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Five airlines are poised to win permission for new new long-haul flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

More than 300 employees of the Canada Revenue Agency have been terminated in the past year for inappropriately receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the final round of firings having occurred in the past three months.

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North Korea is providing military help to Russia, such as ammunition and weapons, to stand against Ukraine with the utmost strength, as per a report. The United States is in deep concern regarding the military support that North Korea is providing increasing military support to Russia in the ongoing war. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell expressed on Wednesday that the nuclear threat of Pyongyang has warned Washington and its allies. Evidence has also come that North Korea is providing materials to help Moscow, including artillery and missiles. Following Campbell's words with the officials of South Korea and Japan based on renewing international pressure on North Korea, he has also had words with the reporters, as per Newsweek. Also Read :Taylor Swift spends a whopping amount of money to treat her boyfriend Travis Kelce; this is how much she shelled out

bomb threats, the Centre asserted that agencies are actively pursuing the cases even as the Mumbai Police apprehended a juvenile from Chhattisgarh for three such hoax calls. Meanwhile, to ensure the safety of passengers, the government is likely to increase the number of sky marshals on international flights. The government on Wednesday informed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport that it is considering deploying a greater number of the elite National Security Guards (NSG) personnel on international flights. Civil aviation secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam also told the committee that investigators have gathered some information on the recent threats and are taking action. Separately, civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said he is monitoring the situation closely. A senior official of the Central Industrial Security Forces, the paramilitary force that handles airport security, said state police have been asked to arrest and take strong action against people making such threats. At least 19 Indian flights received hoax bomb threats in the past three days, leading to long delays and diversions. On Tuesday, Singapore's air force sent two fighter jets to escort an Air India Express plane away from populated areas after the airline received an email that there was a bomb on the aircraft.

The discussion was moderated by Pradeep S Mehta, founder of CUTS International, who began the session by asking speakers to emphasise on the procedural aspects of policymaking instead of trying to find short-term solutions to complicated political problems. Speaking on the uncertainties of scenarios, he said, “There is a need to look at dynamic variables in scenario building. We will have to focus on the headwinds and tailwinds of the entire process.” The conference delved into various aspects of India's future, with technology emerging as a central theme across all scenarios. Kiran Karnik, former president of NASSCOM, said, “Technology has immense potential to promote decentralisation. Civil society organisations will remain important stakeholders and need to be empowered to conduct independent evaluations.”

Scaloni has been witness to many of Lionel Messi's magical moments over the course of his career but the Argentina manager said on Tuesday that even at the age of 37 his captain continues to amaze him. Messi, who was making just his second international appearance since recovering from an injury sustained at the Copa America in July, scored his 10th international hat-trick as Argentina beat Bolivia 6-0 in a World Cup qualifier. The record eight-times Ballon d'Or winner said after the game he would keep playing as long as he can perform the way he wants and Scaloni hoped he would be on the pitch for years to come.

digital applications which would be cheaper and more effective that can be shared with the Global South, a top IT ministry official said on Wednesday. Today, in many international fora, India has been recognised as a digital power, S Krishnan, secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), said at a virtual address to the Nasscom Future Forge 2024 event held in Bengaluru. Apart from policy support and enabling requirements that big enterprises would have, there could be some ease of doing business issues for technology companies that require attention from time to time, and which are brought to MeitY's notice, he said.

Amnesty International announced on Wednesday that Pakistan is set for its second review by the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva on October 17 and 18, emphasizing that "human rights violations and abuses are still widespread." This review falls under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Pakistan is a signatory, according to the rights organization's statement. The organization highlighted several concerning issues reported in the past month, including two extrajudicial killings of blasphemy suspects by police, crackdowns on protests, the enactment of the restrictive Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Act 2024, arbitrary detention and mass arrests of opposition workers and leaders, a ban on the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), and harassment of human rights defenders like Mahrang Baloch.

