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19.11 / 19:46
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Donald Trump returns to the US-Mexico border as he lays out a set of hard-line immigration proposals
EDINBURG (TEXAS) : Donald Trump returned to the US-Mexico border for a visit Sunday as he promotes a hard-line immigration agenda that would be far more expansive than the policies he pursued during his first term as president. Before making remarks in Edinburg, Texas, Trump served meals to Texas National Guard soldiers, troopers and others who will be stationed at the border over Thanksgiving. He was joined by Republican Gov.
19.11 / 17:25
19.11 / 16:57
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Argentina holds runoff vote to choose economic savior amid crisis. What's at stake?
Argentina heads to vote on Sunday to choose from option to bring the Argentine economy out of an economic catastrophe. The contestants- Economy Minister Sergio Massa, from the ruling Peronist party, against libertarian outsider Javier Milei. Milei stands out for displacing a traditional center-right coalition in the first round of voting last month.
19.11 / 16:57
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Turkish chef Nusret Gokce aka Salt Bae sparks outrage with ₹800 charge for Sprite, netizens slam 'overpriced' menu
₹800), exceeding its market value by over tenfold. Often Nusr-Et has been under critics' radar after frequent complaints for excessive pricing. Critics also condemned his restaurant for their excessive emphasis on presentation rather than food quality.
19.11 / 16:57
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Edtech unicorn PhysicWallah lays off 120 employees: Reports
Economic Times reported, citing a top official of the company. The official was responding to the newspaper's query on social media posts that made unverified claims of around 500 staffers being laid off by PhysicsWallah.
19.11 / 15:41
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Sam Altman’s friends and foes: who’s who in OpenAI drama
Sam Altman on Friday, a host of players across the tech industry have come onto the scene. From co-founders to chief executives, here are their roles and how they play into the escalating series of events happening at the artificial intelligence firm.
19.11 / 14:07
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India-Australia World Cup Final: sales of chips, jerseys, puja flowers zoom on Blinkit, Zepto
Aadit Palicha said on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that sales of puja flowers were skyrocketing right before the match began at 2 pm. He also shared a graph of how the numbers stacked up when compared to a regular Sunday. “India's religious side is starting to show! Sales of puja flowers are through the roof today compared to a regular Sunday We thought it was because of Chhath Puja, but there's been a major spike since the match started,” he said.
19.11 / 14:07
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Edtech startup Physics Wallah lays off 120 staffers after performance evaluation
Physics Wallah said it may let go of 70-120 staffers, amounting to less than 0.8% of its workforce in relation to performance concerns. The decision, undertaken after a mid-term appraisal analysis ended in October, is aimed at ensuring Physics Wallah’s primary focus on maintaining a high-performing team, a top official told ET. The spokesperson was responding to ET’s request for comments on several posts on social media about Physics Wallah laying off over 500 staffers in a “totally unprofessional” manner. ET could not verify the contents of the social media posts.
19.11 / 14:07
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Video clip of K'taka CM’s son’s conversation: Kumaraswamy raises more questions, CM offers to retire from politics if charges proved
Siddaramaiah and JDS state president HD Kumaraswamy lashed out at each other on Sunday as the latter stuck to his allegation that the CM and his son Dr Yathindra indulged in corruption in the transfer of officials. The JDS leader in a series of posts on social media platform X as well as in a press statement threw some more questions at the CM, not satisfied by the explanation he had offered about the mobile conversation his son had with one of his officials. The CM, in a chat with the media, offered to retire from politics if Kumaraswamy established he made money in official transfers. Kumaraswamy was now talking about the “money transactions in transfers’ during his own tenue as chief minister, Siddaramaiah said, seeking to turn the tables on his bitter rival. The two leaders were once part of the JDS, and Siddaramaiah switched to the Congress in 2005 after his expulsion from the party over differences with HD Deve Gowda.
19.11 / 12:55
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Surprising unity or witty banter? BJP and Congress exchange messages on social media during World Cup final
BJP and Congress engaged in witty exchange on social media during India vs Australia World Cup ODI final in Ahmedabad. As India and Australia battled it out in the World Cup ODI final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, an unexpected exchange took place on social media between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress on X, formerly known as Twitter. The official handle of the BJP posted, «Come on Team India! We believe in you!» on X. In response, the Congress wrote, «TRUE THAT! JEETEGA INDIA.» This exchange caught the attention of many, who saw it as a surprising display of unity between the two major political parties. However, it soon became clear that this exchange was more about wit and banter than actual unity.
19.11 / 12:37
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Why MS Dhoni is trending on social media on the day of World Cup 2023 finals
MS Dhoni retired from international cricket three years ago. Yet he trended on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on the day of the World Cup final between India and Australia. Many fans pointed out Dhoni is the only Indian captain to hit a 50 in World Cup finals. Current Team India skipper Rohit Sharma came very close to match Dhoni's feat but fell short by just 3 runs. Sharma fell for 47 runs off 31 balls but helped his team to a blazing start. This is the fourth time Team India are in the finals of ODI World Cup.
