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Will Elon Musk be able to cut $2 trillion from US government spending?

The Tesla CEO claimed he could slash US spending by eradicating “waste”.




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Trump has full control of government - but he won't always get his way

Gary O'Donoghue looks at Trump's "trifecta" of power, and how far it will help him keep his promises.




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Dusit International and TDF collaborate to drive excellence in the hospitality sector

Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tourism Development Fund (TDF), the national enabler of the tourism sector in Saudi Arabia, to establish a preliminary framework for developing hospitality projects that will enhance the country’s tourism infrastructure.




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Mix of October events drove Melbourne hotel performance

A number of events, including multiple concerts by Olivia Rodrigo and Coldplay, lifted Melbourne hotel performance in October, according to preliminary data from CoStar. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the property markets.




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Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort Unveils a New Era of Modern Comfort with a Stunning Transformation

Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort is proud to announce its relaunch following an extensive revitalization, redefining the guest experience at this iconic destination. As the first hotel built in the Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) area, Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort has set the standard for excellence in hospitality for over two decades. This transformation ushers in a new era, blending modern design, amenities, and cutting-edge technology while preserving the resort’s rich history and cherished legacy. The reinvention of the Resort is driven by the vision of bringing people together through shared moments and spaces. The newly reimagined rooms and suites offer a sophisticated fusion of modern design and natural textures, with a color palette inspired by the serene beachfront setting. All rooms have been thoughtfully equipped to cater to the diverse needs of today’s travellers with the latest technologies, providing guests with a seamless blend of comfort and innovation. The bathrooms to...




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Modern Hotel Procurement is a Tale of Continuous Cost Controls

Managing supply chains for a variety of distinct operations is complex and highly analytical yet often lacks the prestige of the rooms division, front office, F&B or spa. Still, it’s essential; if housekeeping represents the proverbial ‘heart of house’ then perhaps procurement is its ‘gastrointestinal tract’, the processing center for all raw goods ingesting.




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Trump appoints "The Great Elon Musk", Ramaswamy to head Dept of Government Efficiency

US President-elect Donald Trump appointedElon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE).




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K'taka bypolls: EC reports good turnout on three Assembly seats

The bye-elections held for three Assembly constituencies in Karnataka on Wednesday witnessed a good turnout as 45.02 per cent of voting was reported by the Election Commission of India.




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Karnataka by-polls: Congress will win all three seats, claims CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday expressed confidence that Congress party would win by-elections in all three constituencies of the state.




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Trump names South Dakota governor to head Homeland Security with immigration mandate

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as his secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which controls immigration-related agencies.




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PM Modi vows to address tribal concerns and infiltration at Jharkhand rally

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a large gathering at Sarath Assembly seat in Jharkhand's Deoghar district on Wednesday, vowed to address the declining tribal population and infiltration in the Santhal regio




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Dhargalim set to shine as Sunburn Goa 2024 EDM venue

The electronic dance music (EDM) festival, Sunburn Goa, is set to take place in a new location for its upcoming edition. The festival, which has been a staple in the EDM scene since its inception, will be held at Dhargalim in North Goa from December 28 to 30, 2024.




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As 'Aitraaz' turns 20, producer Subhash Ghai announces 'Aitraaz 2'

As Priyanka Chopra, Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan-starrer "Aitraaz" completed two decades in Hindi cinema, filmmaker Subhash Ghai on Wednesday morning announced "Aitraaz 2" with "with a finest script" and "3 years of hard work".




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World Diabetes Day 2024: Top 5 Early Warning Signs of High Blood Sugar Levels That Appear In Morning - TheHealthSite

  1. World Diabetes Day 2024: Top 5 Early Warning Signs of High Blood Sugar Levels That Appear In Morning  TheHealthSite
  2. Tackling diabetes epidemic  The Hindu
  3. World Diabetes Day 2024: Why type 2 diabetes often goes unnoticed, early signs of this silent killer, and associated risks  The Economic Times
  4. World Diabetes Day 2024  PIB
  5. 86% diabetics in India facing anxiety, depression; women more affected: Report  Gujarat Samachar






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Wayanad, where Priyanka made poll debut, records lowest-ever voter turnout since constituency’s formation - The Indian Express

