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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brandon Allen will start for injured starter Brock Purdy on Sunday at the Green Bay Packers, per head coach Kyle Shanahan to reporters . Purdy is dealing with soreness in his right (throwing) shoulder stemming from his team's recent 20-17 home loss to the Seattle Seahawks, per Shanahan on Monday (h/t ESPN's Nick Wagoner ). Purdy was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday and Thursday, but he was wasn't on the field in uniform during the early open portion of practice Friday. Joshua Dobbs, who most recently excelled with the Minnesota Vikings last year after briefly taking over for an injured Kirk Cousins, will serve as Allen's backup. The 32-year-old Allen has played in 16 games (nine starts) over five seasons (2019-2022, 2024) for the Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals and 49ers. He's completed 56.7 percent of his passes for 1,611 yards (6.1 yards per attempt), 10 touchdowns and six interceptions. Allen enters a tough road environment against a 7-3 Packers team that looks bound for the playoffs. He also may be without superstar left tackle Trent Williams, who suffered an ankle injury in Week 10 and has missed practice all week. Worse yet, the 49ers will be more shorthanded on the defensive end with star edge-rusher Nick Bosa out with an oblique/hip issue, per Shanahan . So San Francisco will go into this game as a significant underdog. It's already been an inconsistent season for the 5-5 49ers, who have notably been mediocre on the defensive end (16th in points per game allowed). The offense is still a respectable eighth, and that's without running back Christian McCaffrey as he dealt with Achilles tendinitis that kept him out for the first eight contests. But the defending NFC champions certainly expected more after entering the year with Super Bowl aspirations. That's still feasible, especially with no team running away with the NFC West. The 6-4 Arizona Cardinals currently lead the way, so the 49ers can catch them, grab a home game in the wild card round and make a run at it. But San Francisco has Green Bay and then the 9-2 Buffalo Bills on the road back-to-back. If Purdy is forced to sit another game, San Francisco could find itself at 5-7 and needing to run the table to make the playoffs. For now, the 49ers hope Allen could do well enough in Purdy's absence to grab a win in Green Bay. Kickoff is set for 4:25 p.m. ET in Lambeau Field.
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An award-winning airline has added a new aircraft to its already impressive fleet. Emirates Airlines will be expanding its collection with a true beauty offering unparalleled comfort and style. The Airbus A350 features luxury at its core, seen throughout its interior and impressive add-ons. The new aircraft is a big moment for this airline as they were recently named the world's best airline in Telegraph Travel’s study who are no strangers to prestigious awards. The Airbus A350 is said to be so luxurious it's been called a high-end hotel in the sky and enjoying these benefits are not only reserved for the high-end passengers. Emirates all-new aircraft was recently unveiled to the public and is set to start flying between Edinburgh and Dubai from January 3. Best of all, the economy class seats featured on this new Airbus boast of true comfort with extra legroom to truly stretch out and enjoy. The aircrafts 259 economy seats are arranged 3-3-3 across the cabin with even the colours of the fabric changing to a more bright cream with blue. Tim Clark, president of Emirates, said: “Unlike many of our competitor carriers, which go for dark colours, creating a very gloomy cabin.” Each seat is also equipped with entertainment systems featuring an impressive list of movies, TV shows, documentaries and games. The seats are also equipped with touch-screen entertainment systems, giving access to a huge selection of movies, TV shows, and games. The new aircraft also features high ceilings with high-quality cabin air with a quirky added feature of mood lighting creating a completely relaxed vibe allowing a passenger to feel completely at peace. Business class passengers will be in for a real treat with fully reclining seats that turn into comfortable flat beds with each seat having its own private section. The 32 upholstered seats in business class have been arranged as 1-2-1 rather than 2-3-3, allowing for passengers to all have direct access to the aisle. And for the first class passengers, these cabins are the epitome of opulence where it's been described as a flying palace with sliding doors allowing for your own personal bubble. More reliable Wi-Fi will also be available to all passengers who will benefit from faster services thanks to the ViaSat Global Xpress (GX) satellite network. There will be no first class on this aircraft which Clark said Emirates was unlikely to introduce on the A350 but with so many impressive upgrades, anyone will feel like first class on this new jet.Fall is the best time to think about cooking soup. Here’s 5 recipes you’ll want to try
