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Why self-driving cars get so much hype - and remain so difficult to achieve
TWO decades ago, the US military kicked off the race to build a self-driving car by sending a fleet of fledgling robot vehicles across the…
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Former DU professor G N Saibaba passes away due to health complications
He died at due to gall bladder infection and other complications. 1 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2024 | 10:45 PM IST Former Delhi…
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NCP leader Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai's Bandra, two detained
File Photo of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui. 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2024 | 10:40 PM IST NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister…
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Indigenous tourism to contribute $67 bn to global economy by 2034: WTTC
The rise of remote working during the pandemic had a disproportionate effect on corporate travel. | Representative Picture 4 min read Last…
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UP govt to strictly enforce ban on passenger travel on tractor-trolleys
The rules prohibit allowing tractor-trolleys from carrying people other than labourers. | File Photo: Shutterstock 2 min read Last Updated…
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Farmers, millers, arhtiyas to hold 'chakka jam' in Punjab on October 13
Farmers block a railway track during a protest demanding justice for the victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, in Amritsar on October…
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Zepto sells over 100,000 dandiya sticks during the Navratri festival
Palicha also shared how Zepto's dark stores indulged in Navratri festivities across the country. | Photo: Shutterstock 1 min read Last…
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Bain makes binding offer for Fuji Soft, outbidding KKR by 7%
BAIN Capital made a binding takeover proposal for Fuji Soft as it seeks to outmaneuver private equity rival KKR, which has offered a lower…
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Who Is Florentina Holzinger? The Provocative Choreographer Behind the Violent Opera That Left Eighteen Audience Members Ill
A controversial performance at Stuttgart State Opera in Germany left eighteen audience members requiring medical attention due to severe…
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Gold up Rs 10 at Rs 77,410; silver rises Rs 100, trading at 96,100/kg
In Mumbai, the price of ten grams of 22-carat gold is at par with that in Kolkata and Hyderabad, at Rs 70,960 2 min read Last Updated :…
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Snubbed by Tesla, Mexican govt pledges to create affordable electric car
Mexican president Sheinbaum said her government will try to bring together Mexican companies and researchers to produce a compact, cheap…
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Judge approves Fisker bankruptcy plan favored by car owners
Fisker Inc. will wind down operations under a bankruptcy plan approved Friday that should allow car owners to drive their cars for years —…
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Boeing to cut workforce by 10% as strike eats into reserves
BOEING said it plans to cut its workforce by about 10 per cent, responding to the crisis facing the planemaker as it faces a drawn-out…
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Gold extends gains over 1% as US PPI data solidifies rate cut hopes
GOLD rose over 1 per cent on Friday (Oct 11) after a US inflation data cemented prospects of a rate cut next month, restraining the dollar…
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Europe: Stocks gain with rates outlook, earnings in focus
EUROPEAN stocks gained on Friday (Oct 11) as investors assessed the impact of hotter-than-expected US inflation data and the third-quarter…
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US: Dow, S&P 500 rally to fresh records on bank earnings
THE Dow and S&P 500 rallied to fresh records Friday (Oct 12) behind solid bank earnings, adding to weekly gains as markets shrugged off…
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Pune hit-and-run: Food delivery man killed after Audi hits two-wheeler
A food delivery man was killed after an Audi car driven by an allegedly drunk senior executive of a private firm hit his two-wheeler in…
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Big US banks say consumers are still strong, despite economy fears
3 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2024 | 11:29 PM IST U.S. consumers remain resilient with solid spending in the third quarter, two of the…
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BlackRock, GIC, Capital Group to invest in Hyundai Motor India IPO
2 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2024 | 11:28 PM IST By Julia Fioretti, Baiju Kalesh and Manuel Baigorri BlackRock Inc., Singaporean…
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The middle-income trap is a clear potential for India: Kenneth Kletzer
India’s ambition to become a developed nation by 2047 may not be realistic but the country would have a higher per capita GDP by then,…
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IMA President Asokan meets junior doctors on hunger strike in Kolkata
Indian Medical Association (IMA) National President R.V. Asokan. Representative image. (Photo: PTI) 3 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2024…
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Global sugar market will flip into deficit this season: Sucden
THE global sugar market is will flip into a deficit of nearly two million tonnes this season as the upcoming crop in top grower Brazil has…
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Demand drivers likely to keep Cummins India on robust growth trajectory
4 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2024 | 9:24 PM IST The domestic capex cycle is expected to have accelerated in Q2FY25, and demand in the…
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Facing skepticism, Elon Musk unveils prototype for driverless robotaxi
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk presented a lofty vision for the future Thursday night, unveiling prototypes of a self-driving taxi and…