir. "It's because of Kashmir that India is after me, but all her efforts have been in vain and Allah has set me free," he said in the video released by his party's media team. "This is a victory for Pakistan's freedom and God willing Kashmir will also be freed because I'm fighting Kashmir's case," Saeed added. India blames Pakistan for sending militant groups, including LeT, to foment unrest in the part of Kashmir controlled by New Delhi. However, Masood said the government could seek new reasons to detain Saeed to avoid more international pressure, particularly from Washington, which has been pressuring Pakistan for months over its alleged support for militants including the Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan. US President Donald Trump in August accused Pakistan of harbouring "agents of chaos", and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said last month that the Washington has made "very specific" requests of Pakistan over militancy. The US has also made several overtures to Pakistan's arch-enemy India for closer ties. Following a brief period of house arrest in 2008, Saeed led a high-profile public life and regularly delivered fiery anti-India speeches. He was placed under house arrest once more in January this year following years of foreign pressure, prompting demonstrations in several Pakistani cities. Masood said that his release could see him participate in a general election set to be held sometime next year, adding that if he won a seat in the national assembly that could be "very embarrassing internationally". (With AFP inputs)

S&P's India ratings remain unchanged, India's economic outlook 'stable'

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/business-economy/us-state-fines-uber-with-89-million-for-unqualified-drivers-24703" target="_blank">Uber</a> revealed on Tuesday about a data breach that&nbsp;the ride-hailing company suffered&nbsp;in October&nbsp;2016.&nbsp;The data breach had reportedly affected about 57 million driver and rider accounts.&nbsp;

Information relating to their telephone numbers, emails, names had been compromised, the company said.&nbsp;The ride-hailing company fired its CEO&nbsp;Joe Sullivan&nbsp;for concealing details regarding the data breach.&nbsp;

The hackers demanded payment from Uber in return for&nbsp;stolen data. Uber paid an amount of $100,000 to ensure complete removal of the data.&nbsp;The issue came to notice recently when the company&#39;s board conducted an investigation into Uber&#39;s past.&nbsp;

The newly elected Chief Executive&nbsp;Dara Khosrowshahi has decided to take an action on the matter.&nbsp;

The incident happened during the tenure of Travis Kalanick- Uber&#39;s co-founder, who was the chief executive at the time of the breach.

&quot;None of this should have happened, and I will not make excuses for it,&quot; Khosrowshahi said in a blog post.

According to the company&#39;s account, two individuals downloaded data from a web-based server at another company that provided Uber with cloud-computing services.

Kalanick learnt of the breach a month after it took place, in November 2016, as the company was in negotiations with the US&nbsp;Federal Trade Commission over the handling of consumer data, according to Bloomberg.

Khosrowshahi said he had hired Matt Olsen, former general counsel of the US&nbsp;National Security Agency, to help him figure out how to best guide and structure the company&#39;s security teams and processes.

&quot;While I can&rsquo;t erase the past, I can commit on behalf of every Uber employee that we will learn from our mistakes,&quot; he said.

&quot;We are changing the way we do business, putting integrity at the core of every decision we make and working hard to earn the trust of our customers,&quot;&nbsp;Khosrowshahi added.

Uber paid an amount of $100,000 to ensure complete removal of the data

Uber revealed on Tuesday about a data breach that the ride-hailing company suffered in October 2016. The data breach had reportedly affected about 57 million driver and rider accounts. Information relating to their telephone numbers, emails, names had been compromised, the company said. The ride-hailing company fired its CEO Joe Sullivan for concealing details regarding the data breach. The hackers demanded payment from Uber in return for stolen data. Uber paid an amount of $100,000 to ensure complete removal of the data. The issue came to notice recently when the company's board conducted an investigation into Uber's past. The newly elected Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi has decided to take an action on the matter. The incident happened during the tenure of Travis Kalanick- Uber's co-founder, who was the chief executive at the time of the breach. "None of this should have happened, and I will not make excuses for it," Khosrowshahi said in a blog post. According to the company's account, two individuals downloaded data from a web-based server at another company that provided Uber with cloud-computing services. Kalanick learnt of the breach a month after it took place, in November 2016, as the company was in negotiations with the US Federal Trade Commission over the handling of consumer data, according to Bloomberg. Khosrowshahi said he had hired Matt Olsen, former general counsel of the US National Security Agency, to help him figure out how to best guide and structure the company's security teams and processes. "While I can’t erase the past, I can commit on behalf of every Uber employee that we will learn from our mistakes," he said. "We are changing the way we do business, putting integrity at the core of every decision we make and working hard to earn the trust of our customers," Khosrowshahi added.

