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Donald Trump calls Putin, urges de-escalation of Ukraine conflict

US President-elect Donald Trump urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to avoid any escalation in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine in a recent phone call.




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La Liga: Barcelona Stumbles as Real Madrid Rises

FC Barcelona lost 1-0 to Real Sociedad, leaving them six points clear of Real Madrid in La Liga. Real Madrid won 4-0 against Osasuna, but suffered significant injuries to key players.




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Australian and German researchers find cure for deadly skin disease 'TEN'

Researchers from Australia and Germany have for the first time cured patients suffering from toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), a deadly skin disease.




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Polling parties deployed by helicopter to conduct elections in remote areas of Jharkhand

The personnel deputed for election duty were sent on Monday to 225 polling stations located in remote and inaccessible areas of five districts of the state -- West Singhbhum, Latehar, Lohardaga, Gumla and Garhwa.




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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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High-speed internet behind increased Australian obesity? Study finds link

New research has found a link between high-speed internet activities and Australia's growing rate of obesity.




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Society should understand God is same for all: K'taka Minister on entry of Dalits in temples

Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara has stated that Dalits are not allowed inside temples at many places across the state.




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Arvind Kejriwal highlights Delhi govt schools' makeover

Ahead of Delhi Assembly elections, AAP Convener and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday highlighted the strides made by government schools here, claiming that students from poor families are now clearing exams like NEET and IIT-JEE.




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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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Girl student at IIIT Basar in Telangana ends life

A student of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies (RGUKT), also known as the IIIT Basar, in Basar town of Telangana's Nirmal district, committed suicide on Monday.




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Vikrant Massey Stirs Controversy For Saying "Muslims Are Not In Danger"; Netizens Call Him "Opportunist"

The 12th Fail actor is being heavily criticised for his recent stance on the safety of Muslims in the country. He also referred to India as the most livable country in present times.




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MP bypolls: CM Mohan Yadav highlights focus on poor, women on last day of campaign

On the last day of campaigning for bypolls in Madhya Pradesh's Budhni and Vijaypur Assembly seats, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Monday that the state government is committed to the welfare of the poor, women, youth, and farmers.




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Maha polls: Yogi Adityanath to hold three rallies, campaign for Dy CM Fadnavis

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is set to visit poll-bound Maharashtra on Tuesday where he will address three public meetings and campaign for Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, including several other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates.




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Maha Polls: PM Modi to address three rallies in poll-bound Maharashtra today

With less than a week to go for campaigning to end in poll-bound Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address three public meetings on Tuesday and campaign for MahaYuti candidates in the state.




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Delhi-NCR grapples with pollution as air quality dips ; AQI level 'very poor'

Delhi-NCR continues to grapple with hazardous air quality levels, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) remaining at 355, classified as 'very poor.'




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South Korea's Covid handling best in world, lesson for future: Unitaid chief

The chief of a global initiative tasked with providing affordable treatments to low-and-middle income nations has said that South Korea's effective handling of Covid-19 can offer valuable lessons for the world in addressing future pandemics and existing diseases.




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Tamil Nadu issues Yellow Alert for 16 districts, valid until Nov 15 [see affected areas]

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued a yellow alert from November 12 to November 15, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall expected in Chennai and 15 other districts in Tamil Nadu.




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Rupali Ganguly sues stepdaughter Esha Verma; seeks Rs 50 crore in defamation case

In the notice, it was clarified that Rupali Ganguly was friends with Ashwin Verma for 12 years, before he separated from his second wife, Esha Verma's mother, in 2009. It was also said that Ganguly, along with Verma, tried to help Esha get a break into the entertainment industry, by providing opportunities for photoshoots and making special arrangements for auditions




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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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Saqib on playing antagonist in 'Citadel': KD's journey is blend of wit, grit and vulnerability

Actor Saqib Saleem has opened up about playing the antagonist in the Varun Dhawan-starrer series "Citadel: Honey Bunny."




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Ladakh: Kargil Police solve 26-yr-old quadruple murder case

The long arm of law has caught up with perpetrators of a quadruple murder committed 26 long years ago in Ladakh's Kargil district.




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Research links frailty to dementia risk

Australian-led international research has found that frailty increases a person's risk of developing dementia.




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ED raids multiple locations in Bengal over hawala case with Jharkhand links

The officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are conducting raids at multiple locations in West Bengal since Tuesday morning.




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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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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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India breaks into world's top 6 ranks as patent filings double in last 5 years

India's patents and industrial design filings for Intellectual Property rights doubled between 2018 and 2023, taking the country to the sixth rank, according to the latest World Intellectual Property Organisation's (WIPO) annual report.




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Hollywood star Kal Penn visits Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah set; clicks selfies with cast [PICS]

In the pictures, Kal Penn is seen posing with the show's producer Asit Kumarr Modi as well as the star cast – Dilip Joshi, Sunayana Fozdar, Mandar Chandwadkar, Ambika Ranjankar, Munmun Dutta, Monaz Mevawalla, Shyam Pathak, Kiran Bhatt, Tanmay Vekaria, and Balwinder Singh Suri.




