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International Film Festival of India (IFFI) concluded in Goa on Tuesday. The closing ceremony witnessed “Endless Borders" winning the Best Film Award. Actor-director Rishab Shetty bagged the Special Jury Award for his film Kantara, veteran Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas was honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award and Panchayat Season 2 makers picked up the Best Web Series Award.

NEW DELHI : European multinational companies facing hefty tax demands in India have filed a review petition urging the Supreme Court to follow the Vienna Convention in interpreting the most-favoured nation (MFN) clause in tax treaties, two people familiar with the matter said. Ruling on a batch of five petitions, a landmark 19 October Supreme Court verdict had backed the tax department in the matter, effectively doubling the withholding tax outgo of these companies, and potentially opening up more companies to similar tax demands. The aggrieved companies soon filed review petitions; among them, Steria India challenged a tax ruling pertaining to the India-France tax treaty.

Long delays to get a new U.S. passport have eased from earlier in 2023 but haven't yet returned to their pre-pandemic baseline.

Russia, current chair of the "Big Five" nuclear-armed states, will not convene any meetings this year but has presented the group with a schedule for 2024, deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters on Tuesday, according to Russian news agencies. Russia took over coordination of the group from the US in August. The «Big Five» are the veto-wielding permanent members of the UN Security Council, and also include China, France and Britain. «We have outlined our proposals on the agenda and the rough schedule, and can apparently expect to receive feedback from other members of the Five,» Ryabkov was quoted as saying.

anger is mostly considered a bad quality in an individual. Well, of course, the word anger is one letter short of danger.

Europa League outings and they are looking round of 16 bound. So, they will meet Ajax at a time when they are full of confidence. Gennaro Gattuso's men launched their Europe League campaign with back-to-back draws, including an entertaining 3-3 opening-round draw at Ajax. Then they registered consecutive wins over AEK Athens, leaving them at the top of Group B. With this, they are one point ahead of Brighton with two matches remaining. On the other hand, Ajax are struggling. Though the record Dutch champions were unbeaten heading into matchday three, they have since lost twice on the bounce against Brighton leaving them bottom of the group on two points.

Uber must pay a fine for deceptive commercial practices and complicity in providing illegal taxi services over its early-2010s product Uber Pop. The Court of Cassation upheld the firm's fine of 800,000 euros (878,000) — half of it suspended — relating to the Uber Pop service, which the firm halted in 2015 after two managers were taken into custody.

Investing.com — The U.S. dollar edged higher in early European trade Tuesday, but remained near a three-month low as traders awaited key inflation data amid growing conviction that the Federal Reserve has completed its rate-hiking cycle.

The secretary-general of Amnesty International, Anges Callamard, released a statement on Nov. 27 in response to three European Union member states pushing back on regulating artificial intelligence (AI) models. 

The mayor of future Olympic host city Paris says she is quitting X

European regulators say Amazon’s proposed acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot may harm competition

In a high-profile showdown, Rome, Busan, and Riyadh are the top contenders to host the next World Expo, in 2030, as the organizing body prepares to vote on Tuesday in Paris

NASA has recently released a stunning image of a galaxy known as Messier 64 or the 'Evil Eye.' This distant galaxy is located approximately 17 million light-years away in the constellation 'Coma Berenices'. The image, taken by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope in 2008, showcases a bright yellow nucleus surrounded by dark dust in shades of brown and orange. Clusters of blue and purple dots add to the galaxy's mesmerizing appearance. Discovered in the 18th century by French astronomer Messier, the 'Evil Eye' galaxy earned its name due to the striking dark band of dust that masks its brilliant core. Despite its distance, the galaxy is visible through moderate-sized telescopes with a magnitude of 9.8, capturing the fascination of astronomers and stargazers alike.

Six teenagers went on trial Monday in Paris for their alleged roles in the beheading of a teacher who showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam to his class, a killing that led authorities to reaffirm France’s cherished rights of expression and secularism.

electric vehicles. Legacy two-wheeler maker TVS Motor-backed Ultraviolette, which makes the performance electric bike F77, is set to enter European markets like Spain, Germany, Italy, and France. On the other hand, Hero MotoCorp-backed Ather Energy, which currently makes two models of its 450 series of electric scooters, started selling its vehicles in neighbouring Nepal earlier this month.

EU antitrust authorities raised concerns about Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) acquisition of iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT), suggesting it could limit competition in the robot vacuum cleaner market, as reported by Reuters today. Following the news iRobot shares plunged more than 17% today.

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MADRID (Reuters) — Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) reached an agreement with most of its workers in Spain on Monday, avoiding the full impact of a planned one-hour strike per shift on one of the busiest online shopping days of the year, according to local union group CCOO and the company.

Samsung and Maison Margiela, the renowned French luxury fashion house, have joined forces to unveil the latest addition to their collaboration—the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Maison Margiela Edition. This exclusive smartphone, following in the footsteps of its predecessors, the Retro Edition, Special Colour Edition, and BTS Edition brings a unique blend of style and technology. Here's a comprehensive overview of the key details surrounding this fashionable device.

PTI, the victim, Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher, was killed on October 16, 2020, near his school in a northwest Paris suburb. The assailant, an 18-year-old of Chechen origin who had been radicalized, was subsequently shot dead by the police. This incident prompted French authorities to reaffirm the country's commitment to freedom of expression and secular values.

United States space agency 'Nasa' has captured the visuals of a galaxy which is 17 million light years away from earth. The agency has termed the galaxy as 'Evil Eye.' The image which is shared by Nasa shows a bright yellow nucleus of a galaxy which is shinning brightly amongst dark dust in brown and orange.