Arvind Kejriwal preps for odd-even with staggered office timings, ban on surge pricing
The Delhi government on Friday announced staggered office timings of its 21 departments from November 4 to November 15 owing to the alarming levels of air pollution in the city. Read more
BJP eyes 65+ seats in J’khand, Oppn aims to better Haryana, Maharashtra show
Assembly polls in Jharkhand will be held in five phases on November 30, December 7, 12, 16 and 20 while results will be declared on December 23, the election commission announced on Friday. Read more
‘ISIS has a new leader. Know exactly who he is!’: Trump on Baghdadi’s successor
President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States knows who the Islamic State group’s new leader is, after the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a US-led commando raid. Read more
Drive movie review: Sushant Singh Rajput’s Fast & Furious clone is one of Netflix’s worst mistakes ever
The only reason Drive exists is because someone watched all the Fast & Furious films, ended the binge with Ocean’s Eleven and Italian Job and thought ‘If they could do it, so can I’. Read more
A handwritten letter by Sigmund Freud, which shows a rare sentimental side to the 20th-century thinker as well as insight into the life of a prominent Jewish refugee amid the advance of the Nazis, is set to go on sale in Jerusalem. Read more
Google to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion to boost hardware
Alphabet Inc.’s Google agreed to buy smartwatch maker Fitbit Inc. for $2.1 billion in cash, a move that could shore up the internet giant’s hardware business while also potentially increasing antitrust scrutiny. Fitbit shares jumped 16%. Read more
India vs Bangladesh: Rohit Sharma walks off after being hit during nets at Arun Jaitley Stadium
A visibly upset Rohit Sharma on Friday walked out of the net session after a ball struck his leg two days prior to the series opening T20I against Bangladesh on Sunday at New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. Read more