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India’s emerging 150-plus bowlers need careful looking after

A bowler in the 150kmph category is a jewel, and needs to be handled with love, not a word used in sporting contexts.




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Death in Gujarat Refinery fire rises to 2; IOCL constitutes team to investigate

The fire that began on Monday afternoon with a blast in a benzene storage tank of the refinery later spread to two other adjoining tanks, Jawahar Nagar police station inspector A B Mori said




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COP29: Pay up or face climate-led disaster for humanity, warns UN chief

Nearly 200 nations have gathered at the annual U.N. climate summit in Baku, focused this year on raising hundreds of billions of dollars to fund a global transition to cleaner energy sources and limit the climate damage caused by carbon emissions




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Host nation Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas industry

Comments come on the second day of summit at which close to 200 nations are meeting to discuss how they can cut fossil fuel emissions




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JSW Defence, Shield AI in defence collaboration

This effort will enable large-scale production of V-BATs in India to serve the needs of the Indian Armed Forces and also function as a global production hub for Shield AI




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Finance Commission Conclave to map effective devolution of fiscal powers to local bodies

Organised by Panchayati Raj Ministry, the Conclave attempts to bring together key stakeholders like the Central & State Finance Commission for the development of ‘grameen bharat’




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Jefferies cuts FY25 earnings estimates for 63% of 121 firms

Jefferies projects Nifty 50 companies’ earnings will grow by only 10 per cent in FY25




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HCLTech appoints Arjun A Sethi as Chief Growth Officer for strategic segments

Sethi’s international experience spans the Americas, Middle East, and APAC across government and PE, and financial services




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Internships’ efficacy

Push industry-academia ties, rural reach, soft skills




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A refined revision: OnePlus 11R

A more affordable version of the flagship, this one is designed to be a crowd favourite. 




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Altering beliefs in people




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A happy, safe and hopeful Onam

There is truly a lot to celebrate and be grateful for this festive season




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Trump effect on the Indian stock markets a day later

Metal and technology stocks led the slide




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T.N. government to bear educational expenses of children of fireworks workers killed in workplace accidents: Chief Minister




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Chief Minister announces slew of development works for Virudhunagar district




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Mullai Nagar residents begin indefinite protest opposing eviction

They say moving to a far away place will be a big impediment in earning their livelihoods; they also have to pay ₹1.5 lakh each for the new houses promised by the govt.




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Tecno Spark 30 C 5G with transformers skin, 120 Hz refresh rate launched in India for entry segment buyers

Tecno Spark 30 C runs of MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor




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Amazon unveils its most advanced fulfillment centre in the U.S., redefining robotics and logistics 

Amazon’s introduction of these robotics, including the fully autonomous mobile robot Proteus, is expected to reduce fulfillment processing times by 25% and improve shipping accuracy




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Haier M95E QD-Mini LED 4K TV Review | Offers a strong value proposition without paying hefty premium

Priced at ₹1,55,990, the Haier’s M95E offers a strong value proposition, especially for those looking for next-gen features like HDMI 2.1, 144 Hz refresh rate, and Dolby Vision IQ




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Amazon’s refreshed Kindle lineup comes with faster, 7-inch option, and a first-ever colour Kindle

Amazon has launched an entirely new lineup of Kindle devices, introducing its first-ever colour Kindle, a reimagined Kindle Scribe, and more.




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Should you buy a refurbished smartphone? Five reasons you should, and five you shouldn’t

Refurbished phones can be a cost-efficient option, but there are some factors to consider before deciding to buy one




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Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa defeats Magnus Carlsen for first classical win; sister Vaishali leads women’s competition

This significant win marks a milestone in Praggnanandhaa’s career, as he pushed Carlsen to fifth place, while Vaishali drew her game against Anna Muzychuk, further solidifying her lead




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Afghanistan's Rashid hails team effort after special New Zealand win

Openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz (80) and Ibrahim Zadrau (44) combined for 103 runs to power Afghanistan to a total of 159, before Rashid and Fazalhaq Farooqi took four wickets apiece as New Zealand were skittled out for just 75




