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Genome Valley at the center of this growth. Notable investments include a Rs. 2,000 crore joint venture between European company KrKA and Laurus Labs to establish pharmaceutical finished products and biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in Genome Valley. In addition, Laurus Labs has inaugurated an R&D center with an investment of Rs. 250 crore. Together, these projects are expected to create over 2,800 jobs. Another significant development is the partnership between Japanese pharmaceutical giant Takeda and Biological E, aimed at manufacturing 5 crore doses of the Dengue vaccine annually from Genome Valley. This collaboration positions Hyderabad at the forefront of the global fight against dengue, further solidifying its reputation as the “vaccine capital of the world.”

NASA is closely monitoring astronaut Butch Wilmore who is currently stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) alongside Sunita Williams, reported New York Post. Initially scheduled for an eight-day mission both of their stay has extended to over 160 days due to technical malfunctions with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. New York Post reported that Butch Wilmore has experienced some weight loss although it is far less pronounced than that of Sunita Williams who has eventually garnered significant public concern for her gaunt appearance. NASA officials have reassured the public that both their astronauts are in good health and are being regularly evaluated by flight surgeons. Also Read: Thanksgiving 2024 deals: Walmart, Target and others offer huge discounts | Check special offers

Congress has complained to the Election Commission of India of ads being placed strategically within Marathi language television serials to promote the Mahayuti campaign. One Marathi television channel has been running the ads since yesterday which show a hoarding of the Shiv sena campaign slogan after a particular scene in the serial. General secretary of the Maharashtra Congress Sachin Sawant complained to the State Election Commission about the placement of the ads. “ In serials after a particular scene is over it cuts to a different scene but here they have shown a road with a hoarding put up by the Shiv Sena on the road. This is blatant paid ads and it is not accidental as it has happened in all the serials running in the particular entertainment channel.”said Sawant to ET. Sawant has approached the State Election Commission officials to take action against those involved. “ Firstly an FIR needs to be filed against the channel as well as the Shiv Sena(shinde) which has inserted these ads blatantly. Secondly it's clear that the channel has taken money to place these ads so an Economic Offence should also be registered against those involved.”said Sawant.

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday confiscated more than 80 kg of cocaine worth around Rs 900 crore in the national capital, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said and asserted that the government's hunt against drug rackets will continue «ruthlessly». The confiscation of the «high-grade» party drug came on a day a joint operation by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Navy and Gujarat ATS led to the recovery of about 700 kg of Methamphetamine off the Gujarat coast. This operation on the sea also saw the arrest of 8 Iranian nationals.

Emaar India, the local arm of Dubai's Emaarproperties, is expected to achieve pre-sale of Rs 5,000 crore in FY 24-25 as it has entered into the next phase of expansion in India, Kalyan Chakrabarti, CEO of Emaar India, told ET. In the current financial year, it has sold commercial plots worth Rs 500 crore and a holiday home project in Alibaug, which will generate revenue of Rs 700 crore. It is expecting another Rs 2,500 crore from a project in Gurgaon while another smaller project will be launched later this year. “We will continue to expand in other cities but Gurgaon will be our main market for next few years. The projects that are getting launched, are receiving good response from the buyers and we are self sufficient to execute projects,” said Chakrabarti.

Jennifer emphasizes the importance of keeping her routine consistent. Despite her hectic life filled with work obligations and personal commitments, she finds ways to relax and recharge. “My self-care strategy is really about keeping my routine consistent, especially during the busiest times,” Lopez said. This principle is at the heart of her approach, helping her stay centered when things get overwhelming. Also Read: Nostradamus Royal Family prediction: King Charles's reign could be cut short with this person as the new monarch and it's not Prince Williams

Spectrum auction will enable local entities to compete with foreign satellite players who can potentially block entry of Indian companies into Satcom space in future, Reliance Jio said in a letter to telecom regulator Trai on Friday. While opposing the proposal to allocate spectrum to Satcom players without auction, Jio said that Elon Musk-owned Starlink and Amazon's Kuiper combined Satcom bandwidth is more than the capacity built by all three leading Indian telecom operators over the years. «Assignment through the auction will provide an opportunity for Indian entities to directly compete with foreign entities, who have blocked First come First Served based ITU (International Telecommunication Union) priority list, and plan their own constellation. In the absence of clarity and certainty of spectrum assignment/priority, no Indian entity will ever be able to launch its own NGSO ( non-geostationary orbit) constellation,» Jio said.

«Today's final agreement with TSMC — the world's leading manufacturer of advanced semiconductors — will spur $65 billion dollars of private investment to build three state-of-the-art facilities in Arizona,» said President Joe Biden in a statement. The Biden administration's announcement comes shortly before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump has recently criticized the CHIPS Act, a major law passed during Biden's tenure aimed at strengthening the US semiconductor industry.

