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India's first railway test track for high-speed trials to be operational in Dec 2025

India's first dedicated railway test track, under construction in Rajasthan, is expected to be completed by December 2025 with a total investment of Rs 820 crore, according to the Ministry of Railways.




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Alia Bhatt turns Sex Worker in Gangubai Kathiawadi, First Look Out

Here are the first look posters from Alia Bhatt's upcoming movie Gangubai Kathiawadi.




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Yash, Radhika Pandit's Children Celebrate their first Raksha Bandhan [Cute Pics]

Rocking Star Yash and Radhika Pandit's children have celebrated their first Raksha Bandhan on Monday, 3 August. Check out the cutest pictures from their Rakhi festival.




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Ayushmann Khurrana: 'Thama' is the first love story of the horror comedy universe

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who will be seen in "Thama", says it is the first love story of the horror comedy universe.




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Nag Ashwin reveals Dulquer Salmaan's first reaction to Mahanati's story

Directed by Nag Ashwin, Mahanati has Keerthy Suresh and Dulquer Salmaan in the lead roles. Dulquer Salmaan has done a great job in this film, and it marked his debut in Telugu cinema.




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Anushka Shetty is back! Poses with a cigar in the first look of Ghaati

Directed by Krish Jagarlamudi, Anushka Shetty is all set to conquer everyone's hearts yet again with her bold and fierce look of smoking a cigar and with an intense look on her face. 




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Kiara Advani's first look in Ram Charan starrer 'Game Changer' trolled; here's why

The first look-poster of Kiara Advani's character from Game Changer, directed by Shankar, is out and netizens are finding it absolutely hilarious.




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'Sidhu paji is back': Fans can't stop gushing over Sidhu Moosewala's younger brother Shubhdeep [First Pic]

Sidhu Moosewala, a renowned singer and rapper, was shot dead by assailants in his car on May 29, 2022, and succumbed to his injuries before receiving medical attention. Sidhu Moosewala's younger brother Shubhdeep was born in May via IVF to his parents in Punjab.




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'Beautiful blessing is coming': Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul to welcome first child in 2025; Sobhita Dhulipala, Pooja Hegde, others congratulate

Athiya and KL Rahul January 2023 at a farmhouse in Khandala, attended by their closest friends and family members. Recently, Athiya celebrated her 32nd birthday.




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Mount Fuji observes season's first snowcap, latest ever in 130 years

Japan's Mount Fuji donned its first snowcap this season on Thursday, the latest in 130 years, following unusually warm weather, local media reported.




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Karnataka Govt Files FIR Against Tejasvi Surya Over Waqf-Related Social Media Post

The Karnataka government filed an FIR against BJP National Youth President and MLA Tejasvi Surya for posting a message, based on a media report, on his social media handle alleging suicide by a farmer eight years ago after the Waqf Board issued a notice claiming ownership of his property.




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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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I-STEM launches first project to boost research facilities, labs in Ladakh

I-STEM (Indian Science, Technology, and Engineering facilities Map), an initiative from the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser, on Friday said it has made efforts to revolutionise research collaboration for the first time in the Ladakh region by enhancing industries and Startups' accessibility to research facilities and labs.




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Reported engine explosion sparks fire at Sydney Airport

A grassfire was ignited next to a runway at Sydney Airport following a reported engine explosion on a Qantas flight upon takeoff




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India leads global AI adoption, 30pc firms maximising AI value: Report

India leads Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption with 30 per cent of companies in the country having maximised AI's value potential -- surpassing the global average of 26 per cent, according to a report.




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MP: Two arrested in Vijaypur firing incident, probe underway

Two persons have been arrested in connection with firing incident occurred in Madhya Pradesh's Vijaypur Assembly constituency where bypolls are slated on Wednesday.




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World's first high-altitude para sports centre to be established in Ladakh

The world's first high-altitude para sports centre dedicated to training and nurturing para-athletes in the country will be established in Leh, Ladakh and will focus on training for international competitions, including the larger goal of preparing para-athletes for the 2028 Paralympics.




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Faber launches third VC fund with $34M first close, aims for $64M

The startup ecosystem in the Iberian Peninsula — the region encompassing Spain and Portugal — has been on a roll the last couple of years. The value of Spanish startups surpassed €100 billion in 2023, according to Dealroom data, with venture investment of €2.2 billion across some 850 rounds. Meanwhile, Portugal has produced a slew of […]

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LinkedIn launches its first AI agent to take on the role of job recruiters

LinkedIn, the social platform used by professionals to connect with others in their field, hunt for jobs, and develop skills, is taking the wraps off its latest effort to build artificial intelligence tools for users. Hiring Assistant is a new product designed to take on a wide array of recruitment tasks, from ingesting scrappy notes […]

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Apple tops Samsung in worldwide smartphone shipments for the first time

Apple’s iPhone has overtaken Samsung for the first time ever as the best-selling smartphone in 2023, according to a new report from IDC. The tech giant accounted for 20% of the global market with 234.6 million shipments last year. Samsung closed the year with 226.6 million shipments, while Xiaomi and Oppo saw 145.9 and 103.1 […]

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Samsung centers sleep with its first smart ring

After a brief tease at the end of its big Galaxy S24 event earlier this month, Samsung officially debuted the Galaxy Ring this morning at MWC. The earlier announcement offered little more than an image and confirmation that the hardware giant is entering that emerging corner of the wearable tech space. Following the Unpacked presser, […]

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Samsung’s Galaxy Ring, its first smart ring, arrives July 24 for $399

At Unpacked 2024, the company shared more details about the Galaxy Ring, which represents the first take on the category from a hardware giant.

