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Black Friday deals. Enjoy these early Black Friday discounts, which include AirPods Pro for $60 off and a MacBook Air for $300 off, as quoted in a report. Amazon's early Black Friday sales are booming, and this time around, some of the greatest Apple offers one has seen in a while. You don't have to wait to shop because these are currently live. Many of your favourite Apple staples are available for as little as $24 right now. Some Apple favourites have reached new all-time low prices, such as the 256GB 9th generation iPad, which is $149 off. The iPad Air is also at a record low at $100 off.

bad loan aggregator National Asset Reconstruction Co (NARCL) is set to take over the distressed textile company Sri Govindaraja Mills after its ₹270 crore offer to lenders did not receive competing bids. Chennai-based Sri Govindaraja has been a non-performing asset for five years and owes creditors led by Canara Bank more than ₹750 crore. The ₹270 crore offer from NARCL equates to a 36% recovery for lenders. NARCL will pay banks through a mix of 15% cash upfront and 85% security receipts which can be redeemed later. This is the second asset NARCL has been selected as the winning bidder. Last month its ₹300 crore offer for ₹1,773 crore loans in Bareilly Highways Project received no counterbids during a Swiss challenge auction.

Narayani Gupta gathered where else but at the India International Centre for the release of a Festschrift on her. It is a measure of the calibre of the audience that most of them knew the meaning of that Germanic word so beloved of academics and applauded appreciatively as the book was unveiled. For the uninitiated, a Festschrift, literally 'celebration writing', is a collection of essays published in honour of a scholar and presented to them at a landmark event such as retirement or birthday. As the contributors are usually that scholar's peers and friends, such volumes are also called liber amicorum or 'book of friends'. It inevitably has a virtual avatar nowadays too called Webfestschrift, and if published after a scholar's death the compilation is called a Gedenkschrift. The Germanic overtone notwithstanding, Festschrifts are fairly commonplace in academic circles around the world, although initially there were more of these for luminaries in the field of sciences rather than humanities. Now such epistolary toasts are routinely brought out on poets and legal eagles (in India, Keki Daruwala and Nani Palkhivala come to mind), administrators and conservationists, economists and librarians, diplomats and theologians, even journalists.

Reliance Jio's heavy 4G and 5G user losses following recent tariff hikes triggered a sharp fall in India's mobile broadband user base in September — the first decline after two years of steady growth since the launch of 5G services in October 2022. India's 4G-cum-5G user base plunged by a record 5.6 million in September, shrinking the nation's mobile broadband user base to 901 million, latest subscriber data collated by Trai showed. This user base had earlier risen from 790 million in October 2022 to around 906 million in August 2024. According to Trai data, Jio lost 8 million 4G/5G users in September while Airtel and Vodafone Idea added 0.4 million mobile broadband users each. State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), which did not raise prices, added 1.5 million such users.

Lioness Season 2 continues its gripping storyline with Episode 6 set to air soon. The show is available to stream on Paramount Plus.

Ikigai, the Japanese way of living that involves finding your life's purpose. It seems like a simple Venn diagram where you constantly seek the intersection of what you are good at, what you enjoy doing, what makes you money and what the world needs. It helps you discover your passion, your mission, your profession and your vocation, and if all these things align, you live the perfect life-or at least that's how it has been presented.

India Energy Week, which will have its third edition in February, began in 2023 as a novel initiative to leverage India's increasing prominence in the global energy landscape through collaborative dialogue. Startups especially made their presence felt in the first two editions with their inventive solutions. In green hydrogen (GH), some PSUs showcased new electrolyser technologies, even as startups have reached out to GoI to demonstrate their membrane-less electrolyser tech. Other firms have focused on building carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies, including direct air capture and enhanced oil recovery methods. Much progress has been made in advanced battery storage solutions, including solid-state batteries, lithium-ion improvements and flow batteries, which promise better efficiency, longevity and reduced costs. All major oil and gas MNCs have their GCCs in India, where Indian engineers are conducting cutting-edge design, engineering, data processing and decision analytics for major drilling operations, refinery operations and seismic data processing globally. A gradual journey of reforms and schemes to promote the entrepreneurial spirit has resulted in a tech boom, India's reputation as 'IT nation' giving way to that of a 'deeptech hub'.

Cybersecurity experts from NordVPN have developed a straightforward four-step test to determine if your smartphone is eavesdropping on your conversations, reported Daily Mail. The test begins by selecting a unique topic that you have never searched for or discussed near your device. According to Daily Mail, after choosing the topic, you should have multiple conversations about it while avoiding any related searches or interactions on your phone. Over the following days, you will monitor your social media ads to see if any related content appears. In their own experiments, NordVPN found that participants received targeted ads shortly after discussing topics they had never previously searched for which actually suggested that their devices may have been listening, asserted Daily Mail. For instance, one participant who discussed Saudi Arabia began seeing hotel ads for the country just days later.

Digital Duty of Care' concept in the Online Safety Act will place the onus on digital platforms to proactively keep Australian children safe. In this, could Australia be setting a global standard that is enforceable? This may depend on how it and the rest of the world choose to interpret the role of social media and, more importantly, how they allocate liability for the many deleterious effects that affect its users. For instance, social media claims it doesn't willingly or deliberately amplify certain messages crafted to elicit a harmful response. These platforms would like nothing better than to be likened to a dumb megaphone that occasionally and inexplicably finds itself in the hands of the boy who cried wolf. After all, an agency that operates a traffic light pro bono would also demand protection from liability for traffic accidents near its operating intersection.

married man was having an affair with his secretary. One day, after an 'afternoon's activity', they fell asleep and awoke at around 8 pm in the hotel room. As the man threw on his clothes, he told the woman to take his shoes outside in the garden area and rub them through the grass and dirt. Confused, she nonetheless complied and he slipped into his shoes and drove home. 'Where have you been?' demanded his wife when he entered the house. 'Darling,' replied the man, 'I can't lie to you. I've been having an affair with my secretary. I fell asleep in her bed and didn't wake up until eight o'clock.' The wife glanced down at his shoes and said, 'You liar! You've been playing golf!'

