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New Lucid Air beats Tesla Model S in race Electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors, which aims to begin selling its first luxury model, the Lucid Air, in early 2021, said on Tuesday that the new sedan has achieved quarter-mile times as low as 9.9 seconds, beating Tesla Model S. Indian Railways introduces modern-age spittoons The Mumbai Railways has decided to introduce portable spittoons or spit pouches and containers that will be made available to the public at a price of 10 and 20 rupees, respectively. Rajnath Singh tours Moscow with a 'Namaste' Rajnath Singh and his counterpart Gen. Sergey Shoigu discussed ongoing defence projects meeting, where India conveyed its appreciation for the timely Russian response to requests for weapon systems and Russia said that it supported Indian security interests. Speedboat that flies on waves makes debut The world's first electric-powered hydrofoil speedboat, which reduces energy consumption and noise - as well as sea sickness - by "flying" above the waves, has made its debut on Switzerland's lakes. How Google Maps is using AI and Machine Learning to understand post-COVID traffic As people traverse over 1 billion kms with help from Google Maps in more than 220 countries, the company is using artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning (ML) models to predict whether the traffic along your route is heavy or light, an estimated travel time, and an estimated time of arrival. The new Rolls-Royce Ghost is a class apart The new model, complete with a 6.75-litre twin-turbo V12 engine, minimalist design, and even a branded umbrella, will cost some £222,000 (250,000 euros, $298,000). India, Sri Lanka try to douse flaming vessel A Panamanian-registered oil tanker burned out of control for a second day off Sri Lanka on Friday, raising fears of a major new oil spill in the Indian Ocean. PUBG becomes geopolitical casualty as India hardens its stand on Chinese mobile apps The ban is the latest move against Chinese companies in India amid a months-long standoff over a disputed border but the timing and the target were particularly tough for young people. India among top 20 nations hit by COVID-19 whose daily cases are yet to peak The three-day average of fresh cases reported by India on September 3 was 77,387, which was 92.3% of the peak of 83,883 cases, which was itself reported on September 3. In no other country among the top 20 was this even 80%. India too at risk as modern-day slavery makes a comeback amid an economic fallout For the first time, India and Bangladesh were in the "extreme risk" category, joining China and Myanmar in a group of 32 countries with the worst risk of slave labour, the Modern Slavery index by risk analytics company Verisk Maplecroft found.

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