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Sanjay Raut on Saturday expressed concern over the delay in the allocation of portfolios in the Maharashtra Cabinet and questioned the Mahayuti government regarding the reason for the delay despite having an adequate majority. Speaking to the media, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Raut said, «What is happening in government, it's is difficult to understand. The government (Mahayuti government) has been formed but no portfolio has been allocated till now. there are a lot of law and order issues..who is accountable… despite having so much majority why is so much delay.» The Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 witnessed a decisive victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance, securing a landslide win with 235 seats. The results marked a significant milestone for the BJP, which emerged as the single-largest party with 132 seats.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Delhi LG VK Saxena on Saturday gave sanction to the Enforcement Directorate to prosecute AAP chief and Former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case ahead of the Delhi assembly election. On December 5, ED sought the LG's nod to prosecute Kejriwal after it allegedly found a «huge level of corruption in framing and implementation» of the excise policy. This was mentioned in prosecution complaint no. 7 filed in the Rouse Avenue court on May 17 this year. The court took cognisance of the complaint on July 9. ED's prosecution complaint alleged that Kejriwal conspired with member of the «South Group» to receive Rs 100 crore and passed on undue benefits to private entities by formulating and implementing a “tailor-made” liquor policy.

Institute of Eminence (IoE) in Andhra Pradesh. This initiative aims to provide the state’s youth with education in Artificial Intelligence (AI), emerging technologies, new age skills, and entrepreneurship, paving the way for Andhra Pradesh to become an education hub. The University of Innovation will work towards blending academic excellence, innovation, and research. Its focus is to address key challenges in education and employability. The initiative will follow a hub-and-spoke model, with the University serving as the central hub, and satellite centers across Andhra Pradesh acting as spokes. This approach is an attempt to provide students from diverse backgrounds and regions access to contemporary, hybrid education that combines online and in-person learning experiences.

Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Amir of the State of Kuwait. This will be the first visit of the Prime Minister any Indian Prime Minister to Kuwait after 43 years. PM Modi will attend the opening ceremony of the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup as a special guest of the Emir of Kuwait. He will also interact with the Indian diaspora at the 'Hala Modi' community event at Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex.

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has announced its investment in the US based healthcare BPO -Omega Healthcare Management Services and joins with Goldman Sachs Alternatives as Co-Lead investor. Omega is a leading technology-enabled healthcare management solutions provider. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, said an Ontario Teachers’ press release. ET first reported on 20th December that Ontario Teachers' is all set to acquire a majority stake in Omega. Ontario Teachers' is looking to invest about $700-800 million to buy out existing investor Everstone Capital, valuing Omega at $1.8 billion, ET reported.

midnight government shutdown, defying President-elect Donald Trump's demand to also greenlight trillions of dollars in new debt. Next, the Democratic-controlled Senate would need to pass the bill to ensure the government will be funded beyond midnight (0500 GMT Saturday), when current funding expires. The White House said President Joe Biden intends to sign it into law if they do. The legislation would extend government funding until March 14, provide $100 billion for disaster-hit states and $10 billion for farmers. It would not raise the debt ceiling — a difficult task Trump has pushed Congress to do before he takes office on Jan. 20.

Reserve Bank Innovation Hub, or RBIH, has approached several data-rich aggregators including Namma Yatri, Rapido, Swiggy and Zomato along with farmers’ collectives such as Amul for building the ambitious Unified Lending Interface (ULI) platform, its chief executive Rajesh Bansal told ET. The Reserve Bank of India’s innovation arm is also exploring collaboration with the likes of Google Pay on the insights that can be derived from data sharing on UPI transactions and warehouse deposit receipt data, Bansal said. Discussions are also ongoing with the Open Network on Digital Commerce (ONDC), PM Gati Shakti, Unified Geospatial Interface and E-Vahan, he added. The ULI platform will enable consent-based transfer of customers’ digitised financial and non-financial data, including land records, from various sources to lenders, accelerating credit appraisals.

