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rural employment scheme fell for the 11th consecutive month in September from a year before, a decline that experts attributed to the impact of strong economic activities that open up more remunerative job opportunities and to a favourable base effect. About 18.93 million people sought work in September under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), down 14.2% year-on-year, showed preliminary data compiled by the rural development ministry.

The artificial intelligence maker OpenAI may face a costly and inconvenient reckoning with its nonprofit origins even as its valuation recently exploded to $157 billion

US vice president Kamala Harris is preparing for her first Fox News interview, and the interview will be hosted by renowned journalist Bret Baier. It will be a rare occasion where a Democratic figure will share words directly with the audience of Fox News.

Uddhav Thackeray has been admitted to hospital in Mumbai for angioplasty. Back in 2016, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray discharged from the Lilavati Hospital here after he underwent angiography. The procedure was a follow-up to the angioplasty which he had had on July 20, 2012, when doctors put in eight stents to remove the multiple blockages he had in three main arteries in his heart. The party chief underwent a second angioplasty in November 2012. At the time, the doctors removed the blockages in the left anterior descending artery (LAD), which was blocked by almost 60 per cent.

Cheryl Hines and husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr walk hand in hand on a Cape Cod beach out October 12. The visit is just the latest in a long string of rumors swirling around Kennedy and her purported affair with journalist Olivia Nuzzi. Hines, 59, sported a laid-back athleisure look as if she was waiting for Kennedy to come back by joining him on the beach, as per a report. After news of the relationship with Kennedy broke, New York Magazine suspended Nuzzi's grant. While neither the magazine nor Nuzzi named Kennedy in their respective reports, CNN and other outlets quickly connected him to it. Nuzzi also denied having been in a sexual relationship with Kennedy, though she admitted that it would have constituted a conflict of interest had she reported the story without revealing their connection, US Weekly reported. Also Read: Silo Season 2: Check out Apple TV+ show’s trailer, storyline, cast and release date

'Global Mansion' host and real estate expert Katrina Campins gives best tips for strengthening your housing portfolio and weighs market impacts under a future Trump or Harris administration.

The Substance has been leaked online, and the piracy links are flooded across social media, and this has sparked fear among filmmakers and producers regarding significant financial loss, as per a report..

Bungie has made a new announcement that it is launching a new mobile game called Destiny: Rising which will be available on iOS and Android both, reported The Verge. Destiny: Rising is being developed by NetEase Games and it will be a free-to-play RPG Shooter which will be taking place in an alternate timeline of the Destiny universe while focusing on a period following the Dark Age. Destiny: Rising will be offering both first person and third person perspectives in the game and will be supporting various controllers for more enhanced gameplay. According to The Verge, Destiny: Rising will allow its players to customize their characters with unique abilities and access a wide range of powerful weapons. Also Read: Daddio release date on Netflix: When to watch Dakota Johnson movie

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Bengal Chief Secretary on Monday urged the agitating junior doctors to withdraw their hunger strike stating that seven of their ten demands have been met, and expressed concern over their health condition. However, the protest continued even after Chief Secretary Manoj Pant held a meeting with different senior doctors' associations, including the Indian Medical Association (IMA), on Monday. Meanwhile, the West Bengal Junior Doctor's Front (WBJDF) held a Raj Bhawan 'abhijaan' (march) on Monday and submitted a deputation to Governor CV Ananda Bose, seeking justice for the deceased doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital on August 9. At least 12 doctors' organisations met the state administration, led by the chief secretary, home secretary and other senior health officials, at the Health Department Swasthya Bhawan. WBJDF members were not present at the meeting even as the fast-unto-death protest taken up by WBJDF at Esplanade entered the tenth day on Monday.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) asserted that its government in Delhi is the first in the country to provide free 200 units of electricity per month and fifty per cent subsidy on monthly consumption of 400 units. The AAP, in a statement, alleged that the BJP wanted to stall the Delhi government's free electricity scheme by pressurising officers. A Delhi BJP spokesperson, on the other hand, accused the AAP of trying to «mislead » Delhiites on the power subsidy scheme and the issue of rising electricity bills.

real estate sector saw 25 deals worth USD 1.4 billion in September quarter, driven by Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) issues launched by developers, according to a report by Grant Thornton. Consulting firm Grant Thornton Bharat released the report 'Real Estate/ REITs Dealtracker — Providing M&A and PE deal insights' on Monday. «The quarter maintained strong deal volumes with 25 deals, marking an all-time high in terms of deal volumes and the second-highest values since Q2 2023,» the report said. The deal values were primarily driven by the QIP activity, followed by private equity funding in the residential and commercial segments, with additional activity in real estate technology companies.

