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UK govt to pay £2 million to settle corona testing case, says report

British company Diagnostics AI claimed it lost out to a European rival UgenTec despite spotting some positive coronavirus cases its rival missed

Turkey's currency drops to record low on Russian missile defense tensions

Washington just on Wednesday issued a stern rebuke in response to local reports that Turkey was preparing to test the S-400 system

Forbes India Rich List 2020: Ambani dominance continues; see full list

With a global health crisis raging, listed pharma entrepreneurs fared well while those with interests in real estate suffered

iPhone 12: Launch date, likely features, price and all you need to know

Ending a long wait, Apple will lift off the curtains from its highly-anticipated and delayed iPhone 12 series during a digital event on October 13

Temasek launches $55-billion asset management firm to raise funds

Seviora Holdings will be set up as the operational holding company for four existing asset management companies currently wholly-owned by, or affiliated to, Temasek

Quad nations to boost coordination to counter China in Indo-Pacific

India, US, Japan, Oz to boost coordination to counter China in Indo-Pacific

Interpol issues 'red notice' for Thai Red Bull heir over fatal hit and run

After charges against him were dropped in July, a probe conducted by the office of PM Prayuth Chan-ocha concluded the entire investigation had been "compromised"

Global economy is facing its worst crisis in 100 years: G-20 biz leaders

CEOs from around the world call for urgent policy reforms

Amazon vs Flipkart festival sale war: Discounts, offers; all we know so far

Amazon, Snapdeal are yet to announce dates, but Flipkart has revealed about the format and likely offers

Floods hit France and Italy; at least 2 dead, over 20 still missing

A number of villages north of Nice in France suffered serious damage from floods and landslides, with roads, bridges and homes destroyed

Govt breakup of Instagram, WhatsApp would be 'complete nonstarter': FB

Probes of other technology companies such as Alphabet's Google, Amazon.com and Apple are also ongoing

'Next year for sure': Elon Musk indicates date for Tesla's India entry

Tesla Inc chief executive Elon Musk indicated on Friday that the U.S. electric carmaker will make a foray into India in 2021

Donald Trump, wife Melania test Covid positive, Modi wishes speedy recovery

Trump announced about putting himself in quarantine in a tweet late Thursday night after his close aide Hope Hicks was tested positive with Covid-19

Farmers block rail tracks, threaten to intensify stir as prices drop

Social media was agog with reports that a farmer in Maharashtra has complained of being fleeced by a trader to whom he sold cotton outside the mandi.

US Senate committee votes to subpoena Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the committee, initially opposed the subpoena introduced by Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss.

Swedish govt promises $12 billion to kick-start economy in 2021 budget

The Social Democrat and Green coalition said the budget would focus would be on boosting jobs among others.

'Schitt's Creek', 'Succession' and 'Watchmen' top winners at Emmys 2020

Jimmy Kimmel, who was returning as the emcee for third time after 2012 and 2016 gigs, welcomed the audiences joining in from their homes to "Pand-Emmys"

Ahead of FATF meet, Pak continues to treat 21 dreaded terrorists as VIPs

Sources said that the international community is concerned about the hypocrisy of Pakistan which is pretending to take action against terrorists but is funding them

EU seeks new powers to penalise big technology firms, says report

The proposed plan includes forcing tech giants to break up or sell some of their European operations if their market dominance is deemed to threaten the interests of customers and smaller rivals

Trump vows to nominate a woman for US supreme court vacancy within a week

Justice Ginsburg, a history-making jurist, feminist icon and a champion of women's rights and social justice, died of cancer on Friday. She was 87