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Ben Affleck's divorce, Jennifer Lopez discloses who she will be spending the holidays with. Despite her ongoing divorce from Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez won't be spending Christmas alone. The singer disclosed that she intends to spend the holidays with her closest loved ones, as quoted in a report by InTouch. In an interview with People on Wednesday, November 6, Jennifer, 55, stated that she is most looking forward to spending time with her kids and her family coming out from the East Coast because it was a pretty intense year for her.

HFCL Ltd on Monday said the company along with its consortium partners has been declared the lowest bidder for optical fibre-based broadband network projects worth Rs 13,000 crore under BharatNet Phase III for UP East, UP West and Punjab circles. The company placed bids for UP East and UP West through consortium partners and alone for the Punjab circle. «HFCL-Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL)-Aerial Telecom Solutions Private Limited, a Consortium has been declared as the Lowest Bidders by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), for bids valued at around Rs 6,925 crore to provide middle-mile network in Uttar Pradesh (East) and Uttar Pradesh (West) under the BharatNet Phase III programme,» the company said in the filing. The consortium will be awarded 10 years of operation and maintenance (O&M) order at an annual rate of 5.5 per cent of capex for the first five years and 6.5 per cent for the subsequent five years which will be worth about Rs 4,155 crores, after commissioning of the first ring of network, the filing said.

Shigeru Ishiba on Monday unveiled a $65 billion plan to boost the country's chip and artificial intelligence industries via subsidies and other financial incentives. The plan, which will provide support worth 10 trillion yen ($65 billion) or more by fiscal 2030, comes as countries look to strengthen control over their chip supply chains after global shocks including trade tensions between the United States and China. Japan's government intends to submit the plan, including bills to support the mass production of next-generation chips, to the next parliament session, according to a draft of the plan seen by Reuters earlier on Monday.

RG Kar Medical College & Hospital PGT doctor in August started at a special court in Kolkata's Sealdah on Monday. Meanwhile, the sole accused Sanjay Roy, while leaving the court in the evening, claimed today that he has been falsely implicated by Kolkata Police. The trial is being conducted on a fast-track and daily basis. «I have been a victim of conspiracy. Vineet Goyal and DC Special have falsely implicated me,» Roy said today from the prison van. Recently, Roy has claimed in front of media channels, while he was being produced in court, that he did not commit rape or murder, and he was being falsely implicated by the police. Pointing at the Kolkata Police, where he worked as a civic volunteer, Roy also claimed he had been threatened by his own departmental colleagues to remain silent in the matter.

Hindalco Industries will spend $4 — $5 billion on capital expenditure over a period of three years to expand its upstream facilities for aluminium and copper, the company said on Monday. These include an aluminium smelter, alumina refinery, a copper smelter and a copper recycling plant, managing director Satish Pai said on a call post the earnings. The metal flagship company of the Aditya Birla group announced its earnings for the September quarter late on Monday, and its consolidated net profit jumped 78% on year to ₹3,909 crore helped by strong traction in its India business.

HDFC Bank has decided to divest several key commercial properties inherited during its 2023 merger with its mortgage-lender parent, HDFC, said persons with direct knowledge of the development. Monetisation of these assets, which include some residential apartments, could together fetch about ₹3,000 crore for India's most-valued bank. The assets to be sold include the HDFC House in South Mumbai's Churchgate and residential apartments that were allotted to HDFC's senior officials earlier. Commercial assets across south Mumbai, Kalina, Chandivali and other cities including Kolkata, Mysore, and Bengaluru are valued at around ₹2,400 crore. Residential apartments are likely to be valued around ₹800 crore.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hwang revealed that the editing process for Season 3 is nearly finished, with the series set to conclude in the near future.

AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday delivered a strong message to the district and booth-level party workers, asserting that their loyalty should not lie with any individual MLA or councillor, but should be tied directly to him. With Assembly elections due in Delhi early next year, Kejriwal also emphasised that the party will decide on its candidates based purely on performance and work, and not on political favouritism. Outlining his vision for the upcoming Assembly elections, Kejriwal said during an event at Kirari in north-west Delhi, «Your loyalty should not lie with any MLA or councillor. You should work as if I am contesting all the 70 seats (in Delhi).» «We will distribute tickets based on performance and rigorous surveys. It does not matter if an MLA or councillor is not selected; your allegiance should be with me as I am in front of you in all the seats,» he added.

microalgae and bacteria. This approach not only offers a sustainable solution but also drastically cuts down on energy consumption compared to traditional wastewater treatment methods. The research, supported by the Department of Science & Technology – Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (DST-FIST) program, has been published in the prestigious Chemical Engineering Journal.

Taylor Swift was recently spotted out and about in New York City with Zoë Kravitz. On November 8th, comedian Jerrod Carmichael joined the couple for dinner at the Chez Margaux restaurant in New York City, as quoted in a report by The Blast. On Friday, the singer of «Lavender Haze» was nominated for five 2025 Grammys for her most recent album, «The Tortured Poets Department,» and its lead single, «Fortnight,» which featured Post Malone, who also received some Grammy nominations. Swift reportedly donned a blue, yellow, and red Sunday striped corset dress by Vivienne Westwood, according to People magazine. She accessorized the ensemble with burgundy velvet Aquazurra Twist 95 sandals.

