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The Mexican president offered to buy its property on the Caribbean coast.

South Africa’s four main political parties have begun a final weekend of campaigning before a possibly pivotal election that could bring the country’s most important change in 30 years

Syria's devastating civil war, now in its 14th year, remains largely frozen and so are efforts to find a viable political solution to end it

Some 2.5 million Mexicans — mostly women — are domestic workers, a profession that has come to encapsulate gender and class divisions long permeating Mexico

The estate of a 25-year-old dancer who died after eating a mislabeled cookie containing peanuts has filed a wrongful death lawsuit

life. Many narrow lanes and busy roads in Kochi and adjacent areas were submerged due to continuous downpour since early morning. People could not venture out of their homes in many areas of the port city as roads were flooded. Vehicles were seen moving at snail's pace on highways following the rains. Normal life was hit in the Kakkanad-Infopark and Aluva-Edappally areas due to waterlogging. The city and rural areas of the capital district of Thiruvananthapuram witnessed heavy rains since Monday night. Trees were uprooted and streams were overflowing in villages of Thiruvananthapuram district. In nearby Neyyattinkara, a house was severely damaged after an uprooted tree fell on it during heavy rains accompanied by winds. Nedumangadu, Neyyattinkara, Kattakkada, and Amboori areas, located in the high ranges of the district, received widespread rainfall. According to locals, a portion of a hill behind the famous Bali mandapam at Papanasam in nearby Varkala caved in because of heavy rains. The eco-tourism centre in hill station Ponmudi was closed following bad weather.

Pune city, police said on Tuesday.“The driver of the truck, after hitting the motorbike on Monday night, did not stop and tried to run away but was caught some distance away and arrested," they said.PTI reported that the incident occurred at approximately 10:30 pm on Monday in the Chandan Nagar area along the Pune-Ahmednagar road. Three students, all in their early 20s and enrolled at an engineering college in the area, were en route to the Pune railway station, as stated by the police.

Bandra-Kurla Complex, if everything goes according to plan. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited expects to commence phase I of Mumbai Metro Line 3 commercial operations on this route by July, TOI reported. The necessary dry runs have been completed, and some assessments and approvals are awaited. The Metro agency is ready to run over 260 services with its fleet of 19 trains. Once Metro Line 3 is fully operational, it will serve around 1.7 million passengers daily, with trains running every three to four minutes and carrying approximately 2,500 passengers per trip. This line will be Mumbai's only completely underground metro, significantly enhancing the city's transportation system. The first phase of the 12-kilometer-long Metro 3 underground corridor runs from Aarey to Bandra-Kurla Complex.

BluSmart, India’s biggest electric cab operator, wants to raise more than $300 million in three years to add thousands of cars to its fleet in its push to take on the likes of Uber Technologies Inc. in the fast-growing market. The company will increase its Indian fleet of electric vehicles — supplied by Tata Motors Ltd., BYD Co., SAIC Motor Corp.’s MG Motor and Stellantis NV’s Citroën — to 13,000 by March from 7,500 currently, Punit Goyal, co-founder of the BP Ventures-backed startup, said in an interview. In three years, it aims to have 25,000 cars, he said.

The price change in 24 carat gold in the last one week has been 4.56% .whereas in the last month it has been 1.18%.The cost of silver is Rs.90990.0 per kg up by Rs.1050.0 per kg. Gold Price Today in Delhi is ₹73779.0/10 grams. Yesterday’s Gold Price on 27-05-2024 was ₹73252.0/10 grams.

₹201.4 on 10 May. The recent fall notwithstanding, a major reason for the rise lies in the very fast growth of the company’s quick commerce business, which delivers vegetables, groceries and other products—from lipsticks and pen drives to floral bouquets and branded kurtas—in a matter of minutes. In 2023-24, the adjusted revenue of the company’s quick commerce business grew by 186% to ₹2,302 crore.

southern Gaza city of Rafah, newswire AFP reported.“The closed-door meeting was requested by Algeria, which is currently a non-permanent member of the council," AFP reported quoting diplomats.Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the attack on Monday as a "tragic mistake." The incident occurred in Rafah, southern Gaza, triggering a fire at a camp where displaced Palestinians had sought shelter. Local officials, as reported by the Associated Press, said that the attack resulted in the deaths of at least 45 people.Also Read: 'Despite our utmost efforts...': Netanyahu calls Israeli strike in Rafah a 'tragic mistake' that killed 45 people“Despite our utmost efforts not to harm innocent civilians, last night there was a tragic mistake," Netanyahu said Monday in an address to Israel’s parliament.

