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Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce over the next year. Swift, 34, is set to conclude her highly successful Eras Tour on December 8 in Vancouver, Canada, but fans may not have to wait long before she returns to the stage. Swift's Eras Tour, which kicked off in March 2023, has been a global sensation, grossing an estimated $2 billion. Despite the intense schedule, sources close to the pop icon reveal that she has been inspired by the energy and connection she shares with her fans. Swift reportedly expressed interest in performing again soon but has also asked her team for time to focus on her personal life, particularly her relationship with Kelce.

Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. They cited Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar’s remarks on the need for the government to act on this issue while raising their point, leading to reactions from the Chair. As the proceedings began in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Opposition members gathered at the threshold of the Well of the House and shouted slogans- “Kisan Virodhi yeh sarkar, nahi chalegi, nahi chalegi (This anti-farmer government will not be accepted)” and “MSP par jawab do (speak on the demand for MSP)”. Rajya Sabha Chairman asked the agitating members to back to their seat. “Interest of farmers is not served by sloganeering or shedding crocodile tears… Farmer is your last priority,” Dhankhar said, adding that till now the Opposition had not raised this issue nor did any of the notices under Rule 267 mention this issue but now that the farmers are trying to march to Delhi, these parties are raking it up.

Ice-cream production in this quiet Ecuadorian town began in the mid-20th century in a convent for Franciscan nuns

Bharatiya Kisan Parishad Sukhbir Khalifa, who were holding a sit-in at the 'Dalit Prerna Sthal' here after their march to Delhi on land compensation and other demands was stopped a day earlier. The protesters had gathered from different parts of Uttar Pradesh on Monday on the call of Samyukta Kisan Morcha and had threatened to resume their march to the national capital if their demands were not met within seven days. Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Shiv Hari Meena said that they arrested more than 160 protesters at around 1.30 pm under Section 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The provision allows the police to carry out arrests to prevent the commission of a cognisable offence.

Rahul Gandhi along with the five other party MPs from Uttar Pradesh will visit Sambhal on Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai said. Newly-elected Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is also likely to accompany the delegation, he said. The party's general secretary and UP in-charge Avinash Pande will be there too, Rai told PTI. Curbs under section 163 (power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), were set to expire on Sunday and have now been extended till December 31.

Meri Delhi Mera Sankalp BJP", party MP Ramvir Bidhuri said on Monday. At a press conference in Delhi, the South Delhi MP also released a phone number and the #bjpsankalp2025 hashtag, inviting suggestions for the party manifesto from people through social media. The Delhi BJP's manifesto chairman for the assembly polls said the meetings with the various sections of the society will be held at the assembly constituency and district levels. Senior party leaders and members of the manifesto committee were given charges for various Lok Sabha constituencies in Delhi — Parvesh Verma was given the charge of Chandni Chowk, Arvinder Singh Lovely New Delhi, Satish Upadhyay East Delhi, Ajay Mahawar North East Delhi, Kailash Gahlot and Abhishek Tandon South Delhi and former Union ministers Harsh Vardhan and Vijay Goel North West Delhi.

ISKCON Bhubaneswar Vice President Tukaram Das on Sunday raised concerns over the safety of minorities and ISKCON devotees in Bangladesh. «Today, we organised a prayer meeting. The ISKCON Governing Body Commission has instructed our centres worldwide to hold such prayer meetings. We will recite prayers for the peace and prosperity of the world. We are deeply concerned about the situation of our devotees and other minorities in Bangladesh,» Tukaram Das told ANI. «We request governments across the globe to engage with the Bangladeshi government to resolve the matter peacefully. ISKCON has centres in every district of Odisha. We have over 100 centres, and each is conducting prayer sessions today. We firmly believe that everyone should coexist peacefully and happily,» he added.

Sanatan Board will be cleared at a congregation of prominent seers and sages at the Maha Kumbh here and will be submitted to the central government, President of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad Mahant Ravindra Puri said on Sunday. He announced that a Dharma Sansad will be held during the Maha Kumbh on January 26, the UP government said in a statement. «Prominent seers and sages from across the country, including Shankaracharyas from all four Peeths and heads of 13 Akharas, will gather at the Sangam. »The Sansad will propose the formation of a Sanatan Board which will be submitted to the central government for approval. The goal is to establish a well-structured, government-recognised board that upholds the principles of Sanatan Dharma without any shortcomings," he said.

