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Mamata Banerjee's reported statement 'willing to lead INDIA alliance', BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari on Saturday said that the INDIA bloc leader does not believe in the leadership of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra and claimed that the alliance itself calls Rahul Gandhi a «childish person.» «No leader of the INDI alliance believes in the leadership of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra. The INDI alliance believes that Rahul Gandhi is a political failure… Sometimes Akhilesh Yadav says he is the leader, sometimes Mamata Banerjee says she is the leader, sometimes Stalin says he is the leader and everyone says in one voice that Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra are not the leader. We do not call Rahul Gandhi a childish person, the INDI alliance calls Rahul Gandhi a childish person,» Bhandari told ANI. Earlier on December 3, in response to a query regarding TMC leaders suggesting that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should be made the INDIA bloc leader days after Congress faced a crushing defeat in Maharashtra assembly polls, party MP Kirti Azad said that the ruling TMC supremo takes everyone along.

Vivek Ramaswamy, who is co-heading proposed Department of Government Efficiency, had a controversial past with billionaire Elon Musk. Ramaswamy has a lengthy history of attacking Musk's ties to China, frequently referring to his partner's as a «circus monkey», and a puppet for the Chinese Communist Party, reports the CNN. Ramaswamy also criticized Tesla's investments and Musk’s comment on Taiwan. He argued the Tesla CEO was pandering to the Chinese Communist Party for business benefits, such as regulatory approvals and tax breaks. Ramaswamy’s critiques, reviewed by CNN’s KFile, include pointed remarks about Musk’s 2022 suggestion that Taiwan should become a special administrative region of China. ALSO READ: US stares at billions in losses as China bans exports of these rare minerals. All you need to know

Lok Sabha that 519 Indian nationals were deported from the United States, for being declared «unauthorised to stay» by American authorities, within a year's time, says a TOI report. ALSO READ: US Visa Bulletin December 2024: Indian applicants in some Green Card categories move forward Replying to questions by TMC member Mala Roy on the deportation of Indians from USA, minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Azad told the Lower House in a written reply that, «as per US government data, a total of 519 Indian nationals were deported to India during the period November 2023 to October 2024. Deportations are carried out by the US government through commercial and chartered flights.»

billionaire entrepreneurs over the next decade, mirroring like China's growth in billionaires until 2020, says a report by UBS. The report noted that the key factors such as rapid urbanization, digitalization, expanding manufacturing capabilities, and preparations for the energy transition are driving this momentum. It said «It may well be that India's billionaire entrepreneurs multiply over the next 10 years just as China's did in the years until 2020».

Police in Colombia have arrested a glamourous alleged assassin, known by her nickname “La Muneca,” or “The Doll,” in connection with a string of gang killings, including the recent murder of her ex-boyfriend.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. ON December 5th a Long March 6a rocket blasted off from Taiyuan Satellite Centre, in Shanxi province in northern China. Aboard was the third batch of satellites for the Qianfan, or “SpaceSail" network, which aims to deploy a “mega-constellation" of thousands of satellites to beam fast internet access to users anywhere in the world.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced the step saying it had determined services offered by Google Payment had posed a risk to consumers. The regulator's step and the subsequent lawsuit marked a government tussle with a Silicon Valley behemoth in the final weeks of President Joe Biden's administration. The regulator's move could be reversed after President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House in January.

Syrian rebels said they seized control of the southern city of Daraa on Saturday, the birthplace of a 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad and the fourth city his forces have lost in a week. Rebel sources said the military agreed to make an orderly withdrawal from Daraa under a deal giving army officials safe passage to the capital Damascus, about 100 km (60 miles) north. Social media videos showed rebels on motorcycles and others mingling with residents on the streets. People fired shots into the air at the city's main square in celebration, according to the videos.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MobiKwik’s public offer will open for subscription on Wednesday with a price band of ₹265-279 per equity share, valuing the company at about ₹2,165 crore, a sharp discount to the valuation the company sought in its last attempt at the public listing back in 2021of ₹7,600 crore. The company, headed by husband-and-wife duo Bipin Preet Singh and Upasana Taku, has reduced its fundraising target to ₹572 crore, following the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi’s) approval in September to raise ₹700 crore.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's highway toll collection growth is slowing and may fall short of the projected ₹70,000 crore in the current financial year, according to two persons aware of the development, mirroring the slowdown in the economy. While new highway alignments and a rise in the number of toll stations may take this income to around ₹60,000 crore in FY25, but the actual growth will ease to a single digit against more than 40% and 16% seen in FY23 and FY24, respectively, the first among the two persons quoted said on the condition of anonymity.