Uber reports data breach affecting 57 million accounts

Indian shares rose for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday, boosted by Reliance Industries Ltd after Goldman Sachs raised its target price on the stock.

Goldman Sachs raised the target price on Reliance by 26 percent to 1,205 rupees and added the stock to its &lsquo;conviction list&rsquo; with a &lsquo;buy&rsquo; rating. The investment bank also expects the company&rsquo;s core earnings to double over the next three years. Reliance shares gained as much as 2 per cent.

The broader NSE Nifty was up 0.41 per cent at 10,341.05 as of 0637 GMT, while the benchmark BSE Sensex was 0.44 per cent higher at 33,507.26.

The Nifty Pharma index rose 2.2 per cent with Dr. Reddy&rsquo;s Laboratories Ltd gaining 9.65 per cent after the company got Establishment Inspection Report from the U.S. FDA for its Duvvada facility at Vishakapatnam.

Broader Asian markets were trading higher after strong German economic data boosted sentiment.

MSCI&rsquo;s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.8 per cent.

&ldquo;Markets are riding on momentum and though there could be profit-booking by derivatives expiry next week, I expect Nifty to cross 10,500,&rdquo; said Krish Subramanyam, co-head - equity advisor at Altamount Capital.

Logistics firms gained after the government granted infrastructure status to the sector to help enable easy access to loans. Allcargo Logistics Ltd rose as much as 3.8 per cent.

Quess Corp Ltd surged as much as 9.5 percent after agreeing to buy a 51 per cent stake in Tata Business Support Services Ltd.

Among losers, L&amp;T Finance Holdings Ltd fell 3.9 percent after IFR reported that Citigroup is selling a 2.15 per cent stake in the company.

Indian shares rose for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday, boosted by Reliance Industries Ltd after Goldman Sachs raised its target price on the stock

Indian shares rose for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday, boosted by Reliance Industries Ltd after Goldman Sachs raised its target price on the stock. Goldman Sachs raised the target price on Reliance by 26 percent to 1,205 rupees and added the stock to its ‘conviction list’ with a ‘buy’ rating. The investment bank also expects the company’s core earnings to double over the next three years. Reliance shares gained as much as 2 per cent. The broader NSE Nifty was up 0.41 per cent at 10,341.05 as of 0637 GMT, while the benchmark BSE Sensex was 0.44 per cent higher at 33,507.26. The Nifty Pharma index rose 2.2 per cent with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd gaining 9.65 per cent after the company got Establishment Inspection Report from the U.S. FDA for its Duvvada facility at Vishakapatnam. Broader Asian markets were trading higher after strong German economic data boosted sentiment. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.8 per cent. “Markets are riding on momentum and though there could be profit-booking by derivatives expiry next week, I expect Nifty to cross 10,500,” said Krish Subramanyam, co-head - equity advisor at Altamount Capital. Logistics firms gained after the government granted infrastructure status to the sector to help enable easy access to loans. Allcargo Logistics Ltd rose as much as 3.8 per cent. Quess Corp Ltd surged as much as 9.5 percent after agreeing to buy a 51 per cent stake in Tata Business Support Services Ltd. Among losers, L&T Finance Holdings Ltd fell 3.9 percent after IFR reported that Citigroup is selling a 2.15 per cent stake in the company.

Sensex rises for fourth day; Reliance, pharma lead

The <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/uber-to-allow-tipping-for-drivers-reversing-long-standing-policy-17071" target="_blank">ride-hailing Global Transportation technology</a>, <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/indian-rape-survivor-sues-uber-ceo-kalanick-for-obtaining-medical-records-illegally-16899" target="_blank">Uber</a>, was slapped with a fine of $8.9 million by a western US state Colorado.

The US state&nbsp;fined the company stating that the ride services company had appointed 57 &quot;undeserving and unqualified drivers&quot;.

&nbsp;It said the drivers&nbsp;lacked valid driver&#39;s licenses or had committed other offences that made&nbsp;them unfit for the job.&nbsp;

A probe conducted by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission found violations that included 12 drivers convicted with felony, 17 drivers with major moving-vehicle violations and three drivers with a type of driver&#39;s license required after recent drunk-driving convictions.

The global transportation company has about 600,000 drivers in the US.

The company had undergone difficult times in the recent past with <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/uber-ceo-orders-urgent-investigation-after-allegations-of-sexism-harassment-at-company-12596" target="_blank">allegations of bribery laws and sexual harassment</a>.&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/uber-ceo-says-he-must-grow-up-after-blasting-uber-driver-complaining-of-cuts-12908" target="_blank">Uber </a>recently said in a statement that it discovered an error in its background check process in Colorado. It further stated that it had begun working to correct the issue.

