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Uber Technologies Inc and other companies to New York City's novel minimum wage law for app-based delivery workers, allowing it to take effect. The Manhattan-based Appellate Division, First Department on Thursday denied appeals by Uber, DoorDash Inc and Grubhub Inc after a state judge rejected their claims that the law unfairly targets their food delivery services.

Cyclone 'Michaung', a holiday is declared on 04.12.2023 (Monday) for all colleges in Puducherry, Karaikal, and Yanam regions," it said in a statement. All schools in Puducherry, Karaikal, and Yanam regions will also remain closed on December 4, 2023. The cyclone is predicted to hit India's eastern coast.

paddy crop despite kharif season 2023-24 being marred by floods during July and August, officials said. The state, known as the food bowl of the country, is expecting paddy output to cross 205 lakh metric tonne with an average yield going up by more than four quintal per hectare as compared to last year. «We are anticipating the paddy production to cross 205 lakh MT this year,» said Punjab Agriculture department Director Jaswant Singh.

Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and Sangat Singh Giljian and others as part of an alleged forest scam-linked money laundering probe. The federal probe agency issued a statement on Friday, saying its investigation pertains to charges of «bribery» in the state forest department against the issuance of a permit for tree felling and for transfer/posting in the department, among some other allegations.

Kamboj said that India truly believes in the «transformative power» of youth. «We recognise that the path to achieving the SDGs by 2030 is through harnessing the energy, the creativity and the innovation of our young population,» she said on Thursday. «India is home to the world's largest youth population, which is very unique.

Canada accused India of killing a citizen on its soil, New Delhi dismissed the allegations as «absurd».

Election Commission of India rescheduled the counting of votes for assembly elections in Mizoram to December 4, preparations are in full swing to ensure smooth conduct of operations. The state election department informed that all preparations and arrangements have been made for the counting scheduled to be held on Monday. On the rescheduling of the counting day from December 3, the ECI on Friday said that the date has been revised for counting in Mizoram as several representations were received from various quarters of the state to change the vote counting day. According to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Mizoram, the counting will be conducted in 13 centres across the state and 40 counting halls.

West Bengal as an earthquake of 5.6 magnitude hit neighbouring Bangladesh on Saturday morning. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake took place in southeastern Bangladesh at a depth of 55 km at 9.05 am.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer, accusing him of being caught “red-handed" accepting a bribe of ₹20 lakh from a doctor in Dindigul district. As per an official release, authorities noted that Ankit Tiwari and his ED officers team had allegedly been intimidating multiple individuals, demanding bribes under the pretext of settling cases within the Enforcement Directorate.

Also Read: Tamil Nadu rains: IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rains in Chennai and THESE districts till 4 Dec. Check forecast here "The low-pressure area has now after observation intensified into a depression near southeast and adjoining areas neighbourhood. So in the next 24 hours, it is further intensified into a deep depression.

LCH has reached out to Indian banks and informed them that it has fulfilled necessary conditions mandated by the Reserve Bank of India to function as a qualifying central counterparty (QCCP) for offshore derivatives trades. In a development that could ease banks' capital requirements for offshore non-deliverable forwards (NDF) trades, LCH has said to banks that it has complied with norms prescribed by the RBI for QCCPs, sources aware of the development told ET. The LCH is one of the largest players in the global interest rate swap market. «The LCH has referred to an RBI circular and informed banks that they have met the requirements.

weather department has also predicted heavy rain at isolated places over Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai and Cuddalore districts of Tamil Nadu, Karaikal area. For 3 December, IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rain at a few places over Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Cuddalore and Mayiladuthurai districts of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry while heavy rain over Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts of Tamilnadu and Karaikal area.

Donald Trump does not have immunity from criminal charges for actions he took as president, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday, rejecting his bid to toss out the case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith accusing him of unlawfully trying to overturn his 2020 election loss. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan found no legal basis for concluding that presidents cannot face criminal charges once they are no longer in office.

Goldman Sachs Head of Oil Research Daan Struyven provides insight on the refinery sector on 'The Claman Countdown.'

A number of Binance’s top traders were given exclusive details regarding the crypto exchange’s yet-to-be-announced settlement deal with the U.S. Department of Justice in September, according to a new report.

₹220 crore from a Indonesian ship that docked at Paradip port. Customs officials were notified after a crane operator spotted 22 suspicious packets. The Vietnamese crew has been detained for questioning and officials are conducting a thorough search of the ship with the help of sniffer dogs “Twenty-two packets were recovered from a crane on the ship.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell participates in a fireside chat with Spelman College President.

Titan submersible saw millions of dollars worth of Canadian military equipment and personnel deployed in the search, estimates suggest.The figure, calculated by Global News with data provided by the government, gives an idea of the financial value of Ottawa’s involvement in the search for the lost vessel, which suddenly imploded while on an expedition to the Titanic wreckage in June.The operation fell within the budgets of the departments involved – Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Department of National Defence (DND) – spokespeople for both told Global News. Officials say that means DND did not incur incremental, or additional, costs while Fisheries and Oceans Canada – which oversees the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) – said it does not track expenditures incurred from specific search and rescue cases.“Responding to incidents is part of our overall daily operations, and as a result it would be difficult to calculate and allocate costs on a case-by-case basis,” the fisheries spokesperson told Global News.“Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) resources respond to incidents of distress.… The goal is to save lives and CAF search and rescue services are provided free of cost to those in peril; they do not function on a cost-recovery basis,” the DND spokesperson said.But based on the resources deployed in the search, the time they were deployed and their average hourly operating costs, the total value of the recovery operation appears to be around $3,125,226 to $3,130,576.The search for Titan – a deep-sea submersible operated by American tourism and expeditions company OceanGate – captivated the world’s attention following its sudden disappearance on June 18.The U.S.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday pushed back on market expectations for aggressive interest rate cuts ahead, calling it too early to declare victory over inflation.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, this device showcases the distinctive Glyph interface. It is equipped with a dual rear camera system, led by a 50-megapixel primary sensor, and boasts a 4,700mAh battery for extended usage. According to a report by Gadgets 360, the price of the Nothing Phone (2) in India has been discounted by Rs.

allegations in this investigation, (we) take it very seriously. And we're glad to see that the Indians are too announcing their own efforts to investigate this. And we've been clear that we want to see anybody that's responsible for these alleged crimes to be held properly accountable," John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House, was quoted by news agency PTI as saying.