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Guwahati, Aug 3 (IANS) NorthEast United FC on Thursday announced the signings of three talented young players — Shajan Franklin, Macarton Louis Nickson, and Mukul Panwar — ahead of the 2023-24 season. While Shajan has signed a one-year contract, both Macarton and Mukul have penned three-year deals with the Highlanders.Both Shajan and Macarton were teammates in the midfield at FC Bengaluru United and featured in the 2nd Division League earlier this year.On the other hand, Mukul has been associated with the Chandigarh Football Academy and is taking his first step into professional football. The 16-year-old defender was also a part…

San Francisco, Aug 3 (IANS) US-based bug bounty and penetration testing platform HackerOne has announced to lay off about 12 per cent of its workforce as the global economic slowdown continues to impact the tech community.The decision of job cuts will affect employees globally, including those in the US, Canada, the UK, the Netherlands and other countries. “I have made the painful and necessary decision to undertake a restructuring and we will reduce the size of our team by up to approximately 12 per cent. This comes as disappointing news, as we’ve all built strong connections with our fellow Hackeronies.…

Penn is in the running to replace Trevor Noah as host of ‘The Daily Show’, TheWrap reports.Penn, who hosted the show as a guest host March 13-16, is among four leading candidates who could be tapped as a permanent host, including Hasan Minaj, according to a source close to the decision-making process.The late-night Comedy Central program has been seeking a permanent host to replace Noah since he left ‘The Daily Show’ in December 2022.The show has been cycling through various guest hosts, including a slew of celebrities from February to March before TDS correspondents and contributors like Roy Wood Jr.,…

The highly-anticipated bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Chandrasekhar said that the DPDP Bill introduced in Parliament is a very significant milestone in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of global standard cyber laws for India’s $1 trillion digital economy goal and India’s Techade. “For many years, it has been known that many platforms, companies or data fiduciaries have been collecting personal data of individual citizens, not just in India but all around the world and have been exploiting that personal data for their own business models, algorithms, and many other ways,” he said in…

Talking to IANS, the senior IPS officer said that during the recent unrest in Nuh district, she received a message from headquarters about Nuh clashes and immediately moved towards Nuh to look after the law and order situation. “I was present in IRB Bhondsi, so I took a force and moved towards Nuh. When we reached Nuh, multiple vehicles were burning after being set on fire. The mob was pelting stones and even firing on the police party. “There were three major chowks – Akbar Chowk, Tringa Chowk and Badkali Chowk – where the mob accumulated and targeted the police…

El Gordo is a cluster of hundreds of galaxies that existed when the universe was 6.2 billion years old, making it a “cosmic teenager”. It’s the most massive cluster known to exist at that time. (“El Gordo” is Spanish for the “Fat One”).Researchers from University of Arizona, Arizona State University in the US and Instituto de Fisica de Cantabria in Spain shared analyses of observations of El Gordo seen from the Webb image in four different papers.The teams targeted El Gordo because it acts as a natural, cosmic magnifying glass through a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing.Its powerful gravity bends…

Fishermen from Ennorekuppam, Nettukuppam, Mugathwarakuppam, Thazhankuppam, Sivanpadaiveethikuppam, Periyakuppam and Chinnakuppam – participated in the prtoest against the Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation ( Tantransco) and Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (Tangedco) constructing power transmission tower in the Ennore backwaters.Swaminathan, a fisherman from Ennore who took part in the protest march, told IANS: “I used to get Rs 500 per day by fishing in the Ennore backwaters. However with the construction of power transmission tower, there is a reduced presence of fish and even if we get a few catch, people are not buying, stating that fish from Ennore is…

‘We, The People’ marries reality and imagination into its fabric, and strives to draw the enablers of couture, the artisans, to the face of its narrative, and had them seated front and centre at the showing. It envisions them as the juncture where artistic expression meets age-old craft and technical prowess that allows them the godlike ability to turn imagination into reality.Known for his surface textures this collection is an articulation of the fashion worker’s trance interlaced with their immediate reality. “A work of wonderment that assumes if an embroiderer would really envision the adda (embroidery frame) turning into a…

Dyson, the global technology company, appoints the actress as a Hair Care technologies brand ambassador. Through this partnership, the brand aims to increase awareness around the importance of maintaining hair health, while continuing to drive relevance for its technologically advanced styling tools.Deepika on her association said, “I’ve always believed that a hairstyle can make or break a look. Dyson’s commitment to innovation and focus on delivering advanced technology for healthier hair styling has always resonated with me and I truly believe that this association will inspire people to achieve superior hair styles while also caring for the health of their…

“Geopolitics can potentially provide considerable tailwinds for India’s growth efforts. The country is in a good geopolitical position, which will help it benefit from supply chain diversification and reshoring. This will likely bolster other growth-enhancing strengths, particularly competitiveness,” the report said.In the same vein, the report added that the, geopolitical volatility can be a challenge.”India is pursuing a pragmatic approach, cooperating and competing to serve its national interest. This means it is navigating changing partnerships and an evolving landscape. Deglobalisation and protectionist measures will also create some headwinds for exports. Trade partnerships could help to mitigate some of these effects,”…