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Hong Kong, Oct 17 (IANS) The iPhone 15 series unit sales for the first 17 days in China is underperforming last year’s iPhone 14, a reflection of the broader decline in consumer spending, a report showed on Tuesday.Excluding the iPhone Plus model, which was released three weeks late last year, sales declines exceeded 10 per cent in China, according to preliminary data from Counterpoint Research.The data, however, is in contrast to early US numbers coming in which reflect robust demand across all models, especially the iPhone 15 Pro Max.“China’s headline numbers for the 15 series are in the red, and…

San Francisco, Oct 17 (IANS) Google has asked the US Congress not to ban teenagers from social media, urging lawmakers to drop problematic protections like age-verification technology. The tech giant released its ‘Legislative Framework to Protect Children and Teens Online’ that came as more lawmakers, like Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), pushed for the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill intended to protect kids from dangerous content online.Kent Walker, President of Global Affairs, Google and Alphabet, said the framework outlines some principles for laws seeking to improve online experiences and keep children and teens safer when using the Internet.“We hope that…

Rome, Oct 17 (IANS) Italy’s Council of Ministers has adopted the country’s 24-billion-euro ($25 billion) budget for 2024, which includes funding for a new bridge connecting the mainland to Sicily.The budget bill also streamline the Italy’s tax code by reducing the number of tax brackets; provide free daycare for families with more than one child; and raise the workers’ salary in the state health care system, reports Xinhua news agency.The next step is for the bill to be submitted to the European Union watchdogs for approval and for it to clear both houses of Parliament.By law, all these must happen…

New York, Oct 17 (IANS) in a racially-motivated attack, a man punched a 19-year-old Sikh teen multiple times and attempted to remove his turban onboard a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus in New York City.Police said both men were riding on a shuttle bus on Sunday morning near 118th Street and Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill when the suspect approached the victim, ABC7 news channel reported.”We don’t wear that in this country,” the suspect told the victim pointing at his turban, following which he punched the young Sikh several times and tried to remove it.He then got off the bus…

“The business of traffickers is becoming increasingly brutal and unscrupulous,” Xinhua news agency quoted Interior Minister Nancy Faeser as saying on Monday.She added that the deaths of seven people in a van, which crashed last week while fleeing police, have “shaken us deeply.”By the beginning of this month, Germany had already detected 98,000 unauthorised entries, 6,000 more than in the whole of last year.Police estimated that around one in four third-country nationals from outside the European Union (EU) who enter the country without permission are trafficked.In order to reopen borders within the EU as quickly as possible, stepping up the…

Emraan also reveals the name of his character in ‘Tiger 3’.The actor said: “I had an amazing time creating Aatish — a man who is fuelled by rage and will go to any length to finish Tiger. I play a very distinctively different villain that is rare in Hindi cinema. He is cerebral, his mind is his greatest weapon and he also wields immense power over authorities across countries to bring his devious plans into motion.”Emraan added: “He single-mindedly wants to destroy Tiger, his family and by doing that, he wants to take out the biggest super agent of India.…

The shocking incident occurred on Tuesday in Sai Nagar under the limits of Nagole Police Station.According to police, one Raju stabbed his wife Santoshi (35) to death at their house. Later, he went to the Saroornagar area where he jumped from the fourth floor of a building to end his life.Raju (40) was a truck driver. Police suspect that domestic problem led to the murder and suicide.Police shifted both the bodies for autopsy and launched an investigation.–IANSms/dpb

According to police, the mother-daughter duo had gone to the jewellery shop owned by accused Ameer on MG Road in Tarikere town on Friday.On the pretext of talking, the accused had misbehaved with the girl.When the girl complained about the incident to her mother, the woman got furious and beat up Ameer with her footwear.The public too joined her and thrashed the accused. A video showing the assault has gone viral on social media.Later, it came to light that the accused would misbehave with the women and young girls who visited his shop.Tarikere police have lodged a complaint in this…

He said the administrative and financial bankruptcy of the BJP government once again stands exposed with almost 8,000 workers earning Rs 322 per day underthe Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act have been not paid their rightful dues for the last five months.“This is ‘Ant(end)of Antyodaya’by the BJP Government,” he alleged.Congress leader said that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should immediately intervene to release all pending dues.“Government has no right to keep payments pending of hardworking workers who meet their needs with daily earnings,” Yuri Alemao said.“It is shocking that poor workers put in their sweat and blood to earn…

This is the first time that Maruti has disclosed a value for the Gujarat plant after it said that would buy the plant in July.Maruti will issue 12.3 million preference shares at Rs 10,420.85 each, which is a 2.7 per cent discount to the stock’s closing price on Monday.“We wish to inform that the Board of Directors of the Company, at its meeting held on 17th October, 2023, approved the acquisition of 12,84,11,07,500 equity shares of INR 10/- each representing 100 per cent paid-up equity share capital (Purchase Shares) of Suzuki Motor Gujarat Private Limited (SMG), owned by Suzuki Motor…