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chief minister of Mizoram. A total of 11 other party leaders will also take oath as ministers today at the Raj Bhavan where Mizo National Front leader and outgoing chief minister Zoramthanga was present. All MNF MLAs, including its legislature party leader Lalchhandama Ralte, attended the event.

Bengaluru Urban district found herself in trouble after her revenge plan backfired. The 32-year-old homemaker, upset with her husband for breaking her cell phone to prevent her from interacting with other men online, decided to send a hoax bomb threat message to the police from his mobile phone. The woman, identified as Ramya (name changed), was arrested on Monday but was later released on station bail. According to the police, Ramya was angry with her husband, Rama (name changed), for objecting to her close friendship with a man from Bihar whom she had met online. After her husband damaged her phone, Ramya contacted her friends using another phone and informed them about the incident.

household spending has increased for 58% of families, indicating a positive trend in consumption. However, while the overall score dipped slightly from last month, it remains at a healthy +50, showcasing the continued growth in household spending. Spending on essential items, such as personal care and household items, has increased for 49% of families.

chief minister of Mizoram today, December 8, Friday. Officials said that several other party leaders will also take oath as ministers on the same day. Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Lalduhoma and other ministers at the Raj Bhavan complex if the weather is clear in Aizawl.

Gov. Andy Beshear says state-run disaster relief funds that funneled millions in charitable donations to tornado- and flood-stricken Kentucky can serve as models for getting aid to storm victims

One of the largest labor organizations in the United States wants the federal government to wrest workplace safety oversight from South Carolina regulators

Apple iPhone 15 Pro is equipped with a triple camera arrangement on the rear. This setup includes a 48-megapixel primary camera with an aperture of f/1.78, a 12-megapixel ultra wide-angle camera with an aperture of f/2.2, and another 12-megapixel camera with an aperture of f/1.78. On the front, the device has a single selfie camera configuration, featuring a 12-megapixel sensor with an f/1.9 aperture.

Giles Gherson had 20 minutes to get from his office on the Toronto waterfront to a restaurant at Yonge and Dundas for a lunch meeting. Ample time, in other words, or so the chief executive of the Toronto Region Board of Trade assumed as he settled into the back of an Uber for the short trip.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday that it will donate $100 million to expand its work on economic mobility in the U.S. The country’s largest foundation says the commitment represents a change in how it operates by putting more powe...

OpenAI. At the Mint AI Summit to be held on Friday in New Delhi, a host of experts will discuss how to make the best use of AI and GenAI models, and address the challenges and disruptions that the exponential growth of these new technologies poses.

Also Read: We continuously maintained momentum of being fastest growing major economy: FM Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha In the last financial year, a total of 762 billion dollars of exports was recorded. Out of this, 453 billion dollars was merchandise exports, services exports were 309 billion dollars. The picture was not the same 10-15 years ago when the export was led by services export mostly, Union Minister told ANI on Thursday.

Chevrolet Volt after receiving several complaints about the performance of the plug-in hybrid vehicles.The move follows the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) opening of a preliminary investigation into 73,000 Chevy Volts over reports of abrupt loss of power, failures to restart and other issues.The NHTSA is evaluating 2016 to 2019 Volts manufactured by General Motors.So far, the American regulator has received 61 complaints related to the car’s battery energy control module (BECM).

Tata Motors on Thursday said it has partnered with HDFC Bank to provide digital financing solutions for its commercial vehicle customers. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect, Tata Motors said in a statement.

Vivo siphoned $13 bn abroad, ED tells court ED has arrested four persons, including the MD of the Lava International mobile company Hari Om Rai. The others who were taken into custody were Chinese national Guangwen alias Andrew Kuang, Chartered Accountants Nitin Garg and Rajan Malik.

Bank of Baroda (BoB) is trying to trace the paper trail behind a recent scandal where some employees allegedly created false app sign-ups using random mobile phone numbers, two officials at the state-owned lender said. The bank has asked branches to produce customer consent and registration forms for signing up on the bob World app and changing mobile numbers. Branches have been told to upload the forms on an internal portal in the next few days, while regional offices have held virtual meetings with branches to highlight the urgency of the matter, the people cited above said on the condition of anonymity.

By Julia Symmes Cobb

Fast-growing technology platforms that specialize in whiz-bang online trading at times fall short of securities industry rules. The most notable recent example was Robinhood, the mobile brokerage app and brokerage thatagreed in 2021 to pay a total of $70 million in fines and restitution to settle claims it harmed customers as a result of false or misleading information, system outages and approval of trade options that were not appropriate. 

Despite the absence of a brain or central nervous system, fungi are known to navigate their surroundings and make individual decisions. Arthur C Clarke pointed out that all life — for example, life on other habitable planets — need not necessarily be carbon-based, like human beings are.

Nova Labs’ Helium Mobile service has launched a nationwide plan in the U.S. with unlimited data, text, and talk that costs $20 a month.

NEW DELHI : Online sporting (e-sports) events are emerging as a big revenue opportunity with growing enthusiasm for the nascent gaming sector in India, industry executives said. The country, with 42.5 crore gamers, second only to China, saw a string of e-sports events this year with substantial prize money on offer. On 27 August, e-sports firm Nodwin Gaming, a subsidiary of the only publicly-listed gaming company Nazara Technologies, concluded the second edition of its Battlegrounds India Master Series (BGMS).

retailers have urged the top smartphone brands such as Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and Samsung to slash prices of 4G smartphones and push affordability schemes and marketing campaigns to help clear piling inventory of 4G handsets. Demand for 5G smartphones, particularly in the sub-₹15,000 segment, is expected to surge with multiple new launches lined up in December. «The advent of 5G technology, coupled with affordable pricing and robust government initiatives, has created a palpable demand among consumers for the latest technological offerings,» the All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) said, in similar but separate letters to Oppo, Vivo, Samsung, and Xiaomi. «This transition, however, has left retailers with an inventory of 4G products that are facing challenges in the current market environment,» AIMRA said, considering the fast-paced transition to 5G technology and the resultant shift in consumer preferences. The retailers asked the brands to take proactive measures in addressing the presence of 4G stocks in the market, through implementing permanent price drops, consumer schemes, affordability initiatives, higher margin on 4G stocks, and strategic marketing campaigns. This, to spur some last-minute demand for 4G smartphones in a market swiftly being dominated by 5G.