Accel India, an early-stage backer of Flipkart and Swiggy, has closed its eighth fund, securing $650 million in investor commitments, people briefed on the matter said. At the same time, Accel’s global growth fund based in the US has also closed its latest fund with a $1.35 billion corpus, the people said, citing US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. A portion of the funds raised will be allocated to Indian startups in their pre-IPO rounds, the people added. Once formally closed, Accel’s latest fund will boost its total commitments in India to nearly $3 billion. It signals a likely more active strategy by Accel to deploy capital through the India and the US growth funds across various lifecycle stages of startups.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who arrived in Jaisalmer on Friday, will chair the 55th meeting of the council on Saturday. A government official familiar with the deliberations said the law panel under the council had recommended that gift vouchers be covered under the definition of prepaid instruments recognized by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that are used as a consideration to settle an obligation. They would thus fall under a category that can't be taxed under GST.

Nvidia investors will soon reap in some awesome benefits in the coming months, when Donald Trump assumes the role of US President after Joe Biden's tenure. This is majorly because of the fact that Trump is considered to be pro-market and some of his economic policies, although reportedly inflationary, may bringing in a bulkload of money for the US Treasury, if reports are to be believed.

US stock market roared back on Friday to nearly halve their losses from what was tracking to be one of the market’s worst weeks of the year. Wall Street index S&P 500 rallied 1.4 per cent toward its best day since Election Day and shaved its loss for the week down to 1.7 per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 602 points, or 1.4 per cent, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.4 per cent. Superstar stock Nvidia and other Big Tech companies led the market, which got a lift after a report said a measure of inflation the Federal Reserve likes to use was slightly lower last month than economists expected. It’s an encouraging signal following recent reports suggesting inflation may be tough to get all the way down to the Fed’s 2 per cent goal from its peak above 9 per cent. The threat of higher inflation was one of the reasons Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave this week when the central bank hinted it may deliver fewer cuts to interest rates next year than it earlier expected.

Long before the birth of modern Christmas, people marked the shortest day of the year- the winter solstice. Ancient cultures celebrated the return of the sun with festivals like Yule in Scandinavia. The Norse lit bonfires, feasted, and gathered in joy; this symbolized light over darkness. This tradition is what inspires the warm glow of candles and string lights in our current celebrations. Similarly, the Romans celebrated Saturnalia, a lively festival in honor of Saturn, the god of agriculture. Homes were decorated with evergreen boughs, feasts were shared, and small gifts were exchanged. These customs laid the foundation for the gift-giving and festive greenery that define Christmas today.

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Justin Bieber fans believe Hailey posted their PDA photos on his page, following Selena's engagement. Fans of Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez are always at odds with one another. Selenators were doubtful that the Love Yourself singer was the one who uploaded the content, and they flooded Justin Bieber's recent post with comments. On Monday, December 16, Justin posted a photo of his wife, Hailey, kissing him beneath his ear on his Instagram page. Many social media users, however, claimed that Hailey was the one who uploaded the picture.

Donald Trump makes a bold statement when he walks out sporting a new hairstyle reminiscent of Home Alone. At his Florida golf club, Donald Trump debuted a new hairstyle that was very different from his trademark bleach-blonde toupee, and his fans are obsessed. Donald Trump caused quite a stir on the internet with his windswept new hairstyle at his Florida golf club. While welcoming supporters at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on Tuesday, the president-elect made a bold statement with his new appearance.

Winter Celebration Streamer Giveaway invites players to engage in a unique in-game event. Scheduled from December 20 to 22, 2024, the event allows participants to earn special costumes for various Marvel heroes.

«We have held many meetings and looking at what best can be done,» said Dr Anupam Prakash, chairman of the OTC sub-committee. Unlike other countries like the US, UK or China, India does not have a policy framework to support and regulate distribution, marketing and consumption of OTC drugs. This is despite the fact that commonly used medicines for cough and cold as well as contraceptives are sold over the counter. Neither the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 nor the Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945 (D&C) defines OTC medicines.

The multilateral body's financing will also catalyse more than $600 million in private sector investment to help the city become financially sustainable, it said in a statement. «The $800 million loan requested by the Government of India to develop Amaravati as an economic hub and state capital for Andhra Pradesh, has a final maturity of 29 years, including a grace period of six years,» it said.