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Tata Motors Q2 net loss narrows to Rs 944.6 crore; margins improve

India's Tata Motors Ltd on Wednesday posted a smaller quarterly loss on improved sales volumes led by increased demand for its cars

Buying oil from Russia is to India's advantage, says S Jaishankar

Says India's obligation is to ensure consumers get best access on 'most advantageous' terms

Will be tough to keep the House, says US President Joe Biden

Approval ticks lower for Biden as Democrats brace for midterm losses

Twitter's $8 Blue service may not affect existing verified accounts

The original plan for the new Blue plan was that users who were already verified should also pay, or lose their Blue Badges after 90 days

User growth at 'all-time highs' under Elon Musk, Twitter tells ad firms

Since the take-private deal closed, Twitter's so-called monetisable daily user (mDAU) growth accelerated to more than 20 per cent

After Twitter, Meta Platforms likely to fire thousands of employees

Will be first broad headcount reduction in the tech giant's 18-year history

On highway to climate hell, humanity has a choice - cooperate or perish: UN

This year's annual UN climate conference, known as COP27, comes as leaders and experts have raised increasing alarm that time is running out to avert catastrophic rises in temperature

May raise sugar export quota after assessing domestic output: Food Ministry

Centre has already allowed export of six mn tonnes of the sweetener till May 31 of the ongoing 2022-23 season

Learnt about plan to kill me a day before, was hit by 4 bullets: Imran Khan

He said the failed assassination attempt against him will push the people of Pakistan to take to the streets like in Sri Lanka

General Mills to Mondelez, top Twitter advertisers to hit the pause button

Some advertisers are concerned that Musk could scale back content moderation, which they worry would lead to an increase in objectionable content on the platform

Indices eke out gains to end week in green; Sensex gains 113 points

The markets reflect a 'sense of stability', say analysts

Amazon, Strife, Lyft see hiring freezes, layoffs amid looming recession

Amazon has announced to freeze new hirings in its corporate workforce, with the global economy "in an uncertain place"

Delhi's air emergency: 50% govt staff to WFH; schools shut from Nov 5

Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said primary schools will be closed from Saturday in a bid to protect children from the effects of worsening air quality

Twitter down for some users across globe, including India: Details here

The outage is limited to Twitter's website for PCs and not the app, according to outage-tracker Downdetector

Indices shrug off Fed rate hike; Sensex ends 69.68 points lower

The broader NSE Nifty dipped 30.15 points or 0.17 per cent to end at 18,052.70

China's Xi, Pak PM Sharif agree to launch $10-bn railroad project

The two nations agreed to get started on the Main Line-1, according to a statement from Sharif's office, which described it as "a project of strategic importance"

Russia blinks, says will resume participation in Ukraine grain deal

Moscow calls vote on unfounded Ukraine bio weapons claims

BP rakes in quarterly net profit of $8.2 billion after price surge

The firm more than doubled its third-quarter profit from a year earlier to $8.15 billion and expanded its share buybacks by $2.5 billion

Seatbelts for drivers and passengers mandatory in Mumbai from November 1

According to the provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, whosoever drives a motor vehicle without wearing a safety belt or carries passengers not wearing seat belts shall be punished

Jail term to third term: Lula's ups and downs in Brazil defy belief

On Sunday - in yet another twist - Brazilian voters chose him by the narrowest of margins to once again lead the world's fourth-largest democracy