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TORONTO — Chartered Professional Accountants in Quebec and Ontario are still looking for answers about how the decision for their provincial oversight bodies to split from CPA Canada was made and what it means for the future of their profession.

Manipur violence has further worsened the scenario to one in every eight persons with mental health issue, according to head of Department of psychiatry, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS). Dr.R.K. Leni, HOD, department of Psychiatry RIMS, who maintains that no one can be considered as healthy without a robust mental health as physical health must go in tandem with a sound mental health said “one in every eight persons in Manipur is deemed to be having mental health issues due to the current turmoil.” Manipur’s famed psychiatrist was speaking at the World Mental Health Day observation under the theme, ‘Mental Health is a Universal Human Right,’ held on Tuesday at RIMS.

Teesta river, Chief Secretary VB Pathak said. With this, a total of 690 tourists, including 26 foreigners, have been rescued by air from the Lachen and Lachung towns in North Sikkim by the Indian Air Force (IAF) since Monday, he said. While seven IAF helicopters were deployed on Monday, four were deployed on Tuesday to bring the tourists to the Pakyong airport, he added.

₹9.57 trillion after refunds in the current financial year, as of 9 October. This was 21.8% higher than the net collections made in the same time a year ago. Prior to refunds, the tax authority collected ₹11.07 trillion so far this year, nearly 18% more than what was collected at the same time a year ago.

The streets of New Alipore and the Port area have witnessed multiple occurrences of a gang of pickpockets targeting mobile phones through the windows of waiting buses and local trains. After the swift theft, the culprits have been exploiting UPI apps installed on these phones, often with saved passwords, to siphon off money. Narrating his ordeal, Ghosh shared, «I was returning from my office at Behala. I was sitting by the window of the bus, busy typing a message on my phone.

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, and Human Resource department head Amit Chakravarty were produced in court on Tuesday by Delhi Police. During the hearing Prabir Purkayasta's counsel asked the judge if reporting critically of (India’s) Covid policy, farmers protest be termed ‘terrorism’.

emergency alert system, orchestrated by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The test involved sending emergency alerts to a random selection of smartphones throughout India. Upon receipt, users' phones emitted a loud beep and displayed a flash message that conveyed «emergency alert: severe.» The message was transmitted twice, once in English and once in Hindi, with a brief time lapse. The NDMA explained that the purpose of this alert was to evaluate the effectiveness of the newly implemented system and to pinpoint any potential issues.

India's space economy has the potential to reach USD 44 billion by 2033 with about eight per cent of the global share. Presently, the country's share in the global space economy is 2 per cent, said a top government official on Tuesday.

had then said that said that such tests will be carried out from time to time in different regions to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the emergency warning broadcast capabilities of mobile operators and cell broadcast systems. The government is closely working with the NDMA on the project.

Brazilian police officers and Interpol have swooped on a gang of suspected gun-toting crypto thieves, arresting seven people.

Andhra Pradesh CID on Tuesday initiated the interrogation of TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh in connection with the Amaravati Inner Ring Road scam case. Lokesh reported to the CID's Economic Offences Wing-II office at Tadepalli in Guntur district at 9.55 am.

UK envoys are due in New Delhi this week as the two countries seek to bring almost two years of trade negotiations to a conclusion, people familiar with the matter said. A team of 30 UK officials including Director General for trade negotiations Amanda Brooks will head to the Indian capital to thrash out remaining issues as part of their 13th round of talks, officials from the UK and India said, requesting anonymity because a deal isn’t yet sealed. At stake is a commercial agreement between two of the world’s largest economies that would represent a landmark for both.

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has denied misleading parliament when she said that “tremendous progress” was being made to hosting the Commonwealth Games despite already knowing the event would blow by at least $2 billion.

Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' and it was from that point on that cinema opened to him «many different worlds», says Martin Scorsese who decades later draws on that experience in his new film 'Killers of the Flower Moon'. Scorsese, viewed by many as one of the greatest filmmakers in the world, said he knew about Indian culture after seeing Jean Renoir's 1951 Kolkata-set 'The River'. But 'Pather Panchali' was a turning point.

oil prices edged down slightly on Tuesday after gaining more than 4% in the previous session. Gold rose the most since May on increased haven demand after tensions ramped up in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel. On Monday, gold price on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) for the December 2023 expiry contract opened higher at ₹57,000 per 10 gm levels and went on to hit an intraday high of ₹57,400 levels within a few minutes of commodity market's opening bell.

Joe Biden was interviewed as part of an investigation into his handling of classified documents by Special Counsel Robert Hur, the White House counsel's office said on Monday. The Democratic president's interview was voluntary and conducted over two days, concluding on Monday, said Ian Sams, a spokesperson for the White House counsel's office. US Attorney General Merrick Garland in January named Hur as special counsel to look into the improper storage of classified documents at Biden's Wilmington, Delaware, home and at a Washington think tank office set up for Biden after his 2009-2017 vice presidency. Such special counsels are appointed to handle sensitive cases — usually involving political figures or allegations of serious wrongdoing by the government — and have more independence than is usually afforded to federal investigators to decide whether to bring charges. Hur's interviews with Biden suggest the investigation, which has proceeded quietly, may have advanced to its final stages.

Tata Steel Global ratings agency Fitch Ratings has upgraded the issuer rating on the steel major to “BBB-” from “BB+”, with a stable outlook. The company’s plans to turnaround the UK operations with investments and part funding from the UK government has triggered the rating upgrade.

European Union late Monday reversed an earlier announcement by an EU commissioner that the bloc was «immediately» suspending development aid for Palestinian authorities and instead said it would urgently review such assistance in the wake of the attacks on Israel by Hamas to make sure no money was misused. «There will be no suspension of payments» at the moment, a terse European Commission statement said late Monday, five hours after EU Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi had said that all payments from the development programme for Palestinians would be «immediately suspended.

American babies and toddlers with disabilities are entitled to publicly funded therapies known as Early Intervention, since all U.S. states and territories accept federal funding for this program

Major airlines are suspending flights to Israel after it formally declared war following a massive attack by Hamas

The European Union has reversed an earlier announcement that it was “immediately” suspending aid for Palestinian authorities and instead said it would urgently review such assistance in the wake of the attacks on Israel by Hamas