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Teachers working under threat of criminal cases against them, notes Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court, quashing a case against a school teacher for allegedly beating a student in her class, pointed out that teachers are now working under threat of a criminal case being registered against them.




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Shiv Sena (UBT) expels ex-Hingoli MP Wankhede for 'anti-party' activities

In an abrupt move, the Shiv Sena (UBT) has expelled its former Hingoli Lok Sabha MP Subhash Wankhede from the party for alleged 'anti-party' activities




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ACB Files Case Against Female Officer for Alleged Corruption In Livelihood Generation Scheme

While self-employment schemes in Jammu and Kashmir aim to support youth employment, allegations of corruption have surfaced. Anti-graft panel registered an FIR against former Assistant Director Employment Shabnam Arif Mir and others for allegedly accepting bribes from a local dealership.




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JCO Sacrifices Life in Fierce Encounter with Terrorists in J&K's Kishtwar Forest; 3 Injured

A group of terrorists involved in the killing of two unarmed VDG members are trapped in the ongoing gunbattle in Kishtwar's forest.




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IIT Madras, ISRO to study spacecraft & launch vehicle-related thermal management

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Monday announced a collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for research in 'Fluid and Thermal Sciences'.




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Nimrat Kaur says friendship too makes people jealous as dating rumours with Abhishek Bachchan emerge

Actress Nimrat Kaur recently shared a humorous reel about friendships that make people jealous, amidst dating rumours with her "Dasvi" co-star Abhishek Bachchan.




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Pakistan win exposes serious flaws in Australia's batting, says coach Gillespie

Following Pakistan's first ODI series win in Australia happening after 22 years, interim white-ball head coach Jason Gillespie said his bowlers exposed some flaws in the hosts' batting line-up.




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Approach lower court for bail, Calcutta HC tells Sandip Ghosh

The Calcutta High Court on Monday refused to hear the bail plea from R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital's former Principal Sandip Ghosh in connection with the multi-crore financial irregularities case.




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Demat accounts in India reach 179 million in October: Report

As Indian stock markets continue to outperform compared to a global market, the number of total demat accounts increased to 179 million in October, from 175 million in September.




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US oil drilling costs may reach $67-$70 per barrel by 2026 under Trump

The Donald Trump presidency in the US could have a significant impact on the oil market, with potential growth largely dictated by price.




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Uddhav Thackeray defends Rahul Gandhi after PM's jibe on Balasaheb

Shiv Sena (UBT) President and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray grappled salvos by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah against the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies, at the height of the Assembly poll campaign.




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BJP top guns to boom across Maha for Assembly poll campaigns today

BJP top guns including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini among others will on Tuesday criss-cross Maharashtra to hold rallies for party nominees and MahaYuti candidates for the Assembly elections slated for November 20.




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SC extends interim anticipatory bail of Malayalam actor Siddique in rape case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended for a week the interim anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique, who faces alleged charges of raping an actress.




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Suniel shares pictures with Akshay, Paresh Rawal: Dhoom Dhadaka Orchestra is back

Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty shared photographs with his "Hera Pheri" co-stars Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal. He said that the iconic "Dhoom Dhadaka Orchestra" is back.




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Ali Fazal to share screen space with Phoebe Waller-Bridge in 'Rule Breakers'

Indian actor Ali Fazal will be seen starring alongside Hollywood star Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the upcoming film "Rule Breakers". He called the actress a powerhouse of talent and that her addition has lifted the film to greater heights.




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Six students killed, one injured in ghastly Dehradun road accident

In a tragic road accident in Uttarakhand's capital, six students lost their lives in a collision between a truck and an Innova car.




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Smart snacking grows 1.2 times faster than traditional snacks in India

As urban consumers increasingly seek health-oriented products, smart snacking in India has grown 1.2 times faster than traditional snacks, according to a report on Tuesday.




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Disproportionate Assets: Lokayukta raids on govt officers across K'taka

Karnataka Lokayukta sleuths are conducting multiple raids across the state on residences and offices of government officers.




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Sooni Taraporevala's drama series 'Waack Girls' to premiere on Nov 22

Sooni Taraporevala, who has done the scriptwriting for "Mississippi Masala", "The Namesake" and Oscar-nominated "Salaam Bombay!", next directorial "Waack Girls" is all set to premiere on November 22.




