Dixon Technologies and Vivo India Launch Joint Venture for Smartphone Manufacturing in IndiaGovernment Engineering College, Thrissur Alumni chapter, Qatar (Qget) concluded its bowling competition, ‘Roll n Bowl’, which featured 125 participants, including members and families. Corniche Blues emerged as the overall winners, with Qatar Redstorm and Sunrays Doha taking second and third places, respectively. Individual champions: Men’s - Gopu Rajasekhar claimed the top spot, followed by Rajeesh Vayalapra and Abhilash V in second place. Fahim, Narayan, and Sabari Prasad shared third place. Ladies - Elizabeth Leo won the champion title, with Linu Pradeep as the runner-up. Shamli Shahil and Shahna Basim shared third place. In the Kids’ category, Rachel Pradeep emerged as the champion, followed by Inaya Shabeeb in second place and Faizan Shamsudeen in third place. The captains were Priya Johnson and Fasin Abubacker (Qatar Redstorm), Shabeeb Hassan and Jazira Najeeb (Sunrays Doha), Thanuja Haseeb and Nishab K A (Corniche Blues), and Abhilash and Smrithi (Lusail Legends). The event was organised by Qget sports secretaries Nandan Nambalatt and Ilyas Najmusalah, with support from Fahim, Jijin, and immediate past president Anvar Sadath. Qget president Tomy Varkey announced the winners, while vice president Dr Gopal and joint treasurer Amjad thanked the participants. Related Story Qatar Classic Cars Contest set for launch at The Pearl Island from Nov 27 QNB 'Official Bank Sponsor' of Qatar Collegiate Programming Contest 2024
NoneChina launches new compact radiation detection chip for semiconductor self-relianceTHE use of cash has grown for the second year in a row, amid worries that more businesses are refusing to accept notes and coins. Cash was used in 19.9 per cent of all UK transactions in 2023 — up from 18.8 per cent the previous year, according to British Retail Consortium figures. The increase is a shift from a long-running trend of people switching to digital payments and debit cards. The BRC credited the rise to the cost-of-living crisis — with many people finding it easier to budget their outgoings in physical cash. The Treasury Select Committee is examining if there should be rules to force businesses to accept cash, amid a rise in the number of outlets that have already switched to contactless only. There are growing concerns they exclude many vulnerable people. A submission to the inquiry by VISA found that in 2019 over 15 per cent of people with an income under £10,000 a year relied completely on cash to pay for goods and services, compared with less than 2.5 per cent of all higher income groups READ MORE BUSINESS NEWS But there are also warnings that cash-only businesses such as nail bars and car washes are fuelling modern slavery and illegal immigration . Bas Javid, director general of immigration enforcement at the Home Office , said at the weekend some businesses rejected card payments to disguise illegal working. The Select Committee yesterday heard that physical cash is essential for victims and survivors of economic and domestic abuse . Deidre Cartwright, of Surviving Economic Abuse, told MPs: “It’s a means for them to escape an abuser — especially when that abuser can track them through a bank account.” Most read in Business Concerns have also been raised about a growing number of council car parks that only accept payments made using unreliable phone apps . Ron Delnevo, of the Payment Choice Alliance, told the hearing: “I know older friends who’ve stopped going to places because they couldn’t park without an app.” By Dame Meg Hillier SHOULD there be rules to force certain businesses and services to always accept physical cash? My committee heard from a carer to a wife with MS, who relies on cash to put money aside for bills. A supermarket worker told of the difficulty partially sighted customers have paying digitally at checkouts. Charity Mencap stressed how people with learning disabilities often use cash to guard from card scams. But corner shops have argued they should make their own decisions, and stress the cost of handling cash. The previous Government said no to rules for cash. We are yet to hear if this Government feels the same. NUKE KID ON THE BLOCK A 500-ton steel reactor was fitted into Britain’s first nuclear power station in 30 years yesterday. The 42ft reactor pressure vessel was installed at Hinkley Point C in Somerset , which EDF says will generate power for three million homes . The project, which is due to start generating power in 2029, has been hampered by political wrangling, Covid and supply chain problems. The delayed start has caused concerns about Britain’s energy security. EDF and Centrica yesterday said they will keep four ageing nuclear power stations running to ensure there is a low blackout risk. Chris O’Shea, chief executive of Centrica, said: “Power generation that doesn’t depend on the sun shining and the wind blowing is essential to keeping the lights on.” BURBERRY has launched legal action against B&M in a trademark