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — At this point the past two seasons, the San Francisco 49ers were fighting for playoff positioning rather than their playoff lives. After snapping a three-game losing streak with a lopsided win last week against Chicago, the Niners head into a Thursday night division showdown against the Los Angeles Rams hoping to play with the same kind of desperation in a game they almost certainly need to win to get to the postseason. "I think just across the board as a team, everybody had just a bit more of sense of urgency and I think we executed and played together as a team, and we didn't let off," quarterback Brock Purdy said. "Really liked that. But, that was last week so now it's on to this week and how can we do that again?" After getting outscored by 53 points in losses at Green Bay and Buffalo, the 49ers (6-7) played their most complete game of the season to keep their playoff hopes alive. While some credited a feeling of desperation or speeches from players such as Purdy and Deommodore Lenoir for the turnaround, linebacker Fred Warner said it was more about execution than anything else. "We didn't go out there in Green Bay, we didn't go out there in Buffalo saying, 'Let's just hope that we win.' Trust me, I felt desperate as hell going into both those games," he said. "It just didn't work out. ... It didn't happen because last week we decided we wanted to. This was weeks in the making." Whatever the reason, the results were obvious to anyone watching, including the Rams (7-6), who had their own signature performance to boost their playoff chances. Los Angeles held off Buffalo 44-42 to remain one game behind Seattle in the NFC West race and a game ahead of the 49ers and Arizona in the tightly packed division. Coach Sean McVay knows his team will need a similar performance to beat San Francisco and earn a season sweep. "I saw they certainly had a very dominant performance," he said. "If there's anything that you do know, it's a week-to-week league. Humility is only a week away. They have excellent coaches, excellent personnel and really good schemes. No matter what's really happened in terms of the trajectory of the injuries, they're going to be ready to go." Puka Nacua is in dominant form with 33 catches for 458 yards and three TDs in the Rams' past four games, highlighted by a 162-yard performance last week against Buffalo in which he also scored his first rushing TD. Nacua was injured for these clubs' first meeting this season — but last year, he broke the NFL's single-game rookie receptions record with 15 in his first game against San Francisco, and he set the NFL rookie season records for catches and yards receiving during his visit to Santa Clara last January. "He's a tough football player," 49ers defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen said. "Some guys are just competitive. He's got size, he doesn't go down easy. Some things you can't measure and he's just got it." The least productive four-game stretch of Deebo Samuel's career sent the frustrated wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers to social media. In a now-deleted post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Samuel said the reason he gained only 97 yards from scrimmage the past four games was not that he was struggling but that he wasn't getting the ball. His teammates and coaches believe he will get back to his All-Pro form soon. "I want to get Deebo the ball every play if I could," Purdy said. "I want to have him break all the records as best as possible. I want Deebo to do Deebo things." The Rams defense got shredded twice in the past three weeks by Saquon Barkley's Eagles and Josh Allen's Bills, dropping the unit to 27th in total defense. LA's vaunted young pass rush led by rookie Jared Verse has no sacks in its past two games and just three in the past four games. Considering Purdy drove the Niners to 425 yards in the teams' first meeting this season without Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle or Samuel, the Rams' offense might need yet another prolific game to overcome its defense's weaknesses. With Nick Bosa sidelined the past three games, the 49ers have had to generate pass rushes from different sources. They had a season-high seven sacks last week with Yetur Gross-Matos getting three and Leonard Floyd two. The 32-year-old Floyd has 5 1/2 sacks in his past four games. "Leonard's just an Energizer bunny," Shanahan said. "It's crazy with him being one of the older guys and stuff and how many different teams he's been to, but I've played against him enough and felt that." Bosa has a chance to return this week and is listed as questionable. AP Sports Writer Greg Beacham in Los Angeles contributed to this report Get local news delivered to your inbox!georgeclerk In July , I believed that BlackRock, Inc. 