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IPL) teams to finalise their player retentions for the 2024 season. This date is significant as it determines team compositions for the next season, influencing strategies and potentially impacting team performances in the IPL. Let’s have a look at the probable updates in various teams, as reported by various media outlets.

Sam Altman was finally reinstated as the CEO of OpenAI while the board that removed him was all but let go with the exception of Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), OpenAI wrote, “We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo. We are collaborating to figure out the details.

AI model has been in the news in recent days, but surprisingly not for her looks, but for the fact that she doesn't actually exist. Aitana, the first Spanish AI model, was created by designer Rubén Cruz and his agency The Clueless.

26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Bais and Shinde offered floral tributes at the martyrs' memorial located within the Police Commissioner Office premises in South Mumbai. Senior police officials and family members of the fallen policemen also paid their respects to the martyrs.

weather bulletin said it expects "likely heavy rains" at isolated places over Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, and Tiruvallur districts in Tamil Nadu today on November 26. A "light to moderate" rainfall warning has also been issued for Puducherry till November 26. "For the next two to three days, as far as Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry are concerned, light to moderate rainfall is expected.

National Capital Region (NCR) has been steadily experiencing a worsening pollution situation for the past nine days. Delhi's air quality fell into the 'very poor' category with an AQI of 389, as reported by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR-India). PM 10 levels stood at 393 and PM 2.5 stood 236, both of which are much higher than the safe limit.

social stock exchange and also decided to introduce a regulatory framework for index providers. Besides, the regulator will put in place a new regulatory framework for facilitating Small and Medium Real Estate Investment Trusts (SM REITS) apart from amending norms to strengthen the protection of investors who have pumped in money into Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs).

stampede during a music tech festival at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT). The incident has sparked immediate action from Kerala's Higher Education Minister R Bindu, who has called for detailed inquiry reports from the Principal Secretary of Higher Education and the university's Vice Chancellor. The stampede occurred on a Saturday evening, resulting in the tragic loss of four lives and leaving over 50 individuals injured, some critically.

earthquake of magnitude 3.0 on the Richter scale struck Sonipat in Haryana on Sunday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) informed, adding that the tremors were felt around 4 am. «An earthquake of Magnitude 3.0 on the Richter scale hit Sonipat, Haryana at 4 am today,» read a post on the official X handle of the NCS. No loss of life or property was reported in the incident. Further details are awaited. Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter Scale hit Maharashtra's Hingoli on November 20, the NCS informed. According to the NCS, the earthquake struck at a depth of 5 km. «Earthquake of Magnitude: 3.5, Occurred on 20-11-2023, 05:09:29 IST, Lat: 19.41 and Long: 77.34, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Hingoli, Maharashtra,» the NCS posted from its X handle.

Israel announced early Sunday that they had released 39 Palestinian detainees, after Hamas freed 13 hostages under an agreement that came into force on Friday. The freed Palestinian prisoners are all women and people under the age of 19, while the hostages released by Hamas are all women and children. The agreement is supposed to last four days and allow the release of 50 Israelis and 150 Palestinians. The exchange, which took place on Saturday, followed an initial swap on Friday when Hamas released 13 Israelis, all women and children, while Israel freed 39 Palestinian detainees, also all women and children. Celebrations in East Jerusalem welcoming the released Palestinian prisoners were muted, amid heavy Israeli police presence. The most prominent Palestinian released is Israa Jaabis, 37, who was convicted of detonating a gas cylinder in her car at a checkpoint in 2015, wounding a police officer.

Air Quality Index (AQI) recording of 393. As per the official data recorded at 7:00 am on Sunday, an AQI of 433 was recorded at Ananad Vihar and 434 at Ashok Vihar. Similarly, the AQI at Bawana stood at 437, while Jahangirpuri registered an AQI of 450, all falling into the severe category. The AQI at the ITO in Delhi was recorded at 382 (very poor), while the IGI airport logged an AQI of 360 (very poor). The Air Quality Index from 0 to 100 is considered 'good', 100 to 200 'moderate', 200 to 300 'poor', 300 to 400 'very poor' and from 400 to 500 or above 'severe'. Following a significant improvement in the overall AQI in the national capital last week, the CAQM (Commission for Air Quality Management) revoked the restrictions that were imposed under GRAP 4, permitting trucks and buses except for BS-3 and BS-4 petrol and diesel vehicles to enter the city and lifting the ban on ongoing construction activities. Restrictions under stages 1 to 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), however, remained in place.

Israel arrived in the West Bank early on Sunday, following Hamas' release of 13 Israelis and four foreigners in the second round of swaps under a cease-fire deal. Hundreds of people greeted the International Committee of the Red Cross bus as it arrived in Al Bireh. Crowds chanted «God is great» as the bus arrived, and several young men stood on the roof of the vehicle.

Hamas in Gaza have released a second batch of Israeli and foreign hostages, exchanging them for Palestinian prisoners. Israeli authorities confirmed the return of 13 Israelis and four Thai citizens.

(Reuters) — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, was attacked in a prison in Arizona, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison confirmed on Saturday.

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The digital currency XRP is at the center of discussions about revolutionizing the global finance system, with Edward Farina from XRP Healthcare suggesting the coin could see an unprecedented rise in value if it captures even a fraction of the market currently dominated by SWIFT. Farina highlighted XRP's potential during today's conversations, citing its transactional efficiency and scalability as key factors that could see it become a major player in international finance.

A string of fruit-related recalls have been issued in Canada over the past couple of months amid an outbreak of salmonella infections across the country.

Yarlung Tsangpo, known as the Brahmaputra in India. There have been reports that China has plans to divert the Yarlung River by way of construction of South-North Diversion Project by constructing 1,000 km canal. Since people in both Arunachal and Assam are heavily dependent on the Brahmaputra river for their quotidian water needs, the diversion of lean season flows will affect their day to day existence and the flora, fauna and the river ecology of the region.

Juventus are playing Inter Milan in a Serie A summit clash. While Inter has 31 points from 12 matches, Juventus has 29 points from 12 matches. Inter is leading the points table, and Juventus is at the second place. Sunday's Derby d'Italia will be intriguing one given both teams have won their four previous matches, as per reports.

Gaza Strip. Egyptian security sources said they had received the names of 14 Israeli women and children from Hamas and were waiting for more details on when the hostages would be handed over to Egyptian authorities. Israeli security officials were reviewing the list, though the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not confirm the number or timing of the expected release. Among those freed on Friday was nine-year-old Ohad Munder, who ran down a hospital corridor into his father's open arms, footage released by the hospital showed. He and three other children released at the same time were in relatively good condition, Gilat Livni, the centre's director of Paediatrics told reporters.

Open RAN (open radio access network) technology had promised a lot: It could provide a cheaper alternative to traditional telecom network deployments, challenging the might of the few infrastructure vendors operating in the market. What was expected to be a game changer, though has yet to make much headway in India, except for a few trials and deployments. Experts cite several challenges for the deployment to pick up, but say it would happen in another two-three years.