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2023, as startups went ahead with major restructuring to conserve cash and prioritise verticals essential for continued operations, amid a persistent funding winter. Startups have been the worst hit this year since the highs of aggressive hiring from 2021, data from Longhouse Consulting shared exclusively with ET showed. These companies fired more than 20,000 in 2022 and 4,080 in 2021.

magnitude earthquake that occurred just before midnight on Monday in a mountainous region in northwestern China, the country's state media reported today. The official Xinhua News Agency, as quoted by The Associated Press, said that 100 people died in the province of Gansu and another 11 in the neighboring province of Qinghai in the quake. More than 200 people were injured in Gansu and Qinghai provinces, said Xinhua, adding that the quake struck in Gansu's Jishishan county, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the provincial boundary with Qinghai.

Netflix is set to explore the expansion of its Peaky Blinders universe by developing two spin-off shows, marking a strategic move for the streaming service to further capitalize on its popular intellectual properties (IPs), according to reports. Presently, Netflix's standout shows, such as Stranger Things, Bridgerton, and The Witcher, largely exist as standalone entities. In contrast to Disney+, which heavily relies on franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and Star Wars, and HBO Max, which features DC properties, Netflix has historically maintained less dependence on major franchises.

Netflix and Max in the Warner Bros. Discovery streamer's markets. Netflix is set to debut Warrior in February 2024, presenting an opportunity for the series to gain new viewers. In an exclusive report from Deadline, sources suggest that if the show performs well on Netflix, the streaming giant might consider ordering a new season based on an original concept and treatment by Bruce Lee.

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A former Lido holder has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Lido decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), a governing body that manages the liquid staking protocol, according to a recent court document.

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Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is set to premiere on Prime Video in 2024. Despite the SAG-AFTRA strike, production proceeded smoothly, with filming wrapped up in July, and the series currently in post-production.

A report says the average asking price for a rental unit in Canada was $2,174 in November, relatively flat from the previous month but an 8.4 per cent increase year-over-year.

Squid Game: The Challenge" victor Mai Whelan, also known as Player 287, was besides excelling in the intense series, has a distinguished career as a navy veteran. Although Mai briefly mentioned her 20-year service on the show, the humble 56-year-old has complete array of prestigious military awards she has earned.

The auction will have 116 capped players, 215 uncapped players, and 2 players from associate nations. Out of the available 77 slots, up to 30 will be reserved for overseas players. The previous IPL player auctions have seen some remarkable records being broken. In the TATA IPL 2023 auction, a total of 80 players were sold, and the franchises collectively spent Rs 167 crore in Kochi. All-rounders were in high demand, and English player Sam Curran became the most expensive player in IPL auction history, returning to the Punjab Kings with a bid of Rs 18.50 crore. Mumbai Indians bought Cameron Green for Rs 17.50 crore, and Chennai Super Kings acquired Ben Stokes for Rs 16.25 crore, making them part of the top 10 most expensive players in IPL history. In the 2022 auction, 204 players were sold, and Rs 551 crore was spent by the franchises in Bengaluru. Young Indian cricketers stole the show, with Ishan Kishan fetching the highest bid of Rs 15.25 crore, securing his return to the Mumbai Indians. Deepak Chahar rejoined the Chennai Super Kings for Rs 14 crore, and Shreyas Iyer was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 12.25 crore. Avesh Khan became the most expensive uncapped player in IPL history, with a bid of Rs 10 crore. In the list of top 10 most expensive players events two Indians — Yuvraj Singh and Ishan Kishan — make into the list while English all-rounder Ben Stokes features twice.

₹11,507.05 crore and bought stocks for ₹11,473.54 crore, resulting in an outflow of ₹33.51 crore, according to NSE data. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought equities worth ₹9,657.75 crore and offloaded shares worth ₹9,243.87 crore, resulting in an inflow of ₹413.88 crore, the exchange data showed. On Friday, the FIIs bought equities worth ₹9,239.42 crore.

Yogi Adityanath. That’s when the real rebuilding started. The plan includes a new airport, rejuvenation of the railway station, new road-over-bridges, multi-level car parks with food courts, hotels, townships, an aerocity, road widening, and beautification.

Crimes against women in India rose by 4% in 2022 from the previous year, a majority of the cases being cruelty by the husband or his relatives (31.4%). Delhi is still rated as the country’s most unsafe city for women, with an average of three reported rape cases per day, accounting for 29% of crimes committed against women in 19 major cities, according to 2023 data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

On December 13, the Dow Jones Industrial Average accomplished a remarkable feat by reaching a new all-time high, marking the first time since early January 2022.

Coronation Street's Sean Ward who once earned GBP 120,000 annually has become so poor that he now sleeps on a mattress on the floor at various friends' houses. The 35-year-old actor has admitted he has been «lonely and isolating». In a a social media post, the actor revealed that he tried to take his own life in 2018 after discovering «evil on this planet». Explaining his post, he said he wanted to use the social media platform to «sieve through the propaganda together» which he said ultimately sabotaged his career.

Bryant Gumbel, HBO's “Real Sports” called quits in its 29th year. The final episode, which is expected to be 90-minute long will premiere on Tuesday at 10 pm ET. For the last few years, Real Sports taped its episodes on the same Manhattan block where CBS' “60 Minutes” was recorded.

A Federal Reserve official said Monday that the market may have misunderstood the central bank's intended message last week after stocks and bonds rallied sharply.

Investing.com — Oil prices soared higher Monday on concerns of disruptions to global supply, particularly to the important Asian market, following mounting attacks by the Houthis on ships in the Red Sea.

per capita income of Indian states ranging from Rs 54,111 to Rs 5,19,964 in 2022-23 compared with Rs 42,083 to Rs 4,31,351 in 2020-21, showed government data. Sikkim had the highest per capita income at current prices of Rs 5,19,964, whereas Bihar had the lowest per capita income in 2022-23, according to data shared by Rao Inderjeet Singh, Minister of State (independent charge) of the Ministry of Statistics Planning and Programme Implementation, informed Rajya Sabha, Monday. “The differences in per capita income of States is due to different levels of economic development in each state,” Rao stated. An ET analysis shows that Odisha witnessed in the highest gains in per capita terms over the last three years, with its income growing 45%, whereas Punjab was the worst performer with 20.6% rise since 2020-21. The average rate of increase across states was 31.8% between 2022-23 and 2020-21, with 11 of 22 states for which data was available for all three years, recording a higher growth in per capita income in current terms compared to the national average. He further pointed that the government had instituted various programmes under inclusive development programme like Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, additional Emergency Working Capital Funding for farmers through NABARD, concessional credit through Kisan Credit Cards; fund transfer under PM-KISAN, PM Fasal Bima Yojana claim payments, to ensure inclusive growth, under its commitment for Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas. He further pointed to schemes like Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin, which the government had instituted to improve the quality of life in rural areas “through employment generation, strengthening of livelihood opportunities,