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Elon Musk says Bill Gates 'has no clue' about powering electric trucks

Musk was responding to a question about Gates' 'declarations' on electric trucks

28 killed as wildfires ravage West Coast states in US; dozens missing

Blazes this week have killed a 1-year-old boy and another child in Washington and eight people in Oregon

As Trump stays firm on TikTok ban deadline, ByteDance eyes Singapore

ByteDance has also stepped up the purchase of servers in global trade and transport hub Singapore to back up US data as a contingency

Israel will ask US for arms to offset UAE F-35 sale, says report

Stealth Jet Tests Limits of Israel's Peace Push With Arab Power Officials may seek to purchase other advanced weaponry or move forward planned arms purchases by a year

Trump hired a 'Faux-Bama' during White House run, claims book

Trump used to publicly question Obama's birthplace during his campaign and privately described him as "a Manchurian candidate"

SoftBank unmasked as 'Nasdaq whale' that stoked tech rally: Report

Softbank has been snapping up options in tech stocks over the past month in huge amounts, contributing to the largest trading volumes in contracts linked to individual firms in nearly 10 years

'Humane' side of police came to fore during Covid-19 pandemic: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged women police personnel to engage women in Jammu and Kashmir to prevent youth from taking to terrorism at an early stage itself

New China rules require non-bank companies to apply for licences

Raises scrutiny ahead of Ant IPO

Prep for Covid-19 vaccine distribution as soon as late October: US CDC

Trump administration asks governors to speed distribution centres by Nov 1, just before Election Day

Pakistan's economic future is now linked to China, says Imran Khan

On Kashmir issue, Khan reiterated that he has never been in favour of a military solution

Odds begin to tilt in favour of Donald Trump in race to White House

Biden may lead the polls but lose the Electoral College, say analysts

Apple now more valuable than the entire FTSE 100; stock rises 4%

Shares of the firm rose 4% on Tuesday, valuing it at $2.3 trillion

AstraZeneca begins coronavirus vaccine phase 3 clinical trials in US

The phase 3 trial is being implemented as part of Operation Warp Speed, a multi-agency collaboration led by the US Health and Human Services

$4 bn in hours: Zoom CEO's wealth soars as revenue jumps 355% in Q2

Shares of his virtual-meeting company surged as much as 26 per cent to $410 in late US trading as it reported a jump in quarterly revenue and suggested the explosive growth will continue.

Hero MotoCorp reports 8% rise in 2-wheeler sales, others wait for revival

Semi-urban centres drive demand for Hero

Iran to fight US suit to seize $1.7 billion held by Deutsche Boerse unit

The deputy governor of the Iranian central bank did not give details of the bank's legal measures to prevent a seizure of the assets, which he said were worth $1.7 billion

Japan's cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga to join race for PM's post

Suga, the chief spokesperson for the government, informed LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai about his desire to contest the party's leadership election

Let the games begin: In latest Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi gets vocal about toys

He said that India has the talent and ability to become a toy hub and be a major part of the Rs 7 trillion global industry

Unlock 4: Metro services from Sept 7; schools, colleges to remain closed

Cinema halls, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres (excluding open air theatre) and similar places will continue to remain shut

Donald Trump promises Covid-19 vaccine by end of this year, or sooner

Trump said, "We are getting our scientists to develop vaccines under 'Operation Warp Speed'