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The Justice Department announced the arrest Tuesday of an Afghan national living in Oklahoma and accused him of plotting to kill Americans on Election Day on behalf of the terror group ISIS.Nasir Tawhedi, 27, is alleged to have sought to purchase semiautomatic firearms and ammunition to further his alleged plans to carry out the attack, and even went so far as to liquidate his family’s assets and resettling family members overseas in preparation.According to the complaint, Tawhedi entered the U.S. in September 2021 on a special immigrant visa and is currently on parole status pending adjudication of his immigration proceedings.The…
The Indian Foundation for Quality Management (IFQM) — a not-for-profit consortium backed by 10 of the country’s most influential business leaders — will host its inaugural symposium on 15th October in Delhi aiming to foster a culture of quality and innovation across key sectors like electronics, IT/ITES, automotive engineering, aerospace, life sciences, and pharma. These 10 business moguls are Venu Srinivasan, chairman emeritus, TVS Motor; N Chandrasekharan, chairman, Tata Sons; Dilip Shanghvi, MD, Sun Pharma; Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, executive chairperson, Biocon; T V Narendran, MD and CEO; Tata Steel; K N Radhakrishnan CEO, TVS Motor; Randhir Thakur, CEO,…
3 min read Last Updated : Oct 09 2024 | 12:42 AM IST The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) election manifesto seems to have resonated with the electorate in Haryana despite critics voicing concerns over discontent among the crucial voter demographics, including farmers, youth, and soldiers. With 20 promises on the table, the party cast net wide, addressing a diverse array of needs. Key among their promises is to purchase 24 crops at a guaranteed minimum support price (MSP) and ensure government jobs for every Agniveer, which cater to farmers and soldiers. Laado Laxmi Yojana is projected to…
WASHINGTON — The rumors surrounding Hurricane Helene are many. There are false claims that people taking federal relief money could see their land seized. Or that $750 is the most they will ever get to rebuild. Or that the agency’s director — on the ground since the storm hit — was beaten up and hospitalized.As the U.S. agency tasked with responding to disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been fighting misinformation since Helene slammed into Florida nearly two weeks ago and brought a wide swath of destruction as it headed north. The false claims are being fueled by former…
Fresh Express® announced a product innovation with the introduction of Hot or Cold Salad and Noodle Meal Kits. Inspired by high end restaurants, the new kits bring the familiarity of a salad kit to a new format; a blend of chilled, freshly chopped vegetables, ready-to-eat pre-cooked noodles, gourmet dressing sauce, and crispy toppings that can be eaten hot or cold for two meal options in every bag. As a new product platform in the VAS category, the Hot or Cold Meal Kits further the brand’s commitment to delivering convenient, high-quality products that make mealtime easier for consumers, while also providing versatility.The…
Premier India pacer Mohammed Shami remained sidelined with an ankle injury, while the veteran duo of Wriddhiman Saha and Sudip Chatterjee returned to the Bengal Ranji side for their first two matches. Shami, who last featured in the 2023 ODI World Cup final, has been recovering from a surgery performed earlier this year. Shami had expressed interest in playing domestic cricket to assess his fitness before making his return to the international arena.”If I need to play domestic cricket to test my fitness, I will,” Shami had stated.”What matters most is that I am fully ready for whatever…
A recent award from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) brings together researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), and Lehigh University (Lehigh) under the Multiobjective Engineering and Testing of Alloy Structures (METALS) program. The team will research novel design tools for the simultaneous optimization of shape and compositional gradients in multi-material structures that complement new high-throughput materials testing techniques, with particular attention paid to the bladed disk (blisk) geometry commonly found in turbomachinery (including jet and rocket engines) as an exemplary challenge problem.“This project could have important implications across a wide range of…
Accelerated computing is sustainable computing, Bob Pette, NVIDIA’s vice president and general manager of enterprise platforms, explained in a keynote at the NVIDIA AI Summit on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. NVIDIA’s accelerated computing isn’t just efficient. It’s critical to the next wave of industrial, scientific and healthcare transformations. “We are in the dawn of a new industrial revolution,” Pette told an audience of policymakers, press, developers and entrepreneurs gathered for the event. “I’m just here to tell you that we’re designing our systems with not just performance in mind, but with energy efficiency in mind.” NVIDIA’s Blackwell platform has achieved…
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, saying that the popular short-form video app is designed to be addictive to kids and harms their mental health.The lawsuits stem from a national investigation into TikTok, which was launched in March 2022 by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from many states, including New York, California, Kentucky and New Jersey. All of the complaints were filed in state courts. At the heart of each lawsuit is the TikTok algorithm, which powers what users see on the platform by populating the app’s main “For…
2 min read Last Updated : Oct 09 2024 | 1:00 AM IST Embassy Office Parks REIT has raised Rs 2,000 crore debt to repay non-convertible debentures maturing this month. In a regulatory filing on Tuesday, Embassy REIT said it has raised “Rs 2,000 crore of coupon-bearing debt at an interest rate of 7.95 per cent.”Embassy REIT will utilise the proceeds from this debt raise to repay its Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) of Rs 2,000 crore maturing in October 2024. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp “We are pleased to announce this fundraise of Rs 2,000…