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Justin Trudeau faces declining approval ratings, his recent stance toward India appears to be a strategic move aimed at rallying support from the influential Sikh community ahead of the upcoming federal elections. With rising concerns over the cost of living, a struggling healthcare system, and increasing crime rates, Trudeau’s political calculations have become more urgent. An Ipsos poll reveals that only 26% of Canadians consider Trudeau the best candidate for prime minister, a stark 19 points behind Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

ANSR, a consultancy that helps multinational companies set up global capability centres (GCCs) in India, has acquired a majority stake in Bengaluru-based Summit Consulting Services for Rs 45-65 crore ($5-8 million) in a cash and stock deal. The acquisition will help ANSR expand its solutions to mid-sized GCCs as they scale operations, ANSR cofounder Vikram Ahuja said. Summit Consulting will continue to maintain independent operations and serve its customers with its 45-50 employees in the company, according to people associated with the firm. Sandeep Sharma, founder and chief executive of Summit Consulting, will join the leadership team of ANSR.

Chiyaan Vikram fans have been waiting patiently for ‘Thangalaan’s OTT debut. The movie’s producer finally shared some good news: The period action drama will be releasing on Netflix this Diwali! In an interview with Pinkvilla, movie producer Gnanavel Raja addressed all the speculations that have been going on about the movie’s OTT debut. He addressed rumours of the delay of the movie’s OTT release being caused by financial turmoil and confirmed that the movie will be available for streaming from Diwali onwards. “They (Netflix) scheduled the release for Deepavali (Diwali). They wanted a festival release since Thangalaan is a big film. However, our favorite YouTubers are claiming that there are some issues with Thangalaan. They have a knack for claiming that there is an issue when in reality, there isn’t any.” he said.

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Microsoft on Monday said that its vice president of GenAI research, Sebastien Bubeck, is leaving the company to join ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. It was unclear what role Bubeck would assume at the Microsoft-backed AI startup. «Sebastian has decided to leave Microsoft to further his work toward developing AGI,» a spokesperson for Microsoft said, adding that the company looks forward to continuing their relationship through Bubeck's work with OpenAI.

Election Commission of India is set to announce Jharkhand and Maharashtra election schedule on Tuesday at 3:30pm, following the conclusion of polls in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. The current term for the Maharashtra assembly ends on November 26, while the Jharkhand assembly will complete its term on January 5, 2025. In the 2019 elections, Jharkhand conducted polling in five phases, whereas Maharashtra had just one phase. Given the successful conduct of recent elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the commission may implement a quicker polling process in Jharkhand this time around.

Google said on Monday it signed the world's first corporate agreement to buy power from multiple small modular reactors to meet electricity demand for artificial intelligence. The technology company's agreement with Kairos Power aims to bring Kairos' first small modular reactor online by 2030, followed by additional deployments through 2035. The companies did not reveal financial details of the agreement or where in the U.S. the plants would be built. Google said it has agreed to buy a total of 500 megawatts of power from six to seven reactors, which is smaller than the output of today's nuclear reactors.

Taiwan's defence ministry on Tuesday detailed the surge in Chinese warplane activity around the island during war games the previous day, saying it had detected a record 153 Chinese military aircraft. China held a single day of what it called "Joint Sword-2024B" drills on Monday as a warning to «separatist acts», following last week's national day speech by Taiwan President Lai Ching-te that Beijing denounced. In its daily update on Chinese military activity around the island in the previous 24 hours, Taiwan's defence ministry said it spotted 153 Chinese military aircraft, updating a figure given on Monday evening of 125 which it had already said was a record high for a single day.

Republican Donald Trump and said that Washington would view any attempt on his life as an act of war, a U.S. official said on Monday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said U.S. President Joe Biden has been briefed regularly on the threats and directed his team to address Iranian plots against Americans. At Biden's direction, top U.S. officials have sent messages to the highest levels of the Iranian government warning Tehran to cease all plotting against Trump and former U.S. officials, the official said.

Wipro has rolled out a new hybrid work policy that requires employees to work from the office three days a week. Announcing the new policy, Saurabh Govil, Chief Human Resources Officer at Wipro, highlighted the company's focus on a «balanced» work environment that fosters «innovation» through in-person collaboration, while also respecting the personal needs of its associates. The policy allows Wipro employees to select their in-office days based on their need for collaboration, while maintaining the flexibility to work remotely for the remaining days.

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) will be in focus after the company reported mostly in-line results for the second quarter ended September 2024. The second-quarter profit dropped 5%, hurt by weakness at its mainstay oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business. The poor show in this segment was offset by strong digital performance.

AI chips from Nvidia and other American companies on a country-specific basis, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The United States is focused on Persian Gulf countries, the report said, adding that this new approach would set a ceiling on export licenses for some countries in the interest of national security. The idea has gained traction in recent weeks and deliberations are in early stages and remain fluid, according to Bloomberg.

inflation and recession, and amid the incoming US elections this November, the strength of the US dollar is also becoming a major factor for concern in the US markets. Nassim Nicholas Taleb, who wrote the book The Black Swan about the unpredictable events around finance and markets, has now voiced his opinion about the condition of the US dollar in the coming days, and the factors that may lead to its immense strain.

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has decided to bring telemarketers under regulatory control and fix accountability, in a significant step as part of a concerted bid by authorities to curb pesky messages and calls. Initiating steps to implement its decision, DoT has sent a reference to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) seeking recommendations on the framework for regulating telemarketers through an authorisation mechanism, officials in the know told ET, asking not to be named.

retail inflation surged to a nine-month high of 5.5% in September, driven by higher food inflation and an unfavourable base effect, official data released Monday showed. The sharp reversal in consumer inflation from a five-year low of 3.6% in July and 3.65% in August has dented hopes of interest rate cuts.

Manipal Health Enterprises’ Manipal Hospitals has acquired a five-storey hospital property in Mumbai's western suburb Andheri for Rs 415 crore. The hospital has been developed on a land parcel measuring 2.61 acres and has nearly 225,000 sq ft built up area across the building that encompasses a lower ground floor, ground floor and three upper floors. The transaction has been formalised through a deed of transfer between Manipal Health Enterprises and Khubchandani Properties & Investments, besides two other entities—Khoobchandani Hospitals and Perfect Realty.

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Sean Diddy Combs is facing struggles behind bars in jail regarding food. The legal team of Sean Diddy Combs expressed that the worst part of his incarnation is not the isolation but the food.

Jodie Comer topped the list of most beautiful women following mapping from a professional cosmetic surgeon, leaving Zendaya a close second and model, Bella Hadid, in third. The list also features name of an Indian actress, Deepika Padukone, who is known for his roles in Bollywood movies Om Shanti Om and Ram Leela. But have you ever wondered how is the standard of beauty evaluated? The answer is golden ratio- a method to determine who the most attractive people are. According to experts, golden ratio creates forms that are not just visually balanced but also naturally pleasing to the eye. Jodie Comer, a British actress known for her roles in Killing Eve and The Bikeriders, took the top spot with a golden ratio of 94.52 percent. The technique of using golden ratio to measure the physical perfection dates back to Greek times. The idea is that the closer a face is to the number 1.618 Phi, the prettier it looks.

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