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Saturday November 18th 2023 – Move over Rollbit as GameFi sensation TG.Casino raises $2.5 million after raising $300,000 in one day, leaving less than 50% of $TGC tokens available to buy in its ongoing presale.

World Cup 2023, Yuvraj Singh noted that Rohit Sharma and team is likely to showcase another brilliant performance in the finals and the question of losing the tournament comes only if they make too many mistakes. While speaking to Sports Today, Yuvraj said, "Given how India's graph has been in the World Cup, I don't think they will perform badly. The only way India can lose this World Cup is through their mistakes.

Siddaramaiah clarified on a viral video of his son Yathindra Siddaramaiah and denied his involvement in the "cash-for-posting scam". Taking potshots at Kumaraswamy for levelling such allegations, the CM said, "Looks like former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is desperate for attention. Medically it is termed as Histrionic Personality Disorder.

OpenAI publicly announced the removal of Sam Altman from the position of CEO. In response, the OpenAI board has appointed Mira Murati, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), as the interim CEO. The board is currently conducting a search to find a suitable candidate for the permanent CEO position.

Ashoka alleged that this was the third such an instance coming to light. Referring to the viral video, the former deputy Chief Minister said it is a «confirmation» that there is «transfer business» (cash for postings) going on in the state.

The biggest among the five is Tata Technologies Ltd, which plans to raise Rs 3,040 crore through an initial public offering of shares. The second on the list is Mini Ratna company Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd, and the government is looking at raising Rs 2,150 crore through this public offer. Fedbank Financial Services is the third one that will be launching its Rs 1,092 crore IPO in the coming week.

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.

Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications" with the board of directors. Reactions started pouring in from top leaders who came in support of Altman and praised him for his contribution to AI. Now, BharatPe's former co-founder and managing director Ashneer Grover also tweeted and compared Altman's firing situation to the one that happened with him in India.

ODI World Cup final clash between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 19. The event promises an unforgettable experience for cricket enthusiasts and an official release from the cricket board highlighted the focus points.

Buy or sell stocks: After remaining net buyers for two straight sessions, FII turned net sellers again on Friday. FIIs sold out Indian shares worth ₹477 crore on Friday that turned the tide in bears' favour on last session of the week gone by. Nifty 50 index lost 33 points and ended at 19,730 levels, BSE Sensex went down 187 points and closed at 65,794 mark while Nifty Bank index corrected 577 points and finished at 43,583 levels.

Rock legend and Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger yesterday shared a thank-you India note on Twitter with a song and a note in Hindi that says, «Thanks and Hello India. Away from daily chores, I felt very happy to come here.

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.

Sam Altman who has been sacked as OpenAI CEO in a dramatic move, saw its token crashing on Saturday. The token called WLD fell more than 12 per cent to $1.91, according to CoinMarketCap data. Altman's crypto project raised $115 million in May in a Series C round led by Blockchain Capital.

action-drama has crossed the ₹200 crore mark. The film has earned around ₹13 crore, as per early estimates on Sacnilk. The day-wise net collection started strong at ₹43 crore on Day 1.

recent history. Viewers already know the dismal ending to the romance between Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki) and Dodi Fayed (Khalid Abdalla), but the drama is tightly drawn and mesmerising on screen. A gender-swapped remake of the film of 1988.

India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and has set ambitious targets for future growth. The Government of India has launched several initiatives, including the Amrut Kaal, which aims to make the country a developed nation by 2047. Almost all studies show that India has one of the strongest growth prospects for projected business.

Almost 100 companies in the smallcap segment gave double-digit returns of up to 41% in the week ended November 18, data analysed by ETMarkets showed. While the benchmark Sensex clocked 1.4% gains on a week-on-week basis, the week was a volatile one, as the index fell in two out of the four trading sessions. However, the S&P BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices have outperformed Sensex, gaining more than 2% and 3%, respectively.

China's growing influence across Central America. With the Chinese ambassador at his side, Bukele toured the seven-story building, erected at a cost of $54 million paid for by China. The building sprawls over 24,000 square meters (260,000 square feet), and contains gamer and robotics areas, interactive digital screens and both a digital library and shelves containing 360,000 books, the government said on Tuesday. A day later, the son of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, Laureano Ortega, inspected 250 Chinese-made buses and thanked Beijing for the «special relationship» he asserted was lifting the nation out of poverty. «The new politics of the region has accelerated China's influence and put distance between the United States and Central America, from the leftist authoritarian Ortega regime to the right-wing authoritarian Bukele regime,» Evan Ellis, a researcher at the US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, told AFP. Since Costa Rica switched diplomatic relations from Taipei to Beijing in 2007, China has steadily gained ground in Central America, establishing relations with Panama (2017), El Salvador (2018), Nicaragua (2021) and most recently Honduras earlier this year. «China's efforts in Central America have mostly been driven by an interest in isolating Taiwan,» Margaret Myers, a specialist in China and Latin America at the Inter-American Dialogue, told AFP. In Central America, only Guatemala and Belize are among the dwindling 13 nations that still maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan, a self-governing island that China considers part of its territory.

Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday this week's meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping is a badly needed signal that the world needs to cooperate more.

Indian students travelled to the United States to pursue higher education, the US Embassy in India said in a release. According to the Open Doors Report (ODR), the number of international students from India to the United States increased by 35 per cent and resulted in an all-time high of 2,68,923 students in academic year 2022-23. Indian students constitute more than 25 per cent of the over one million foreign students studying in the United States.

Independent directors at India's top blue-chip companies have seen a sharp rise in their compensation as their roles become increasingly challenging amid mounting business complexities, intense stakeholder scrutiny, and stricter regulatory requirements. The median compensation for independent directors at these firms has more than doubled to ₹72 lakh in FY23, from ₹35.5 lakh five years ago, an analysis of Nifty 50 companies by specialised executive compensation advisory firm, Exec-Rem Advisors shared with ET has revealed.