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Tofino Capital reaches first close of $10M fund to back startups in frontier markets

Tofino Capital, a venture capital firm targeting early-stage startups in emerging markets, has launched its $10 million fund. It is announcing the first close of this fund at $5 million and hopes to achieve a final close nine months from now.   The firm, founded by Eliot Pence and Aubrey Hruby, wants to back startups in Africa, […]

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OnlyFans’s Ami Gan and Keily Blair join us at Disrupt for a SFW fireside chat

It’s been a tumultuous year for OnlyFans, the popular subscription-based social media platform best known for hosting explicit content and offering an online safe haven to the sex workers who create it. In August 2021, the company launched OFTV, a streaming platform featuring safe-for-work content, a move widely seen as an attempt to attract investors […]

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Learn how to land your first investor from Sequoia’s Jess Lee at TC Early Stage

Tapping personal savings or invoking the friends and family plan are signature hallmarks of fledgling startup finance. Eventually though, the majority of early-stage founders will leave their bootstrapping days behind and turn to institutional investors for the capital infusion they need to grow. It’s not easy for inexperienced, first-time founders to attract and secure their […]

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EIA increased its U.S. natural gas consumption forecast for the first quarter of 2024

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that U.S. natural gas consumption reached a record high in January at 118 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). A burst of cold weather increased demand for heating and reduced natural gas production, which led to high inventory withdrawals.




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EWA, which taps into popular media to teach languages, hits 51M downloads and 3.5M MAUs and raises its first outside funding

Online language learning continues to be a huge opportunity for startups, with the most engaging experiences meeting a surge of interest from consumers looking for more productivity out of the hours that they spend on their smartphones. In one of the more recent developments, a language learning app called EWA — which has built a […]

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This fintech-focused VC firm just closed a $75 million debut fund; backers ‘came out of the woodwork’

It’s no secret that a massive digital transformation is happening within financial services companies and amid the growing number of non-financial outfits that are also adding financial products to their offerings. Still, Sheel Mohnot, who was formerly a general partner at the fintech fund of 500 Startups, and Jake Gibson, co-founder of personal finance startup […]

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How to Raise First Dollars in a Difficult Market: The Venture Perspective

Raising venture capital is rarely an easy lift for startups, but 2022 is turning out to be a more challenging year than we’ve seen for some time. As venture capital continues its slowdown after an aggressive 2020 and record-breaking 2021, it’s clear that early-stage founders looking for their first dollars will require a new approach. […]

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STEM agenda alive and kicking - PwC partners with McCarthy Catholic College for Sydney's first P-TECH Pilot - 30 May

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.




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As Firefox turns 20, Mozilla ponders how to restore it to its former glory

Exactly 20 years ago, Mozilla started shipping version 1.0 of its Firefox browser. At the time, you could download it or buy a CD-ROM with a guidebook from Mozilla (or maybe get it on one of those free CDs that would come with many magazines at the time). Born out of the ashes of Netscape, […]

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Firuj Ahmed Laskar vs The State Of Assam on 11 November, 2024

Date : 11.11. 2024 Heard Mr. K. Baruah, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. M.P. Goswami, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, Assam, appearing for the State respondent.

It is submitted by Mr. M.P. Goswami, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor that charge sheet vide C.S. No. 11/24, dated 31.03.2024 has already been submitted Page No.# 2/2 in connection with Kazigaon P.S. Case No. 87/2023 under Sections 120B/ 273/ 379/ 418/ 420/411 IPC read with Section 59(II) of Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006.

In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to approach before the trial court with an appropriate application seeking zimma of 125 bags of local areca nuts.




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Raj Kumar (I) (Fir 775/15/Timar Pur) vs Neeraj (Iffco Tokio) on 11 November, 2024

2. The brief facts that have emerged from the DAR are that on 03.04.2017, ASI Usman Ali vide DD no. 3A had received an information regarding the present accident. He also received a call from Trauma Centre that the present accident had occurred. After receiving the call from Trauma Centre, ASI alongwith Ct. Mukesh reached the Trauma Centre and collected MLC no. 214228 of injured Raj Kumar. As per MLC, the doctor opined that the injured was "unfit for statement". IO met with an eye witness in the hospital, whose name was Guddu. IO recorded the statement of eye witness. Witness has stated that Raj Kumar had met with an accident when he was crossing the road on foot near Yamuna River. Eye witness, with the help of the driver of the offending vehicle, sent the injured to the hospital in the offending vehicle itself and went to the hospital by his motorcycle. On the basis of the MLC and statement of the eye witness, the offence under Section 279/337 IPC was found to have been committed.