Colorado fined the company stating that the ride services company had appointed 57 undeserving and unqualified drivers

The ride-hailing Global Transportation technology, Uber, was slapped with a fine of $8.9 million by a western US state Colorado. The US state fined the company stating that the ride services company had appointed 57 "undeserving and unqualified drivers". It said the drivers lacked valid driver's licenses or had committed other offences that made them unfit for the job. A probe conducted by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission found violations that included 12 drivers convicted with felony, 17 drivers with major moving-vehicle violations and three drivers with a type of driver's license required after recent drunk-driving convictions. The global transportation company has about 600,000 drivers in the US. The company had undergone difficult times in the recent past with allegations of bribery laws and sexual harassment. Uber recently said in a statement that it discovered an error in its background check process in Colorado. It further stated that it had begun working to correct the issue.

Colorado fines Uber $8.9 million over 'unqualified' drivers

Pakistani authorities have written to the Punjab home department asking it to take stringent measures for the security of detained Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, claiming a &quot;foreign intelligence agency&quot; had planned to kill him.&nbsp;

In the letter, the National Counter Terrorism Authority said the foreign spy agency had paid Rs&nbsp;80 million to two activists of a banned outfit for the assassination of Saeed.

It asked the Punjab home department to ensure foolproof security for the Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief.

Saeed has been under house arrest in Lahore since January 30 under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.

The home department last month had extended his detention for another 30 days (till November 26) under public safety law.

The department&#39;s notification had said, &quot;There is apprehension that Saeed shall create a law and order situation upon release&quot;.

The JuD has already been declared as a foreign terrorist organisation by the US in June 2014. The JuD chief carries a reward of USD 10 million announced by the US for his role in terror activities.&nbsp; 
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Honda is recalling about 800,000 of its Odyssey minivans in the United States?over faulty parts blamed for 46 minor injuries, the company said, just a month after settling a huge lawsuit on other defects

Pakistani authorities have written to the Punjab home department asking it to take stringent measures for the security of detained Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, claiming a "foreign intelligence agency" had planned to kill him. In the letter, the National Counter Terrorism Authority said the foreign spy agency had paid Rs 80 million to two activists of a banned outfit for the assassination of Saeed. It asked the Punjab home department to ensure foolproof security for the Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief. Saeed has been under house arrest in Lahore since January 30 under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997. The home department last month had extended his detention for another 30 days (till November 26) under public safety law. The department's notification had said, "There is apprehension that Saeed shall create a law and order situation upon release". The JuD has already been declared as a foreign terrorist organisation by the US in June 2014. The JuD chief carries a reward of USD 10 million announced by the US for his role in terror activities.

Honda recalls 800,000 minivans in US over faulty seats

The benchmark The benchmark surged <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/moodys-upgrades-indias-credit-rating-first-time-since-2004-24407">414 points in early trade as Moody&#39;s upgraded</a> India&#39;s credit ratings.

Nifty also rallied climbing to 10,339.15 in opening trade.&nbsp;

Moody&rsquo;s said the goods and services tax(GST) will &quot;promote productivity&quot;, also forecasting India&#39;s GDP growth to grow at of 6.7 per cent for the fiscal year ended March 2018, with 7.5 per cent in 2019 and &quot;similarly robust&quot; levels from 2019 onward.

The credit agency also raised India&rsquo;s long-term foreign-currency bond ceiling to Baa1 from Baa2, and the long-term foreign-currency bank deposit ceiling to Baa2 from Baa3.&nbsp; 
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Nifty also rallied climbing to 10,339.15 in opening trade.?

The benchmark The benchmark surged 414 points in early trade as Moody's upgraded India's credit ratings. Nifty also rallied climbing to 10,339.15 in opening trade. Moody’s said the goods and services tax(GST) will "promote productivity", also forecasting India's GDP growth to grow at of 6.7 per cent for the fiscal year ended March 2018, with 7.5 per cent in 2019 and "similarly robust" levels from 2019 onward. The credit agency also raised India’s long-term foreign-currency bond ceiling to Baa1 from Baa2, and the long-term foreign-currency bank deposit ceiling to Baa2 from Baa3.

Sensex surges over 400 points after Moody's India upgrade

Taking a significant step in the field of healthcare and technology, United States has given approval for a &quot;digital pill&quot;.

The pill, with an embedded sensor, will track patients timings in while taking medicines.

