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Apple Hikes Prices on Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, Apple One Bundle

Apple on Monday said it’s raising prices on its popular Apple Music and Apple TV Plus subscription services, as well as on its Apple One bundle, marking the first major price increase in the US from the company in years. Apple Music is jumping by $1 for individuals to $11 per month and by $2 for families to …

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Why People Don’t Line Up for iPhones as Much Anymore

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Back in 2007, David Barnard’s plans for buying his first iPhone were simple. He was going to walk up to AT&T store during the weekend and buy one. That’s it. But his brother Sam convinced him otherwise.  It took …

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Bomb Threat Caller At Gurugram Leela Hotel Was An Autistic Man Angry Over Not Getting Chocolate

A major bomb scare at the Leela Hotel in Ambience Mall in Gurugram on Tuesday ended with an unexpected climax after the police identified the person who made the threat call. The call was traced to a hospital in Gurugram and the caller turned out to be a 25-year-old with autism. BCCL According to the police, the youth who has …

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50 Million Victims Of Modern Day Slavery In 2021, Says UN Report

The number of people becoming victims of modern-day slavery is on the rise around the world, a new report has said. The Global Estimates of Modern Slavery published by the International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM) and international human rights group Walk Free showed that some 50 million people lived in modern slavery on any given day …

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Luxurious 7-star Resort In Kerala Worth Rs 200 Crore To Be Razed Over CRZ Violations

The Kerala government on Monday, 12 September, took into possession a part of the poramboku land (area not assessed by the revenue department) from Kapico Kerala Resorts Private Limited, thus facilitating the demolition of a seven-star resort worth Rs 200 crore in Alappuzha district for violating Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules. Jump To Why is it being razed? What are …

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Cyclone Tauktae: Kerala To Goa, How People Were Affected By Severe Cyclonic Storm

As the country grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, here’s another tragedy that’s unavoidable. In Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra, hundreds of houses were damaged on Saturday due to torrential rains and strong winds, uprooted trees and disrupted power supply for hours. Life in the coastal areas was disrupted due to Cyclonic storm Tauktae in the sea. Trees were uprooted at …

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11 Times Our Leaders Made Bizarre Statements About COVID-19 That Had No Logic

For nearly a year, the whole planet has been held hostage by the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite getting vaccines, cases are still increasing by the day. The deadly disease has now crossed another grim milestone over 123,000,000 infections worldwide, while the death toll has surged past 27,00,000, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report. But our leaders who were supposed …

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INS Dhruv – India's First Indigenous Nuclear Missile Tracking Ship

According to Economic Times, India has quietly commissioned its secretive nuclear missile tracking vessel that had been under construction since 2014. Once the vessel is commissioned, India will be the only country outside the P-5 – the US, the UK, China, Russia and France – to have this capability. Here’s all you need to know about the Indian Navy’s new …

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Central Vista: See The All New Parliament Sites In Progress

The redevelopment project of the Central Vista – the power corridor of the country – envisages many new things from a new triangular Parliament building, which aims to redevelop a 3.2-km stretch called the Central Vista that lies at the heart of Lutyens Delhi built by the Britishers in the 1930s.  It is an ambitious project of the Narendra Modi-led …

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Fear And Devastation: Going Back To North-East Delhi, A Week After The Riots

Cynthia Roli Gupta A  scooter that belonged to Najma and her family in Mustafabad. Cynthia Roli Gupta She says they burned both her vehicles, before they dragged belongings out of her house onto the road and set them on fire. Cynthia Roli Gupta She says her house was set on fire, which raged for 4 hours. Cynthia Roli Gupta The …

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