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By Harry Robertson and Tom Westbrook

Bitcoin-bullish presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced that he is now chasing his country’s highest office as an independent, rather than as a member of the Democratic party.

Lower interest rates might be the only thing that could revive Canada’s housing market as supply outpaces demand in the country’s largest real estate markets, experts say.

For currency traders, it’s hard to be a bull of anything except the dollar, it seems.

Investing.com — European stock markets rose Tuesday, with investors returning their focus to potential central bank moves while keeping an eye on the conflict in the Middle East.

Electric vehicles and their potential impact on job security have become central to negotiations in the U.S. autoworkers strike

Auto workers have launched strikes at three General Motors facilities in Canada

By Shivansh Tiwary and Jyoti Narayan

“It’s much more fun to give while you are alive than to give when you are dead,” said Chuck Feeney, one of America’s most prolific philanthropists.

European shares rallied after dovish comments by Federal Reserve officials and the prospect of more economic stimulus by China brought some risk appetite back to markets as investors continue to evaluate the potential impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict. 

Ajit Pawar, who heads its rebel faction, described himself as the national president of the NCP and defended his move of joining the Eknath Shinde government, saying several top politicians took a «different stand» in the state's political history. Ajit Pawar took oath as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra on July 2, the day he joined the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government along with eight other NCP MLAs. He completes 100 days in office on Tuesday.

Raghav Chadha on October 10 approached the Supreme Court with a plea that challenges his suspension from the Rajya Sabha. Chadha was suspended from the Parliament's Upper House on August 11 for “gross violation of rule, misconduct, defiant attitude and contemptuous conduct". The action against him came in response to complaints submitted by four MPs – Sasmit Patra, S Phangnon Konyak, M Thambidurai and Narhari Amin – who accused him of including their names in a motion without their consent.

Russia's economy will grow by 1.1% in 2024, slower than previously forecast, the International Monetary Fund said, after significant spending and resilient consumption in a stretched labour market support growth of 2.2% this year. Moscow plans to allocate almost a third of increased budget spending next year to defence as it diverts more resources towards its invasion of Ukraine. Reuters reported exclusively in August that Russia had doubled its 2023 defence spending target. «The rise in growth reflects a substantial fiscal stimulus, strong investment, and resilient consumption in the context of a tight labour market,» the IMF said on Tuesday in its World Economic Outlook, in reference to this year's forecast. Russia's economy ministry expects gross domestic product (GDP) to expand 2.8% this year, bouncing back from a 2.1% decline in 2022.

₹26 billion, exceeding the pre-covid levels. During Q1 FY2024, the spirits industry reported a 13% year-on-year increase in revenues despite being the lean season for the segment, while the beer industry, despite being the peak season, witnessed a marginal decline of 1%, due to the unseasonal rainfall," the ratings firm said in its note.

Visiting Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan who was on Tuesday conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by the Jawaharlal Nehru University said that the honour will be forever etched in her memory as it is the first award to her in a foreign country. Speaking at JNU's Special Convocation ceremony conferring the Honorary Doctorate to her, President Hassan expressed her gratitude for the honour, which she termed added «colour» to her life history. «Namaste everybody,» the Tanzanian President said at the beginning of her speech. «The world says, there is no midway in falling in love with India, be it an Indian song, an Indian movie, or Indian cuisine, it is very difficult to resist an Indian charm. I experienced it when I came to India for the first time in 1998 to study in Hyderabad.

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Porter has announced its foray into Kanpur with its diversified logistics services. The tech-based on-demand logistics companies seeks to ensure efficient and hassle-free goods movement through its range of vehicles.

PTI, he sought to downplay the concerns emanating from Washington about China's intentions to challenge the United States' superpower status. The "Thucydides Trap" refers to a concept where an emerging power poses a potential threat to replace the existing dominant power.

Gaza is burning as Israeli forces methodically proceed to dismantle its structures of terror. The coming retribution will be terrible, but it is necessary and just. Hamas has lost the right to rule Gaza.

Lior Raz, who plays a crucial role in Israeli Netflix drama 'Fauda', on Monday night joined the front line in the ongoing war against Hamas. The actor posted a 20-second video on X, formerly known as Twitter, from Israeli town Sderot — bombed by Hamas — where he had gone to extract two families.