Leaders and top officials from an international group founded to counter Western alliances have met in Pakistan’s capital, with Moscow and Beijing announcing they will boost cooperation

In the wake of TD Bank’s recent money-laundering guilty plea, with a steep US$3-billion penalty and the imposition of roadblocks to future growth in the United States, it is now established fact that the bank experienced justice under U.S. anti-money-laundering laws. A Financial Times commentary stated: “The punishments are severe. But then again, so were the failings.” It’s a perspective shared by media commentary everywhere.

The world is set to make abundant energy by the second half of the decade as the production of batteries and solar panels surges but there’ll also be an excess of planet-warming fossil fuels, a report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agen...

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Clean-energy sources are set to grow at a faster pace than global energy demand by the end of the decade, becoming the largest source of energy in the mid-2030s, the International Energy Agency said. Based on current policy settings, global energy demand is set to slow between 2023 and 2035 to about 0.5% a year as a result of efficiency measures, electrification and a rapid build-out of renewables.

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Akasa Air flight bound for Bengaluru from Delhi received a bomb threat on Wednesday in a series of such threats received by multiple airlines in the last two days. The flight, carrying 174 passengers including seven crew members, is being monitored by the budget-carrier's Emergency Response team and is expected to be diverted to the IGI Airport in Delhi. «Akasa Air flight QP 1335, flying from Delhi to Bengaluru on October 16, 2024, and carrying 174 passengers, 3 infants and 7 crew members on board, received a security alert. The Akasa Air Emergency Response teams are monitoring the situation and have advised the pilot to divert the flight to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi with abundant precaution. The Captain is following all required emergency procedures for a safe landing in Delhi and the estimated time of arrival is approximately 14:00 hrs: Akasa Air Spokesperson,» an airlines spokesperson said. Meanwhile, an IndiGo flight also received a bomb threat on Wednesday, making it the second flight in two days to undergo a security concern. The Mumbai-Delhi was diverted to Ahmedabad where the passengers were disembarked after the flight was isolated, an Indigo spokesperson informed.

A senior official from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) confirmed that the decision to double the number of Air marshals has been taken recently after assessment of the growing threat and getting inputs from intelligence agencies. «The fresh batch of Air Narshals will be deployed on new international routes added in sensitive category based on intelligence report. The decision was taken after several rounds of meetings will all stakeholders in aviation security,» the officer added.

In a trading update today (16 October) for the quarter ending 30 September, the asset manager said gross inflows into the business were down 6% over the period, while gross outflows fell by 5.1%.  Net outflows were offset by positive investment performance of £228m in the quarter, resulting in a rise in closing funds under management to £17.9bn, up from £17.8bn in the three months to 30 June.  Brooks Macdonald appoints CFO as its sells international wing to Canaccord Genuity Wealth The firm's MPS Platform, including its B2B offering for financial advisers BM Investment Solutions, s...

mutual funds have topped the return chart and offered an average return of around 6.01% in the last one month. Around 65 international funds or global funds have completed one month of existence in the market. Among these 65 funds, nine offered double-digit returns. The top three funds were from the Chinese economy. Mirae Asset Hang Seng TECH ETF FoF gave the highest return of around 48.86% in the last one month, followed by Edelweiss Gr China Equity Off-Shore Fund which gave 23.61% return in the same time period. Axis Greater China Equity FoF gave 21.74% return in the last one month.

Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, and appointed IPS officer Praveen Vashista as Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension of Narayan, and the appointment of Vashista as Special Secretary, mentions a Ministry of Personnel order. The Committee has extended the tenure of 1995-batch Uttar Pradesh cadre Indian Administrative Service officer Narayan beyond December 6, 2024, for a period up to August 4, 2026, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

The United Nations' food agency says months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Niño weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region’s worst hunger crisis in decades

The Japanese entertainment giant Toho has reached an agreement to acquire the Oscar-winning animation outfit GKIDS, the companies said Tuesday