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world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. The bureau estimates the global population exceeded the threshold Sept.

Blinkit, the quick-commerce arm of food delivery major Zomato, on Friday reported a surge in sales of gold and silver coins along with other items associated with Dhanteras celebrations. Other quick-commerce platforms such as Swiggy Instamart and Zepto were also selling gold and silver coins on Dhanteras. Dhanteras, also known as Dhanatrayodashi, is the first day of the festival of Diwali across many regions in the country. On this day, purchasing items made of gold, silver and brass is considered to be auspicious, and doing so is perceived to usher in prosperity and success in people’s lives. This year Dhanteras is being celebrated on November 10.

India-Canada Row: India's foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra informed that they had flagged the increasing presence of ‘pro-Khalistan’ incidences and members in North American country Canada to the United States. India on Friday conveyed to the United States its serious concerns over increasing activities of pro-Khalistani elements in Canada. “We have core security concerns.

Israel showed interest in taking Indian workers, another nation has now shown its interest in doing the same. Taiwan which has tense relations with its neighbour China has shown interest in hiring nearly 100,000 Indians to work at factories, farms, and hospitals as reported by Bloomberg. A pact with Taiwan doesn’t suggest India is discarding the “One China Policy" — a position that recognizes the island as being a part of China.

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Dhateras business for traders: Traders’ body Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Friday said more than Rs 50 crore business was expected across the country on Dhanteras festival which marked the beginning of the five-day Diwali celebrations including Choti Diwali or Narak Chaturdashi, Diwali and Govardhan Puja. The festive week will culminate with Bhai Dooj next week. In Delhi alone, Rs 5,000 crore trade was estimated on Dhanteras, CAIT said.

By MAJ GEN JAGATBIR SINGH, VSM ( RETD)

Having established itself as a leading full-stack real estate service provider during its 17-year-long journey, Magicbricks has now set its sights on expanding the home loan segment. The company is poised to collaborate with more financial institutions and digitize the entire home loan process in a bid to establish one of the largest home lending channel partner networks in the country.

border security force also shared a video of the operation in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. "In a strategic & commendable move to combat trans-border crime, alert troops of 6 Bn @BSFNBFTR successfully carried out a unique operation using a night vision drone camera & manage to rescue 03 cattle from the grasp of smugglers on Indo-Bangladesh border," the BSF's post on X read.

chikungunya virus, following the standard approach for vaccines. Two clinical trials conducted in North America on 3,500 participants revealed common side effects such as headache, fatigue, muscle and joint pain, fever, and nausea. Serious reactions were reported in 1.6 percent of recipients, with two cases requiring hospitalization.

BEIJING — U.S. chipmaking giant Nvidia has reportedly found a way to sell high-end chips to Chinese companies — while remaining compliant with U.S. rules aimed at curbing China's access to the tech.

OneWeb recently said it can launch fast broadband services in India using its low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation as early as end-November. Reliance Jio too said it can roll out JioSpaceFiber services using its Luxembourg-based JV partner, SES’s medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite constellation within weeks of being allotted the spectrum. US-based Hughes already offers satcom services in India using geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellite systems while Elon Musk’s Starlink is revving up to launch internet-from space services using its LEO satellites once it has necessary approvals from the Indian government. But what are LEO, MEO and GEO satellite constellations? And what is their role in providing broadband connectivity in remote and inhospitable regions? Here’s an ET explainer. Simply put, these are global satellite systems that operate at very different altitudes above the earth’s surface and can be used to provide high-speed broadband in remote and inaccessible regions where it’s a challenge to roll out terrestrial networks (read: landline and mobile networks).

Amit Shah on Friday paid tributes at the 62nd raising day of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and said that the service which started 62 years ago has emerged as a strong face of nation's security. Speaking at the ceremony, Home Minister Amit Shah said «ITBP, which started 62 years ago with 7 divisions, has today emerged as a strong force with 60 divisions, 17 training centres, 5 frontiers and 2 commando headquarters with 1 lakh personnel. When your family needs you, the country needs you at the same time but you give priority to the country.

Mahindra Lifespace Developers, the real estate and infrastructure development business of the Mahindra Group, has decided not to undertake a joint development on a nearly 5-acre land parcel in Mumbai’s western suburb Dahisar owing to significant delays in fulfilment of certain conditions precedent. The company had finalised the terms for this project in October 2021 and the development was estimated to provide around half a million sq ft of carpet area. The terms of this joint development were subject to conditions precedent including regulatory clearances and approvals for effective development of the land parcel in a timely manner. “In the best interest of the company, owing to significant delays in fulfilment of certain conditions precedent, the same shall be discontinued and shall not be pursued,” the company said. Mahindra Lifespace Developers recently acquired 5.38 acres of land in Wagholi locality of Pune. The land is estimated to have a development potential of over 1.5 million sq ft of saleable area. For the quarter ended September, the company has recorded pre-sales of Rs 455 crore for 0.68 million sq ft saleable area in its residential business. The company has a healthy pipeline of business development with Gross Development Value {GDV) of over Rs 5,000 crores, Amit Sinha, Managing Director & CEO, Mahindra Lifespace Developers told investors during its September quarter earnings call. The company has multiple launches coming up in the second half of the current financial year.

Taiwan with a plan to send tens of thousands of workers to the island as early as next month, according to senior officials familiar with the matter, potentially angering neighbor China. Taiwan could hire as many as 100,000 Indians to work at factories, farms and hospitals, the officials said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private. The two sides are expected to sign an employment mobility agreement by as early as December, the people said. Taiwan’s aging society means it needs more workers, while in India, the economy isn’t growing fast enough to create enough jobs for the millions of young people who enter the labor market every year.

Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said. “We should be going at 8%-8.5% given the needs of the population and the need for jobs,” Rajan said via video link at an event in Beijing on Friday. Economic growth at 6%-6.5% is strong compared with other countries, “but relative to our need for jobs I think it’s still somewhat slow because we have a lot of young people who need to be employed.” While India’s expansion has outpaced that of other major economies, the country isn’t creating enough jobs for the millions of people joining the workforce every year.

Omegle, the once-popular online chat platform, has officially shut down after a 14-year run, marking the end of an era in the world of random online conversations. Founded in 2009 by Leif K-Brooks, Omegle gained fame for its unique approach of connecting strangers for anonymous one-on-one interactions. However, the platform faced substantial challenges over the years, leading to its ultimate demise.

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Diwali 2023, starting with Dhanteras - November 10, and ending with Bhai Dooj - November 15. However, internet banking services will remain operational. There will be a long weekend holiday in November from 11-14 in most of the Indian states.

ANI. UK Home Office also decided to include Georgia to its list of safe states apart from India.