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Omar Abdullah, officials said. The voting began at 7 am across the 26 assembly constituencies amidst tight security arrangements, the officials said. They said these assembly constituencies are spread over six districts — three in the Valley and as many in the Jammu division. The Election Commission of India has established 3,502 polling stations in these segments. There are 1,056 urban polling stations and 2,446 rural polling stations, the officials said.

Data from at least two staffing firms indicate a 10-12% likely increase in hiring demand from most software service for the second half of the ongoing fiscal 2025 compared with a year earlier. The sector, according to them, is projected to report 8-10% for the first half ending September 30. For the fiscal year through next March, hiring is seen increasing by up to 8.5%. That would come after a year when new jobs created in the IT industry had dropped, to 60,000 as per industry body Nasscom's estimates compared with 270,000 in FY23.

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Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation due to negative experiences online, as he brought his campaign to help children and their parents navigate cyberspace to this week’s Clinton Gl...

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Cheryl Hines is stunned by the scandal surrounding RFK Jr's infidelity. Famous for her work on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ Cheryl Hines has been spotted without her wedding ring after it was reported that Robert F. Kennedy Jr, 70, was sexting Olivia Nuzzi, a 31-year-old reporter for New York Magazine, exclusively on digital platforms. The actress and the politician, who wed in 2014, commemorated their tenth wedding anniversary last month. But the two have recently made news for a different purpose. Cheryl Hines hasn't addressed the scandal involving her husband and a much younger political reporter in public yet, but she was recently seen without her wedding ring, which stoked rumours that she and Robert F. Kennedy Jr split up. Also Read: NFL Legend Brett Favre makes shocking Parkinson's disease claims, sends stern warning to parents

One Piece fans await the release of Chapter 1128. The new chapter is scheduled for October 6, 2024.

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The Bank of Canada doesn’t see a “compelling case” to move forward with plans for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) after years of study, governor Tiff Macklem said Tuesday.

Income Tax Department has alleged a tax evasion of about₹2,500 crore by Hinduja Global Solutions' (HGS). An internal report, submitted earlier this month based on a probe carried over the past nine months, has charged HGS with the evasion. Invoking the General Anti-Avoidance Rule, tax authorities have charged the company merging with a loss-making entity subsequent to divesting its healthcare business at a gain with the purpose of avoiding tax.

Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police has commenced a preliminary enquiry (PE) based on a complaint filed by Bollywood producer Vashu Bhagnani against a company linked to Netflix and 12 others, alleging cheating and conspiracy over rights for three films, people in the know told ET. The EOW has summoned executives of Los Gatos Production Services India, the entity through which Netflix reports its content investments in India, they said. Netflix rejected the allegations as «unfounded». According to Bhagnani, he has yet to receive ₹47.37 crore towards subscription-video-on-demand (SVOD) rights he had granted on these films: Hero No 1, Mission Raniganj and Bade Miya Chote Miya. He has named Los Gatos Production Services, Zoo Digital India that provides subtitling, dubbing and media localisation services and 10 executives of the two companies as accused.

ticket prices for the Lord's Test involving India and England next summer have been increased again despite a tepid response from the fans for the game against Sri Lanka this season. Lord's owner Marylebone Cricket Club had come in for criticism for the ticket prices for this summer's Test between England and Sri Lanka. The five-match Test series between India and England begins on June 20 with the third game scheduled at Lord's from July 10. The cheapest tickets for the Lord's Test involving India are priced at 90 pounds each and they offer restricted views. For the unrestricted views, the fans will have to shell out anything between 120-175 pounds, reported ESPNcricinfo.

Meghalaya is only the third state in India in area of both health and agriculture, after Uttar Pradesh & Bihar, with whom the Gates Foundation is establishing a partnership. The MoU was signed in the presence of the Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma and Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Agriculture, M Ampareen Lyngdoh. M. Hari Menon Director of the India Country Office at the Gates Foundation, and Sampath Kumar, Principal Secretar Health & Family Welfare Department on behalf of the state signed the MoU.

“Buy More Save More" offer, where customers purchasing two or more items can receive an additional discount of up to 5%. However, this offer applies only to specific smartphones, wearables, televisions, and appliances through online purchases.Shoppers buying the Galaxy Z Fold6 will have the option to purchase Galaxy Buds FE for a discounted price of ₹1,249.

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loan fraud of Rs 21 crore in Bank of Baroda and Standard Chartered Bank, officials said. Surender Kumar, who was declared «proclaimed offender» by a special court in August last year, had allegedly transferred the loans to his two firms on the basis of a forged Letter of Credit (LC), they said. He was involved in the diversion of funds in conspiracy with promoters of the borrower company during 2009-17, the agency alleged. «The CBI had registered a case on 23.03.2021 on complaint of AGM, Stressed Asset Management Branch (SAMB), Bank of Baroda, alleging that Directors/Guarantors of a private company (borrower), the said private company and unknown public servants and private persons committed fraud during the period 2009-2017 to the tune of Rs 21.21 crore (approx) in the loan accounts of Bank of Baroda and Standard Chartered Bank,» a CBI spokesperson said.

finance ministry on Tuesday said the Supreme Court has disposed of 573 direct tax cases after the monetary limits for filing appeals were revised in the Budget. The Union Budget 2024-25 provided for an enhanced monetary limit for filing appeals related to direct taxes, excise and service tax in the tax tribunals, high courts and the Supreme Court and the limits were increased to Rs 60 lakh, Rs 2 crore, and Rs 5 crore, respectively. «The Hon'ble Supreme Court today disposed of 573 direct tax cases where the tax effect is less than Rs 5 crore, in view of the revised monetary limit of filing of appeals,» the finance ministry said. This significant milestone aligns with the government's efforts to reduce tax litigation and promote ease of doing business, it added.

AAP leader Kailash Gahlot said he is former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's 'Hanuman' and will clear all his pending works, as he took charge in the Atishi-led Delhi government on Tuesday. This comes a day after Chief Minister Atishi referred to the Hindu epic Ramayana and said her situation was like that of Lord Ram's brother Bharat who had to rule Ayodhya after Lord Ram went into exile for 14 years. «It is Tuesday today, the day of Hanumanji, and I will work like Hanuman of Arvind Kejriwal and clear all his pending works. The AAP worked well under his leadership and tried to establish Ram Rajya,» Gahlot said after taking charge as the minister for transport, home, administrative reforms and women and child development. The AAP MLA from Najafgarh has retained the same portfolios he held in the Kejriwal-led government.

underground Metro or aqua line between Aarey Colony and Bandra-Kurla Complex will be commissioned soon, subject to safety clearance, a senior official said on Tuesday. The 12.5 km stretch between Aarey Colony and BKC is part of the 33.5 km Colaba-Seepz-Aarey Metro Line 3. Addressing a press conference, Ashwini Bhide, managing director for Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC), said the Metro Line 3 is poised to be commissioned very soon, subject to clearance by the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS). She said of the two necessary approvals, they have already received the nod for rolling stocks (Metro train), while the application for the rail line is pending approval.

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