  1. Wayanad, where Priyanka made poll debut, records lowest-ever voter turnout since constituency’s formation  The Indian Express
  2. Wayanad, where Priyanka Gandhi made election debut, sees lowest-ever voter turnout  Hindustan Times
  3. Bypolls for one Lok Sabha, 31 Assembly seats keep 10 states busy  The Economic Times
  4. Rahul Gandhi Takes Kerala's Longest Zipline In Landslide-Hit Wayanad  NDTV
  5. You’re inspiration to keep fighting for ideals nation was built on: Priyanka to Wayanad voters  The Indian Express




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Jharkhand Phase-I Assembly poll records over 65% turnout; Wayanad bypoll 64.72% - The Hindu

  1. Jharkhand Phase-I Assembly poll records over 65% turnout; Wayanad bypoll 64.72%  The Hindu
  2. Watch: MS Dhoni casts his vote in Ranchi for Jharkhand Assembly Elections  The Times of India
  3. First phase of polling ends in Jharkhand with 64.86% turnout of voters  The Hindu
  4. Situation in West Asia matter of deep concern: Jaishankar  The Economic Times
  5. Jharkhand Assembly elections: High voter turnout recorded in Maoist-hit pockets  Telegraph India




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Donald Trump Hires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to Bring 'Drastic Change' to the U.S. Government — And Gives Them a 2 Year Deadline

Musk and Ramaswamy have to find ways to cut down on government spending and overall bureaucracy.




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This Is How Much You Need to Earn to Buy a House in the U.S., According to a New Report

Plus, if you are in the market, these metro areas were found to be the least and most affordable to buy in.




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Over a Million People Have Recently Joined Bluesky, the Ad-Free X Alternative and Threads Competitor

Bluesky has been seeing noticeable growth since the election, though its user numbers are nowhere close to Meta's X competitor, Threads.




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Spotify teases a ‘super premium’ tier for superfans and upcoming video expansion in Q3 earnings call

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has once again teased the company’s long-delayed HiFi or “super premium” tier, a higher-qualify subscription offering the streaming service first announced in 2021 and then failed to roll out. In the company’s third-quarter earnings call with investors on Wednesday, the exec suggested that such a product was still on the way, […]

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Union Bank Of India vs State Of Karnataka on 13 November, 2024

(BY SRI B.V.ACHARYA, SPL.PP A/W SRI V.G.BHANUPRAKASH, AAG AND SRI THEJESH P., HCGP FOR R-1 TO R-4;

SRI P.PRASANNA KUMAR, SPL.PP FOR R-5;

PROF.RAVI VARMA KUMAR, SR.ADVOCATE FOR SRI ADITYA BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R-6;

SRI SUDHANVA D.S., ADVOCATE FOR I.A.NO. 1/2024 FOR IMPLEADING APPLICANT ) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECITON 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO 3 TO TRANSFER AND ENTRUST THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CASE CRIME NO. 118/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE - Q, LEVELING OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 149, 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE TO THE RESPONDENT NO.4-CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND FURTHER DIRECT THE R-4 TO CARRY OUT SPEEDY AND EXPEDITIOUS INVESTIGATION IN THE AFOREMENTIONED CASE WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME.




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Sheshmani Nath Tripathi (S.N. Tripathi ... vs Shri Dinesh Rawat, The Returned ... on 13 November, 2024

1. Heard the petitioner who appears in person as well as Shri Skand Bajpai, learned counsel for the respondent, on the application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC more particularly the provisions of Sub Rule (a) and (d) of Order 7 Rule 11 of the CPC.

2. Arguing on Sub Rule (a) of Order 7 Rule 11 the argument of the Shri Skand Bajpai is that the said sub rule pertains to rejection of a plaint where it does not disclose a cause of action.

3. Reference has been made to Section 36 of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act, 1951') to contend that the said provision pertains to scrutiny of nomination. Sub Section (1) of Section 36 of the Act, 1951 provides for examination of the nomination papers of all candidates which power has been given to the candidates, the election agents, one proposer of each candidate and one other person duly authorized in writing by each candidate but no other person; Sub Section (2) of Section 36 of the Act, 1951 provides for the nomination papers to be examined by the returning officer and to decide all objections which may be made to any nomination and thereafter to reject any nomination either on his own motion or on such objection as might have been preferred.




