Trading of Twitter shares halted as Musk proposes to proceed with takeover deal

Musk offered to buy the San Francisco company at $54.20. Shares jumped nearly 13% to $47.95 before trading stopped.

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Police detain filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukhopadhyay

In a shocking turn of events filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukhopadhyay and several other CPI(M) workers were detained by Kolkata Police while they were staging a protest near the Rashbehari crossing. It all started after an alleged attack on a Left party bookstall. The critically acclaimed filmmaker and the others were first taken to Lalbazar, but later in the evening they were released.

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China's dark economic picture may impact Xi Jinping's quest to secure third term, say experts

Meanwhile, the predictions made by West of the political demise of the Chinese premier upon rising internal opposition are understandable as severe human rights violations and Xi-driven crackdown has sparked outrage among Chinese citizens, Nathan Levine and Johanna Costigan writing for Nikkei Asia said.

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Ban on PFI correct if Naxalites are supporting the outfit, says Devendra Fadnavis

"It (Maoist support) means the decision by the Union government to ban the PFI was correct. If Naxalites are supporting the PFI, it also means PFI members were supporting Naxalites. The PFI was working against the system (government and administrative machinery) and the public. Hence, it was banned," he said.

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Credit Suisse fights for its survival; Citi says 'this is not 2008'

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Average prices of 11 essential food items eases 2-11 per cent in last one month: Government

​Sharing a chart showing the decline in the prices, Goyal said that the fall in price has given relief to monthly household budget. The average price of palm oil fell 11 per cent to Rs 118 per litre from Rs 132 per litre as compared to last month. Price of vanaspati ghee saw a 6 per cent drop to Rs 143 per kg from Rs 152 per kg.

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'PK has undertaken padyatra as part of BJP's agenda in Bihar'

Janata Dal (United) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh on Monday slammed political strategist Prashant Kishor for the latter’s remark that 'there were no development works in the last 30 years in Bihar', and further alleged that Kishor has undertaken his 'Jan Suraj Padyatra' as a "part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) agenda" as he (PK) has been working on behalf of the BJP in the state.

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