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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the Opposition alliance first needs to focus on ensuring a majority in the Lok Sabha and the issue of the prime ministerial face can be settled after the election results are announced. Kharge was speakiung to reporters after the conclusion of the fourth meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced a 4 per cent hike in dearness allowance of government employees with effect from the ongoing month.

Elon Musk will now square off in the emerging satellite broadband segment in India. The three are preparing commercial launches following the government’s decision to allocate spectrum administratively and putting it in the new telecom bill. Bharti Group-backed OneWeb, Reliance’s Jio Satellite Communications and Musk’s Starlink would be the key companies in the space, having received global mobile personal communication by satellite (GMPCS) licences.

LK Advani, and Murli Manohar Joshi not to attend the consecration of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, scheduled to be held in January 2024, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday invited the former deputy prime minister Advani, and Murli Manohar Joshi to Ayodhya next month. Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) president Alok Kumar said that both BJP veterans said that they will try their best to attend the 22 January event in Ayodhya. "The pioneers of the Ram Mandir movement, Advani ji and Murli Manohar Joshi ji were invited to attend the consecration ceremony.

Israel-Gaza War Day 73: Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm. 10 updates Meanwhile, President Isaac Herzog indicated that Israel was willing to undertake a fresh truce in the coming days for recovery of hostages.

credit rating agencies and reforming the structure of the multilateral development banks (MDBs) to mobilise funds for green and sustainable growth across developing nations. “The way forward involves a new toolkit of policies and a reform of the structure of the MDBs to help them engage in capital mobilisation, better project implementation, joint financing, risk sharing and making sustainable infrastructure an asset class,” the Aayog said in its report on a Green and Sustainable Growth Agenda. The report, developed by NITI Aayog in collaboration with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, and the Global Development Network (GDN), New Delhi, has been compiled following a G20 international conference on the theme in July this year.

Asiatic black bear cub was successfully rehabilitated and released back into the wild by the Department of Environment and Forest Arunachal Pradesh, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). The bear was radio-collared and released in Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve. A male Asiatic black bear cub was rescued by the Sagalee Social Forestry Department earlier this year and despite attempts to find its mother, she could not be located. As the cub was too young to survive on its own in the wild, it was admitted to the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) in Pakke for nursing and care. Jointly run by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the Department of Environment and Forest Arunachal Pradesh, CBRC is the only facility in India, dedicated to hand-raising and rehabilitating bear cubs. After months of care and specialized rehabilitation provided by the dedicated team of veterinarians and keepers at the centre, the cub underwent a soft-release procedure.

Investing.com — U.S. stocks traded marginally higher Tuesday, struggling to continue the recent rally as Federal Reserve policymakers attempted to rein in investors’ hopes for potential future interest rate cuts.

Natural Resources Canada is working on the first update to its plant hardiness zones map since 2014, hoping to have the map – which gardeners rely on when determining what plants will thrive in their region – available sometime in 2024.

Lok Sabha elections. News agency PTI reported that no final decision had been taken yet on INDIA bloc PM face. The report added Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge is of view that “winning first is important".

three contentious Bills replace the Indian Penal Code of 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) of 1973 and Indian Evidence Act, of 1872. Amit Shah is expected to give reply to the debate on these three Bill later in the day, news agency ANI reported. The three Bills to replace the existing criminal laws in India were tabled for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha even as 95 Opposition MPs remain suspended from the Lower House.

US state and local retirement funds are pumping billions into private credit, joining the stampede into a booming sector of finance in the pursuit of higher returns. 

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was seen making a video of the performance, earning the ire of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and its leaders. Now add to that The Jat Association. The targeting of the vice president drew sharp reactions as the Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar himself termed the opposition actions as "shameful" and "insult" of his background as a farmer and "position as a Jat".

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A spate of recent articles in the United States have been speculating about how America will change if Donald Trump is re-elected in 2024. But there will be adverse changes in store for Canada, too.

Manohar Lal Khattar-led Haryana Government has mandated that all students above class-6 will have to learn the value education curriculum under the NEP 2020 which includes readings from the Bhagavad Gita. Financial Express reported that, under the compulsory value education curriculum, students will gain lessons from the lives of Buddha, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, APJ Abdul Kalam Azad, Chhatrapati Shivaji, Sarojini Naidu, and Eklavya.

(Reuters) -Car companies with production facilities in the United States are bumping up pay for their non-union workers after the United Auto Workers (UAW) secured record wage hikes and benefits for union workers at the Detroit Three automakers.

(Reuters) — U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Tuesday, building on strong gains in recent weeks as investors continued to bet on a policy pivot by the Federal Reserve next year.

Investing.com -- U.S. stock futures were muted on Tuesday following comments from Federal Reserve policymakers that aimed to rein in enthusiasm in financial markets for possible impending interest rate cuts. Meanwhile, Google agrees to pay $700 million to settle a lawsuit brought by U.S. states and consumers over alleged anticompetitive practices at its Play app store, while Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is reportedly eyeing a pay bump for some hourly workers at its battery factory in Nevada.

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.

Jubilant FoodWorks, master franchisee of Domino's Pizza and Dunkin' Donuts, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Suman Hegde as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company. The board of JFL, in its meeting held on Tuesday, approved the appointment of Hedge, who is presently working with the leading FMCG maker Hindustan Unilever as Vice President of Finance – Beauty, Wellbeing & Personal Care, South Asia. Hedge's appointment is effective from March 1, 2024, said a statement from JFL, which is also a master franchisee of leading QSR brands such as Fried Chicken brand Popeyes and Hong's Kitchen. Commenting on the development, JFL CEO & MD Sameer Khetarpal said: «As a leader, she brings high-quality experience in customer-first thinking, ability to partner with businesses and lead high-performing teams. The appointment is in line with the company's strategic priority of building a solid yet diverse foundation of people and culture.» Hedge has over 20 years of experience and held leadership positions in the finance function. She is a Chartered Accountant and MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. In India, JFL operates a network of 1,888 Domino's stores across 397 cities.