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Joe Biden has sent a rare message to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warning Tehran against targeting U.S. personnel in the Middle East, the White House said on Thursday after a spate of attacks on American forces in the region. «There was a direct message relayed,» White House spokesman John Kirby said at a news briefing, declining to elaborate. Iran's mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment. U.S. officials want to avoid a wider conflict in the Middle East following the Oct. 7 attack by the militant Hamas group on Israel that killed at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians. About 900 additional U.S. troops are headed to the region or have recently arrived there to bolster air defenses to protect U.S. personnel amid a surge in attacks in the region by Iran-affiliated groups, the Pentagon said.

Indian IT firms could halve from a year ago as the $245-billion industry battles an unprecedented slowdown in tech spending globally, compelling some of the country’s top employers to look inward and boost margins instead of additions to the single-biggest P&L cost lineitem. In FY23, amidst the tail end of buoyancy, increments in the sector averaged around 12-18%. Those could drop to 6-10% this year.

Swaraj Engines, a leading company in the automotive industry, has announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024. The company reported a 1.08% increase in revenue and a 4.99% increase in profit compared to the same period last year. This growth demonstrates the company's strong performance and ability to generate positive returns.

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Alan Wake 2, the sequel to the popular game series, will offer downloadable content (DLC) and expansion packs for players.

₹7,702.53 crore on Thursday; local institutions stepped in with purchases worth ₹6,658.45 crore, enabling the broader markets to recover from their intraday lows. With the indices falling below key levels, the investment strategy has shifted from ‘buy on dips’ to ‘sell on rise’, a market expert said. The decline in benchmark indices was led by heavyweight HDFC Bank, which neared its 52-week low.

Mint in the week gone by. The union government has reportedly decided to slash the minimum export price for basmati rice from $1,200 a tonne to $950 a tonne, while Paytm founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Vijay Shekhar Sharma has launched a ₹30-crore ‘VSS Investments Fund’ to invest in startups. Food production for the year 2022-23 is estimated at 329.7 million tonnes, marking around a 4.5% increase from the previous year, data released by the ministry of agriculture showed.

School Spirits," featuring Peyton List, is now streaming on Netflix starting November 30, 2023. Originally, it premiered on Paramount+ on March 9, earlier this year. Paramount+ produced the show. The fate of «School Spirits» on Paramount+ remains uncertain as it's not confirmed whether the episodes will be removed from the platform with the release on Netflix. Despite this, the series has been renewed for a second season, potentially offering viewers two streaming options.

Yellowstone, the popular series is making its mark once again with Season 2 reruns on CBS. Amid the delay in Season 5 Part 2 production, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) strike has put filming on hold.

The Peebles Corporation founder, Chairman and CEO Don Peebles predicts headwinds for the real estate market with high interest, mortgage rates and commercial building problems.

Jesse Armstrong, the creator and showrunner, behind the acclaimed and award winning TV series "Succession" is set to be honored with the prestigious 2023 Founders Award by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The anticipated awards ceremony will take place in Novemnber as announced by the academy on Thursday, October 26th. Hailing from the United Kingdom Jesse Armstrong is a screenwriter and producer who has left a mark in both British and American television.

The company did not attribute any reason for the revenue fall and loss in its RoC filings. An email sent to the company remained unanswered till Thursday press time.

Google is beginning its defense against a federal lawsuit accusing it of illegally thwarting competition for its ubiquitous search engine

There’s no doubt it’s been a difficult year for investment bankers around the country as deal activity continues to crawl along.

Friday Night SmackDown is scheduled to air on Friday night, but this time it will be broadcast on FS1 instead of the usual FOX Network. Pre-emptions like this occasionally occur, and this week is one such example. The live event will take place at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it's expected to draw an audience of over 11,000 fans, continuing the trend of consistently having over 10,000 fans attending weekly events for several months now. Two significant segments have been announced for this upcoming episode. LA Knight and Roman Reigns are set for a contract signing as a prelude to their forthcoming bout at Crown Jewel. Additionally, there will be a clash between Santos Escobar and Rey Mysterio taking on The Street Profits, as per reports. WWE's popular television show, «Friday Night Smackdown», will be moving from Fox to USA Network next year under a new five-year domestic media rights partnership with NBCUniversal. 'Smackdown', a weekly two-hour live program that features wrestlers such as Roman Reigns, Charlotte Flair, Rey Mysterio and Bianca Belair, regularly performs strongly in the key 18-49 demographic. It's also experienced strong ratings of late with regular appearances by John Cena and an unadvertised appearance by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. 'Smackdown' will begin airing on USA Network in October 2024. Fox had a five-year deal for 'Smackdown' that started in October 2019. Prior to that, “Smackdown” had aired on USA Network from 2016 to 2019.

Affluent investors have been pouring money into separately managed accounts and turning slightly away from mutual funds, a new consumer research report shows.

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose last week but remains historically low as the labor market continues to show strength amid high interest rates and inflation

Two workers at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been hospitalized after accidentally being sprayed with radioactive liquid waste

A strike has shut down all shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway, interrupting exports of grain and other goods from Canada and the United States via the Great Lakes to the rest the world

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Election Commission on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to Assam Chief Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma for his remarks targeting Chhattisgarh minister Mohammad Akbar during the assembly poll campaign last week. The commission has asked Sarma to respond to the notice by 5 pm on October 30. The EC action came a day after the Congress filed a complaint with it against Sarma.