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For eight years a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating the environment

BJP West Bengal unit staged a protest at Basirhat border in Ghojadanga creating blockade and protesting against torture on minorities in Bangladesh. Leader of Opposition in state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari announced a mega rally in Kolkata on December 16, which is celebrated as Vijay Diwas by the Indian army. Meanwhile, ISKCON Kolkata urges UN Human Rights to ‘Wake up’ after another ISKCON monk was attacked at Dhaka’s Uttara area. After blocking goods vehicles from crossing the border at the Petrapole land port last week, BJP leader Adhikari reached the Ghojadanga land port in North 24 Parganas where various organisations conducted a similar blockade on Tuesday to protest the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmay Krishna Das Brahmachari in Bangladesh. Adhikari said, “Today is the World Human Rights’ Day. I urge the countries which believe in humanitarian ways like United States and United Kingdom to take action. The world community should come together and protect the Hindus in Bangladesh.”

Dune: Prophecy continues its prequel saga to the renowned Dune films. Episode 5 is set to release on December 15, 2024.

Netflix reality show "Celebrity Bear Hunt" twelve celebrities and British adventurer Bear Grylls is all set to be released. The show will be hosted by Holly Willoughby. «Celebrity Bear Hunt», touted as Netflix's answer to «I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!», will be located on Costa Rica jungles. Netflix competition series «Celebrity Bear Hunt» will start streaming on February 5, 2025. It will have a total of eight episodes, as per a report WhatsOnNetflix.

Taking place on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 June at the iconic Guildhall in London, leading figures from the UK fund management industry will join together to host major international investors at this exclusive summit.

As Japanese manga and anime culture grows in global popularity, the country's school culture—renowned for its distinctive sailor uniforms, dynamic club activities, and strong sense of camaraderie—has captured the imagination of fans worldwide. Recently, a company in Japan, Undokaiya, launched a programme called “Your High School”, where foreign visitors can experience a day as a Japanese secondary student, conducted entirely in English, according to the Japanese media outlet Mainichi News.

Mudrex, a global crypto trading platform, has introduced Learn With Mudrex, India's largest free crypto education initiative, at India Blockchain Week. This platform aims to bridge knowledge gaps and improve crypto literacy through accessible and structured learning resources. «The platform aims to expand its educational outreach across India with a target of onboarding 10,00,000 crypto learners by next quarter. Mudrex began working on this initiative with a smaller audience in August. Following an overwhelmingly positive response, it is now launched on a larger scale,» the company said in a release.

Investment Week reported earlier today (9 December), that the Ninety One UK Sustainable Equity fund was set to be merged with the Global Sustainable Equity fund, subject to a shareholder resolution, in the first half of next year. Hargreaves drops Ninety One UK Sustainable Equity fund from Wealth Shortlist as it seeks merger Subsequently, the firm confirmed to IW that the UK Smaller Companies fund will also be merging with the UK Special Situations portfolio in H1 2025. A spokesperson for Ninety One told Investment Week: «We regularly review our funds to ensure that they continue t...

The November decline marked the 13th consecutive month of falling staff numbers following a «severe drop in demand […] for permanent workers», according to the survey. As a result, the vacancies index declined to 43.9 last month from 46.1 in October. Jon Holt, group chief executive and UK senior partner at KPMG, noted that businesses are currently looking at the «prospect of increasing employee costs following the Budget», which has prompted a slowdown in hiring processes across boards. «While the data was already heading in that direction, permanent placements saw their steepest r...

King Charles III has admitted that he feels «slightly anxious» when wearing the St Edward's Crown during formal occasions, expressing concern that the heavy crown might «wobble.» Speaking in the upcoming documentary Coronation Girls, the King described the crown as weighing over two kilograms, making it “much heavier and taller” than he anticipated, as reported by AFP. As reported by AFP, he said, «The big one that you're crowned with, the St Edward's Crown, it weighs five pounds (more than two kilogrammes). It is much heavier and taller, so there's always that feeling of feeling slightly anxious, in case it wobbles.» The documentary, which is set to air on Boxing Day in Canada, follows the journey of 12 Canadian women who sailed to London in 1953 to witness the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. These women revisited Buckingham Palace in 2023, where they were unexpectedly greeted by King Charles.

