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Toronto, Aug 6 (IANS) Canadian telecom operator Telus has announced to lay off 6,000 employees across its business — about six per cent of its global workforce, in order to free up cash and remain competitive.”Our resilience and ability to embrace change and continuously evolve the way we operate are cornerstones of our Telus culture and will continue to fuel our future success,” said Darren Entwistle, President and CEO of Telus in the company’s Q2 2023 earnings report.”It is therefore with a very heavy heart that we are seeking to reduce 6,000 staff positions across our global footprint, representing approximately…

The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Saturday when the boat capsized following a collision with a sand-laden vessel in the river, about 30 km away from capital Dhaka.”The bodies of three women, three children and two men have so far been retrieved with the help of locals,” Rafi Al Faruk, a duty officer of the fire service and civil defence headquarters, told Xinhua.The official said most of the passengers were able to swim ashore after the incident as the boat sank close to the river bank and at least four people have been rescued.”So far, we have recovered the…

In fact, there have been many instances of some film critics who could not predict a film’s success after watching it! Let alone film critics, even distributors who rejected a film after seeing it, have been proved wrong. In those days, a film was open for all distributors to watch during various stages of its making or even when completed. Many a time, a film thus rejected went on to become a blockbuster.There were no buyers for ‘Zanjeer’, the Amitabh Bachchan blockbuster. The producer had to sell it for a song where the terms let the distributor keep the entire…

On Friday, the ‘Django Unchained’ actor posted a black square with the words: “they killed this dude named Jesus… What do you think they’ll do to you???!” followed by the hashtags “fake friends” and “fake love.”Multiple social media users saw the message as antisemitic.On Saturday, the ‘They Cloned Tyrone’ star apologised for the post to his 16.7 million followers.”I want to apologise to the Jewish community and everyone who was offended by my post. I now know my choice of words have caused offense and I’m sorry. That was never my intent.””To clarify, I was betrayed by a fake friend…

The new option will be available within the group settings screen for group admins, reports WABetaInfo.Once this option is enabled, everyone in the group chat will be able to report messages shared in the conversation to the group admins.After a message is reported, the group admin will have the choice to either remove the message for everyone or take necessary action given the significance of the reported content.”This feature empowers the group to maintain a safe and respectful environment within the conversation,” the report said.With the new feature, the group admins can gain assistance in monitoring the group even when…

0The week began on a positive note, with hopes of an end to the policy tightening era due to cooling inflation worldwide. However, negative news about the US rating downgrade, weak factory activity data from the Eurozone and China, and prolonged FII selling triggered by rising US bond yields caused widespread worries across the globe, he said.Increased concerns over the US economy forced investors to flee in search of safe haven investments, leading to a surge in the dollar index. Nonetheless, the domestic market recovered from the impact of weak global cues, gaining support from positive domestic earnings led by…

A video of Fr. Bolmax Pereira, attached to a church at Chicalim near Vasco town, had gone viral recently in which he had said that “there should be dialogue with Hindus over considering ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji as a God (Whether Chhatrapati Shivaji is god of Hindus)”.Later after apologising over the incident, Fr. Bolmax Pereira said that his intention was not to hurt sentiments of any community.“I am an ardent follower and admirer of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. World admires him as he united everyone. Only point I wanted to make with my people is that some sections admire him as god. He…

SK hynix Inc, on the other hand, was pushed back to third place from number 2 compared with a year earlier, due largely to the output cut that came before Samsung, according to the market tracker Omdia.Samsung Electronics kept the largest share of 42.8 per cent in the DRAM market, unchanged from the previous quarter, reports Yonhap News Agency.Samsung’s DRAM revenue amounted to $4.01 billion in the January-March period, a 61.2 per cent fall from the previous year’s $10.35 billion, Omdia said. Compared with three months earlier, the revenue sank 25.2 per cent.The DRAM market share of SK hynix stood…

Bipasha Basu and her husband Karan Singh Grover welcomed their kid on November 12, 2022 who the couple named Devi Basu Singh Grover. While it was unknown at the time, Devi was born with VSD which led to a lot of problems for them leaving her emotionally crushed.The ‘Dhoom 2’ actress while speaking to Neha Dhupia regarding her experience of motherhood said that she was not really in a position to talk about motherhood as “everyday is a learning experience”, and while motherhood is full of its own turbulences, it was something she looked at with sheer marvel and amazement…

In other operations 41 kg and 36 kg narcotics were seized. Also three pistols were recovered.“These modules were actively involved in trans-border and interstate drug smuggling in Punjab in a big way,” Yadav tweeted.“FIRs under the NDPS Act registered at SSOC (State Special Operation Cell), Fazilka and further investigation is ongoing to demolish the network,” he said.The police are committed to make the state drug-free as per the vision of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.–IANSvg/uk