A major Chinese bank, Industrial Bank, will reward digital yuan-using customers with carbon points as it targets further CBDC adoption.

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests, Italian media reported on Monday. La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera, Italy's largest circulation dailies, both quoted the pope as saying seminaries, or priesthood colleges, are already too full of "frociaggine", a vulgar Italian term roughly translating as «faggotness».

Google has leased 649,000 sq ft office space at Alembic City in Whitefield, Bengaluru, at a monthly rental of ₹62 per sq ft for a three-year lock-in period as part of its expansion strategy in India, said people aware of the deal. «This move is in line with the tech giant's proactive approach to leasing both traditional and flexible office spaces in major cities to strengthen its presence,» one of the persons said. In 2022, Google Connect Services India Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of the US technology conglomerate, had a renewed rental pact for about 600,000 sq ft office space in Hyderabad. The company also agreed with Bagmane Developers to lease 1.3 million sq ft office space in Bangalore. «Since 2020, Google's office space portfolio in India has increased by 3.5 million sq ft,» another person said. «The firm has a presence in five cities in India spread over 9.3 million sq ft of real estate footprint,» he said.

₹200, which is non-refundable. Candidates must pay the required fee to object to the response within the stipulated time.The NEET UG entrance exam was conducted in the pen-and-paper (offline) mode on May 5 across 571 cities in India and 14 cities abroad from 2 pm to 5:20 pm, spanning 3 hours and 20 minutes.A total of 23,81,833 students have registered for NEET UG 2024.

Mexico. Women like her play a fundamental role in Mexican society, picking up the burden of domestic labor as a growing number of women professionals enter the workforce. Despite reforms under the current government, many domestic workers continue to face low pay, abuse by employers and long hours.

Oil records longest losing streak in 5 months on hawkish US Fed policy, demand worries; Brent down 2% at $82/bbl“Oil prices have started the session slightly higher, but moves are expected to be in range as the U.S. and U.K.

India Express cited sources as saying that Radhakishan Rao admitted to his involvement in conducting surveillance on politicians and others under the directions of the then Telangana Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) chief T Prabhakar Rao.Meanwhile, NDTV reported that Rao claimed devices belonging to media "industry bigwigs, retired cops, and politicians [including from then-ruling BRS] were hacked and monitored".

spring bank holiday in the UK. Many establishments in the UK will be closed and public transport may be affected according to local customs of the city or county. Which are the establishments that are open or shut, what are the origins of this Spring Bank Holiday and other facts related to this will be explored.

Indian Express, citing food safety officials.The awful findings came to light after Telangana’s food safety department conducted inspections at some of the famous eateries.ALSO READ: Karachi Bakery expired products: Hyderabad store found violating regulations“Most shocking is the lack of basic hygiene in the kitchens, the use of products beyond their expiry date, and the mixing of prohibited synthetic colours in food preparations. Some of the kitchens had big garbage cans without lids," said Vijay Kumar, deputy food director at the Commissionerate of Food Safety, Telangana, as per the report.However, restaurants claim that they prepare meals in hygienic conditions.During the inspection at Shah Ghouse restaurant, the food safety officials claimed to have found semi-cooked food kept in unhygienic conditions in cold storage and stagnant water in the kitchen.ALSO READ: McDonalds, Theobroma outlets in Noida under FDA scanner after customer falls illHowever, the restaurant manager said: “No customer has ever complained of bad food at our restaurant," as per the report.The officials also claimed that they found insects in flour and tamarind at Rayalaseema Ruchulu; and from Rameshwaram Cafe, expired 100 kg urad dal and 10 kg curd were seized.“The waste bins in the kitchen were not covered.