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V. Ravichandar: Bengaluru’s public eye

In a divided world, this civic evangelist is opening up public spaces in Bengaluru for conversation and connection




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IPhone maker Foxconn plans to set up $700 mn new plant in Bengaluru

The investment is one of Foxconn’s biggest single outlays to date in India and underscores how China’s at risk of losing its status as the world’s largest producer of consumer electronics.



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ASUS expands in south India, opens new store in Bengaluru

PC maker has increased its market share from 6 to 18 per cent and plans to capture 25-30 per cent of the consumer PC segment in the country




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In Maharashtra Polls, Gavit Family Holds Key To All Four Nandurbar Seat - A Stiff Challenge For BJP, Congress

In Nandurbar district, 70 per cent of the population is tribal and the region has consistently ranked among the lowest in Maharashtra's Human Development Index.




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Ahead Of Uttar Pradesh Bypolls, Yogi Adityanath Faces A `Youth` Challenge

UPPCS Protest: Amid the bypolls contest, the Yogi Adityanath government is facing a challenge which the BJP was not anticipating at this time.




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Apple to open retail stores in Bengaluru, Pune; starts manufacturing entire iPhone 16 series locally in India

Apple announced plans to open four new retail stores in India, the iPhone-maker also announced plans to start manufacturing the entire iPhone 16 lineup locally




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Bubaneswar, Chennai, Bengaluru among cities that have emerged pivotal players in India’s sports development : Report

The ‘Sports Cities of India 2024’ report evaluated various cities across parameters like infrastructure development, athlete programs, fan engagement, and their readiness to host large-scale international events




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How cybercriminals use social engineering and malicious APKs to scam users | Explained  

At the Bengaluru airport lounge, a woman claimed she lost close to ₹1 lakh after she downloaded an app on her iPhone via an APK file on WhatsApp




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Today’s top tech news: Apple’s labour challenges; Russian trolls target U.S. elections; Microsoft’s AI users in India




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Bengaluru-based robotics startup CynLr raises $10 million

Back in 2022, the visual robotics platform had raised $4.5 million




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Committee on Science: Exploring emerging scientific challenges and opportunities




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Call for nominations for Green Chemistry Challenge Awards




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ACS outreach at the USA Science & Engineering Festival and March for Science




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Controlling CAR-T: How scientists plan to make the engineered T cell therapy safer, and work for more cancers

CAR T-cell therapy works wonders for some cancer patients. For others, it is a death sentence. To make the revolutionary therapy work for more people, scientists must devise better ways to control it




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Goodbye GMO, hello BE or bioengineered




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U.S. Army bioengineer develops high-tech fabrics to keep soldiers warm, dry, and safe

Paola D’Angelo discusses how her team develops high-performance textiles to protect and support soldiers on the battlefield




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Engineered cotton grows on alternative fertilizer

Crop feeds on phosphite, potentially allowing it to outwit weeds and mitigate pollution from traditional fertilizer runoff




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Engineered cotton grows on alternative fertilizer

Crop feeds on phosphite, potentially allowing it to outwit weeds and mitigate pollution from traditional fertilizer runoff




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Finding pillars of strength for MOFs

Adding functional groups to metal-organic frameworks can reinforce a flimsy structure




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Finding pillars of strength for MOFs

Adding functional groups to metal-organic frameworks can reinforce a flimsy structure




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Audi's electric SUV -- no gear, no sound, no engine!

However, it has an auditory feature that throws up a soft but audible whirring sound like a spaceship while driving as well as a different tone on the outside to let bystanders know a car is on its way, says Pavan Lall.





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First look: Bengaluru airport's new t2 terminal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday inaugurate the Terminal 2 of the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru that has been built at a cost of around Rs 5,000 crore, according to officials.




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Realme strengthens its AIoT portfolio

Realme launches Launched realme PAD X, realme watch 3, realme Flat Monitor, realme Buds Air 3 Neo, and realme Buds Wireless 2S for its AIoT portfolio




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Biocon shares gain 9 per cent after USFDA inspection of Bengaluru unit

The scope of the inspection covered six distinct biological units, including four drug substance manufacturing facilities and two drug product manufacturing plants




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After inconclusive talks, Bengal Chief Secretary urges doctors to call off fast-unto-death

With junior doctors insisting to continue with their hunger strike till all their demands are met the stalemate is likely to continue. So far five doctors who began hunger strike on October 5 for a ten-point demand have been hospitalised after their health condition deteriorated




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West Bengal government’s Durga Puja carnival faces protest heat

The carnival is set to be held very close to the junior doctors’ fast unto death protest site




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Doctors back at work as Bengal tells SC that 90-98% of safety upgrade work is complete

Bench gives National Task Force constituted by Centre on the orders of Supreme Court three weeks to come out with “tentative recommendations”




