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Elon Musk plans to cut half of Twitter jobs – Bloomberg News

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Elon Musk plans to cut half of Twitter jobs – Bloomberg News

Bloomberg, San Francisco – Elon Musk plans to cut about 3,700 jobs at Twitter Inc or half of the company’s workforce in a bid to cut costs, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Twitter’s new owner will inform the staff affected on Friday, according to the report.

Bloomberg also reported that Musk intends to reverse the social media company’s existing work from anywhere policy and will require employees to work from office though some exceptions could be made.

Musk, in a tweet, had denied a New York Times report that said he was planning to lay off Twitter employees before Nov. 1 to avoid stock grants due on the day.

Reuters had reported earlier this week, citing sources that Musk plans to cut a quarter of Twitter’s workforce as part of a first round of layoffs at his recently acquired company.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Punjab on November 5, will pay a visit to Dera Radha Soami

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His meeting with the head of Dera, Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon is also on cards during the visit.

Diplomat Times (Beas) –

The latest information received reveals that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit Punjab on 5 November 2022. Top sources of BJP have confirmed the information. Reportedly, PM Modi will pay a visit to Dera Radha Soami at Beas. His meeting with the head of Dera, Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon is also on cards during the visit.

Radha Soami Satsang Beas where PM will be paying a visit is a spiritual organization and its main center is located on the Prime Minister Nbanks of Beas River.

On the same day i.e. November 5, 2022 PM Modi will also visit Himachal Pradesh where he will be addressing public meetings at Sundernagar, Mandi and Solan in view of Vidhan Sabha elections.

PM Modi’s last visit to Punjab was on October 13 when during his whole schedule of the visit to Himachal he spared 15-20 minutes at Adampur Airport.

By Harpal Singh Bains Diplomat Times Punjab

Class 10 Student age of 14 allegedly gang raped in Gurugram

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Class 10 Student age of 14 allegedly gang raped in Gurugram

Class 10 Student age of 14 allegedly gang raped in Gurugram

Gurugram – Police on Monday arrested two of the the five men accused of sexually abusing a Class 10 student after taking her to a hotel here on Saturday.

The accused in the gang rape case included the 14-year old girl’s friends, a police officer has said, reported NDTV.

The victim’s mother, who filed a complaint, told the police that when her daughter had left the house at around 12:30 pm on Saturday, she assumed that the girl had gone for walk to a park nearby. When the girl did not return for long, however, the worried mother searched for her but in vain. ” My daughter was found near the hotel at around 10 am on Sunday,” the mother told the police.

When asked where she had been throughout the night, the girl told her mother that she was taken to a hotel by two of her friends on a motorbike, adding that she was sexually abused at the hotel by the friends and three other men, said the police. The accused had also reportedly threatened to kill the girl if she informed anyone of the matter.

The accused – Mohit, Praveen, Sohil, Anshu, and Vikas- have been booked under sections  of 376-D(gang rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) IPC and the POCSO Act, based on the complaint filed by the girl’s mother.

The medical examination of the girl was conducted at the civil hospital and the doctors confirmed rape, She was produced at a city court to record her statement, the police said.

Source : NDTV

Novak Djokovic beats Maxime Cressy in straight sets at Paris Masters

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Diplomat Times (Sports)- Defending champion Novak Djokovic started his chase for a record-extending 39th Masters title by beating Maxime Cressy of the United States 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters. In the first meeting between the two, the big-serving Cressy saved three break points in the eighth game but then hit two double-faults in the tiebreaker, which Djokovic won with an ace. Cressy also double-faulted at 4-4 in the second set to hand two break points to Djokovic, who broke with a forehand return winner. The Serb converted his first match point with a backhand volley.

In other first-round matches, No. 14 seed Pablo Carreno Busta ousted Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3, 6-3, French qualifier Corentin Moutet stunned Borna Coric 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, Daniel Evans overcame Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, Jack Draper beat Arthur Rinderknech 6-3, 6-4, lucky loser Fabio Fognini defeated Arthur Fils 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-2. Tommy Paul, Denis Shapovalov and Grigor Dimitrov also advanced to the second round. Paul dispatched Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-4 to set up a match against Nadal, Shapovalov rallied past Francisco Cerundolo 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4, and Dimitrov edged Botic van de Zandschulp 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5).

