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Trinamool National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee said on Friday that there is an attempt by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to stop him from conducting political programmes by using the central agencies. Kicking off a political campaign in his Constituency in Diamond Harbour ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Banerjee said BJP will try to play the communal card in the coming polls as it had done in 2019 and 2021. «Whenever there is any big political programme, an attempt is being made by the BJP to stop me through the agencies,» Banerjee said, citing examples of Delhi dharna for MGNREGA funds, Raj Bhawan dharna and Nabo Jowar campaign-when he was summoned by the central agencies. Abhishek Banerjee said BJP is unable to fight Trinamool Congress and thus taking various methods to use the agencies to stop the party. “It was alleged by them (BJP) that I was linked with the coal scam.

Investors should brace for fresh turmoil next week as the stock market faces several market-moving events, including key economic data as well as earnings from the major U.S. retailers.

David Chepauskas, a senior wealth planner at Summit Financial in Red Bank, New Jersey, embodies the spirit of service in multiple ways. Early in his life, he felt called to volunteer for the military during the Cold War. After all, it runs in the family.

Bankman-Fried was convicted after a month-long trial in which he was accused of stealing $8 billion from his crypto exchange users in one of the hugest financial fraud cases in history.

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Joe Biden has said that there is «no possibility» of a ceasefire in Gaza. Biden said that the US government will not stop until it gets the hostages out. Speaking to reporters about the chances of a Gaza ceasefire, Biden said, «None, No possibility.» Asked about an update on getting hostages out, he said, «We're still optimistic.» In his message to the families of the hostages in Gaza, Biden said, «We're not going to stop until we get them out.» Speaking to reporters before Air Force One departure at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Biden said that the retaliatory strikes in the Middle East are working «in the sense that we're hitting the targets strategically.» Biden said he had asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a more than three-day pause. Asked whether he had asked Netanyahu to pause for three days to get the hostages out for that length of time, Biden said, " Yes.

Omegle, the once-popular online chat platform, has officially shut down after a 14-year run, marking the end of an era in the world of random online conversations. Founded in 2009 by Leif K-Brooks, Omegle gained fame for its unique approach of connecting strangers for anonymous one-on-one interactions. However, the platform faced substantial challenges over the years, leading to its ultimate demise.

Palestinian economy after a month of war and Israel’s near-total siege of Gaza. The gross domestic product shrank 4% in the West Bank and Gaza in the war’s first month, sending over 400,000 people into poverty — an economic impact unseen in the conflicts Syria and Ukraine, or any previous Israel-Hamas war, the U.N. said. Hamas militants, who rule Gaza, launched a surprise attack on Israel on Oct.

ANI. UK Home Office also decided to include Georgia to its list of safe states apart from India.

Byju’s, once one of India’s hottest tech startups, properly cited a default on a $1.2 billion loan when taking over control of a unit of the education-technology provider, a Delaware judge concluded. The lenders – which include Redwood Investments LLC and Silver Point Capital LP – were within their contractual rights to replace a relative of company founder Byju Raveendran on the board of Byju’s Alpha, a special-purpose company formed for financing purposes, with their nominee, Delaware Chancery Court Judge Morgan Zurn ruled.

Israeli post-war occupation of Gaza, where Israel has waged a bombing campaign to destroy the enclave's Hamas rulers after militants rampaged through southern Israeli communities on October 7 in an attack that Israel says killed 1,400 people. 3) According to health officials, Israel's bombardment of Gaza has killed more than 10,800 Palestinians. A humanitarian catastrophe has unfolded as basic supplies run out and wounded people overwhelm a fragile medical system.

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir

Omegle, a video chat service that connects users with strangers at random, is shutting down after 14 years following ample misuse of the platform — particularly the sexual abuse of minors

From Hollywood to auto production lines, U.S. labor unions are once again in the national spotlight

Israeli troops have pushed into the Gaza Strip’s largest city along a key coastal road on the Mediterranean Sea as part of their war on Hamas

Thousands of wildfires in Canada have incinerated an area larger than Florida since May

With the market dropping precipitously in 2022, registered investment advisors spent much of last year fighting to hold onto clients and soothe their anxieties.

death penalty as Alabama will go ahead with the much talked about execution using nitrogen hypoxia, an alternative method to lethal injection, as confirmed by the state's Republican governor. The method of execution known as nitrogen hypoxia entails the deprivation of oxygen to both the brain and the body, resulting in the demise of the inmate through suffocation. The execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith, initially planned via lethal injection, encountered an unexpected cancellation in November. The state faced challenges in properly establishing the IV line before the execution warrant expired.

Regrettably, UFC 295 faced a setback with the injury sidelining heavyweight champion Jon Jones, leading to the cancellation of his scheduled title defense against Stipe Miocic. Despite this unforeseen turn of events affecting the planned main event, the fight card remains brimming with compelling matchups, promising a night of closely contested battles for fans to relish.

NEW YORK (Reuters) — U.S. Federal Reserve officials «are not confident» that interest rates are yet high enough to finish the battle with inflation, and may be nearing the end of how much help they can expect in lowering price pressures from improvements in the supply of goods, services and labor, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday that he and his fellow policymakers are encouraged by the slowing pace of inflation but are unsure whether they've done enough to keep the momentum going.