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With a first-of-its-kind Future Makers’ Conclave for entrepreneurs, the Karnataka Government will host the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025 from November 18 to 20. The summit with the theme “futurise” will focus on deep tech and artificial intelligence, Information Technology/Biotechnology Minister Priyank Kharge told a news conference on Monday. With over 10,000 entrepreneurs from across the country participating, the Future Makers’ Conclave will be larger than the Startup Mahakumbh organised by the Central Government. Around 500 speakers, 20,000 delegates, 1,000+ exhibitors, and about 50,000 visitors from 60 countries will participate in the summit being held at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC),…

Bengaluru court formally reads out charges against Darshan, Pavithra Gowda, and 15 others in the Renukaswamy murder case; all accused claim the charges are false.The 64th CCH Court in Bengaluru on Monday framed charges in the high-profile Renukaswamy murder case involving actor Darshan and 16 others. Judge I.P. Nayak read out the detailed charges against each accused, beginning with Pavithra Gowda, the first accused in the case.The court outlined Pavithra Gowda’s alleged role, from the planning of Renukaswamy’s kidnapping to his assault and murder, reading out all related sections mentioned in the chargesheet. The judge then moved to A-2, actor…

PARIS (AP) — French authorities have warned they may block access to Shein after it emerged that the online fast fashion giant had been selling sex dolls with a childlike appearance.France’s consumer watchdog, the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, said last week it had discovered the dolls on Shein’s website, noting that their descriptions and categorization left little doubt as to their child-pornographic nature.The agency has referred the case to public prosecutors, and Economy Minister Roland Lescure said on Monday he would seek to ban Shein from the French market if such incidents were to occur…

Thiruvananthapuram: Seeking a third term in the Assembly poll next year amid anti-incumbency, the ruling LDF in Kerala is attempting to set the tone for the upcoming local poll, which is being seen as a mini assembly election. With an unexpected bouquet of incentives announced last week, the LDF has branded its work in the local bodies as the “blueprint of a new Kerala”, declaring the state free of extreme poverty.The ruling front has already begun door-to-door campaigns and rallies in the wards to highlight the government’s various development initiatives and to show confidence for the upcoming elections. Back-to-back incidents…

CBS If there’s one thing writers try their hardest to avoid, it’s a plot hole. These are essentially inconsistencies in a narrative, involving continuity errors, changes in a character’s motivation, or a violation of previously established rules. They can pop up in movies, but they’re more common in television shows that have multiple seasons. They often arise when new writers come onto a team and earlier details are forgotten or overlooked.  A plot hole can even rear its ugly head in popular sitcoms, dramas, or sci-fi series that’ve been on for…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sharpened his attack on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress during an election rally in Katihar, accusing the alliance of compromising national security and indulging in vote-bank politics in Bihar’s border regions. Addressing a poll rally, the Prime Minister mounted an attack on the Opposition. Taking a jibe at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Modi asked why he was “scared of taking his father’s name” during the campaign. “Look at RJD-Congress posters—one who was Bihar CM for years, his photo has been relegated to the corner,” he said, in an apparent reference to…

Gurugram, November 3, 2025: Smartworks Coworking Spaces Limited (“Smartworks” or “the Company”), India’s largest managed office platform by total area under management, has achieved a new milestone with the License of over 8,15,000 sq. ft. at Eastbridge, Mumbai — a marquee commercial development by Regalia Office Parks Private Limited, the commercial office division of the Niranjan Hiranandani Group, in Vikhroli (W). Eastbridge is the world’s largest managed office campus and the biggest – ever leased globally by a managed workspace provider, underscoring Smartworks’ category leadership. Smartworks continues to beat its own leasing record and today boasts of 6 office campuses…

Around 2.45 pm on Saturday, the air around Rampur Nahar village in the Tarapur Assembly seat is filled with the whirring of a helicopter. Out steps Deputy Chief Minister and the BJP’s Tarapur candidate, Samrat Choudhary, dressed in his usual white kurta-pyjama with a saffron stole around his shoulders.Choudhary makes his way to a motorcade of about a dozen SUVs, and as he takes the front seat of one of the cars, chants of “Bada Aadmi Samrat (Big Person Samrat)” reverberate — a reference to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s October 30 call of “Samrat ji ko jitaiyen, Modiji inko…

Irish sport will witness a major leadership transition in 2026, with Sarah Keane announced as the next Chief Executive Officer of Cricket Ireland, taking up the role in March of next year, while confirming that she will step down as CEO of Swim Ireland in February 2026. Keane’s appointment as CEO designate of Cricket Ireland is a big move within Irish sport and perhaps even bigger on the global stage, as she will become the first female CEO of an ICC Full Member nation. Following a highly competitive international recruitment process, the Board of Cricket Ireland unanimously ratified Keane’s appointment,…

With local party leaders hovering close, she folds her hands and greets residents, especially women—young and elderly alike.As ThePrint follows Maithili Thakur on a campaign trail, it seems like a careful mix of energy and emotional appeal. As she gets out of the SUV at a narrow road in Ganoun village, a bike is there to help her navigate the narrower lanes.“Time bohat lag jayega, bike se jaldi andar pahuch jayenge (it will take too long otherwise. We’ll reach faster on the bike),” explains one of her aides Ayush to villagers and her supporters, who look amused. BJP candidate singer-politician…