Finance

Key indicators point to economic resilience at the end of FY24: NCAER

New Delhi: Key markers point to the Indian economy remaining buoyant at the end of 2023-24 with Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) for manufacturing increasing and that of services maintaining a robust trend, as per the monthly economic review by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). The PMI for manufacturing activity increased to 56.9

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Legal Law

Pornhub could block Florida if child safety law takes effect

Aurich Lawson | Getty Images This week, Florida made headlines after passing HB 3, a law banning children under 14 from accessing social media without parental consent. Much less attention was given to another requirement under the law obligating “pornographic or sexually explicit websites” to “use age verification to prevent minors from accessing sites that

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Medicine

Ubiquigent and Debiopharm Enter Agreement

Ubiquigent Limited, a drug discovery and development company harnessing novel deubiquitinase (DUB) modulators as new therapeutics for areas of high unmet medical need, have announced an agreement with Debiopharm, a biopharmaceutical company aiming to develop tomorrow’s standard-of-care treatments to cure cancer and infectious diseases. The agreement will support the development of Debiopharm’s USP1 inhibitor programme,

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Auto

GT showdown: Mercedes-AMG SL 55 vs Porsche 911 GTS

It will tighten its line on the throttle (although not by you coming off it, unlike the 911) but doesn’t do so as naturally as any longitudinally engined roadster from Affalterbach should. It clings doggedly onto that feeling of stability that seems to be its chosen calling card. It’s all very ‘fast grand tourer’, rather than

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Business

HDFC Bank proposes to sell its subsidiary HDFC Education

HDFC Bank has decided to sell its 100 per cent stake in HDFC Education and Development Services Private Ltd. The transaction will be undertaken through the Swiss challenge method, HDFC Bank said in a regulatory filing on Saturday. “In this regard, HDFC Bank has, on March 30, 2024, entered into a binding term sheet with

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Legal Law

After overreaching TOS angers users, cloud provider Vultr backs off

After backlash, the cloud provider Vultr has updated its terms to remove a clause that a Reddit user feared required customers to “fork over rights” to “anything” hosted on its platform. The alarming clause seemed to grant Vultr a “non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable” license to “use and commercialize” any user content uploaded, posted, hosted, or stored

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Medicine

Abilify Maintena (Aripiprazole) Approved in the EU

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe and H. Lundbeck A/S have announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved Abilify Maintena 960 mg (aripiprazole) as a once-every-two-months long-acting injectable (LAI) formulation for the maintenance treatment of schizophrenia in adult patients stabilised with aripiprazole. The EC decision applies to all European Union (EU) member states, as well as Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.

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Sports

TATA IPL 2024 Points Table Updated after LSG vs PBKS on March 31

Image: Google.com TATA IPL 2024 Points Table: KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) defeated Shikhar Dhawan’s Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow to seal their first win of the season. The home side sealed the fixture by 21 runs after scoring 199 runs and subsequently brought up its opening score in

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Auto

Why Chapman Bespoke is right for the times

Last week, Lotus announced a new programme called Chapman Bespoke. It promises to offer greater personalisation and unique options, right up to the production of one-off cars, for your Lotus. What would Colin Chapman, Lotus’s founder, after whom the scheme is named and whose signature adorns its badge, have thought? No idea. Never met the

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Medicine

Viking Therapeutics Announce Weight Loss Tablet Phase I Results

Viking Therapeutics have announced positive results from the company’s Phase 1 multiple ascending dose (MAD) clinical trial of an oral tablet formulation of VK2735, a dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide 1(GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptors, in development for the potential treatment of metabolic disorders such as obesity. Based on these Phase 1

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Auto

Gone too soon? Final drive in the pioneering Renault Zoe

There’s more. Though the essential design has been in production 12 years, a recent Zoe feels entirely modern with its LED lights, automatic dipping, automatic wipers, automatic locking and thoroughly decent phone-connected audio and nav systems. Best of all, it’s fun to drive. The ride is fairly soft and nicely damped in a way that

