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National Consumer Helpline (NCH) is set to introduce artificial intelligence-based features including speech recognition and multilingual chatbots as part of a major upgrade to its consumer grievance system. The helpline has also announced partnerships with over 1,000 companies to expedite complaint resolution. The new AI capabilities, dubbed NCH 2.0, will allow consumers to file complaints through voice input in their local languages, marking a significant technological transformation of the consumer protection platform that currently operates in 17 languages. The helpline has seen dramatic growth in usage, with monthly calls surging to 141,817 in January 2024 from 14,795 in January 2015. Monthly complaint registrations have tripled to 112,468 in 2024 from 37,062 in 2017.

BJP accounted for the highest number of 14 women candidates emerging victorious, including 10 who were re-elected: Shweta Mahale (Chikli constituency), Meghana Bordikar (Jintur), Devyani Farande (Nashik Central), Seema Hiray (Nashik West), Manda Mhatre (Belapur), Manisha Chaudhari (Dahisar), Vidya Thakur (Goregaon), Madhuri Misal (Parvati), Monica Rajale (Shevgaon) and Namita Mundada (Kaij).

Signature Global has invested ₹3,000 crore in the construction of multiple projects and allocated an additional ₹1,500 crore for land acquisition as the residential real estate sector continues to grow despite some softness in the market.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren-led coalition won the tribal belt comfortably. It is the first time since the state’s inception that a party or alliance has won elections after five years in power. Jharkhand was created on November 15, 2000. BJP’s vote share remained unchanged, but it lost a few seats, and got no help from its partners.

BAKU: The COP29 climate summit is nearly 24 hours into overtime with no final agreement in sight as negotiators suspended the meeting after talks through Friday and Saturday failed to produce a compromise acceptable to all.

Ajit Pawar on Saturday won from his traditional Baramati assembly constituency by defeating his nephew and NCP (SP) candidate Yugendra Pawar by more than one lakh votes.

Hemant Soren on Saturday expressed gratitude to people of the state for INDIA bloc's stellar performance in the assembly polls, asserting that it passed the exam of democracy. The coalition comprising the JMM, Congress, RJD and CPIM(L) Liberation is headed for a decisive victory, having won 31 seats and leading in 24 others. Soren has already won from the Barhait seat by a margin of 39,791 votes, defeating BJP's Gamliyel Hembrom.

Trinamool Congress nominee Sangita Roy won the Sitai assembly seat in West Bengal bypolls, defeating her nearest BJP rival Dipak Kumar Ray by a margin of 1,30,636 votes on Saturday, the EC said. The TMC retained the seat.

air quality index (AQI) reached 420, placing the city firmly in the 'severe' category. This concerning dip follows a brief respite from the hazardous air pollution that has plagued the capital for weeks.

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar have banned victory processions on Saturday when the results of the state assembly elections will be declared.

Donald Trump said on Friday that he has choosing former State Department official Alex Wong to serve as deputy national security adviser.

In addition to text message content, the government can seek any other traffic data for ensuring telecom cybersecurity, according to the rules framed under the new Telecom Act, notified Thursday. The rules define traffic data as any info generated, transmitted, received or stored in telecom networks, including type, routing, duration or time of a communication.

The Canadian foreign ministry last month alleged Amit Shah, considered the number two in Modi's government, was behind a campaign of intimidation in Canada. Ottawa says it has evidence linking Indian government agents to the 2023 murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. This week, the Globe and Mail newspaper said Canadian security agencies believed Modi knew about the violent plots and said Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and national security adviser Ajit Doval were also in the loop.

Wall Street's main indexes had a subdued start on Friday as investors awaited a business activity survey and monitored geopolitical tensions between Ukraine and Russia. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.3 points at the open to 43,871.63.

Baba Siddique murder case, an official said. The NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister was shot at on October 12 near his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's office in Nirmal Nagar area in Bandra East. He died some time later at a nearby hospital. A Crime Branch team that had gone to Nagpur in connection with the probe held Sumit Dinkar Wagh (26), a resident of Panaj in Akot tehsil in Akola, the official said. «Wagh transferred money from an account in Karnataka Bank's Petlad Branch in Gujarat's Anand district to Nareshkumar, brother of arrested accused Gurmail Singh, as well as arrested accused Rupesh Mohol and Harishkumar. He transferred the money online using a SIM brought in the name of arrested accused Salman Vora,» he said.

NTPC Green Energy Ltd has signed an agreement with NREDCAP to set up renewable energy projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said. NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL), the renewable energy arm of power giant NTPC, has recently launched its Rs 10,000 crore Initial Public Offering (IPO) with a price band of Rs 102-108 per share. NGEL has signed a joint venture with NREDCAP (New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh) to set up renewable energy (RE) projects worth Rs 2,00,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh, Naidu said in a post on X on Thursday. The collaboration will focus on developing 25 GW solar/wind, 10 GW pumped storage projects (PSPs), and 0.5 MMTPA green hydrogen, the chief minister added.

Available 24/7 on WhatsApp, MJ will allow customers to book movies with support in Hindi, English, Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu, streamlining the entire process and making it more engaging and convenient for cinema lovers. MJ’s robust AI capabilities offer users a personalized journey based on their movie preferences. The chatbot’s advanced discovery features tailor movie suggestions to users' choices, including genre, language, location, cinema format, and showtime. It even allows users to select from diverse cinema formats such as IMAX, MX4D, ONYX, ScreenX, Playhouse, and more. Through intuitive, natural conversations, MJ streamlines bookings by helping users easily navigate options and filter based on cinema preferences, while clearly distinguishing between 2D and 3D options to ensure users select their ideal format.

Avenue Supermarts Ltd. 0.33 per cent to Rs 3631.90 at 12:36PM (IST) in Friday's trade. The counter hit a high of Rs 3653.95 and low of Rs 3567.35 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 3619.60 in the previous session. The counter had a total traded volume of 12:36PM shares so far with a turnover of Rs 3.82 crore on BSE. The stock traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 87.90 and a price-to-book ratio of 15.76.

Dubai, founded by Radha Stirling, highlights the case's uniqueness due to the small age difference and the fact that both teenagers are now of legal age. The group stated that the couple began a relationship while on holiday with their families in September. The girl's mother reportedly discovered the relationship after they returned home and contacted Dubai police. The girl’s mother found their chats and pictures back in the UK. Consequently, Fakana was detained by Dubai police. According to reports, the girl was only a few months younger than Marcus, a fact he was unaware of at the time. Since his arrest, the girl has turned 18. Although Fakana is no longer detained in a police cell, he remains unable to leave the UAE. Meanwhile, his family is incurring expenses of £2,000 for Airbnb accommodation while awaiting the resolution of his case.