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A Dubai-bound business jet from Europe flew into Iranian airspace with no clearance in September—due to a false signal on the aircraft navigation system. After about 20 planes faced similar issues, the Indian aviation regulator issued an advisory last week. Mint explains: It has to do with interference with the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), a key technology used for navigation and communication.

₹10 lakh on edtech platform Byju’s for publishing allegedly false and misleading advertisements for its online IAS (Indian Administrative Service) coaching offering. CCPA had taken suo moto cognisance of the issue in 2022 and sent a show-cause notice to Byju’s on 24 August that year. The authority’s order of 23 November says that Think & Learn Pvt.

₹3.2 trillion, the highest-ever. This would allow it to build more greenfield highways and expressways, giving a leg-up to transport infrastructure that is key to propelling economic growth. The higher capex for the roads ministry may be announced in the interim budget to be presented in Parliament in February, the person said, adding that MoRTH has already indicated the numbers in its pre-budget consultations.

Keanu Reeves' anticipated sequel, Constantine 2, have taken a dramatic twist. Initially rumored to be axed, Warner Bros. (WB) now denies any such decision, providing a conflicting narrative that leaves fans puzzled. This update comes after the studio's recent slate of DC Universe projects, introducing a wave of uncertainty about the fate of Constantine in the evolving DC landscape.

poor air quality. A number of areas in the national capital received incessant rainfall post sunset, combined with gusty winds of around 30-40 kmph.

NEW DELHI : Generative artificial intelligence, the biggest buzzword in enterprise technology this year, will not be a factor helping India’s $245-billion information technology services industry return to revenue growth in the ongoing quarter or the next. In fact, gen AI’s contribution to the overall revenue of India’s top IT services firms is expected to be less than 1% despite an increasing number of pilots and partnerships in this emerging technology, say industry experts. This is not entirely unexpected.

The government is set to specify penalties for e-commerce companies misleading consumers into taking unintended decisions, as it tightens regulations on unfair trade practices by digital businesses. The guidelines for what’s known in the industry as dark patterns, or deceptive patterns, are expected in a matter of weeks, said an official informed about the development. The government decided to specify the penalties because the underlying consumer protection law does not specifically name ‘dark patterns’ as an unfair practice, although it has a broad scope and covers all deceptive practices and misrepresentations.

Jackbit is a leading crypto casino and sports betting platform that has built and maintained a good reputation since launching in 2022. It is home to over 6,000 casino games cutting across slots, table games, live dealers, as well as having a full sportsbook. The casino offers an enticing welcome bonus – with 50 wager-free spins – and other promotions and bonuses for new and existing players.

Investing.com -- Amazon Web Services will begin to offer select products from Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) on its marketplace service for the first time, the companies announced in a joint statement on Monday, as they look to expand their partnership across data and artificial intelligence.

Business daily Dagens Industri reported Monday morning that electric automaker, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish government's Transport Agency due to a workers' strike impeding the issuance of license plates for its new vehicles, as per a report by the on Monday.

Investing.com — Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) has announced that its board of directors has approved a new share buyback program worth up to $3 billion through Dec. 26, sending shares higher in premarket U.S. trading on Monday.

New York, November 27, 2023 — Primex Finance, a non-custodial protocol for spot margin trading on DEXs, announces new deployment on Arbitrum One. In addition to being live on Polygon PoS, the current event is an important milestone in Primex’s multichain initiatives. Simultaneously, deploying the protocol to Arbitrum increases users’ flexibility, enhances traders’ and lenders’ user experience, and enables the project to reach an expanded audience.

S&P 500 (SPX) recorded the fourth consecutive weekly close last week, ultimately closing at the highest level since July. It also marks the longest weekly run since June.

The Domino's Pizza (NYSE:DPZ) price target was raised to $430 from $410 by TD Cowen analysts on Monday, ahead of the Outperform-rated company's investor day on December 7.

Anita Anand says Canada is at a point where it needs to “watch our purse strings” when it comes to spending, but adds the federal government is “striking the balance” between fiscal responsibility and supporting Canadians.That approach is not just being taken with addressing cost-of-living issues like affordable housing — a key focus of last week’s fall economic statement — but also national defence, a portfolio Anand previously led and says will not be impacted by efforts to cut costs in Ottawa.“It certainly is an economic period where we need to watch our purse strings as well as to make sure we’re delivering on the priorities that are so important for our country,” she told Eric Sorensen in an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block.She called the measures introduced in Tuesday’s fiscal update “targeted” toward building more homes faster.Tuesday’s update adds $20.8 billion in new spending since the spring budget over five years, with some new measures designed to boost the housing supply, including rental units and affordable housing.

Taranjit Singh Sandhu, offered prayers at a gurudwara in Long Island in New York on the occasion of Gurpurab where a group of Khalistani supporters heckled him but they were escorted out by members of the Sikh community. «Privileged to join the local Sangat, including from Afghanistan, at Guru Nanak Darbar of Long Island in celebrating Gurpurab- listened to Kirtan, spoke about Guru Nanak's everlasting message of togetherness, unity, & equality, partook langar, and sought blessings for all,» Sandhu said in a post on X on Sunday. Sandhu received a warm welcome at the Hicksville Gurdwara against the perceived notion of opposition from Khalistanis.

Currently, passengers have to remove items such as electronic items and liquid from hand luggage and put them on trays for security checks. Once implemented, the 3D CTX machines will reduce the time taken for security checks at airports. Passengers wont need to take out electronic devices like laptops or chargers and liquids and put them on trays at security checkpoints. Airports will also have to reconfigure the layouts at airports as CTX machines are larger than the 2D X-ray scanners in use currently. Besides passenger convenience, CTX machines will also improve detection of prohibited items. London City Airport in April this year, according to a BBC report, allowed electronics to be kept in hand luggage at security after installation of the CTX machines. The UK government has set a June 2024 deadline for most UK airports to install the machines. “CTX will not only improve passenger experience at airports by speeding up PESC process, but also improve detection of prohibited items and make security more robust. This will enhance the capability of detecting non-metallic threat objects like liquid, gel or plastic contraband,” TOI had reported citing sources .

Crypto exchange HKVAEX, which is reportedly backed by Binance, has applied for a virtual asset trading platform license with Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). 

Blast, the newly announced Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling network led by the founder of top NFT marketplace Blur, has faced some controversy despite gaining notable traction. 

Elon Musk, who's been under fire over accusations of antisemitism flourishing on his social media platform X, paid a visit Monday to Israel, where he toured a kibbutz that was attacked last month by Hamas militants and was set to meet with top leaders. The billionaire and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured the Kfar Azza kibbutz, which was stormed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. Musk, wearing a protective vest and escorted by a phalanx of security personnel, used his phone to take photos or videos of the devastation, according to video released by Netanyahu's office.

Citi strategists see the S&P 500 extending the bull run into the next year as earnings growth is expected to broaden from here.