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The Peregrine 1 lander which is carrying NASA’s scientific equipment, has begun its journey towards the moon following the successful launch of the Vulcan Centaur rocket at Cape Canaveral.

Sheikh Hasina is set to return to power for a fourth straight term in office as early results point to sweeping victory for her party, Awami League, in the parliamentary elections. The polls were boycotted by the main Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. India's close partner in the eastern neighbourhood went to polls on Sunday. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said the 12th Jatiya Sangsad elections were held almost peacefully, with around 40% voter turnout.

The Wire. Trump’s accounting firm, Mazars mentioned that in 2018, India had spent $66,046 on combined common charges for two units at Trump World Tower on Turtle Bay. The report further provides a projection of this figure over the four years of Trump’s administration giving a total of $264,184.

The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says it is looking into the death of a 21-year-old woman at a home in Thunder Bay, Ont., after it says police did not respond to a domestic disturbance call.

Jeffrey Epstein's property in the US Virgin Islands, known for his scandals, is under renovations, image makeover and rebranding. After billionaire Stephen Deckoff bought the Caribbean Islands of Great St. James and Little St. James for $60 million, he ordered for reconstruction of many parts. He hopes to inaugurate the new attraction sometime in 2025.

global celebs are making a beeline for India, as a vacation hotspot this year! Hollywood couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones welcomed the New Year in Hyderabad. The ‘Fatal Attraction’ star took to Instagram on Monday and shared a video of himself and Jones, sharing a sweet kiss to the beat of AP Dhillon’s ‘With You’. The couple is on a sojourn in India, and the video was taken in Hyderabad.

New Year's Eve concert at UBS Arena in Elmont, Billy Joel, the renowned Piano Man, reassured his Long Island audience that despite listing his $49 million Oyster Bay mansion, his ties to New York remain intact. Dismissing speculation about bidding farewell to the area, Joel emphatically stated, «Just because I’m selling that house doesn’t mean I’m leaving Long Island,» emphasizing his continued residence in Sag Harbor. Injecting humor into the conversation, the 74-year-old singer shared jestingly about his decision to sell his Centre Island estate, humorously remarking, «I’m just gonna spend a little more time in Florida like old Jewish guys from Long Island do.» He candidly acknowledged the challenging prospect of finding a buyer for his sprawling five-bedroom, eight-bathroom manor named Middlesea.

tragic incident occurred off Maui's northern shore, leading to the death of a surfer following a shark encounter, as reported by the Maui Police Department. While authorities refrained from labeling it as an attack and did not detail the nature of the injuries sustained by the individual, the Ocean Safety Officers swiftly responded. Upon the incident, the Ocean Safety Officers promptly intervened, using a jet ski to transport the injured surfer to shore. Responders initiated life-saving measures until medical personnel arrived and subsequently transferred the victim to a hospital for further medical attention, detailed a police news release.

Leo's Artisan Pizza spends most days making doughs, experimenting with artisanal flour and cheeses such as Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano, while training others to make pies like he does. Delhi-based Leo's was one of just two Indian brands that made it to a widely-followed ranking of top 50 pizzas in the Asia Pacific, six months ago. The other was Pizzeria Da Susy, based in Gurgaon. These two pizzerias, based in the NCR, are among a crop of buzzy pie shops across the country that are winning over palates by upping the ante on quality, variety and taste, driven typically by a chef-entrepreneur passionate about cheeses, sauces and dough.

New Delhi: India is considering proposals to connect Bangladesh’s strategically important Matarbari port to northeastern states, according to people aware of the matter. Bangladesh expects to boost exports once the country’s first deep sea port is built at Matarbari with assistance from Japan. The port will enhance exports to Southeast Asia, and other Asian markets, and improve its capability to handle cargo from international markets.

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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film which broke the haul of $457 million at the box office globally, has announced its next part, as well as the conspicuous Las Vegas residency for the year 2024. The North American leg of the tour will start in Vancouver on 7th February 2024, running through 8th December 2024 and wrapping up in Vancouver, British Columbia. The extension of 33 days, is founded on the run of 52 days, thereby becoming the largest grossing tour in history with ticket sales of $ 2 billion worldwide.

After the Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady in its final three decisions of 2023, the tone of conversations in markets has shifted firmly away from further rate hikes and staunchly into the camp of when cuts could begin.

Tamil Nadu rains: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday forecasted scattered rains in many areas of Tamil Nadu from 25 December. The weather department informed that light-to-moderate rains will lash Tamil Nadu and Puducherry from Christmas day. Moreover, the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu will receive rains between 30 December and 1 January.

PGA Tour’s Q-School. The next two weeks are a brief period of relief in the calendar of professional golf. However, there is a build-up of anticipation for the impending resumption. The golfing calendar for the year 2024 begins with the PGA Tour, announcing a return to its original schedule. This is followed by the DP World Tour, PGA Tour Championships, Korn Ferry, and LPGA events. Fans though need to be waiting till February for the comeback of LIV Golf.

cryptocurrency exchange filed for bankruptcy last year, Thomas Braziel, an investor who specializes in collapsed businesses, started brokering an unusual kind of transaction: a market to profit from FTX's downfall. Braziel put one of his clients in touch with a large financial firm that had lost nearly $100 million when FTX went under. Last December, the firm agreed to sell its claim in the FTX bankruptcy — essentially an IOU from the collapsed exchange — for 6 cents on the dollar, betting that it was better to collect some fast cash than wait years for the husk of FTX to start paying creditors back.

company managed by cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and his wife Anjali Tendulkar has picked up two apartments through a lease agreement on Mount Mary Road in Mumbai’s Bandra suburb. While the exact tenure of the lease agreements is not known, the company will be paying rentals of Rs 10.83 lakh per month.

Natural Resources Canada is working on the first update to its plant hardiness zones map since 2014, hoping to have the map – which gardeners rely on when determining what plants will thrive in their region – available sometime in 2024.

how to break down small integers like 15 and 21, these were the first demonstrations of ‘Shor’s algorithm,’ a method of quantum factorization that does not get exponentially more time-consuming as the number gets bigger. In August, Oded Regev of New York University proposed what many consider the first big improvement to Peter Shor’s 1994 technique. If it works, the time taken to decode complex ciphers may shorten.

ALSO READ: India vs South Africa Live Score Updates, 1st ODI In his last over, Arshdeep picked the wicket of Andile Phehlukwayo via LBW on the very first delivery of the 26th over. Even Avesh Khan picking up four wickets helped India to keep the Proteas at bay.

Currently, this circulation is located over the Comorin area and extends up to the mid-tropospheric levels. As a result, IMD expects light to moderate rainfall in many parts of South Tamil Nadu, with a few isolated places in North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and Karaikal areas also experiencing rain over the next two days (17th-18th December 2023). On these days, isolated heavy to very heavy rain is likely in south Tamil Nadu, while the adjoining delta districts may experience isolated heavy rain.