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I never wanted to be a vegetarian, and definitely not a vegan, but after seeing a family member change their diet for health reasons and enjoy some incredible results, I decided to give it a shot

Lee Jae-myung, South Korea's opposition leader, faced a vicious attack during a public appearance in Busan, narrowly escaping a potentially fatal assault. The assailant, a 66-year-old individual, inflicted a 1cm laceration on Lee's neck during a media briefing, leading to immediate uproar and condemnation across the nation. President Yoon Suk Yeol and various political entities swiftly expressed their denouncement of the assault. During a routine visit to a construction site in Busan, Lee was unexpectedly approached by the attacker, feigning a request for an autograph. In a sudden turn, the assailant brandished an 18cm knife purchased online, launching an unprovoked attack on the opposition leader. Swift actions from those present led to the attacker's capture and prompt medical attention for Lee.

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New Year 2024: As the year changes from 2023 to 2024, there are a few finance-related changes that will come into action from today, January 1, 2024.

It is hard to quit smoking. However, new research reveals that smokers who want to quit smoking are likely to succeed more if they take a pill that can decreases nicotine cravings.

Israel’s Supreme Court struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul Monday, delivering a landmark decision that could reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the country’s ongoing offensive against Hamas.

NEW DELHI : Ahead of the general elections, the government is planning to consolidate marquee schemes to safeguard the interests of farmers and consumers, under the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), with an allocation of ₹28,107 crore till 2025-26, three officials aware of the matter said. The plan is to merge the Union Consumer Affairs Department’s Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) with the agriculture ministry’s Price Support Scheme (PSS), and bring the merged scheme under the PM-AASHA, along with the market intervention scheme (MIS).

Last year saw a stream of dismal headlines about kids’ mental health. Children and teens in the US are struggling with higher levels of depression and anxiety. Rates of suicides and eating disorders are on the rise.

Trinamool Congress Supremo Mamata Banerjee dislikes corruption and it is the ‘dirtiest” thing that exists in the party, Trinamool Congress Minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim said on Monday while speaking on the party's 27th Foundation Day today. Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to X Handle and thanked people, saying that based on people’s strength and their “unflinching support”, her party will continue to fight for everyone in this “great democratic country”. «A section of Trinamool Congress has been involved in corruption and they did wrong but that does not mean all are corrupt,” Hakim said.

record peak power demand of 1,631 MW without any network constraint and power outage, the company said in a statement. The company is expecting the peak demand to breach 1,800 MW this season and has made long-term power tie-ups to meet the requirement, it added.

inoperative accounts where funds remain unclaimed. The central bank said that activation of such accounts can simply be done by re-submission of know your customer (KYC) details across branches including non-home branches. The process can also be done through video-customer identification process (V-CIP) on account holders' request, if the facility is being provided by the bank.

students, including Indians, starting courses at British universities this month will no longer be able to bring family members on all but postgraduate research courses and courses with government-funded scholarships under tougher UK visa norms effective from Monday. The UK Home Office said the changes, first announced by former home secretary Suella Braverman in May last year, are aimed at clamping down on people using the student visa as a backdoor route to work in the UK and will see an estimated 140,000 fewer people come to the UK.

Are you in the process of buying a house or currently repaying a home loan? If so, you must be aware of the long-term commitment involved in servicing debts spanning 10 to 20 years. For many, homeownership is a dream, often made achievable through home loans. This instrument paves the way to owning a home, providing accessibility and affordability. However, what starts as a dream could potentially turn into a nightmare if home loan repayments are delayed.

Public broadcaster NHK reported that a one-meter-high tsunami wave struck parts of Japan’s west coast along the Sea of Japan, with expectations of a larger wave following a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in north-central Japan earlier today. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for Ishikawa, Niigata, and Toyama prefectures’ western coastal regions.

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Income Tax Return Filing Last Date: The deadline for filing Income Tax Returns for the FY 2022-23 expires today. Taxpayers who missed the July 31 deadline to file their ITR for the financial year 2022-23 have been cautioned by the tax department to do so by December 31, especially if they need to update or rectify errors in their returns.

The founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a felony charge that he failed to take steps to prevent money laundering as the company agreed to pay more than $4 billion (€3.6 billion) following an investigation by the US government.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has deferred the deadline for introduction of a new penal charges regime by three months from Jan 1 2024 to April 1, 2024. This extension has been given for the new loans, while the existing loans are meant to be migrated to the new penal regime by June 30, 2024. This was announced in a recent RBI notification released on Friday.

Parliament security breach has revealed that the accused people have been planning to storm the Lok Sabha since 2015, a year after they created a social media page, Bhagat Singh Fan Club, claimed officials in the know of the investigation. The main accused, Manoranjan D and Sagar Sharma who jumped into the Lok Sabha well, were the initial members of the group. Lalit Jha, Neelam Devi and Amol Shinde joined it later. Three others, who were also part of the online forum, are being questioned and one of them is said to be involved in arranging logistics for the meetings where they made the planning, the sources said. According to police, Jha disclosed that all the accused had met many times and executed the conspiracy.

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Ahmed Elimam