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Ash Edelman, a 35-year-old Australian man, has drawn attention online for his varied life experiences. He has worked as a stripper, OnlyFans creator, bodybuilder, and monk before becoming a personal growth strategist. Edelman calls this “living multiple lives in one life,” according to his Instagram bio.

Hybrid mutual funds or schemes that invest mostly in equity and debt fare better in an uncertain or volatile environment. Mutual fund experts believe that the markets are likely to be cautious and investors should also proceed with caution.

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, plans to lay off around 3,600 employees who are identified as low performers, according to an internal memo reported by Bloomberg. CEO Mark Zuckerberg described the decision as a step to «raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster» as the company forges ahead in building out AI-powered services and immersive devices.

state-run banks via stake sales or the lenders themselves selling shares to large investors that will help them meet minimum public holding norms, according a government official.

Every year, 15 January is commemorated as ‘Army Day’ to remember the occasion when General (later Field Marshal) KM Cariappa took over the command of the Indian Army from General Sir FRR Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief in 1949 and became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of Independent India. The Indian Army originated from armies of the East India Company which later became the British Indian Army and the Princely States Army, and after independence in 1947, merged into the National Army of India. The units of the Indian Army have fought many battles in the past where they gained honor for the country with their bravery. The Indian Army has the sole objective of protecting the nation from any foreign aggression that arises, ensuring the nation's security. They also try to protect the nation from internal threats. During natural calamities, the Indian Army conducts humanitarian rescue operations to save people's lives. In a landmark announcement on January 1, 2025 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh declared 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms', signalling a decisive shift towards a more agile, technologically advanced, and combat-ready Armed Forces, said a statement from the Indian Army. The 'Year of Reforms' comes on the heels of the Indian Army's 'Year of Transformation' (2023) and 'Years of Technology Absorption' (2024 and 2025). However, acknowledging the long gestation period required for meaningful change, the Indian Army has already identified 2023 to 2032 as the 'Decade of Transformation'. The announcement of 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms' provides strategic direction and impetus to this long-term initiative. Why is Indian Army Day celebrated on January 15? Army Day is celebrated on this day to remember

Vedanta Ltd. creditors will gather next month to give their final verdict on a plan to split the sprawling Indian mining conglomerate into at least five different businesses, a key step in a months-long effort to simplify the group’s structure and help manage its debt burden.

TikTok plans to keep paying U.S. employees even if the Supreme Court does not overturn a law that would force the sale of the short-video app in the U.S. or ban it, the company's leadership said in an internal memo reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday.

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, who replaced Arvind Kejriwal after his resignation in September last year, filed her nomination on Tuesday for the upcoming Assembly polls, declaring a net worth of Rs 76.93 lakh, with no car or house to her name, according to document submitted to Election Commission.

Raja Krishnamoorthi, have introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives to designate January as Tamil Language and Heritage Month. The resolution coincided with the beginning of Pongal, a major Tamil festival.

Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC) on Tuesday morning and there were no casualties, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said. The BBC is a Government of Karnataka undertaking which is located at the Electronic City in Bengaluru.

OpenAI said on Tuesday that it is introducing a beta feature called Tasks to ChatGPT, signaling the company's foray into the virtual assistant space, competing with Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa.

Melania Trump has confirmed about her intentions to primarily reside in the White House during her husband US President- elect Donald Trump's upcoming second term as the US President. According to Huffpost, in a pretty recent interview on ‘Fox & Friends’, she actually addressed several speculations about her living arrangements while stating that ‘I will be in the White House’ and also mentioning the fact that she would travel to New York and Palm Beach as needed.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, in his recent keynote speech at CES 2025 stressed upon the significance of agentic AI, that could eventually revolutionize the workforce and provide a major boom for those companies who are deeply invested into agentic AI research and development.

Pixxel, a five-year-old startup, launched the first three commercial satellites of its Firefly constellation on Tuesday night. The Bengaluru-based hyperspectral imaging and Earth Observation (EO) startup plans to launch a total of 18 satellites in its constellation, providing critical climate and Earth insights to industries globally.

AI coder as part of its AI programming tool named Tongyi Lingma which claims to build applications «in minutes’, reported South China Morning Post.

Channel 4 has confirmed the renewal of its comedy series Big Boys for a third and final season. The series, created by Jack Rooke, has garnered acclaim and significant viewership.

Warren Buffett has emerged as one of the biggest market gurus in recent while, and his predictions around Wall Street have been bang on in recent months, and that has helped him with his massive investments, especially in the Magnificent 7 stocks.

Digantara said it has successfully launched its SCOT (Space Camera for Object Tracking) mission for space surveillance which will detect and track objects as small as 5 cm. The launch took place on Tuesday night aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-12 mission. SCOT aims to enhance space safety, optimize traffic management, and bolster national security initiatives, the startup said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will reportedly send a pretty high level official to represent him at US President- elect Donald Trump's inauguration taking place on the month of January of the year 2025, though, instead of attending himself, reported The Hill. This decision actually marks a departure from previous diplomatic practices as China typically sends its ambassador to such events.