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BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday took a veiled dig at Rahul Gandhi, saying a senior leader of the Congress party is vociferously seeking a caste-based census now but the Congress governments in the past did not accept the demand of OBCs to provide reservation to them on the lines of SCs and STs. She also criticised the NDA government at the Centre for not giving separate quota to SC, ST and OBCs in the Women's Reservation bill which was recently passed in Parliament. Addressing an election rally at Peddapalli in Telangana, Mayawati recalled that those from most backward class had sought reservation benefits like SCs and STs, from the Congress, which was in power for a long period after India gained independence. «With a view to getting votes of SC, ST, OBCs, a senior leader of Congress is now campaigning in his election meetings that caste census should be conducted,» she said.

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Satellite images have uncovered Bhutan’s undisclosed state-owned  Bitcoin (BTC)  mining operations. 

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Tata group hospitality firm Indian Hotels Company Ltd on Thursday said it is investigating claims of a data breach, but asserted there is no suggestion of any current or ongoing security issue. According to a media report, there has been a personal data breach of 15 lakh users from the Taj Hotel database, which is available on the dark web for purchase at USD 5,000.

ShareChat and Moj was elevated to a newly created role of CBO on Thursday. Betting big on the short-form video boom in the country, Jain told ET that he was focussed on helping marketeers understand how to leverage the power of the medium, building the ad business and strengthening ties with digital agencies.

On November 14, the Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKb) fund submitted its obligatory 13F report to the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, outlining portfolio details for units trading in stocks valued at over $100 million. The pivotal observation from the presented data underscores unwavering confidence in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), maintaining its position as the undisputed leader, constituting 50% of the portfolio.

Investing.com — U.S. stocks are set to be shuttered for Thanksgiving festivities, after equities on Wall Street gained in the last full day of trading this week on Wednesday. Meanwhile, oil prices extend declines after OPEC+ unexpectedly delayed a much-anticipated output policy meeting. Elsewhere, Reuters reports that staff researchers at OpenAI had warned of the risks of a new artificial intelligence breakthrough prior to the temporary dismissal of chief executive Sam Altman.

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The roads ministry has sought an extension of its scheme to resolve hundreds of disputes over contracts—including some stuck in courts—that are holding up road-building, according to two people familiar with the matter. Some 400 disputes between government agencies and contractors, involving a substantial sum of money, are stuck in arbitration and courts. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) expects the government’s Vivad Se Vishwas (dispute to trust) to speedily resolve these cases and unlock stuck capital.

As we approach year-end, many investors are turning their attention to tax-loss selling, the strategy of selling investments that have experienced a loss in order to offset capital gains and potentially reduce an investor’s tax liability.

In the middle of the afternoon on March 11, 2011, a major earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan’s main island, triggering a tsunami that sent a 40-metre-high wall of water cascading towards the coast. The inland surge from the tsunami washed away thousands of homes, devastating roads and knocking out power across much of the country. At the island’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, backup generating capacity was wiped away, too, and within days the plant fell into meltdown and began spewing toxic radioactive material into the environment, forcing the evacuation of thousands. The multi-pronged disaster, previously thought impossible, left more than 15,000 people dead and caused more than US$200 billion in damage, making it one of the most devastating in modern times.

Canada’s housing market is in “recessionary” territory, and it’s going to get worse before it gets better, economists warned this week.

Myanmar, identified as Khohantum from Thanan village, who had sustained a gunshot wound, passed away upon being brought to Imphal on Thursday. JNIMS hospital reported that Khohantum was transported for medical treatment by the 8th Assam Rifles and Kamjong Police. He suffered bullet injury in his abdomen and succumbed to his injuries. Hearing the admission of a patient, a huge mob gathered at the hospital premises, a combined team of Imphal East District Police and Central Forces deployed in the hospital controlled the mob and prevented any unwanted incident. Police fired tear gas shells to control the mob. There is an escalating gun battle between the Army and the People's Defence Force (PDF) in Myanmar. Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh said that due to the prevailing situation in Myanmar security forces have been enforced along the border.

OpenAI saga over the past week has brought attention to artificial general intelligence (AGI), especially with the revelations in a Reuters report that several researchers at the company had warned its board of a «powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity». So, what is AGI, how is it different from generative AI that powers OpenAI’s ChatGPT and what's at stake? An ET explainer:

struggling to breathe? Are they having long spells of fatigue and listlessness, and exhibiting a gradual disinterest in food? It’s time to pay a visit to the vet. According to a Today.com report, several dogs in the US are coming down with what seems like a mysterious yet near-fatal condition. The illness has claimed the lives of some dogs already, putting several seasoned vets at a wit’s end. The dogs start with a cough that never seems to go away and ends with serious pneumonia. Often the dog does not respond to the first line of action — antibiotics.

Bajaj Auto Share Price: Shares of Bajaj Auto hit a fresh 52-week high mark of ₹5,945.80 after reporting decent July-September quarter results for fiscal 2023-24 (Q2FY24). Domestic brokerage firm Religare Broking has maintained its buy rating on the large cap stock after the ‘high conviction’ target was achieved at 21.9 per cent over the recommended target price of ₹4,874.