Source : Indian Express, Rolex Paris Masters Twitter

Scariest Halloween of the year ; 149 people killed in South Korea

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Scariest Halloween of the year ; 149 people killed in South Korea
Scariest Halloween of the year ; 149 people killed in South Korea

As many as 100,000 people were celebrating in a popular nightlife district in the center of the South Korean capital. 

SEOUL – This year’s Halloween festival was a terrifying one, the home-made Halloween festival turns out to be the scariest Halloween ever in the history for the South Korea.

A raucous Halloween celebration in the swinging center of the South Korean capital morphed on Saturday night into a grim procession of bodies after at least 151 people were killed in the crush of a crowd stuck in a narrow roadway, officials said.

Dozens more were injured, many of them seriously, according to a fire department spokesman.

As many as 100,000 people were celebrating Halloween in Itaewon, an area of central Seoul popular for its nightlife. The holiday had long been a neighborhood favorite before being interrupted by coronavirus restrictions imposed on the city two years ago, and young people flocked to parties on Saturday night.

The Itaewon district is popular with young South Koreans and expatriates alike, its dozens of bars and restaurants packed on Saturday for Halloween after businesses had suffered a sharp decline over three years of the pandemic.

“You would see big crowds at Christmas and fireworks … but this was several ten-folds bigger than any of that,” Park Jung-hoon, 21, told Reuters from the scene.

U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife sent their condolences and wrote: “We grieve with the people of the Republic of Korea and send our best wishes for a quick recovery to all those who were injured.”

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tweeted: “All our thoughts are with those currently responding and all South Koreans at this very distressing time.”

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after a Halloween crush killed some 151 people .

Why Halloween Celebrated in the World ?

Halloween is celebrated every year on 31 October.

Halloween, originally a Celtic festival called Samhain, was celebrated in Ireland and Scotland for centuries. This was followed by the end of summer and the beginning of winter, during which the Celts built bonfires to mark the change of seasons.

This tradition then became associated with the Roman festivals of Pomona and Farelia. When Irish and British diaspora migrated across the Atlantic, after which Halloween began to be celebrated in America as well.

how people celebrate halloween ?

On Halloween, people wear ghostly clothes and go to people’s homes and give candy as gifts. According to Irish folk tales, it is customary to make Jack O-Lantern on this day. On this day people take a hollow pumpkin, in which they make eyes, nose and mouth and a candle is placed inside it. In the end it is buried.

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T20 World Cup: Deepak Hooda replaces Axar Patel

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After winning the toss, Rohit said all-rounder Deepak Hooda, who also bowls part-time off-spin, replaces left-arm spin all-rounder Axar Patel in the playing eleven.

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India captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in their third Group 2 match of Super 12 stage in the T20 World Cup at the Perth Stadium on Sunday.

After winning the toss, Rohit said all-rounder Deepak Hooda, who also bowls part-time off-spin, replaces left-arm spin all-rounder Axar Patel in the playing eleven. Hooda was seen batting at the nets ahead of the match, which sparked talks of him replacing Axar in the playing eleven.

“It’s a good surface, we know what to expect and what to do on this pitch. We had a camp across at the WACA, helped us get used to the bounce for both batters and the bowlers. But this is an important game from where the tournament is, we just have to follow the routine and trust the process, just stay calm and execute the plans,” added Rohit.

The decision may have also been prompted by Axar’s record against South Africa, which hasn’t been great, apart from them having three left-handed in their top six — Rilee Rossouw, David Miller and Quinton de Kock.

South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma said pacer Lungi Ngidi comes in for left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi in the playing eleven, with the pace and bounce offered by the pitch at Perth Stadium in the tournament till now.

“Big game for us, have had a good start to the tournament, it’s a big opportunity to test our skills against a strong Indian team. We would have probably batted as well, could be slightly tough to bat under lights, but we now need to bowl well and restrict them to a low score. The conditions are similar to what we have at home and it’s a surface which our (four) pacers can exploit,” added Bavuma.

The square boundaries in the stadium are at 82 metres on one side and 77 metres on the other side while straight down the ground dimensions are 75 metres. The match will be played on the pitch where the Pakistan-Netherlands match happened earlier in the day. It is also the last game Perth Stadium will be hosting in the tournament.

Playing XIs

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Deepak Hooda, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh.

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper), Temba Bavuma (captain), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi.

