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Saturday, September 6, 2025
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Topic: Reuters

Musk plans to cut nearly 3,700 jobs at Twitter, lay off half of its workforce, report says

The Bloomberg report also stated that Elon Musk intends to reverse Twitter Inc's existing work from anywhere policy and will require employees to work from office.

Twitter to charge $8 per month for ‘verified’ badge as Musk seeks to boost subscriptions

Musk on Tuesday said subscribers with blue check marks would get priority in replies, mentions, searches & would be able to post longer videos and audios and see half as many ads.

Indonesia revokes fever syrup licences of 2 firms amid probe into death of over 150 kids

Indonesia's food and drug agency stated that the firms produced drugs using substandard raw materials. The country mainly imports raw ingredients for medicine from China & India.

At COP27 summit, India to press rich countries to keep annual $100-bn climate fund pledge

India will use next week's UN climate conference to help developing nations deal with climate change & switch to cleaner energy, govt sources said.

Twitter to lay off 25% of workforce in first round of job cuts, report says

Twitter had over 7,000 employees at the end of 2021, according to a regulatory filing and a quarter of the headcount amounts to nearly 2,000 employees.

Man who attacked US Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband faces charges of attempted murder

The man, 42-year-old David DePape, had forced his way into the couple's San Francisco home. Joe Biden told reporters that the attack appeared to have been 'intended for Nancy'.

South Korea’s Yoon shows sympathy, declares national mourning after Halloween crush kills 151

A huge crowd celebrating in the popular Itaewon district, a packed nightlife area surged into an alley on Saturday night, emergency officials said.

Govt to extend curbs on sugar exports by a year through Oct 2023

India is expected to produce record sugar crop this year, which could allow New Delhi to export up to 8 million tonnes, the government and industry official said this month.

Woman in ‘sexting’ scandal with cricketer Tim Paine has bid to file harassment claim dismissed

Renee Ferguson had missed the deadline to file her case against Cricket Tasmania by almost 3 years. She cited deteriorating mental health and 'economic stability' as reasons for delay.

‘Time running out’: UN weather agency warns world is heading in ‘wrong direction’

World Meteorological Organisation's annual report showed that hikes in the atmospheric concentration all 3 greenhouse gases -CO2 , methane and nitrous oxide - are at new record levels.

On Camera

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.