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government on Friday said that as many as 76 mineral blocks have been auctioned in the current year. Of the 76 mineral blocks, 30 mineral blocks were auctioned for mining lease and the remaining 46 were sold as a composite licence.

Nearly a year after it came into effect, experts say it’s hard to know if Ottawa’s plan to keep foreign homebuyers out of the national housing market is helping affordability for Canadians.

Surrey Police, was quoted by ANI as saying. "On December 27, 2023 at approximately 8:03 am, Surrey RCMP responded a to a report of shots fired at a residence in the 14900 block of 80 Avenue. No one was injured during the incident, but the residence involved sustained damage consistent with bullet holes," the Surrey Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a press release on Thursday.

her workplace experience on Reddit, the user said, “Halfway through my 8 minute bathroom break, I got a voicemail from my boss telling me that I either needed to call in sick, take pto or get back online right now." "I frequently skip breaks and work past when my shift is set to end. I got this job my second year in college because I was sick of working retail," the woman said. ALSO READ: India to join global scheme to improve quality of drugs She went on to explain how her "job has slowly gotten much worse than retail".

RailTel Corporation Share Price: Shares of Indian Railways' public-sector undertaking (PSU) stock RailTel Corporation of India were locked at over 16 per cent upper circuit to hit its fresh 52-week high mark of ₹348 apiece on the BSE, after securing back-to-back work orders this week. On Wednesday, RailTel Corporation informed the stock exchanges that it had received the work order from Bihar Education Project Council for the supply of teaching learning material for class I to III under rate contract amounting to ₹76.19 crore (including GST).

Indian economy is at a long-term secular megatrend where the relationship with the historical is being muddled with distinct secular drivers creating inflection that is of greater prominence for the current investment landscape. The risks to the macro are skewed towards the global slowdown, and geo-political mayhem that seed intermittent periods of volatility in the Indian equities market.

Shikhar Dhawan’s emotional post on his son Zoravar’s ninth birthday left the Internet teary-eyed. In the post, the captain of the IPL franchise Punjab Kings mourned how he was not able to meet his son for over a year. Moved by the heartbreaking post, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar took to Instagram Stories on Thursday and penned a post to show solidarity with the cricketer. In the post, the ‘OMG 2’ star urged Dhawan to have faith as several people were praying that he be united with his son. He also admitted that as a father, he is aware of how painful and frustrating it can be for a parent to be separated from their child. “Really moved to see this post. As a father, I know that nothing is more painful than not being able to see or meet your child. Hausla rakh Shikhar (Have faith)…millions of us are praying for you to meet your son soon. God bless,” wrote Bollywood’s ‘Khiladi’.

android alert has been issued by the cyber security experts at McAfee who found a bug called ‘Xamalicious’ that can permit itself to perform tasks from a remote distance, for instance navigating the screens. This kind of bug has the potential to allow thieves to be in complete control of the devices that are affected. They can also perform activities such as the inclusion of spyware, or stealing money from accounts without even the involvement of the user.

MUMBAI : Rajiv Jain-led GQG Partners has accounted for more than a fourth of the entire net foreign portfolio investment (FPI) inflows into India in 2023. Of that investment, more than 80% went into the Adani Group, and the rest into five other listed companies. Returns on the investments, too, were impressive.

This year has seen an unprecedented number of unexpected cover versions uploaded on YouTube: Freddy Mercury singing 'Sweet Child O' Mine' by Guns N' Roses, Johnny Cash singing Aqua's 'Barbie Girl', and even Frank Sinatra singing Coolio's 'Gangsta Paradise'. What's common among them is that all these singers are no longer alive.

Volodymyr Zelensky, the Joe Biden-led United States administration sanctioned military aid for the war torn country. However, this could be the ‘last’ aid the western country has available without fresh approval from US Congress, where talks have stalled. The latest tranche from the US for the includes air defence, artillery and small arms ammunition, and anti-tank weapons.

PTI. The video showed some students of the government school cleaning and scrubbing toilets, which led to protest from parents. In December, this is the third such incident in the state.

Strong consumer demand will help India retain its spot as the fastest-growing economy in 2024 despite global headwinds, industry body Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India said Thursday. The chamber noted that consumer demand would likely drive investment in construction, hospitality, and infrastructure, including railways and aviation. “India Inc., led by financials, construction, hotels, aviation, automobile and other manufacturing areas like electronics, are on a strong pitch to further improve performance in the new year,” the body noted in a statement, pointing to low crude oil prices helping drive growth. Construction and infrastructure-related sectors have received a push, with the government capex spending rising so far in FY24. “Sectors like construction have several related industries which too have gained momentum.

As we approach 2024, analysts foresee a convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and web3 technologies leading to a flourishing subsector within the crypto space.

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a sales halt ordered by the International Trade Commission over a patent dispute. The ITC, a federal agency, ordered the halt in October to block Apple from using specific technologies underpinning a blood-oxygen measurement system in its Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches. Apple has been embroiled in an intellectual property dispute with the medical technology company Masimo over those technologies.

Prime Video's January 2024 line-up includes a diverse selection of series and movies, catering to various genres. Notable additions are the series «Expats» and the movie «Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.»

MUMBAI , BENGALURU : Promoter feud at Pune-based Finolex Cables Ltd has led to the rejection of two directors, making it the second public company in recent times where such discord led to the rejection of board members. Over 93% of promoter votes were cast against the resolutions ratifying the appointment of Achyut Dhadphale as non-executive non-independent director and Kshtija Wadatkar as non-executive independent director, voting data from a stock exchange disclosure showed. Orbit Electricals Pvt.

A contributor to Taproot Wizards has launched a script to reject Ordinals inscriptions.

Anand Mishra, the Superintendent of Police in Assam's Lakhimpur district, on Wednesday resigned from the Indian Police Service, saying he wants to concentrate on social work. He was recently deputed to the special investigation team to probe Manipur violence. In a letter to Assam's chief secretary, Mishra cited «social and personal goals in life» for his resignation. He wrote: «This is to submit my unconditional resignation from the IPS to pursue a life of freedom and independence that I want to realise through various social services and other means beyond the mandate of IPS.» It is speculated that Mishra, who hails from Arrah in Bihar, may make his poll debut from Buxar Lok Sabha seat.

A panel of judges has blocked a new Tennessee law that would reconfigure the group overseeing professional sports facilities in Nashville by letting state leaders pick six of its 13 board members