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Hulu released the first trailer for Goosebumps: The Vanishing at New York Comic Con. The show, featuring David Schwimmer, brings a mysterious, supernatural entity to New York City.

Kamala Harris' Democratic Party suffered an alarming voter registration loss in Pennsylvania, a crucial swing state in the US election 2024. Knewz.com reported that over 113,000 registered Democrats changed parties in 2024, roughly double the number from the previous year. This represents a growing trend as voters desert the party, register as Independents or become Republicans.

AMC announced the return of The Walking Dead: Dead City for its second season in Spring 2025. A teaser was revealed at New York Comic Con. It showed the return of key characters Maggie and Negan.

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This may be the case with central bank digital currency (CBDC). Announced in Nirmala Sitharaman's 2022 budget speech to bolster the unfounded belief that private virtual currencies (PVCs) like bitcoin, upon which an unpopular tax was levied, posed a threat that only a CBDC could counter, RBI was forced to railroad this project into the list of commercial bank priorities, and public consciousness. Had it been possible to rectify the misconception of its eminence grise, e₹ might never have been. After all, the capital gains tax on the sale of PVCs showed that GoI treated them as speculative assets rather than as competitive currencies. In any case, bitcoin did not threaten rupee transactions.

Binya seldom closed the blue umbrella. Even when she had it in the house, she left it lying open in a corner of the room. Sometimes Bijju snapped it shut, complaining that it got in the way. She would open it again a little later. It wasn't beautiful when it was closed. Whenever Binya went out… she took the umbrella with her. That patch of sky- blue silk could always be seen on the hillside. Old Ram Bharosa kept the tea shop on the Tehri road… 'What have you there, Binya?' he asked.

Nirmala Sitharaman has approved the creation of Chief General Manager post (CGM), below board level, in five more nationalized banks including Bank of Maharashtra, Central Bank of India, and UCO Bank. Besides, Indian Overseas Bank and Punjab & Sind Bank would now elevate their General Managers (GM) to CGMs. Prior to this, CGM posts were available in six out of 11 nationalized banks. «While creating the said post, the Finance Minister has also approved the increase in the existing number of CGMs in the banks that already have CGM-level posts. This step will significantly enhance the administrative structure and efficiency of banks,» the finance ministry said in a statement.

BRICS meets for the first time in Kazan, Russia, a potential inflexion point for a group that has so far failed to have an unifying narrative. India has been the bulwark against the attempt to give it an ideological 'anti-West' slant. India could continue to play that role or, better still, leverage the expanded membership — each new member was on its wish list — to define India's neutral pathway. Kazan is not just another BRICS summit. It's a critical moment in India's self-fashioning journey on the global stage. From the moment Russia invaded Ukraine, India has argued its choices in terms of multipolarity, historical ties, defence needs, strategic alliances and partnerships, and economic needs. Kazan offers India an opportunity to emerge not as the ace tightrope walker balancing West and 'anti- and not-so-pro-West' interests, but as a proactive neutral voice committed to a rules-based world order. Kazan should provide the occasion when it can emerge as the 'Switzerland' of our times.

Details of the patrolling agreement are yet to be shared but disengagement of troops at both Depsang, where Chinese soldiers had blocked access to patrolling points by occupying the 'Y Junction', and Demchock, where tents had been erected Indian side of LAC, was vital to move to the next step of de-escalation. A larger de-escalation- in which forward deployed troops inducted in thousands since tensions broke out in 2020 will be moved back to their peacetime locations — has been the focus of talks from the Indian side.

Real Madrid will play Borussia Dortmund in UEFA Champions League match on Tuesday. Madrid will look to win three points at home ground after a shocking loss in the previous match. Champions League match between Madrid and Dortmund is scheduled to kick off at 3 pm (ET) on Tuesday, October 22. One can watch Real Madrid's Champions league match on Paramount+ and Fubo. Fubo offers free live streaming. Real Madrid is likely to win the game against Borussia Dortmund.

BRICS summit, the Modi government has said that India and China have reached an agreement to resume patrolling in eastern Ladakh. The development has brightened chances of a meeting between PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan on the sidelines of the summit. «Over the last several weeks, Indian and Chinese diplomatic and military negotiators have been in close contact with each other in a variety of forums. As a result of the discussions that have taken place over the last several weeks, an agreement has been arrived at on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China border area and this is leading to disengagement and eventually a resolution of the issues that had arisen in these areas in 2020,» foreign secretary Vikram Misri said at a media briefing. Indian and Chinese soldiers will be able to resume patrolling in the way they had been doing before the border face-off in May 2020, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said at a media event. He said LAC breakthrough is a good development that happened due to «patient and persevering diplomacy».

Kaley Cuoco has expressed her willingness to reprise her beloved character Penny from The Big Bang Theory, describing her time on the show as “some of the best years of [her] life.” The actress, who portrayed Penny for 12 years, from 2007 to 2019, acknowledges the significant impact the role had on her career. In an interview with People, Cuoco reflected on the joy and fun she experienced while working on the hit CBS sitcom, stating, “I owe a lot to that character, to that show, to [creator] Chuck Lorre.”

