Delhi resident Ajay Gupta, a key accused in the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane restaurant-cum-bar in North Goa, has been arrested.

The development comes days after the massive blaze broke out in the early hours of Sunday at a nightclub in Arpora, triggering a high-casualty incident and killing at least 25 people, most of whom were staff of the restaurant.

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Australia's social media ban for under-16s starts today.

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it a "proud day" for Australia, as the country implemented the world's first ban on social media accounts for people under the age of 16. The PM shares on post on X saying, 'Protecting kids. Backing parents.'

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Meesho share price opened at ₹162.50 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), as against the initial public offering (IPO) price of ₹111 — a premium of 46.40%. Meanwhile, on the BSE, Meesho share price got listed at a solid premium of 45.23% at ₹161.20.

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The Odisha Assembly recently made a remarkable threefold hike in the monthly salary of its members. The assembly approved an increase of ₹2.34 lakh in the salary of each Member of the Legislative(MLA) after the House unanimously passed four bills effecting the increase.

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#WATCH | Birch by Romeo Lane Fire incident in Goa | The Goa Police has detained the accused partner, Ajay Gupta, from New Delhi. A Lookout Circular was issued against him.
He says," I am just a partner. I don't know anything."

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#INPICS | Deepavali has been added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, announced during the global committee’s ongoing session at Delhi’s Red Fort.

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🚨 Amazon Inc. sharply raised the scale of its India ambition, outlining plans to invest more than $35 billion across its businesses by 2030, a move that will take its cumulative investment in the country to $75 billion by the end of the decade.

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#MintMarkets | Sensex ends over 600 points down from day's high ahead of US Fed outcome today.

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The buzz around the upcoming IPL auction is heating up as Abu Dhabi gears up to witness the bidding war for the first time in history.

Top 5 oldest players to register for bidding-war in Abu Dhabi 🏏
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Peepal Baba, who has planted 2.5+ crore trees, talks Delhi’s toxic air with Mint, citing China & Australia—and calls for private sector-led solutions to tackle pollution. 🌱

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With Amit Shah attacking the Congress and the Opposition while participating in a debate on election reforms, Rahul Gandhi hit back and challenged Amit Shah to counter his arguments.

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Abhishek Ganguly reminisced about his first meeting with Virat Kohli, who later became an investor in Agilitas Sports. Kohli's commitment and business mindset influenced Ganguly, leading to a partnership in the brand one8 and a strategic investment in Agilitas.

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Elon Musk expressed excitement about Starlink's potential entry into the Indian market.

https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/looking-forward-to-serving-elon-musk-reacts-after-starlink-holds-talks-with-indian-government-11765378908936.html

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Pfizer layoffs: Pharma giant Pfizer is set to cut hundreds of jobs in Switzerland as part of the company's multi-year cost reduction program.

Here's how many jobs the company plans to cut by the end of 2025 👇
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#MintMarkets | Vaishali Parekh recommends three intraday stocks to buy today after US Fed rate cut announcement.

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/buy-or-sell-vaishali-parekh-recommends-three-intraday-stocks-to-buy-today-after-us-fed-rate-cut-announcement-11765418170482.html

#MintMarkets | Sumeet Bagadia recommends five shares to buy today

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#MintMarkets | Here’s a quick look at stocks likely to be in focus in today's trade 📈👇

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US Federal Reserve FOMC decided to lower the key interest rates for the US economy to the range of 3.50%-3.75% amid elevated inflation in America.

Here are key highlights from the US Fed's policy decision 👇
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#MintMarkets | Sensex and Nifty opened in the green this morning, with both benchmark indices edging higher. Sensex climbed to 84,456.75, up 65.48 points, while Nifty rose to 25,771.40, gaining 13.40 points.

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EPFO senior official reveals how new withdrawal rules actually work in under 2 minutes.

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#MintMarkets | Prudential sells 4.5% stake ahead of ICICI Pru AMC IPO; ADIA, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala family among key investors.

https://www.livemint.com/market/ipo/prudential-sells-4-5-stake-ahead-of-icici-pru-amc-ipo-adia-rakesh-jhunjhunwala-family-among-key-investors-11765429413655.html