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Pope Francis, in his Friday speech, urged Catholic voters to select the lesser evil between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump. After a 12-day tour of Southeast Asia and Oceania, Francis told reporters during a press conference held from his papal aircraft. Everyone must consider and act in this way out of conscience. Besides denouncing Harris' advocacy for abortion rights as an assassination, the pope chastised Trump by declaring that not welcoming migrants is a sin. However, he added that it's ugly not to vote, and one must vote. Should Harris be elected, she intends to make Roe v. Wade a permanent law, and Trump has pledged to carry out the largest mass deportation in American history of our country. The pope did not say which candidate, if any, he finds more appealing. Also Read :Five reasons why the US economy will go into a recession

US economy is somehow diving headfirst into a recession, that could be coming whether Americans like it or not. Probably, the Biden administration somehow brough this phenomenon on themselves, based on their various economic policies, and if things do not take the right course towards the end of the year, the future of the US economy could be in a rather dark zone.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When I asked my mother about her memories of modak, she narrated a story so vivid that I felt like I was there—in a chawl in the central Mumbai neighbourhood of Dadar, watching the ladies of her family expertly turning out thin dumplings stuffed with jaggery and coconut, gossiping and arguing as they did. These dramas seemed appropriate because Lord Ganesha, the pot-bellied, elephant-headed god dear to millions, was himself born amidst celestial theatrics.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The pull-up is the ultimate closed-chain exercise in the gym for the upper body. One might master pushups and feel like they’ve hit a plateau, but the pull-up will remain as challenging as ever.

Prohibitory orders around the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in north Kolkata were extended till September 30, an officer said. The orders, which were first imposed on August 18, restrict gatherings of more than five people in the designated area. The restrictions were imposed amid protests over the rape and murder of the doctor at the hospital. The prohibitory orders issued under Section 163 (2) of BNSS would also be in place at the Shyambazar five-point crossing, besides the roads leading to the RG Kar hospital, said a notification.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s small savings schemes, long cherished for their high interest rates, are under the scanner. The government has announced a strict crackdown on irregular Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA) accounts, stripping them of their attractive 7.1% and 8.2% interest rates.

Russian state media and RT with new sanctions, accusing it of playing key role in carrying out 'covert influence activities' aimed at undermining American elections and democracies. The State Department said it is starting a diplomatic campaign to alert nations about the risks associated with RT activities and disclosed declassified US intelligence findings suggesting RT is completely integrated with Russia's intelligence operations worldwide. «We took these steps based on our conclusion that Rossiya Segodnya and these five subsidiaries are no longer merely firehoses of Russian Government propaganda and disinformation; they are engaged in covert influence activities aimed at undermining American elections and democracies, functioning like a de facto arm of Russia's intelligence apparatus,» the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said on Friday.

Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz sees recession conditions in many parts of the Canadian economy, as growth fails to keep pace with an increasing population.

U.S. stocks are rising closer to their records as they close out their fourth winning week in the last five

A Halifax senior couple that was struggling with housing and forced to live in a tent downtown is now celebrating, after being approved for a new apartment.An anonymous donor has also stepped up to pay for their first month’s rent and the damage deposit.“I am extremely happy and thankful to everybody that’s helped make this happen,” said Judy Howe through tears, as she and her partner George Gillmore stood in their new kitchen.“I’ve never been in this kind of situation in my life, and I never want to be in it again.”Both in their late 70s, the couple had been sleeping rough for the past seven months. Just last week, they called a tent off University Avenue home.With the help of organizations, including Welcome Housing, and a street navigator, the couple had applied repeatedly for housing, but couldn’t find anything that fit them or their budget.As the cold winter months approach, Howe said the couple was feeling despair.“Because if you sleep in a tent, the tent’s still on the ground and the snow can get underneath.

digital public infrastructure to 50 countries in five years and currently it is being used in 15 countries, said Nandan Nilekani, non-executive chairman of Infosys, in response to a question from Werner Vogels, CTO, Amazon, here in Bengaluru, on Friday. They were addressing an event organised by e-commerce platform for artisans, Zwende, in which Vogels is an investor and advisor. Nilekani was giving a quick reckoner on digital public infrastructure that India has in identity, and payments, and was recounting his journey from 2009, from becoming the founding chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to Aadhaar-enabled KYC to opening of Jan Dhan bank accounts.

Lower interest rates and the defeat of Justin Trudeau‘s Liberals: those are the conditions many Canadian CEOs are attaching to an improved business outlook for 2025, according to a new survey.

Mission Mausam" to improve weather understanding and forecasting through expanded observation networks, better modelling and advanced tools like AI and machine learning. The mission will explore «weather management» technologies and include creating a laboratory to artificially develop clouds, increasing the number of radars by over 150 per cent and adding new satellites, supercomputers and much more. Why is it needed? According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, tropical weather forecasting remains challenging due to the complexity of atmospheric processes and limitations in current observation and model resolution. Observational data is relatively sparse, both spatially and temporally, and the horizontal resolution of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models, currently at 12 kilometres, makes it difficult to accurately forecast small-scale weather events in India, it said.

Donald Trump 47% to 42%. This advantage has grown after a debate between the two candidates that voters largely believed she won, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that ended on Thursday. In the two-day survey, Harris's lead among registered voters was five percentage points, which was marginally higher than the four points she had over Trump in a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted from August 21–28. 53% of voters who said they had heard at least something about Tuesday's debate claimed Harris had won, 24% claimed Trump had, and the remaining voters either had not heard anything at all or had not responded. About 52% of those who watched the debate said that Trump faltered and didn't look intelligent, whereas 21% said the same about Harris. Five percent of Republican voters thought Trump lacked intelligence. In a fierce presidential debate, Harris repeatedly attacked Trump's suitability for office and his numerous legal issues, bringing up his felony conviction for allegedly falsifying business records. This put Trump on the defensive. Harris gave the impression of having higher moral integrity, according to 52% of voters who were familiar with the debate, compared to 29% who said the same of Trump. Also Read :U.S Elections: Who is Laura Loomer, far-right activist, who is influencing Donald Trump in his campaign

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Whenever Mitchell Moses, 40, a one-time drill sergeant now living in Fort Knox, Ky., sees a guy shaving at Planet Fitness, he thinks: “Man, if you were a soldier you wouldn’t be taking that long." Indeed, men in the military must shave at lightning pace, sometimes twice a day. A hint of stubble is “the first thing that will get you yelled at in the morning," said Matt Semple, 27, a former Navy officer.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Breakout stocks to buy or sell: After showing narrow range movement and intraday weakness from the highs in the last couple of sessions, the Indian stock market had a substantial upside on Thursday. The Nifty 50 index witnessed a decisive upside breakout of the hurdle and closed the day with hefty gains of 470 points.

US State Department imposed sanctions on China-based firms, for their supply to Pakistan's ballistic missile program under the missile sanctions laws on Thursday. «The Department of State is taking action against five entities and one individual that have been involved in the proliferation of ballistic missiles and controlled missile equipment and technology. Specifically, the Department of State is designating the Beijing Research Institute of Automation for Machine Building Industry (RIAMB) pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery,» State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a press statement. Notably, RIAMB has worked with Pakistan's National Development Complex (NDC), -which the United States assesses is involved in the development and production of Pakistan's long-range ballistic missiles.

Starting this month, the level of discounts has risen to 12-14% of the average selling price (ASP) of a vehicle from 10-12% in August. For some models, total discounts offered are well over ₹3 lakh which include cash discounts and corporate benefits. In just one month, utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra has increased the discount on its Scorpio Classic SUV model to ₹100,000 from ₹20,271 in August. The absolute benefit may vary in each city depending on the stock and demand scenario, according to dealers. M&M has also made buying the three-door Thar SUV model more attractive by sharply boosting the consumer benefit to ₹150,000 this month from ₹20,000.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday dismissed the argument that there was no need for «another club» called the BRICS, and said he was struck by the «insecurity» in the developed world over the grouping. During a conversation with Ambassador Jean-David Levitte at Global Centre for Security Policy, a think tank, here, Jaishankar said if the G7 can exist when there is the G20, there is no reason why BRICS cannot. Accounting for 27 per cent of global GDP, BRICS was founded by Brazil, Russia, India and China; later South Africa joined it, and in January 2024, five new countries — Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE and Ethiopia --joined the bloc. «Why the club? Because there was another club! It was called the G7 and you will not let anybody else into that club. So, we go and form our own club,» Jaishankar told to a loud cheer from the audience.

Two private power companies in Puerto Rico have come under scrutiny while presenting plans to stabilize the island's crumbling electric grid as officials demanded immediate action to minimize chronic power outages

Northeast Students' Organisation (NESO) on Thursday urged the Prime Minister and Home Minister to urgently intervene in the Manipur situation. NESO is an apex body of eight students' organisations representing seven NE states. The organisation claimed that the failure to address the ethnic conflict not only undermines the stability of Manipur but also poses a threat to the broader peace and security of the entire northeast region.