Before this&nbsp;Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd&#39;s established drug Abilify, equipped with sensors was given approval in 2012.&nbsp;

The new drug contains a tracking device developed by Proteus Digital Health.&nbsp;

Proteus was working on the pill for many years.&nbsp;The drug will help doctors in monitoring if their patients are taking their medicines on time.&nbsp;

The system sends a message from the pill&#39;s sensor to a wearable patch.

The message then transmits the information to a mobile application following which injestion&nbsp;of the medication is tracked on smartphones.&nbsp;

The sensor, which is about the size of a grain of salt, gets activated when it gets wet from stomach juices. It has a coating of copper and magnesium on either side which generates a tiny electric charge.&nbsp;

 
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The system sends a message from the pill's sensor to a wearable patch. The message then transmits the information to a mobile application following which ingestion of medicines is tracked on smartphones

Taking a significant step in the field of healthcare and technology, United States has given approval for a "digital pill". The pill, with an embedded sensor, will track patients timings in while taking medicines. Before this Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd's established drug Abilify, equipped with sensors was given approval in 2012. The new drug contains a tracking device developed by Proteus Digital Health. Proteus was working on the pill for many years. The drug will help doctors in monitoring if their patients are taking their medicines on time. The system sends a message from the pill's sensor to a wearable patch. The message then transmits the information to a mobile application following which injestion of the medication is tracked on smartphones. The sensor, which is about the size of a grain of salt, gets activated when it gets wet from stomach juices. It has a coating of copper and magnesium on either side which generates a tiny electric charge.

US gives green signal to 'sensor' pill to track patient's medication

In the past few months, Google has been actively keeping a check on YouTube content.&nbsp;The video sharing website had removed several extremist videos from the site.

As part of its new policy, Google aims to keep a check on videos featuring people and groups that have been designated as &quot;terrorists&quot;&nbsp;by the US or British government.&nbsp;

The move comes&nbsp;after the company faced increasing pressure from governments.&nbsp;The new policy will restrict terrorist groups based on the government&#39;s list.

However, the policy will not affect news clips or educational videos about terrorism.&nbsp;

Citing that such content in the website radicalises viewers and results in deadly terror attacks, governments and human right groups have been forcing YouTube to crackdown on extremist videos for a long time.&nbsp;

Earlier the company had announced that &ldquo;inflammatory religious or supremacist content&rdquo; that does not violates its policies would be allowed with warning labels.

Such videos were restricted to any advertisement revenue.&nbsp;

Google General counsel Kent Walker had said in a blog post&nbsp;then calling for a &quot;right balance&quot;&nbsp;between &quot;free expression&quot;&nbsp;and &quot;access to information without promoting extremely offensive viewpoints.&quot;

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As part of its new policy, Google aims to keep a check on videos featuring people and groups that have been designated as terrorists by the US or British government

In the past few months, Google has been actively keeping a check on YouTube content. The video sharing website had removed several extremist videos from the site. As part of its new policy, Google aims to keep a check on videos featuring people and groups that have been designated as "terrorists" by the US or British government. The move comes after the company faced increasing pressure from governments. The new policy will restrict terrorist groups based on the government's list. However, the policy will not affect news clips or educational videos about terrorism. Citing that such content in the website radicalises viewers and results in deadly terror attacks, governments and human right groups have been forcing YouTube to crackdown on extremist videos for a long time. Earlier the company had announced that “inflammatory religious or supremacist content” that does not violates its policies would be allowed with warning labels. Such videos were restricted to any advertisement revenue. Google General counsel Kent Walker had said in a blog post then calling for a "right balance" between "free expression" and "access to information without promoting extremely offensive viewpoints."

Google's new policy to widen control on 'extremist' videos on YouTube

As Venezuela&#39;s<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/us-hits-dictator-maduro-with-sanctions-over-disputed-venezuela-vote-18457"> debt crisis deepens, reports say state-owned&nbsp;oil firm PDVSA </a>has not made debt payments to India&#39;s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation(ONGC) for six months.

Venezuela is reeling<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/trump-warns-venezuelas-maduro-of-economic-actions-over-bid-to-rewrite-constitution-18019"> under crippling US sanctions even though President Maduro</a> vowed on Monday to continue paying debts.&nbsp;

Nearly $300 million in late interest payments on three bonds - PDVSA 2027, Venezuela 2019 and Venezuela 2024 - was also due on Monday but the Venezuelan government gave no roadmap on its restructure and refinancing plans.

ONGC Videsh, the overseas investment arm of ONGC, confirmed to Reuters that PDVSA had fallen behind on the payments, but declined to give details on the delays.