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MP: Women guest teachers demand paid maternity leave

Women guest teachers across government schools in Madhya Pradesh have demanded paid maternity leaves akin to permanent teachers.




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Woman injured in J&K's Sunday market grenade attack succumbs

The woman injured in the grenade attack by terrorists in Srinagar's Sunday market on November 3, succumbed to critical injuries in the hospital here on Tuesday.




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Actor Manoj Mitra dies at 86; CM Mamata Bannerjee expresses condolences

Acclaimed thespian and actor Manoj Mitra, admired by critics for innovative theatrical productions and his innate acting style, passed away in Kolkata on Tuesday morning.




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55 held for attack on government officials in Telangana

Police in Telangana's Vikarabad district on Tuesday arrested 55 people in connection with an attack on district officials during a public hearing for the proposed 'Pharma Village'.




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Samsung to expand chip packaging facilities for HBM

Samsung Electronics will expand its semiconductor package facilities in South Chungcheong Province to boost production of high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips




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Amir Khan reacts to Pathaan's last scene; says "you can't get too upset with Shah Rukh and Salman"

Amir Khan claimed in an interview that he has not watched the entire film but has only watched the last scene because it went viral.




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Baku climate talks: India not attending World Leaders Climate Action Summit

India is not attending the two-day World Leaders Climate Action Summit (WLCAS) beginning Tuesday with country statements at the 2024 UN climate conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan that is focussed heavily on securing a new climate finance target for countries most vulnerable to climate impacts.




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Ahead of bypolls reports of quota for Muslims in contracts hit K'taka govt; CMO denies

Karnataka government's alleged Muslim reservation proposal sparks controversy ahead of bypolls, but Chief Minister's Office denies the reports entirely.




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From boats to bikes: Flipkart's Wishmasters ensure deliveries across Kashmir

As Flipkart deepens its engagements across the country, it sees a positive ripple effect - more jobs being created, MSMEs scaling up, and technology driving easy access to goods and services.




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Ruling NC MLA Alleges Conspiracy Behind Surge in Terror Incidents in Srinagar

Following the tragic death of a victim from the recent grenade blast in Srinagar, NC MLA Shamima Ferdous calls for a thorough investigation into the sudden rise in terror incidents, questioning why violence has resurged in Srinagar and nearby areas after years of peace and the recent Assembly elections.




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J&K ACB Probes Alleged Financial Misconduct in Mughal Road Project; Chief Engineer, Others Booked

ACB filed a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act following an investigation into irregularities in the construction of the Mughal Road. The case involves alleged collusion between a Chief Engineer and a construction company, leading to financial losses for the government.




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Just call back the Indian Captain!

Just call back the Indian Captain!It is national shame followed by ongoing IPL cheer leading scam enveloping national pride!


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Embracing The Modern Age Part II

Chapter A

So just what is the Modern Age, and how do we get there? First people need to educate themselves in the sense they have power over the University System. It is not the...




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All Iron Ventures rebrands as Acurio Ventures with a new €150M ‘follow-on’ fund

The new fund has already made around 20 investments, and it will operate with a generalist thesis, investing across the whole of Europe.

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A startup from ex-Revolut employees uses AI to automate accounting — but hopes to keep accountants in jobs

As enterprise platforms gradually eat into the workflows of accountants, many are choosing to leave the industry, especially as AI automates away a lot of the core, manual work required. More than 300,000 U.S. accountants and auditors left their jobs between 2019 and 2021, and the number of accountants in the U.S. has declined 15.9% […]

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Quoroom acquires Investory to scale up its capital-raising platform for startups

These days, private investors have a range of options for investing in startups without having to deal with them in real life. This ecosystem more or less started with AngelList, but there are now a plethora of options — such as Carta, Allocations, Vauban, and Odin — that startups can use to raise funding and […]

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Unhappy with their exit, these ex-Planetly employees are using AI to refine carbon accounting

Startup employees often go on to found interesting ventures, basing their new work on the experience gained from their time building a company from scratch. But not all of those experiences are positive, and sometimes, a less-than-satisfactory exit can do more to fuel a founder’s fervor than anything else. In the case of Forward Earth’s […]

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Sensei reels in $16M to expand its contactless store platform in Europe

