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Rahul Gandhi was seen filming the Trinamool Congress MP using his Phone. Kalyan Banerjee can be heard in the video saying, "My spine is so straight, I'm so tall" while depicting his version of proceedings in Rajya Sabha during a mock parliament by protesting MPs.

air quality at offices could negatively impact the creativity of workers, according to a new study. Researchers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, found that the 87 study participants, all undergraduate and postgraduate students, produced creative output with lower scores when there were high indoor levels of volatile organic compounds, including gases released from products such as detergents, perfumes and paint. They further found that lowering total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) levels in a room by 72 per cent could improve a student's creative potential by 12 per cent. They have published their findings in the journal Scientific Reports. «This could have serious consequences for industries that rely on creativity for the bulk of their work. »For instance, artists often use paints and thinners that release high levels of volatile organic compounds and may not know they need adequate ventilation to clear them from their workplace," said lead researcher Wan Man Pun from the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NTU. For the study spanning over six weeks, the researchers recruited undergraduate and postgraduate students in a controlled environment depicting an indoor workspace. Every week across three 40-minute sessions, the participants read a summary of a global issue such as climate change, mental health, and poverty and then offered a solution by building a 3D model using LEGO bricks. The students were then asked to produce a written description and explanation for their models.

Manipur government has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC for two months in Churachandpur district following fresh violence, according to an official order. Various parts of the northeastern state have been rocked by ethnic strife since May this year.

The leaders of Italy and the U.K. have agreed to tackle irregular migration to Europe

Russian state new agencies have reported that delegates from Russia's ruling party have unanimously backed President Vladimir Putin's bid for reelection at a party conference in Moscow

German farmers are gathering in Berlin to protest against planned cuts to tax breaks for diesel used in agriculture, part of a deal reached by the government to plug a hole in the country’s budget

House Rent Allowance (HRA) option if provided by employer as a part of salary. But one question that usually crops up is whether both rent receipts and rent agreement required as proof to make the claim? «Rent agreement is important but may not be a sufficient document on its own to claim HRA exemption for tax purposes,» says Akhil Chandna, Partner, Grant Thornton Bharat. «Rent receipts serve as evidence that the employee has actually paid the rent amount mentioned in the rent agreement. Hence, it is advisable for an employee to maintain rent receipts along with the rent agreement; and furnish these before the assessing officer when questioned.» Mere execution of a rent agreement does not guarantee actual rental payments, explains Tarun Kumar Madaan, Tax Head, Coherent Advisors. «Some individuals may execute rent agreements with family members but not make rental payment transactions. In such cases, the absence of rent receipts and proof of actual payments could lead to the denial of the HRA claim by the assessing officer.»

A pair of rare Nike sneakers donated to an Oregon homeless shelter in Portland sold for nearly $51,000 at auction on Monday

Recently, four US Senators — Bob Casey (D-PA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) — expressed deep concern about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in scams targeting older Americans. They addressed a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, requesting detailed information on the FTC’s efforts to track and combat these AI-enabled frauds and scams​​​​.

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Kerala. Increased tests among those with such symptoms and suspected cases, and heightened surveillance in border districts are among the measures that the officials have been instructed to take up, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao told reporters here. The situation is being continuously monitored, and there is no need for any restriction on movement and gathering of people as of now, he said, adding, the Government would come out with an advisory.

The Assets under Management (AUM) of sectoral/thematic funds have increased by 30% to ₹2.18 lakh crore in October 2023 from ₹ 1.68 lakh crore in October 2022.

Pakistan experienced a widespread outage, with users reporting difficulties accessing social media platforms, according to Dawn, citing Internet monitor Netblocks. As reported by ANI, the disruption coincided with the virtual event organized by former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), scheduled to commence at 9 pm, resulting in the entire social media platform going offline.

Abhay Agarwal, Founder & Fund Manager, Piper Serica, says “we are seeing a lot of investors both in India and internationally under allocated on the risk assets, They are actually “desperately” looking to put on positions, get to a fair level of allocations. That is why we are seeing in the markets that anybody who did the hard work, stayed invested, used the downturn in the market to deploy capital, is finally getting rewarded. So it is a great reminder from the markets for all investors.” What a week has it been for a very long time. We have been spoiled by such massive gains in such a short period of time. This kind of a market makes all of us feel that we are great stock pickers and great participants in the market, does it not? We have been investing for 30 years and I am again reminded that long-term investors should learn to ignore the general market perspectives and market wisdom because not much ago, there was a lot of caution, lot of worry about the markets Michael Burry was putting on a big short and people said look, he is a very smart guy who made billions shorting the market. Crude prices had gone up and there was a worry that the Fed will increase rates and a lot of investors got under allocated to the markets at that point of time.

respiratory diseases and new JN.1 COVID sub-variant, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that the virus is evolving and changing and urged the member states to continue with strong surveillance and sequence sharing. The global body also shared a video of its COVID-19 technical lead, Maria Van Kerkhove, who explained the reason for the recent surges and what precautions can be taken.

I am trying to understand why I am unable to accord any importance to the incident in Parliament on 13 December. In theory, two people jumping off the visitor’s gallery into the chamber while the House is in session and releasing a yellow gas should be a serious event, but I am unable to take it seriously. Nor do you, I suspect.

Hindustan Times on 17 December. “I believe that there is a problem of compatibility between Islamic culture and the values ​​and rights of our civilization," HT quoted her saying.

Sector rotation refers to selling shares or funds that are invested in one sector and use the money to re-invest into another sector. This strategy helps investors to capitalise on a change in economic conditions and the anticipated performance of those sectors in specific stages of the economic cycle will lead to higher returns.

By Francesca Landini

Tesla has stated that oil and petrol should not be demonised in the medium term, but stressed about the need to cut carbon emissions in order to protect the environment. Musk was speaking at a right-wing political gathering organised by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party. During the gathering, he said, "Climate change alarm is exaggerated in the short term," adding that the environmental movement may have gone too far, causing people to lose faith in the future.

Army Staff Gen Manoj Pande on Saturday said that India's «legacy challenges» of unsettled borders will continue to engage the nation and stressed that the ability to correctly assess future threats remains pivotal to the country's strategic planning and preparedness. The top general was delivering a keynote address at the Indian Institute of Management Nagpur, said a release shared by the defence PRO.