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Cricket World Cup 2023. Four years is a lifetime in the world of technology. In 2019, the World Cup semifinal broke the record for peak concurrency, with 25 million viewers simultaneously streaming the match. Fast forward to 2023, and that number had more than doubled to 59 million for the final between India and Australia. Overall, 295 million-plus live viewers, nearly 11 times Australia’s population tuned in to watch the World Cup. SEISMIC SHIFTS IN VIEWER ENGAGEMENT The dramatic surge in viewership and reach speaks to more than just the popularity of cricket in India. It underscores a seismic shift in how technology has pervaded the daily lives of millions. India’s digital revolution is the backdrop against which this story unfolds. Nearly half of viewers came from tier 2 cities and beyond, dispelling the myth that digital streaming is largely for urban viewers. Remarkably, it wasn’t just GenZ and younger viewers embracing the digital sphere. More than 40% of viewers were 45 years or older, a testament to the willingness of Indians across generations to embrace new technologies.

Silkyara tunnel was carried out on Tuesday night after a 17-day ordeal, the nation heaved a collective sigh of relief. While the rescue efforts deserve applause, the collapse of a portion of the 4.5-km Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel in Uttarakhand on November 12, which trapped the workers, raises multiple questions about the mega infrastructure project in an ecologically fragile zone. The tunnel is part of the Union government’s ambitious Char Dham Mahamarg Pariyojana.

F word that is Not 'Four' (FFNF) in print. The standard practice has been to 'hide' FFNF by putting a pair of asterisks between its legs of the first and last letter of the word.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is most likely to sign a deal worth $250 million. Besides, the team that signs Yamamoto would have to add a posting fee of more than $39 million to his Orix team in Japan. Yamamoto's price appears to be headed upwards of the $200 million floor previously predicted. He could end up with the second-highest contract for a starting pitcher in history, behind only Gerrit Cole.

BSE Sensex logged its fifth successive weekly gain and closed at 11-week high levels, supported by favourable macroeconomic data and sustained inflows by foreign institutional investors (FIIs). On the stock-specific front, Asian Energy Services, 63 Moons Tech, India Cements, Tanfac Industries, HBL Power, Shalimar Paints, Poonawalla Fincorp, Dixon Technologies, Reliance Infra, MTNL, Bharat Dynamics, Chennai Petroleums, Finolex Cables, NBCC (India), Carysil, and others are among the smallcaps that logged a double-digit rise in their share prices last week.

iMessage, offering a reminiscent feel while introducing new features to elevate the overall user experience. According to a report by HT Tech, a notable inclusion in the update is the Photomoji feature, enabling users to extract objects from their photos and transform them into dynamic Photomojis. These personalized reactions can be easily shared within the Google Messages app.

Aditya-L1 satellite has commenced its operations and is performing normally, said Indian Space agency the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday. Aditya-L1 was launched on Isro's workhorse, PSLV-C57, on September 2 from the Sriharikota spaceport.

But observers have warned that the headline-grabbing — but voluntary — pledges promoted by the UAE could distract from the more challenging work of negotiating a formal COP28 text at the climax of the two-week talks. As pressure builds during what is expected to be the hottest year on record, here are some major funding pledges and declarations announced so far at COP28. — Loss and damage - The first day of the talks saw the official launch of a «loss and damage» fund to help vulnerable countries cope with the increasingly costly and damaging impacts of climate disasters. Thursday's agreement came with pledges of $100 million each from the UAE and Germany, $109 million from France, $50 million from Britain, $25 million from Denmark and $17.5 million from the United States, the world's biggest oil and gas producer. The total committed so far is a little over $576 million, according to a tally by the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental advocacy group. That falls vastly short of the $100 billion a year that developing nations — which have historically been least responsible for greenhouse gas emissions — have said are needed to cover losses from natural disasters. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told the summit that «we need to mobilise funding on a far greater scale». Campaigners said the US offering was woefully inadequate from the world's biggest historical polluter. Bineshi Albert of the Climate Justice Alliance called it «insulting». «It is a paltry, shameful amount of money that shows the US is completely uninterested in prioritising or being accountable to the climate impacts frontline communities are facing,» she said. — Food and farming - More than 130 countries have agreed to

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India’s leading eight residential markets have demonstrated robust growth, with a 22% increase in sales and a 17% rise in new supply during the third quarter of the calendar year (July-September 2023), as per the latest data by PropTiger.com.