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Legal Law

NYC’s government chatbot is lying about city laws and regulations

Enlarge / Has a government employee checked all those zeroes and ones floating above the skyline? If you follow generative AI news at all, you’re probably familiar with LLM chatbots’ tendency to “confabulate” incorrect information while presenting that information as authoritatively true. That tendency seems poised to cause some serious problems now that a chatbot

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Medicine

Aragen Operationalises Biologics Indian Manufacturing Facility

Aragen has operationalised the first phase of its biologics manufacturing facility in Bangalore, India through its 100% subsidiary, Aragen Biologics Pvt Ltd. The facility is being set up at an investment of $30 million. It has also executed its first small-scale manufacturing project for a US-based organisation for manufacturing a novel anticancer monoclonal antibody (mAb). The

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Technology

Podcast: What is distributed cloud storage and what are its benefits?

In this podcast, we look at distributed cloud storage with Enrico Signoretti, vice-president of product and partnerships at Cubbit. We talk about how storage has shifted to hybrid and multicloud modes and how distributed cloud storage separates the control plane from data to provide data retention in multiple locations, on-site and in multiple clouds. Signoretti

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Business

Discovery Communications FY23 profit flat at Rs 68 crore

Discovery Communications India (DCI) reported a net profit of Rs 68 crore for 2022-23, up 1.49% from Rs 67 crore in the previous financial year. The company, which operates 18 TV channels and the Discovery+ streaming platform, reported a 9.59% revenue growth to Rs 1,055 crore, while expenses decreased 9.6% to Rs 975 crore. DCI’s

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Gaming

Updates and Events for Football Manager 2024 Touch, Cornsweeper, Stitch, Cooking Mama, Solitaire Stories, and More Are Out Now – TouchArcade

Ahead of next week’s new Apple Arcade game launches, Apple has released 3 notable Apple Vision Pro game updates for existing games on Apple Arcade alongside new updates and events. The Apple Vision Pro updates bring spatial experiences to Alto’s Odyssey: The Lost City, Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, and Spire Blast. Barring those three, Cornsweeper

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Legal Law

FTX fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

Enlarge / FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at US District Court on March 30, 2023, in New York City after being hit with a criminal charge for allegedly authorizing a bribe of at least $40 million to one or more Chinese government officials. Getty Images | Michael Santiago Convicted FTX fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced

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Medicine

European Medicines Agency Recommends Authorisation of Neoatricon

BrePco Biopharma (BPCO) have announced the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion recommending the granting of a paediatric use marketing authorisation (PUMA) for the use of Neoatricon intended for the treatment of hypotension in neonates, infants and children under 18 years of age. The CHMP

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Technology

Remote access is the Post Office’s known unknown

The Post Office sent people to prison based on evidence from computer data that lacked integrity – and senior executives knew it. Covert recordings revealed by Channel 4 News will increase calls for a criminal investigation into former Post Office bosses. Since 2008, when former subpostmaster Michael Rudkin first witnessed Fujitsu staff altering Post Office

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Auto

Alfa Romeo Tonale Review (2024)

If the Tonale was intended as the car to save Alfa Romeo – and, let’s face it, there have been a few – you wouldn’t really know as much from a pair of electrified powertrains whose outright performance and drivability each leaves a fair bit to be desired. Alfa’s engineers will tell you that the

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Technology

The Effects of Solder Mask on RF PCB Performance

Solder Mask on RF PCB Performance The solder mask is the primary layer of protection for copper traces on a PCB. It prevents dust and moisture from contacting the copper and hampering its conductivity and integrity. The mask also protects against whiskers, which are thin filaments that grow out of the copper and cause short

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Finance

india pakistan: Why Pakistan needs to get India to yes on trade

Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar raised more than a few eyebrows last week when he said — almost as an aside — that his country’s new government would “seriously look into matters of trade with India”. A resumption of trade would be something of a climbdown for Pakistan, which cut off economic ties when Indian

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Legal Law

Biden orders every US agency to appoint a chief AI officer

The White House has announced the “first government-wide policy to mitigate risks of artificial intelligence (AI) and harness its benefits.” To coordinate these efforts, every federal agency must appoint a chief AI officer with “significant expertise in AI.” Some agencies have already appointed chief AI officers, but any agency that has not must appoint a