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HUNTINGTON, W.V. (AP) — Marshall has withdrawn from the Independence Bowl after a coaching change resulted in much of its roster jumping into the transfer portal. The Thundering Herd were slated to play Army on Dec. 28 in Shreveport, Louisiana. But the Independence Bowl and Louisiana Tech announced on Saturday that the Bulldogs will take on the 19th-ranked Black Knights instead. Marshall said it pulled out “after falling below the roster minimum that was deemed medically safe.” The Herd (10-3) beat Louisiana-Lafayette 31-3 last weekend to win the Sun Belt Conference Championship for the first time. The program has won seven games in a row in the same season for the first time since 2020. “We apologize for the nature and timing of this announcement and for the turmoil it has brought to bowl season preparations for Army, the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, the American Athletic Conference and ESPN,” Sun Belt Commissioner Keith Gill said in a statement. Coach Charles Huff left Marshall for Southern Miss last Sunday, and Tony Gibson, the defensive coordinator at North Carolina State, was announced as his replacement less than an hour later. By Thursday, at least 25 Marshall players had entered the transfer portal. Gibson held a meeting shortly after arriving on campus in Huntington to introduce himself to the team. He followed that up with phone calls, text messages and more meetings Friday and Saturday. “Any time coaches leave to take other jobs, it is emotional,” Gibson said at a news conference Thursday. “And kids that are 18-to-22 years old are going to make emotional decisions instead of just breathing for a day or two.” It's the first bowl for Louisiana Tech (5-7) since 2020. The Bulldogs have won two of their last three games, but they haven't played since a 33-0 victory over Kennesaw State on Nov. 30. “We are excited to accept the opportunity to play in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl against a fantastic and storied program as Army,” Louisiana Tech athletic director Ryan Ivey said in a release. “I believe our football program is moving toward positive structure and the opportunity to play in this bowl adds to that momentum. We are looking forward to being in Shreveport for this matchup.” Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballUS stocks mixed, Nasdaq breaches 20,000 for first time
Marshall withdraws from Independence Bowl matchup against ArmyChief Minister A Revanth Reddy here on Saturday said that the State government was endeavoring to upgrade the skills of the students and make them partners in the reconstruction of Telangana. Extending gratitude to all for instilling confidence that the government residential schools will also groom talented students, he said a strong misconception was that the students of private institutions were more talented than the government schools. Addressing a meeting organized as part of the uniform diet programme after visiting social welfare residential school in Chilkoor, he said the people's government was working hard to remove such misconceptions. Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao launched the concept of residential school for the first time in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. Many students, who studied in residential schools, have been selected as IAS and IPS officers. TGPSC Chairman B Venkatesham and former TGPSC Chairman M Mahendar Reddy also studied in residential schools and were selected as IAS and IPS officers. Numerous famous persons studied in residential schools and excelled in their respective fields. The State government took a decision to instill complete confidence among SC, ST, BC and minority students. The State government was moving forward with a firm resolve to completely reform the education system and raise the educational standards, he said. The previous BRS government did not give adequate priority to diet, cosmetics and infrastructure in the government schools. The people's government enhanced the diet and cosmetics charges at one go. Diet charges have been increased by 40 per cent and cosmetic charges by 200 per cent keeping in view the increased prices and the difficulties faced by the students. First time in the history of the country, such a big increase of charges happened in Telangana only. As many as 23 lakh students were studying in 26,000 government schools in Telangana while 33 lakh students enrolled in 11,000 private schools. “Are those teaching in private schools more qualified than government teachers? Why are we unable to produce multi-talented students? Why shouldn't we think about it? Isn't this our responsibility?” Welfare and development are like two eyes for me. Spending on education is not an expenditure and instead an investment for their future,” he explained. “What have we learned since 70 years? Why are not we planning for the next academic year in advance? We must introspect and find a permanent solution. It is our responsibility and we cannot escape from it,” Revanth Reddy said. A girl died recently due to food poisoning. The grieving parents must have undergone a lot of trouble. Rich and the poor show their affection towards their children equally. “Parents repose faith in us and send their