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Canadian Police may have been able to identify a vehicle that was responsible for the shooting at the residence of the son of the president of a local temple in the town of Surrey in British Columbia on 27 December. The incidences of violence, and defacing Hindu holy shrines, have surged in Canada after tensions simmered between Delhi and Ottawa over pro-Khalistan activities. According to a Hindustan Times report, the Surrey detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said that its “General Investigation Unit has been working to advance the investigation and a vehicle of interest has been identified." The report says the vehicle is believed to be a blue, 4-door hatchback, Mitsubishi Mirage GT or SE between the model years 2017 and 2019.

Successive branches of Bitcoin have emerged that all claim to improve Satohsi’s original vision in one way or another. Generally, these branches, namely Bitcoin SV and Bitcoin Cash,  offer the same features as BTC but with larger block sizes and faster transaction speeds. They do not innovate beyond what the cryptocurrency space already offers on other blockchains. As a result, their values pale in comparison to BTC.

Apex Legends is set to embrace the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth crossover with a new event mode, replacing the regular Battle Royale format. Players can anticipate the arrival of Cloud's iconic Buster Sword, available both as a weapon with light and heavy attacks, a blocking feature, and a dash move. The sword also boasts a meter to unleash a powerful «Limit Break,» resembling the famed Omni-Slash from the teaser trailer.

government has appointed IAS officer Senthil Pandian C as ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva after Brajendra Navnit’s tenure as India’s ambassador to the global trade watchdog ends on March 31, 2024. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Friday approved the appointment of Pandian, a 2002 IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, for three years from the date of assumption of charge. Pandian is currently posted as commissioner, excise in Uttar Pradesh. His appointment comes at a time when the world is witnessing inflation, high interest rates and geopolitical tensions. In October, WTO has more than halved its growth projection for world merchandise trade volume for 2023 at 0.8% compared to the 1.7% forecast in April last year due to a continued slump in goods trade. However, the 3.3% growth projected for 2024 remains nearly unchanged from the previous estimate of 3.2%. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the expected slowdown of trade was a cause for concern because it could depress the living standards of people around the world, particularly in poor countries.

Alpha Sand is more than just a construction company; it is a part of their culture to uphold humanitarian ideals and give back to the community. Alpha Sand takes pride in its positive impact on society as a socially conscious business. During the pandemic, the company's social responsibility efforts included supplying food and grains to over fifteen villages to build its reputation within the community.

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The falling-block video game Tetris has met its match in 13-year-old Willis Gibson

Bahamut Foundation introduces its latest initiative, Bahamut Grants, marking a significant leap towards the journey of Web3 evolution. 

coal ministry on Thursday reviewed the status of commercial and captive coal blocks that have already started production as well as those which are expected to commence production. During a high level meeting to review the status of 'producing and expected to produce' captive and commercial coal mines, Additional Secretary at the ministry M Nagaraju also urged the allottees to put in further efforts to achieve the committed coal output target for the current fiscal, an official statement said.

Cost of Living LIVE Updates - January 4 As per the Delhi Fire Services, the blaze originated within the director's office situated in the teaching block on the hospital's second floor. An official from the DFS stated that while no injuries were recorded, the fire destroyed files, office records, a refrigerator, and office furniture.

Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Reliance Industries-BP consortium, Oil India, and Dilip Shanghvi’s Sun Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd have won oil and gas exploration blocks in the eighth round of the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP-VIII). India had offered 10 blocks for bidding of which ONGC won seven, Oil India, Sun Petrochemicals, and a consortium of Reliance Industries Ltd and BP Plc got one area each. Contracts for the 10 blocks were signed on Wednesday. «Estimated investments in awarded blocks for committed exploration work program is to the tune of $233 Million,» said a press statement from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Five companies-- ONGC, Vedanta Ltd, Oil India Ltd (OIL), Sun Petrochemicals Pvt Ltd, and Reliance-BP Exploration (Alpha) Ltd had put in 13 bids for the 10 blocks on offer. The press statement added that steps are being taken to augment India’s E&P sector by increasing India's exploration acreage to 0.5 million sq.

A top British Columbia law enforcement official says a recent court decision placing a temporary injunction on a law to restrict public drug use takes away police enforcement tools.

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Montana said on Tuesday it was appealing a decision by a US judge in November to block Montana's first-of-its-kind state ban on the use of short-video sharing app TikTok. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a notice that the state is appealing the ruling to the Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals.

Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine's secretary of state barring him from the state's primary ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump, the early front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, appealed the Maine decision by Democrat Shenna Bellows, who became the first secretary of state in history to bar someone from running for the presidency under the rarely used Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. That provision prohibits those who «engaged in insurrection» from holding office.

Russian tax authorities will start collecting taxes in digital rubles from 2025, with banks also handed powers to block “suspicious-looking” CBDC transactions.

NEW DELHI : India saw a slump in its tea export earnings during April-November 2023 amid regulatory challenges in Iran, a large market, and due to the ongoing Ukraine crisis impacting exports to the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) and Western European region, latest data from the commerce ministry showed. India exported tea worth $531.63 million between April and November 2023, down from $562 million in the year-ago period, according to official data from the Niryat Portal. Geopolitical disturbances, especially in Middle East and Ukraine, subdued economic conditions along with a drop in export prices have led to a decline in export earnings for the commodity, experts said.

Henk hitting it. A wind warning has been issued by the Met Office that disruption to travel, damage to roofs, and probable electricity cuts in the Midlands, southern England, Wales, and East Anglia till 20:00 GMT could take place.

As if there wasn’t a more convenient time in the year to do this, the New York Times chose the last week of 2023 to sue OpenAI for copyright infringement. Which is why instead of putting my feet up and relaxing, I had to fire up my computer to figure out whether this was the end of generative AI that so many were saying it was going to be.

With the coming of the new year comes new changes in many sectors. Along with changes in the finance sector, UPI rules have also changed. The new regulations promise significant enhancements to the online banking and payment transaction experience.

CBI has filed a closure report in a case related to alleged irregularities in the allotment of Kilhoni coal block in Maharashtra to Nippon Denro Ispat Limited in 1998, officials said on Tuesday. The agency had started the preliminary enquiry on the directions of the Central Vigilance Commission in 2012 where a complaint was filed by then Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit and six other then MPs alleging irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks during the period 1993-2005.