As the real estate market continues to evolve, experts are examining the factors that contribute to its growth and stability. In this analysis, we explore the current situation and offer insights into the potential trajectory of the real estate market.

Panchsheel Organics Ltd will trade ex-dividend in the coming week, starting from Monday, December 4. Apart from this, few other stocks will trade ex-bonus, according to corporate action data on the BSE.

Financial markets construed the much awaited Powell's speech Friday as decisively dovish as he did not seem to push hard against the markets' expectations of hefty rate cuts next year. Powell, in his speech at Spelman College, said that the Federal Reserve's monetary policy is in a restrictive territory and it is too early to time the Fed rate cuts. He added that if appropriate, they are ready to hike rates further.

Virat Kohli. Iconic Lara has shared that he would be using Kohli as an example for his son. During the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 held in India, Virat Kohli showcased exceptional batting skills, despite the heartbreaking failure against Australia.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday said that the Solar Wind Ion Spectrometer (SWIS), the second component of the Aditya Solar Wind Particle Experiment (ASPEX) within its inaugural solar mission, Aditya L1, has become operational. "The Solar Wind Ion Spectrometer (SWIS), the second instrument in the Aditya Solar Wind Particle Experiment (ASPEX) payload is operational. The histogram illustrates the energy variations in proton and alpha particle counts captured by SWIS over 2-days," ISRO said in a post on X.

US Federal Reserve is done with interest rate hike have acted as key catalysts for the foreign fund inflows into emerging markets like India. The FPI inflows into Indian equities during the month of November stood at ₹9,001 crore as against selling of over ₹39,000 crore in September and October together, according to National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) data. Taking into account debt, hybrid, debt-VRR, and equities, FPI inflows were at ₹24,546 crore during the month.

heatwave of 2021 was one of the most extreme deviations from meteorological norms ever recorded, anywhere. But others have come close. As the world gets hotter, phenomena once considered rare are becoming common and others, believed impossible, are happening.

Animal." Notably, “Animal" and “Sam Bahadur" were launched on December 1. "Sam Bahadur" delves into the life of the inaugural Field Marshal, Sam Maneksh Taran Adarsh said in a post on X, “Sam Bahadur Fri / Day 1 at national chains… Update: 7 pm. PVRInox: ₹ 2.80 cr.

«Most of the PSU and private banks have started performing and the recovery is taking place in the PSU space or PSU bank also,» says Rajesh Palviya, Axis Securities. Record high levels coming in for Nifty 50. Where you are eyeing next is 21,000 also on the cards and on the Bank Nifty, 1,000 points gain in the past four days but to touch that record high level just 1,500 points away. So do you believe that the journey for the next 1,500 could also be this fast or markets are expected to take a halt? Very strong rally in the market. Both indices have done well.We are at all-time high for the Nifty. Very strong buying action across the board. Midcap, smallcap are continuously performing and making a new all-time high. So, overall, market sentiment is super bullish. So, we believe that this momentum is likely to continue further. As you talked about the banking space,most of the PSU and private banks have started performing and the recovery is taking place in the PSU space or PSU bank also. So, that clearly shows that yes, Bank Nifty can give further more support to the market at this moment and we can see there is a catch-up rally in the Bank Nifty and possibly we can see a level of 45,600 to 45,800 in the continuation of this up move for Bank Nifty.

Lalnghinglova Hmar, Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) leader and party candidate from Aizawl West-II has expressed his happiness after the Election Commission of India revised the date for counting of votes in Mizoram Assembly elections for December 4. Speaking to ANI, the ZPM leader asserted the mandate of the people will not change with the change in the date of counting. "...We all know Mizoram is a Christian majority state...Counting votes on Sunday will be a big problem...90 per cent of the activities stop on Sunday. So, it is a very welcome decision from the ECI...So, I'm happy because the vote will never change, it is only the day," Hmar said. Expressing confidence that his party will form the government in the state, Lalnghinglova Hmar said, «ZPM will win at least 25 seats in Mizoram this time and his stand is still on that.

Election Commission of India rescheduled the counting of votes for assembly elections in Mizoram to December 4, preparations are in full swing to ensure smooth conduct of operations. The state election department informed that all preparations and arrangements have been made for the counting scheduled to be held on Monday. On the rescheduling of the counting day from December 3, the ECI on Friday said that the date has been revised for counting in Mizoram as several representations were received from various quarters of the state to change the vote counting day. According to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Mizoram, the counting will be conducted in 13 centres across the state and 40 counting halls.