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Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman recently concluded their bilateral naval exercise, 'Naseem Al Bahr' off the coast of Goa. The exercise lasted from October 13 to October 18. The Indian Navy highlighted the details of the naval exercise on the social media platform, X. https://x.com/indiannavy/status/1846497469431214142/photo/3

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds. CPSEs have to spend 60 per cent of their CSR funds on the theme set for a particular year. «We have added PM's Internship Scheme to 'Health and Nutrition' as the common theme for CSR activities by the CPSEs for 2024-25. CPSEs will spend 60 per cent of their CSR funds towards 'health and nutrition' and PM's Internship Scheme this fiscal,» an official told PTI. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, earlier this month, started enrolling companies as well as interns under the Prime Minister's Internship Scheme. Over five years, the scheme envisages providing internships to 1 crore youth.

Facebook and WhatsApp parent Meta has invited comments from the public on the posting of immigration-related content that may be harmful to immigrants and shared two cases that Facebook moderators decided to keep on the platform. The board plans to assess whether Meta’s decision to only protect refugees, migrants, immigrants, and asylum seekers from the most severe attacks on its social media platforms under its hate speech policy is adequate. The board is funded by the social media giant but operates independently. After gathering public comments, it can issue non-binding policy recommendations to Meta.

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judicial officers about the use of derogatory language by some members of the administrative establishment towards women. Addressing a gathering at the inauguration of the North Goa District Courts Complex near Panaji, the CJI said, «We must actively work to dismantle all barriers to have truly democratic access to justice». «As we strive for inclusivity within our courtrooms, the language which we use must reflect our ethos. We must be vigilant in our choice of words ensuring that our language is not only precise but also respectful and intrusive,» the CJI said.

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Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) plans to install a 2,000 kilowatt-peak (KWp) solar power plant on its campus, a move that could cut its annual electricity bills by around Rs 3 crore, according to official sources. The new setup will see solar panels installed on the rooftops of hostels, remaining academic buildings, and small vacant areas near the academic complex. Currently, JNU has 600 KWp solar panels on academic buildings, which have been in operation since 2018. «These panels generate around 9 lakh units of electricity every year and have helped the university save approximately Rs 4.2 crore on electricity,» the source said.

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This was the Los Angeles set of "Shark Tank," the ABC show that for 15 years has turned business negotiation into entertainment. Aspiring entrepreneurs use hustle, gross margins and cringeworthy pitches to pry money from the so-called Sharks in exchange for a stake in their companies. On one level, «Shark Tank» is your basic reality TV show. The pitches, which last about 45 minutes, are edited to snappy 12- to 15-minute segments with music scored for suspense over tight shots of bug-eyed, sweaty supplicants. Some founders leave the tank defeated, humiliated or in tears. Others leave triumphant with handshake deals.

The development came after the government decided that the recruitment to the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) would be made through both the Civil Services Examinations (for Traffic, Accounts and Personnel sub-cadres) and the ESE (for Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Signal and Telecommunication and Stores sub-cadres). «In order to give sufficient time to the aspirants of ESE 2025 to prepare for the examination, the Commission has also decided to postpone the ESE (Preliminary) and ESE (Main) Exam, 2025. The ESE (Preliminary) 2025 and ESE (Main) 2025 will now be held on 8th June 2025 and 10th August 2025 respectively,» said the statement issued by the UPSC.

Congress MLA Babu Jandel from Sheopur in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus through his alleged derogatory remarks about Lord Shiva, an official said on Saturday. The FIR was filed at Tukoganj police station late Friday night based on a complaint lodged by the Vishva Hindu Parishad's legal cell's Malwa Prant (Indore-Ujjain division) convener and lawyer Anil Naidu, he said. The case was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 299 (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and 302 (intentionally hurting someone's religious feelings), he said. Talking to PTI, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Hansraj Singh said an FIR has already been registered against Jandel in Sheopur for his alleged derogatory remarks about Lord Shiva, and the case filed in Indore will be attached with that original FIR.

convicted child abuser and “mommy vlogger” Ruby Franke, spoke out about being a “victim of family vlogging” and the “dangers” of parents who monetize their children on social media.She spoke to lawmakers on Utah’s Business and Labor Interim Committee in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, advocating for more protections for child influencers and describing what went on behind the camera as a child influencer herself.“My mother, Ruby Franke, is the prominent family vlogger arrested last year for child abuse. I don’t come today as the daughter of a felon, nor a victim of an abnormally abusive mother,” she said in her opening remarks, which she shared on Instagram.A post shared by Shari Franke (@sharilfranke)“I come today as a victim of family vlogging.

Chief Electoral Officer of Maharashtra has sent notices to various social media platforms, asking them to take down a total of 1,752 posts that contained fake news and were meant to create confusion among voters. More than 300 of these posts were deleted after they were flagged by the poll body, an official release said here on Friday.

Vistara flight en route from Delhi to London was diverted to Frankfurt on Friday after a bomb threat was reported. The airline confirmed in a statement early Saturday that the flight landed safely at Frankfurt airport, where mandatory security checks are being conducted. The flight will proceed to its final destination once security agencies clear it. «Vistara flight UK17, operating from Delhi to London on October 18, 2024, received a security threat via social media. As per protocol, all relevant authorities were notified, and the pilots opted to divert the flight to Frankfurt as a precautionary measure,» an airline spokesperson said. Sources have indicated that the flight was diverted following a bomb threat.

Assailants have fired a dozen gunshots at a building housing the newspaper El Debate in the embattled northern state of Sinaloa

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Instant food brand Yu has raised Rs 55 crore in a funding round led by investor Ashish Kacholia and Asian Paints Promoter Group. In this round, the company has provided an exit to some of its early investors, who have made over a 4x return on their investment, the firm said on Friday. The startup aims to enhance its distribution network, strengthen its food portfolio, and expand its beverage range with the launch of its new 100% fruit juices, it said in a statement.

One example is 27-year-old PhD student Jane Xue, who decided to send her two-year-old Samoyed, OK, to work at a dog cafe in Fuzhou. For Xue, it’s a win-win situation. “It’s just like sending a child to school,” she told CNN. «OK gets to play with other dogs and won’t feel lonely, and we save on the cost of running the air conditioning all day.» Xue and her partner, who are often out on weekends, found the cafe job a perfect way for OK to socialize.

A wave of influencers on TikTok and other social media platforms have started specializing in a trend they call “kindness content,” which usually entails recording a charitable act like giving money or goods to strangers in need