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Ottawa, Sep 29 (IANS) Despite levelling allegations over the involvement of India in the murder case of Canada-based pro-Khalistan hardliner Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that it was “extremely important” for his country and its allies to continue engaging “constructively and seriously” with India given its growing importance on the world stage.Addressing a press conference in Montreal on Thursday, the Prime Minister said “Canada is still committed to building closer ties with India”, The National Post newspaper reported.“India is a growing economic power and important geopolitical player. And as we presented with our Indo-Pacific strategy, just…

In a statement, the company said “Cohen will not receive compensation for serving as president, CEO and Chairman”.In an email sent to employees, Cohen said that each expense to the company will be scrutinised to ensure that GameStop survives.“It is not sustainable for GameStop to operate a money losing business. Our expense structure must allow us to endure any adverse scenario,” he was quoted as saying.“Extreme frugality is required. Every expense at the company must be scrutinised under a microscope and all waste eliminated. The company has no use for delegators and money wasters. I expect everyone to treat company…

Inflation in Europe’s largest economy has not been as low since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February 2022, reports Xinhua news agency. According to Destatis, the decline was due to a base effect from the end of the government’s anti-inflation measures, such as the fuel discount and the subsidized nationwide public transport ticket, in September 2022.As a result, the price increase in the services sector slowed to 4 per cent and the increase in energy prices was 1 per cent. Prices for food, on the other hand, continued to rise faster than the overall inflation rate at 7.5…

One of the patients to be discharged was a nine-year-old boy whose father had succumbed to the virus last month.It was during the second week of September that the medical authorities in Kozhikode suspected an outbreak of Nipah after two patients died of the symptoms.Following this, several areas of the district, especially where the suspected outbreak surfaced, was turned into a containment zone and for almost a week all educational institutions in the district went into online mode.Kozhikode saw two Nipah deaths and six positive cases. Over 950 samples were sent for testing and since the end of last week,…

The makers of the Prabhas-starrer film took to their X handle (formerly called Twitter) and announced the release date. Sharing the posters of the film in multiple languages, they wrote, “Coming Bloody Soon #SalaarCeaseFire Worldwide Release On Dec 22, 2023 (sic)”.The poster features a bloodied avatar of Prabhas as he holds a weapon in his hands staring into the camera.The film has been directed by Prashanth Neel, who is known for his ‘K.G.F.’ franchise. The film also stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Haasan and Jagapathi Babu.‘Salaar Part 1 – Ceasefire’ is an action film produced by Hombale Films which has earlier…

A clear message was conveyed by Banerjee himself through a message that he posted on his X handle on Friday morning. “The fight against the deprivation of WB and its rightful dues shall persist regardless of the obstacles. No force on Earth can hinder my dedication to fight for the people of WB and their fundamental rights. I’ll b in Delhi joining the protest on Oct 2nd & 3rd. STOP ME IF U CAN!” his X message read.Banerjee is supposed to be at the national capital for these days to lead Trinamool Congress’ protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar against the…

The incident occurred on Monday when an immersion procession taken out by a local Ganeshotsav Mandal was passing by the Shindewadi neighbourhood in Somatne Phata area of this twin-city of Pune. A local resident, Sunil P. Shinde along with his family said that they had recently lost their minor 16-year-old son and were in mourning, hence requested the procession to stop the deafening DJ music. Apparently angered by this plea, some of the people in the procession pounced upon the Shinde family, dragged and brutally assaulted them fists, kicks, sticks and rods before running away from there. At least three…

The country was celebrating Ganeshotsav for the last 11 days, and witnessed its conclusion on Thursday. Post the visarjan of Ganesh idols, celebrities teamed up with an NGO and joined hands in cleaning the beaches, preserving the natural beauty of the city.The beach clean-up drive was scheduled at Juhu Beach at 7 a.m.Rajkummar wore a black tee and joggers, and completed the look with a pair of sunglasses. He can be seen walking on the beach, and talking to the paparazzi.He said: “We all love Ganpati, and hence we have come here. We are citizens of India.”Rajkummar further said: “I…

The global survey revealed that 90 per cent of newsrooms are already using some form of AI in news production, 80 per cent in news distribution, and 75 per cent in news gathering. More than half of the respondents mentioned increased efficiency and enhanced productivity as a reason to use AI as it can automate monotonous and repetitive tasks, according to the report by JournalismAI, an initiative from Polis, the London School of Economics and Political Science’s journalism think tank, supported by the Google News Initiative.“Generating Change: A global survey of what news organisations are doing with artificial intelligence” included…

“Today, we’re opening up access to SGE (Search Generative Experience) in Search Labs to more people — specifically, teens (13-17) in the US,” Google said in a blogpost on Thursday.Starting this week, teens signed into a Google Account will be able to sign up for Search Labs to access select Labs experiences through the Google app or Chrome desktop.As the company introduced this new technology to teens, Google said it wants to strike the right balance in creating opportunities for them to benefit from all it has to offer, while also prioritising safety and meeting their developmental needs.Informed by research…