«Terrorists always try to strengthen their security protocol. They minimise communication which creates gaps in intelligence gathering. »But, all the agencies analyse whatever inputs they get to identify their hideouts and their supporters so as to neutralise them," Yadav said.

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, damaging large portions of the 860-year-old Gothic-style building, the world is getting a look at the painstaking restoration efforts to bring the church back to life.French President Emmanuel Macron toured the UNESCO World Heritage Site Friday, trailed by a pool of photographers and journalists, taking in the meticulous, €700 million (more than C$1 billion) restoration.And what a difference – “This is overwhelming,” he said as he viewed the glistening, cleaned white stones, Reuters reported.Macron thanked the nearly 400 firefighters who “saved this cathedral” on April 15, 2019 – the day the world watched in horror as a fire that started in the roof spread rapidly, sending flames and smoke high into the sky.“The blaze at Notre Dame was a national wound and you were the remedy, through your determination, hard work and commitment,” he said, speaking to the approximately 1,300 workers who gathered to welcome Macron and celebrate their achievements.The fire destroyed the church’s spire and roof and left heavy smoke and water damage to the main cathedral area of the building.After the fire was extinguished that day, Macron pledged to the public that “we will rebuild the cathedral to be even more beautiful, and I want it to be completed within five years.”On Friday, Marcon gazed up at rebuilt soaring ceilings and creamy good-as-new stonework.Gone are the gaping holes that the blaze scorched into the vaulted ceilings, leaving charred piles of debris. New stonework has been carefully pieced together to repair and fill the wounds that had left the cathedral’s insides exposed to the elements.

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Canadian regulators are conducting a co-ordinated probe of sales practices within bank branches, the latest such inquiry following a public report on “potential investor harm due to alleged high-pressure sales practices for mutual funds at some Canadian banks.”

Stocks in Asia saw a muted open after Donald Trump’s tariff plan roiled emerging markets in the previous session. Equities opened higher in Sydney, while dipping in Tokyo and Seoul. US equity futures were little changed after the S&P 500 rose for a seventh day to notch its 52nd record this year. A Bloomberg gauge of the dollar slipped 0.1%, paring some of its strength seen on Tuesday that pressured the Mexican peso and Chinese yuan, among others.

Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong gathered in the court premises on Tuesday, demanding the release of Hindu priest Chinmoy Brahmachari. The protesters blocked the prison car after a court rejected his bail plea and ordered his arrest. «Thousands of followers lied down to block the prison car,» a local reporter told over the phone.

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INDIA bloc leaders is to tone down the protests after a few days and to participate in the House proceedings in order to raise issues of importance, press for House debates and to intervene in the legislative business, sources said after a meeting of the INDIA bloc floor leaders on Monday. Representatives of the TMC were notable absentees at the meeting. Incidentally, the name of National Conference, ally from J&K which is now running the government there, was also missing in the notified list of participants at the meet. The INDIA bloc meeting convened by Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge's office decided not to make 'the Adani issue' the sole focus of the Opposition protests in Parliament during the session. Instead, they will raise other issues such as renewed violence in Manipur, inflation and other matters on a rotational basis in the coming days, they said. The SP wants to raise the Sambhal violence. The Opposition also protested against the «non-inclusion» of Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi among the speakers at Tuesday's Central Hall event on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution, by saying that the President, Vice-President and «also the Prime Minister» will address the gathering. Opposition MPs have already communicated this grievance in a letter to the Speaker.

Uber Technologies from passengers who allege they were sexually assaulted by the ridesharing service's drivers, plaintiffs' lawyers are pushing for what they see as a quick and easy way to help gather evidence in the sprawling multidistrict litigation. What if they just open their file cabinets? Three plaintiffs' lawyers have sought the court's blessing to use documents, deposition and hearing testimony already in their possession — material that they acquired in past lawsuits against Uber involving claims ranging from pay violations to wrongful death that's designated as confidential --in the sexual assault MDL now pending in San Francisco federal court.

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Negotiators are gathering in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Stock market engines that roared back on Friday may gather more steam this week, after the Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance scored a runaway victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections. However, market participants warned that a short covering-led rally could prompt investors singed by the recent correction to cut losses, potentially limiting the life of the rebound.