Australian CEOs are less confident about their companies' growth prospects than a year ago, and less optimistic about growth in the global economy, according to a PwC report released today.

Providing every primary school in the country with access to at least one specialist science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teacher could be possible if teachers are incentivised to acquire STEM specialisations and collaboration between schools is prioritised.

Australia has fallen back to pre-2007 performance on female economic empowerment with one of the biggest annual declines among OECD countries according to PwC's annual Women in Work index.

A standalone plebiscite with a compulsory vote on marriage equality could cost the Australian economy $525 million according to modelling released by PwC Australia today.

The overwhelming majority of global banks and traditional financial services firms believe part of their business is at risk of being lost to standalone Fintech challengers, according to a PwC report released today.

Every year Australia spends more than half a trillion dollars on social purpose goods and services directed at health, welfare and education, almost one third of the nation's GDP.

Modest personal tax cuts, tighter superannuation concessions, and a pathway to lower corporate tax rates make this a responsible if not spectacular budget.

Australias four major banks delivered combined cash earnings of $14.9 billion for the first half to March 2016.

An enhanced Singapore-Australia free trade agreement (SAFTA) represents the biggest step-forward in over a decade in our economic relationship with Singapore.

The emerging global market for business services using drone technology is valued at over US$127 billion with the drone revolution disrupting industries ranging from agriculture to filmmaking.

Australian organisations are experiencing a significantly higher rate of economic crime than the rest of the globe according to a PwC survey released today which finds 52 percent experienced economic crime in the last 24 months compared to the global average of 36 percent.

PwC Australia has recruited former CEO and Managing Director of David Jones Limited, Paul Zahra as Global Retail Advisor to add fuel to its growing retail and consumer practice.

PwC has today been announced as the first employer partner for a new Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) style pilot at McCarthy Catholic College, Emu Plains.

Arne Schepker, the CEO of the popular Berlin-based language learning platform Babbel, is stepping down, and the company’s co-founder and former CEO Markus Witte is stepping back in to lead the company “into a new phase while searching for Arne’s successor with patience,” the company said. This new phase, unsurprisingly, will involve AI. Witte will not […]

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Early is a Tel Aviv-based startup that uses generative AI to generate unit tests, helping programmers catch potential bugs early in the development cycle. The company, which launched in August, today announced that it has raised a $5 million seed funding round led by Zeev Ventures, with participation from Dynamic Loop Capital. In its current […]

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Notion, as my colleagues at TechCrunch scooped earlier Thursday, is announcing an email client at its first “Make with Notion” user conference. For now, Notion Mail is in preview, and at least for the time being, it’s more of a Gmail client than a traditional email service. The idea here, Notion says, is to build […]

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About a year and a half ago, quantum control startup Quantum Machines and Nvidia announced a deep partnership that would bring together Nvidia’s DGX Quantum computing platform and Quantum Machine’s advanced quantum control hardware. We didn’t hear much about the results of this partnership for a while, but it’s now starting to bear fruit and […]

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Fixing the climate crisis is a vast, world-sized puzzle. But one particularly large piece of this ginormous conundrum is construction and real estate — which collectively amount for around 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Enter Munich-based data startup Emidat, which has built a software platform for automating the generation of validated Environmental Product Declaration […]

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Best-selling author Margaret Atwood isn’t worried about the indefatigable rise of generative AI — telling Reuters that she’s too old to be concerned about its impact on the arts. Her remarks follow a petition calling for an end to the unlicensed use of creative works to train AI models that’s now amassed more than 31,000 […]

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The European Union has expanded its scrutiny of online marketplaces by opening a formal proceeding on Chinese low-cost e-commerce platform, Temu, under the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Commission announced Thursday. Enforcers of the online governance framework will now dial up their oversight of Temu. The bloc’s suspicions are focused on concerns about the sale […]

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The European Union’s flagship market contestability regulation has been in force on a handful of tech giants for months. Since March, the bloc has had open investigations on several gatekeepers. But it’s Apple that will face the first Digital Markets Act (DMA) fine, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the case. Apple’s App Store rules […]

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On Wednesday, the European Union opened an investigation of U.S. manufacturer Corning over possible anti-competitive practices. Corning may not be a name that’s super familiar to the average tech consumer, but you are almost certainly within touching distance of its products, as it’s a leading supplier of speciality toughened glass for mobile devices, including Apple’s […]

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Tozero, a Munich-based startup that recovers valuable raw materials from recycled lithium-ion batteries, is gearing up to scale. The startup just closed an oversubscribed €11 million seed round (around $11.7M) to step up production by building its first industrial deployment (A.K.A first-of-a-kind or FOAK) plant. Currently, Tozero’s pilot plant processes nine tonnes of lithium-ion battery […]

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Meta, under legal pressure in the European Union over a binary “pay us or consent to ad tracking” choice it currently offers regional users of its social networks Facebook and Instagram, is changing how its regional ad business works again. Little wonder when compliance failure in this context risks fines of up to 10% of […]

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A woman scanned a forgotten lottery ticket in her bag and got the surprise of her life.