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Hitesh Jogenderlal Rajpal vs Externel Affairs on 9 November, 2024

The applicant, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Officer of 2006 batch has approached this Tribunal by way of the captioned Original Application (OA), filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 to challenge the Office Memorandum dated 17.06.2022 (Annexure-A/1(i)) vide which respondent no. 1 has proposed to hold an inquiry against him under Rule 14 of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 and further to challenge the communication dated 16.05.2023 (Annexure-A/1(ii)) vide which the recommendations of the DPC in his respect for promotion to Grade-III of IFS for the panel year 2023 has been kept in "sealed cover".

2. In the OA, the applicant has prayed for the following reliefs and interim relief:




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Shakeel Akhtar vs North Western Railway on 13 November, 2024

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The Appellant filed an (offline) RTI application dated 08.05.2023 seeking the following information:

Page 1 of 5

"1 रे ल्वे वर्कशॉप लाल गठ इस्तिथ तटोर मे चिुथक श्रेणी र्मकचारी सुमेर पुत्र अमजद अली निवासी सवोदय बतिी बीर्ािेर र्े इस र्ायाकलय मे र्ब पदभार ग्रहण कर्या, प्रमाणणि प्रनि।

2 सुमेर द्वारा नियुस्ति र्े समय प्रतिुि समति दतिावेजो र्ी प्रमाणणि प्रनिललपप।

3 सुमेर र्ो नियुस्ति आदे श एव पदभार ग्रहण र्रिे र्े आदे श र्ी प्रमाणणि प्रनि।"

The CPIO furnished a reply to the Appellant on 25.05.2023 stating as under:

"उपरोति संदलभकि पत्र र्े माध्यम से आवेदि र्िाक द्वारा मांगी गई जािर्ारी िि ृ ीय पक्षर्ार से सम्बस्धिि होिे र्े र्ारण आरटीआई अधिनियम 2005 र्े नियम सख्या 11 र्े िहि प्रदाि िही र्ी जा सर्िी।"




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Karnika Movie: അവാർഡുകൾ വാരിക്കൂട്ടി ഏരീസ് ഗ്രൂപ്പിന്റെ ഹൊറർ ഇൻവെസ്റ്റിഗേഷൻ ത്രില്ലർ 'കർണിക'

രണ്ട് മുഖ്യധാരാ പുരസ്കാരങ്ങളാണ് പ്രിയങ്ക നായർ നായികയായ കർണികയ്ക്ക് ലഭിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്.   




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Organocatalytic formal [4 + 2] cycloaddition of o-quinone-methyl derivatives and 2-isocyanatomalonate diesters for the construction of chroman derivatives with adjacent quaternary chiral centers

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00141A, Research Article
Tong Xiong, Yi-Zhao Xu, Yao Wang, You-Cai Xiao, Fen-Er Chen
An asymmetric organocatalytic formal [4 + 2] cycloaddition/annulation cascade of ortho-quinone methides with 2-isocyanatomalonate diesters has been reported.
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Visible-light-mediated catalyst-free synthesis of trifluoromethyl(spiro)-epoxides bearing contiguous quaternary centers

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00184B, Research Article
Jingchuan Lin, Yu Zhang, Jinxin Wang, Xinyu Han, Shenglan Zhu, Tong Li, Yanping Zhu, Wei-Dong Zhang
Herein, we describe a non-covalent complex-mediated epoxidation strategy that can yield highly selective central spiro-epoxides by irradiation with visible light without the need for catalyst addition.
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Copper-catalyzed oxidative sulfenylation and alkylation of indolin-2-ones for direct construction of sulfur-substituted quaternary carbons

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00491D, Research Article
Yun-Hao Zhang, Yi-Nuo Wang, Zi-Yu Liu, Si-Han Zheng, Guang-Lin Li, Dexin Feng, Da-Zhen Xu
A rapid and green one-pot access to S-substituted quaternary carbon centers from commercially available feedstock chemicals has been established, providing complex molecules with high chemoselectivity by the use of air as the terminal oxidant.
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Wayanad bypoll turns out to be a reunion for landslides survivors

Their tearful reunion touches many, as they witness the heartbreak of lost connections. We celebrated the previous election, but many who participated then are no longer with us, says a survivor. District administration designated three polling stations for the survivors, two at Neelicappu and one at Meppadi




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Wayanad records voter turnout of 64.72%

Good polling was reported at the landslides-affected region in Chooral Mala and tribes-populated areas in the district.