Turkish drone strike in a Kurdish-held area in northern Syria killed 11 civilians including six children, a war monitor said Monday. The attack comes a day after Islamist-led rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad in a lightning offensive that saw them sweep swathes of territory from government control. «Eleven civilians, including six children, all members of the same family, were killed in a Turkish drone strike targeting a house» near Ain Issa, north of the city of Raqa, in a Kurdish-held area, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

The report highlights the dynamic nature of India's job market, where artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation are becoming integral. «While global trust in governments to support upskilling remains low at 20 per cent, Indian respondents (31 per cent) and those in Saudi Arabia (35 per cent) demonstrated significantly higher confidence in their governments.

In November, the BDO Optimism index from the consultancy firm BDO dropped by 5.81 points, reaching 93.49 and hitting its lowest level since January 2023. The 5.81 fall marked the largest monthly drop recorded by the index since August 2021, with the decline likely reflecting businesses' reaction to the Autumn Budget introduced by UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves on 30 October. UK 'losing out' on growth due to excessive FCA regulation Among the measures presented by the chancellor at the time were a hike in employer National Insurance contributions and a higher National Living Wage. K...

Joseph Hill, senior investment analyst at HL, said it had been informed by Ninety One that it had conducted a strategic review of its fund range, and as a result, was intending to merge the UK fund into the global strategy. EdenTree and Ninety One set to adopt SDR 'Sustainability Impact' label «This reflects a reduction in the number of UK equity funds the business will run, from five to three and means the UK Sustainable Equity fund will no longer exist in its current form,» Hill said. The merger is still subject to shareholder resolution, but HL has taken the decision to remove t...

Political tumult in France and South Korea was joined by the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, which complicated an already fraught situation in the Middle East.

Vivek Oberoi recently shared a fascinating story about an encounter he had during his year-long stint in southern India, where he assisted in the relief efforts following the 2004 tsunami. Struggling with personal and professional challenges at the time, Vivek revealed that his mother encouraged him to focus on helping others as a way to heal. In a candid conversation on Dr. Jai Madaan’s YouTube channel, Vivek reflected on his spiritual experiences during this period. He recalled visiting a famous temple in the region while staying among the survivors of the disaster. Feeling mentally burdened, he was advised to visit the temple, which led to an unforgettable meeting with an elderly man. He revealed that the man was dressed simply in a dhoti with a white beard and spoke to Vivek in “highly polished English”, despite his humble appearance.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Raise your hand if you’ve been victimized by bad weather in the last year or so. Was your travel disrupted? Did your home get unbearably hot? Have you been impacted by flooding? When I asked these questions at a panel event recently, only a lucky few in the audience kept their hands down.

Bombay High Court has ruled that a father must continue to pay for his 19-year-old son’s accommodation in the UK, despite a rise in charges from the previous academic year. The decision came after the man refused to pay the increased costs, claiming his son had chosen a larger bedroom, which led to a higher price. The case stemmed from an ongoing dispute between the divorced parents regarding maintenance payments. The boy’s mother had approached the High Court after the father refused to cover the accommodation charges for the academic year 2024-25. The father, a prominent urologist, had already agreed to pay for the son’s university fees as per an earlier court order but balked at paying the increased accommodation charges.

Known for talking about the weather 12 months a year, Britons will begin sharing thoughts on the latest festive commercials as soon as they hit screens, usually once the Halloween pumpkins are discarded. «It's the time of year when media budgets swell, and creative teams pull out all the stops to deliver memorable messaging that resonates,» noted James McDonald, director of data, intelligence & forecasting at marketing strategists WARC.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into India have crossed the USD one trillion milestone in the April 2000-September 2024 period, firmly establishing the country's reputation as a safe and key investment destination globally. According to data from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the cumulative amount of FDI, including equity, reinvested earnings and other capital, stood at USD 1,033.40 billion during the said period. About 25 per cent of the FDI came through the Mauritius route. It was followed by Singapore (24 per cent), the US (10 per cent), the Netherlands (7 per cent), Japan (6 per cent), the UK (5 per cent), UAE (3 per cent) and Cayman Islands, Germany and Cyprus accounted for 2 per cent each. India received USD 177.18 billion from Mauritius, USD 167.47 billion from Singapore and USD 67.8 billion from the US during the period under review, as per the data.

Ellen DeGeneres and her spouse Portia de Rossi's decision to relocate to the UK is related to their marital difficulties as they seek a fresh start, according to reports. The couple left the country after the outcome of the most recent US presidential election. But Ellen DeGeneres's career scandal appears to have put her marriage to Portia de Rossi to the test, leading them to move to freshen things up. According to a report by Blast, DeGeneres and de Rossi had marital problems prior to moving overseas, but they decided to stick together and defend their union.