Carlos Ugalde, founder of House of Chingasos, didn't know anything about digital marketing — but he dove in anyway.

There have been rumors that Apple is working on a smart ring, but Oura's CEO thinks it's just talk. Here's why.

New CEO Damola Adamolekun is making changes, including adding new (and old) items to the menu.

1. Delhi reports record high chikungunya, malaria cases in 5 years  DNA India
2. Delhi Reports 5-Year Record High In Chikungunya, Malaria Cases  NDTV
3. Delhi sees 472 more dengue cases, total count at 4,533  Hindustan Times
4. 4,533 cases, 3 deaths due to Dengue reported in Delhi in 2024  ETHealthWorld
5. Delhi witnesses surge in Dengue cases: 472 cases in last week, 3 deaths this year so far  India TV News

1. The Hindu webinar on diabetes management to be held on November 13  The Hindu
2. World Diabetes Day 2024: Theme, History, Significance & Best Winter Foods  NDTV
3. Webinar 3 'Diabetes - Risk factors and complications'  The Times of India
4. World Diabetes Day: New MedUni Vienna health guide on diagnosis, treatment and prevention  MedUni Wien
5. What is World Diabetes Day?  Adda247

1. World Pneumonia Day Marks Launch of SAANS Campaign to Combat Childhood Pneumonia  Nicobar Times
2. World Pneumonia Day: 7 natural ways to keep your lungs healthy  Health shots
3. Breath by breath: The fight against pneumonia’s toll  Observer Research Foundation
4. Govt to equip dist hosps to cut child pneumonia deaths  The Times of India
5. World Pneumonia Day: 9 foods to fight pneumonia  Firstpost

1. Voyager 2's Historic Flyby of Uranus Exposes Rare Magnetic Distortion  Gadgets 360
2. Potential For Life Found On Uranus' Moons, Scientists Reveal  NDTV
3. The anomalous state of Uranus’s magnetosphere during the Voyager 2 flyby  Nature.com
4. New Uranus research suggests what’s known about the planet could be wrong  CNN
5. Voyager-2 visited Uranus in 1986. Something more happened when it arrived  India Today

1. Ricky Ponting Fires Back At Gautam Gambhir After India Coach's Press Conference Remarks  NDTV Sports
2. A fired-up Virat Kohli is Australia's worry after Ricky Ponting's 'bad move'  The Times of India
3. I was not taking a dig at Kohli, Gambhir is a prickly character: Ponting | Border-Gavaskar Trophy to begin on November 22 | Inshorts  Inshorts
4. ‘Hunger’ key for coach Gautam Gambhir, not form as India prepares for Australia Test series  Telegraph India
5. ‘That’s a bad move, Ricky. What are you doing?': Ponting's Virat Kohli jibe questioned amid 'spicy' ball-tampering claim  Hindustan Times

1. Time running out for Abhishek, Avesh as Ramandeep-Vyshak waiting in wings: India vs South Africa 3rd T20I Probable XIs  Hindustan Times
2. SA v IND, 3rd T20I Preview: India look to bounce back in Centurion batting paradise  India Today
3. India's Predicted XI vs South Africa, 3rd T20I: Suryakumar Yadav To Make One Bold Change?  NDTV Sports
4. India, SA eye series lead in Centurion before decisive T20I in Johannesburg  Cricbuzz
5. IND vs SA 3rd T20I 2024: Watch Live Telecast And Streaming of India Vs South Africa T20I Match  News24

Kartik Aaryan, Vidya Balan, Triptii Dimri, Madhuri Dixit and others arrive in style at Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3  TOI EtimesView Full coverage on Google News

1. Producer Ratan Jain confirms talks with Shah Rukh Khan for Baazigar sequel: 'It will definitely be made'  TOI Etimes
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3. Producer Ratan Jain finally breaks silence on Baazigar 2 with Shah Rukh Khan, says 'it will definately be made  India TV News
4. Shah Rukh Khan to star in Baazigar 2? Producer Ratan Jain says sequel will ‘definitely be made’  PINKVILLA
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1. Amazon Sale 2024 Deals on Best Laptop Under 40000: Explore Top Brands at Discounted Rate  HerZindagi English
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4. Amazon Sale: Bumper Discount Of 26% Off On Best Gaming Laptop Under 1 Lakh  Jagran English
5. Get Best Branded Laptops Under Rs 50,000 on Amazon  Times Bull

1. Garena Free Fire MAX redeem codes for November 13: Win free in-game rewards daily  The Times of India
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1. Mercedes Benz AMG C63 S E Performance Sedan Launched In India At Rs. 1.95 Crore  CarToq.com
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4. Mercedes-AMG C63 SE Performance launched with world's most powerful 4-cylinder engine!  The Times of India
5. Mercedes AMG C63S E Performance Launch Price Rs 1.95 Cr - 680bhp, 1020Nm, 0-100 3.4s  RushLane

