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HBO has confirmed the renewal of Dune: Prophecy for a second season. The announcement was made during a virtual press conference. The news comes just days before the finale of the first season, scheduled to air on December 22.

inflation as their comments echo Fed chief Jerome Powell's call for caution. The US Fed policymakers, fresh from an interest rate cut this week, fleshed out on Friday the case for reducing borrowing costs more slowly next year as they assess progress in lowering inflation and the impact of tariffs and other policies promised by President-elect Donald Trump, Reuters reported. San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly, who supported the U.S. central bank's decision on Wednesday to cut its benchmark overnight rate by a quarter of a percentage point to the 4.25 per cent-4.50 per cent range, and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, who dissented against it, both said the meeting's outcome was a «close call.» Daly and two other Fed policymakers who spoke on Friday said they felt the central bank would likely resume its rate-cutting next year, but signaled they would take their time doing so now that, as Daly put it, the «recalibration phase» is over, as per Reuters report. «We're in the next phase, and that next phase is really looking at the incoming information,» Daly said in an interview with Bloomberg Television.

«We have held many meetings and looking at what best can be done,» said Dr Anupam Prakash, chairman of the OTC sub-committee. Unlike other countries like the US, UK or China, India does not have a policy framework to support and regulate distribution, marketing and consumption of OTC drugs. This is despite the fact that commonly used medicines for cough and cold as well as contraceptives are sold over the counter. Neither the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 nor the Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945 (D&C) defines OTC medicines.

FIFA has signed Netflix to a United States broadcast deal for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 plus the 2031 edition that could be played in the U.S. The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major to...

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In his latest trade war threat, the incoming GOP president spoke out against Brussels via his account on social media site Truth Social.  In the post, Trump said: «I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous deficit with the United States by the large scale purchase of our oil and gas. Otherwise, it is TARIFFS all the way!!!» Trump inflationary risks force economists to temper Fed rate cut expectations — reports Many members of the incoming Trump administration, including the president-elect, reiterated the ‘drill baby drill' mantra during the presidential cam...

US Congress was scrambling to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, hours after more than three dozen Republicans rejected a demand by President-elect Donald Trump to use the measure to lift the nation's debt ceiling. Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was trying to plot a course that could pass both his chamber, with narrow Republican control, and the Democratic-majority Senate, as a midnight Friday (0500 GMT Saturday) funding deadline loomed. «We have a plan,» Johnson told reporters at the Capitol on Friday. «We're expecting votes this morning.»

With president-elect Donald Trump threatening punitive tariffs of 25 per cent, Canada should look to a reliable, old ally for expanding trade: the United Kingdom.

It’s been an action-packed year for the Bank of Canada, with policymakers cutting interest rates five consecutive times by a total of 175 basis points.

Qila said it will expand into the US markets by introducing advanced web3 solutions such as blockchain and tokenization, that serves foundational aspects of the technology, ensuring transparent and traceable systems across sectors. It aligns with the core philosophy of Qila that helps enterprises to build trust and enhance their value proposition for customers. “We are undertaking pilot projects and are in talks with different strategic partners based out of the US. Our Web3 private cloud is up and running which offers robust data security and data localisation for the enterprises. We are planning to participate in many upcoming events to promote the adoption of web3 solutions,” said Siddharth Ugrankar, founder at Qila. Qila’s solutions are cross-sectoral but are focused on particular areas such as increasing transparency and traceability in supply chain, improving data security and interoperability in healthcare, boosting customer engagement through tokenization in retail, facilitating secure credentialing and identity management in education and blockchain authentication against counterfeiting in luxury goods.

Freshworks founder Girish Mathrubootham sold shares in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) company amounting to nearly $40 million, filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) showed. Mathrubootham, who stepped down as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Freshworks, sold a total of 2.5 million shares in two tranches on December 18 and 19, the filings showed. Prior to this, he owned around 5% stake in the company. Mathrubootham is currently the chairman of the board of directors at Freshworks and was replaced by Dennis Woodside for the CEO position.

Owning real estate in India can be a complicated affair for non-resident Indians (NRIs) due to several financial and logistical hurdles. One of the significant challenges is the tax implications for rental income. Tenants paying rent to an NRI landlord are required to deduct 30% tax at source (TDS) along with an additional 4% cess.

The Biden administration says it is canceling federal student loans for another 55,000 public service workers through an existing forgiveness program

Workers at Starbucks stores plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company

alimony case, domestic violence and divorce petition, all of them. The wife even filed an FIR against his 85-year-old father, his son from first marriage, his aunt's son, his relatives and his ex-wife who lives in the USA. There was also a twist in this case as the lawyer representing the wife said she wanted to get back with him. However, the husband declined this offer and sought divorce on the ground of cruelty. Moreover, the husband filed a police complaint against his wife claiming that she threatened him with dire consequences like taking her own life and filing false criminal cases against him and his family. The primary reason behind the long police, family court, supreme court proceedings was demand for more alimony by wife after taking Rs 12 lakh from her husband during the course of their married life. This was despite his wife having Rs 1.05 crore worth of bank FDs, cash, etc. His wife argued that he had both the means and ability to provide more alimony. She also claimed that her husband had Rs 5,000 crore worth of assets, a USA based business and multiple house properties in Pune, Bhopal and in other cities. While the husband was ready to offer Rs 20 to 40 lakh as permanent alimony, his wife demanded at least Rs 500 crore and one of the properties owned by the husband's 85-year-old father.

Elon Musk running the US government? Tesla CEO's growing influence on the Republican Party and the Trump administration has become a topic of discussion among Democrats, some of whom now sarcastically refer to the SpaceX CEO as “President Musk.” As the threat of US government shutdown looms, Musk, one of the closest allies and a big supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, interjected himself into the process. The moniker 'President Musk' started trending on X, formerly known as Twitter, after the spending fight on Capitol Hill took an unexpected turn as the billionaire entrepreneur played a pivotal role in derailing a bipartisan funding bill, raising questions about his growing influence in Washington. Musk’s barrage of posts on X calling for lawmakers to «kill the bill» has led many to wonder whether he, not Donald Trump, is setting the Republican agenda. ALSO READ: What US government shutdown actually means: Explained in 10 points

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And yet many of the routine functions of government — things like national defense, benefit checks and mail delivery — continue as usual. ALSO READ: H-1B visa overhaul gets White House nod, providing big relief for international students, entrepreneurs

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November to their fastest pace since March as home shoppers were encouraged by a wider selection of properties on the market, despite rising mortgage rates

American farmers, small business owners and wildfire survivors are among those who will suffer if Congress cannot agree on a new spending bill after President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan that included more than $100 billion i...