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KFON to depend on Supplyco database to provide Internet connection to BPL families




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Governor lauds army’s service to the people




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Chelakkara records 72.77% turnout in bypoll




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Africa's policymakers, educators seek ways to end learning poverty on continent




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Alix Didier Fils-Aime sworn in as new Haiti PM, as gunfire hits US flight




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S.Korea, US-developed solar coronagraph installed at International Space Station




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Government efficiency 'czar' Musk to cut a lot of waste in US govt: Mark Mobius




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UN report warns nitrous oxide emissions impact public health




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From scrap metal to highly efficient electrodes: harnessing the nanotextured surface of swarf for effective utilisation of Pt and Co for hydrogen production

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00711E, Paper
Open Access
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Madasamy Thangamuthu, Emerson C. Kohlrausch, Ming Li, Alistair Speidel, Adam T. Clare, Richard Plummer, Paul Geary, James W. Murray, Andrei N. Khlobystov, Jesum Alves Fernandes
Atomically deposited Pt and Co on nano-grooves result in active and stable electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution reactions.
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Engineering electronic band structure of ternary thermoelectric nanocatalysts for highly efficient detection of hydrogen sulfide

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00438H, Paper
Hongyuan Shang, Xiaofei Zhang, Aiping Zhang, Jinwen Du, Ruiping Zhang
This study rationally designs a ternary thermoelectric nanocatalyst PtTeCu nanorod for the accurate detection of hydrogen sulfide in biomedical applications.
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Accurate description of ion migration in solid-state ion conductors from machine-learning molecular dynamics

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00452C, Paper
Open Access
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Takeru Miyagawa, Namita Krishnan, Manuel Grumet, Christian Reverón Baecker, Waldemar Kaiser, David A. Egger
Machine-learning molecular dynamics provides predictions of structural and anharmonic vibrational properties of solid-state ionic conductors with ab initio accuracy. This opens a path towards rapid design of novel battery materials.
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Data-driven discovery of carbonyl organic electrode molecules: machine learning and experiment

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00136B, Paper
Jiayi Du, Jun Guo, Qiqi Sun, Wei Liu, Tong Liu, Gang Huang, Xinbo Zhang
In this work, a universal strategy for the identification of high-performance OEMs for LIBs has been illustrated. The predicted molecule, naphthalene-1,4,5,8-tetraone, exhibits excellent electrochemical performance in terms of capacity and lifetime.
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Efficient first principles based modeling via machine learning: from simple representations to high entropy materials

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00982G, Paper
Kangming Li, Kamal Choudhary, Brian DeCost, Michael Greenwood, Jason Hattrick-Simpers
Generalization performance of machine learning models: (upper panel) generalization from small ordered to large disordered structures (SQS); (lower panel) generalization from low-order to high-order systems.
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Machine Learning Enabled Exploration of Multicomponent Metal Oxides for Catalyzing Oxygen Reduction in Alkaline Media

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01884B, Paper
Open Access
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Xue Jia, Hao Li
Low-cost metal oxides have emerged as promising candidates used as electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) due to their remarkable stability under oxidizing conditions, particularly in alkaline media. Recent studies...
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Multimodal anti-counterfeiting inks: modern use of an ancient pigment in synergy with a persistent phosphor

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04228J, Paper
ALESSANDRO LO BIANCO, Francesco Armetta, Vitalii Boiko, Dariusz Hreniak, Maria Luisa Saladino
A multi-level luminescent, transparent and not-permanent inks for anti-counterfeiting systems and security was developed. The inks emit a radiation of different wavelength depending on the radiation used to illuminate them,...
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BJP’s win in recent polls is expression of people’s faith in govt. policies: Haryana Governor




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Assam Governor attends Sainik school Goalpara's Diamond Jubilee celebrations




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Afghanistan attends U.N. climate talks for first time since Taliban return to power

Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan