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Available 24/7 on WhatsApp, MJ will allow customers to book movies with support in Hindi, English, Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu, streamlining the entire process and making it more engaging and convenient for cinema lovers. MJ’s robust AI capabilities offer users a personalized journey based on their movie preferences. The chatbot’s advanced discovery features tailor movie suggestions to users' choices, including genre, language, location, cinema format, and showtime. It even allows users to select from diverse cinema formats such as IMAX, MX4D, ONYX, ScreenX, Playhouse, and more. Through intuitive, natural conversations, MJ streamlines bookings by helping users easily navigate options and filter based on cinema preferences, while clearly distinguishing between 2D and 3D options to ensure users select their ideal format.

The concerns were raised by Meg Hillier, chair of the Treasury Committee, in a public letter to the UK Statistics Authority regarding the accuracy of the ONS' Labour Force Survey (LFS). Concerns about the validity of the LFS have dogged the data provider for years, with the LFS estimates due to be published in October 2023 suspended because of quality concerns. BoE chief economist Huw Pill slams ONS for inadequate jobs data The alarm was raised again earlier this month by the Office for Budget Responsibility's Professor David Miles who told who told the Treasury Committee on 5 Nove...

Fidelity International joined HSBC Asset Management in rolling out an unlisted share class for its £1.2bn US Quality Income ETF, with Legal & General's asset management arm and Franklin Templeton also exploring similar moves. With the MPS market in the UK expected to see significant growth in the coming years, some providers said unlisted share classes could accelerate the adoption of ETFs among discretionary fund managers. Cross-platform functionality is key for a successful MPS product, but some platforms used by IFAs do not support the trading of ETFs due to technological barriers ...

Dubai, founded by Radha Stirling, highlights the case's uniqueness due to the small age difference and the fact that both teenagers are now of legal age. The group stated that the couple began a relationship while on holiday with their families in September. The girl's mother reportedly discovered the relationship after they returned home and contacted Dubai police. The girl’s mother found their chats and pictures back in the UK. Consequently, Fakana was detained by Dubai police. According to reports, the girl was only a few months younger than Marcus, a fact he was unaware of at the time. Since his arrest, the girl has turned 18. Although Fakana is no longer detained in a police cell, he remains unable to leave the UAE. Meanwhile, his family is incurring expenses of £2,000 for Airbnb accommodation while awaiting the resolution of his case.

Asian stock rise following gains on Wall Street after market superstar Nvidia and other companies said they’re making even fatter profits than expected

Vladimir Putin said that Russia has tested a new intermediate range missile in a strike on Ukraine on Thursday, and he warned that Moscow could use it against countries that have allowed Kyiv to use their missiles to strike Russia. Putin said in a nationwide TV address that the Russian strike on Ukraine on Thursday came in response to Ukrainian strikes on the Russian territory with U.S. and British missiles earlier this week. The Russian leader declared that Russia would issue advance warnings before strikes on other countries to allow civilians to evacuate to safety.

Piyush Goyal Thursday said that India will be cautious in its opening up process till the time it is an emerging economy and it has to maintain a balance between protecting the needs of industry and the different levels of economic development of other countries and non-market economies when it comes to investment. At an event organised by the UK-India Business Council, he also said that India is going to bring out a new legal framework to ensure data privacy that would encourage free flow of data among trusted partners. “Till we are yet an emerging economy or a developed economy, I'll certainly need to have a little bit more caution in my opening up process,” Goyal said.

Charles and Camilla were crowned on May 6, 2023, in Britain's biggest ceremonial event for seven decades with a lavish display of pomp and pageantry in front of 100 world leaders and a global TV audience of millions. In its annual report, the culture department (DCMS) which had responsibility for organising the coronation, said it had cost 50.3 million pounds ($63.6 million) to stage, with another 21.7 million pounds for policing costs.

Russia-Ukraine war completes 1,000 days, it is veering into dangerous territory. While Donald Trump waits in the wings to take over the presidency, the Biden administration, as well as the UK, have allowed Ukraine to hit deep inside Russia with long-range missiles provided by both the countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier drawn a red line over long-range strikes into Russia with American and British missiles. He had said Ukraine is incapable of launching NATO-provisioned long-range missiles without obtaining targeting data and assistance from the US and its allies, which would mean any such attack would involve the West. In the past few days, a series of developments has brought back the fears of a wider conflict which many apprehend can even turn into a nuclear conflict. The latest is Russia firing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the Astrakhan region on Thursday into Ukraine, marking the first use of such a weapon in the 33-month-long war, according to Ukraine's air force. How quick moves are escalating Russia-Ukraine war

In a speech at Leeds University Business School on Wednesday (20 November), Dave Ramsden described the significant fall in headline inflation as «the main development on the UK economy over the last year». He recalled the MPC's forecast in November 2023, which predicted it would take over two years for inflation to return to the 2% target, noting it took just six months. Earlier this month the Monetary Policy Committee cut rates for the second time this year, taking the bank rate to 4.75%, and remarking in the monetary policy report that it expects inflation to rise to around 2.8% ove...

A Scottish dairy is making the audacious bid to sell what it’s calling Britain's most expensive cup of coffee

Canadians hoping for a more snowy winter this year may be in luck — but where you live may influence how much and how long it will last.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The U.S. could face a sharp rise in borrowing costs and turmoil in financial markets as soon as next year if government debt continues to pile up rapidly, according to insurance giant Swiss Re’s group chief economist.

According to the latest Janus Henderson Global Dividend index, dividends were up 3.1% in Q3 year-on-year on both a headline and underlying basis, with 88% of companies globally maintaining or raising payouts. However, low levels of special dividend payments held back the headline growth rate by more than expected in the third quarter while material cuts by five companies dragged down the growth rate by 3.5%. This was mainly attributed to Evergreen Marine in Taiwan and Glencore in the UK, whose payout reductions impacted the Q3 growth rate by 3.4% between them. Global dividends surg...

A former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried's fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday for the part she played in a fraud that stole billions of US dollars from investors, lenders, and customers.

UK borrowing – which is the difference between public sector spending and income – was £17.4bn last month, the second highest October borrowing since monthly records began in January 1993, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. The previous October high was set in 2020 in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic when levels hit £18.2bn. Hike in energy prices pushes inflation above BoE target at 2.3% in October This was also an increase on September's value, when the government borrowed £16.6bn. Last month's figures came in £1.5bn higher than the £15.1bn borrowing f...

Although there was no mention of ISAs in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budget last month, nor in her maiden Mansion House speech last week, Labour had promised to increase retail participation in capital markets in its campaign commitments.  The only move related to ISAs, which was also confirmed in the Autumn Budget in October, was the scrapping of the Great British ISA, unveiled by former chancellor Jeremy Hunt earlier this year. Under the new Labour government, the Treasury said it would not go ahead with the GB ISA plans despite having sought industry feedback on the matter.  ...

The UK officially launched the Global Clean Power Alliance at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro yesterday, fuelling hopes that a growing coalition of countries are willing to push for an ambitious new climate agreement at the COP29 Summit in Baku. Brazil, Australia, Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Morocco, Norway, Tanzania, and the African Union have committed to supporting the new alliance's first 'Mission', while the US and EU have been named as partners of the initiative.  COP29: Keir Starmer confirms UK will aim to cut emissions 81% by 2035 Prime Minister Kei...

The former members of boy band One Direction were among the mourners at the funeral of their band mate Liam Payne on Wednesday, just over a month after he died aged 31.

More than half a million Americans and 100,000 British Columbia residents were without power on Wednesday morning as they grappled with a weather phenomenon known as a “bomb cyclone.”