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[ad_1] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is dropping in November and before that, Activision has unveiled a brand-new map coming to its battle-royale counterpart. Dubbed ‘Urzikstan,’ the large-scale metropolis will be available in Warzone 2.0, sometime in December, as part of season 1 content. The region was first featured in the reimagined 2019 MW game and is playable on the endless respawn-enabled Plunder mode, as well. Set on the eastern border of the Black Sea, this map comes with 11 unique points of interest, peppered with horizontal ziplines and drivable trains for better traversal.Activision describes Urzikstan as the point…

[ad_1] Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., on July 26, 2023.SAUL LOEB | GettyViolent moves in the bond market this week have hammered investors and renewed fears of a recession, as well as concerns about housing, banks and even the fiscal sustainability of the U.S. government.At the center of the storm is the 10-year Treasury yield, one of the most influential numbers in finance. The yield, which represents borrowing costs for issuers of bonds, has climbed steadily in recent weeks and…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday met Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi.NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad and Gurdeep Sapal, CWC member were also present at the meeting.During their meeting that last for around 40 minutes, the three leaders discussed the present political landscape and the strategic path ahead for the opposition alliance INDIA.After the meeting concluded, Mallikarjun Kharge took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and said, “Today, along with Rahul Gandhi met NCP President Sharad Pawar to further raise the voice of the people of the country. We are…

[ad_1] The Karnataka government, without undertaking a ground survey to assess the present-day prices of essential commodities, had arbitrarily enhanced wages between 5% and 10% for 34 scheduled employments. | Photo Credit: The Hindu 1. Karnataka government ordered to re-calculate minimum wages based on SC guidelines In what is being perceived as a victory for nearly 1.7 crore workers in unorganised sector across Karnataka, the State government has been directed by the Karnataka High Court to re-calculate the minimum wages that had been fixed in 2022. The government has been asked to follow the guidelines fixed by the Supreme Court…

[ad_1] Generative artificial intelligence — or the usage of generative models powered by AI to generate text, images, or other media — is taking the world by storm and it’s not just the U.S. tech giants that are set to benefit, according to Morgan Stanley. In an Oct. 2 note, the bank’s analysts led by Adam Wood highlighted that the technology enables the automation of several categories of work and “is set to expand global software spending by [around] $150 billion in the next three years.” Morgan Stanley’s list of “winners in the AI era” in Europe includes companies ranging…

[ad_1] AMMK general secretary, T.T.V. Dhinakaran | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement AMMK general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Friday demanded that farmers who had suffered crop losses or damage during the kuruvai cultivation season, be paid a compensation of ₹35,000 per acre.  Referring to the government’s announcement of ₹13,5000 compensation to be given per hectare (amounting approximately to ₹5,466 per acre), Mr. Dhinkaran pointed out that the farmers had expressed their dissatisfaction over the amount, as they had spent, on an average, ₹25,000 per acre. Had the crop been covered under a farm insurance scheme, the farmers would have been given…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Iranian women’s rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi was on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2023.”Mohammadi was honoured for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all,” Berit Reiss-Andersen, the head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo, said.Watch: Iran Hijab Police accused of ASSAULTING 16-year-old girl into ComaHere’s all you need to know about the Iranian activist:One of Iran’s leading human rights activists, Mohammadi has campaigned for women’s rights and the abolition of the death penalty.Born in 1972 in Zanjan, in the northwest of Iran,…

[ad_1] From February 5, 2023, the European Union will no longer purchase petroleum products such as diesel, gasoline or lubricants from Russia.Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesRussia’s government on Friday said it had withdrawn a ban on diesel exports delivered to sea ports via pipelines, removing a large chunk of restrictions it put in place last month.The Kremlin said in a statement that it had “lifted restrictions on the export of diesel fuel delivered to seaports by pipeline, provided that the manufacturer supplies at least 50% of the diesel fuel produced to the domestic market,” according to a…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass status quo order on Bihar caste survey, saying that restraining the state government from taking policy decision would be wrong.The Supreme Court told the plea of petitioners that Bihar’s caste survey being violative of right to privacy may not right but the important issue was breakdown of data which would be examined by court.The SC issued notice to Bihar govt on a batch of petitions challenging caste survey in the state and posts the case for hearing in January. Bihar contends that it is the mandate of apex court…

[ad_1] A view of Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on October 6 sought a response from the Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan governments on a PIL alleging distribution of freebies to voters ahead of assembly polls in both States. A bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra also issued notices to the Centre, the Election Commission and the Reserve Bank of India on the PIL, which also alleged that taxpayers’ monies are misused by the two State governments to lure voters. “There can be…