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Claiming that people from outside were involved in the incident, protesting students were demanding that outsiders be banned from entering the campus.“We want visible action and not mere assurances,” said one of the students.They have also sought a wall to separate the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus.Teaching and research work remained disrupted on Friday and Director Prof. P.K. Jain and several teachers, who had approached students for negotiations on Thursday night,weretaken hostage at the Gymkhana Club grounds. The main gate exiting the grounds was closed. Meanwhile the police remained a silent spectator.The students…

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull has said that Shreyas Iyer is the final box that India ticked in the ongoing edition of the World Cup.Shreyas Iyer, who slammed 82 runs off just 56 balls against Sri Lanka on Thursday, hit 6 sixes and 3 fours in his innings and propelled India’s total to a massive 357/8 in the first innings of the match.India qualified for the semi-final of the ODI World Cup 2023 after winning their seventh straight game in the tournament beating Sri Lanka by a record 302 runs as they rattled Lankan…

Bengaluru, Nov 3 (IANS) Kyle Jamieson has been approved as a replacement for Matt Henry in the New Zealand squad at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.Jamieson who has played 13 ODIs for the Blackcaps was previously with the New Zealand squad in India as a cover for Tim Southee earlier in the tournament.He now gets approved by the Event Technical Committee after Henry was ruled out due to a right hamstring injury sustained during Wednesday’s loss to South Africa in Pune.“Kyle’s on his way over as we speak and we look forward to welcoming him back into the…

Paris, Nov 3 (IANS) The seventh-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas powered past Alexander Zverev 7-6(2), 6-4 in a big-serving battle on Thursday at the French ATP Masters 1000 event.Tsitsipas struck 37 winners, including 10 aces, to notch his 50th tour-level win of the season and simultaneously seal his spot at the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals.With his one-hour, 59-minute triumph, Tsitsipas improved to 9-4 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Zverev. The 25-year-old, who reached the semi-finals in Paris in 2022, will take on Karen Khachanov next after the 16th seed overcame qualifier Roman Safiullin 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.“It’s awesome. What a…

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Netweb Technologies, a leading high-end computing solutions (HCS) provider in India, has achieved strong growth in the quarter ended September 30, where its total income increased by 100.4 per cent year-over-year, reaching Rs 1,480 million.Gross profit was at Rs 392 million, marking a YoY increase of 71.4 per cent and a QoQ increase of 76.6 per cent, the company said in a statement.“While the margin for the quarter decreased, the margin for H1 FY24 increased to 30 per cent, up from 29.5 per cent in H1 FY23. This emphasises that assessing our business on a…

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Microsoft has launched a new initiative called “Secure Future Initiative” (SFI) across the company to advance cybersecurity protection and to tackle the evolving cyber threat landscape.This new initiative comprises three key pillars — AI-based cyber defences, advances in fundamental software engineering, and advocacy for stronger application of international norms to protect civilians from cyber threats.Under AI-based cyber defences, the tech giant aims to use AI to detect and respond to cyber threats rapidly. By utilising advanced AI tools and techniques, Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Center will enhance its threat analysis capabilities.”As a company, we are committed…

San Francisco Nov 3 (IANS) Amazon ran a secret pricing algorithm, codenamed “Project Nessie”, that may have generated the e-commerce platform more than $1 billion in extra profits, according to new details that emerged from the US Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust case against the company.The existence of ‘Project Nessie’ was first revealed in a previously redacted version of the monopoly lawsuit filed by the Lina Khan-led FTC and 17 state Attorneys General against the e-commerce major, reports The Verge.“Amazon has also quietly and deliberately raised prices for shoppers through a covert operation called ‘Project Nessie’,” read the FTC complaint.“Explicitly…

London, Nov 3 (IANS) Deadly robots that can climb trees, AI that may render all jobs obsolete and a work-less future are a near possibility for humanity, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has told UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.There will come a time where no job is needed as AI will be the “most disruptive force in history”, he told Sunak in a wide-ranging conversation here late on Thursday, reports the BBCAI will be smarter than the smartest human, said Musk.”We are seeing the most destructive force in history here. You can have a job if you want one…

Toronto, Nov 3 (IANS) Even as Canada plans to admit 500,000 new immigrants each year from 2025, a new study has revealed that more and more newcomers were leaving the country.The joint study, titled ‘The Leaky Bucket’ by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) and the Conference Board of Canada, said the growing numbers of immigrants are leaving Canada because of housing affordability, poor job market and burdened healthcare system. .As per the report data, the trend among newcomers to leave Canada increased suddenly in 2017 and 2019. Most of them leave Canada after staying between years four and seven…

Tokyo, Nov 3 (IANS) At least one person was killed and two others were injured after they were stabbed in Japan’s Yokohama city, according to local media reports on Friday.An emergency call was made to the police at around 7.40 p.m. on Thursday night by a resident in Yokohama’s Naka Ward, saying that “there’s trouble between some men”, Xinhua news agency quoted the Japanese daily Mainichi Shimbun as saying in a report citing local police.Upon arriving at the scene, officers found three men on the ground, stabbed in their abdomen or back, the report said.According to Kanagawa Prefectural Police, one…