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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in more than eight months last week in another sign that the labor market may be softening

Murshidabad's Baharampur, where five-time MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of the Congress is taking on Trinamool candidate Yusuf Pathan and BJP's Nirmal Chandra Saha. Voting is scheduled for May 13. The fight has also turned personal between chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Chowdhury, who was against any compromise by the Congress with the Trinamool over seats. To challenge Chowdhury, Trinamool has brought in Pathan, a Gujarati who for several years was a player of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. While Chowdhury is very vocal in his criticism of Banerjee, the CM has also not minced words in attacking the Congress leader. She blames him for the failure of the alliance with the Congress as part of INDI Bloc in Bengal, and calls him an «agent of the BJP» who has teamed up with the CPM.

DoT) is likely to approach National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) to seek approval and clarity on satellite communications, particularly on data transfer and usage, as well as equipment and components used in satellite gateways based in India, said officials privy to the details. The department is yet to finalise terms and conditions that would be included in awarding satellite communication with the aim of safeguarding security and integrity of the country, the officials told ET. «The views of NSCS around security parameters are important as satellite communications can't be barred by physical borders,» said one of the persons cited above. The NSCS is the working body of the National Security Council (NSC), which is chaired by the Prime Minister.

diplomatic breakthrough, five of the Indian sailors on board an Israeli-linked vessel seized by Tehran were released on Thursday and have departed from Iran, the Indian embassy in Iran said. The Indian Embassy, while sharing details of their release, thanked the Iranian authorities for their close coordination with the Embassy and Indian Consulate in Bandar Abbas. «5 of the Indian sailors on MSC Aries have been released and departed from Iran today evening. We appreciate the Iranian authorities for their close coordination with the Embassy and Indian Consulate in Bandar Abbas, MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X.

candidate to correct his/her application form twice. He will need to pay ₹200 to make corrections to the application form for the first time.

The move follows an extensive review of NAIT's management arrangements and comes on the back of recent discussions with «a number»' of management groups. NAIT said Janus Henderson will give the trust's shareholders «a variety of benefits», including access to US equities, of which the firm manages around $180bn in assets. Marc Pinto returns to Janus Henderson as Maris departs As part of the move, Fran Radano left abrdn to join Janus Henderson and maintain his role as portfolio manager of the trust. Radano worked at abrdn for 16 years as a senior portfolio manager in North Americ...

Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry Department has announced a ban on 23 'ferocious' dog breeds including Pitbull terrier and Tosa Inu in the state The ban came days after a incident in Chennai where a Rottweiler dog bit and injured a child. In the incident a five-year-old girl was grievously injured when two pet Rottweiler dogs ferociously attacked her in a park. Later cops arrested three people, including the pet owner. The case was filed after the girl's mother said the owners of the dogs «acted carelessly».

relief to the Indians, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the heatwave is about to end from the country except for West Rajasthan and Kerala. «Heatwave is about to end from the entire country. Only in West Rajasthan & Kerala heatwave alert has been issued,» said IMD scientist Soma Sen. Why has IMD predicted the end of heatwaves:

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has decided to close accounts where there has been no operation by the customer for the last three years and there is no balance in these accounts. The bank took this measure to avoid the security threat and to ensure that these accounts are not misused.

Indian students in American universities 'scared to travel alone', stay 'situationally aware' after 2 deaths in a week In a letter to Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, Sadanandam appealed for assistance in locating his missing son. Kishan Reddy, the Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Development of the North Eastern Region, Government of India, wrote to the Ministry of External Affairs on May 8, requesting that the Consulate General of India (CGI) in Chicago aid in tracing Rupesh, who has been missing “@DrSJaishankar, @kishanreddybjp, Sir please speak to concern Chicago police Department about the missing of Rupesh Chandra Chintakindi.

heatwave spell over some parts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh till May 10. Besides this, hot and humid weather conditions are likely in Gujarat until May 13, and Kerala until May 10.

yellow rainfall alert for Karnataka's capital city on Wednesday, forecasting partly cloudy skies with occasional spells of rain or thundershowers until May 12. Heavy rainfall caused waterlogging in several parts of the city including Hebbal flyover towards the airport and Veerannapalya, Maharani underpass, Summanahalli, Vaddarapalya signal, Nagawara, Hebbal railway station, and Kamakshipalya areas. Trees were uprooted in Jayamahal Road, Kathriguppe signal, Gundu Rao Circle, Lingarajapuram Main Road, Mehkri Circle, PES College near Devegowda circle, Gangamma Circle, Hennur Main Road, and Malleshwaram.

ANI. Kausar Jahan further noted that as many as 16,500 pilgrims will leave for Haj pilgrimage this year from the Delhi embarkation point.

₹7 lakh from ₹5 lakh earlier to increase its adoption. In value terms, personal income collections after refunds stood at ₹10.44 trillion in 2023-24, growing at 25.23%.

Athletic departments across the country are trying to figure out the best way to manage the name, image and likeness landscape when it comes to athletes earning endorsement money

Alabama lawmakers have approved legislation to provide state tax breaks to businesses that help their employees afford childcare

A former top executive at Las Vegas Strip casinos will face a judge in Los Angeles and possible federal prison time after pleading guilty to violating federal anti-money laundering rules

Supreme Court on Wednesday instructed the Centre to refrain from employing "threat and coercion" tactics during search and seizure operations aimed at recovering Goods and Services Tax (GST) from traders. The bench, comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh, and Bela M Trivedi, who are reviewing different sections of the GST Act, emphasised that the law does not grant authorities the power to use force to collect outstanding dues. «There is no power under the Act to compel any person to pay the tax liability during the search and seizures. Request your department to ensure that the payment is made voluntarily without any use of force. A period of three to four days must be provided to the accused individual to seek advice, contemplate, and settle the liability. It should be voluntary and there should not be use of any threat or coercion,» the bench told Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the Centre. Raju did not rule out the possibility of using force in the past but mentioned that usually the payment during search and seizure is voluntary.

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IPL, fans are worried about a rain scare in Hyderabad. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Hyderabad will witness “Generally cloudy sky with a few spells of rain or thundershowers". The Weather Channel predicts “partly cloudy" conditions.

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