Canara Bank has classified the loan accounts of Anil Ambani’s bankrupt telecom venture Reliance Communications and its unit as fraudulent for allegedly misappropriating Rs 1050 crore loaned from the bank in 2017 which were originally sanctioned for capital expenditure and paying off the company’s existing debt. “After availing and enjoying the said loans, credit facilities, your company had committed default and breached of the sanctioned terms and conditions. The loan accounts slipped into Non-Performance Asset («NPA») on 09.03.2017,” Canara Bank said in its letter to Reliance Communications dated November 5. Canara Bank claims that reasons for classifying the accounts as fraud were non-utilization of funds as per sanctioned terms and inter-company transactions to pay other debts. “Loans availed were also invested in mutual funds and fixed assets and the same were liquidated to make payments to related and non-related parties,” the bank said.

Investors in the cryptocurrency who said the world's richest person and his electric car company Tesla committed fraud and insider trading are withdrawing their appeal from an Aug. 29 dismissal of their case. They are also withdrawing a bid to sanction Musk's lawyers for allegedly interfering with the appeal, including by demanding payment of their hefty legal fees.

Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was using Marathi television serials for campaigning. State Congress general secretary Sachin Sawant said he met EC officials here and lodged a formal complaint. «I was told it was a serious matter and neccessary cognizance will be taken,» Sawant said. Campaigning is in full swing in the state ahead of the November 20 assembly elections.

Olaf Scholz discussed the war in UkrPutinaine by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in the first such conversation in two years, the German government said. Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said Scholz condemned «Russia's war of aggression» against Ukraine during the call, and called on Putin to end it by withdrawing troops that invaded the country in February 2022. Scholz also urged Russia to be willing to negotiate with Ukraine toward achieving a just and lasting peace, and expressed Germany's unwavering determination to support Ukraine in its fight, Hebestreit said in a statement.

He asked the officials to accommodate experts and experienced people in the committee. Expressing his concern over the growing number of road accidents, CM Dhami said special attention should be given to this problem. He was holding a meeting with the senior officials at his official residence in Dehradun on Friday.

A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife — has been sentenced to five years in prison

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SEOUL : Kim Jong Un oversaw a fiery exhibition of North Korea’s latest suicide drones, highlighting the military capabilities that could be honed by his country’s recent troop deployment to the Russian front lines with Ukraine where such aerial attacks are commonplace. Kim, clad in a black leather jacket, rose from a beige-colored suede chair to watch the drones soar into the skies, Pyongyang’s state media reported Friday.

seaplane landed at Pandu Ghat in Guwahati on Friday after a successful flight from the city airport, making it the first such plane to land in Assam. The addition of seaplanes to the state's transport network is expected to boost connectivity and tourism, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. «Earlier today, a sea plane successfully landed at Pandu Ghat on the banks of Brahmaputra, marking the first river landing in Eastern India, which will open new chapters of connectivity in a riverine state like Assam,» Sarma said in a post on X. «A dawn of new possibilities in the Tourism & Intercommunication of Assam. This morning, participated in an 'Amphibian Airplane' demonstration in Guwahati by M/s De Havilland Canada in collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Aviation,» State Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah, who took the flight, posted on the micro-blogging site.

Trump, who campaigned on an «America First» foreign policy, has said previously that he wanted to strike a deal between Kyiv and Moscow, without giving details, and end bloodshed in the Middle East. «We have to get back to a great country with low taxes and a strong military. We're going to fix our military, we did once and now we're going to have to do it again,» he said Thursday at a gala organized by the America First Policy Institute at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

Matrimony.com has launched its financial technology platform weddingloans.com aimed at providing financial assistance for marriages, the company said on Friday. The company has partnered with leading financial institutions such as IDFC, Tata Capital, Larsen and Toubro Finance, to offer a comprehensive loan solution. «This platform will go beyond selling loans, it will help customers make the right decision with special focus on their financial well-being,» Matrimony.com said in a company statement on Friday.

Air India Express on Friday announced that is is expanding the number of weekly flights in its winter schedule from Kolkata to Bagdogra by 37 per cent. The Tata-owned airline will now operate over 230 weekly flights from Kolkata and Bagdogra, up from 168 during the previous winter season. This expansion includes new direct routes that will significantly improve travel options for passengers. For Kolkata, Air India Express is introducing new direct flights connecting the city to Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) and Indore, while Bagdogra will see a new connection to Chennai.

For the previous week, India's foreign exchange reserves dropped to $682.13 billion as of Nov 1. India's forex kitty: With its growing economic strength, India has achieved the significant feat of joining the ranks of the world's largest foreign exchange reserves, securing the 4th position globally after China, Japan, and Switzerland.