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Japan Building Fires Leaves Dozens Dead

A blaze swept through a mental-health clinic in Osaka, Japan, on Friday, leaving 27 feared dead. Police said they are investigating the fire as a case of suspected arson. Photo: Kyodo/Reuters




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JPM Veteran Corio Joins Miller Buckfire

Restructuring adviser Miller Buckfire & Co. is growing its bankruptcy and restructuring practice once again after prominent bankers departed about two years ago.




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Women Hit Obstacles on the Way to the First Promotion

Men outnumber women nearly 2 to 1 on the first move up the management ladder. WSJ’s Vanessa Fuhrmans explains how this can hurt women right out of the gate.





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First Detention, Now Demolition: China Remakes Its Muslim Region

After locking up as many as a million people in camps in Xinjiang, Chinese authorities are destroying Uyghur neighborhoods and purging the region's culture. They say they’re fighting terrorism. Their aim: to engineer a society loyal to Beijing. Photo illustration: Sharon Shi. Video: Clément Bürge




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Alec Baldwin Speaks Out About Misfire of Prop Gun on Set of ‘Rust’

Alec Baldwin discharged a prop gun on the set of the Western film “Rust” on Thursday, killing a crew member and wounding the movie director, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office. Baldwin said Friday that he is fully cooperating with the police investigation. Photo: Jim Weber/Associated Press




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NFT Artist Beeple’s First Physical Sculpture Fetches About $28.9 Million

Artist Beeple’s first real-life piece, “Human One,” sold for nearly $29 million at Christie’s on Tuesday. A few months earlier, the artist’s digital collage prompted a craze for nonfungible tokens when it fetched $69 million. Photo: Justin Lane/Shutterstock




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Elon Musk Welcomes Visitors to Tesla’s First Gigafactory in Europe

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Saturday turned his first European Gigafactory near Berlin into a fairground where visitors could tour the facility. The project faced some delays and local resistance but Musk said the company expects to start production in November. Photo: Patrick Pleul/Associated Press




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iPhone Manufacturer Foxconn Reveals Its First Electric-Vehicle Prototypes

Foxconn, the Taiwanese company known for assembling Apple products, has unveiled three electric-vehicle prototypes. WSJ’s Stephanie Yang attended the launch event to see how the company is diversifying its business to gain a foothold in the auto industry. Photo: I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg News




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Chattagram Fire: বিধ্বংসী আগুনে পুড়ে ছাই কর্ণফুলী মার্কেট

Chattagram Fire: পরিস্থিতি দ্রুত নিয়ন্ত্রণ করা না গেলে আশপাশের ভবনেও আগুন ছড়িয়ে যাওয়ার আশঙ্কা ছিল বলে জানান স্থানীয়রা। বাংলাদেশের ফায়ার সার্ভিস কন্ট্রোল রুম সূত্র জানায়, আগুন নিয়ন্ত্রণে বায়েজিদ স্টেশনের পাঁচটি ইঞ্জিন কাজ করে




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IDFC FIRST: ಐಡಿಎಫ್‌ಸಿ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಕ್ರೆಡಿಟ್ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಪಾವತಿ ನಿಯಮ ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಣೆ, ಹೊಸತು ತಿಳಿಯಿರಿ

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, ಜುಲೈ 30: ಐಡಿಎಫ್‌ಸಿ ಫಸ್ಟ್ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ತನ್ನ ಕ್ರೆಡಿಟ್ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಪಾವತಿ ನಿಯಮಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ತಂದಿದೆ. ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ ಬಾಕಿ ಇರುವ ಕನಿಷ್ಠ ಮೊತ್ತ (MAD) ಮತ್ತು ಪಾವತಿಯ ಅಂತಿಮ ದಿನಾಂಕ ಇವೇ ಮೊದಲಾದವು. ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ತನ್ನ ಗ್ರಾಹಕರಿಗೆ ಕಳುಹಿಸಿರುವ ಸಂದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ "ಆತ್ಮೀಯ ಕಾರ್ಡ್‌ಮೆಂಬರ್, 17 ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ 2024 ರಿಂದ ಜಾರಿಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮೊದಲ




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When Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi Was Arrested For The First Time

Lawrence Bishnoi first grabbed headlines when he publicly threatened to kill Bollywood actor Salman Khan in 2018.




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Ponting Fires Back At Gambhir After India Coach's Press Conference Remarks

Ricky Ponting didn't hold back on Gautam Gambhir's criticism, calling the India head coach a 'prickly character'.




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Firozabad: जिस महिला को डॉक्टरों ने बताया मृत, वो अंतिम संस्कार से पहले हो गई जिंदा...चाय पी और किया गौ-दान

Firozabad News: उत्तर प्रदेश के फिरोजाबाद (Firozabad) जिले से एक चौंका देने वाली खबर सामने आई है, जिसकों सुनकर आप सभी हैरान हो जाएंगे। जी हां...यहां एक 81 वर्षीय महिला को डॉक्टरों ने ब्रेन डेड बताकर मृत घोषित कर दिया। जिसके