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urban freight efficiency and cut logistics costs, an official said on Wednesday. Under the Indo-German technical cooperation, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ's) Green Freight Project supported the relevant state authorities in the preparation of the model CLPs and adopting international best practices. This is crucial for reducing congestion, pollution and logistics costs while improving the overall quality of life in cities. Additional Secretary in the DPIIT Rajeev Singh Thakur said that both Delhi and Karnataka governments have provided support for developing these plans.

Prince Harry's residency status in the United States is currently under scrutiny, his admission of his past battles with substance abuse continues to provoke controversy. Prominent immigration attorneys claim that Harry's admission of drug use may have compromised his eligibility for a visa because he would have needed to disclose it on his application, which could result in deportation proceedings following the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, as quoted in a report by the Blast. Donald Trump and Prince Harry don't get along well; the billionaire politician claimed that he wouldn't protect the duke if he were elected to a second term because he betrayed the Queen.

However, as of now, the show is taking a brief hiatus, leaving viewers wondering when the next batch of episodes will air.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. RIO DE JANEIRO—When Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula" da Silva called for “more multilateralism" at the opening of the Group of 20 nations summit on Monday, the remark appeared aimed at someone who wasn’t in the room: Donald Trump. Many leaders from Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa at the G-20 summit and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Peru last week made clear their alarm at prospects for a sharp U.S.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A few months back, Prosus, one of the world’s largest technology investors, faced a debilitating condition in India. It wrote off its entire $500 million investment in Byju’s, six years after it first backed the edtech company once valued at $22 billion.

First came Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s “Axe the tax” ads targeting the carbon tax. Now the Alberta government is running a “Scrap the cap” campaign, in reference to the federal government’s plan to — for purely performative reasons — impose a cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector.

“Our capitalist system,” I have just learned, “is one of the main reasons our planet is getting stripped away and destroyed.” That is according to the Toronto District School Board, which made the claim in the November edition of its EcoSchools newsletter to promote something called “Buy Nothing Day” on November 29. The TDSB says that by buying nothing for a day people can protest consumerism and help the environment. The reality, of course, is just the opposite: capitalism and buying things are nothing to protest. Nor are they responsible for “our planet getting stripped away and destroyed.”

Iraq has begun its first nationwide population census in decades in a step aimed at modernizing data collection and planning in a country long impacted by conflict and political divisions

Sanjay Dutt’s premium Scotch whisky brand, The Glenwalk, has achieved a significant milestone by selling over 50,000 cases (600,000 bottles) in the first seven months of the current financial year. The brand has established a strong presence in India’s spirits market, operating across 10 states. Maharashtra leads The Glenwalk’s sales, contributing over 45%, followed by Haryana at 25% and Uttar Pradesh at 20%. Currently available in Maharashtra, Haryana, Goa, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh, the brand plans to expand to five additional states by next month. Looking to capitalize on this growth, The Glenwalk aims to increase sales by 500%, targeting 300,000 cases while expanding to over 18 states and five countries. To cater to diverse consumer preferences, the brand introduced 1-litre bottles in October 2024 and plans to launch 200ml nips in November 2024, aiming to quadruple sales.

The 63 countries, along with the European Union, assessed in the CCPI are responsible for 90 per cent of global emissions. India ranks 10th in this year's CCPI, remaining among the highest performers.

Skill Development Fund (NSDF) will soon invest its surplus funds in term deposits to get better returns on the corpus used for imparting skills training in the country. The fund has invited expressions of interest from public sector banks to invest around Rs 900 crore in fixed deposits for a period of one year, the ministry of skills development and entrepreneurship said in a notification. The plan is to prepare a panel of banks for investment of surplus funds in fixed deposits.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SINCE THE Industrial Revolution, rich countries have mostly grown faster than poor ones. The two decades after around 1995 were an astonishing exception.

The company will also be opening a second such flagship store in Bengaluru later this week, with plans to open 25 more such stores across the country by next year, chief business officer Sudhir Goel told ET. Goel said Acer is the first IT hardware company to open a store encompassing products across both IT and non-IT categories. “Let’s say when a family walks into the store for an experience of IT products, they can also see the variety of consumer electronics which are in high demand. That’s the concept behind the store in Ahmedabad. We will be opening a second one in Bengaluru on Friday,” Goel said.

Asian stocks are mostly lower, despite gains on Wall Street, as worries mount over escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war

Time is running short for negotiators at the United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan to solve a difficult puzzle

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. By 9 p.m. on election night, it had become clear to Jason Junod that Donald Trump was returning to the White House.

U.S. dollar slipped to a one-week low versus major peers on Wednesday, looking to extend a three-day decline from a one-week peak as the market catches its breath following the frantic rally in the wake of Donald Trump's election. A boost to the dollar and other traditional safe-haven currencies like the yen overnight proved short-lived, after Russia's foreign minister said the country will «do everything possible» to avoid the onset of nuclear war, hours after Moscow announced it would lower its threshold for a nuclear strike.

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AR Rahman is loved and respected not just in the country, but globally as well. Recently, the musical maestro grabbed the spotlight due to his divorce from his wife, Saira Banu. This announcement has left the industry shocked and his fans heartbroken. Amid this, a past incident where he defended his wife on social media has resurfaced on the internet and has everyone’s attention. The announcement of AR Rahman and Saira Banu’s separation after nearly three decades of marriage has stunned fans and the industry alike. This development has also revived memories of an incident from 2023, where AR Rahman stood firmly by his wife, defending her against remarks made by actress Kasturi Shankar. During the 2023 Vikatan Awards, actress Kasturi Shankar shared a video from the event and raised questions about Saira Banu’s fluency in Tamil. She publicly asked why Saira wasn’t fluent in the language, what her mother tongue was, and what language they spoke at home. These comments sparked a backlash, with many fans criticizing the actress for making intrusive and unwarranted remarks about Rahman’s personal life.

Guyana, the first Indian PM to visit the country in 56 years. In an unprecedented gesture, he was received at the airport by President of Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, and over a dozen cabinet ministers. On PM's arrival, the President of Guyana shared a hug and exchanged pleasantries.

The parents sought fast track courts and vaccine courts to provide swift justice to those injured by vaccines and their families. According to them the current system of computing adverse events following immunisation is «flawed.» «We need a total revamp of this and need an active, transparent and accountable AEFI system,» said Venugopalan Govindan from Tamil Nadu, who lost his daughter after getting the shot.