1. NTPC Green Energy IPO: Price band set at ₹102-108 per share; check issue details, key dates, more | Stock Market News  Mint
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1. Trump cabinet 2.0: Full list of key appointments including Musk, Ramaswamy, Ratcliffe  The Times of India
2. What Trump's staffing picks tell us about his second-term plans  BBC.com
3. Trump cabinet 2.O: Elon Musk to Tom Homan, full list of key appointments so far  Hindustan Times
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1. Sri Lanka’s multi-ethnic east reflects challenges facing Anura Kumara Dissanayake  The Hindu
2. Sri Lanka's leftist president faces first parliament test  Hindustan Times
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4. Sri Lanka set for parliamentary election, all arrangements in place  Deccan Chronicle
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3. VHP demands action against Khalistani terrorist Pannun  The Times of India
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1. Vivek Ramaswamy’s special message to Elon Musk after Donald Trump's 'DOGE' announcement  Hindustan Times
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08.11.2024

01. Impugned in this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is an order of Central Administrative Tribunal ["The Tribunal'] dated 04.11.2024 in OA No. 61/1175/2024 titled 'Kuldeep Kumar Vs. U.T. of J&K and Ors.', whereby the Tribunal has declined to grant ad-interim ex-parte stay, staying the communications of the Deputy Commissioner, Kathua dated 15.10.2024 addressed to the Director, Anti- Corruption Bureau, J&K and Senior Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch, Jammu.

02. The application for interim relief is still pending and the same will come up for consideration before the Tribunal after the respondents appear and file their objections. Ordinarily, such ad-interim ex-parte orders are not interfered with by this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, however, having regard to the fact that the registration of FIR either by the Crime Branch or by the ACB in terms of communications of the Deputy Commissioner, Kathua in OA will seriously prejudice the petitioner, we deem it appropriate to dispose of the application for interim relief pending before the Tribunal by providing as under:-

(08.11.2024)

01. Petitioner claiming to be owner of land measuring 3 Kanals comprising of Khasra Nos. 210 (02-00) & 216 (01-

00) situated at Phalyana, Tehsil & District Rajouri, which on requisition has been under the occupation of respondent Nos. 1 to 5 ever since the year 1961/62 and that the petitioner as owner of the land, had been receiving the settled rent for use of the land by the respondent Nos. 1 to 5, from the Collectorate.

02. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that with the coming into effect of the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 on 31.08.2019, the State of Jammu and Kashmir was organized into two Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, and in terms of Section 95(2) of the aforesaid Act, all the laws mentioned in the 5th Schedule applicable to the existing State of Jammu & Kashmir, immediately before the appointed day were made applicable in the manner provided in the 5th Schedule; that the Requisition and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1968 (State Act), was mentioned at serial no. 133 in TABLE-3 of 5th Schedule which contained the enactments which stood repealed correspondingly Requisition and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952 (Central Act) was made applicable. He further submits that the Central Act provides for a limitation of 17 years for holding the property on requisition and on expiry of 17 years from the date of occupying the property under occupation is either to be acquired in view of the law applicable or its possession is to be handed over to the owner.

(12.11.2024)

01. Petitioners, Ankush Kumar and Isha Devi, claim that they, being major, have contracted marriage in accordance with Hindu rites, against the wishes of their relatives, out of their free will and are living as husband and wife, but are apprehensive to be subjected to physical violence and harassment by such relatives, therefore seeking protection and security cover from respondent No.1.

02. Heard and perused the record annexed with the writ petition.

03. When two adults consensually choose each other as life partners, it is manifestation of their choice that is recognized under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution. Such right has the sanction of constitutional law and once that is recognized, said right needs to be protected and it cannot succumb to conception of class honour or group thinking. Consent of family or community or clan is not necessary once two adult individuals agree to enter into wedlock and their consent has to be piously given primacy. The concept of liberty has to be weighed and tested on the touchstone of constitutional sensitivity, protection and values it stands for.

1. The present petition is filed under Section 397 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('CrPC') against the judgment dated 24.05.2023 (hereafter 'impugned order') passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge ('ASJ'), South West, Dwarka Courts, Delhi in CA No. 101/2021 titled Satish Kumar Jain vs. Jugal Kishore & Anr.

2. By impugned order, the learned ASJ dismissed the appeal filed by the petitioner against the judgment dated 07.03.2020 and order on sentence dated 28.08.2021, passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate ('MM'), Dwarka Courts, Delhi whereby the petitioner was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ('NI Act').

1. By the present petition, the petitioner challenges the proceedings in Complaint Case No. 476576/2016 filed by the respondent under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ('NI Act').

2. The complaint was filed alleging that the petitioner and other co-accused persons, acting on behalf of the accused company namely M/s Fresco Foods Pvt. Ltd., entered into an agreement dated 12.03.2009 with the complainant whereby the respondent disbursed a sum of ₹1,60,00,000/- as a venture capital amount to the accused. This venture capital assistance was refundable upon the full repayment of the term loan. It is the case of the respondent that the accused undertook that in the event of the venture capital amount not being refunded on the same date as that of the repayment of the term loan from the bank, the same would attract interest at the same rate as that being charged by the bank for the term loan.