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The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) wants to expand its digital assets investigation team by hiring four senior investigators for its Complex Financial Crime Team to work on crypto-related crimes.

Andrew Croft (pictured) is the CEO of St James's Place.

Business Line, the demand put forward by bank employee unions to declare all Saturdays as a bank holiday has been accepted by India's Bank Association on the 28th July meeting. Now, the representative body of management of Indian banks has forwarded the petition to the Ministry of Finance for its approval.

Saudi Arabia announced that citizens of eight more countries will now be eligible for a visitor e-visa, state media reported. The e-visa will be available to visitors from Albania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, South Africa, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, for leisure, business, and religious (Umrah only) travel, bringing the total number of eligible countries to 57, Xinhua news agency quoted the state media report as saying. The visitor e-visa is valid for an entire year, grants multiple entries, and permits a stay of up to 90 days. After launching the e-visa program in 2019, Saudi Arabia welcomed 93.5 million visits in 2022, a 93-per cent increase from 2021, registering a tourism expenditure of 185 billion Saudi Riyals ($49 billion). In 2022, Saudi Arabia decided to provide a visitor e-visa for holders of valid Schengen, British and US visas that have been used to enter these countries before arriving in Saudi Arabia and for permanent residents of the European Union, Gulf Arab countries, Britain and the US.

This article is part of our Summer reads series. Visit the full collection for book lists, guest essays and more seasonal distractions. It is the world’s most tired interview question: what is your greatest weakness? And Rishi Sunak, one of the two remaining candidates in the race to become Britain’s prime minister, gave the world’s most tired answer—perfectionism—when he was asked it at an online hustings earlier this month.

Nation remembers Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore as a profound thinker and a versatile author known for striking a chord in Indians mind with his poems, songs, short stories, novels, plays, and even paintings. His quotes and paintings continues to guide the young population of India.

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unemployment rate was at a historically low level of 3.5%, below June’s 3.6% figure. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded little lower. The index lost 2.3% last week.

Edward Hobart, ambassador of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland to the UAE, affirmed his country's support for the UAE hosting of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) and UK's active participation and engagement in the UN climate conference. «In COP28, we think that the UAE is a great country to be hosting it, understands energy, has a long history in energy, and has a long history in renewable and clean energy including nuclear. So, it has an example it has set and we need to bring more countries with us.

Gen Z consumers, or those between 15-26 years, are driving the fastest growth not only for categories such as fashion, sneakers, smartwatches and wearable devices, but also light spirits including seltzers, ale and gins, executives said. «We have seen a demand uptick of over 105% year-on-year in the first half of the year (January-June 2023) in the Gen Z fashion segment,» a spokesperson for fashion platform Myntra, which has over 8.6 million Gen Z consumers, said.

₹24,470 crore. The railways has set an internal target of one-and-a-half years to two years to complete the projects. Speaking through videoconference, the prime minister said that the redevelopment project will represent a huge boost for infrastructure development in the country.

Portland in south-west England has become a battleground of emotions and opinions as the UK government's plan to house 500 asylum seekers on a large barge in its harbour faces intense opposition from local residents. Perched atop the town, the imposing 93-meter-long Bibby Stockholm stands as a symbolic embodiment of the contentious proposal. With its 222 cabins, the barge is slated to accommodate up to 500 asylum seekers in the coming months. However, the plan hit a snag as the first arrivals, scheduled for Tuesday, were thwarted by a last-minute hitch. The concept of relocating asylum seekers to docked barges is not merely about cost-saving; it also aims to serve as a deterrent for illegal crossings.

White, and Royal Blue trailer brings a smile to your face with its dignified and delightful depiction of a gay romance between a royal family member and a common man. Here’s what we know about the film, to be out soon on Amazon Prime Video.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have stepped into the realm of film production, reportedly purchasing the screen rights for a well-received romantic novel. According to the UK's The Sun newspaper, Harry and Meghan are set to produce a film adaptation of a book written by a Canadian author. The story shares noticeable similarities with their own experiences.

One Piece Episode 1073 is set to hit the screens soon. Here's all the crucial information about the release date and time for US viewers, along with where to watch the highly anticipated episode.

climate change, improve energy security, tackle the cost-of-living crisis and create jobs—all things the UK government is supposedly trying to do by ramping up domestic gas production—then the obvious answer would be to install renewable energy facilities with greater urgency.

Amsterdam will bar cruise ships from docking in the city center as part of a broader effort to curb pollution and reduce the large numbers of tourists who visit the Dutch capital. The City Council passed a proposal Thursday to close a terminal where more than 100 cruise ships dock each year not far from the central train station.

Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country via video conferencing on Sunday. Redeveloped at a cost of more than ₹24,470 crore, the 508 stations are spread across 27 states and union territories, including 55 each in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, 49 in Bihar, 44 in Maharashtra and 37 in West Bengal. The railways has set an internal target of one-and-a-half years to two years to complete the projects.

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Meghan Markle's 42nd birthday celebrations took an unexpected turn as the Royal Family seemed to have snubbed her by not sending any public birthday wishes on social media. The Duchess of Sussex, who now resides in California with Prince Harry and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, had been accustomed to receiving birthday messages on social media from the Royal Family in the past. Usually, on a family member's birthday, the official Royal Family social media accounts post a heartfelt message along with a photograph at precisely 9 am.