US President- elect Donald Trump have appointed Linda McMahon who is the former CEO of WWE as his Secretary of Education, reported New York Post. Linda McMahon, who eventually has a long-standing relationship with Donald Trump, previously served as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration from the year 2017 to year 2019 and has been a significant supporter of Donald Trump's political endeavors while contributing millions to his campaigns. According to New York Post, in spite of her lack of traditional educational credentials, Linda McMahon has expressed a lifelong interest in education and served on the Connecticut Board of Education for about a year. The appointment of Linda McMahon comes as Donald Trump aims to reshape the Department of Education, which he has suggested eliminating altogether. Also Read: Had Donald Trump lost the U.S elections, Republicans would whole sole blame this person; who is that person calling the shots now?

US President- elect Donald Trump's victory in the US Presidential Election 2024, Elon Musk's significant financial backing through his Super PAC, America PAC has eventually come under scrutiny. According to Rolling Stone, Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly spent around $200 million to support Donald Trump's campaign while focusing on low-propensity and first-time voters. Rolling Stone reported that this funding was facilitated by a Federal Election Commission ruling that allowed super PACs to coordinate with campaigns while enabling Donald Trump’s team to leverage Elon Musk's resources pretty effectively. Elon Musk's recent alignment with Donald Trump suggests a deepening bond that could reshape political dynamics moving forward. Also Read: Pic of Big Mac: Are Melania Trump and RFK Jr. ganging up to improve Donald Trump's diet? Here's what a source says

Kuldiep Singh said on Friday. He said that the state would get around 90 companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), over and above the 198 companies that are already in Manipur. «The total number of deaths is 258 including militants,» Singh while addressing a press conference after holding a security review meeting here. The security advisor said that 32 people were arrested in connection with vandalism and torching of properties of ministers and MLAs while around 3,000 looted weapons have been recovered.

Indian central bank, in a rare move, instructed some banks to cut their long positions on the dollar-rupee pair on Friday, seeking to reduce speculative bets on the local currency, which is at a record low, four bankers directly familiar with the development told Reuters. The rupee weakened to a record low of 84.5075 per U.S. dollar earlier in the day, pressured by portfolio outflows and a stronger greenback. Foreign investors have sold a net of $3.1 billion in Indian equities so far in November, after selling a record $11.2 billion in October, putting pressure on the rupee. On Thursday, after U.S. prosecutors indicted Adani Group's billionaire founder, Gautam Adani, over alleged bribery and fraud, foreign investors sold $600 million. Provisional data suggests selling continued on Friday, with net sales of $150 million.

Boeing is finally nearing the completion of the new Air Force One aircraft which is known as the VC-25B and is based on the larger 747-8 model, reported Business Insider. Originally contracted for $3.9 billion in the year 2018, the project has eventually faced significant challenges which included supply chain issues and labor shortages while pushing the delivery date from 2024 to 2027. According to Business Insider, US President- elect Donald Trump, who eventually renegotiated the deal during his first term, is now all set to fly on the new planes following his reelection as the US President in 2024. Also Read: Peacock's The Office Follow-Up Series: What we know about cast, plot and production team

The Office follow-up series, developed by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, has expanded its cast. Seven actors have joined the project.

legal battle, Angelina Jolie is accused of using her rarely seen son Knox to get under Brad Pitt's skin. Recently, Angelina Jolie and her rarely seen son Knox, who many believe is a replica of his father Brad Pitt when he was younger, made a stunning appearance on the Governor's Ball red carpet. The actor thought it suspicious that Jolie would be walking the red carpet with Knox for the event and thought the timing was odd given their ongoing legal dispute, as quoted in a report by Blast. After Jolie sold her share of the winery to a Russian billionaire, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been embroiled in a contentious legal battle over their once-shared business.

The Canadian foreign ministry last month alleged Amit Shah, considered the number two in Modi's government, was behind a campaign of intimidation in Canada. Ottawa says it has evidence linking Indian government agents to the 2023 murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. This week, the Globe and Mail newspaper said Canadian security agencies believed Modi knew about the violent plots and said Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and national security adviser Ajit Doval were also in the loop.

Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs, which could result in higher prices for American consumers. In an interview with Liz Claman on «The Claman Countdown,» Rainey emphasized the inflationary nature of the proposed tariffs, which could significantly affect the prices Walmart customers pay for a range of products, as per a report by Fox Business.

NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) has formed a joint venture with Andhra Pradesh to develop renewable energy projects in the state comprising 25 GW of solar, wind and hybrid projects, 10 GW of pumped storage projects and 0.5 million tonnes/year of green hydrogen and derivatives, which will attract an investment of Rs 2,00,000 crore. The venture of NTPC’s subsidiary and the New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP) is expected to generate employment for around 1.1 lakh people while contributing Rs 20,620 crore in financial benefits to the state over 25 years, a statement from the company and the government said. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu outlined the broader vision under the state’s Integrated Clean Energy Policy, aiming for 78.5 GW of solar energy, 35 GW of wind energy, 22 GW of pumped hydro storage, and 1.50 million tonnes per year of green hydrogen production in the next five years.

suspicious package left outside the U.S. embassy in London, which was blown up in a controlled explosion, was a hoax device, according to its initial indications. Police had earlier carried out a controlled explosion near the embassy building, a 12-storey purpose-built glass cube in Nine Elms, south London, and cordoned off some areas. The embassy later returned to normal operations.