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According to Moody's, US office vacancies rose to a record in the fourth quarter of 2023, «shattering the previous record.»

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Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be launched from Imphal on 14 January, and culminate on 20 March in Mumbai. However, Congress has on Monday informed that they are yet to receive “ground permission" from the Manipur government for launching the rally in Imphal.

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markets will take cues from the third quarter earnings season, which will be kick-started by TCS and Infosys on January 11. HCL Tech, Wipro, and HDFC Life and a few others will also announce their results this week. «Overall we expect markets to remain in a positive range. Stock-specific action will gather pace with the start of the earning season,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions: STATE OF THE MARKETS

Mohamed Salah's beaming face appeared on British television screens. Salah always has the slightly ruffled appearance of a man who has not slept desperately well, but he was in distinctly good cheer. His Liverpool team had just dismantled Newcastle United to move 3 points clear at the top of the Premier League. He had played wonderfully: scoring two goals, creating one and missing a penalty so as to foster the illusion of drama in what was otherwise a hopelessly one-sided sporting contest. There was, though, a bittersweet tinge to the jubilation.

Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) grounded its fleet of 65 Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 Max planes after an incident involving a section of one of the planes ripping off in midair during a flight.

NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday took a veiled jibe at his uncle Sharad Pawar over his age, saying some people are not ready to retire even though they are in their 80s. «Employees of Maharashtra government retire at the age of 58. Most people normally stop their active professional life after turning 75.

All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal has asked the members of the Muslim community in Assam to avoid travelling by trains from January 20 to January 25 to avoid "any untoward incident". He also called “the BJP is the biggest enemy of the Muslims". Reacting to the AIUDF chief’s statement, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said, "...People from all religions should welcome Lord Ram on January 22 because Lord Ram is the symbol of India and not just of one religion..." On Friday, addressing a political campaign in Barpeta district of Assam, the AIUDF chief urged the Muslim community of Assam to remain home from January 20 to 25.

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday the Centre was holding talks with militants in the northeast, but treating ordinary civilians in Jammu and Kashmir as militants. «We will not surrender, we will not raise the white flag. If you talk to us with dignity, we will respond with respect.

reported. As per the publication, King Charles is now determined to solve the 'Andrew problem'. Andrew has consistently denied the allegations.

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Saturday that optimising tech within the judiciary is not just about modernisation but also a strategic move towards democratising access to justice, and underlined the need to train lawyers to use technology. Leveraging these advancements will help bridge gaps, enhance efficiency, and ensure that justice delivery is not impeded by geographical and technological barriers, he said while addressing a gathering at the inauguration of a new district court building in Rajkot.

infrastructure splurge is gathering pace. Liberum, a bank, calculates that a one-percentage-point rise in its forecast for annual global GDP growth would boost commodities demand by 1.5%. Freakish weather would have a deeper impact.

consecration ceremony at the Ram Mandir. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to the people to light special diyas -- Shri Ram Jyoti -- in their homes to celebrate the day as 'Deepawali'. Ayodhya is getting decked up for the 'pran pratishtha' at the grand Ram temple.

Aditya-L1 satellite, India's first space-based solar observatory, is scheduled to reach its designated orbit at 4 pm on January 6th. Earlier, ISRO Chairman S Somanath told ANI “Aditya-L1 is going to reach its L1 point on January 6 and we are going to do the final manoeuvre to keep it there." Meanwhile, the satellite, launched from Sriharikota on September 2, is expected to stay in this strategic location for the next five years.

A group of farmers prevented Germany’s vice chancellor from disembarking a ferry hours after the government partially climbed down on cost-saving plans that had infuriated the agricultural sector

Ayodhya land dispute case, Iqbal Ansari on Friday received an invitation to the 'Pranpratishtha' ceremony of the Ram Temple, scheduled for January 22. RSS workers, on behalf of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, handed him the invitation card on Friday. «I am happy that the idol of Lord Ram is going to be installed… Ayodhya is the land of Hindu-Muslim-Sikh-Christian harmony and it will always remain intact,» Iqbal Ansari told ANI. «The Supreme Court gave a verdict and Muslims across the country respected it. There was no protest or demonstration anywhere.

BJP on Friday came down heavily on the Trinamool Congress over an incident of attack on Enforcement Directorate officials in West Bengal, saying the continuance of the party's government under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is a threat to national security. The ED officers were assaulted and their vehicles damaged allegedly by supporters of TMC leader Sheikh Sajahan when they tried to raid his residence in North 24 Parganas district this morning in connection with a probe into the ration distribution scam.

‘Take refund, we don't care…,’ Passengers furious over Go First's conduct after flight cancellation “Since October, LocalCircles has witnessed a notable rise in grievances from air travellers, encompassing issues such as exorbitant fares, flight cancellations, delays, denied boarding, mishandled or lost luggage, significant increases in onboard food prices, undisclosed changes in boarding gates, and instances of staff displaying rude behaviour at check-in counters," the survey report stated. Also Read: DGCA reports flight problems, baggage, and refunds as top passenger complaints Furthermore, the report stressed the Airports Authority of India (AAI) anticipation of a continued surge in passenger numbers that projected an overall passenger growth of 371 million in the fiscal year 2023-24 and a further increase to 412 million in the subsequent fiscal year, 2024-25.

Kerman city, and expressed solidarity with the government and people of the Gulf nation. At least 95 people were killed and many others injured on Wednesday in two bomb explosions near the cemetery of slain Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a drone strike in 2020.