The signs at Nippon Steel read: “The world through steel,” underlining why Japan’s top steelmaker is pursuing its $15 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel

Nostradamus of the Balkans, Baba Vanga predictions are taken seriously by many on the planet, with one of her predictions reportedly being the 9/11 attacks on US soil, that is itself quite surprising in nature. However, these predictions lack verifiable data and have an interpretive nature, and therefore, must be followed with ultimate caution. Vangeliya Pandeva Gushterova, who is also known as 'Baba Vanga' is known for some predictions that have reportedly come true. And now, reports suggest that she had made some predictions about the coming year 2025 too, which could be life-changing for millions on the planet.

Info-x Software Technology Pvt Ltd, through its director Rishi Parti, has bought a 16,000 sq ft penthouse at DLF's ultra-luxury The Camellias in Gurugram for ₹190 crore in one of the costliest apartment transactions in the country. The deal was registered on December 2, and the company paid ₹13 crore stamp duty for the transaction, showed documents accessed through CRE Matrix, a real estate data analytics firm. In October 2023, ET reported about the first ₹100-crore transaction in the same residential complex located at the Millennium City's Golf Course Road.

Barack Obama praises the 'power of pluralism' while some Democrats try to pass the torch. In the weeks following Vice President Kamala Harris' election defeat, former U.S. President Barack Obama has largely remained silent. However, on Thursday, he urged a new generation of American leaders to engage in dialogue with those they disagree with, as quoted in a report by Reuters. The former president expressed his conviction that a renewed dedication to pluralist principles was necessary to secure democracy's survival during a speech at a Democracy Forum organised by his foundation. The alternative is what we've witnessed in the US and many other democracies across the world: not only more deadlock but also a greater willingness on the part of politicians and their supporters to flout democratic norms and do whatever it takes to achieve their goals.

Paraguay expelled the eminent Chinese diplomat Xu Wei from the country pretty recently while accusing him of interfering in its domestic affairs and urging the nation to sever its long-standing ties with Taiwan, reported CNN. According to CNN, the Paraguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared Xu Wei as persona non grata while totally revoking his visa and gave him just 24 hours to leave the country. Xu Wei was originally in Paraguay for a UNESCO meeting but eventually caused a diplomatic stir by visiting Congress where he reportedly pressured the lawmakers to choose between China and Taiwan while stating that ‘It is either China or Taiwan’. Paraguay is one of only 12 unique countries globally that actually recognizes Taiwan as a sovereign state and it still remains the sole supporter in South America, asserted CNN. The Paraguayan government has resisted all kinds of pressure from Beijing while at the same time several Latin American nations have already switched their allegiance from Taiwan to China in recent years.

Chipotle is raising its U.S. prices to offset inflation and to compensate for a promise to increase portion sizes

Local authorities in Somalia have confirmed that a Chinese-owned fishing vessel with 18 crew members aboard was hijacked last week off the northeastern coast of Xaafuun district in Somalia’s Bari region

Stellantis is recalling more than 300,000 Ram Heavy Duty pickup trucks because a faulty part could cause certain braking and tracking systems to fail

U.S. stocks are drifting around their records after data suggested the job market remains solid enough to keep the economy going, but not so strong that it raises immediate worries about inflation

China is fine tuning its policies aimed at revving up its economy as it braces for an uncertain future in relations with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump

More than one million pairs of oven gloves are being recalled due to a burn hazard, after dozens of injury reports