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The Matildas were on Sunday morning presented in front of fans in Brisbane after losing the World Cup third-place play-off to Sweden.It marked Australia’s best-ever finish at a World Cup and was again watched by millions of people across the country, reports Xinhua.Addressing the crowd, Kerr said it was a “dream come true” for the squad to play World Cup matches in front of sold-out crowds at stadiums in Australia.”Me and the girls definitely felt the love,” she said.”We see everything, we appreciate everything. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster but it’s been the best four weeks of our lives.”The Matildas’…

Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh, who has been attacking the BJP government at the Centre over Chinese issue, wrote on X: “The Prime Minister is more concerned about his image than the country. So after the intrusion on June 19, 2020, he gave clean chit to China.”Congress Spokesperson and Chairman of Media and Publicity, Pawan Khera on X wrote, “Any other Prime Minister would have gone to these areas and sent a loud signal to China.“Our Prime Minister whimpered a clean chit. Thank you Rahul Gandhi for sending out the much required message to China and the world.…

Rome (Italy), Aug 20 (IANS) Napoli started their campaign to defend the title as they kicked off the 2023-24 Serie A season with a 3-1 comeback victory over Frosinone, while Inter also registered an opening win after beating Monza 2-0.The Partenopei claimed their first Serie A title on Saturday in 33 years last season but found themselves on the back foot just seven minutes into the game as Abdou Harroui converted a penalty to give the newly-promoted an early lead.The defending champion pulled back on level terms in the 24th minute as a rebound kindly fell for Matteo Politano to…

San Francisco, Aug 20 (IANS) Elon Musk-run Tesla has started notifying current and former employees whose information was involved in a confidential data breach in May that affected 75,735 people.In a notice posted on the US-based Maine Attorney General’s website, Tesla said an investigation had found “two former Tesla employees misappropriated the information in violation of Tesla’s IT security and data protection policies”.”Tesla immediately took steps to contain the incident, understand the scope, and protect your information. Among other things, we identified and filed lawsuits against the two former employees. These lawsuits resulted in the seizure of the former employees’…

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) About 40 per cent of workers will need to reskill due to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation over the next three years, which translates to 1.4 billion of the 3.4 billion people in the global workforce, a new study has shown.According to tech major IBM, about 87 per cent of executives said that job roles to be augmented, rather than replaced, by generative AI.That figure is closer to three-quarters in marketing (73 per cent) and customer service (77 per cent) — and more than 90 per cent in procurement (97 per cent), risk and compliance…

This weekend is one of the special few in a year that filmmakers seek for the release of a new film. The other sought-after weekends are Republic Day (January 26), Diwali, Eid and Christmas.Some of the biggest hits were released during one of these periods and it is universal knowledge that Hindi cinema’s historical blockbuster, ‘Sholay’, was released on August 15, 1975.Actors have their favourite release slots like the Eid week is Salman Khan’s. Shah Rukh Khan chose January 26 this year for ‘Pathaan’.If the holiday for any of these special days falls on a Friday, it assures a film…

Das, who was in the Department of Economics, resigned from the university after his paper suggesting voter manipulation in 2019 elections sparked a controversy. Later, professor Pulapre Balakrishnan resigned in protest over acceptance of resignation of Das.Several departments of the varsity including Economics, Sociology and Anthropology and Political Science have extended their solidarity to Das, demanding to reinstate him immediately.”We thank all departments who issued statements in solidarity with the demands in our open letter. We have had meetings with the GB members and the VC and have been assured that a resolution is underway. We hope that our combined…

Unseasonal rains, cyclones, and intensified heatwaves have collectively become synonymous with the state’s climatic narrative. However, these disturbances are not merely capricious acts of nature; they are rooted in a complex interplay of geographical diversity, anthropogenic factors, and climate change vulnerabilities.A comprehensive study on the vulnerability of states to climate change ranks Gujarat as moderately vulnerable, sporting a vulnerability index of 0.50 to 0.58. Nevertheless, an in-depth analysis conducted by the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW) reveals a more concerning reality.Nearly 29 out of Gujarat’s 33 districts, encompassing a population of approximately 62.83 million, stand in the crosshairs…

Once US Steel was the most valuable company in the world. Now, it’s the subject of a bidding war among rivals offering a fraction of what the company was once worth, CNN reported.US Steel could be yet another iconic company for which time has run out. And the company’s possible fate serves as a cautionary tale to the current global titans about how quickly the world can change.The Pittsburgh-based company formed in 1901 as a merger of the nation’s leading steel companies – including Carnegie Steel Corp. – and was engineered by financier J.P. Morgan. The new company became the…

India won the first match by two runs (DLS method) and are looking to win the second match and seal the series on Sunday night.Former India opener Saba Karim expects the team management to make one or two changes in the young side.“I do expect one or two changes because this is a young side and there are one or two players who didn’t have the opportunity to play so far. Avesh Khan, for instance, was part of the T20I side that toured West Indies but didn’t get a chance to play, Therefore, there’s a possibility that Avesh might be…