&ldquo;They have got certain challenges at this stage,&rdquo; ONGC Videsh said in an emailed response to Reuters&rsquo; questions.&nbsp;

&ldquo;They have assured that they are working on it (payment of dues). In due course it will be settled and follow up steps will be undertaken,&rdquo; the official added.

&ldquo;We have a good working relationship with PDVSA,&rdquo; the ONGC official said.

Reuters quoted two sources to inform that PDVSA had made no payment since April on a $540 million dividends backlog to ONGC for an investment the Indian firm made in an energy project in Venezuela.&nbsp;

Last week Venezuela&#39;s PDVSA had made an overdue $1.1 billion principal payment, Bloomberg said even as President Maduro attracted international attention from creditors and domestic audience for his handling of the economic crisis.

Venezuela&#39;s Electricidad de Caracas - a state-owned electric company had defaulted on a $650 million bond payment, Wilmington Trust had said last Friday.

The OPEC member&rsquo;s economy has collapsed since global oil prices plummeted in 2014. Venezuela depends on oil for more than 90 per cent of export revenue.

President Nicolas Maduro confused investors this month with a vow to continue paying Venezuela's crippling debt, while also seeking to restructure and refinance it.

As Venezuela's debt crisis deepens, reports say state-owned oil firm PDVSA has not made debt payments to India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation(ONGC) for six months. Venezuela is reeling under crippling US sanctions even though President Maduro vowed on Monday to continue paying debts. Nearly $300 million in late interest payments on three bonds - PDVSA 2027, Venezuela 2019 and Venezuela 2024 - was also due on Monday but the Venezuelan government gave no roadmap on its restructure and refinancing plans. ONGC Videsh, the overseas investment arm of ONGC, confirmed to Reuters that PDVSA had fallen behind on the payments, but declined to give details on the delays. “They have got certain challenges at this stage,” ONGC Videsh said in an emailed response to Reuters’ questions. “They have assured that they are working on it (payment of dues). In due course it will be settled and follow up steps will be undertaken,” the official added. “We have a good working relationship with PDVSA,” the ONGC official said. Reuters quoted two sources to inform that PDVSA had made no payment since April on a $540 million dividends backlog to ONGC for an investment the Indian firm made in an energy project in Venezuela. Last week Venezuela's PDVSA had made an overdue $1.1 billion principal payment, Bloomberg said even as President Maduro attracted international attention from creditors and domestic audience for his handling of the economic crisis. Venezuela's Electricidad de Caracas - a state-owned electric company had defaulted on a $650 million bond payment, Wilmington Trust had said last Friday. The OPEC member’s economy has collapsed since global oil prices plummeted in 2014. Venezuela depends on oil for more than 90 per cent of export revenue.

Venezuela's state-run oil firm PDVSA misses debt payment to ONGC

The benchmark BSE Sensex gained 103 points in early trade, extending gains for the third day on Monday as the government unveiled its new GST rates on Friday evening.

The NSE Nifty was up 11.25 points at 10,333 points.

On Friday, the GST Council had slashed the list of items in the top 28 per cent GST slab to 50 from 228 with the effect clearly seen in the markets on Monday.

As many as 178 items of daily use were shifted from the top tax bracket of 28 per cent to 18 per cent, while a uniform 5 per cent tax was prescribed for all restaurants, except five-star hotels.

&nbsp;M&amp;M, Axis Bank, Hindustan Unilever, TCS, SBI and NTPC, rose&nbsp;by up to 2.10 per cent in early trade.

However, Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Communications Ltd&#39;s(RCom) shares slumped for the fourth day today after the company posted fourth straight quarterly loss.&nbsp;

RCom shares fell as much as 12.1 per cent in morning trade. 
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The NSE Nifty was up 11.25 points at 10,333 points.

The benchmark BSE Sensex gained 103 points in early trade, extending gains for the third day on Monday as the government unveiled its new GST rates on Friday evening. The NSE Nifty was up 11.25 points at 10,333 points. On Friday, the GST Council had slashed the list of items in the top 28 per cent GST slab to 50 from 228 with the effect clearly seen in the markets on Monday. As many as 178 items of daily use were shifted from the top tax bracket of 28 per cent to 18 per cent, while a uniform 5 per cent tax was prescribed for all restaurants, except five-star hotels. M&M, Axis Bank, Hindustan Unilever, TCS, SBI and NTPC, rose by up to 2.10 per cent in early trade. However, Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Communications Ltd's(RCom) shares slumped for the fourth day today after the company posted fourth straight quarterly loss. RCom shares fell as much as 12.1 per cent in morning trade.

