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Chicago Sky celebrate Barbie night with pink towels were draped across the back of the seats at the arena and songs from the “Barbie” movie played during breaks

The findings of the Hema Committee Report have opened a Pandora’s Box. The report, which unraveled several cases of rampant sexual exploitation in the Malayalam film industry, encouraged many women to share their horror stories. Tamil actress Radhikaa Sarathkumar made some shocking revelations. In an interview with Asianet News’ Namaste Kerala, the veteran actress claimed that such instances of exploitation occurred in the Tamil and Telugu industries as well. She revealed that many times spy cameras were installed in the actress’s vanity vans to record them undressing. She also said that she came across men watching the recordings on their mobile phones.

When actions need approval or authorization, someone is usually waiting for a “green light." “Fed Gives Green Light to Lowering Interest Rates," blared headlines after a recent speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Other papers reported that season four of the Apple TV series “Ted Lasso“ is “Close to a Green Light." The latest Covid-19 vaccines have received a “green light" from the Food and Drug Administration. “Green light" is also part of the colorful metaphorical language exchanged between writers and editors.

KB Advisory Group founder Kristin Bentz analyzes the disconnect between Main Street and Wall Street on 'Making Money.'

iPhone 16 Plus. However, a report from Macrumors suggests that Apple could be using micro-lens technology to improve brightness and reduce power consumption on the iPhone 16 Plus.

Emami on Saturday announced the acquisition of the remaining 49.6 per cent stake in Helios Lifestyle, which owns male grooming brand 'The Man Company'. Helios Lifestyle is already a subsidiary of Emami with 50.4 per cent shareholding, according to a statement from Emami. «The completion of the acquisition of Helios by Emami will strengthen its presence in the fast-growing digital-first premium male grooming segment,» it said.

BENGALURU : Reliance Retail-backed Dunzo has laid off 150 employees in a fresh round of layoffs, leaving the e-commerce delivery firm with just 50 employees in its core supply and marketplace teams, two people aware of the development told Mint. The Bengaluru-based firm is looking to claw back profits to pay off liabilities including salaries of current and former employees as well as vendor payments as it scouts for capital to survive, they added, requesting anonymity. In May, Mint reported that Dunzo was in the final stages of closing a funding round of $22-25 million in a mix of equity and debt from a clutch of new and existing investors, attempting to “find safety for the company into perpetuity".

Police in California made a dramatic arrest late Thursday in connection with the disappearance of a couple and their small dog who were all reported missing from their home at a nudist community last week.

The Norwegian king’s eldest child, Princess Märtha Louise, will marry American self-professed shaman Durek Verret on Saturday in a picturesque corner of southern Norway.

WhatsApp tests new features; Replace phone numbers with usernames: What it means for users?According to the report, WhatsApp is working on a new section that will allow users to manage the synchronisation of their address book, allowing them to control how each contact is synchronised. The feature is aimed at users who take advantage of the app's multi-account feature, allowing them to keep their work and personal contacts separate.Additionally, even if users choose to turn off contact syncing for their accounts, WhatsApp will provide them with a manual sync option in the new update, allowing them to sync each contact individually, meaning they can sync specific contacts from their accounts without having to sync the entire address book.

Japan’s Defense Ministry has sought a record 8.5 trillion yen or $59 billion budget for the next year to fortify its deterrence on southwestern islands against China’s increasing threat

Vivo T3 Pro vs OnePlus Nord CE 4: Which the best 5G phone to buy under ₹25,000?According to a report from 91Mobiles, the Vivo T3 Ultra is set for an imminent launch in India and could be unveiled sometime in the month of September. Notably, if the report turns out to be true, it will be the first Ultra device in Vivo's T series lineup.Vivo T3 Ultra is said to feature a 1.5K 3D curved AMOLED display with a peak brightness of 4,500 nits, similar to the display on the Vivo T3 Pro.In terms of optics, the smartphone could come with a Sony IMX 921 primary sensor with OIS.

Federal Reserve will cut interest rates modestly in September. U.S. consumer spending increased solidly in July, suggesting the economy remained strong while prices rose moderately.

Health Canada issued the recall on Thursday for several models of Samsung’s electric slide-in ranges because the front-mounted knobs can “accidently activate” through contact by people and pets and pose a fire hazard.Approximately 326,250 units of the affected ranges were sold from 2013 to August 2024 across the country.Samsung Electronic Canada said it is providing customers with a set of free knob locks or covers, depending on their model, to prevent “accidental activations.”Customers can continue using their recalled stoves while they wait to receive the free set compatible with their model, but should take some safety precautions, the company said.Health Canada is advising customers who are using the recalled ranges without knob locks or covers to make sure that children and pets are kept away from the knobs, to not leave objects on the range when not in use and to turn the knobs off after cooking before leaving home or going to sleep.Those who have Wi-Fi enabled ranges can turn on the “Cooktop On” notification on the Samsung SmartThings app to receive alerts when a cooktop burner is turned on, the agency said.As of Wednesday, 57 incidents and seven injuries have been reported to Samsung related to the affected products.Customers who have the recalled stoves can go to Samsung Canada’s website to request a free knob kit.

Infosys has asked about 1,500 students from the April 2022 batch having offer letters to appear for two rounds of pre-training. Of the total, India’s second-largest software services company has given September 2 as the joining date to only about 115 students, while the rest remain in a state of flux about their job prospects. Hiring worries at Infosys underscore a broader squeeze in recruitment in the technology sector due to factors such as economic uncertainties and increasing automation. Indian IT firms are under pressure from students, public outcry and worker unions over the onboarding delays. In July, Infosys had called all the selected students for a mandatory virtual pre-training programme for 24 days. Following this, another self-learning module-based pre-training was organised for some students in August which resulted in joining dates allotted to the 115 students. For the remaining students, there is limited clarity on the assessment and confusion of login credentials to some students for the second pre-training round. There have been no rejection letters yet, multiple people including the students told ET.

Donald Trump has been going through some rough patches over the course of the last two weeks, as Kamala Harris, his Democrat adversary seems to be hard-charging into key swing states, including Republican stronghold areas, and garnering a lot of support, mostly among Hispanic voters, according to previous ET reports. Meanwhile, Harris' popularity ratings have also been going upwards, which is an alarm for the Trump camp.

Artificial intelligence researchers said Friday that they have deleted more than 2,000 web links to suspected child sexual abuse imagery from a database used to train popular AI image-generator tools

India as road accidents. Despite a decline in road crashes globally, India's numbers are on the rise — it accounts for 6% globally, with a 10% increase over 2019. Which is why road transport minister Nitin Gadkari's concern over these numbers are more than understandable.

A new study showed the number of cryptocurrency millionaires nearly doubled in the past year as the number of people investing in digital currency increased and prices climbed.

Canada’s gross domestic product for the second quarter came in stronger than expected, but the details of the GDP report and the accompanying outlook for the start of the next quarter hinted at a stalling economy, economists warned.

Canada’s top banks may still be facing credit headwinds, but analysts say that the relatively stable earnings display in the last quarter suggests that they are not going to “fall off the cliff” anytime soon.