Azrael is set to stream exclusively on Shudder from October 25. This film stars Samara Weaving and has already gained critical acclaim, with a 74% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The plot centers around survival in a world ravaged by demonic creatures after the Rapture.

Shringla has said that agreement between India and China on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh is likely to lead to de-escalation and provides an opening for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet on the sidelines of BRICS Summit in Russia this week. Shringla, who was Foreign Secretary when actions of Chinese army led to a standoff along LAC in eastern Ladakh in May 2020, told that a fairly firm hand in the negotiations has brought about a satisfactory conclusion. «I think the agreement gives us a way to move forward, provides an opening for leaders to meet, and possibly even take this into de-escalation — the thinning out of troops on the frontline. It will be recalled that China had massed troops at the time when hostilities began, and those troops are still there. So I think after disengagement, we should look at de-escalation,» Shringla told ANI.

Coming to key battleground states, Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump is having a lead in Arizona by 1.7 points and in Georgia by 1.9 points which eventually marks a significant turnaround from earlier polling where Kamala Harris was having an edge, reported The Hill. Early voting in Georgia has seen record turnout of voters and in Michigan, Kamala Harris’s lead has come down to just 0.7 points which are raisings severe concerns among the Democrats regarding the blue collar voters. Also Read: Venom 3: Is it available on streaming or digital?

ICICI Bank has alerted its customers about an increasing number of parcel fraud scams. These scams involve criminals using psychological tactics to trick people into giving away sensitive personal and financial information. In an email to customers, ICICI Bank explained that scammers pretend to be from the Customs Department or the Police. They contact their targets through phone calls and claim that a parcel in their name contains illegal substances like narcotic drugs. The bank stated, «Scammers use psychological tactics during the calls to threaten the victims and obtain their personal information such as Bank/Card details. They make the victims believe that they are being digitally arrested and ask them to share their sensitive/personal information. They also ask the victims to initiate money transfers to a fake RBI Account and provide their Aadhaar numbers and other identification details apart from the Bank information to steal the money.”

lawsuit against Sean «Diddy» Combs, alleging she was drugged and raped by him at the age of 13. According to her, the incident occurred during an MTV Video Music Awards after party and involved another male celebrity and a female celebrity, both of whom were present. She is one of six individuals who have recently filed civil lawsuits against the music mogul. Diddy was arrested in September on charges including sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation for prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty and is currently in jail awaiting trial scheduled for next year. Many Hollywood celebrities who were close to Diddy are staying silent as numerous complaints have emerged against him and several high-profile individuals connected to his parties. Reports have linked R&B singer Aaron Hall, music producer Harve Pierre, actor Cuba Gooding Jr., Justin Dior Combs, Jacob the Jeweler, rapper Yung Miami, DJ Stevie J, singer Kalenna Harper, Interscope Records co-founder Jimmy Iovine, and Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge to the accusations.

NCLT) has dismissed an application filed by Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Ventures Pvt Ltd (ADAVPL), which sought to restrain IndusInd International Holdings (IIHL), the successful bidder for Reliance Capital, from using the ‘Reliance’ brand following the implementation of its resolution plan. On Friday, a division bench comprising Justice V.G. Bisht and technical member Prabhat Kumar orally dismissed the application filed by ADAVPL, according to two individuals familiar with the matter. A detailed order had not been uploaded at the time of this report. A spokesperson for the ADA Reliance Group could not be reached for comment.

doctors in West Bengal have ended their 16-day hunger strike after a nearly two-hour meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday. The discussions focused on various demands from the medical community, particularly addressing the «threat culture» prevalent in hospitals following the tragic rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Hospital in August. During the meeting, streamed live from the state secretariat, Banerjee encouraged the doctors to conclude their fast, stating that most of their demands had been addressed, while rejecting the call to remove the state health secretary. While both sides acknowledged the existence of a threat culture, they disagreed on its causes and implications. Banerjee highlighted concerns about the suspension of junior doctors at RG Kar Hospital, questioning the authority of college officials to act without informing the state government. She asserted, «How can these students or resident doctors be suspended just on the basis of complaints?»

Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday pitched the India story to a large group of pension funds and institutional investors in the US and impressed on them to take advantage of India's enormous investment opportunities. Sitharaman addressed a roundtable on “Investment Opportunities in India” at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the world’s oldest and largest bourse with around 11 Indian companies listed on it, according to a finance ministry post on X (formerly Twitter). “The roundtable is being attended by various pension funds and other institutional investors and fund managers across USA, forming one of the largest financial systems in the world in terms of total assets under management,” the ministry said in the post.

Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday made four announcements on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day, including Rs 100-crore allocation for the construction of residential buildings for cops and increasing their diet allowance by Rs 100 per month. Dhami was addressing police personnel after offering a wreath at the Shaheed Smarak at Police Line Dehradun. In his address, the chief minister also announced an raise in the high altitude allowance to Rs 300 per day for personnel living at a height of over 9,000 feet and an increase of Rs 3,500 in the uniform allowance of police inspectors and assistant sub-inspectors. On this occasion, he also honoured the families of the police personnel who sacrificed their lives.