Daylight Saving Time will officially conclude in the month of November, as per a report.

Viking burial site in Denmark, revealing more than 50 exceptionally well-preserved skeletons that could hold important clues to the Viking era, a period from 793 to 1066 A.D. «This is such an exciting find because we found these skeletons that are so very, very well preserved,» archeologist Michael Borre Lundø told news agency AP, who led the six-month dig. «Normally, we would be lucky to find a few teeth in the graves, but here we have entire skeletons.» According to experts from Museum Odense the skeletons were preserved due to favourable soil chemistry, particularly chalk and high water levels. The site was discovered last year during a routine survey, on the outskirts of the village of Aasum, 5 kilometres, northeast of Odense, Denmark's third-largest city.

Car sales in the first half of the fiscal year has been slower than expected, but with the onset of the festive season demand is expected to gain momentum helping bringing down stocks in the network, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) Shailesh Chandra said. As per data available with the industry body, sales of cars, sedans and utility vehicles went up by a modest 0.5% to 2,081,143 units between April and September FY25, signalling a weakening of demand in the third largest automobile market in the world. Passenger vehicle sales in India rose by 8.4% to a record 4.22 million units in FY24. Chandra said, “The expectation was slightly better than (sales growth being) flattish. While April was good, sales in May and June did not play out as per expectation, which impacted industry volumes adversely. In September too, two weeks of Shraddh (considered by consumers as inauspicious for making purchases) affected retails. But now with the start of festival period, sales on-ground seem to be doing well.”

Agatha All Along, a spinoff from the successful WandaVision series. Directed by Jac Schaeffer, the show explores the life of fan-favorite villain Agatha Harkness, played by Kathryn Hahn. In WandaVision, Agatha faced consequences for her actions as Wanda Maximoff trapped her in a spell, forcing her to believe she was a nosy neighbor. In Agatha All Along, the spell remains intact, placing Agatha in a world reminiscent of a mystery drama, much like Mare of Easttown. As the series progresses, viewers eagerly await the release of Agatha All Along Episode 6.

George Clooney film Wolfs was pulled from theaters and plopped straight on to Apple TV+ streaming, which reportedly pleased the one woman he may not love — Angelina Jolie. Sources tell us that Jolie is thrilled with the short theatrical run and switch to streaming for the film, particularly now that she's riding on a successful press tour with her own movie, Maria, which was bankrolled by Netflix, as per a report. This sudden withdrawal of Wolfs by Apple TV+ just weeks after a limited release from the cinema has left Pitt, Clooney, and their teams scratching their heads in anger. A source has claimed that this decision has come as the biggest blow for both the actors, who earlier had managed to bargain for a theatrical release. Change of this kind has shocked several people, including the director Jon Watts, who expressed his feelings by arguing that the movie was made to be seen at the theaters, InTouch reported. Also Read: Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?: See release date, where to watch, host, format and episode schedule

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, lashed out at the Maharashtra government over the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui on Monday, alleging that gang wars and underworld influence have risen in Mumbai under the current government. Speaking to reporters, Raut also challenged Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to confront the conspirators involved in the case and prove his 'Singhamgiri.' «I had said earlier also that under this government, gang wars and the power of the underworld in Mumbai can increase. This government also has the support of the underworld, and that underworld is being run from Gujarat,» Raut said.

Aston Kutcher and Mila Kunis’s recent Europe trip, attending the concert of Taylor Swift during the Eras Tour has shed the light on their serious discussion about the permanent relocation. The couple sees Europe as an ideal place to start a new life while raising their children in a grounded environment, but they are also facing difficulties in their work commitment in the U.S., noted SheKnows. Also Read: Ready or Not Sequel: Everything we know so far

Barack Obama after his call for Black men to vote for Kamala Harris, saying Obama's appeal was race based, not policy. The group in a statement said it is «deeply insulting» Obama singled out Black males for pushing identity politics instead of voting based on the record of candidates, as per a report. Also Read: NASA Europa Clipper launch: Why is it epoch-making? Obama did make the appeal as he visited Pennsylvania, observing lukewarmness in Black men toward Harris and hinted that this may be gender bias. He urged the black men to give the same fire for him during his campaigns. However, the board of advisors has argued that Democratic Party policies have wronged black society for decades, citing family instability, poor schooling, and the lack of economic opportunities, Fox News reported.