Sensex rises 103 points, RCom slumps

Global transportation technology<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/uber-loses-uk-appeal-bid-to-overturn-workers-rights-decision-23925"> company, Uber, confirmed a deal on Sunday</a> in which the Japanese company conglomerate Softbank will buy a stake in it.

&quot;We&#39;ve entered into an agreement with a consortium led by SoftBank and Dragoneer on a potential investment,&quot; Uber said in a statement.

The deal is said to be worth $10 billion, Bloomberg stated.&nbsp;The move will require changes to Uber&#39;s governance.&nbsp;

&quot;We believe this agreement is a strong vote of confidence in Uber&#39;s long-term potential,&quot; the company added.

The ride-hailing giant earlier voted to overhaul its corporate governance and create incentives for the company to have an initial public offering(IPO) in 2019.&nbsp;

&quot;Upon closing, it will help fuel our investments in technology and our continued expansion at home and abroad, while strengthening our corporate governance.&quot;

Softbank led by Masayoshi Son wanted to invest in the US-based ride-sharing app for around $1billion for a 14% stake for sometime.

SoftBank had said in May it had agreed to invest $5 billion in China&#39;s ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing, valuing Didi at more than $50 billion.

The global transportation technology company, Uber, has confirmed a deal on Sunday in which the Japanese company conglomerate Softbank will buy a stake in it

Global transportation technology company, Uber, confirmed a deal on Sunday in which the Japanese company conglomerate Softbank will buy a stake in it. "We've entered into an agreement with a consortium led by SoftBank and Dragoneer on a potential investment," Uber said in a statement. The deal is said to be worth $10 billion, Bloomberg stated. The move will require changes to Uber's governance. "We believe this agreement is a strong vote of confidence in Uber's long-term potential," the company added. The ride-hailing giant earlier voted to overhaul its corporate governance and create incentives for the company to have an initial public offering(IPO) in 2019. "Upon closing, it will help fuel our investments in technology and our continued expansion at home and abroad, while strengthening our corporate governance." Softbank led by Masayoshi Son wanted to invest in the US-based ride-sharing app for around $1billion for a 14% stake for sometime. SoftBank had said in May it had agreed to invest $5 billion in China's ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing, valuing Didi at more than $50 billion.

Softbank to acquire stake in Uber, invest $10 billion

With the GST Council meeting underway, <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/gst-on-over-200-daily-use-items-expected-to-fall-sushil-modi-23850">Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar that at least 227 items</a> were there in 28% GST slab, now only 50 remain, which are mostly luxury items, rest have been put in the 18% bracket.

Himanta Biswa Sarma, <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/does-congress-want-to-make-bmws-mercedes-cheaper-jaitley-22889">Assam finance minister added that GST meeting</a> will be &quot;path-breaking with many crucial decisions in favour of traders, manufacturers and consumers.&quot;

The GST council meeting being held today is set to take crucial decisions including extending sops to small traders and businesses.

Earlier, finance minister Arun Jaitley had defended the multiple slabs under the Goods and Services Tax.&nbsp;

The GST -- which was meant to replace India&#39;s myriad indirect taxes with one single tax -- has come under severe criticism.

Jaitley said that bringing everything under 18% GST would help those buying luxury items.&nbsp;

The GST council meeting being held today is set to take crucial decisions including extending sops to small traders and businesses.

With the GST Council meeting underway, Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar that at least 227 items were there in 28% GST slab, now only 50 remain, which are mostly luxury items, rest have been put in the 18% bracket. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam finance minister added that GST meeting will be "path-breaking with many crucial decisions in favour of traders, manufacturers and consumers." The GST council meeting being held today is set to take crucial decisions including extending sops to small traders and businesses. Earlier, finance minister Arun Jaitley had defended the multiple slabs under the Goods and Services Tax. The GST -- which was meant to replace India's myriad indirect taxes with one single tax -- has come under severe criticism. Jaitley said that bringing everything under 18% GST would help those buying luxury items.

227 items were in 28% GST slab, now only 50 remain: Bihar deputy chief Sushil Kumar

OnePlus is soon going to release a new model under its flagship.

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer is all set to launch OnePlus 5T.

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Get ready for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ANewView?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ANewView</a>. Meet the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnePlus5T?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnePlus5T</a> on November 16. <a href="https://t.co/AuAAsRIg2i">https://t.co/AuAAsRIg2i</a> <a href="https://t.co/RHsZuCT7Oe">pic.twitter.com/RHsZuCT7Oe</a>
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The smartphone will be&nbsp;launched on 16 November.