While Amazon Go helped popularize the concept of completely contactless stores, the arena is growing with others like 7-Eleven and Walmart entering the category, as well as several startups such as Standard Cognition, Zippin, AiFi, Grabango, and Trigo.  In Europe, Portuguese startup Sensei has been capitalizing on this momentum to grow its contactless store platform, and […]

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General Catalyst raises $8B in fresh funds to back startups globally

U.S. venture capital giant General Catalyst has announced a fresh $8 billion in funds as it looks to ramp up its investments in multi-sector early-stage startups globally, with a specific focus on the U.S., Europe, and India. The capital constitutes around $4.5 billion for its “core VC funds,” which spans seed and growth equity funding, […]

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Airdog’s founders are back with a precision-strike drone meant for modern warfare

The war in Ukraine has shown that warfare changes by the day. It’s also clear that the tech used to make war today is costly: While larger countries can afford legions of tanks, helicopters, and precision-strike systems, smaller nations find themselves scrambling for cheaper ways to defend themselves. Origin, a new defense tech startup out of […]

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Founders and VCs back a Pan-European C corp, but an ‘EU Inc’ has a rocky road ahead

It’s become a common refrain in political discourse: Europe needs to take radical action to remain competitive. On the long list of potential reforms, one that’s gaining particular traction is a new, EU-wide corporate status for innovative companies. Known (somewhat obscurely) as the “28th regime,” the innovation is being billed as Europe’s answer to a […]

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Eon emerges from stealth with $127M to bring a fresh approach to backing up cloud infrastructure

A team of founders who sold their last company to Amazon to build a new unit within AWS is setting out to reinvent the tricky business of backing up organizations’ cloud infrastructure. Now, Eon is coming out of stealth with a product, a set of customers, three rounds of funding totaling $127 million, and a […]

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LinkedIn says 10M people have signed up as freelancers on its Services Marketplace

More than 100,000 people have been laid off in the technology industry alone this year, and — either by circumstance or choice — at least some of them are not heading back into exclusively full-time work. LinkedIn launched a freelancer marketplace in 2021 to capture some of that activity. Now, at a time when other […]

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Omnea raises $25M to tackle the painfully annoying procurement market

Procurement — the process of requesting, vetting, and eventually buying IT and other supplies in an organization — is typically one of the more frustrating, dry, yet inevitable aspects of a workplace.  When you are in need of a new app or device, or when you need to renew an existing contract for one in […]

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Cyera acquires Trail Security for $162M; Cyera is now raising at a $3B valuation

Cyera, the Israel-founded, U.S.-based cybersecurity unicorn that uses artificial intelligence to build what’s known as data security posture management — a full assessment and picture of where a customers’ data has been created, where it is stored, and how it is used — has been on a growth tear in the last year, picking up […]

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PointFive snaps up $20M for breakthrough tech to track usage across multiple clouds

Enterprise spending on cloud services continues to go up, up, up — to the tune of $675 billion this year — thanks to organizations’ firm embrace of software-as-a-service, the popularity of distributed working, and the arrival of compute-intensive tech like AI. A startup called PointFive believes it has found a better way to get a […]

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Android Auto is getting new AI-powered features, including suggested replies and actions

As Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy S24 line today, Google announced a series of new AI features that are launching for Android Auto, which is the secondary interface that brings the look and functions of a smartphone, like navigation and messaging, to your vehicle’s infotainment screen. Google says that with the help of AI, Android […]

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TechCrunch Minute: Unpacking Samsung Unpacked

It’s a big day in the Samsung universe. At Samsung’s Unpacked 2024 event, the company debuted new phones, headphones and even a wearable ring.  As expected, Samsung is emphasizing its Google-enabled AI features in these new phone models: the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and the Galaxy Z Flip 6. Not only are these phones thinner […]

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Hackers could spy on cell phone users by abusing 5G baseband flaws, researchers say

Security researchers found a dozen vulnerabilities in 5G baseband chips found in phones made by Google, OPPO, OnePlus, Motorola, and Samsung.

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Feds arrest man who allegedly participated in hack of the SEC’s X account, boosting Bitcoin’s price

Eric Council Jr. and unnamed co-conspirators were allegedly behind the hack of the official @SECGov account on X.

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