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G20 Summit, the Delhi Police is giving special training to women commandos as 'markswomen' that is cheduled to take palce in the national capital in September this year. According to Delhi Police senior officials 19 women SWAT commandos have successfully completed a one month course from the training team of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force in Madhya Pradesh so far.

Las Vegas police confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of Tupac Shakur, propelling the case back into the spotlight nearly 30 years after his death. Shakur, one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, was killed on the night of Sept. 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.

President Joe Biden’s administration is hosting state legislators from 41 states to the White House on Wednesday for discussions on how legislatures can make child care more affordable for families

A 35-year-old woman who prosecutors say operated a multistate prostitution business from a three-story Chicago building that functioned like a brothel has been sentenced to probation

The crypto hardware wallet producer Ledger is looking to expand into the Latin America region, and is targeting growth in “Central and South America.”

By Katya Golubkova

Shark Tank India Season 1 aired on television, seven of the so-called sharks (investors) completed only 27 of the 65 soft commitments that they had agreed to deploy in startups that participated in the show, according to an analysis by PrivateCircle Research. And, in value terms, of the Rs 40 crore that these sharks had committed to invest, only 17 crore was invested till July 12, 2023, the analysis revealed. Shark Tank is a reality television show where entrepreneurs pitch their business models to a panel of investors.

Lyon owner John Textor has attacked a decision by French football’s financial watchdog to monitor the club’s transfer activities this season

James Patterson, Suzanne Collins and Margaret Atwood are among thousands of writers endorsing an open letter from the Authors Guild urging AI companies to obtain permission before incorporating copyrighted work into their technologies

China Evergrande, the property developer whose woes helped bring about a slump in the country’s vitally important real estate market, has reported its debts rose further to about $340 billion by the end of last year

Federal safety investigators have determined that natural gas was leaking from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion killed seven people

Patrick Collison, the now 34-year-old billionaire CEO of the online payments company Stripe, and economist Tyler Cowen worried scientific progress seemed to be slowing down

America's top oilfield services companies sold millions of dollars in vital oil equipment to Russia after the invasion of Ukraine

London | Britain will not ride straight to the rescue of the Commonwealth Games, throwing the onus back on Australia to sort out the crisis caused by the Victorian government’s shock decision to pull out of hosting.

Mentally, the good folk of Melbourne go off-piste from late July, leading up to the AFL finals in September. Thrilling Australian football contests play havoc with the collective Melbourne mind as the big men fly.

AMC has revealed that 40,000 of its movie club members have already secured tickets to experience both «Barbie» and «Oppenheimer» on the same day. The inception of the «Barbenheimer» meme occurred early last year when Warner Bros. announced that «Barbie» would coincide with Universal Pictures' release of «Oppenheimer.» Twitter users swiftly seized on the contrasting themes of the two movies, generating humorous quips about their lighthearted versus dark nature and engaging in a tongue-in-cheek battle for America's essence. Remarkably, this internet inside joke has transcended the virtual realm and become a real-life sensation in recent weeks. Online marketplaces like Etsy and Redbubble have been inundated with hundreds of handmade 'Barbenheimer' T-shirts. Social media platforms witness a constant stream of fan-made posters, receiving hundreds of thousands of «likes» for their captivating mashups. Opening-day screenings for both films have already sold out at major theater chains like AMC and Alamo Drafthouse, while independent cinemas across the country are embracing the trend by offering movie-inspired menus and hosting «Barbenheimer» costume parties.

Headline inflation slowed to 2.8 per cent in June, beating analyst estimates of a year-over-year increase of three per cent, but some economists warn it could again rise above three per cent in the months to come.

The rise in consumer prices decelerated again in June, but costs for shelter and food are still putting a strain on Canadians’ wallets, evidence that bringing inflation down to target remains a tricky balancing act for the Bank of Canada.

New Delhi: The NITI Aayog on Tuesday introduced the Techno-Commercial Readiness and Market Maturity Matrix (TCRM Matrix) framework, aiming to revolutionize technology assessment and fuel innovation and entrepreneurship in the country. The release of the TCRM Matrix framework under the NITI Working Paper series offers valuable insights and practical intelligence to stakeholders involved in the technology development cycle.  The Working Paper casts light on the historical evolution of technology assessment frameworks, including the Technology Readiness Level (TRL), Commercialization Readiness Level (CRL), and Market Readiness Level (MRL) scales.  “By building upon these frameworks‘ core principles, the TCRM Matrix framework presents an integrated assessment model that offers in-depth insights and actionable intelligence to stakeholders at every stage of the technology development cycle," the NITI Aayog said in a statement.

GANDHINAGAR : Multilateral development banks (MDBs) will need to increase their annual spending by $3 trillion by 2030, including $1.8 trillion for additional climate action and $1.2 trillion for achieving other sustainable development goals (SDGs), according to the recommendations of a committee headed by N.K. Singh and Lawrence Summers. “The international development finance system should be designed to support this spending by providing $500 billion in additional annual official external financing by 2030, of which one-third is concessional funds and non-debt-creating financing and two-thirds in the form of non-concessional official lending," the report said.

New Delhi: The Indian crude oil basket which was largely subdued in May and June has witnessed over 4% increase in its average price in July amid global supply concerns. The average Indian crude basket for July stands at $78.22 per barrel, compared to $74.93 a barrel in June. In May, it averaged at $74.98 a barrel as prices eased amid growing concerns of a global slowdown.