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Israeli military says it has discovered tunnels underneath the main headquarters of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City, alleging that Hamas militants used the space as an electrical supply room. The unveiling of the tunnels marked the latest chapter in Israel's campaign against the embattled agency, which it accuses of collaborating with Hamas. Recent Israeli allegations that a dozen staff members participated in the Hamas attack on Israel Oct. 7 plunged the agency into a financial crisis, prompting major donor states to suspend their funding as well as twin investigations. The agency says that Israel has also frozen its bank account, embargoed aid shipments and canceled its tax benefits. The army invited journalists to view the tunnel on Thursday.

young workers prioritise work-life-balance over being a chief executive, said Tapan Singhel, chief executive, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance at the summit on Saturday during a panel discussion on «Power Shifts to Profits: The Age of Meritocracy». «Being a CEO is not their (young people's) life anymore,» he added, and there has been a generational transition from the concept of "work is worship" towards work-life balance. He mentioned Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy's comments on working 70 hours a week, while pointing out that developed countries like Germany are experimenting with a four-day work week. «Most young workers consider work life balance important, » Singhel said.

OpenAI will continue investing in the developer community in India and will hold several developer summits in the country this year, the company’s chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon said on Saturday. “India has the key ingredients of being one of the world's leaders in AI. It has the largest developer community in the world, with some of the most impressive talent in the field, a track record of developing extraordinary technology businesses and a relentless focus on competing on the world stage," said Kwon at the ET Now Global Business Summit in New Delhi.

Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka today unveiled the Vote on Account budget for 2024-25, totaling Rs 2,75,891 crore. Within this budget, Rs 2,01,178 crore has been allocated for revenue expenditure, while Rs 29,669 crore has been earmarked for capital expenditure. The government has proposed Rs 53,196 crores for implementing six key pledges of the ruling Congress party.

National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted multiple raids in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as part of its crackdown against elements allegedly involved in terror funding and radicalisation of youngsters, officials said. The raids are underway at different places, including Gujjar Nagar and Shaheedi Chowk in Jammu city, they added. The officials said a private school and premises linked to three of its functionaries, including the house of the chairman, were raided by the NIA sleuths. The residences of two former leaders of banned outfit Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir were searched in Kulgam district, the officials said.

Apple plans to settle a lawsuit that accused tech startup Rivos of stealing its trade secrets related to computer-chip technology, according to a joint court filing on Friday in California federal court. The companies told the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California that they had «signed an agreement that potentially settles the case,» and that the agreement allows Apple to examine Rivos' systems and recover any confidential information.

career event” recently? Perhaps you were a casualty of “corporate outplacing,” the unfortunate, yet ostensibly necessary result of your company “rightsizing.” Managers are running out of ways to say you no longer have a job. Layoffs in the first month of 2024 have left tens of thousands in the United States without jobs, with the tech industry alone cutting 32,000 roles. The way the bad news is delivered is more important than ever, as companies fear being canceled on social media after a poorly executed final conversation. Executives are using all kinds of euphemisms to avoid being straightforward with their employees.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of Paytm and part-time chairman of Paytm Payments Bank, considered resigning from the latter’s board and removing ‘Paytm’ from its name to quell mounting regulatory and compliance pressures on the fintech firm, said people aware of the matter. Sharma, however, did not carry out his plan and remains on the board of Paytm Payments Bank.

Police, meanwhile, have hauled away drivers with headsets on while their cars run on autopilot. Every twist and turn in this futuristic saga is being captured on viral social media posts since the mixed-reality headset from Apple reached consumers earlier in February, only a fortnight after the technology giant had announced pre-orders for the Vision Pro, marking its latest product release after the Apple Watch in 2015.

Pakistan (ECP) has not yet announced the final poll results. Meanwhile, according to the unofficial provisional results reported by Geo News for 241 out of 266 seats, the independent candidates, mostly backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) are leading with 97 seats.