19.11 / 12:37
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Indira Gandhi-led Cong govt plagued by starvation deaths, encounters, alleges Chandrasekhar Rao
Indira Gandhi's regime was plagued by starvation deaths, naxal movements and encounters. Addressing rallies in the state, Rao, also known as KCR, said the Congress leaders should feel ashamed to seek votes as they were not able to provide drinking water during their rule even when the Krishna river was flowing nearby at Kollapur.
19.11 / 12:37
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India a USD 4 trillion economy? No official word yet
India crossing USD 4 trillion mark though there was no official confirmation if the country has achieved the landmark. The finance ministry and the National Statistical Office did not immediately comment on the viral social media post on India's GDP crossing USD 4 trillion. Highly placed sources said that the viral news was incorrect and India was still shy of that landmark.
19.11 / 11:49
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Virat Kohli's unforgettable World Cup 2023 performance: Three records he shattered
Virat Kohli signed off World Cup 2023 on a high. He made 54 in the finals off 63 balls against Australia in the finals in Ahmedabad. The star batsman reached 50 landmark in 56 balls. In 11 innings, Kohli scored 765 runs at an average 95.62 — the highest ever runs in a single edition of a World Cup. He hit 3 hundreds and 6 fifties during World Cup 2023. With 765 runs, he broke Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar's earlier record of 2003 edition of the World Cup. Sachin had scored 673 runs in the 2003 edition or the World Cup, a record that the Master Blaster held for almost 20 years. Virat Kohli also broke Sachin's record of most number of ODI centuries during this World Cup. He scrred a record-breaking 50th one-day international hundred in unbeaten hosts India's 70-run semi-final win over New Zealand. That innings saw Kohli surpass the mark of 49 centuries he had shared with retired India great Sachin Tendulkar. During this World Cup, Virat Kohli also leapfrogged for Australian skipper Ricky Ponting to be the third highest scorer in ODIs. In 292 matches, Kohli has scored 13848 runs vs Ponting's 13704 runs in 375 matches. Sachin Tendulkar (18426 runs) holds the record for most runs in ODIs, followed by Kumar Sangakkara (14234 runs)
19.11 / 11:07
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India vs Australia: Man calling for 'free Palestine' invades Narendra Modi stadium, briefly halts World Cup final
World Cup 2023 final match on Sunday. A pitch invader sporting a mask with the Palestine flag colours and a plea to stop the bombing in Gaza on his shirt entered the field, halting the match for a few minutes.
19.11 / 11:01
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Virat Kohli gets a surprise gift from Sachin Tendulkar ahead of World Cup final
Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar gifted Virat Kohli his number '10' jersey, which Tendulkar wore in his last ODI match against Pakistan in 2012. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to their official X (formerly Twitter) account and shared pictures of the moment when Kohli received the legendary jersey. «A special occasion & a special pre-match moment. Sachin Tendulkar 2011 and Virat Kohli 2023,» BCCI wrote on X. In this World Cup, in the semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai, Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI centuries to become the first player in the history of ODI cricket to score 50 centuries.
19.11 / 10:44
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Elon Musk, under fire, threatens lawsuit against media watchdog
(Reuters) -Elon Musk threatened on Saturday to sue media watchdog Media Matters and those who attacked his social media platform X, following moves by several large U.S. companies to halt advertising on the site after being promoted alongside antisemitic content.
19.11 / 09:29
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'Dhoom' director Sanjay Gadhvi passes away at 56
Filmmaker Sanjay Gadhvi of Dhoom fame died at his Mumbai home on Sunday, November 19. His daughter Sanjina Gadhvi shared the news as reported by PTI. He was 56 and would have celebrated his 57th birthday in three days.
19.11 / 08:19
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The Sam Altman-OpenAI saga: top six developments you need to know
Sam Altman being fired as the CEO of OpenAI. The board of the Silicon Valley-based maker of AI chatbot ChatGPT suddenly ousted Altman — one of the most influential tech entrepreneurs of our times — stating “he was not consistently transparent in his communications, hindering the board's ability to fulfill its responsibilities”.
19.11 / 08:19
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Astrotalk CEO Puneet Gupta promises Rs 100 Crore reward to users if India wins cricket World Cup 2023
Astrotalk CEO Puneet Gupta has stirred a mix of curiosity and amusement on social media by announcing a whopping reward of Rs 100 crore for its users if India emerges victorious in the World Cup final against Australia. Gupta took to LinkedIn to declare that the bounty would be 'equally divided' among the users and deposited into their app wallets. “So, this morning I spoke to my finance team and pledged to distribute.
19.11 / 07:05
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Telangana: Poll officials check vehicle of K Kavitha, second time this month
Election Commission on Sunday checked the vehicle of ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha, in what was the second such instance this month ahead of the November 30 Assembly elections in Telangana. The BRS leader was travelling to Dharmapuri to campaign for the November 30 polls when some officials from the poll panel stopped her car at the Chalgal check post in Karim Nagar, sources said. «Officials of the Election Commission checked the car of BRS MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha at Chalgal check post while she was on her way to Dharmapuri to campaign for the Assembly elections,» a party source said. A video of the purported checking of her vehicle was shared widely on social media.
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