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Agatha All Along, the spellbinding spin-off from WandaVision, are left wondering if they will get a second season. With the final episode now streaming on Disney Plus, the future of Agatha Harkness, the bewitching character played by Kathryn Hahn, remains uncertain. Billed as a limited series from the start, the show explores Agatha’s quest to restore her powers, culminating in a nine-episode arc. Yet, despite fans’ enthusiasm, a second season of Agatha All Along is unlikely, as mentioned in a report by Pinkvilla.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed that the pace of new card additions slowed to 620,000 in September from 920,000 in August, a fall of nearly a third. New card issuances have fallen by more than 64% from the year earlier. The latest additions take the total credit cards in force to 106 million. Experts say that new card additions will slow further as lenders become wary of the unsecured segment. “New cards issuance was majorly led by HDFC Bank and SBI Cards. However, net new card additions are expected to slow down in the near term due to rising delinquencies in the credit card receivables,” said IDBI Capital analyst Bunty Chawla. “Lenders also remain cautious on new cards disbursements due to the RBI’s risk weight norms.”

Max Verstappen suggests he won’t change his aggressive driving this weekend at the Brazilian Grand Prix as he bids for a fourth successive Formula 1 title. Lando Norris needs a win at Interlagos in Sao Paolo to maintain any realistic title hopes. New elements could spice up the clash between the drivers, who have received penalties in the past two races in Austin, Texas and Mexico for their boldness on the track. Interlagos has a new tarmac, rain is expected all weekend, and Verstappen received a five-place penalty on the grid after he and Red Bull decided to use a new engine.

Reserve Bank of India's foreign exchange reserves fell by $3.5 billion to $684.8 billion in the week ended September 25, latest data showed. The central bank likely sold dollars to prevent a sharp depreciation in the rupee, traders said. Foreign currency assets fell $4.5 billion to $593.7 billion, while gold reserves rose $1 billion to $68.5 billion. The Indian rupee traded in a narrow range of 84.05/$1 to 84.08/$1 in the week ended September 25, as foreign portfolio investors bought dollars.

Bibek Debroy. He was a man whose formidable scholarship ranged from economics and Sanskrit literature to the history of Indian-made fountain pens. He wrote and lectured on these diverse subjects, and many readers will have been enriched by them over the years.

Walt Disney is forming a new unit to coordinate the company's use of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and mixed reality, as the media giant explores applications across its film, television and theme park divisions. The newly formed Office of Technology Enablement will be led by Jamie Voris, who spearheaded development of Disney's app for the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality device, according to an email seen on Friday by Reuters. «The pace and scope of the advances in AI and XR (extended reality) are profound and will continue to impact consumer experiences, creative endeavors and our businesses for years to come — making it critical that Disney explore the exciting opportunities and navigate the potential risks,» Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman wrote.

Indian companies sanctioned by the US as part of a global effort to crack down on supply of dual use items to Russia will not have a major impact on the domestic defence ecosystem as most of them are not linked to any major project. Only one of them has limited work with the Defence Research and Development Organisation and the armed forces. Out of the 19 Indian firms on the global list of 400 plus companies sanctioned, several are entities that seem to be just carrying out trading activities by purchasing western equipment including electronics and selling them to Russian companies that have been hit by western sanctions. Some of them, like Denvas Services, which mainly supplies digital kiosks for various services, also have Russian nationals as registered directors and shareholders. It is legal for Indian companies to have foreign nationals as directors and there are no sanctions on conducting work with Russian entities. The company has been accused of procuring US-origin microelectronics for use in its advanced Russian conventional weapons.

Donald Trump is «unstable», «obsessed with revenge» and is «out for unchecked power», Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris said on Friday in an unprecedented attack on her Republican rival ahead of next week's US election. In a rally at Las Vegas, 60-year-old Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, said Trump, 78, is all about «hate» and more division and that he would bring an «enemies list» to the White House, while she would carry a «to-do list» of priorities. Singer Jennifer Lopez joined the Democratic leader at the rally and called on voters, especially Latino Americans, to support Harris as cares about «not just some Americans, but all Americans». «We all know who Donald Trump is. He is not someone who is thinking about how to make your life better. He is someone who is increasingly unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance and he is out for unchecked power,» Harris said at the rally.

biologists, a group of statisticians, and a group of physicists. Each group was given a year to research. After one year, they all reported to the investors. The biologists said that they could genetically engineer an unbeatable racehorse, but it would take 200 years and $100 bn. The statisticians reported next. They said that they could predict the outcome of any race, at a cost of $100 mn a race, and they would only be right 10% of the time.

