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New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Ahead of International Podcast Day on Saturday, music streaming giant Spotify has announced to roll out auto-generated podcast transcripts to more creators and shows in the coming weeks so that users can read along with an episode, making the transcripts more visually and textually accessible. “We’ll be rolling out transcripts to millions of episodes in the coming weeks, and we’ll innovate more on this feature in the future, including ways to add media to transcripts. This is all part of our goal to bring more depth to the podcasts you’re listening to,” Spotify said in…

Bengaluru, Sep 29 (IANS) After a rocky first three quarters this year, online sellers, especially small ones, expect at least a 15 per cent jump in festive sales year-on-year, with the median growth figure of 26 per cent sales increase expected, a report showed on Friday. Despite modest sales growth on e-commerce platforms recently (only 40 per cent of sellers surveyed reported a 10 per cent increase in current quarter sales), anticipation for a festive sales boost among the sellers is high across categories, according to market intelligence firm Redseer Strategy Consultants.Sellers across the categories, including in the lower average…

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Taking innovative customer experience to the next level, Croma, India’s trusted electronics retailer from the Tata Group, has hosted the first-ever retail pop-up experience on a cruise ship to deliver the iPhone 15 series experience to passengers.The company boarded Cordelia Cruises for Croma Cruise Control 4.0 with a unique proposition for its passengers. Croma’s Experiential Pop-up on Sea presented an immersive experience for iPhone 15 series enthusiasts.Select 15 lucky winners who pre-booked their iPhone 15 series at Croma stores and croma.com embarked on a fascinating journey aboard the luxurious Cordelia Cruises.”We’re thrilled to curate this…

New York, Sep 29 (IANS) A US cop who joked and laughed in a bodycam video about Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula’s death by a police SUV this year, has been taken off patrol duty, police said.The Seattle Police Department (SPD) on Thursday confirmed that Officer Daniel Auderer “has been administratively reassigned to a non-operational position”, The Seattle Times reported.Auderer, a member of the SPD’s traffic squad and vice president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, came under investigation over a clip from his body camera in which he is heard saying that Kandula’s life had “limited value” and the city…

Toronto, Sep 29 (IANS) With Canada-India relations worsening after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused New Delhi of involvement in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey in June, various Canadian government agencies have reported cyberattacks from India.Calling these attacks “nuisance”, Canada’s signals-intelligence agency said various government institutions have been hit even though systems serving federal departments and agencies continued to operate normally, according to CTV network.The Canadian Armed Forces website was among those impacted by the cyberattacks for hours on Wednesday.“We have no indication of broader impacts to our systems,” said military spokeswoman Andree-Anne Poulin.Calling it…

The Board of Directors of the Bank in their meeting held on Thursday has accepted the resignation of S.Krishnan from the position of Managing Director & CEO of the Bank and forwarded the same to RBI for their guidance / advice.Krishnan shall continue to be the MD & CEO, till the guidance / advice received form RBI, which shall be intimated in due course of time.“It has been about thirteen months since I joined this Bank. In these times, we have taken various measures to fortify the Bank and make it future ready. These include Business Process Engineering, a Digital…

Models showed that the country’s population was declining from 59.0 million residents at the start of 2022 (the most recent point in time covered by the new data) to 58.1 million in 2030, 54.4 million in 2050, and just 45.8 million in 2080, reports Xinhua news agency.This kind of demographic shift negatively impacts the economy. ISTAT said that the ratio of working age individuals — those between the ages of 15 and 64 compared to those classified as non-working age (below 14 or above 65) — will shift from three workers for every two non-workers to around an even split…

Telangana’s industry Minister K.T. Rama Rao revealed this on Friday. He posted on ‘X’ that he was ecstatic to share that the leading global private equity firm Advent International has chosen Hyderabad as the headquarters for its ‘Cohance platform’, with a cumulative whopping investment of USD 2 Billion (approx Rs 16,650 crore).Last year, Advent International had announced the launch of Cohance Lifesciences, a new brand identity for its API and CDMO platform.The minister said hehad the opportunity to meet with Pankaj Patwari, Managing Director, and Vaidheesh Annaswamy, Operating Partner, to discuss their investment and the ambitious growth plans.“I’m delighted that…

Aishwary displayed an impressive comeback, moving up from fifth place to secure the silver medal with a score of 459.7.Swapnil was leading with 310.8 points after the kneeling and prone shots. Meanwhile, Aishwary was fifth with 306.4 points.In the standing position, Swapnil continued to be on top before falling down to fifth after a terrible 7.6 shot, missing out on a medal with a fourth-place finish (438.9 points).Earlier today, Swapnil and Aishwary, alongside Akhil Sheoran, clinched the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team shooting gold medal with a world record score at the Asian Games 2023.Aishwary’s silver medal helped India…

Roshanara Club was established in 1922, and is one of the oldest clubs in Delhi.On Friday morning, there was unusual activity around the Roshanara road in Delhi with heavy security barricading all roads leading to the Club.The police didn’t allow any entry into the club since morning as the DDA officers were set to take possession.In its order, the DDA said, “Whereas the Deputy Director (OSB), DDA vide his letter dated January 19 this year forwarded to the Estate Officer the matter for initiation of eviction proceedings against Roshanara Club Ltd. under the PP Act, 1971 from its leased premises…