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Kerala and address a programme of the BJP-NDA in January, BJP state chief K Surendran said here on Saturday. Besides Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, party national president J P Nadda and other senior leaders would also take part in various campaign programmes of the NDA in the southern state in the coming months ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, he said.

Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot has criticised the BJP over the delay in choosing CMs for the three states where the saffron party had won, alleging that “there is no discipline in the party”.

OPEC drew flak after it allegedly urged its group members to block any phase-out or phase-down in the final deal, Reuters and the Associated Press reported. According to reports, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais sent a letter to the group's 13 members and 10 Russian-led allies on Wednesday. In the letter, Ghais urged the group to "proactively reject any text or formula that targets energy i.e.

Quiver Quantitative — The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced an investigation into the evolving partnership between Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind the renowned ChatGPT. The CMA's inquiry seeks to determine if the collaboration between these two tech entities amounts to a de facto merger, potentially leading to a formal investigation. This regulatory scrutiny comes in the wake of significant changes at OpenAI, including the temporary dismissal and reinstatement of CEO Sam Altman and the formation of a new board featuring notable figures such as Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo.

(Reuters) — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent a second request to Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and Hess (NYSE:HES), for additional information and documentary materials related to their $53 billion deal, the companies said on Friday.

ethanol blending target by 2025-26 and said the ban on the use of sugarcane juice and sugar syrup has been imposed as a «temporary» step due to lack of clarity on cane output for the current season. However, the government has a plan in place to promote ethanol production through various feedstock such as B and C-heavy molasses, damaged rice and maize. The government also said the situation has not reached a stage for the country to undertake the import of ethanol.

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From trade to human rights, the leaders of China and the European Union differed on a wide range of issues at a summit this week in the Chinese capital

Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) cabinet took oath along with Chief Minister Lalduhoma at the Raj Bhavan complex in Aizawl on Friday. A total of seven cabinet Ministers were sworn in along with four Ministers of State.

Australian Open warm-up event in Brisbane next month. Eleven months have passed since the Spaniard's defeat at Melbourne Park in the second round by American MacKenzie McDonald. Due to his hip ailment, he required surgery twice and, while out of action, dropped to 664th place in the world rankings.

Government suspends 70 lakh mobile numbers. Here's what you should know The lawyer said Patel used 99% of the Jaguars' funds were used for betting on the FanDuel and DraftKings sites.

NSA Ajit Doval participated in the 6th NSA-level Meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave on Thursday in Port Louis, Mauritius to give push to steps to stabilise Indian Ocean Region. The Colombo Security Conclave was established in 2020 when India, Sri Lanka and Maldives agreed to expand the scope and membership of their Trilateral Meeting on Maritime Cooperation. Mauritius joined the conclave at the 5th NSA-level meeting of the Conclave on 09-10 March 2022 held in Male, Maldives. Cooperation under the CSC focuses on five pillars of cooperation including maritime safety and security, countering terrorism and radicalization, combating trafficking and transnational organized crime, cyber security and protection of critical infrastructure and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

RBI on Thursday cancelled the licence of Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh as the lender does not have adequate capital and earning prospects. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on Thursday (December 07, 2023), the central bank said in a statement.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said the authorities in the United States and Canada have been apprised of the threats issued by Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on the Indian Parliament. In a recent video, Pannun, a designated terrorist by the National Investigation Agency, threatened to attack the Indian Parliament on or before December 13. He holds dual citizenship in both the US and Canada.

national security, it was decided to institute an inquiry into the matter and an inquiry committee has been constituted," the minister said while speaking in Rajya Sabha. “Insofar as Canada is concerned, no specific evidence or inputs were provided to us. So, the question of equitable treatment to two countries, one of whom has provided inputs and one of whom has not, does not arise," the minister added.

Singapore’s regulatory body the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)  plans to begin piloting the digital currency “E-CNY” – also known as the digital yuan, in collaboration with China to encourage tourism spending.

Chinese warships have made a first visit to a Cambodian naval base that Washington has long feared will boost Beijing's influence in the Gulf of Thailand. A Cambodian defence ministry official said on Thursday that Chinese-funded work to expand the Ream base, near the port city of Sihanoukville, would be «finished soon». Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Seiha said on his Facebook page that he had visited the two ships docked at the base on Sunday «to prepare a training of our Cambodian naval fleet». Cambodian officials refused to give any details of the vessels, the purpose of their visit or how long they were staying, but a sign on one of the gangways identified it as belonging to the Chinese navy. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said: «China and Cambodia have an extremely deep friendship, and the two sides have developed richly successful cooperation in many fields.» The Vice-Chairman of China's Central Military Commission, General He Weidong, visited Phnom Penh earlier this week and met Prime Minister Hun Manet. Cambodia has long had close relations with Beijing and US officials fret that the base will boost China's effort to buttress its international heft with a string of naval and military outposts. Satellite imagery published in July showed that a 363-metre (1,190-foot) pier had been built jutting out into the sea.

Riverdale school year. What's The Archies about? It's a coming-of-age tale set in '60s India, specifically in the fictional town of Riverdale. The story follows the lives of beloved characters — Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, Ethel, and Dilton. Through the lens of the Anglo-Indian community, the film explores themes of friendship, freedom, love, heartbreak, and rebellion. Just as their predecessors did with the iconic «Sugar, Sugar,» this iteration of The Archies will leave its mark through music.

Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed further cooperation on oil prices on Wednesday, December 6, as members of OPEC+, a Kremlin spokesperson was quoted as saying. A Saudi account of the meeting said the crown prince praised joint coordination between the two countries "that helped remove tensions in the Middle East".

Fast-growing technology platforms that specialize in whiz-bang online trading at times fall short of securities industry rules. The most notable recent example was Robinhood, the mobile brokerage app and brokerage thatagreed in 2021 to pay a total of $70 million in fines and restitution to settle claims it harmed customers as a result of false or misleading information, system outages and approval of trade options that were not appropriate.