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Pascale St-Onge is set to make history by becoming the first openly lesbian cabinet minister to take parental leave when her wife gives birth in the coming weeks.“I’m not someone who really likes to talk about myself or my personal life either,” St-Onge said in an interview with The Canadian Press.The Quebec MP said she decided to speak publicly about her parental leave because she has “a responsibility to continue the fight” for LGBTQ rights.St-Onge smiled as she described “the joy” of soon welcoming a baby into her life, which she described as “an incredible experience that many humans go through and that some take for granted.”Her wife’s pregnancy is going very well, St-Onge said, with a due date in November. The timing, though unplanned, is almost perfect as the House of Commons will rise for the holidays in mid-December, she added.St-Onge plans to leave Ottawa and work virtually starting in early November.

Jayam Ravi has finally come clean about his troublesome marriage with his estranged wife Aarti. The Tamil star, whose divorce from his former wife has devolved into a very public feud over property and control over social media handles, recently came clean about how he faced domestic abuse. In a tell-all interview with theFilmibeat, the ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ star claimed that he was mistreated in the marriage.

A Federal Reserve official says he supports reducing the central bank’s key interest rate somewhat from its current level

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. "What is love of art?" says Krishen Khanna. “That I must be painting all the time." One of the founders of the Progressive Artists’ Group, the Mumbai-based artists who shaped the post-independence art scene in India, Khanna is the last surviving member of the iconic group of modernists.

According to a lawyer for rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, there’s likely a simple explanation for the more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil authorities seized from the musician’s home: bulk purchasing.

Stephen Colbert is not one to shy away from criticism, especially when it comes from former President Donald Trump. In a recent episode of The Late Show, Colbert took aim at Trump's characterization of him as «very boring.» This remark originated from a post Trump made on Truth Social, where he commented on an interview Colbert had conducted on PBS. Colbert addressed the controversy during the September 25 broadcast, expressing surprise and a bit of amusement at the ex-president's keen interest in his show, as per a report by TV Insider.

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Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz is examining a list of ideas to get the country’s pension funds to invest more in the domestic economy — including the creation of a pooled fund that would make dealmaking easier for some of them.

Kamala Harris will become the most obnoxious US president in history. It doesn't seem like the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Legislative Summit is the right place for the woman who aspires to be the next head of state to use profanity. However, that is precisely what transpired in May when US Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to a group of young Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. A few weeks before Joe Biden declared he would not run for reelection, Harris stated that you have to know that sometimes people will open the door for you and leave it open. Sometimes they won't, in which case you have to kick down that door, followed by a cuss word. Her audience at that point in time clapped and laughed, whereas a few decades ago they might have gasped or taken in the expletive silently. Harris later apologized for her language. However, it wasn't the first time the Democratic presidential candidate had used a four-letter word in public, and it won't be the last. Also Read: Alien: Romulus — When and where to watch on streaming

Speaking to broadcast media during a visit to New York, where he is attending the United Nations General Assembly meetings, Starmer told Channel 4 News that he has «long believed in borrowing to invest», which acts as a «catalyst» for private investment.  He prefaced that he was not «going to get ahead of the Budget» but clarified that «there is a difference between the day-to-day spend and investment».  Rachel Reeves pledges 'no austerity' but warns of 'tough decisions' ahead In an interview with ITV, Starmer said that «where there is public investment […], that is a trigger for p...

Canada’s banking regulator is easing the burden on homeowners trying to switch their lender when renewing their mortgage by dropping the need to reapply the stress test.

Raghuram Rajan said on Thursday. In an interview with PTI, Rajan further said the government's focus on production, whether it is goods or services is a good thing, but it is also important to do it the right way. Responding to a question on the Modi government's flagship initiative 'Make in India', he said, «I would say the intention is good. I think in some areas, we have done a lot, as I said, in infrastructure...we have done a lot that has been very useful». The Modi government's flagship initiative 'Make in India' was launched 10 years ago on September 25, 2014.

Ranveer Allahbadia experienced a significant hacking incident affecting both his YouTube channels. The attackers took control of his Beer Biceps channel, renaming it to «Tesla» and changing its handle to "@Elon.trump.tesla_live2024." Additionally, his personal channel was renamed to "@Tesla.event.trump_2024." In a shocking turn of events, hackers deleted all existing interviews and podcasts from both channels. They replaced the content with older streams from events featuring high-profile figures like Elon Musk and Donald Trump. This cyber attack follows a recent hacking incident involving the Supreme Court of India's YouTube channel, raising concerns over the security of high-profile accounts. The hackers employed a livestream featuring an AI-generated avatar of Elon Musk to lure unsuspecting viewers into a cryptocurrency scam. The AI avatar urged viewers to invest in cryptocurrency, falsely promising to double their returns if they deposited Bitcoin or Ethereum on a suspicious website, elonweb.net. This tactic is known as a «Bitcoin doubling» scam and is a common method used in cyberattacks targeting prominent YouTube accounts.

G20 countries and its expansion will propel the global economy, OECD chief economist Álvaro Pereira said. He remained optimistic about domestic demand maintaining its upward trajectory. Pereira also flagged the need for continued emphasis on improvement in the country’s business climate and skill sets. “India is the champion of growth in G20 and continues to show a very strong and broad-based performance,” Pereira told ET in an interview. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) raised the country’s growth forecast to 6.7% for FY25 and 6.8% for FY26, a revision of 1 and 2 basis points, respectively, with an upside risk. 'Significant Reforms’

Elon Musk and X asked a federal judge to dismiss former CNN anchor Don Lemon's lawsuit claiming they defrauded him by canceling a partnership on the social media platform following a contentious interview. In a Monday night filing in San Francisco federal court, Musk said he did nothing wrong by allegedly telling Lemon there was «no need» to sign a contract, and that he and X would give Lemon «full authority and control» over his work even if they did not like his views. Musk called it unreasonable for Lemon to rely on a vague statement that a written contract was unnecessary for a multimillion-dollar partnership.

This is part of a series of interviews with the winners of The Economic Times Startup Awards 2024. Aniket Doegar's vision for Haqdarshak was to create a network of 'government scheme consultants' for Indians, similar to how Life Insurance Corporation of India developed a network of insurance agents across the country. Founded in 2016, Bengaluru-based Haqdarshak provides a ‘Yojana’ card to blue-collar workers, farmers, and factory employees, giving them access to Union government social security programmes as a protective layer for their lives.

CEO of Georgia's two seaports says a strike by dockworkers seems likely.

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Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Monday that he expects policymakers to dial down the pace of interest rate cuts after last week's half percentage point reduction.

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