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New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) South Asia’s gaming and esports media company NODWIN Gaming on Thursday announced that it has partnered with Intel, Monster, Hyundai, TVS Raider, Opraahfx, BenQ, and ACT for the 4th edition of India’s premier digital festival, DreamHack. The three-day festival will kick off on Friday in Hyderabad for a second consecutive year.”NODWIN Gaming, in collaboration with our esteemed partners, remains dedicated to advancing the esports landscape in India through our collective intellectual properties. Our shared objective is to leverage the unique strengths of each brand to elevate the overall experience for our DreamHack community,” Akshat Rathee,…

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Indian gaming market is likely to hit the $7.5 billion valuation mark by FY28 – a 20 per cent CAGR growth – driven by increasing in-app purchases and advertising revenues in casual and mid-core games, a new report said on Thursday.The Indian gaming industry clocked $3.1 billion in FY23 revenue.Demand for games in India was robust with 15.4 billion gaming downloads in FY23, marking India as one of the largest gaming markets in the world, according to the ‘State of India Gaming’ report by gaming and interactive media fund Lumikai, in collaboration with Google.There…

Bengaluru, Nov 2 (IANS) A disturbing trend of decline in total fertility rates has come to the fore in Karnataka, as per experts.Calling it a concerning development, the experts said that the country is experiencing a population momentum due to a lower fertility rate caused by lifestyle choices linked to economic affluence.Higher education and professional careers are prioritised. Recent trends of reduced fertility are attributed to delayed marriages and higher education levels, they said.Obesity and stress are killers in this regard, they opined.According to Dr Sangeetha Anand, Senior Consultant- Fertility and IVF, Apollo Fertility Brookefield, “There is a decline in…

Moscow, Nov 2 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he expects Western sanctions against Moscow to be intensified, and that his country needs to be ready for acts of sabotage on vital infrastructure.Speaking at a meeting with the heads of economic departments, Putin said that Russia’s economy is developing stably despite the pressure from the West, reports Xinhua news agency.He noted that the GDP for nine months increased by 2.8 per cent compared to the same period last year, while wages in Russia grew by 7.5 per cent in real terms, and unemployment rate remained low at 3 per…

Jakarta, Nov 2 (IANS) A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province on Thursday, but did not have the potential for a tsunami, disaster management agency said.The agency had first released the quake with a magnitude of 6.6 before revising it.The earthquake, which centred on-land, struck at 4.04 a.m., Xinhua news agency reported.The location of the epicentre was at 15 km southeast of Kupang city of the province and a depth of 25 km, it said.The intensity of the quake was felt the hardest at IV to V MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) in Timor Tengah Selatan area, and some…

Beijing, Nov 2 (IANS) The mortal remains of China’s former premier Li Keqiang, who passed away on October 27 in Shanghai, were cremated at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing on Thursday.Li, who was once known as the second most powerful man in the ruling Chinese Communist Party after President Xi Jinping, died of a sudden heart attackin Shanghai after all-out rescue efforts failed, reports Xinhua news agency.He was 68 years old.On Thursday morning, the cemetery’s auditorium was immersed in solemnity, with a mournful dirge playing in the background.At the main hall hung a black banner with white characters that…

Dennis Schroder led the way with a game-high 11 assists and 24 points. Through five games, the 30-year-old German has reached double-digit assists in three games and is averaging a career-best 9.2 assists per game, reports Xinhua.All-Star forward Pascal Siakam drained five 3-pointers to finish with a game-high 26 points. The native of Cameroon eclipsed the 25-point mark for the first time this season after reaching the milestone 35 times last season.”I thought guys responded tonight. 35 assists tonight is definitely something that we’re looking for and want,” said Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic after the victory. “It really feels…

Addressing media persons at BJP headquarters in Bengaluru, Yediyurappa said that the dinner meeting called by the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is to contain the Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar and put an end to troubles caused by him in the state government.“The transfer lobby has continued under this government while the IT raids have proved that the corruption is rampant in this Congress government. The raids have also confirmed that state government is a loot government. To hide failures, the Central government is blamed. Since the state is an ATM for Congress, the Central leaders are visiting Karnataka,” Yediyurappa said.AICC General…

According to police, the victim, a student of Sarvodaya School, Burari, was on his way back home on Wednesday after the evening shift when he saw some boys fighting and the ones under the pump were his known fellows of a junior school.“As he watched to intervene, the boys shifted focus on him and attacked him and the victim was thrown off guard. A sharp or pointed object caused injury on the back of his neck,” said a senior police officer.“The injured was taken to a higher centre for superior treatment by a police officer. Prima facie, it is a…

The severely-dehydrated fox that was in dire need of assistance was discovered by villagers in Melasana. The unusual sight quickly drew a huge crowd to the location.Officials shared on Thursday that they found this out on October 30.Around Nalsarovar, the Indian Fox is often observed scavenging for food, feeding on meat left over by other large predators and on cattle carcasses. They also have a penchant for berries whenever the fruit is in season.Alerted to the dire condition the Indian Fox was found in, a local resident contacted the Animal Life Care NGO, which promptly responded to the message.The NGO’s…