dispute. B&M had sold “Furberry” branded pet items, including dog bowls, toys, blankets, mats and beds this year. The items featured a print with red, white and black checks on a beige background, strikingly similar to Burberry’s famous check print. It says the discount chain was falsely representing its goods as Burberry, Sky News reported. OZ CALL FOR MINE GIANT RIO MINING giant Rio Tinto has come under fresh attack from an activist investor pushing it to scrap its main London listing and focus on Australia instead. Palliser Capital yesterday published an open letter to Rio Tinto’s board arguing the dual-listed structure has been a “failure for shareholders”. The UK hedge fund, which has a £197million stake in the miner, urged it to follow BHP and drop its dual listing. The loss of Rio Tinto would be a big blow to the London Stock Exchange and many pension tracker funds would be forced to sell stock if it was no longer in the FTSE 100 . The Exchange is in crisis after facing the worst exodus of firms in 14 years, with 45 companies removed from the market in takeovers, according to Bloomberg. The value of the UK PLC market is shrinking because there have not been any big listings to replace the losses. BRITAIN has hit “peak petrol” and the number of cars needing to be filled up at the pumps will almost halve over the next decade, says a report. Auto Trader estimates there were 18.7million petrol cars this year, but that will slump to 11.1million by 2034. It predicts a “seismic shift” towards electric vehicles as they become cheaper, from 1.25million EVs to 13.7million in the next decade. It expects the share of EVs to rise to 23 per cent next year, below the Government’s eco-mandate of 28 per cent. Budget gloom THE services industry has almost ground to a halt since the Budget, with firms hiking prices and freezing hiring and investment to cover costs, a survey found. READ MORE SUN STORIES Business confidence has slumped to its lowest in two years, the influential S&P UK services purchasing managers index revealed yesterday. S&P Global's Tim Moore said: “Worries about the impact of policies in the Budget were widely reported as leading to a gloomier assessment of investment prospects and the broader UK economic outlook.”
Authorities are taking a closer look at mysterious Venmo payments that were sent from 31-year-old Hannah Kobayashi's account - including one for a possible tarot card reading. After missing her connecting flight to New York City on Nov. 8 from LAX, several suspicious Venmo payments were sent from Kobayashi's account the next day, before she was last seen at the Pico Metro Station in Downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 11. One of the payments was sent around 6:25 p.m. for an undisclosed amount to a woman named Veronica Almendarez. The only text that accompanied the payment was a bow and arrow emoji. The next was sent about an hour later at 7:19 p.m. to a man named Jonathan Taylor, also for an undisclosed amount. The payment carried the description "Reading'." Missing Hannah Kobayashi's family shares heartbreaking statement after her father Ryan's death Cause of death for dad of missing woman Hannah Kobayashi revealed by medical examiner Sources told the U.S Sun that it was a payment for a tarot card reading, something the "spiritual" Kobayashi is interested in. According to insiders, Taylor has been approached by those searching for Kobayashi through his TikTok account and has since turned it private. Taylor did not respond to the multiple requests from the U.S Sun for comment. Reddit users also alleged Taylor went live on social media to claim he introduced Kobayashi to a mystery man and doesn't know where she is now, but these claims have not been substantiated. Larie Pidgeon, Kobayashi's aunt, has made police aware of the payments, The U.S Sun reports. She also alleges that Kobayashi potential met with a scammer and that was the cause of the Venmo payments as well as the strange text messages sent from Hannah's phone, which family members say did not sound like her. "We have been made aware and so have the LAPD. It's in their hands," she said. "We are still focused on Downtown LA. Even though it's been 15 [days] we still have hope. Hannah's father, Ryan Kobayashi, traveled to Los Angeles to search for his missing daughter. But at around 4 a.m. on Sunday, he reportedly jumped from a parking structure near the famous airport, allegedly dying by suicide, the police theorized, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram . Kobayashi’s family said he died by suicide, CNN reported . The medical examiner confirmed their family's fears on Tuesday when they ruled the cause of death to be a suicide by several blunt force traumatic injuries. The last pinned location from Hannah's phone was at LAX, it was reported. In New York, Hannah was supposed to meet up with family to attend events and check off some items from her bucket list, but her relatives began to worry when she didn't appear for those events and they couldn't