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Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), billed as the world's largest office building, remains largely unoccupied a year after its grand opening by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 17, 2023. Although the massive 4,200-office complex has been entirely sold out, only 150 offices have become operational so far, ToI reported. The sluggish response is being attributed to the global slowdown in the diamond business, which has tempered the enthusiasm of traders and manufacturers to shift operations from Mumbai's established diamond hubs and Surat's traditional markets to the state-of-the-art bourse. To spark activity, the SDB has hosted multiple events throughout the year to encourage businesses to move in. In the meantime, significant infrastructure and services have been established to support diamond-related operations.

US Embassy in India will implement new rules for scheduling and rescheduling nonimmigrant visa appointments. «To make sure everyone has a fair chance at getting a visa interview appointment and to reduce wait times, we’re making some changes,» the US Embassy in India said in a statement. Applicants will be allowed to reschedule their appointments once without additional charges. However, missing the rescheduled appointment or requiring a second reschedule will necessitate booking a new appointment and repaying the application fee.

Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam,' Rs 400 crore further allocation has been released, and it will be credited directly to the bank accounts of beneficiaries, Chief Minister M K Stalin announced on Wednesday. Including the additional fund release, a total of Rs 1,451 crore is the sum being disbursed to beneficiaries, according to the present stage of construction, he said. Houses under the scheme has a 360 sq ft built-up area, including a kitchen and construction materials such as cement and steel bars were being provided to beneficiaries at subsidised prices through the state-run TN Cements Corporation.

Decentralised Finance (DeFi) is the most significant innovation on the blockchain since the advent of the blockchain itself. What Bitcoin is to gold, DeFi is to banks and finance houses: a way to access finance in the open market on a peer-to-peer basis without the gatekeepers of banks. However, in order to access DeFi, one needs a Master’s in Finance and a PhD in Computing. The new crypto exchange Lunex Network changes all that. Lunex Network is a new hybrid CEX/DEX exchange, and on the face of it, it solves many trading problems. Over 50,000 liquidity pairs, AI trading bots, and non-custodial wallets are just some of the features Lunex Network offers. However, it’s in DeFi where Lunex Network shines. <div data-placement=«Mid Article Thumbnails

MathCo is looking to hire 400-odd people by the end of this fiscal, taking its workforce to 2,500 globally. It has already hired 400 people so far this fiscal. The startup is recruiting AI/ML engineers, data engineers, data scientists and consumption specialists. As its technical workforce grows, the company will also expand its enablement functions to support this growth. While a major focus will be on fresh talent right out of campus, the firm will also continue to hire laterally across profiles. With GenAI being a relatively new and rapidly evolving field, the company is prioritising both internal upskilling and onboarding new talent with relevant backgrounds to strengthen its capabilities in this area.

Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday after opposition MPs protested against Union Home Minister Amit Shah's alleged insult of B R Ambedkar. Soon after the listed papers and reports were tabled and the House went ahead with the scheduled Zero Hour, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh rose and alleged Shah insulted Ambedkar. Soon, several other Congress members were on their feet and started raising slogans like "'Amebedkar ka apaman nai sahega Hindustan' (India will not tolerate Amebedkar's insult)". Countering them, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju said it was the Congress that insulted Ambedkar and did not honour him with a Bharat Ratna.

Despite gaining four points to take their tally to 114 overall, India’s PCT slipped from 57.29 to 55.88 with only their second draw in the ongoing WTC cycle. Australia also had their PCT shrink from 60.71 to 58.88 with this edition’s second draw.

high-end fashion brands and retailers, prompting further interest in offering cryptocurrencies as a means of payment to tap in to fresh pockets of wealth and build loyalty with crypto investors. Until recently, only a handful of luxury brands including LVMH watch labels Hublot and Tag Heuer as well as Kering-owned fashion brands Gucci and Balenciaga have experimented with crypto payment offers. In recent weeks, upscale French luxury department store Printemps announced it was teaming up with the world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, and French financial tech company Lyzi to accept cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and ethereum in its stores in France — becoming the first European department store to do so. The move, coming as bitcoin rises, has been noticed by other brands and retailers who are showing interest in joining in.

