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consumer affairs ministry has expressed concerns regarding unfair trade practices adopted by airlines and online travel aggregators. As per a TOI report, these practices include misleading claims such as showing every seat as 'paid' despite offering a «free mandatory web check-in», denying boarding to passengers with confirmed tickets, and delayed refunds.

Lewiston, Maine, urged residents to shelter in place Wednesday night as they searched for an active shooter responsible for “multiple casualties” at at least two locations in the city.Maine Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck said at a late-night news conference that hundreds of officers were searching for Robert Card, who was identified by police as a person of interest in the shootings. He was considered armed and dangerous.Sauschuck said “a couple of shooting incidents occurred here with multiple casualties” in Lewiston just after 7 p.m. Eastern.

Livestock and poultry producers will need to comply with more specific standards if they want to label their products as organic under final rules announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture

The White House is asking lawmakers for nearly $56 billion in emergency spending for disaster relief, child care funding and broadband

The government is expected to report stellar growth for the U.S. economy during the July-September quarter, highlighting the durability of consumer and business spending despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool the expansion with high interest rates

mass shooting happened in Lewiston, Maine, killing at least 22 people and wounding 50 to 60 more. The shootings occurred at a number of locations across the city, including a local bar and a prominent bowling alley. In response to the incident, Maine state police issued an urgent social media alert advising residents to seek refuge in their homes and close their doors. Many investigations are being conducted by law enforcement to ensure the safety of the community. Here's what we know so far:

astronauts departed for China's space station on Thursday, paving the way for a new generation of «taikonauts» to advance the country's space ambitions in the future. The spacecraft Shenzhou-17, or «Divine Vessel», and its three passengers lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. Leading the six-month mission was former air force pilot Tang Hongbo, 48, who was on the first crewed mission to the space station in 2021. His return to the orbiting outpost Tiangong, or «Celestial Palace» in Chinese, also set a new record for the shortest interval between two spaceflight missions by taikonauts — coined from the Chinese word for space — suggesting a faster rotation of taikonauts in coming years. Tang, from China's second batch of astronauts in 2010, had to wait more than a decade before he was picked for his inaugural spaceflight in 2021. By contrast, his fellow Shenzhou-17 crew members Tang Shengjie, 33, and Jiang Xinlin, 35, both travelling to space for the first time, joined China's third batch of astronauts in September 2020. China has already kickstarted the selection process for the fourth batch of astronauts, seeking candidates with doctoral degrees in disciplines from biology, physics and chemistry to biomedical engineering and astronomy. It is also opening the process to applicants from Hong Kong and Macau for the first time. The first and second batches of astronauts were all former air force pilots, like Tang, who joined the People's Liberation Army in 1995 at age 20.

depression over the south of Mizoram, a senior scientist with the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bhubaneswar informed on Wednesday. Umashankar Das, a senior scientist at IMD Bhubaneswar, said, "Cyclone Hamoon has weakened significantly and now lies as a depression over the south of Mizoram. This very severe cyclone storm packed winds gusting at between 130 and 145 Kmph while it is inside the Bay of Bengal.

Indian Railways is running 4480 trips of 283 special trains till Chhath Puja this year for the convenience of rail travellers and to clear the extra rush of passengers. «Special Trains have been planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway routes like Delhi- Patna, Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Danapur-Saharsa, Danapur- Bengaluru, Ambala-Saharsa, Muzaffarpur-Yesvantpur, Puri-Patna, Okha-Naharlagun, Sealdah-New Jalpaiguri, Kochuveli-Bengaluru, Benaras- Mumbai, Howrah-Raxaul etc. During 2022, Indian Railways had notified 2614 trips of 216 Puja Special trains,» the Ministry of Railways said in a press release. Crowd-control measures by forming queues at the terminus stations under the supervision of RPF staff for orderly entry of passengers in unreserved coaches are being ensured. «Additional RPF personnel have been deployed at major stations to ensure the security of passengers.

Axis Bank: Axis Bank Ltd on Wednesday reported a net profit of ₹5,863 crore in the second quarter of FY24 registering a 10% growth from ₹5,329.8 crore in the corresponding quarter of last year. NII during Q2FY24 rose 18.9% to ₹12,314.56 crore from ₹10,360.26 crore YoY. NIM for Q2FY24 was 4.11%, up 1 basis point QOQ and 15 basis points YOY, according to Axis Bank's filing exchange.

Glenn Maxwell's fastest World Cup century off 40 balls and 104 by David Warner led Australia to a record World Cup 309-run rout of the Netherlands on Wednesday for their third straight victory at the tournament. Maxwell's 106 off 44 balls laced with nine fours and eight sixes fired Australia to 399-8, a total their bowlers defended easily as the Dutch were dismissed for just 90 in 21 overs in New Delhi. Five-time winners Australia bettered their previous margin of World Cup victory — against Afghanistan by 275 runs at Perth in 2015. India holds the ODI record for highest margin of victory when they hammered Sri Lanka by 317 runs in Thiruvananthapuram earlier this year. «I'm really happy, that's just about the complete game.

The examination fee is Rs. 600 for general category candidates and Rs 300 for those who belong to SC, SCA, ST, and differently-abled categories who wants to apply for the Graduate Teacher/Block Resource Teacher Educators (BRTE) job. Vacancy Details

Mumbai: It is difficult to run the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) from Delhi," Prakash Javadekar, the former human resource development minister, told the Lok Sabha in 2017. The IIMs, India’s premier management schools, are centrally-funded. But for decades, many of them had been clamouring for more autonomy.

driver who struck and killed four college students on a coastal highway in Malibu is currently being held on $8 million bail, according to authorities. The man was arrested on Tuesday as part of the ongoing investigation and is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, as stated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Initially, the man had been arrested immediately after the crash on October 17 but was released the following day to allow investigators to gather evidence, as mentioned in a statement by the sheriff's department.

Jumbuck Pastoral estate. Having established themselves as the third-largest landowner in the nation, this marks a monumental transition in the family's 135-year history. Recently disclosed through a staff newsletter, it's been revealed that the MacLachlan brothers, Jock and Callum, are departing the company as part of Jumbuck's strategic shift and succession blueprint. Their exit signifies the end of their tenure with one of the nation's top beef and sheep producers, marking a period where they dedicatedly «gave it their all.»

police officer Lewis Edwards has been handed a life sentence for committing more than 100 sexual offences against children. His minimum time behind bars is 12 years.

One of the nation’s smallest hospitals is among the most prepared to see children in an emergency. Three years ago, Grand River Health wasn’t close. The 25-bed hospital near the western slope of the Rocky Mountains had scored a low 51 on a 100-point test measuring its readiness.

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Moneycontrol said on Wednesday. The labour department has issued the notice to TCS officials to meet department officials and discuss the matter on November 2 at the Pune labour department office. “Joint meeting of management regarding redressal of grievances/settlement on 02/11/2023 in the morning / 12.00 noon.

lack of daytime power supply. The alligator which the protesters brought at the HESCOM office was captured in the fields of one of the farmers, the local media reports said, adding that the villagers decided to capture it and bring it to the electricity department's premises to highlight the threat. HESCOM officials called the police and forest department officials as soon as the crocodile was brought, while also assuring the aggrieved farmers that their concerns would be addressed.

Circle Squared Alternative Investments founder Jeff Sica explains why consumer spending will dramatically decline before the holidays on 'Varney & Co.'