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A senior official in President Joe Biden’s administration who oversaw its contentious efforts to address climate change by curbing drilling and mining on federal lands has been named the next president of a prominent environmental group

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Even as revenue growth for companies in India has reduced its pace to a canter, royalty payments sent abroad by several Indian offshoots of multinational companies (MNCs) are galloping ahead. In several cases noted by market regulator Sebi, royalty payments exceed dividends.

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Google and Facebook-owner Meta Platforms urged the Australian government on Tuesday to delay a bill that will ban most forms of social media for children under 16, saying more time was needed to assess its potential impact. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left government wants to pass the bill, which represents some of the toughest controls on children's social media use imposed by any country, into law by the end of the parliamentary year on Thursday. The bill was introduced in parliament last week and opened for submissions of opinions for only one day.

Investor Warren Buffett renewed his Thanksgiving tradition of giving by announcing plans Monday to hand more than $1.1 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to four of his family's foundations, and he offered new details about who will be handing out the...

Canada has committed to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and for many Canadians that will mean savings on their energy bills — but not all.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has threatened bring down France’s minority government by the end of the year unless changes are made to the country's budget bill

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Australia’s government has withdrawn a bill that would give a media watchdog power to monitor digital platforms and require them to keep records about misinformation and disinformation on their networks

Bose said the Parliament should wait until the government-commissioned evaluation of age assurance technologies is completed in June. «Parliament is asked to pass a bill this week without knowing how it will work,» Bose said.

Additionally, the INDIA bloc will be looking forward to cornered the BJP-led NDA alliance over rising tensions in Manipur as well billionaire Gautam Adani's indictment in the United States for alleged bribery worth $256 million. «A total of 42 leaders from 30 political parties were present in the meeting. There are many topics. Everyone has asked for discussion on some topics but we want that there should be a good discussion in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The government is ready to discuss any topic. Our only request is that the House should run well and there should be no ruckus. Every member wants to participate in the discussion but the House should run well. To run the winter session well, everyone's cooperation is needed and everyone's participation is necessary,» Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju had said after the Centre called all-party meeting chaired by Union Minister Rajnath Singh.

«I hereby give notice of my intention to ask for leave to move a motion for the adjournment of the business of the house for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent importance,» Tagore, whip of Congress party in Lok Sabha wrote in a letter to the Secretary General of Lok Sabha. In the letter, Tagore expressed his desire to discuss the matter related to the United States (US) indictment of Gautam Adani over the «bribery, securities, fraud, and wire fraud» charges against Adani Group.

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FDs) after the death of the prime earner, who, in many cases, was the sole account holder. The bill to change the law allowing banks to let a depositor specify multiple nominees and their shares for easier distribution of funds later is expected to come up during the winter session of the Parliament which begins today. The Bill, which was introduced in the last session, has been listed again. Under the proposed amendment, banks would allow up to four nominees (against the current practice of one). This could be either 'simultaneous nomination', where the percentage shares of different nominees are stated in the nomination form, or 'successive nomination', where there is one actual nominee at any given time and on whose death another nominee becomes effective.

Keir Starmer said his government would be setting out «radical reforms» in soon to tackle the UK's rising outlays on benefits. «Make no mistake, we will get to grips with the bulging benefits bill blighting our society,» the prime minister said in an op-ed in the Mail on Sunday newspaper. Starmer's Labour is under pressure to balance the country's spending and boost growth after returning from over a decade out of power. The first set of indicators following its inaugural budget saw private enterprise stagnate and consumer retail spending fall.

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) held a rally here on Sunday demanding the withdrawal of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. The rally organised by BJD Minority cell was held near the Raj Bhavan here where protestors raised slogans demanding the withdrawal of the bill as they claimed it would affect harmony among the community. The government has listed 16 bills, including the Waqf Amendment Bill, , for consideration in the Winter Session of Parliament beginning on Monday. The protestors also submitted a memorandum to President of India through the District Collector of Khurda where they made certain suggestions and expressed concerns regarding the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, 1995.

President-elect Donald Trump has named Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor, elevating a Republican congresswoman who has strong support from unions in her district but lost reelection in November

IOA if a regulatory board comes into existence, sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asserted that the body is an essential step towards ensuring good governance and does not intend to interfere in day-to-day operations. The establishment of a Sports Regulatory Board is one of the key features of the draft National Sports Governance Bill, which the government intends to introduce in the Parliament soon.

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winter session of Parliament starting on Monday. The five new draft legislations include the one to set up a cooperative university. The pending bills include the Waqf (Amendment) Bill which has been listed for consideration and passage after the joint committee of the two Houses submits its report to Lok Sabha. The panel is mandated to submit its report on the last day of the first week of the winter session. The session concludes on December 20.