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Medicine

Blackstone Life Sciences Announces Collaboration to Support Moderna’s Influenza Program

Blackstone have announced a new collaboration with Moderna through a development and commercialisation funding agreement where funds managed by Blackstone Life Sciences and will provide up to $750 million to fund Moderna’s influenza program. “Moderna has demonstrated a remarkable ability to impact human health through mRNA vaccines targeting respiratory illnesses. This landmark collaboration is another example of our

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Technology

HM Treasury builds out its data science team

The UK’s HM Treasury has expanded its headcount of data scientists as part of its plans to drive “data transformation” across the department. According to figures from a recent Freedom of Information (FoI) request, in 2021, the total staff budget for data scientists at the Treasury was just £13,213, with only three employees on the

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Auto

Mazda MX-5 Review (2024) | Autocar

The ND MX-5 is now nine years old – positively geriatric in the context of model cycles. Nevertheless, the no-nonsense interior still feels fresh. It was a huge leap compared with the NC generation, but if you’re unaccustomed to MX-5s, it’s likely that the cabin’s incredibly compact dimensions will need to sink in before you

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Business

IPL opening day viewership on strong wicket, hits record

MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has smashed TV and streaming records, with both Star Sports and JioCinema recording strong viewership growth on the opening day. Chennai Super Kings trounced Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets on the opening day (March 22), which was preceded by a star-studded opening ceremony. According to an official statement

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Cryptocurrency

Walgreens (WBA) earnings Q2 2024

A person rides past a Walgreens truck, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 26, 2021.  Andrew Kelly | Reuters Walgreens on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter sales that beat Wall Street’s expectations, but lowered the high end of its full-year adjusted earnings outlook in part due to a

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Home Kitchen

Gordon Ramsay’s stuffed lamb recipe that is delicious

Gordon Ramsay revealed: “The secret of any stuffing is to part-cook it first.” The chef elaborated: “Raw onions and raw garlic will take forever to cook inside the meat.” For his lamb recipe, which serves between six to eight people, there is stuffing required, but he takes it one step at a time. He advised:

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Medicine

Akebia Receives FDA Approval of Vafseo

Akebia Therapeutics have announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vafseo (vadadustat) tablets for the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults who have been receiving dialysis for at least three months. Vafseo is a once-daily oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase (HIF-PH) inhibitor that activates the physiologic response to hypoxia to

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Auto

From the archive: When audio tech was used to create suspension

The motors even did energy regeneration, whereas a shock absorber would just let energy go to waste, meaning the suspension system’s power use was only a third that of an air-conditioning system. American Amar Bose earned a PhD in electrical engineering from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1956. He bought a premium

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Legal Law

Starlink mobile plans hit snag as FCC dismisses SpaceX spectrum application

Enlarge / A Starlink user terminal during winter. Getty Images | AntaresNS Starlink’s mobile ambitions were dealt at least a temporary blow yesterday when the Federal Communications Commission dismissed SpaceX’s application to use several spectrum bands for mobile service. SpaceX is seeking approval to use up to 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites with spectrum in the

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Auto

2024 BTCC race season to be streamed live via TikTok

The 2024 season of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) will be streamed live via TikTok, in a move designed to bring the UK’s popular event to a new, younger audience. ITV Sport, the media outlet responsible for the coverage, has said that this is the first time a major organisation like itself has livestreamed an entire competition across the social

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Cryptocurrency

H&M shares jump 14% as profit smashes expectations

HONG KONG, CHINA – 2021/08/07: Pedestrians cross the street in front of the Swedish multinational clothing design retail company Hennes & Mauritz, H&M, store in Hong Kong. (Photo by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of H&M leapt 14% in early deals on Wednesday, after the Swedish

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Legal Law

Missouri AG sues Media Matters over its X research, demands donor names

Getty Images | NurPhoto Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey yesterday sued Media Matters in an attempt to protect Elon Musk and X from the nonprofit watchdog group’s investigations into hate speech on the social network. Bailey’s lawsuit claims that “Media Matters has used fraud to solicit donations from Missourians in order to trick advertisers into removing