The launch event is set in Brooklyn New York.&nbsp;

For the first time ever, OnePlus will have a live telecast of the launch&nbsp;in India.

PVR Theatres in five cities- Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Banglore, and Pune will telecast the live event.

The launch event can be attended after booking tickets from Bookmyshow at Rs 99. The bookings have started from 8 November.

The new model will be available on Amazon.in and oneplusstore.in from 21 November.

The phone will thereafter be available at every store and online channel.&nbsp;

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PVR Theatres in five cities- Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Banglore, and Pune will telecast the live event of the launch of OnePlus 5T scheduled to be held in New York

OnePlus is soon going to release a new model under its flagship. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer is all set to launch OnePlus 5T. Get ready for #ANewView. Meet the #OnePlus5T on November 16. https://t.co/AuAAsRIg2i pic.twitter.com/RHsZuCT7Oe — OnePlus (@oneplus) November 6, 2017 × The smartphone will be launched on 16 November. The launch event is set in Brooklyn New York. For the first time ever, OnePlus will have a live telecast of the launch in India. PVR Theatres in five cities- Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Banglore, and Pune will telecast the live event. The launch event can be attended after booking tickets from Bookmyshow at Rs 99. The bookings have started from 8 November. The new model will be available on Amazon.in and oneplusstore.in from 21 November. The phone will thereafter be available at every store and online channel.

OnePlus 5T: OnePlus to launch new model under its flagship

Shares of Mahindra Logistics Ltd&nbsp;fell as much as 2.1 per cent on its market debut on Friday after the company raised 8.3 billion rupees ($128 million) via an initial public offering last week.

The issue was, however, subscribed nearly eight times on the last day of the sale.

By 0433 GMT, shares in the company were trading at 425.55 rupees on the National Stock Exchange, down 0.80 per cent versus its issue price of 429 rupees.

The company raised 8.3 billion rupees ($128 million) via an initial public offering last week

Shares of Mahindra Logistics Ltd fell as much as 2.1 per cent on its market debut on Friday after the company raised 8.3 billion rupees ($128 million) via an initial public offering last week. The issue was, however, subscribed nearly eight times on the last day of the sale. By 0433 GMT, shares in the company were trading at 425.55 rupees on the National Stock Exchange, down 0.80 per cent versus its issue price of 429 rupees.

Mahindra Logistics shares fall 2.1% on market debut

Reports are emerging that image sharing platform Instagram is down.

People from India as well as across the globe are tweeting about not being able to login and their Instagram feeds not refreshing.

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No feed. Logged out and now can&#39;t login. Both web version and the app is down.
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Went down the Instagram rabbit hole and realized it&rsquo;s already been an hour ?? got damn I&rsquo;m bored
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&mdash; Arpit Jain (@arpitjain192) <a href="https://twitter.com/arpitjain192/status/928866028599128064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Some users even say that Instagram has been down since last night.

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&mdash; Mihir Misra (@MihirMisra_) <a href="https://twitter.com/MihirMisra_/status/928867533184217089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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No official statement has been issued from the Facebook-owned company. The photo-sharing platform has more than 800 million users.

People from across the globe are tweeting about not being able to login and their Instagram feeds not refreshing.

Reports are emerging that image sharing platform Instagram is down. People from India as well as across the globe are tweeting about not being able to login and their Instagram feeds not refreshing. No feed. Logged out and now can't login. Both web version and the app is down. — Amrut Atre (@AmrutAtre) November 10, 2017 × #instacrisis cant login, #instagram is down! — Smitesh Mane (@smiteshmane) November 10, 2017 × Went down the Instagram rabbit hole and realized it’s already been an hour ?? got damn I’m bored — adrianna (@_thadrizzle) November 10, 2017 × Thanks Twitter!! Because of you, I come to know if an app is down. #instagramdown — Arpit Jain (@arpitjain192) November 10, 2017 × Some users even say that Instagram has been down since last night. So @instagram has been down since last night. #instagramdown — Mihir Misra (@MihirMisra_) November 10, 2017 × No official statement has been issued from the Facebook-owned company. The photo-sharing platform has more than 800 million users.

Instagram is down globally, outrage on Twitter

Micro-blogging website Twitter has &#39;paused&#39; verification of a handle - a blue tick next to a user&rsquo;s name - citing confusion over the system.

In a tweet posted on Wednesday, Twitter Support said, &quot;Verification was meant to authenticate identity &amp; voice but it is interpreted as an endorsement or an indicator of importance. We recognize that we have created this confusion and need to resolve it. We have paused all general verifications while we work and will report back soon.&rdquo;

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Twitter Support used the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/business-economy/twitterati-welcomes-280-characters-in-twitter-23736">280-character-limit feature</a> launched by the company two days ago.

