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Curb Your Enthusiasm first aired. In that opening episode — ‘The Pants Tent’, October 2000, streaming in India on JioCinema — Larry David has a fight with his friend Richard Lewis. After much yelling, Lewis asks David to call him “by sundown." David is stunned by the word, not the demand.

Sandeshkhali case in West Bengal, the NHRC has flagged «several instances of atrocities», saying it indicates that there was a «violation of human rights» due to «negligence» in the prevention of such incidents. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in its report, also observed that the «pervasive fear of reprisal, coupled with the power dynamics at play, acted as a formidable barrier», preventing individuals from voicing their grievances. The rights panel has made several recommendations and sought an action taken report (ATR) within eight weeks on each of the recommendations made therein from the government of West Bengal, the NHRC said in a statement on Saturday. «The Commission's spot inquiry has revealed several instances of atrocities inflicted upon the victims, which clearly demonstrate, prima facie, that there was a violation of human rights due to negligence in the prevention of such violation or abatement thereof by the public servant,» it said.

BTS’ Suga aka Min Yoongi is on a roll right now. Despite being in the military, the South Korean rap icon has created box-office history! His concert film ‘SUGA/Agust D Tour D-Day The Movie’ is enjoying a phenomenal run in the US. According to a Box Office Mojo report, the movie earned a staggering $ 961,015 on the opening day, bested only by the epic sci-fi fantasy film ‘Godzilla vs Kong’, which collected $1,974,152 upon release. Aside from being highly popular in the US for his rap skills, the fact that Yoongi is the first BTS member to have his concert likely contributed to its spectacular performance at the box-office.

EPF withdrawal: If you are an Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) subscriber, then you are allowed to withdraw funds from your Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) account. As per the EPF withdrawal rules, EPF account holders are allowed to withdraw money from their EPF account balance either partial or full, based on their eligibility. Usually, the full EPF withdrawal is allowed only when the subscriber is jobless for two months or longer or after the subscriber’s retirement.

₹45,000 crore. It is set to raise over ₹20,000 crore this month, via the combination of a massive follow-on public offer (FPO), and a rights issue. Starting 18 April, the FPO targets a fund infusion of ₹18,000 crore, by selling shares in a band of ₹10-11, which is at a discount to the prevailing price.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Uddhav Thackeray, chief of Shiv Sena (UBT) has in a retort to Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the BJP leader's "fake degree" controversy, as per an ANI report. Referring to Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah labelling his faction of the Shiv Sena as "fake", Thackeray said that the Maharashtra-based party was founded by Bal Thackeray and is "not your degree", it added. He was speaking at a campaign rally in Boisar on April 12.

Trump turned to one of his favorite themes on Friday — the specter of immigrants improperly voting in federal elections. House Speaker Mike Johnson came to the former president's Florida compound to announce that he would introduce a bill to stop those who are not citizens from voting in elections. Trump has made baseless claims about this subject before, like in 2016, when he blamed his loss of the popular vote on voting by immigrants, and then appointed a commission to investigate the issue. It disbanded without identifying a single case of a noncitizen casting a vote. He and other Republicans have recently revved up their conspiratorial claims about the issue with the influx of migrants across the southern border under Biden, contending Democrats are letting them in to add them to the voter rolls.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has hit back at the recent remark of Prime Minister Narendrea Modi labelling the party as «fake». Thackeray, in his response to PM Modi said that his party is not like «your degree». The Shiv Sena (UBT) chief said that his party was founded by Bal Thackeray to fight for the rights of the people.

Amit Shah, is set to headline a rally in Noida on Saturday evening. The rally aims to strengthen support for the party's candidate and incumbent MP, Dr Mahesh Sharma. Senior party officials disclosed that the event, scheduled at Shivalik Park in Sector 33-A, anticipates a turnout exceeding 30,000 attendees.

Asked by reporters about his message to Iran, Biden said simply, «Don't,» and he underscored Washington's commitment to defend Israel. «We are devoted to the defense of Israel. We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed,» he said.

