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The jobs of people who produce Sports Illustrated were in limbo after the company that paid to maintain the iconic brand’s print and digital products told staff that its license was revoked

On the surface, the platform beneath a new generation of automobiles has little to do with politics and elections

Indian firm Tata Steel says it will close both blast furnaces at its plant in Port Talbot in Wales, eliminating 2,800 jobs

Olympic medal hopes from badminton have always been resting on the shoulders of its women players. They were, expectedly, realised too. Saina Nehwal brought home the first one in 2012 and Sindhu two, in 2016 and 2020 respectively.

Netflix's and Zee Studios' decision to pull down the Tamil film, Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food, is a good case study in this context. Earlier this month, news came in that members of rightwing organisations had filed police complaints against Annapoorani's director Nilesh Krishnaa, the lead actor Nayanthara and others for allegedly hurting the majority community's sentiments. The list of grievances was predictable in the present political climate, considering that the film is about an upper-caste woman, daughter of a temple cook in Tamil Nadu, rising above her social and religious conditioning regarding meat consumption to become a chef. Among other objections, offence was taken at comments in the film about Ram's eating habits and the heroine's relationship with a Muslim man. Annapoorani was in theatres in December 2023.

UFC 297 is taking place today as Sean Strickland is all set to take on Dricus du Plessis in the UFC middleweight title. UFC 297 will be aired as pay-per-view and in the US the event can be seen ESPN+, and ESPN PPV. UFC 297 will start at 6 pm (ET) on Saturday, January 20. Prelims will start at 8 pm (ET) and main card is likely to commence 10 pm (ET) at Scotiabank Arena.

TMC on Saturday said its supremo Mamata Banerjee will take the final call on seat sharing with the Congress in West Bengal for the Lok Sabha polls this year and asserted that "unjustified bargaining" cannot be done by the state unit of the grand old party. Based on the 2021 assembly poll results in the state, in which the Congress in alliance with the CPI(M)-led Left Front had fared badly, the Trinamool Congress top leadership offered the grand old party two seats, out of 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, in the coming general elections, its spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said. «The Congress state unit cannot do unjustified bargaining on the matter,» Ghosh said.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Fadi Shana

Mizuho economists have based their 2024 outlook on a dramatically contrarian perspective — the Federal Reserve won’t cut rates this year.

interest rates and resilient growth in 2024 took the S&P 500 stock index to a record high on Friday, after two roller-coaster years featuring soaring inflation, tumult in the banking industry and economic unease. The benchmark index topped 4,820 in the afternoon, as chipmakers and big technology stocks powered gains on optimism around artificial intelligence (AI). This put the index above its previous record intraday high of 4,818.62 set on Jan.

Federal Reserve won't start easing policy until May, traders bet on Friday, capping a week during which stronger-than-expected economic data and commentary from central bankers chipped away at financial market confidence in the idea of an earlier start to interest-rate cuts. On Friday, a widely watched measure of consumer sentiment rose to its highest level in 2-1/2 years, and Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said the U.S. central bank won't commit itself to rate cuts until it is surer that inflation is on track to a healthy 2%. Futures contracts that settle to the Fed's policy rate fell, and now reflect about a 47% chance of a Fed rate cut by March, down from 55% earlier in the day. Just a week ago the probability of an interest-rate cut in March from the current range of 5.25%-5.5% was seen at nearly 80%, reflecting faster-than-expected declines in inflation.

Ayodhya is set to host a unique treasure, a Ramayana edition priced at ₹1.65 lakh, in time for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Mandir on January 22. Bookseller Manoj Sati brought this special edition to Ayodhya. Crafted with exquisite materials, the book's design mirrors the three floors of the under-construction Ram Temple.

Paul, the influencer-turned-boxer, has revealed that his next opponent will be a pro-boxer. He has also claimed that the boxer has better record than his previous opponent Andre August. However, the identity of this boxer is yet to be revealed. Jake Paul boasts a professional career record of 8-1.

Kabir Malik fights the terrorist Zarar. Genre: Action/Thriller Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Vivek Anand Oberoi.

United States Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced a new bill to combat illicit finance across the crypto sector on Wednesday.

The European Union's institutions are gearing up for a fight over Hungary and a controversial transfer of 10 billion euros or nearly $11 billion in funds to Budapest

Emma Raducanu demonstrated incredible resilience in her Grand Slam comeback at the Australian Open, refusing to quit despite facing physical challenges. In a hard-fought second-round match, the 21-year-old British player battled against China's Wang Yafan, ultimately losing 6-4 4-6 6-4, even while dealing with discomfort that included «throwing up» during the match. This match marked Raducanu's fourth appearance following wrist and ankle surgeries that sidelined her for eight months. Despite the adversity, she emphasized her newfound toughness, stating, «Everything I went through last year has made me so much tougher.» Raducanu made it clear that pulling out was not an option, declaring, «There was no way I was going to pull out. She was going to have to beat me — and she did.»

By Howard Schneider

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Shashi Tharoor has continued his ongoing fight with the Civil Aviation Minister by demanding Jyotiraditya M. Scindia to drop his ego and seek an apology from the public concerning the flight crisis at the Delhi airport. Quoting Minister's post on social media platform 'X,' Tharoor said «It would be prudent for the Honourable Minister to apologise to them for the agony and distress that his Government has caused, enabled, and overseen rather than engage in .. Scindia had switched parties when he left the grand old party to join BJP in 2020.

Vande Bharat train over luggage space. As other passengers in the coach watch, the dispute escalates when a woman intervenes to support one of the men.