Buenos Aires pretty recently. According to Life and Style, partial autopsy indicated that Liam Payne had multiple kinds of drugs in his system which included cocaine, crack, benzodiazepine and even ‘pink cocaine’ which is a deadly combination of methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA. Life and Style reported that sources really close to Liam Payne have already revealed that he was living a ‘devastating double life’ in spite of appearing really happy on the outside. Recent reports have also revealed that the former members of the One Direction band are remembering Liam Payne very fondly. Also Read: The Handmaid’s Tale spinoff: Is ‘The Testaments’ finally happening? Here’s what we know

Malia Obama, daughter of former President Barack Obama, has chosen to drop her last name professionally for her directorial debut. Barack Obama shared his thoughts on this decision during an episode of the “Pivot” podcast. He noted that while Malia hoped to avoid being associated with her famous family, people would still recognize her identity.

business leadership was defined by managers who ruled enterprises top-down. Shaped by the world wars and the Great Depression, leadership in enterprises was defined by an almost militaristic control established through stringent rules and dictums. A 21st-century leader, on the other hand, is empathetic, and visionary, and leads by inspiring their teams to achieve a common vision, rather than forcing them to work until they drop. The backlash following EY employee Anna Sebastian Perayil's death has highlighted how corporate India's conditions can be deemed, in many cases, as being 'inhumane'. Such conditions call attention to how Indian employees are among the most overworked in  the world. It underlines two key questions: Are Indian workplaces desirable?

Mallikarjun Kharge's caution to his party's government in the state was an affirmation that it was on the brink of economic instability. In a post on 'X', BJP state president B Y Vijayendra said Kharge's words should serve as a warning. «AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge's caution to Maharashtra Congress on making reckless 'Guarantees' serves as a stark reminder of Congress' unsustainable promises in poll-bound states aimed solely at winning elections,» the Shikaripura MLA said. «Through his advice to Chief Minister Shri @siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister Shri @DKShivakumar, Shri @kharge has practically confirmed that Congress's guarantees have pushed Karnataka, once a progressive and revenue-surplus state, to the brink of economic instability,» the BJP state chief charged.

The Testaments in 2022, fans of The Handmaid’s Tale have eagerly awaited more details on the upcoming spinoff. Based on Margaret Atwood’s 2019 sequel to her original 1985 novel, The Testaments explores life in Gilead 15 years after the events that formed the core of The Handmaid’s Tale. Following the narratives of three women, including Aunt Lydia and two young women named Agnes and Daisy, the book explores Gilead’s deep-rooted power dynamics and Aunt Lydia’s evolving stance within the regime. With The Handmaid’s Tale currently in production for its final season, expected to premiere in spring 2025, The Testaments will come to the screen afterward, continuing the universe created by Atwood.

Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, said on Friday that Tehran is likely to increase the range of its ballistic missiles and possibly review its nuclear doctrine, amid growing tensions with arch-enemy Israel and tit-for-tat missile and airstrikes. Asked by Lebanon-based pro-Iran broadcaster Al-Mayadeen whether Iran was ready if conflict were to expand after the recent strikes, Kharrazi said Iran was likely to up the range of its ballistic missiles beyond a self-imposed limit of 2,000 km (1,250 miles). He said that although Iran has the technical capability to produce nuclear weapons, it is currently held back by a fatwa, or religious decree, issued in the early 2000s by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Department of Treasury said in a statement on Thursday. In addition to disrupting global evasion networks, this action also targets domestic Russian importers and producers of key inputs and other material for Russia's military-industrial base, the statement said. «The United States and our allies will continue to take decisive action across the globe to stop the flow of critical tools and technologies that Russia needs to wage its illegal and immoral war against Ukraine,» Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo said.

PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the Federal Interior Minister, on Friday assured a brisk visa issuance policy for Indian fans wanting to visit Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy early next year. He made the assurances during a meeting with a group of Sikh pilgrims from the United State. Naqvi said the PCB was expecting a positive response from Indian fans to visit Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. «We will be keeping a special quota of tickets for Indian fans and we will try to make the visa issuance policy brisk,» Naqvi was quoted as saying by a newspaper.

bankruptcy judge approved a sale of Tupperware Brands on Tuesday, paving the way for the iconic food storage company to soon exit Chapter 11 protection and continue offering its products while undergoing a hoped-for revitalization. The sale given the court's green light in Delaware still is subject to closing conditions. Under terms of the deal, a group of lenders is buying Tupperware's brand name and various operating assets for $23.5 million in cash and more than $63 million in debt relief. Tupperware agreed to the lender takeover last week, pivoting from a previously planned asset auction. The brand said it expects to operate as The New Tupperware Co. upon completion of the deal.

Donald Trump’s recent rally at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, with some claims suggesting attendance reached nearly 200,000. An Oct. 27 Facebook post, shared by multiple users and platforms, including Instagram and X (formerly Twitter), claimed that the rally had “almost 200,000 people” in attendance. However, official figures and venue capacity statistics tell a different story, as per a report by USA Today.

Kamala Harris will be the third US vice president in history to become president after a single term. We are just a few days away from the 2024 US Presidential election. Donald Trump, the former President, and Kamala Harris, the Democratic Presidential candidate, are locked in a tough fight for the top post.

US manufacturing activity slumped to a 15-month low in October and factories faced higher prices for inputs. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Friday its manufacturing PMI fell to 46.5 last month, the lowest level since July 2023, from 47.2 in September. A PMI reading below 50 indicates contraction in the manufacturing sector, which accounts for 10.3% of the economy. The decline in the PMI could be reflecting a strike by factory workers at planemaker Boeing, which has halted the production of its best-selling 737 MAX as well as 767 and 777 wide-body programs. The labor strife contributed to depressing industrial production in September.