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San Francisco, Nov 3 (IANS) Amazon has confirmed to close its two “Amazon Style clothing stores” in the US just 17 months after opening the first outlet, marking the latest shift in its physical retail strategy.The company said it will close the two stores in Columbus, Ohio, and Glendale, California, by November 9, reports CNBC.“After careful consideration, we’ve decided to close our two Amazon Style physical retail stores and focus on our online fashion shopping experience, where we’re offering new, exciting selection(s) at great value and introducing innovative technology to meet the needs of every customer,” Amazon spokesperson Kristen Kish…

Seoul, Nov 3 (IANS) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating rose 1 percentage point to 34 per cent, a new poll revealed on Friday.Diplomacy was the most cited reason for the positive assessment of Yoon’s performance, according to the poll on 1,000 people aged 18 and over conducted by Gallup Korea from Tuesday to Thursday, reports Yonhap News Agency.The negative assessment remained unchanged at 58 per cent.Yoon’s handling of the economy and livelihood matters was cited the most as the reason for disapproval.The approval rating of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) came to 34 per cent, while…

Karachi, Nov 3 (IANS) Polio virus has been detected in an environmental sample in Karachi, the health department in Pakistan’s Sindh province said.The newly detected virus is genetically related to polio virus cluster originally found in Afghanistan, Xinhua news agency qupted the department as saying.Since the beginning of this year, about 20 samples of the kind were found in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces besides Karachi, where strict measures were taken to ensure vaccination for kids.Health Minister Nadeem Jan told media that steps were being taken on an emergency basis to eradicate polio.After the detection of polio virus in the…

Schools were closed and non-essential construction was banned as the air quality index in the city reached almost 500 — 100 times the limit deemed to be healthy by the World Health Organisation.Air quality in Delhi had worsened over the last week, attributed to a dramatic rise to stubble burning by farmers in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, as well as winds that brought the pollutants into the capital and a decrease in temperatures keeping the particles trapped.Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced late Thursday that all primary schools would be closed across the capital for at least…

CSA said 16 players, including 12 of them who featured in the recent home series against New Zealand, will gather for the five-day camp where they will practice and enhance their various skills and take part in scenario sessions seen in a match.“The purpose of this camp is mainly to touch base again with the players post the two tours that we had (against Pakistan and New Zealand). Most of the players have also been part of domestic cricket, so this will be to make sure we continue with what needs to happen because we have another big tour in…

“I alone will not be able to do it and hence request socially committed youths in the state to come to the forefront to fight corruption in the state,” said the lawyer-turned legislator.Kuzhalnadan has been attacking both the chief minister and his daughter inside and outside the assembly ever since a vernacular media brought out a report on “corrupt dealing” of Veena’s IT firm.A report of Income Tax Settlement Board stated that Veena’s IT firm Exalogic was paid Rs 1.72 crore for no services by CMRL- a Kochi based mining firm.”I have sent four letters to a few government departments…

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL).On January 7, Yadav had given a representation to the ASI after the Supreme Court had refused to entertain his petition seeking directions to the ASI to determine the “correct age” of the Taj Mahal and to remove “wrong facts” from history books regarding the monument.However, he had withdrawn the petition while proposing that he would be submitting a representation to the ASI.Before the High Court, he had urged, “To issue writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to remove wrong…

In a regulatory filing, Titan Company said for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, it had earned a sales revenue of Rs 9,903 crore (Q2FY23 Rs 8,134 crore) and a net profit of Rs 940 crore (Rs 857 crore).During the quarter under review, the company had booked Rs 1,757 crore (Rs 596 crore) as other operating revenue.The company said it has sold gold ingots worth Rs 1,755 crore (Rs 482 crore) during Q2 of current fiscal.According to C.K. Venkataraman, Managing Director, the revenue from all consumer business had logged growth with watches and wearables crossing the Rs 1,000 crore mark.“Jewellery…

The deceased was identified as Ajay Dabas, a resident of village Pooth Khurd.According to police, in the intervening night of Thursday-Friday, an information was received at Kanjhawala police station regarding admission of an unconscious person with gunshot injury from Shree Agrasen International Hospital, Rohini.”The local police reached the hospital and learnt that the injured had been declared dead. The body was shifted to the mortuary for post-mortem,” said a senior police officer.”A case under relevant sections of the IPC has been registered and police teams are scanning CCTV cameras in the area to ascertain the crime and to identify the…

The deceased was identified as Rajbir (49), and was posted at GRP in Rewari railway station. He was living with his wife Aarti and son Anu alias Yash in Shikohpur village in Gurugram.Police said that the incident took place around 5 a.m. when Rajbir and Aarti got into a heated argument. The victim was reportedly in a drunken state and carrying an illegal weapon. Rajbir fired a shot at Aarti, leaving her injured.Police said that the weapon then fell on the bed, and she snatched it and fired three shots at Rajbir, leaving him critically injured. Yash rushed them to…