Virat Kohli has recently revealed his biggest fears during a podcast, the trailer for which has surfaced online, according to ANI. The flamboyant RCB batter who has dozens of IPL records to his name, and still creating some on the go, spoke about what scares him the most, that too, during a flight.

«The exposure of young women and girls belonging to religious minority communities to such heinous human rights violations and the impunity of such crimes can no longer be tolerated or justified,» a statement from the Office of the High Commissioner, United Nations Human Rights, said quoting the experts.

Phil Jordan’s 12-year-old rescue dog Daisy struggled with a stiff right rear hip. When the new arthritis drug Librela became available, Jordan and his wife decided to try it. About two weeks after the first injection in January, however, Daisy wobbled on both hips and limped.

Ajay Rai on Friday mocked BJP leader Smriti Irani who has been constantly attacking Rahul Gandhi and the grand old party during her campaigns for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Irani is BJP's candidate from Amethi. Mocking Irani, Rai said that she is «seems to be losing her mental balance and PM Modi should get her treated by a good doctor». Rai was reacting to Smriti Irani's statement today in which he accused Rahul Gandhi of ignoring Amethi. Earlier, Irani said when a minister from Karnataka asked Rahul Gandhi why he was contesting elections from Wayanad, he replied that the people of Wayanad are more loyal. «I want to ask, are the people of the area from where he was MP for 15 years not loyal? Are they traitors?» Irani asked.

Mumbai Indians' loyal fans, with the 29-year-old regularly being booed during IPL matches this season. While it would be expected that being subjected to the taunts by fans would make the MI captain uncomfortable, teammate Ishan Kishan suggests that Pandya is taking the challenge in his stride and may even be enjoying the fans' behaviour.

Ambedkar Jayanti 2024: Ambedkar Jayanti, also known as Bhim Jayanti, is celebrated on April 14 every year to honor the memory of "Father of Indian Constitution" Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar on his birth anniversary. 1891-born Ambedkar was not only the principal architect of the Indian Constitution, but the first Law Minister of Independent India, a jurist, economist, and a social reformer.

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Sundar Pichai also talked about the importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the transformative qualities of the same. Sundar Pichai during his talks advocated against ‘rewarding every outcome’ of his employees.

Meta AI is its image generation tool, capable of swiftly producing realistic images from text prompts. Users can activate this function by entering '@MetaAI /imagine' followed by their desired text prompt, enriching the visual dimension of their conversations. Although Meta AI is presently accessible solely in the U.S., Meta assures users that it will provide valuable aid in diverse situations, such as offering suggestions, delivering entertainment, settling disagreements, and imparting knowledge.

NASA to one of Jupiter's icy moons, will be a significant milestone in humanity's quest to uncover extraterrestrial life. Scheduled for launch in October, the Clipper spacecraft is set to embark on a journey towards Europa, one of Jupiter's numerous moons, AFP reported.

Sudeep Shah, Head of Technical & Derivatives Research (Equity & Currency), SBI Securities, says “given the kind of up move that we have witnessed from 21,800 right up to 22,700, if the markets consolidate here, it would be a nice thing and going forward 22,450, 22,500 will act as a strong base. Till the 22,450-22,500 zone holds, we could see this up move extending up to 22,950-23,000 in the next few sessions.” Shah also says: “I feel Aditya Birla Capital from a medium-term perspective can be bought with a stop loss at Rs 200 on the downside and Rs 220 on the upside. The second stock that we like is MCX.” What do you make of the market setup because after that big runup that we have seen for the last three consecutive sessions, do you see some sort of topping out for the market right now or do you see more legs to this? Sudeep Shah: What we are witnessing in the markets is that overall the indices are in an uptrend, but global cues of rising dollar index, we have been witnessing the US 10-year bond yields also rising in the last few sessions and the inflation numbers which have come higher than expected.