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According to Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities, the made-in-India iPhones are projected to account for 12 to 14 per cent of Apple’s global iPhone shipments this year.In a Medium blogpost, he further predicted that the importance of the South Asian market to Apple will notably rise in the coming year.Taiwanese giant Foxconn currently owns between 75 per cent and 80 per cent of India’s iPhone production capacity, said Kuo.This dynamic is expected to shift as Tata Group begins manufacturing iPhones at the Wistron production line it acquired in India.”By making India’s Tata an iPhone assembler (already acquired Wistron’s iPhone…

This is the third consecutive day of protests by the all-party legislators — from the ruling MahaYuti and Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi — to press for the reservation demands and express solidarity with Shivba Sanghatana leader Manoj Jarange-Patil who is on a rigorous hunger strike for the ninthday Thursday.The legislators raised slogans of ‘Ek Maratha, Lakh Maratha’ and ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Ki Jai’, gathered outside the state government headquarters at Nariman Point and squatted on the road briefly halting the morning traffic.Later, they were detained and whisked off in vans by the Mumbai Police to the Azad Maidan police chowky,…

“Based on the current security situation, we have decided to ban bags at all major sporting events as of today. The decision is connected to the fact that the terrorist threat level is at 4 (on the 5-grade scale),” Xinhua news agency quoted Buster Mirow, a press secretary at the Swedish Police, as saying to local media late Wednesday.The bag ban also applies to concerts and festive celebrations, the Swedish Police said on its website.When the terrorist threat level was raised to 4, or “high”, in mid-August, director general of the Swedish Security Service Charlotte von Essen said that “Sweden…

Pune, Nov 2 (IANS) New Zealand have called in fast-bowler Kyle Jamieson to their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup squad in India as a cover, especially with pacer Matt Henry awaiting scan results on his right hamstring and Lockie Ferguson continuing to recover from his achilles injury. Jamieson was previously with the New Zealand squad in India as a cover for Tim Southee earlier in the tournament. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said he will arrive in Bengaluru late on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s crucial match against 1992 champions Pakistan.“The severity of Matt’s injury, combined with a short turnaround to Pakistan,…

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Australia have suffered a massive blow with the news that in-form all-rounder Mitch Marsh flew home for personal reasons and will be out of the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup indefinitely. Marsh flew home from India on Thursday due to personal reasons and Cricket Australia said that “a timeline of his return to the squad is to be confirmed.”Australia have already lost fellow all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for Saturday’s clash against England due to concussion after an unlikely injury on a golf course, and the absence of Marsh adds further intrigue as the five-time World…

San Francisco, Nov 2 (IANS) US-based cybersecurity company Splunk has announced to lay off about 7 per cent of its global workforce, just months ahead of its acquisition by global networking giant Cisco.According to Splunk’s regulatory filings, it had nearly 8,000 employees as of January, meaning around 500 employees will likely lose their jobs.The company laid off nearly 300 employees earlier this year.”As we work to finish FY24 and look ahead, we are taking this proactive and strategic step that further aligns our workforce to better enable Splunkers to meet the needs of our customers and partners, while remaining sustainable…

London, Nov 2 (IANS) A 79-year-old Sikh man has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 15 years after murdering his wife with a wooden rounders bat at their home in east London in May this year. Tarsame Singh was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to killing his 77-year-old wife, Maya Devi.On May 2, Singh walked into the Romford police station and told the front desk that he had just killed his wife, following which officers immediately attended the house on Cowdray Way in Elm Park and found Maya unresponsive on the…

The actress is reportedly not dating exclusively at the moment despite having been caught kissing Peregrine Pearson.”Sophie is open to the idea of dating again,” a source told ‘Us Weekly’ of the 27-year-old’s current relationship status, reports aceshowbiz.com.”She isn’t fully committed to anybody at the moment, but she’s definitely putting herself out there and keeping her options open.”Turner sparked dating rumors with Peregrine John Dickinson Pearson, simply known as Perry by his friends, after they were spotted making out in public in Paris. The twosome was photographed sharing a kiss on the streets on Saturday, October 28.In photos obtained by…

Morethan 47 percentof Indian respondents to a study stated they consumed plant-based food out of concern for animals.Shaka Harry, backed by cricketer MS Dhoni, nabbedBest Vegan Meatfor its deliciousJust Like Mutton Bhuna Curry, andNOTO, with investors including actor John Abraham, wonBest Vegan Ice Creamfor its tastyMango & Raspberry frozen dessert.The other winners are listed below.Best Vegan Milk:So Good Plant-Based Oat BeverageBest Vegan Butter:Grabenord “Not a Dairy Butter”Best Vegan Yogurt:Ultx Soya Curd KitBest Vegan Ghee:Simplifry VE-GEEBest Vegan Sweet:The Baklava Box Vegan Pista KunafaBest Vegan Cheese:Plan B Classic SlicesBest Vegan Egg:Moonglet Eggless Masala OmeletteBest Vegan Chocolate:Daarzel The OG Vegan & Gluten Free…

According to the sources from the office of the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), the final figure was calculated after inclusion of names of new voters as well as deletion of the names of dead, duplicate and fake voters.As per the draft voters list, the total number of voters in West Bengal is 7,53,86,072, out of which 3,83,31,846 are male and 3,70,52,444 female.The sources said that based on the draft list, a second round revision exercise will be undertaken throughout the state for the entire November and December, following which the final voters’ list will be published on January 5,…