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Blueprint, Bryan Johnson, renowned for his anti-ageing pursuits, has sparked chatter on social media with his visit to India. Taking to X, Johnson shared plans to visit Mumbai and Bengaluru in December to promote his book and the ‘Don’t Die’ programme, which advocates living longer, healthier, and happier lives. In addition, Johnson is set to meet Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal today, further adding to the buzz surrounding his visit.

Gulf Air flight, GF005, was unexpectedly diverted. The passengers have accused the airline of neglect, claiming they were left without food or assistance during the long wait. A video shared on social media shows frustrated passengers arguing with airport authorities.

Mahayuti even as the alliance continued to remain in the throes of government formation more than week after it swept the Maharashtra assembly polls. The Mahayuti, comprising the BJP, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party, won 230 of the 288 assembly seats in the state. The BJP led with 132 seats, while the Shiv Sena got 57 and NCP 41. Shiv Sena MLA Gulabrao Patil on Sunday said the Eknath Shinde-led party would have won 90-100 seats in the November 20 assembly polls if Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party was not part of the Mahayuti. Pawar had joined the Shinde government in July last year and was made deputy CM.

Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Haryana on December 9 to launch the Pradhan Mantri Bima Sakhi Yojana in the state. Speaking to reporters, Nayab Singh Saini outlined the preparations for the visit and emphasised the government's commitment to fulfilling its promises «Today, we had discussions with all the workers regarding our BJP membership campaign. We should achieve our target in 1-2 days and after that, PM Modi is coming to Haryana on 9th December to launch the Pradhan Mantri Bima Sakhi Yojana and all the workers have been assigned the duty to take women from here in large numbers to Panipat. Our government will continuously fulfil the promises we made in the state and take Haryana forward,» Haryana CM said.

Netflix has unveiled the main trailer for the second season of its hit series Squid Game. The series, known for its intense challenges, returns on December 26 with new characters and games.

Minecraft update, The Garden Awakens, is set to release on December 3, 2024. Mojang has packed this update with exciting features.

Mumbai Indians camp knew it would be difficult to get Ishan Kishan back into the fold from the Indian Premier League mega auction due to his skill set, said captain Hardik Pandya here on Sunday. The India wicketkeeper-batter did not feature in MI's retention list as the five-time champions retained former skipper Rohit Sharma, incumbent leader Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Jasprit Bumrah. Kishan was snapped up by last season's finalists Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 11.25 crore as Mumbai Indians quit bidding on the player once it reached Rs 3.20 crore. Kishan had a base price of Rs 2 crore. «Ishan has been the freshness and the energy of the room,» Pandya said in a video shared by Mumbai Indians.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) showed a sustained interest in the primary market in November 2024 while moderating the extent of selling in the secondary market compared with the previous month. According to the data from NSDL, they invested $2,098.4 million (Rs17,704 crore) in the Indian primary market through IPOs and QIBs. This followed the three-year high monthly investment of $2,361 million (Rs19.841.9 crore) in the previous month. In 2024 so far, FPIs have invested $12,373.9 million (Rs1,03,601 crore) through the primary route, far outpacing $5,242.1 million (Rs 43,347.1 crore) that they had pumped in the whole of 2023. Their higher engagement in the primary market owes to the rising activity in the IPO segment in the current year. As many as 79 mainboard IPOs have together raised nearly Rs 1.4 lakh crore so far in 2024, the highest in any year.

Sukhbir Khalifa has announced that farmers are set to march towards Delhi on December 2. Speaking about the protest, he told news agency ANI, “We are ready for our march towards Delhi. Tomorrow, on December 2, we will start our march towards Delhi from under the Maha Maya flyover. At 12 pm, all of us will reach there… and demand our compensation and benefits as per the new laws…” The farmers have been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points since February 13, fighting for their rights and demands. Their earlier attempts to march towards Delhi on February 13 and February 21 were stopped by security forces stationed at the capital’s borders.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday that the situation in neighbouring Manipur will have an impact on the state. The government of Manipur has announced the extension of mobile internet suspension across nine districts for two additional days. The ban was extended till 5:15 pm on December 3. Barak Valley shares a border with Jiribam. Sarma said, «I think the situation in Manipur will definitely have some impact on Assam. That is why we have deployed additional police forces in Barak Valley to see that nothing spills over to Assam.»