children to hostels. We should be responsible. Such incidents will increase our honour and reputation or not..? Need to take precautions and stop the recurrence of such incidents,” he said. Instructing officials to provide funds through the green channel by the 10th of every month, Revanth Reddy entrusted the work of the stitching of school uniforms to women self-help groups and increased the fee for school uniform stitching from Rs. 25 to Rs. 75. He said the State government was providing free electricity to all government schools and added he already instructed officials and public representatives to visit residential schools two to three days a week. “Unemployment problem is increasing due to lack of skills. The State government upgraded 75 ITIs as Advanced Technology Centers in collaboration with Tata Company. Providing skill development training to unemployed through Young India Skills University is underway,” he explained. The Young India Skills University is a role model for the country. The State government was ready to set up a Young India Sports University and a sports academy with an aim to win medals in the 2028 Olympics. World Boxing champion Nikhat Zareen and International cricketer Mohammed Siraz have been given government jobs aiming to encourage sports. Appealing to students to excel in sports and hone skills, Revanth Reddy said teachers should encourage students to excel in other talents and the State government was ready to provide facilities for required training. Stating that the government was setting up Young India Integrated Residential Schools in every assembly constituency to compete with the corporate institutions, he said the government took the responsibility of providing quality education along with basic facilities. Spending money on education should be seen as an investment for future generations. “I will visit residential schools during his every official tour in the State. Stringent action will be initiated against those who failed to perform their duties,” he warned, asking officials to empower students to monitor food they consume everyday and set up mess management committees with students.McConnell to head subcommittee overseeing defense spending as he prepares to step down as GOP leaderCNIC team develops a comprehensive set of genetic tools and mouse lines
SPAR Group Affirms Intent to Close Highwire MergerCLEVLEAND — Shane Bieber's comeback with Cleveland has double meaning. The former Cy Young winner re-signed with the Guardians on Wednesday, a reunion that seemed unlikely when he became a free agent. However, the 29-year-old Bieber decided to stay with the AL Central champions after making just two starts in 2024 before undergoing Tommy John surgery. Bieber agreed last week to a one-year, $14 million contract. The deal includes a $16 million player option for 2026. It seemed like a long shot that Bieber, who is 62-32 with a 3.22 ERA in 132 starts, would return to Cleveland. He had turned down long-term offers in the past from the club, and it was expected he would sign with another contender, likely one on the West Coast. But the California native has a special connection with the Guardians, who selected him in the fourth round of the 2016 draft. Bieber, who won the AL Cy Young in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, threw only 12 innings last season before lingering issues with his elbow forced him to have surgery. He is expected to join Cleveland's rotation at some point in 2025. A two-time All-Star, Bieber was named MVP of the midsummer event in 2019 when it was held in Cleveland. He has the highest strikeout ratio per nine innings (10.2) and third-highest winning percentage (.660) in the franchise's 124-year history. Bieber is one of just three Cleveland pitchers to start five season openers, joining Stan Coveleski (1917-21) and Corey Kluber (2015-19). While Bieber had some elbow issues in the past, he didn't show any issues before being shut down. He struck out 11 in six scoreless innings against Oakland on March 28, and followed that up with six more shutout innings at Seattle on April 2. DALLAS — Pitchers again dominated the big league phase of the Rule 5 draft at the winter meetings, comprising 11 of the 15 unprotected players who were picked Wednesday. The 121-loss Chicago White Sox had the first pick and selected 24-year-old right-hander Shane Smith from the Milwaukee Brewers organization. Smith was an undrafted free agent out of Wake Forest when he was signed by Milwaukee in July 2021. The 6-foot-4, 235-pounder has gone 13-7 with a 2.69 ERA and 203 strikeouts over 157 innings in 19 starts and 54 relief appearances over three minor league seasons. There were 14 teams who made picks in the major league portion of the Rule 5 draft of players left off 40-man rosters after several minor league seasons. Only Atlanta made two selections, after making none since 2017. Atlanta chose right-hander Anderson Pilar from the Miami Marlins with the 11th pick, and then took infielder Christian Cairo from the Cleveland Guardians with the 15th and final pick in the MLB portion. The 