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Here are some stories from International Business Times India to start your day with:

1. Maldives pulls out of Commonwealth, cites unjust and unfair treatment

Maldives on Wednesday decided to exit the Commonwealth, an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that were mostly territories of the former British Empire, citing "unjust" and "unfair" treatment. Read more...

2. US urges Pakistan to go after 26/11 accused, shut terrorist camps

The United States has issued a fresh warning to Pakistan to go after the plotters of the 26/11 terror attacks and also shut terror camps that are running from its soil, just a day after Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) leader Hafiz Saeed said the US was Pakistan's biggest enemy. Read more...

3. Sensex, Nifty may spurt on retail inflation data, TCS Q2 results; Infosys results will be in focus

Indian stock markets on Friday could well reverse the massive losses of the previous day caused by expectations of an interest rate hike by the US Fed Reserve that saw the benchmark indices — BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty — plunge 1.56 per cent. The two triggers that could lead to a rally are September retail inflation data and upbeat TCS results for September quarter. Read more...

4. OnePlus e-store goes live in India; here's what you can buy now

Popular Chinese smartphone-maker OnePlus launched the company's dedicated e-store in India on October 13. Read more...

5. Salman Khan to unveil Deepika Padukone's XXX: The Return of Xander Cage trailer on Bigg Boss 10

Salman Khan will release the trailer of Deepika Padukone's movie XXX: The Return of Xander Cage at the opening episode of Bigg Boss 10. Read more...

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