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Dell, Foxconn, HP and Lenovo under the new IT hardware scheme, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Earlier in November, ET reported that government aims to have around 30 applicants to qualify for Rs 17,000-crore production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for IT hardware.

Vijayashanthi on Saturday accused the BJP of failing to initiate action against Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao despite labelling him as "corrupt" and indicated that both the BRS and the saffron party are together. Addressing reporters here, she said searches were conducted by central agencies such as ED on several leaders but not against Rao.

The Hill. In a hypothetical match-up between Biden and Haley, the poll showed that Haley led with 55 per cent while Biden at 45 per cent, the report citing the poll stated. The poll was conducted from 2 November-7 November wherein 856 registered voters and 668 probable voters participated.

OpenAI researchers — Jakub Pachocki, Aleksander Madry and Szymon Sidor — told associated they had resigned, Reuters reported on Friday. This further deepened the crisis at the company behind ChatGPT. The information came after the board of the the artificial intelligence company ousted its co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sam Altman earlier in the day.

Amit Shah, while campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in poll-bound Telangana on November 18, said the party would abolish religion-based reservation and increase the quota of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) if elected to power. In Telangana, backward members of the minority Muslim community are currently eligible for four percent reservation in education and government jobs. The state's overall Muslim population is estimated to be 12.7 percent, on the basis of the last census.

Rajasthan assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is dedicated to delivering on all the commitments it made to the people of Rajasthan. While addressing a rally in Bharatpur, Modi said, “BJP will fulfil all promises it made to people of Rajasthan, this is Modi's guarantee." Furthermore, Modi slammed the Congress government in Rajasthan, alleging the party sent the state to the top in a number of crimes and riots by letting anti-social elements loose with its policy of appeasement, PTI reported. Also Read: BJP manifesto for Rajasthan ahead of election: ₹450 per LPG cylinder, ₹1,200 for EWS students Modi taunted state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, and said, "The people have decided not to vote for the “jadugar" and that Congress will vanish from the state after the election.

Elon Musk announced on Saturday that X Corp is gearing up to initiate legal action against Media Matters and individuals involved in the assault on social media platform X. “The split second court opens on Monday, X Corp will be filing a thermonuclear lawsuit against Media Matters and ALL those who colluded in this fraudulent attack on our company," wrote Musk in his post.

UK visas, including those for study, work, and visit, were issued to Indians. Despite the fact that the UK is witnessing a massive labour shortage, securing employment in a new country poses challenges. However, understanding the right avenues can streamline the process.

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The IMF has revised down Pakistan’s foreign loan requirements to USD 25 billion for the ongoing fiscal year — reducing it by USD 3.4 billion in a big relief for its cash-starved economy, according to a media report on Saturday.The Washington-based global lender also lowered the economic growth projection to just 2 per cent, turning down the government’s external as well as macroeconomic forecasts, The Express Tribune newspaper reported.

The Indian real estate sector has witnessed a significant transformation over the past few years, with luxury housing emerging as a notable segment that has garnered substantial attention from investors and homebuyers alike. Mumbai, often referred to as the financial capital of India, stands out as a hub for luxury housing development among the major Indian cities. The growth outlook for luxury housing in Mumbai and India at large highlights the factors that are driving the demand for opulent residences.

Ian Chappell on Saturday played down the controversy around the last-minute pitch change for the World Cup semifinal between hosts India and New Zealand. The Indian team management had demanded a change of the pitch for the last-four clash with the Black Caps at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium on Wednesday. The move drew frowns from a section of the English media and former cricketing greats, who questioned the last-minute sanction of the pitch change by the governing body of world cricket — the International Cricket Council (ICC). Even before the game could get underway, Daily Mail, a British daily, ran a report claiming that the pitch was changed specifically on the request of the Indian team management. The Indian team management wanted the semifinal to be played on a slower surface, the daily claimed. The former Australia skipper refused to read too much into the controversy, saying it was the curators' job to make pitches and that of the players was to just play on it. «I think the same as I've always thought; that the curator should make the pitch and the players play on it and it should be up to no one else other than the curator, the local curator,» Chappell said in an interview with Australia's Channel 9 Wide World of Sports. «I've always said about every pitch — don't worry about World Cups, anything else — the curator makes the pitch and everybody else stays out of it,» the former Australia skipper added. Amid the controversy, the ICC issued a statement, clarifying that its independent pitch consultant, Andy Atkinson, was made aware of the change of surface. «Changes to planned pitch rotations are common towards the end of an event of this length and has already happened a couple of times.

BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover and his wife Madhuri Jain for questioning in connection with an alleged Rs 81-crore fraud at the fintech unicorn, police sources said on Friday. The couple has been asked to appear at the Economic Offences Wing's (EOW) Mandir Marg office on November 21 to join the probe being carried out on a complaint by BharatPe, the sources said.

Nifty50. The aggregate revenue of Nifty50 soared 9% YoY to an impressive Rs 11.38 lakh crore, accompanied by a robust 20% YoY surge in profits to Rs 1.50 lakh crore. The underlying strength of the Indian economy was further underscored by 36 out of 50 companies reporting growth in revenues, and 40 companies recording increased profits. The standout feature of this earnings season has been the expansion of margins by 694 basis points YoY, reaching a remarkable 30.14% for the quarter. This was propelled by the strategic benefit reaped from the decline in input costs.

Hyderabad, as an unemployed couple decided to end their lives along with their four-year-old daughter. As per a TOI report, the bodies of K Sai Krishna (35), his wife Chithralekha (30), and their daughter Tejaswini were discovered hanging in their home in Gangaputra colony on Friday.

Al-Shifa hospital «in the next hour» over loudspeakers on Saturday, an AFP journalist at the scene reported. They called the hospital's director, Mohammed Abu Salmiya, to instruct him to ensure «the evacuation of patients, wounded, the displaced and medical staff, and that they should move on foot towards the seafront», he told AFP. (More to come)

Coffee badging,' reflecting the evolving dynamics of workplace culture amid the return to physical office spaces, as per Forbes reports. What is 'Coffee badging'? This phenomenon, seen as a contemporary response to presenteeism, involves employees strategically managing their time in the office, participating in coffee breaks, socialising, and promptly leaving.

Bank of India (RBI) Governor S Venkitaramanan passed away this morning due to a brief illness. He was 92 years old and survived by his two daughters, Girija and Sudha, and their families, according to a report published by The Business Line. (Disclaimer: This is a breaking story. Please come back for more details.Milestone Alert!Livemint tops charts as the fastest growing news website in the world

Kejriwal has sent Vigilance Minister Atishi's report accusing Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar of using his position to enable a «lucrative collaboration» between a company in which his son is a partner and the ILBS to to the Lieutenant Governor, sources said on Saturday. The report was submitted to Kejriwal by the Vigilance Minister on Thursday.

Myanmar army in the bordering areas of Myanmar, the situation is still tense, but there has been no report of any fresh violent incidents along the Indo-Myanmar border. According to the locals of the Zokhawthar area in Mizoram's Champhai district, which is the last border village from the Indian side, the overall situation is now peaceful. Following the airstrike by the Myanmar army, as many as 5000 Myanmar nationals crossed over the international border and entered the Zokhawthar area to take shelter and many of them have now returned to their country. Speaking about the current situation along the Indo-Myanmar border area, Rama, who is a local resident of the Zokhawthar area, told that the current situation along the border area is peaceful. «It's unpredictable; sometimes it's peaceful and within a minute you don't know what will happen. Right now the situation is peaceful, but it was not good till the day before yesterday,» Rama said. Indian security personnel are vigilantly overseeing the movements of citizens from both countries on the Tiau River bridge, a vital link connecting Zokhawthar in Mizoram's Champhai district to the Chin State of Myanmar. On the other hand, Zothangliana, a local youth of the Zokhawthar area who also witnessed the recent airstrike by the Myanmar army, said that, on that day, the entire situation was horrible and along with other people of the Zokhawthar area, he also saw the bombing by the Myanmar army in the bordering areas of Myanmar. «On November 13, not only during the morning but also at night, they were continuously bombing.

ChatGPT, on Friday fired CEO Sam Altman after its board «lost confidence in his leadership abilities». OpenAI announced that chief technology officer Mira Murati will step in as interim CEO.