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Afghanistan defeats New Zealand; Rashid Khan says team focussed on its own skills rather than opponent

Afghanistan wins the T20 World Cup game against New Zealand by 84 runs; Afghanistan Captain Rashid Khan says team focussed on its own skills rather than opponent




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Australia defeats Scotland by five wickets in T20 World Cup

Australia defeats Scotland by 5 wickets in T20 World Cup with Head, Stoinis leading the way, securing Super Eight spot




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Sri Lanka defeats Netherlands by 83 runs in T20 World Cup

Sri Lanka defeats Netherlands by 83 runs in the T20 World Cup 2024 match with strong batting and bowling performances




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Head coach Rahul Dravid hopeful India plays "good cricket" in T20 World Cup final

With India aiming to end their hiatus of lifting the ICC trophy, Dravid hailed his team for the consistency that they have managed to showcase for the past year




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Vinesh disqualified for being overweight before final

Vinesh Phogat had scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the gold medal bout in the event on Tuesday night




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US Judge refuses to block debt payment in Byju’s insolvency case

Judge Brendan Shannon declined the request from GLAS Trust Company, trustee for lenders owed $1.2 billion, to prevent Riju Ravindran, brother of Byju’s founder, from paying over $19 million to India’s cricket governing board 




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CAS verdict on Vinesh deferred again; to be delivered on August 16

The 29-year-old was disqualified from the women's 50kg free-style final for being 100gm overweight at the time of weigh-in on Wednesday last week




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See your house before it is built

Buyers can take a virtual look at the detailing that they want and customise their plans with a new technology.




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Living in beneficial homes

Green Homes Rating System strikes a balance between established practices and emerging concepts. A look at the positives by Sathya Prakash Varanashi




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Gold-plated artefacts for your home




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Refresh your home

The market is chock-a-block with home-fragrance delivery systems.




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Meta struggles to curb hate speech before US vote: researchers

Meta is struggling to fully contain and address hate speech ahead of the U.S. election, according to research shared exclusively with the Thomson Reuters Foundation




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Meta opens Llama AI models to U.S. defense agencies, expanding military applications

The social media giant has partnered with leading contractors alongside tech industry leaders to facilitate government adoption of its AI technology




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Anthropic to provide Claude AI models to U.S. defense agencies

Anthropic’s Claude 3 and 3.5 models will be integrated with Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform and hosted on AWS




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Telcos cast satellite Internet as threat to terrestrial networks; SpaceX mounts ‘passionate’ defence

Satellite Internet service Starlink’s parent SpaceX battled telcos’ anxieties on satellite internet encroaching on their market at a contentious discussion by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Friday




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OpenAI's ChatGPT back up after brief outage

Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, it has attracted 250 million weekly active users




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Improved electrode efficiently converts CO<sub>2</sub> to ethylene

Electrochemical system runs 15 times as long as best previous design




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Release of U.S. study on health effects of perfluorinated compounds sought




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Chemists claim they’ve defined the first new class of stereoisomers in 50 years

Akamptisomers result from bond-angle inversion




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U.S. Congress targets requirements for fluorochemicals in firefighting foams at airports




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Flow system turns amines into alcohols efficiently

Closed-loop flow process uses concentrated catalysts and recycles cofactors to improve conversion




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Donald Ingber is leading efforts to develop organ-on-a-chip devices to replace animal tests

Widespread adoption of the chips will require mass production and finding the right questions to ask with the devices




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Calico and AbbVie advance antiaging efforts




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Air Liquide sues Carlyle over theft of trade secrets

Lawsuit says the private equity firm sought an edge in auction of Praxair and Linde U.S. industrial gas assets




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Scandal-plagued U.S. EPA chief Scott Pruitt resigns

His efforts to weaken pollution controls expected to endure




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Lundbeck taps former Millennium chief as CEO




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Calculations suggest flea and tick medications for pets could benefit people by controlling mosquitoes

These drugs could have beneficial population-wide effects in areas at risk for malaria and Zika, according to modeling study