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Medicine

FDA Approves MSD’s WINREVAIR – European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

MSD have announced that the U.S. FDA has approved sotatercept-csrk (U.S. Brand Name: WINREVAIR, for injection, 45mg, 60mg) for the treatment of adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, World Health Organization [WHO] Group 1) to increase exercise capacity, improve WHO functional class (FC), and reduce the risk of clinical worsening events. WINREVAIR was previously granted Breakthrough Therapy

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Auto

Honda e:NY1 2024 long-term test

Several design details separate the HR-V and e:Ny1, most notably the removal of the front grille. Instead, the eNyl has a blocky front panel with a fold-up flap to house the charging port. It looks a bit ungainly to me, but not offensively so. More subtle is the switch to a white H badge on the

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Medicine

Exothera Pledges to Fast-Track RNA Therapies with North American Expansion

Exothera has launched its game-changing nucleic acids service offering, powered by the world’s first continuous-batch RNA production platform, Ntensify. Developed by Exothera sister company Quantoom Biosciences, the Ntensify platform fast-tracks the production of higher quality and more cost-effective RNA therapeutics, delivering significant advantages at both small and large scale. It is also now available to biopharma companies in North

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Auto

New Toyota GR Yaris priced from £44,250 in the UK

Pricing and specification details for the updated Toyota GR Yaris have been revealed, with the high-performance hot hatch increasing in cost by more than £12,000.  Prices for the Volkswagen Golf GTI rival start at £44,250 in the UK, with the Sébastien Ogier Edition and Kalle Rovanperä Edition specials coming in at £60,000.  The GR Yaris once again

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Medicine

Bio-Rad Launches Validated Antibodies for Rare Cell and Circulating Tumour Cell Enumeration

Bio-Rad Laboratories have announced the launch of validated antibodies for rare cell and circulating tumour cell (CTC) enumeration. Validated for use with Bio-Rad’s Celselect Slides Enumeration Stain Kits, the antibodies are specific to CTC surface markers to enable the sensitive and specific identification of target cell populations, enhancing the study of tumour heterogeneity and disease

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Auto

Genesis GV60 Magma Concept heralds new performance line-up

Genesis has launched a new performance-focused sub-brand with the radical GV60 Magma Concept. Magma’s priority, according to Genesis creative chief Luc Donckerwolke, is to “look beyond” raw speed and performance, “prioritising the driving experience to kindle the joy of sporty driving”. The GV60 Magma sits notably lower and wider than existing versions of the GV60

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Business

Vijayalakshmi Natarajan: PNB MetLife appoints Vijayalakshmi Natarajan as chief risk & compliance officer

Bengaluru: Life insurer PNB MetLife has appointed Vijayalakshmi Natarajan as chief risk and compliance officer (CRCO) with effect from March 8, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Natarajan, an industry veteran with over three decades of experience, is responsible for enterprise compliance, risk management, design and implementation of internal controls, and policies and

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Legal Law

Justice Department indicts 7 accused in 14-year hack campaign by Chinese gov

peterschreiber.media | Getty Images The US Justice Department on Monday unsealed an indictment charging seven men with hacking or attempting to hack dozens of US companies in a 14-year campaign furthering an economic espionage and foreign intelligence gathering by the Chinese government. All seven defendants, federal prosecutors alleged, were associated with Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science &

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Medicine

Actylis and Novo Nordisk Pharmatech to Partner

Actylis and Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S have entered into an agreement for the distribution of pharmaceutical grade Benzalkonium Chloride (BKC) to the pharmaceutical and medical device markets in Germany, Spain, Portugal, UK and Ireland. Ian Jennings, SVP-President Europe at Actylis explains: ”This new agreement, built on our existing partnership in North America, represents a major

