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WASHINGTON : The US State Department will impose visa bans against individuals involved in undermining peace, security or stability in the occupied West Bank, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Tuesday announcing a new visa restriction policy. The restrictions will target those who have committed acts of violence or taken other actions that restrict civilians' access to essential services and basic necessities and may also apply to those individuals' family members, Blinken said. President Joe Biden and other senior U.S.

Multiple investigations are underway after two patients died in separate incidents in the emergency room of a Montreal-area hospital last week.

Robert De Niro, who is in Martin Scorsese’s film Killers Of The Flower Moon was unimpressed when he found out that his speech which he was about to deliver at Gotham Awards on November 27 had been edited to remove some remarks against former President Donald Trump. True to his character, Trump did respond to the actor's comments.

Kiranas or neighbourhood stores, which contribute more than 85% of sales of fast-moving consumer goods companies, saw orders placed with companies decline 7.5% in November from a year earlier. This is because retailers are left with excess inventory from pre-Diwali orders, which, however, failed to generate enough demand, especially in rural areas. Orders also fell 3.5% compared to the previous month October, according to Bizom, which analyses data based on orders at nearly 7.5 million kirana stores. «Demand has been challenging over the past few months and last month's decline may have been triggered by uncertainty in consumer sentiment, especially in states where elections were due. Recovery will be seen only when there are visible greenshoots in rural markets,» said Sushil Kumar Bajpai, president, RSPL Group, which makes Ghari detergent and Venus soap. FMCG companies had indicated that consistent decline in rural markets had halted in the September quarter but deficient rains, followed by a spike in food prices affected the second part of the quarter.

COP fest is underway again — this time with 70,000 participants and unlimited gyaan in Dubai. Already there's been a good kerfuffle. The Guardian reported last week that in an online event in November, COP president and head of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Ahmed Al Jaber, had stated there is 'no science out there' that says that a phase-out of fossil fuels will achieve restricting global heating to 1.5° C.

PTI. “It is not a strike, but we have stopped plying our vehicles from Monday as some of our dues have been pending since 2018. We request the company to release the amount immediately," NEPLTA president Niranjan Mahanta told PTI.

For a fictional doll, Barbie has a long résumé. Since 1960, Mattel’s iconic doll has enjoyed 250 careers, everything from astronaut to zoologist. Her most recent job: real-life Hollywood star.

By Doyinsola Oladipo

Ohio’s former top utility regulator has pleaded not guilty in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme

While Ukrainian diplomats take part in negotiations at the United Nations COP28 climate talks, Russia’s war on the country lurks just in the background

The major philanthropy, Open Society Foundations, said Tuesday it will commit $50 million to increase civic engagement among women and youth over the next three years as part of its strategy to support democracy in the U.S. Alex Soros, chair of the Ope...

Argentina’s outgoing government says it will not support the signing of a long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur during a summit this week in Brazil even though the incoming Argentine government has expr...

Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they’re also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor

The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics is playing out in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing criminal charges

By Patricia Zengerle

₹133.4 crore) in a Series A funding round from 360 ONE Asset Management Ltd (formerly IIFL Asset Management Ltd). The funds will be used for research and development (R&D), product expansion and increasing manufacturing capacity. This is the firms's first funding round.

swearing-in ceremonyof the new government will take place on December 7, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said. Also Read | India to become third largest economy in the world by 2030: S&P Global "Congress President has decided to go with Revanth Reddy as the new CLP of the Telangana Legislative Party.

Ayushman cards had been generated under the 'Ayushman Bhav' campaign till November 28 with the maximum being generated in Uttar Pradesh, followed by Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The 'Ayushman Bhav' campaign, which was launched by President Droupadi Murmu on September 13, seeks to saturate selected healthcare services in every village and town in line with the commitment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure everyone has access to them, Mandaviya said.

Mizoram People’s Movement (ZPM) is set to take the reins of power in Mizoram with the formation of a new council of ministry, likely to be sworn in on Friday. Lalduhoma, the Chief Ministerial face of ZPM and a former IPS officer turned politician, is spearheading the discussions on government formation. The recently concluded assembly polls saw ZPM securing a decisive victory, clinching 27 seats out of the total 40, while the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) faced a setback with only 10 seats.

360 One Asset Management, formerly known as IIFL Asset Management, on Tuesday said it will invest $16 million in CoreEL Technologies. The funds will be used to accelerate CoreEL’s growth plans including research and development, new products development and augmenting manufacturing capacity, it said in a statement.

By Alexander Cornwell