26-year-old Pilar was original signed by Colorado as a minor league free agent in 2015 and has pitched in 213 minor league games that included 17 starts. He is 28-20 with a 2.86 ERA. Teams pay $100,000 to take a player in the major league portion. The players must stay on the big league roster all of next season or clear waivers and be offered back to their original organization for $50,000. Six of the 10 players selected during the Rule 5 draft last December — five of them right-handed pitchers — remained last season with organization that selected them. Two of the four position players taken Wednesday by other teams came from the Detroit Tigers organization: catcher Liam Hicks and third baseman Gage Workman. Miami drafted second after Colorado passed making a selection, and took Hicks. Workman was taken by the Chicago Cubs with the 10th pick. Baltimore lost two right-handed pitchers on back-to-back picks, Juan Nunez to San Diego with the 12th pick before Connor Thomas went to Milwaukee. DALLAS — Tom Hamilton, who has called Cleveland games on the radio for 35 seasons, won the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting on Wednesday. Hamilton, 70, joined the team's broadcast in 1990, when he was with Herb Score in the booth and part of the coverage of their World Series appearances in 1995 and 1997. Hamilton became the voice of the franchise when Score retired after that second World Series. Hamilton will be honored during the Hall of Fame’s induction weekend from July 25-28 in Cooperstown, New York. He was selected the hall's Frick Award 16-member committee as the 49th winner. There were 10 finalists on this year's ballot, whose main contributions came as local and national voices and whose careers began after, or extended into, the Wild Card era. The other nine were Skip Caray, Rene Cardenas, Gary Cohen, Jacques Doucet, Ernie Johnson Sr., Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper, Dave Sims and John Sterling. DALLAS — The Texas Rangers acquired slugging corner infielder Jake Burger from the Miami Marlins on Wednesday in a trade for three minor league players. Burger hit .250 with 29 home runs and 76 RBIs in 137 games for the Marlins last season, with 150 strikeouts in 535 at-bats with 31 walks. He started 59 games at third base and made 50 starts at first. Five days of service time short of being eligible for salary arbitration this offseason, he will be eligible next winter and can become a free agent after the 2028 World Series. Miami got infielders Max Acosta and Echedry Vargas and left-handed pitcher Brayan Mendoza. The acquisition of Burger comes about a month after the Rangers hired former Marlins manager Skip Schumaker as a senior adviser for baseball operations. Luis Urueta, Miami's bench coach the past two seasons, also was added recently to manager Bruce Bochy's on-field coaching staff for 2025. BRIEFLY WHITE SOX: Mike Tauchman is switching sides in Chicago. The White Sox announced a $1.95 million, one-year contract for the outfielder. Tauchman, 34, grew up in Palatine, Illinois, about 35 miles northwest of Chicago, and played college ball for Bradley in Peoria, Illinois. He spent the previous two seasons with the Cubs. TRADE: All-Star left-hander Garrett Crochet was acquired by the Boston Red Sox from the Chicago White Sox for four prospects. Catcher Kyle Teel, infielder Chase Meidroth, right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez and outfielder Braden Montgomery are headed to Chicago. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
A team at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) has developed a comprehensive set of innovative genetic tools and mouse lines, called iFlpMosaics, designed to enhance the study of gene function and its implications in health and disease. The groundbreaking study, led by Dr. Rui Benedito and published in Nature Methods , presents a pioneering approach that overcomes critical limitations of existing methods for generating genetic mosaics. These innovations will enable scientists to more accurately investigate the effects of somatic mutations on cellular biology and disease. The study highlights the iFlpMosaics toolkit's utility across different experimental setups, detailing how it allows scientists to track the effects of single or multiple gene deletions within the same tissue. This advance opens the way to deeper insight into the function of genes in cell biology, regeneration, and disease. Understanding gene function is pivotal for the progress of biomedical research. Traditional biomedical genetic studies compare cells from distinct mutant and control animals, a method that often fails to account for the differing epigenetic landscapes and tissue microenvironments within each animal. "This disparity can lead to confusing results, complicating the interpretation of gene function," explained Dr. Benedito. The iFlpMosaics toolkit is unburdened by these shortcomings and allows researchers to induce genetic mosaics with high throughput and precision, making it easier to study cell-autonomous gene function directly within the same