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Sports

IPL 2024: RCB Won The Match Against PBKS By 4 Wickets

IPL 2024 RCB vs PBKS: Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Punjab Kings by 4 wickets and registered their first victory of the season. RCB was playing this match at their home ground (M. Chinnaswamy Stadium) and showed excellent cricket against PBKS. The Player of the Match was Virat Kohli, who played a superb inning of 77 runs

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Auto

Kia EV9 GT first look: 600bhp seven-seater hits the Nurburgring

The Kia EV9 GT is in the final stages of testing ahead of its launch as the Korean brand’s most powerful and expensive car yet. The GT transformation will bring more power, performance-focused chassis tweaks and angrier styling to the three-row electric SUV, which was launched in standard form last year.  The current most powerful EV9

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Business

Wait for M2M critical services definition likely to get longer

There will likely be a further delay in defining critical services for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications as the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sought more suggestions from the telecom regulator on critical services and their regulatory requirements. “We will conduct a consultation with stakeholders on the reference from DoT regarding M2M services,” an official at the

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Medicine

Astellas Breaks Ground on New €330 Million Facility in Ireland

Astellas Ireland, a wholly owned subsidiary of Astellas Pharma, held a ceremony to mark the breaking of the ground and start of construction for its new €330 million, facility at Kerry Technology Park, Tralee, Co. Kerry. The ceremony, held at the site and Munster Technological University, was attended by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon

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Auto

Silence S04 review | Autocar

Power comes from two hub motors, one in each rear wheel. They produce 19bhp in extended running and can briefly peak at 30bhp, making the S04 good for a top speed of 52mph. There are two battery packs, one under each seat. Intelligently, they are exactly the same as the ones used in Silence’s motorbikes

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Finance

India plans to shift from minimum wage to living wage by 2025

New Delhi: India is preparing to replace the minimum wage with living wage by 2025 and has sought technical assistance from the International Labour Organization (ILO) to create a framework for estimating and operationalising these, ET has learnt. Living wages – a minimum income necessary for a worker to meet their basic needs, factoring in

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Medicine

Roquette to acquire IFF Pharma Solutions

Roquette have announced an agreement to acquire IFF Pharma Solutions, a worldwide producer of excipients for oral dosage solutions. The combination of the two complementary businesses will rebalance the company’s portfolio around the two pillars of Health and Nutrition. It will expand its pharma product range and accelerate Roquette’s growth. IFF is headquartered in New York

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Why Hallmark appointment is a huge coup for Aston Martin

Adrian Hallmark’s decision to join Aston Martin later this year after six high-achieving years as CEO of Bentley is just about the only move he could have made that could universally be regarded as a huge positive.  Hallmark has created a culture of style, excellence and high organisation at Bentley that promises to translate perfectly

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Business

Six ARCs acquire 55% of KSK Mahanadi Power’s Rs 29,330-crore debt

Six asset reconstruction companies, including Aditya Birla and Kotak Mahindra-backed ARCs, have accumulated 55% of KSK Mahanadi Power’s ₹29,330-crore debt from lenders in separate transactions, shows disclosure made by the stressed thermal power company’s resolution professional. The ARCs brought over ₹16,168 crore in loans in the hope that there would be demand for thermal power

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Arts Entertainments

An Untold Love Story,’ trailer out – India TV

Image Source : FILE IMAGE Bengal 1947: An Untold Love Story trailer out The official trailer for the upcoming period drama “Bengal 1947: An Untold Love Story” has been unveiled by the makers. Starring Devoleena Bhattacharjee, the film promises to be a captivating fusion of romance and historical turmoil. The movie is scheduled to hit

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Auto

Hidden Skodas: Unlocking the brand’s secret museum room

In his role, the third-generation Velebný leads a team of five people at the depository: one engine specialist, two bodywork specialists and another two ‘hybrid’ specialists. “And me, the boss,” adds Velebný. But for him, this is much more than a day job. “Of course,” he laughs when asked if he owns any classic Skodas himself.