Source : odishatv.in Photo Credit Deepak Hooda Twitter

United Nations Day celebrated by the International Peace Corps Association

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United Nations Day celebrated by the International Peace Corps Association

Diplomat Times (Qadian) –United Nations Day celebrated by the International Peace Corps Association in Qadian City. Inspector General of Police, Border range Amritsar Mr. Mohnish Chawla (IPS) ji was present as the chief guest. Secretary General of the organization Shahi Kumar and well-known social worker and member of the organization Mr. Akeel Ahmed Saharanpuri ji welcomed the chief guest Mr. Mohnish Chawla ji with flowers.
Sh. Mohnish Chawla ji speaking on this occasion about International peace corps the organization is working for peace and human rights at the international level, he appreciated his work very much, on this occasion Social workers from different districts were honored by giving them Samaj Ratna Award. Speaking with Diplomat times Secretary General of IPCA said that the Constitution has given fundamental rights to every Indians and has given priority to science education by calling against superstition. Article 51A (e) of the constitution also gives us the right to proceed with reason and human thought through action to establish peace. To promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women. On this occasion many national and local dignitaries were present.

 

by Harpal Singh Diplomat Times Punjab

Human Rights Activist Dr. Dibyajyoti Saikia attended the 12th National Conference of FIRA

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Diplomat Times (Barnala) – Humanism is established in society only through true education of enlightened quality and peace will be established only through humanistic tendencies. Peace is the root of progress. So we should stop violence, superstition, and violation of human rights and move society forward with human attitude, human love, and rational mindset.

This is the statement of Dr. Dibyajyoti Saikia, a national-level rationalist, anti-superstition leader, human rights, and national-level social worker from Assam. He was speaking as a special guest on the first day of the 12th National Conference of Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations at Tarakshila Bhawan in Barnala, Punjab. The event was presided over by Narendra Nayak, national president of the Federation of Indian Rationalists Association, the main body of several anti-superstition and rationalist state and national organizations.

On this occasion the Vice Chancellor of Punjabi University, Prof. Dr. Arvind was the Chief Guest and Uttam Nirula, Executive Member, Humanist International UK, graced the occasion as the Guest of Honour. Arvind said that science means new discoveries and innovations. Only intelligent people can change society. More than 500 activists and supporters from different states of the country participated in the program.

Dr. Dibyajyoti Saikia was the only representative of Assam and Northeast to participate in this program and in his address, he further said that the Constitution has given fundamental rights to Indians and has given priority to science education by calling against superstition. Article 51A(h) of the constitution also gives us the right to proceed with reason and human thought through action to establish peace. Therefore, we should exercise the rights given by the Constitution of India.

Report by Harpal Singh Correspondence Diplomat Times Punjab 

Paul Pelosi, husband Of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked with a hammer

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Suspect identified, details emerge in violent attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi

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The source told The Times that Paul Pelosi, 82, was attacked with a hammer and sustained numerous upper-body blows. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, Drew Hammill, a spokesperson for the Democratic speaker’s office, said in a statement.
Paul Pelosi, the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was “violently” attacked after an intruder broke into the couple’s San Francisco home early Friday morning in what a law enforcement source said appeared to be a targeted attack.

“Early this morning, an assailant broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco and violently assaulted Mr. Pelosi,” her spokesman said. “The assailant is in custody and the motivation for the attack is under investigation.  Mr. Pelosi was taken to the hospital, where he is receiving excellent medical care and is expected to make a full recovery. The Speaker was not in San Francisco at the time.

“The Speaker and her family are grateful to the first responders and medical professionals involved, and request privacy at this time.”

Pelosi’s office said that she was in Washington, D.C., with a protective detail, at the time of the break in and attack.

Capitol Police said that they were investigating along with the FBI and San Francisco police.

Elon Musk now officially in charge of Twitter, fired  CEO and CFO

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Elon Musk now officially in charge of Twitter, fired  CEO and CFO

The world’s richest person halts his blockbuster purchase of a social media service, Twitter will have a new beginning

Diplomat Times (San Francisco) – Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now officially in charge of Twitter.

The billionaire tweeted “the bird is freed” in an apparent reference to the takeover being completed. Musk had until Friday to complete his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter or face a court battle with the company.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1585841080431321088?s=20&t=FnBymtN74keMhOOLJ7E7Jg

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and finance chief Ned Segal have left the company’s San Francisco headquarters and will not be returning, CFO Ned Segal, who joined Twitter in 2017; Vijaya Gadde, the head of legal policy, trust and safety, was also fired, The Washington Post reported.

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and finance chief Ned Segal have left the company’s San Francisco headquarters

 

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