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Prepare for polls: Uddhav delivers speech outside Matoshree after ECI decision on Sena row

Mumbai, 18/2: Standing on an open roof car under scorching Sun outside the Matoshree bunglow amid sloganeering, Uddhav Thackeray sounded aggressive and asked his cadres to prepare for polls even as he lashed out at the BJP and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.     “On the eve of Maha Shivratri, the Shiv-dhanush has been…

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Smriti Mandhana named RCB captain for Women’s Premier League

Bangalore, 18/2: Royal Challengers Bangalore have expectedly named senior India batter Smriti Mandhana as their captain for the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL).     The left-handed India vice-captain was signed in the recent auction held in Mumbai for Rs 3.40 crore, the highest price for a player in the WPL auction.   The announcement…

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Twitter to charge users to secure accounts via text message

Washington DC, 18/2: Twitter said on Friday it will allow only paid subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts. After March 20, “only Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use text messages as their two-factor authentication method,” the company tweeted.   Two-factor authentication, meant to make…

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New York’s JFK Airport terminal remains closed after power outage

New York, 17/2: A terminal at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) will remain closed on Friday due to an electrical power outage, disrupting inbound and outbound flights at one of the world’s busiest airports.     The outage began on Thursday in Terminal 1, which serves several international carriers, including Air…

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Shinde faction to get Shiv Sena name and bow-arrow symbol, orders EC

Mumbai, 17/2: The Election Commission on Friday ordered that the Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena will get the official name of Shiv Sena and the bow-arrow symbol of the Balasaheb Thackeray-founded party, amid an ongoing tussle between the Shinde faction and the Uddhav Thackeray faction over these rights. Following the rebellion spearheaded by Eknath…

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Surf Excel becomes HUL’s first $1 billion brand

Mumbai, 17/2: Hindustan Unilever Limited on Friday announced that its leading laundry detergent brand, Surf Excel has crossed the $1 billion turnover mark. With this, Surf Excel becomes one of the few brands in the entire consumer packaged goods sector in India to achieve this distinction.   Purpose-driven marketing, on-trend innovations and superior product quality…

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