reach her. Her ex-boyfriend had allegedly been on the flight from Maui to LAX with her, but they didn't sit together or speak, and he got on the connecting flight to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, but she didn't. He has reportedly been cooperating with the investigation. The circumstances of the woman's disappearance remain mysterious, and her father's death only compounds the mystery and intrigue of the events of the past two weeks. The FBI is assisting LAPD in their search and investigation of the disappearance, according to a statement sent by CNN by the Los Angeles FBI field office. DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.SOUTHFIELD, Mich. , Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA ), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.77 per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on December 30, 2024 , to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 11, 2024 . About Lear Corporation Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Lear's diverse team of talented employees in 38 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive betterTM by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan , serves every major automaker in the world and ranks 174 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com. SOURCE Lear Corporation
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No. 9 SMU aims to improve playoff odds vs. Calsolutions by stc wins top honour in ‘Best Use of Digital – Technology/Telecommunications” category at MENA Digital AwardsZardari for upholding Bhutto family’s legacy of serving humanity President highlights that Rohri canal was being lined from its beginning and Rs15b would be spent annually in this regard President Asif Ali Zardari addressing the inauguration ceremony of Dr Ziauddin Hospital Sukkur Campus, in Sukkur, on 28-12-2024.— PID ISLAMABAD/ SUKKUR: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday vowed to uphold the Bhutto family’s legacy of public service, improving socio-economic well-being of the nation. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700472799616-0'); }); He hailed the establishment of Dr Ziauddin Hospital, Sukkur Campus, adding that it will provide quality healthcare services to the people of Sukkur. The president expressed these views while addressing the inauguration of Ziauddin Hospital in Sukkur on Saturday. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti, Dr Asim Hussain, Sindh provincial ministers, MNAs, MPAs, hospital establishment and people from different walks of life attended the event. Speaking at the event, President Asif Ali Zardari hailed the inauguration of state-of-the-art hospital as a transformative moment for Sukkur and its surrounding areas. He praised Dr Asim Hussain and the Ziauddin Hospital management for their efforts in establishing a facility equipped with cutting-edge technology and a team of highly skilled professionals. The president reflected on his personal involvement in encouraging Ziauddin Hospital to invest in Sukkur, highlighting the need for such initiatives to uplift healthcare standards in underserved areas. He said that the government of Sindh would also bear the expenses for the establishment of a university at the Ziauddin Hospital, Sukkur Campus. He stated that he had also donated his personal land for establishing Dr Ziauddin Hospital’s campus in Hyderabad. The president also highlighted that Rohri canal was being lined from its beginning and Rs15 billion would be spent annually in this regard. He said that the funds generated from the trading of carbon credits in the international market were being used for the lining of Rohri Canal project. The president said that the hospital exemplified Dr Asim Hussain and his family’s unwavering commitment to providing quality healthcare services to the people. He highlighted that Dr Ziauddin was a member of the Central Legislative Assembly before Pakistan’s independence and an associate of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and now his family was carrying forward his legacy. President Asif Ali Zardari highlighted the significance of the university campus, where medical students can pursue higher education. He emphasized that providing top-notch healthcare facilities to the public was a top priority and reiterated his commitment to ensuring that the people of Pakistan have access to quality medical care. Meanwhile, First Lady and Member of National Assembly Aseefa Bhutto Zardari and Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’s sister Mohtarma Sanam Bhutto visited Garhi Khuda Bakhsh. Bibi Aseefa Bhutto Zardari along with her aunt Mohtarma Sanam Bhutto visited the mausoleum of her mother Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. Aseefa Bhutto Zardari and Mohtarma Sanam Bhutto also visited the mausoleums of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Begum Nusrat Bhutto.Science and Technology Daily: Promoting AI Governance Jointly
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