Congress in August 2022 approved the landmark Chips and Science Act. The law provides $52.7 billion, including $39 billion in subsidies for semiconductor production and $11 billion research and development. It also creates a 25% investment tax credit for building chip plants, estimated to be worth $24 billion.

NCP MP Supriya Sule on Friday alleged that apps like Google Pay and PhonePe are «two ticking time bombs» and sought to know what steps the government is taking to check money laundering. Participating in a discussion on 'The White Paper on Indian economy' in Lok Sabha, Sule said whatever happened in Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) is «very alarming» and is almost like money laundering. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last month directed PPBL to stop accepting deposits or top-ups in customer accounts, wallets, FASTags and other instruments after February 29.

It’s pretty unusual to find a junior investment banker in a supermarket at the weekend.  This is partly because it’s unusual to find a junior investment banker anywhere outside the office at the weekend, but also because if they do have some free time, they’ll usually spend it doing something more glamorous.  Mohammed Zina is apparently built different. When he joined Goldman Sachs in 2014, he kept his weekend job at Sainsbury’s.

₹27 crore, giving it rights to brands such as Pan Pasand and Mango Mood. "The Board, on the recommendation of the audit committee of the company, inter alia approved the sale, transfer and assignment of the trademarks, recipes, all intellectual property rights, including all rights, interests, and protections associated therewith, relating to the company’s sugar boiled confectionery business to Reliance Consumer Products Limited, for a consideration of Rs27 crore," The Ravalgaon Sugar Farm Ltd said in a filing to the exchanges on Friday. The proposed transaction includes the sale of the intellectual property, and does not envisage a slump sale of all assets and liabilities of the company.

government is mulling to come with a framework to prevent exploitation of content creators by big platforms on internet, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. The minister said that big powerful commercial platforms online have started to distort fundamental characteristic of openness of the internet. «I think to maintain the openness, the symmetry between those who create the content and those who distribute the content, there is a need for some sort of conversation or discussion.

A prominent Canadian philanthropist launches into a story about his days as an undergraduate at university way back when. He switched majors early on and, in advance of his final year, experienced a moment of acute realization that he was not having nearly enough fun. To beef up the good times, he registered for what he described as a slate of “Joe” courses, otherwise known as bird courses.

Pioneer Showdown on Friday night, two collegiate wrestling powerhouses, Penn State and Iowa, clash in a battle between two of the top three teams in the latest NCAA rankings. Penn State (8-0) enters the showdown with momentum, riding a three-meet winning streak capped by a dominant 28-9 victory over Ohio State. Under the leadership of Coach Cael Sanderson, the Nittany Lions have shown resilience, extending their winning streak against Ohio State to nine matches while showcasing their prowess on the mat with a remarkable 23-3 overall edge in takedowns.

Haldwani on Friday to assess the situation. The state government issued a high alert across the state on Friday, and security was tightened in Banbhoolpura. Meanwhile, the district administration has ordered the suspension of internet services and the closure of all schools and colleges.

FOX Business' Charlie Gasparino reports children are trafficked across the border by cartels and provided with fake IDs to work 'dangerous' U.S. jobs on 'The Claman Countdown.'

This article is part of Global News’ Home School series, which provides Canadians the basics they need to know about the housing market that were not taught in school.

Gautam Adani's sprawling conglomerate is core to India's ambitions to become the world's third-largest economy by 2030, as it plays a key role across the infrastructure sector, US-based Cantor Fitzgerald & Co said in a note. Adani Enterprises Ltd, the group's flagship company, can deliver a gain of more than 50 per cent, analysts Brett Knoblauch and Thomas Shinske wrote in a note dated January 28, initiating coverage of the company. «India is now the most populous country in the world and has ambitions to be the world's third-largest economy by 2030. To get there, India needs to invest in both digital and physical infrastructure, in addition to increasing its energy production, as energy consumption will be meaningfully higher,» the US-based broker said.