Manish Sisodia has approached the Delhi High Court, challenging the trial court's decision to take cognizance of the Enforcement Directorate's chargesheet in the Excise Policy case. Sisodia's plea stated that the chargesheet was filed without the necessary sanction approval from the competent authorities. The plea filed stated that the allegations against the petitioner, Manish Sisodia, relate to official acts carried out by him in the course of his duties as a public servant.

India were fast asleep, a drama unfolded at a sprawling conference hall of the Olympic stadium in Azerbaijan's capital Baku. Diplomats from nearly 200 countries, civil society representatives and journalists had gathered to witness a decision that could determine the fate of climate action in the Global South. But what transpired was far from routine — it was a moment of diplomatic brinkmanship that left many stunned and India's delegation fuming. As the president of this year's UN climate conference, Mukhtar Babayev, approached the centrepiece agenda item — the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance — India's Deputy Lead Negotiator Neelesh Sah rushed to COP29 Lead Negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev to convey that the country wants to make a statement before the adoption of the contentious decision. Around 2:30 am, without so much as a pause for objections or comments, Babayev hammered the gavel, declaring the USD 300 billion climate-finance package adopted. The move was so swift, it left delegates from many developing countries blinking in disbelief.

Gaza Strip because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted recent convoys. It blamed the breakdown of law and order in large part on Israeli policies. The decision could worsen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as the cold, rainy winter sets in, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians living in squalid tent camps and reliant on international food aid. Experts were already warning of famine in the territory's north, which Israeli forces have almost completely isolated since early October. Philippe Lazzarini, the head of UNRWA, the main aid provider in Gaza, said the route leading to the Kerem Shalom crossing is too dangerous on the Gaza side. Armed men looted nearly 100 trucks traveling on the route in mid-November, and he said gangs stole a smaller shipment on Saturday.

Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday termed the November 24 Sambhal incident unfortunate and sought to compare the situation of minorities in India with Bangladesh. The former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir expressed concern over the recent claims on mosques and shrines. "...Today, I am afraid that the situation which was during 1947, we are being taken towards that direction. When the youth talk of jobs, they don't get it. We don't have good hospitals, education...They are not improving the condition of roads but are trying to demolish the mosque in search of a temple. The Sambhal incident is very unfortunate. Some were working in shops and were shot...," Mufti told reporters in Jammu here.

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Following the decision of the state government, police have intensified surveillance at inter-state borders to prevent the transportation of potatoes out of the state. This has led to several trucks being stranded at border crossings. «We will go on strike from Tuesday if the government does not lift the restrictions,» Progressive Potato Traders' Association secretary Lalu Mukherjee told PTI.

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Sanjay Raut on Sunday said that Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari must propose President's rule in the state because of the «mess» over the ongoing stalemate regarding Chief Minister post in Maharashtra. He reiterated his allegations against the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). «Governor should propose the President rule here because of the mess that has happened here. This is wrong. People are watching everything. People know how the elections were conducted, EVMs main kaisi gadbadi hui (how the EVMs were hampered). We are trying to create a national movement over this,» Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut told reporters. The senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leader further said that the Eknath Shinde-led state government was against the constitution. The state government remained in power only because of the Supreme Court and former Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Raut said, adding that the caretaker government in Maharashtra is also against the Constitution.

BRICS countries regarding the latter's de-dollarisation efforts as an economic war on the developing nations. In an X post, Trump threatened BRICS countries that his administration would impose 100 per cent tariffs on all imports from those countries, should they dare to launch their currency. With growing global fragmentation, and geopolitical and geostrategic shifts, de-dollarisation plans are gathering currency. On the other hand, BRICS countries are working on reducing dollar dominance in the global financial system by replacing it with a new global currency.

Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika Sajdeh have revealed the name of their newborn son in a rather unique way. The couple, who welcomed their second child in November this year, shared the heartwarming news with their fans through social media. Ritika shared a picture on her Instagram story, which showed a personalized family ornament ahead of Christmas and holiday season. It has four figures, each labeled with a family member’s name. The names “Ro (Rohit Sharma),” “Rits (Ritika Sajdeh),” “Sammy (Samaira),” and “Ahaan” were displayed, with “Ahaan” being the name of their newborn son. The name Ahaan, which is of Sanskrit origin, means «dawn» or «beginning,» symbolizing a new chapter in the couple's life.

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