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Taliban security forces rollerblading through Kabul streets has gone viral. In the video, masked and camouflaged Taliban fighters were seen speeding through central Kabul on rollerblades and directing directing traffic. The security forces were also seen holding AK-47 automatic rifles.

A jury in Windsor, Ont., has reached a decision in the landmark trial of Nathaniel Veltman, accused of deliberately running over a Muslim family in London, in what the Crown had argued was an act of terrorism.

S Jaishankar said on Wednesday that India is not ruling out an investigation into the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist in British Columbia, but said Canada must provide evidence in support of its allegations that agents of the Indian government were potentially involved in the murder. Jaishankar was responding to questions from veteran journalist Lionel Barber during a conversation titled ‘How a Billion People See the World' in London. “If you have a reason to make such an allegation please share the evidence because we are not ruling out an investigation,” said Jaishankar, who is on a five-day official visit to the UK. He said Canada has not shared any evidence with India to support its allegations. The minister further said freedom of speech and freedom of expression come with a certain responsibility and the misuse of those freedoms and the toleration of that misuse for political purposes would be very wrong. Referring to the attacks on the High Commission of India in Canada, he said Indian diplomats were intimidated in public, with no action from the authorities against culprits. India-Canada ties touched a new low, following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations in September of a “potential” involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistan supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18.

Secularism for India does not mean being non-religious but an equal respect to all faiths, but the «appeasement» government policies of the past made the biggest religion of the country feel like it had to be self-deprecatory in the name of equality, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. During an interaction entitled 'How a Billion People See the World' at the Royal Over-Seas League in London on Wednesday evening, Jaishankar was asked if India had changed since the Nehruvian era to become less liberal and more «Hindu majoritarian» under the BJP-led government.

Russia’s State Duma passed a record federal budget in its second reading which aims to increase spending by around 25% in 2024, with record amounts going on defense

S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India is not ruling out an investigation but asked Canada to provide evidence in support of its allegations about the involvement of agents of the Indian government in the killing of a Khalistani separatist in that country. Jaishankar made the comments in response to questions during a conversation with veteran journalist Lionel Barber.

NEW DELHI : Foreign airlines have always seen India as a market that feeds their hubs, but that seems to be changing with key foreign carriers from Asia Pacific seeing India becoming an aviation hub, which can be used to connect Africa and the Middle East from their part of the world. Senior executives from Japan Airlines and Thai Airways said they see the potential of India becoming a hub but it may take some time for this to become a reality.

UBS Group CEO Sergio Ermotti says the «incredible» market demand for the bank's recent issuance of AT1 (additional tier one) bonds is a «signal to the Swiss banking system.»

Vedanta group on Wednesday said in Saudi Arabia it has set up a new copper unit through subsidiary Malco Energy Limited for SAR (saudi riyal) 1,00,000. The new unit has been named as Vedanta Copper International VCI Company Limited, the company said in an exchange filing. In September, Vedanta’s board had approved a plan to split the business into six separate listed entities.

Matthew Perry‘s Friends co-stars have shared personal tributes to the late comedian.On Tuesday, both Matt LeBlanc and Courteney Cox shared memories to Instagram of their time working with Perry on the hit U.S. sitcom.LeBlanc, whose character Joey Tribbiani was best friends and roommates with Perry’s Chandler Bing, shared a selection of photos from the set of Friends, including two pictures of them embracing.“Matthew. It is with a heavy heart I say goodbye,” his post begins.A post shared by Matt LeBlanc (@mleblanc)“The times we had together are honestly among the favorite times of my life.

₹450 crore ($57 million) with estimates indicating a staggering ₹5000 crore diverted by the entity in ‘hawala transactions’. The app, now blocked by the ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity), was allegedly overseen by individuals based in Dubai -- Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal. Mint delves into the events leading to the scam.

Investment bankers and equities sales and trading teams are likely to be hit the hardest during Wall Street’s next round of bonus payments.

Subrata Roy death news: Sahara Group founder Subrata Roy passes away after battling prolonged illness A statement by the company on the matter confirmed the death of Sahara Founder. The statement read, “It is with profound sadness that Sahara India Pariwar informs the demise of our Hon’ble ‘Saharasri’ Subrata Roy Sahara, Managing Worker and Chairman, Sahara India Pariwar." Subrata Roy's assets once included the famous Plaza Hotel in New York, Grossvenor House in London and former Force India Formula One team, reported Reuters.

oil markets won't be as tight as expected this quarter, as upward revisions to demand are outpaced by upgrades to supplies, the International Energy Agency said. The IEA boosted forecasts for world fuel consumption this year on surprising strength in China, and still anticipates a supply shortfall during the fourth quarter. But it will be roughly 30% smaller than previously projected, at about 900,000 barrels a day. «World oil demand continues to exceed expectations,» the Paris-based agency said in its latest monthly report.

Logan Paul tried to pawn off his WWE United States Championship, which he had won just some days ago for $100,000. Logan had shared of him visiting what seems like a pawn shop and enquiring about how much he would get for the title. A behind-the-scenes video shared by Logan shows him visiting the shop and explaining that it was taken from Rey Mysterio, The owner of the shop after knowing about it immediately asked Logan whether he could buy it from him. The shop owner even wanted to click a photo with Logan wearing the belt so that he could send the photo of himself with the 28-year-old wrestler to his niece. Paul subtly suggested that he could offer the gold at a reasonable price when the pawn shopkeeper rightly inquired if it was available for purchase. Paul clarified that he obtained the belt from Rey Mysterio and was unaware of its history. The YouTuber turned wrestler defeated the legendary Rey Mysterio on 4 November at the WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. In another video clip, Logan was looking unimpressed and offended at the pawn shop where he had taken a $500k Golden Prime bottle. At the shop, the influencer was not even offered anywhere near the amount. Logan had earlier this week claimed that the company had made a whopping $1.2 billion this year and had launched a competition for celebrating their billionth bottle for selling. Logan launched the challenge in London and New York for fans to win the gold bottle which he claimed to his fans to be $500k. Paul has been trying to sell the special bottle but a video that has been uploaded online is showing Logan upset by the offer by a pawnbroker. Meanwhile, the YouTuber star was offered just $25,000 by the pawnbroker for the glittering bottle.

The firm’s flagship fund, Fundsmith Equity, held £23.9bn in assets at the end of September, down from a peak of about £28.8bn in December 2021, according to data from FE fundinfo.

Mint breaks down the situation. On Monday, Britain’s first Asian-origin premier fired his controversial Home Secretary Suella Braverman and brought former Prime Minister David Cameron back to frontline politics as foreign minister. Observers of British politics speculate that Sunak is trying to return his government to a policy of centrist pragmatism.

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Former St. Louis Fed President Jim Bullard says the Federal Reserve still has «a ways to go» in fighting inflation and that there is still a risk that prices pick up once again.

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his cabinet Monday, and Britons can be forgiven if they don’t learn his new ministers’ names. They might not be around long. Changing ministers at this late date is unlikely to change the bleak Tory prospects in an election expected next year.

Covid symptoms, emerging evidence now suggests that a notable sign may manifest in the mouth of an infected individual, alerting them to the presence of new Covid variants.