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Vaani Kapoor, Fawad Khan wrap up London Schedule of 'Abir Gulaal'

The London schedule of Indian actress Vaani Kapoor and Pakistani actor Fawad Khan's upcoming romantic comedy "Abir Gulaal" has wrapped up.




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'Contestants are heavily humiliated or favored': Shoaib Ibrahim on declining Salman Khan-led Bigg Boss 18

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Travel around the soil of Immense warriors in Rajasthan

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Prime Sights of Rajasthan Vacation Tour

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Ransom.MSIL.THANOS.THABGBA

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Trojan-Ransom.Thanos (Ikarus), HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Encoder.gen (Kaspersky)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: High

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be dropped by other malware.

It creates certain registry entries to disable applications related to security.

It encrypts files with specific file extensions. It drops files as ransom note.




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Amazon's rating trickery: How products are being swapped without changing reviews

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'Australia Today' news outlet responds after Canada blocks EAM Jaishankar's press meet

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WHO Urges To Give Health Priority In Climate Change Prone Areas, Suggests Sustainable Alternatives

The WHO has issued a report urging the prioritization of health in climate action. The report, developed with over 100 organizations, calls for an end to fossil fuel reliance and investment in sustainable alternatives.




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Gut microbiome changes may signal onset of rheumatoid arthritis

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In a global first, NTPC plant starts converting captured CO2 into methanol

Government-owned power giant NTPC announced on Friday that in "a major groundbreaking achievement," it has been "successful in the synthesis of CO2 captured from flue gas with hydrogen produced from a PEM electrolyser, which was then converted into methanol at NTPC's Vindhyachal plant."




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Resolution on Article 370 triggers intense debate in J&K as BJP, Congress exchange barbs

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Delhi CM Atishi congratulates New CJI Justice Sanjiv Khanna

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

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

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Rohan Gupta slams 'corrupt' Soren regime, predicts BJP's victory in Jharkhand

BJP national spokesperson Rohan Gupta on Monday said that the Hemant Soren-led JMM government in Jharkhand is on its way out and people are determined to elect BJP-led NDA government, for bringing holistic development to the state.




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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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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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Threat to Shah Rukh Khan: Lawyer Faizan Khan nabbed from Chhattisgarh

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Isha Koppikar reveals Timmy Narang wanted 'divorce', says he handled it 'irresponsibly'

Isha Koppikar has said that the way Timmy Narang handled their divorce was quite irresponsible.




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Smart snacking grows 1.2 times faster than traditional snacks in India

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




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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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Amul's tribute to The Buckingham Murders: "You made my year," says Kareena Kapoor Khan

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

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




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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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Suriya credits Amir Khan for "people up north to know me"; see why Ghajini remake is close to his heart

South superstar Suriya spoke about how the remake of Ghajini starring Amir Khan introduced him to the North of India and Amir Khan had a lot to do with it




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SI exams: Youths end protest after Rajasthan minister assurance

In a unique protest, two youths who climbed up a water tank to press for the cancellation of the SI Recruitment Exam 2021 in Rajasthan, ended their protest on Tuesday after being persuaded by state minister Kirodi Lal Meena.




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Mukesh Khanna trolled as he returns as Shaktimaan; fans say 'Is he teasing Ranveer Singh?'

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Custom applications bringing changes in online business

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X changes creator payouts to depend on engagement, not ads

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Elon Musk’s X is changing its privacy policy to allow third parties to train AI on your posts

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Why changes to the block on Elon Musk’s X are driving users away

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AOL founder Steve Case, involved early in Section 230, says it’s time to change it

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Residential heating oil price virtually unchanged

The average retail price for home heating oil rose 1-tenth of a cent from last week to $4.05 per gallon. That's down 41.8 cents from a year ago, based on the residential heating fuel survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Heating oil prices in the New England region are at $4.03 per gallon, up 4-tenths of a cent from last week, and down 39.8 cents from a year ago.




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U.S. exports of ethane and ethane-based petrochemicals rose 135% from 2014 to 2023

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U.S. fuel ethanol exports rise on strong international demand and low U.S. prices

U.S. fuel ethanol exporters are on track to export a record amount of the fuel in 2024. The increase in exports this year has largely been driven by demand in countries with biofuel blending mandates and cheaper-than-usual U.S. fuel ethanol prices.




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TikTok begins pilot testing HTML5 mini-games with a handful of partners

TikTok wants to determine its users’ appetite for mobile gaming with the launch of “mini-games” that can be played inside the social video app and discovered through creators’ videos. TechCrunch learned and has now confirmed TikTok’s new gaming pilot quietly launched just weeks ago with a variety of new partners, including game developers Vodoo, Nitro […]

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iPhones might be harder for police to unlock, thanks to new reboot feature

New code introduced in the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system could make it more difficult for both police and thieves to unlock iPhones. 404 Media reported Thursday that law enforcement officials were warning each other that phones being stored for forensic examination seemed to be rebooting themselves — something that security experts confirmed […]

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Square is changing its name to Block

The fintech giant Square is changing its name to Block, effective December 10. The name change, which has been in the works for over a year, is intended to house the company’s various products — including music streaming service Tidal, Cash App, TBD, and of course, Square — under one brand. This announcement comes just […]

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Block lets Square merchants convert a part of their daily sales to bitcoin