&quot;We should&rsquo;ve communicated faster on this (yesterday): our agents have been following our verification policy correctly, but we realized some time ago the system is broken and needs to be reconsidered. And we failed by not doing anything about it. Working now to fix faster,&rdquo; CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted on Thursday.

The decision is believed to be a result of criticism the company faced for verifying the handle of Jason Kessler, a far right activist who organised a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, USA, in August.

Twitter&rsquo;s policies say it verifies a user&#39;s account who indicate it&rsquo;s in public interest by submitting an online form which contains their email ID, phone number, a website link and a biography.

The blue tick next to a user&rsquo;s name gives him/her authenticity.

The decision is believed to be a result of criticism the company faced for verifying the handle of Jason Kessler, a far right activist who organised a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, USA, in August.

Micro-blogging website Twitter has 'paused' verification of a handle - a blue tick next to a user’s name - citing confusion over the system. In a tweet posted on Wednesday, Twitter Support said, "Verification was meant to authenticate identity & voice but it is interpreted as an endorsement or an indicator of importance. We recognize that we have created this confusion and need to resolve it. We have paused all general verifications while we work and will report back soon.” Verification was meant to authenticate identity & voice but it is interpreted as an endorsement or an indicator of importance. We recognize that we have created this confusion and need to resolve it. We have paused all general verifications while we work and will report back soon — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) November 9, 2017 × Twitter Support used the 280-character-limit feature launched by the company two days ago. "We should’ve communicated faster on this (yesterday): our agents have been following our verification policy correctly, but we realized some time ago the system is broken and needs to be reconsidered. And we failed by not doing anything about it. Working now to fix faster,” CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted on Thursday. The decision is believed to be a result of criticism the company faced for verifying the handle of Jason Kessler, a far right activist who organised a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, USA, in August. Twitter’s policies say it verifies a user's account who indicate it’s in public interest by submitting an online form which contains their email ID, phone number, a website link and a biography. The blue tick next to a user’s name gives him/her authenticity.

Twitter pauses blue check mark verification after controversy

On November 10,&nbsp;2001, Apple had a breakthrough with the introduction of its first ever iPod.

Apple introduced the iPod Classic first-generation iPod (M8541) on&nbsp;October 23, 2001&nbsp;which went on sale on&nbsp;November 10, 2001.

16 years ago, today, the iPod Classic - an MP3 player which packed up to 5GB of music storage, into a mini 6.5 ounce portable device - first came in the market, with the slogan &quot;1,000 songs in your pocket&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Apple co-founder, late Steve Jobs, had said in a statement before its launch that &ldquo;with iPod, listening to music will never be the same again&rdquo;.&nbsp;

Famously identified by its scroll wheel surrounded by four buttons, the iPod Classic was, although, not the first ever MP3 device in the market but it was claimed to be the most successful one so far due to its sleek features and easy user interface.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Between the iPod&rsquo;s November 10 release date and December 31, Apple sold about 1,25,000 iPods.&nbsp;

In 2003, Apple launched its first ever fully touch 3rd generation iPod with a Dock Connector port which could be used with a USB as well as FireWire, marking total sales of a million iPods with this launch.&nbsp;

The early success of the iPod, and its products after, were main reasons in the company&#39;s explosive growth.

On November 10, 2001, Apple had a breakthrough with the introduction of its first ever iPod.

On November 10, 2001, Apple had a breakthrough with the introduction of its first ever iPod. Apple introduced the iPod Classic first-generation iPod (M8541) on October 23, 2001 which went on sale on November 10, 2001. 16 years ago, today, the iPod Classic - an MP3 player which packed up to 5GB of music storage, into a mini 6.5 ounce portable device - first came in the market, with the slogan "1,000 songs in your pocket". Apple co-founder, late Steve Jobs, had said in a statement before its launch that “with iPod, listening to music will never be the same again”. Famously identified by its scroll wheel surrounded by four buttons, the iPod Classic was, although, not the first ever MP3 device in the market but it was claimed to be the most successful one so far due to its sleek features and easy user interface. Between the iPod’s November 10 release date and December 31, Apple sold about 1,25,000 iPods. In 2003, Apple launched its first ever fully touch 3rd generation iPod with a Dock Connector port which could be used with a USB as well as FireWire, marking total sales of a million iPods with this launch. The early success of the iPod, and its products after, were main reasons in the company's explosive growth.

16 years ago today, first iPod went on sale