Nagaraju on Monday asked banks to carry out fresh KYC (know your customer) process for Jan Dhan accounts which are due for updation. The PMJDY was launched in 2014 and approximately 10.5 crore PMJDY accounts were opened in mission mode during the period from August, 2014 to December 2014. These PMJDY accounts are becoming due for periodic updation or re-KYC now after 10 years. Nagaraju chaired a meeting with all stakeholders for carrying out fresh Know Your Customer (re-KYC) process for the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) account holders, the finance ministry said in a statement. During the meeting, Nagaraju suggested using all means for doing re-KYC — such as fingerprints, face recognition, taking declarations where no change in KYC documents occurred — through all channels like ATM, mobile banking, internet banking, and other available digital channels.

global warming, saying Donald Trump can slow, not stop, the transition from fossil fuels when he returns to office in January. The annual U.N. climate summit began on Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, with many country delegations concerned Trump's victory in U.S. presidential elections on Nov. 5 would hinder progress to limit planetary warming. Trump has promised to again remove the United States, the world's biggest historic greenhouse gas emitter, from international climate cooperation and maximise the country's already record-high fossil fuel production.

Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Securities and Exchange Board of India's appeals against a Securities Appellate Tribunal’s (SAT) July order that set aside the market regulator's penalty of Rs 25 crore imposed on Reliance Industries (RIL), its promoters Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani and others in April 2021 for violating takeover norms in a case related to the acquisition of RIL shares between 1994-2000. The apex court also dismissed another Sebi appeal against SAT’s December 4 order that set aside the Rs 25-crore penalty imposed by the market regulator on RIL, Rs 15 crore on Mukesh Ambani, Rs 20 crore on Navi Mumbai SEZ and Rs 10 crore on Mumbai SEZ for their alleged role in the manipulation of prices of Reliance Petroleum Ltd (RPL)s shares in November 2007. While the appellate tribunal had quashed the penalties against Mukesh Ambani, Navi Mumbai SEZ, and Mumbai SEZ in the same case, it upheld SEBI's penalty against Reliance Industries. RPL was absorbed into RIL in 2009.

Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) should strive for greater provision of innovative financial models and scale up efforts for private capital mobilisation. The minister in her meeting with the AIIB delegation, comprising 11 officials of the Board of Directors of AIIB and senior representatives and staff, said India could act as a sandbox for AIIB's piloting of innovative financing models and technologies. Sitharaman, who is also Governor on the AIIB Board, stated that the multilateral institution should broaden its investment in priority sectors of climate adaptation and resilience, infrastructure development, energy security, urban development and extend support for India's next generation reforms, an official statement said. She also stressed upon the importance of continually incorporating finance plus and budget plus elements in AIIB's project design and implementation.

India’s IP (intellectual property) office is the second highest globally in trademarks, with 3.2 million registrations in 2023 and the country’s Patent-to-GDP ratio surged to 381 from 144 over the past decade. “A global leader in innovation. India has exhibited a remarkable growth in the patents, designs & trademarks filings according to @WIPO Indicators 2024 report,” commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said in a post on X.

IndiGo is working with the civil aviation ministry to explore the possibility of extending the wet lease of wide-body Boeing 777 planes from Turkish Airlines as the existing lease period is ending this week. Currently, IndiGo is operating two wet-leased Boeing 777 planes for flights from Delhi and Mumbai to Istanbul. These are also the only two wide-body aircraft that are in the fleet of the airline, which is India's largest carrier with a domestic market share of over 62 per cent. These aircraft were wet-leased to cater to the rising demand for international travel from India. IndiGo started operating its first wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft on the Delhi- Istanbul route from February 1, 2023, and began operating the Boeing 777 plane on the Mumbai-Istanbul route from May 17, 2023.

Prince Andrew, and son, Prince William, King Charles appeared to be a lonely king on Sunday as he attended a crucial veterans' memorial event in London without his wife, Queen Camilla, who is battling a chest infection, as quoted in a report by the Daily Beast. In a shocking blow to the authority of the cancer-stricken king, William laid out plans for a radical shift in tone during his reign, subtly criticizing Charles in a move that would have been unimaginable prior to the king's cancer diagnosis. The contrast between William's and his father's fortunes was made all the clearer by the triumphant presence of Kate Middleton. Charles was already smarting from his brother, Andrew, comprehensively winning the so-called Siege of Royal Lodge this weekend.

Dallas Jenkins, creator of The Chosen, has confirmed that Season 5 will premiere in April 2025. This season will cover the significant moments of Holy Week, leading to the crucifixion of Jesus.

FCRA registration will also be cancelled if any NGO is not utilising foreign funding as per the aims and objectives of the NGO or if it has not uploaded the annual returns, the ministry said. According to the law, all NGOs receiving foreign contributions have to be registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act or else are not allowed to accept foreign funding.

Bandhan Bank and a host of small finance banks that have transitioned from microfinance business to their current avatar have faced higher slippages during the second quarter from their legacy business. Their desperate efforts to slow down micro-ticket lending to the bottom of the pyramid customers and instead raising the share of the secured portfolio did not prevent the rising credit cost. Microfinance loans are unsecured as these are not backed by collateral.

Kate Middleton attended the Festival of Remembrance which eventually drew attention not only for her resilience but also for her choice of accessories. According to SheKnows, during the festival, she wore Princess Diana’s Collingwood pearl and diamond earrings while that gesture has actually become a hallmark of her public appearance. SheKnows reported that this specific choice of Kate Middleton reignited several speculations regarding her relationship with Queen Camilla who was eventually absent from the event due to an illness. Recent rumors have revealed about a feud between the two women which has circulated hugely and is being fueled by several past incidents and perceived fashion rivalries. Also Read: Americans, mourning Trump's victory? Here's a cruise line that is offering a 4-year journey called Skip Forward package; all details here