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Union Minister Kumaraswamy spotlights 'revolutionary changes' in India's health sector

A major revolution has been carried out in building a healthy India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, stated Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H. D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday.




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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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World's first high-altitude para sports centre to be established in Ladakh

The world's first high-altitude para sports centre dedicated to training and nurturing para-athletes in the country will be established in Leh, Ladakh and will focus on training for international competitions, including the larger goal of preparing para-athletes for the 2028 Paralympics.




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India's public sector banks clocks 11 pc growth at Rs 236 lakh crore in April-Sep FY25

Public sector banks (PSBs) showed strong performance in the first half of current fiscal (FY25) with 11 per cent annual growth.




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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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Polling begins in Kerala byelections for Wayanad and Chelakkara bye-elections

Polling commenced at the high-profile Lok Sabha constituency in Wayanad on the dot at 7 A.M, on Wednesday morning, when voters were seen queuing up in good numbers even before the polling began.




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Politics: The Game of Business & Power [Part-I]

Last night, I and my brother were watching news and suddenly he said…, “leading a luxurious life in our village is much easier than struggling for a simpler life in metro...




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Useful Security Tips For Safe Online Shopping

If you are hesitant to do online shopping or payments, this article will give you the best security tips so that you may go ahead and shop online without worry about safety and security of...




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Custom applications bringing changes in online business

In yester years, only the business organizations with huge financial backing were able to initiate the process of custom software development. This condition immediately changed when positive remarks on the usage of these applications...




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Scammed and exploited, she built an AI-driven app for immigrants like her

Immigrants face an enormous number of challenges and difficulties. In particular, without a local base of family or friends to depend on, new immigrants often find themselves in the dark about reliable information on essential services like housing, healthcare and banking. After being scammed and exploited, one immigrant founder decided to try to help other […]

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Aktiia trained AI on 11 billion data points of blood pressure, and now a clinically certified app is coming

As well as being a major cause of premature death worldwide, hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a major risk factor for stroke, coronary artery disease, and heart failure, and is a contributing factor to dementia. It also affects an estimated 1.3 billion people; up to 95% of cases are due to lifestyle […]

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Germany’s Klim raises $22M to take its regenerative farming platform international

Global food production generates at least a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions, more than 80% of which comes from agriculture. But addressing that impact is easier said than done since there are simply so many moving parts to address. “Regenerative” farming is often touted as one way to make progress towards several sustainability goals, as it offers […]

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Air Doctor raises $20M to plug a gap in how people find doctors when they’re traveling

Air Doctor's platform helps travelers find doctors in other countries, and it has now raised $20 million in a Series B round after seeing strong traction. 

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Exclusive: Sonair takes a cue from dolphins to build autonomous 3D vision without lidar

Ultrasound is perhaps best known as the technology that enables noninvasive body scans and underwater communication and can help us park our cars. A young startup called Sonair out of Norway wants to employ it for something else: 3D computer vision used in autonomous hardware applications.  Sonair’s founder and CEO Knut Sandven believes the company’s […]

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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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After selling his last AI startup to Meta, Beyond Presence’s founder nabs $3.1M to build lifelike avatars

Computer vision applications are getting a huge boost from advances in smartphones combined with AI that helps fill in the gaps of what everyday devices cannot see. Using these tools, a startup out of Munich called Beyond Presence believes it holds the keys to what is coming next: Hyper-realistic avatars that look and sound exactly […]

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LinkedIn launches its first AI agent to take on the role of job recruiters

LinkedIn, the social platform used by professionals to connect with others in their field, hunt for jobs, and develop skills, is taking the wraps off its latest effort to build artificial intelligence tools for users. Hiring Assistant is a new product designed to take on a wide array of recruitment tasks, from ingesting scrappy notes […]

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Upwind, an Israeli cloud cybersecurity startup, is raising $100M at a $850M-$900M valuation, say sources

Cybersecurity continues to command a lot of attention from enterprises looking for better protection from malicious hackers, and VCs want in on the action. In the latest example, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Upwind — a specialist in assessing and securing cloud infrastructure — is closing in on a $100 million round at a […]

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Samsung’s Galaxy S24 line arrives with camera improvements and generative AI tricks

No awards for correctly guessing that today’s big Unpacked news is all about the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. As anticipated, the Korean hardware giant just unveiled its latest flagship line, including the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 Ultra. The devices start at $800, $1,000 and $1,300, respectively. Also as anticipated, Samsung is leaning […]

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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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Samsung’s EX1 wearable robot is designed to improve mobility in older adults

Sahmyook University this week showcased some of the ongoing work the Seoul-based research institute is doing with Samsung on the robot exosuit front. There aren’t a ton of details surrounding EX1 (not to be confused with an old Samsung digital camera by the same name) at the moment, but there are some promising results here. […]

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