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Finance

onion export: India extends onion export ban till further orders

New Delhi: India has extended the export ban on onion till further orders, the government said. Earlier, onion exports were prohibited till March 31 this year. “Export prohibition on export of onions valid till 31st March 2024, is extended until further orders,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification. India exported

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Legal Law

Users shocked to find Instagram limits political content by default

Instagram users have started complaining on X (formerly Twitter) after discovering that Meta has begun limiting recommended political content by default. “Did [y’all] know Instagram was actively limiting the reach of political content like this?!” an X user named Olayemi Olurin wrote in an X post with more than 150,000 views as of this writing.

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Medicine

Lonza Signs Agreement to Acquire Large-Scale Biologics Site From Roche

Lonza have announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the Genentech large-scale biologics manufacturing site in Vacaville, California (US) from Roche for $1.2 billion. The acquisition will significantly increase Lonza’s large-scale biologics manufacturing capacity to meet demand for commercial mammalian contract manufacturing from customers with existing commercial products, and molecules currently on the path to

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Auto

Suzuki Swift review | Autocar

The latest Swift is a conventional small car offering and very Suzuki: light and frugal, with a strong list of equipment and keenly priced. Although small cars’ share of the overall UK market has shrunk from 20% to 15%, “the B-segment is important and our customers want a small car”, says Suzuki UK’s cars director, Dale Wyatt. The new

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Business

Telecom firms struggle to monetise amid incomplete 5G rollout

Telecom companies, which haven’t been able to offer a full 5G experience to customers, are failing to monetise it. Curiously, this seems to be the fate of the odd ones—1G, 3G and 5G. India recently became the fastest 5G rollout nation in the world. The country’s top two carriers, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, have

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Gaming

‘Slice & Dice’ – TouchArcade

Slice & Dice is a dice-based roguelike dungeon crawler from developer Tann that has been out in early access on PC and Android for the past few years, and this week it received a massive version 3.0 update alongside a very long-awaited and much-requested iOS release. I know Android folks have been able to play

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Legal Law

Reddit faces new reality after cashing in on its IPO

Enlarge / Steve Huffman, u/spez on Reddit, sold 500,000 of his shares in Reddit’s IPO on Thursday AFP via Getty Images In an interview on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor ahead of Reddit’s market debut on Thursday, chief executive Steve Huffman acknowledged that the mischievous retail investors that congregate on the social media

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Medicine

Owkin Expands Collaboration with Sanofi

Owkin, the first end-to-end TechBio unicorn that provides AI-driven precision drug discovery, development and diagnostics by matching new biology to new populations, has announced the expansion of their collaboration with Sanofi to include immunology. In their work with Sanofi on target identification, the team at Owkin used their AI drug target discovery engine to identify the

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Auto

12 hours in a Porsche Cayenne V8: is an SUV really the best GT?

13.00: Arrive in Northumberland. Weather is biblically wet now. Settle down to some work. 19.00: Flick through news app. Twitter. Dinner, Merlot, bed. Day two: 07.00. Northumberland. Disable phone alarm, flick through news app. Twitter. Shower, change, get in car. No traffic, no grey skies and no four-cylinder thrum of the BMW X3 I drove up here

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Bengaluru and Hyderabad drove India demand and supply

The two Southern cities of Bengaluru and Hyderabad have emerged as frontrunners for the demand for Grade A office space in Q1 2024, cumulatively accounting for more than half of the India leasing activity for the first time. The office market in India is typically driven by cities like Bangalore and Delhi-NCR, forming 59% of

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Technology

Protecting Flexible Printed Circuits From Mechanical Stress

Flexible Printed Circuits From Mechanical Stress A flexible printed circuit, or FPC, is a conductive circuit board that has a thin substrate and is designed to flex or bend. It may contain surface mount devices (SMDs) or terminals for connecting to other components. FPCs are used in a variety of electronic applications. The conductive pathways

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Lifestyle Fashion

Hanut Singh and the daggers with a cult following

Hanut Singh, 51, is just back from a trip to Fatehpur Sikri and Agra. “I can’t even begin to tell you how moved I was,” says the jewellery designer. “Even though I’ve been there many times, it feeds my soul. There’s such a strong feeling of déjà vu.” This resonance with the architecture of the