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European Union regulators are investigating whether TikTok breached the bloc’s digital rulebook by failing to deal with risks to Romania’s presidential election

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said throwing youths into the war zone in Israel for «employment» is not an achievement but a matter of shame. Her remarks came after Adityanath took a veiled jibe at Priyanka Gandhi for carrying a handbag to Parliament that had 'Palestine' emblazoned on it. «Yesterday, a Congress leader was seen walking around Parliament carrying a Palestine bag, while we are sending our youth to Israel for opportunities. »So far, more than 5,600 youth from Uttar Pradesh have gone to Israel for construction work. Every youth gets free food and accommodation besides a monthly salary of Rs 1.5 lakh there. There is also full guarantee of safety," Adityanath said on the second day of the Winter Session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.

Supriya Lifescience on Wednesday opened a new multipurpose active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) production block, Module E, at the Lote Parshuram site, in Maharashtra. The facility, developed with an investment of approximately Rs 120 crore, adds a substantial capacity of 335 kiloliters to the company’s operations. This expansion boosts the Lote Parshuram capacity by over 55%, increasing it from 597 KLPD kilo liters per day) to 932 KLPD. The new production block is designed to support Supriya’s strategic focus on expanding its R&D capabilities and scaling up its pipeline of innovative products.

Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO), which has been demanding a separate ‘Frontier Nagaland Territory (FNT) said that the tripartite talks with the Centre and the state government are in an advanced stage. ENPO is seeking a separate ‘Frontier Nagaland Territory (FNT)’ comprising six districts for seven backward tribes. ENPO General Secretary M. Honang Konyak said that they are optimistic that the Central government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would not fail in fulfilling the proposed offer of FNT by the Centre in the interest of the people of eastern Nagaland.

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) does not check the veracity of the documents submitted. The EPCG scheme allows import of capital goods for pre-production, production and post-production at zero customs duty to produce quality goods and services.

Indian defence forces are aiming to expand their assets in space and bolster the strength of the agencies responsible for these tasks. A detailed presentation was recently made by the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) to senior Defence Ministry functionaries in the presence of service chiefs and key stakeholders from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Government officials told that the defence forces are focusing on enhancing the number of space-based assets and the necessary ground infrastructure to support them.

This stance, which was less common among GOP figures at the time, suggested a willingness to recognize LGBTQ+ rights, signaling some level of support for same-sex relationships. However, his views have shifted since then, leaving many questioning what his 2024 administration might mean for the future of marriage equality. By 2015, Trump changed his position to endorse «traditional marriage» when speaking with CNN. This statement reflected a more conservative viewpoint that aligned with the party's stance at that time. However, after being elected in 2016, he appeared to soften his position, telling 60 Minutes that he was «fine» with same-sex marriage, despite the GOP's critique of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the issue.

On your last vacation, remember the number of times you had to show your physical Aadhaar card and Permanent Account Number (PAN) card to comply with know-your-customer (KYC) norms at hotels and airports? For booking air/train tickets, boarding flights and trains, and checking into hotels, you must carry your KYC documents with you at all times. The same requirement goes for hospitals, banks, government offices and departments, and even some shopping centres.

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Wall Street bankers in the last decade, and the Wolf of Wall Street helped popularize the culture. However, with some legal complications around cocaine, bankers are now turning to rapid consumption of Adderall in order to survive their lengthy 90 hours a week work shifts.

Retail sales jumped 0.7% last month after an upwardly revised 0.5% gain in October, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Tuesday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast retail sales, which are mostly goods and are not adjusted for inflation, advancing 0.5% after a previously reported 0.4% rise in October.