organism. Our work with these new genetic tools highlights the importance of generating genetic mosaics from identical progenitor cells, within the same animal, if we want to fully understand the function of different genes in multiple cell types during organ development or in disease models." Dr. Irene García González, first author on the study Current technologies for inducing genetic mosaics, such as MADM (Mosaic Analysis with Double Markers) or Cre-dependent mosaics, are hampered by technical issues related to low efficiency or reliability. The iFlpMosaics toolkit overcomes these issues, offering a robust platform for the ratiometric induction and clonal tracking of fluorescently labeled wildtype and mutant cells. The toolkit not only enhances the understanding of genetic mutations in tissue development and disease processes, but also facilitates the study of complex interactions between cells within their microenvironment. "iFlpMosaics offers a big step forward for researchers studying diseases caused by somatic mutations, such as cancer and vascular malformations" said Dr. Rui Benedito. "It's precision and versatility provide an important resource for anyone seeking a better understanding of gene function in normal organ development and function, as well as in disease settings." The study was funded by the European Research Council (ERC) through Starting Grant AngioGenesHD (638028) and Consolidator Grant AngioUnrestUHD (101001814), the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities (SAF2017-89299-P y PID2020-120252RB-I00), and the la Caixa Foundation (HR19-00120 and HR22-00316 AngioHeart). Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.) Garcia-Gonzalez, I., et al . (2024). iFlpMosaics enable the multispectral barcoding and high-throughput comparative analysis of mutant and wild-type cells. Nature Methods . doi.org/10.1038/s41592-024-02534-w .'Keep Christ in Christmas' sign taken down in downtown Kelowna
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Don McHenry scored seven of his 29 points in overtime to lead Western Kentucky over Murray State 81-76 on Saturday. McHenry hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 39 seconds left and two free throws with 15 remaining to rally the Hilltoppers (7-3). He added five rebounds. Babacar Faye scored 17 and grabbed nine rebounds. Khristian Lander had 12 points. Jacobi Wood led the way for the Racers (6-3) with 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Nick Ellington totaled 15 points and seven rebounds. AJ Ferguson pitched in with 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Faye put up eight points in the first half for Western Kentucky, which trailed 39-33. McHenry led the Hilltoppers with 15 second-half points and he hit the game-tying layup with 35 seconds left to send the game to overtime tied at 67. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Don McHenry scored seven of his 29 points in overtime to lead Western Kentucky over Murray State 81-76 on Saturday. McHenry hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 39 seconds left and two free throws with 15 remaining to rally the Hilltoppers (7-3). He added five rebounds. Babacar Faye scored 17 and grabbed nine rebounds. Khristian Lander had 12 points. Jacobi Wood led the way for the Racers (6-3) with 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Nick Ellington totaled 15 points and seven rebounds. AJ Ferguson pitched in with 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Faye put up eight points in the first half for Western Kentucky, which trailed 39-33. McHenry led the Hilltoppers with 15 second-half points and he hit the game-tying layup with 35 seconds left to send the game to overtime tied at 67. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Mysterious Drone Sightings Linked To 'Missing' Radioactive Material In New Jersey? What We Know
None from the Adani Group side has been charged with any violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), or any conspiracy to obstruct justice, Gautam Adani said on Saturday. He was speaking at an award ceremony in Jaipur. This is the first time that the billionaire founder of the Adani Group has spoken since the US Department of Justice and the US SEC levied charges of bribery among others, on certain executives of the group, including him on November 21. “This is not the first time we have faced such challenges,” he said at the award function. “What I can tell you is that every attack makes us stronger and every obstacle becomes a stepping stone for a more resilient Adani Group,” he said. He added that there has been a lot of vested reporting around the incident, and consequently negativity, but the group remains committed to compliance processes. “As we work through the legal process, I want to re-confirm our absolute commitment to world class regulatory compliance,” Adani said. On Friday, Adani’s group chief financial officer Jugeshinder (Robbie) Singh also said that the Group will highlight certain facts related to charges by US authorities in the next 10 days. He also said that the group’s growth plans remain unaffected over the next decade. 