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Body of girl found in Krishnanagar town of West Bengal

Family alleges she was raped and murdered; police arrest victim’s partner




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West Bengal’s Sundarbans Affairs Minister faces heat from locals over river embankment breach issues

The riverine Sunderbans region of South-coastal Bengal houses a wide network of earthen embankments, which regularly suffer breaches and decay especially during heavy rainfall, storms, and cyclones




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Prime accused behind woman’s death in West Bengal’s Krishnanagar taken into seven-day police custody, SIT formed

The accused youth was arrested today based on a complaint filed by the victim’s family; he was allegedly in a relationship with the deceased victim




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West Bengal-based buyers show shift towards solar, AI-powered technologies, says Amazon India

An analysis of buyer trends of this year’s Amazon Great Indian Festival sale so far has revealed an affinity of Bengal-based buyers towards renewable and artificial intelligence appliances like solar panels, single-equipment home gyms, robotic vacuum cleaners




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Doctors continue fast in West Bengal, question Mamata

With protesting junior doctors falling sick out of starvation, more and more doctors are joining the fasting protest at Kolkata’s Esplanade, braving heat, humidity, and deteriorating health




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R.G. Kar issue: Doctors threaten to go on strike in Bengal on Oct 22 if demands not met

Stating that they are in talks with their colleagues in other States, the medics said there may also be a country-wide strike by doctors on Tuesday (October 22, 2024) over the issue




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West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari meets Krishnagar rape and murder victim’s family

BJP leader calls for Central agency probe to ensure transparency and justice; offers legal support for victim’s family




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Health-insurance premium: Sustained efforts by West Bengal forced Centre's likely decision to exempt GST: Mamata Banerjee

The Chief Minister of West Bengal said the Central Government appears to be "under pressure" to cut taxes to benefit common people




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RG Kar Issue: Junior doctors meeting start with Bengal CM Mamata at state secretariat

"We are looking for a positive outcome from the meeting," said Debasish Halder, one of the agitating junior doctors, as they departed for Nabanna, the state secretariat; 17 junior doctors have gone to meet the CM




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Cyclone Dana highlights: Railways cancel more than 150 trains amid heavy rains in south Bengal

“More than 5,000 relief centres have been set up and they are expecting evacuation of around 10 lakh people,” says Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari




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No Left-Congress alliance for Assembly byelections in West Bengal

This comes after the Congress appointed Subhankar Sarkar as the president of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee in September, replacing Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury




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U.K. to invest ₹205 crore to help fight plastic pollution in West Bengal

This investment will enable the expansion and development of an integrated single-line bottle-to-bottle food-grade recycling plant by Magpet at Vidyasagar Industrial Park, Kharagpur




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Cyclone Dana makes landfall highlights: Over 6 lakh evacuated in West Bengal and Odisha

Gusty winds and heavy rain lashes several parts of Odisha; East Coast Railway suspended and diverted train services




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Cloud overcast in West Bengal, turbulent sea as cyclone Dana nears landfall

Government is bracing for impact and has removed many people from the high-risk coastal areas of the State




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Cyclone Dana aftermath updates: One killed in West Bengal; govt. evacuated over two lakh people, says Mamata Banerjee

The landfall process of the severe cyclonic storm Dana was complete on Friday morning and the system took at least eight and half hours to enter the landmass, IMD said




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Cyclone Dana in West Bengal: ‘One person died,’ says Mamata Banerjee

"The man died at his residence while conducting some cable-related work. The post-mortem examination will give us a clear picture," CM Mamata Banerjee said




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The college principal who serves as a bridge between Bengal’s Dalit literature and the world

Dr. Jaydeep Sarangi, who is a published and well-anthologised poet with 10 collections in English, has probably translated more works of Dalit writers in Bengal than anyone else




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Cyclone Dana: Two more deaths reported in West Bengal; toll rises to four

The severe cyclonic storm Dana struck the eastern coast in the early hours of October 25, triggering torrential rain and high-speed winds that uprooted trees and electric poles




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West Bengal recruitment scam: ED attaches properties worth ₹163 crores

Thousands of recruitments conducted by the West Bengal Central School Service Commission in 2016 were linked to the cash-for-school jobs recruitment “scam”




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BJP’s next big target is to form government in Bengal, says Amit Shah

The Union Home Minister accused the Trinamool Congress government of State-sponsored infiltration and referred to R.G. Kar incident, where a doctor was raped and murdered at a State health facility




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West Bengal CPI(M) suspends ex-MLA over allegation of misbehaviour with woman journalist

The journalist claimed that he had made improper advances and touched her when she went to interview him at his residence




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CPI(M) open to future alliance with Congress in West Bengal, says Mohammed Salim

Mr. Salim also highlighted that in the upcoming byelections, the Left Front in West Bengal has made seat adjustments considering parties outside the Left Front