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Medicine

Hovione and GEA Strengthen Partnership

Hovione and GEA have announced the next stage of their partnership, with new development agreements, the launch of the ConsiGma CDC flex as well as the installation of a new lab-scale R&D Continuous Tableting rig in Hovione´s facilities in Portugal. The two companies’ collective and complementary knowledge of continuous tableting is being applied to streamline the technology and

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Relationship

Transforming an Anxious-Avoidant Relationship into Secure

With Dr. Stan Tatkin, we explore the intricate tapestry of secure operating relationships, a concept at the heart of his Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT). Dr. Tatkin, renowned for his groundbreaking work and best-selling books, including “In Each Other’s Care” and “Wired for Love,” offers invaluable insights into fostering secure, fulfilling partnerships. Below, we

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Technology

Fujitsu won’t sign any new business in Ireland

Fujitsu has told staff it will no longer seek new business in its Republic of Ireland operation and will instead focus on fulfilling existing contracts. In an internal email, UK and Ireland boss Anwen Owen said the decision followed a review of the business performance and outlook in Ireland. Staff in Ireland will be affected.

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Nissan Juke Review (2024) | Autocar

The quirkiness and sense of fun of the original Juke’s interior design was toned down a little for the Mk2 version and it was augmented by a pretty clear effort to add some richer material and technological allure. There’s still plenty of visual character and a bit of fun factor in evidence, though. While the

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Business

IRDAI announces norms to boost governance

The Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has announced a set of new regulations to enhance the regulatory framework for the insurance industry. In its meeting held on March 19, IRDAI approved eight principle-based consolidated regulations. These regulations focus on safeguarding policyholders’ interests, rural and social sector responsibilities, electronic insurance marketplace, foreign reinsurance

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Cryptocurrency

Lululemon (LULU) earnings Q4 2023

Shares of Lululemon plunged 18% on Friday after the athletic apparel retailer issued disappointing guidance and said it’s seeing soft sales in the U.S., its largest market. The retailer reported holiday earnings on Thursday evening that topped expectations, but showed that its growth in North America is stagnating. Here’s how the company did in its

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Finance

India’s trade dependence on China, EU rose in 2023: UNCTAD

New Delhi: India’s trade dependence on China and the EU increased in 2023 while it reduced on Saudi Arabia, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said. In its Global Trade Update, it said that trade in goods resumed growth in some of the major economies such as India and China in the

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Legal Law

Apple’s green message bubbles draw wrath of US attorney general

Getty Images | NurPhoto The US Department of Justice is angry about green message bubbles. Announcing today’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple, US Attorney General Merrick Garland devoted a portion of his speech to the green bubbles that appear in conversations between users of iPhones and other mobile devices such as Android smartphones. “As any iPhone

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Auto

How sodium ion batteries could slash the price of EVs

The accelerating march of progress must be giving product planners at car manufacturers a tough time. Car technology has never been in such a state of flux as it is now, and given lithium ion batteries only really became a commercial big deal in the 1990s, the sudden shift towards cars powered by them is

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Business

holi special trains list: Holi train 2024: Railways announce 540 additional trains: Here is the list, routes and other details

In anticipation of the surge in passenger numbers during the upcoming Holi festival on March 25, the Indian Railways has announced plans to run approximately 540 additional train services. These services will connect various key cities across the country, including Mumbai, Patna, Gaya, Katra, Varanasi, Saharanpur, Prayagraj, Pune, and Ambala. Notably, there will be extra

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Cryptocurrency

Nike (NKE) earnings Q3 2024

Nike‘s China sales continued to slow during its holiday quarter, but the retailer beat estimates on the top and bottom line, helped by better than expected growth in North America and price changes. Here’s how the company performed in its fiscal 2024 third quarter compared with what Wall Street was anticipating, based on a survey

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Finance

Royalty rate under Spain DTAA notified

New Delhi: India has notified the tax rates on royalties and fees for technical services (FTS) under the India-Spain double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) at up to 10%, lower than specified in its domestic law. New Delhi has notified lower tax rate on most-favoured nation basis to Spain. As per the notification, royalties and fees

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