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Early in 2023, US-based short seller Hindenburg alleged the Adani group of lapses in corporate governance . This move led to the group losing as much as $150 billion in market capitalization at one point, and the group also returned Rs 20,000 crore that it had raised from a follow-on public offer for its flagship firm Adani Enterprises . “This was not a typical financial strike; it was a double hit — targeting our financial stability and pulling us into a political controversy. But even in the face of such adversity, our commitment to our principles remained strong,” Adani said. Following the charges by US regulatory authorities last week, group firm Adani Green Energy has also withdrawn its $600 million bond offering. Shares of the group also saw a sharp correction following the charges, but have gained some ground since then. “I have come to accept that the roadblocks we face are the price of pioneering,” Adani said at the end of his address. “The more bold your dreams, the more the world will scrutinize you. But it is precisely in that scrutiny that you must find the courage to rise, to challenge the status quo, and to build a path where none exists,” he said. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
Activating Your Credit Card? Don’t Skip the Mobile Wallet StepBeyond Bank Australia leverages Cognizant's expertise to modernize IT infrastructure and enhance operational resilience. SYDNEY and TEANECK, N.J. , Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) has announced a collaboration with Beyond Bank Australia , one of Australia's largest customer-owned banks, to help revolutionize the digital banking experience. The collaboration aims to enhance operational resilience, streamline processes and improve customer experience through the implementation of innovative technology solutions. Cognizant's engagement is expected to uplift Beyond Bank's End User Compute (EUC) teams, automate patching processes, enable self-service and extend the value of existing licenses. These initiatives aim to create an even more resilient and secure environment for Beyond Bank's operations. Additionally, this collaboration seeks to modernize the bank's IT infrastructure, establish a Security Operations Centre (SOC) and strengthen vendor assurance frameworks to help align with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) standards. Beyond Bank's digital transformation focuses on several key workstreams, including cloud and API architecture modernization and an enterprise-wide Windows 11 migration. These integrations will be designed to be flexible, scalable and secure technology ecosystems that enable the introduction of new products with enhanced speed to market, further preparing Beyond Bank for future growth. Cognizant will also help develop a comprehensive data and information management strategy for Beyond Bank. Leveraging AI, this strategy aims to optimize structured data from core banking systems and organize unstructured data from knowledge management sources for organization-wide insights, enabling more tailored services for its customers. Leveraging Cognizant's deep banking expertise, Beyond Bank will introduce new products and services designed to better serve a younger demographic, while simultaneously enhancing the overall service experience for all customers. "Our partnership with Cognizant is pivotal in advancing our digital transformation," said Stevie-Ann Dovico , Chief Information Officer, Beyond Bank Australia. "Their expertise allows us to modernize our IT infrastructure and enhance security, aligning with our values as a customer-owned bank. Cognizant's comprehensive approach makes them the ideal partner to help us better serve our customers." "Beyond Bank is a lighthouse client for us in the customer-owned banking sector," said Rob Marchiori , Australia Country Manager at Cognizant. "By enhancing their digital capabilities, we will help them provide better services to their customers and support paving the way for a resilient banking model that addresses current and future market demands." The customer-owned banking sector is navigating increased regulatory burdens, economic pressures, and the need for digital transformation. With increased cost-to-income ratios and net interest margins, banks need to modernize operations and enhance customer engagement through innovative technology. The collaboration between Beyond Bank and Cognizant highlights the importance of strategic partnerships in supporting innovation and maintaining service standards in the evolving financial sector. About Cognizant Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes, and transform experiences to stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant. About Beyond Bank Australia Beyond Bank is one of Australia's largest customer-owned banks with branches and offices in New South Wales , South Australia , Western Australia , ACT and Victoria . We partner with more than 6000 community organisations around the nation to create and return value for our customers and communities. Beyond Bank is a B Corp, a business that is certified as meeting high standards of social and environmental impact, ensuring their practices benefit people, communities and our planet. To learn more, visit beyondbank.com.au For more information, contact: globalcommunications@cognizant.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/beyond-bank-and-cognizant-join-forces-to-lead-the-future-of-customer-owned-banking-302328856.html SOURCE Cognizant Technology Solutions
