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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In December 2019, a cluster of cases with an unknown flu-like illness emerged in Wuhan, China. Within a few weeks, the virus spread across the region, and soon engulfed the world.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Earlier this year, a nine-member committee led by former president Ram Nath Kovind presented an 18,626-page report recommending simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha elections, popularly being referred to as ‘One Nation, One Election.’ It also recommended local body elections within 100 days of Lok Sabha and assembly elections. There have been recent debates around the proposed One Nation, One Election bill, officially titled The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment Bill), 2024.

Ro Khanna criticised those targeting Indian-born Sriram Krishnan, who was recently chosen as a senior policy advisor for Artificial Intelligence by President-elect Donald Trump, over his Indian origin.

Hong Kong dollars for information leading to their arrests.According to the warrants, the six are wanted for national security offences such as secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces. They include Tony Chung, the former leader of now-defunct pro-independence group Studentlocalism.U.K.-based Carmen Lau, a former district councilor and current activist with the Hong Kong Democracy Council, as well as Chloe Cheung, an activist with the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong, also had warrants issued against them.The latest round of warrants signals that the Hong Kong government is targeting vocal critics based abroad.The government had previously issued two rounds of arrest warrants and bounties for more prominent activists, including ex-lawmakers Ted Hui and Nathan Law.The increasing number of wanted individuals abroad come as Hong Kong continues to crack down on political dissent following massive anti-government protests in 2019 that resulted in a wave of pro-democracy movements.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Forgive us if we missed it, but we don’t recall Donald Trump campaigning to invade Panama and retake its famous canal. But there was the President-elect on the weekend, threatening our Central American ally with punishment if it doesn’t meet his demands.

Kolkata | Mumbai: Family offices of prominent industrialists, private equity funds are considering acquiring a majority stake in the Indian operations of Haier for a little over a billion dollars as the Chinese consumer appliances and electronics major seeks to indigenise its business amid heightened regulatory and bureaucratic scrutiny, people familiar with the matter said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's six-year-old Agricultural Export Policy (AEP) is set for an overhaul as export destinations shift and the country's farm exports basket becomes more diverse, three people directly involved in the process said. The proposed review will attempt to enhance the competitiveness of Indian agricultural products, ensure compliance with global standards, and promote value-added products.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Spurred by the approaching expiry of a transmission charge exemption, renewable power developers have begun to hasten completion of their projects. This has resulted in green power capturing nearly all of the 43% jump in new power capacity added in the April-November period this fiscal compared to the same period last fiscal.

As of midnight on Monday, the immigration practice known as ‘flagpoling’ was officially ended, the Canada Border Services Agency said in a press release.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian medical equipment manufacturer Poly Medicure Ltd. will continue to focus on export markets amid rising demand in the US and as global economies look to diversify their supply chains away from China, a top company official said.

FIEO on Tuesday said it has formulated a strategy to boost India's exports to America, aiming to capitalise on potential opportunities that may arise as the US President-elect, Donald Trump, has threatened to impose high tariffs on Chinese goods. As part of its plan, the body has urged the government to provide financial assistance for Indian exporters to participate in exhibitions across the US, FIEO (Federation of Indian Export Organisations) Vice President Israr Ahmed told reporters here.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. “One word: plastics." Career advice given to Dustin Hoffman’s aimless character in “The Graduate" turned out to be pretty solid. Since the film’s 1967 release, global plastic use has risen twentyfold.

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol says the company's app needs to be more transparent on pricing.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Among the many newcomers to the business of weight-loss drugs is Hims & Hers, an American e-pharmacy better known for hawking remedies for erectile dysfunction and hair loss. Since May it has offered its own version of Wegovy, a blockbuster slimming jab, thanks to a quirk in American law that lets pharmacies replicate some brand-name drugs when there are shortages.

First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal. Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For global capability centres (GCCs) in India, 2024 was a pivotal year. Until 2010, GCCs were mostly outposts of multinational corporations (MNCs), providing technology and operational support to the parent company, according to Zinnov, a management consulting firm.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. DAMASCUS, Syria—Victorious Islamist rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa spends his days conferring with advisers and meeting a stream of visitors—U.S. diplomats and leaders from Turkey, Jordan, Qatar and Syria’s religious sects They all want to know the same thing: How does Sharaa plan to govern the war-battered nation of 23 million people? Sharaa, a guerrilla fighter who led the campaign that toppled the regime of Bashar al-Assad, is seeking an answer.

Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture, Kotaro Nagasaki, expressed his admiration for India during his meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, highlighting the strong diplomatic and historical ties between the two nations.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Recent back-to-back concerts by Diljit Dosanjh, Karan Aujla, Bryan Adams, and AP Dhillon drew massive audiences, as people thronged the musical events, undeterred by harsh weather, security concerns, inadequate venue arrangements or online controversies.