Block, the company behind Square, Cash App and other services, announced a new program today allowing merchants using Square’s solutions to convert a percentage of their daily sales to bitcoin. The feature, rolling out in the U.S. starting today, will transfer 1-10% of Square sellers’ daily sales to their personal Cash App account. This amount […]

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Volunteer for work exchange and get a free pass to Disrupt

Team TechCrunch wants you! Forget the village, people. It takes a battalion of smart, eager people to produce a world-class tech conference as epic as TechCrunch Disrupt. That’s where you come in. We’re looking for volunteers interested in work exchange. You give us 10 hours of your time, and we’ll give you a three-day pass […]

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New international standards for audit reports are game-changing - 20 Jan

After three years in development, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has released a set of standards that are game-changing for shareholders and the profession, says PwC.






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Tara Chand vs Respondent(S) on 8 November, 2024

08.11.2024

1. The petitioner is aggrieved of order dated 09.11.2023 passed by the court of learned Sub Judge (Special Mobile Magistrate), Kathua (hereinafter to be referred the trial court), whereby the application submitted by the petitioner under Order 8 Rule 9 CPC for filing replica to the written statement filed by the respondents has been rejected in part to the extent of replying the factual assertions made in the written statement that the respondents have been recorded in possession of the suit property in the revenue records i.e. Jamabandi 1999-2000, Khasra Kirdawri, 1998 and Kharief, 2022.

2. Mr. Gupta submits that the petitioner has not been permitted to rebut the averments made by the respondents by the learned trial court with regard to the revenue entries mentioned in preliminary objections.




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Dhananjay Yadav @ Dhananjay Kumar Yadav vs The State Of Bihar on 11 November, 2024

Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bairiya P.S. Case No.153 of 2024, registered Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75612 of 2024(2) dt.11-11-2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 147/149/341/323/324/325/307/435/379/504/506 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against fourteen named accused persons including the present petitioners with allegation that they have reached at the land of the informant and made the hut. Scuffling took place and the petitioners had attacked on the informant and others, due to which some persons were injured. Names were specifically mentioned in the FIR.




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Fortis Health Care (India) Ltd. ... vs Bhagchand Meena on 6 November, 2024

1.     This First Appeal under Section 19 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (in short, 'the Act') challenges the order dated 16.02.2018 in complaint no. CC/26 of 2012 of the Rajasthan State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Jaipur (in short, 'the State Commission') allowing the complaint and directing the opposite parties no.1 to 4 jointly and severally to pay Rs.50 lakh to the complainant as compensation for medical negligence for the death of his son with simple interest @ 9% per annum from the date of the complaint (23.04.2012) till the date of payment within 2 months of the order.

2.     I have heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the material on record carefully.




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Subhash Chander Mahajan & Ors. vs Assotech Realty Pvt. Ltd. on 8 November, 2024

PER SUBHASH CHANDRA  

1.      This First Appeal under Section 51 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (in short, 'the Act') challenges order dated 16.12.2020 of the State Consumer Dispute Redressals Commission, Delhi (in short, the 'State Commission') in Complaint No. 188 of 2020 holding that the appellants herein are not "consumers" under the purview of the Act and dismissing the complaint filed by them.

2.      The delay of 80 days in the filing of this complaint has been considered in the light of the fact that the impugned order was dated 16. 12.2020 and while the appeal was required to be filed within 30 days of receipt of order, this period coincided with the COVID-19 Pandemic and in terms of the order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Suo Moto Writ Petition No. 3 of 2020 dated 10.01.2022 the period for limitation stood extended.




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Gurvendra Kaushik S/O Shri Rajesh ... vs The State Of Rajasthan ... on 8 November, 2024

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN Order 08/11/2024 None present on behalf of the petitioner. The present petition is filed in the Year 2021 qua the advertisement No.01/2018 dated 12.04.2018, with the prayers for allotment of home district as per the merit scored by the petitioner, however the same was not allotted and it is alleged that discrimination is caused qua the petitioner.

The matter is on board today after lapse of approximately four years and it appears that with efflux of time the lis in question does not survives.

[2024:RJ-JP:46386] (2 of 2) [CW-1283/2021] Accordingly, present petition is dismissed for non prosecution. Pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.




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Smt. Dropadi Devi W/O Sri Mahesh Kumar ... vs State Of Rajasthan (2024:Rj-Jp:46170) on 7 November, 2024

1. This anticipatory bail application has been filed by the accused-petitioners under Section 482 B.N.S.S., in connection with F.I.R. No.359/2024, registered at the Police Station Bassi Jaipur City (East), District Jaipur City (East) for the offences punishable under Sections 189(2), 115(2), 126(2) & 352 of BNS.

2. Heard.

3. Considered.

4. On perusal of the contents of the F.I.R., it is revealed that no specific overt act has been assigned to the accused-petitioners and the accused-petitioners are both women. The alleged incident has taken place all of a sudden at an agricultural field.

5. Taking into consideration the totality of the facts and [2024:RJ-JP:46170] (2 of 2) [CRLMB-12586/2024] circumstances of the case and more particularly the fact that the accused-petitioners both are women and no specific overt act has been assigned to the accused-petitioners in the First Information Report, this Court without expressing any opinion on the merits and demerits of the case, deems just and proper to extend the benefit of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.