Dockery's 27 lead Howard past UNC Wilmington 88-83Nick Frost and the Wallabies were left dejected after their agonising defeat to Ireland in Dublin. Photo: AP PHOTO Joe Schmidt's emotional return to Dublin has fallen agonisingly flat as Ireland edged his Wallabies 22-19 in a scrappy but absorbing Test to provide a sobering end to what had begun as such a promising northern tour odyssey. Black Friday Sale Subscribe Now! Login or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue Back at his old Aviva Stadium stamping ground where he led Ireland to so much European glory over six heady years, Schmidt's valiant Australia just couldn't quite spoil Irish rugby's 150th anniversary celebrations on Saturday (Sunday AEDT). Yet Schmidt wouldn't be downhearted, insisting he was proud and predicting that despite the ledger reading two wins and two losses on tour, his team had made significant progress. Taniela Tupou on an intercept break that led to an Australia penalty. (AP PHOTO) "They demonstrated a level of grit that you need if you're going to be competitive with the Lions and Ireland, the No.2 team in the world, and we made them work pretty hard," said Schmidt. "We'd love to have got the W ourselves, but from where we started at the end of last November, to where we are now, there's more confidence in what we're delivering." Indeed, the Wallabies came so close. It was maybe their best performance on tour, highlighted by a stirring defensive performance, towering efforts from their back-rowers, a fine try for Max Jorgensen, and 14 points from the immaculate boot of Noah Lolesio. Still, on an emotional day with veteran replacement Cian Healy becoming Ireland's most capped player on his 134th appearance, Ireland weren't to be denied as they came from 10-0 down early and 19-15 behind after 62 minutes to finally seal the deal in the 73rd with replacement prop Gus McCarthy's decisive score from a rolling maul. Ultimately, Ireland deserved their three-try win in Andy Farrell's last match as coach before he takes a sabbatical to forge the Lions side who'll travel to Australia for a three-match Test series next July and August. But the Englishman reckoned he'd seen enough to know Schmidt's Wallabies will be a handful. Max Jorgensen scooting over for an early try for the Wallabies. (AP PHOTO) And yet, it could have been so much more. Schmidt was disappointed by a "conservative" streak emerging as his side clung on to a narrow lead after the break, and also by their failure to take advantage of a couple of searing breaks from inspirational captain Harry Wilson and rampaging prop Taniela Tupou before halftime. "You can't beat Ireland with a sledgehammer; you've got to get the scalpel out, and you've got to be accurate. A disappointment is that I felt we probably opened them up just enough times to get enough scoreboard separation," shrugged Schmidt. That's the next big step for his developing Wallabies; to consistently get the job done in close finishes, as they did against England. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, recovered from his arm stinger, had a fourth promising outing of the tour, using some of his high-ball prowess and clever distribution to set up the attack which nearly put Andrew Kellaway in the right-hand corner and eventually resulted in Jorgensen's try on the left edge after a swift, slick switch. Lolesio slotted over all five kicks but indiscipline occasionally betrayed them again with the otherwise superb Rob Valetini's illegal forearm tackle setting up the first concerted Irish pressure, ending with flanker van der Flier ploughing over four minutes after Jorgensen's score. Though 13-5 up at the break, the Wallabies had been fortunate that there'd been some slapdash handling from the Irish, including two dropped passes by the hosts' Australian prop Finlay Bealham. After two more Lolesio three-pointers gave Australia a narrow lead, Healy's arrival for his Irish record-breaking moment provided the hosts with the extra surge of adrenaline after the 37-year-old had been given a hero's welcome. And though Kellaway held up one charge heroically on his own line, the dam eventually cracked for McCarthy's pushover. Still the Wallabies pressed forward, but their late substitution of Lolesio for debutant Tane Edmed came to nothing as the unfortunate replacement lasted just three minutes before banging his head and having to go off again for HIA. Alas, a record-extending 19th debutant of the year lasted a shorter time than any of the previous 18. 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