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Auto Finance Search Trends Report - 2023 released by Techmagnate, Indian consumers are increasingly engaging in informed auto finance decisions by conducting broader searches using general terms like "car loan interest rates"or "auto loan eligibility"instead of relying solely on brand-specific queries.This shift reflects a growing awareness of the available options and a willingness to compare and contrast the offerings of different providers. The increasing popularity of electric vehicles is also influencing search behavior, with consumers seeking comprehensive information on financing solutions tailored to these eco-friendly vehicles.

Elon Musk is in your news feed again. The richest man in the world on Wednesday told advertisers who were dropping his social media platform X because of antisemitic posts, to go ‘f**k themselves’. In an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin in a New York Times DealBook Summit, Musk candidly addressed the recent controversy. Let's take a look at the highlights of this viral conversation:

scuffle broke out at a polling booth in Jangaon Assembly Constituency in Telangana while voting was underway on Thursday. As per the reports, a contingent of police reached the spot and brought the situation under control. The scuffle reportedly broke out between workers of the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Congress and BJP. The purported video of the scuffle was caught on camera and shared on social media.

Redmi 13C 5G smartphone in India with a focus on the ₹10,000 smartphone segment. The Redmi 13C 5G will be a successor to the already popular Redmi 12C, which was launched in March this year. The Redmi 13C made its debut in Nigeria earlier this year and is all set to be launched in India on December 6, Redmi confirmed in a social media post.

Jayanthi is celebrated on the 18th day of the 8th month (Kartika), generally in November. The 524th birthday of Saint Kanaka Dasa will be celebrated on November 30, 2023, during Kanakadasa Jayanthi or Kanaka Jayanti. Kanaka Dasa grew up in a humble family and was renowned for his intelligence and courage.

Redmi is all set to launch its Redmi 13C 5G smartphone in India with a focus on the ₹10,000 smartphone segment. The Redmi 13C 5G will be a successor to the already popular Redmi 12C, which was launched in March this year.

Bob Iger has explained why his company has stopped advertising on Elon Musk's social media giant X (formerly Twitter). Iger said that Musk's stance in agreeing with an anti-Semitic post meant that Disney's association with X wasn't a positive one for the company.

Stay tuned to this LIVE MINT live blog for all the latest updates on exit poll results 2023:A survey agency tries to gauge the likely result of an election through an exit poll. Voters are asked, after they exit the polling station who they voted for, hence this is called an ‘exit poll’.Last month, the Election Commission of India (ECI), while announcing the poll schedule for five states (Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Telangana), banned exit polls between 7 am on November 7 and 6:30 pm on November 30.Harsh Goenka, the chairperson of the RPG Group, took to social media to share the poll predictions as per the "betting market (satta bazaar)". Here's what it showed.Mizoram Assembly Election 2023: The Mizoram Election 2023 saw 78.38 per cent voter turnout as of 11 pm on November 7 when the 40 assembly seats had polled.

Gen Z users across the country including a special focus on non-metro cities, a social media app with a focus on safety and community building, and an action game truly customised for India – these are just some of the winners for Google Play’s Best of 2023 in India — the search giant's yearly awards to recognise the best apps and games on Google Play and the developers who bring them to life. It said that this year too there were many new and exciting apps that helped people through a range of critical needs, with self care, personal growth, and ecommerce apps dominating app innovations this year. Gaming continued to see strong momentum in India, with more gamers from diverse pockets of the country joining the fold and immersing themselves in a wide array of titles across genres, including casual, sports, role-playing, and action. Many of these titles come from Indian developers.

The first phase followed the creation in 2020 of a new regulator, the International Financial Services Authority, which outlined an ambition to create a welcoming place where India-centric trading that’s moved to Dubai, Mauritius or Singapore can return home. K Rajaraman, who took charge as chairman of the IFSCA in August, spoke with Bloomberg News about the outlook for GIFT City. The interview is lightly edited for clarity: How has GIFT developed since the creation of the IFSCA? GIFT City started in 2007 as a completely greenfield experiment when PM Modi was the chief minister of the state of Gujarat. In 2020 the government created the IFSCA as a unified regulator.

Bob Iger said on Wednesday he would «definitely» step down when his current contract ends in 2026 and that the ABC broadcast network was not for sale. In a wide-ranging interview at the New York Times Dealbook Conference, Iger also said he was «bullish» on the prospects for Shanghai Disneyland and he expected the company would expand the theme park «relatively soon.» Iger, 72, returned to Disney as CEO in November 2022, less than a year after he retired, to revamp the media company after the board ousted his hand-picked successor, Bob Chapek. Iger had planned to stay for two years but agreed to extend his stay through 2026. Disney's board is undertaking a «robust» search for a successor, Iger said, adding that he was «definitely going to step down» at the end of his current contract. After Iger spoke, Disney's board announced it had appointed Morgan Stanley CEO James P.

TikTok, Snap and Discord will testify on online child sexual exploitation at a January 31 US Senate hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee said on Wednesday. Senator Dick Durbin, the panel's Democratic chairman and the ranking Republican Lindsey Graham said Discord and X had initially balked at participating and refused to accept a subpoena. «Now that all five companies are cooperating, we look forward to hearing from their CEOs,» they said in a statement.

Loco, a gaming-focused streaming platform, has laid off around 40, or 36%, of its 110 employees. The company announced the layoffs during a town hall meeting with employees on Wednesday, even as it plans to expand operations overseas. Anirudh Pandita and Ashwin Suresh, the founders, told employees that the layoffs are part of the firm’s restructuring strategy, said people aware of the matter.

In Colorado, President Joe Biden has said Rep_ Lauren Boebert was wrong to describe his policies as “a massive failure."

Nigeria’s leader has presented a $34.8 billion spending plan for 2024 to federal lawmakers with a focus on stabilizing Africa’s largest but ailing economy and tackling a deadly security crisis

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign legislation in the coming days aimed at curbing deceptive uses of artificial intelligence and manipulated media

The irreverent feminist website Jezebel is making a comeback less than a month after it was shut down

Ronaldo and Binance teamed up last November on the CR7 NFT collection, with the football star telling potential investors on social media "we are going to change the NFT game and take football to the next level".The suit claims that Ronaldo's endorsement led plaintiffs to make loss-making investments, according to the BBC.

how to prevent its misuse. The policy will be regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content on platforms such as YouTube. According to the company, the policy is focusing on creator disclosures when it alters reality, and mandates labelling of electoral advertisements crafted by GenAI, among others, besides enabling creators to watermark their content using Google’s tools.