Palestine’s poverty rate to soar by 34% if Gaza war continues for another month: UN
United Nations, Nov 10 - A UN report has warned that the poverty rate in Palestine will soar by 34 per cent, thrusting nearly half a million additional people into poverty, if the war in Gaza continues for another month.
Odd-even scheme works as an effective emergency measure: Delhi govt to SC
New Delhi, Nov 10 - The Delhi government has told the Supreme Court that the national capital's odd-even scheme works as an “effective emergency measure” to control air pollution.
Fils, Stricker, Van Assche & Cobolli qualify for Next Gen ATP Finals
London, Nov 10 (IANS) Arthur Fils, Dominic Stricker, Luca Van Assche and Flavio Cobolli have qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals, while Abdullah Shelbayh has received a wild card for the innovative 21-and-under event, to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from
US, coaltion forces in Iraq & Syria attacked 46 times since Oct 17
Washington, Nov 10 - Amid the raging Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, US and coalition forces stationed in Iraq and Syria have been attacked at least 46 times since October 17, ten days after the conflict erupted in the Palestinian enclave.
Amagi acquires Tellyo’s biz to boost live sports, news broadcast
Bengaluru, Nov 10 - Cloud-based SaaS technology platform Amagi will acquire the business of Tellyo, a leading real-time live cloud remote production, clipping/editing and social sharing platform, for an undisclosed sum.
Men’s ODI World Cup: Want more ODI and Test cricket to help us improve: Hashmatullah Shahidi
Ahmedabad, Nov 10 - Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi on Thursday put the onus on the Afghanistan Cricket Board and the ICC to prioritize ODIs and Test cricket going forward to help them improve on a global level.
Kharge greets nation on Dhanteras
New Delhi, Nov 10 -Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of Dhanteras, saying let the festival bring happiness and prosperity in lives.
Rain provides relief in Delhi-NCR, air quality improves
New Delhi, Nov 10 - Rain in several parts of Delhi-NCR provided the much needed respite from the escalating air pollution.
Plunket Shield: Henry Nicholls accused of ball tampering
Christchurch, Nov 10 - New Zealand cricketer Henry Nicholls has been accused of breaking New Zealand Cricket's code of conduct after being reported by umpires for ball-tampering in a domestic first-class match, on Friday.
OpenAI introduces data partnerships to deeply train AI models
New Delhi, Nov 10 - Sam Altman-run OpenAI has introduced data partnerships, where it will work together with organisations to produce public and private datasets for training AI models.
Gaming company Unity likely to layoff employees to cut costs
San Francisco, Nov 10 - Game development software company Unity has announced that it will “likely” go for layoffs as part of cost-saving measures.
Tamil-origin man jailed in Singapore for cheating victims of over SG$48k
Singapore, Nov 10 - A Tamil-origin man in Singapore has been sentenced to 38 weeks in jail for cheating 16 victims of a total of SG$48,500 by telling them of an investment opportunity that guaranteed 50 per cent returns.
Arrest warrants not served to diamantaire Nirav Modi & kin, court orders separate trial
Mumbai, Nov 10 - With uncertainty looming over the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi and his brother Neeshal Modi, a special court has allowed the CBI to separate their trial from two others accused in the multi-crore rupees Punjab National Bank scam.
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claim missile attack on Israeli city
Sanaa/Jerusalem, Nov 10 -The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen has claimed responsibility of launching a batch of long-range ballistic missiles on the southern Israeli city of Eilat in retaliation to the continued bombardment in the Gaza Strip.
Abhishek Banerjee says his first film ‘Stree’ was a ‘huge risk’ for his career
Mumbai, Nov 10 - Abhishek Banerjee, who will soon be seen in a negative role in the film 'Apurva', has revealed how his first film 'Stree' was a huge risk in his career.
Google ‘offered’ Netflix special deal to pay only 10% on Google Play
San Francisco, Nov 10 - Not just Spotify, Google also offered streaming giant Netflix a special discounted rate of 10 per cent of its in-app payments on Android so that Netflix could keep 90 per cent of the money, the media reported.
UP to host 5 Buddhist conferences
Lucknow, Nov 10 - The Uttar Pradesh Tourism will organize five Buddhist conferences across the state from November 18 to 28.
Login to light a ‘diya’ at Ayodhya’s Deepotsav
Ayodhya, Nov 10 - With the ‘Deepotsav’ in Ayodhya just a day away, people can be a part of it by paying with a sum as low as Rs 51 for a diya to Rs 1,100 for 51 diyas.
Arunachal CM flags off world’s highest mountain biking race in Tawang
Itanagar, Nov 9 - Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday flagged off the world’s highest mountain biking race -- Monduro 3.0 -- in Tawang, situated at a height of 3,500 metres from the sea level.
Daily humanitarian pause in Gaza won’t affect war effort: Israeli Def Minister
Jerusalem, Nov 10 - Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said the implementation of a four-hour daily humanitarian pause in Gaza will not affect the raging war in the enclave with the Hamas militants and also not amount to a ceasefire.