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Josh Hazlewood, who has been tipped to create ripples in auction room, will be available for IPL 2024 only from the first week of May, as per the BCCI intimation to the teams. Hazlewood, who played an integral role in Australia's recent ODI World Cup win, will be away in March and April as the pacer and his wife are expecting their first child. Hazlewood, who was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore, has been bracketed in the top-of-the-line Rs 2 crore base price category in the player auction to be held in Dubai on Tuesday.

(Reuters) -Consumer goods giant Unilever (LON:ULVR) on Monday said it would sell Elida Beauty, its non-core beauty and personal care division, to U.S. private equity firm Yellow (OTC:YELLQ) Wood Partners.

Mama June's granddaughters are deeply affected by their mother's passing, and the family is considering arranging therapy sessions to help them cope. According to reports by TMZ, sources close to the family revealed that Anna «Chickadee» Cardwell's daughters are struggling with the recent loss, grieving, and taking each day as it comes. Anna passed away on December 9, and her funeral took place on Wednesday in Georgia. During the service, Kaitlyn, Anna's 11-year-old daughter, unexpectedly found the courage to speak. Initially, she had no plans to address her mom's funeral, but her emotions shifted while at the funeral home. Kaitlyn shared heartfelt memories of her time with Anna, evoking both laughter and tears.

Meanwhile, China's consumer prices fell the fastest in three years in November while factory-gate deflation deepened, indicating rising deflationary pressures as weak domestic demand casts doubt over the economic recovery. Xu Tianchen, senior economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit, said the data would be alarming for policymakers and cited three main factors behind it: falling global energy prices, the fading of the winter travel boom and a chronic supply glut. Early this month, rating agency Moody's downgraded the outlook for China's economy from 'stable' to 'negative' owing to persistently lower medium-term economic growth and the ongoing downsizing of the property sector in the country. China is struggling with grave portends for its economy which has been for long the toast of the world. China’s economy will slow next year, with annual growth falling to 4.5% from 5.2% this year despite a recent recovery spurred by investments in factories and construction and in demand for services, the World Bank said in a report last week. While it was briefly seen to be emerging strongly out of the Zero-Covid policies, the hope was short lived. The ongoing real estate crisis has dampened the consumer spirit, huge debt is weighing down the economy, foreign investors are losing confidence and unemployment and deflation are dogging the world's second-largest economy. Add to that President Xi Jinping's crackdown on private business. While China is not heading towards a collapse, its miracle growth is now a thing of the past.

The recent crackdown on Binance by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has triggered a seismic shift in how the crypto industry operates, with Binance now set to undergo what experts call an “unprecedented” level of scrutiny.

Investing.com — Oil prices soared higher Monday on concerns of disruptions to global supply, particularly to the important Asian market, following mounting attacks by the Houthis on ships in the Red Sea.

Travelopedia 2023 on Monday. The company said Travelopedia 2023 draws insights from Oyo’s global booking data and unveils key trends that have shaped travel experiences for its over 93 million users across India, UK, US, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the rest of Asia and Europe, spanning January 1 to December 1, 2023. As per the report, Hyderabad emerged as the most booked city in India followed by Bengaluru, Delhi, and Kolkata.

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's economy is expected to see more favourable conditions and more opportunities than challenges in 2024, state media said citing officials of the Chinese Communist Party's finance and economy office.

Barclays reiterated an Equal Weight rating on Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) with a 12-month price target of $260.00 ahead of the electric automaker’s 4Q deliveries report.

The S&P 500 (SPX) closed 2.5% higher last week, which marked the 7th straight week of gains. The index is now very close to posting fresh record highs as it returns to trade above 4700 for the first time since January 2022. Overall, the S&P 500 is up about 15% from the October lows.

Investing.com — U.S. futures largely edged higher Monday at the start of the final full trading week of the year, continuing the recent rally with more Fed policymakers due to speak.

WhatsApp Channel administrators can now enjoy a new enhancement, as WhatsApp unveils an automatic album feature in the beta version. As reported by WABetaInfo, this functionality is designed to streamline the organization of shared media within channels. In the latest beta update, WhatsApp has introduced a feature where channel admins, when sharing multiple consecutive images or videos, will have them intelligently organized into an album.

fire for one of its ad campaigns which portrayed a model carrying a mannequin wrapped in white cloth that resembled the type of Muslim burial shrouds that have covered Gazans killed in the war. The company has since apologized and explained that it was shot months before Hamas attacked Israel. But in light of current events, they could have chosen different photos from the campaign shoot—or simply not have run it at all.

Nestle India has fixed January 5, 2024, as the record date to determine eligible shareholders for the stock split announced by the company in October. In October, the board approved splitting shares of face value Rs 10 into 10 shares of Rs 1 face value each. The company received shareholders’ approval for the same earlier this month.

However, with the COVID-19 virus still circulating and its behavior adapting to the Indian weather conditions and the presence of other common pathogens, it is crucial to continue our efforts to effectively tackle the public health challenges, the Health Ministry said in a statement. India recorded 260 new coronavirus infections on Monday, with active cases increasing to 1,828, according to the latest data from Union Health Ministry.

California. Now he is facing multiple malpractice lawsuits. The Los Angeles Times has reported that Dr. Arian Mowlavi, known as Dr. Laguna, demanded his patients get completely naked for a test and touched their bodies without permission. He asked unlicensed technicians to perform some of the tests.

Moitra and calling her expulsion «unfortunate,» West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that expelling TMC MP without giving her chance to defend herself was «wrong». Moitra, facing cash for query allegations, was expelled from the Lok Sabha after the Parliament adopted the report of its Ethics Committee, which was probing the matter. The motion moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi was passed by a voice vote after a heated debate between the opposition and Treasury benches. "Party is fully giving support to her...When they expelled her without taking her opinion, then I stood strongly," the West Bengal CM said.

Parliament (MPs) have faced suspension from both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. As the session approachs the conclusion in four days, the count is just eight short of reaching a significant century. The recent wave of suspensions saw 34 Rajya Sabha members barred from participating in the remaining session on Monday.

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Directorate of Estates' December 11 order be set aside or, in the alternative, Moitra be allowed to retain possession of the accommodation till the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are declared. Moitra was held guilty of «unethical conduct» and expelled from the Lok Sabha on December 8, 2023 for allegedly accepting gifts from businessman Darshan Hiranandani and sharing her user ID and password of the Parliament website with him. She has already challenged her expulsion in the Supreme Court after the Lok Sabha adopted the report of its ethics committee recommending her ouster.