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Donald Trump has declined an invitation from CNN to engage in a second debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, scheduled for October 23, just days before the US election. Trump, while addressing his supporters at a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, over the weekend, said that it was «too late» to participate, given that voting had already begun. He also doubts whether CNN would treat him fairly, citing past experiences, as per a report by USA Today. The decision comes after Harris had publicly accepted the debate invitation, hoping that Trump would join her on stage for a second time. In her tweet, Harris expressed her readiness to confront the former president again.

Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati of Jyotirmath, Uttarakhand refrained from paying obeisance at the Ram temple here on Sunday, asserting that prayers cannot be offered in a partially-constructed shrine. He said he would offer worship at the Ram temple only when the «shikhar» (topmost part) of the structure is fully constructed. Asked about not visiting the Ram temple, Saraswati told reporters, «Prayers cannot be offered in a partially-constructed temple. It is incomplete. I will offer worship at the Ram temple only when the shikhar of the temple is fully constructed.» He conducted a special prayer service at the Chineshwarnath temple and performed the circumambulation of the Ram Janmabhoomi complex along the Ramkot locality in Ayodhya.

Corporate Outbound Expert Tanmay Pendse appealed to the government to frame «specific policies» that will help in tackling such situations. «We are training people for the last 15-16 years and through the management activities, we make sure that such sessions are included which helps in reducing the stress...After employees reach home they should spend good time with their family and stay away from mobile phones...I appeal to the government to come up with a specific policy so that these kind of situations can be tackled. Yoga sessions should be started in every organization...,» Pendse said.

pre-poll alliance with the Congress for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections was formed to give people an option to avoid a hung House, party vice-president Omar Abdullah said on Sunday. According to the seat-share agreement, the National Conference is contesting 51 seats, the Congress 32 and the CPI(M) one. The remaining six seats will witness a «friendly contest» between the Congress and the National Conference. Abdullah — who spoke to reporters at a shikara rally in the Dal lake in support of the party's Zadibal candidate Tanvir Sadiq — said, «Maybe they have something which allows them to see what has gone into the machines, we don't know what has gone into the machines. What we have heard from the people, there is no room for hung elections.» «We could have gone for a post-poll alliance but the alliance has been formed (before elections) to give people an option so that there is no hung assembly and there is no room for doubt that a government will not be formed,» he added.

Kushal Kumar, who is often referred to as ‘Indian Nostradamus’, recently shared his insight on the political showdown between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, who are the two top candidates for the upcoming US Presidential elections. While the astrologer acknowledged that Harris had more goodwill, he went on to explain that there can be no definite conclusions drawn on who will become the next president without a thorough look at their birth chart. However, he hinted that the winner will have the attributes more commonly attributed to Harris. “As regards the person who appears to have a greater chance to be the US President in the 2024 Presidential elections, a detailed analysis of birth charts of the candidates who may finally emerge contesting, would be called for. However, the planetary suggestion can be read to say that the person has a high-level lawyer-like or a sound economist-like mindset, a gifted argument maker while taking struggle head-on suits him,” he wrote on Medium. Opinions shared by a significant portion of American viewers following the debate, as reflected in various news reports, seem to align with the writer's earlier predictions regarding Vice President Kamala Harris. These observations suggest that her characteristics may position her as a potential contender to lead the country in the upcoming November 2024 U.S. Presidential election.

GST rate rationalisation will meet on September 25 and is expected to discuss tweaking of tax slabs and rates. «The meeting of the GoM on rate rationalisation is scheduled for September 25 in Goa,» an official told PTI. The six-member Group of Minister (GoM) under Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, last met on August 22 and had submitted a status report to the GST Council on September 9. During the August meeting, the panel had tasked the fitment committee comprising tax officers from the Centre and states to analyse the implication of tax rate change on some items and gather more data.

This underlines vast potential for expansion of retail spaces, it added. At present, the total retail space in top eight cities is around 60 million sq ft and 18 million sq ft is expected to be added during 2024-27.

Jayam Ravi is in the news again, this time for his much-publicised separation from his wife Aarti. The Tamil star took to X on September 9 and announced his separation from Aarti, shocking fans. Since then, speculations about his alleged closeness to Goan singer Kenishaa Francis have been spreading like wildfire across the Internet.

The rocket barrage overnight sent thousands of people scrambling into shelters. The Israeli military said rockets had been fired «toward civilian areas,» pointing to a possible escalation after previous barrages had mainly been aimed at military targets. The barrage came after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Friday killed at least 37 people, including one of Hezbollah's top leaders as well as women and children. The militant group was already reeling from a sophisticated attack that caused thousands of personal devices to explode just days earlier.

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fossil fuels will continue to play a major role in meeting global energy needs, accounting for 40 to 60 per cent of global energy supply by 2050 due to the slower-than-expected adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and challenges in scaling clean energy technologies, according to McKinsey report. Gas will continue to be an important energy source, providing stability to power grids as renewables, which are often intermittent, become more prevalent, the report Though fossil fuel consumption is expected to plateau between 2025 and 2035, investments in this sector are likely to continue in order to ensure energy reliability during the global transition to cleaner sources.

Federal agents boarded a vessel on Saturday managed by the same company as a cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, the FBI confirmed.

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd, power transmission utility of the Adani group, is valued at USD 18.5 billion at enterprise level and a strong business growth is likely to propel a 29 per cent compounded growth in its pre-tax profits over the next three years, a report said. AESL has a diversified portfolio that includes transmission assets, distribution assets, and a smart metering business. «With an enterprise value of USD 18.5 billion, we believe AESL to be a very attractive way to play the rapidly expanding energy markets in India,» global brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald said, initiating coverage of the company. It believes AESL offers growth unlike any other publicly traded utility/energy company across US, Europe, or Asia. «We forecast total revenue to grow at a CAGR of 20 per cent from FY24 to FY27 and adjusted EBITDA to grow at a CAGR of 28.8 per cent.»

TMC leader Derek O'Brien on Sunday alleged parliamentary standing committees had not been formed despite the 18th Lok Sabha completing 100 days since its constitution and said Parliament was being turned into a «deep, dark chamber». In a post on X, the Trinamool Congress' (TMC) leader in the Rajya Sabha said seven out of 10 Bills were sent to department-related standing committees of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha while only two out of 10 Bills were sent to the panels in the last Lok Sabha. «Parliamentary standing committees have not yet been formed. In the 15th Lok Sabha, seven out of 10 Bills were sent to committees for scrutiny. In the last Lok Sabha, only two out of 10 Bills got scrutinised ,» O'Brien said. «Parliament is being turned into a deep, dark chamber,» he added.

Scotch whisky and fine wines registering double-digit growth, outpacing consumption rates in the US and China, according to a Switzerland-based researcher. «One subcategory where India surpasses China and is growing at double the rate of the USA over a five-year CAGR is Scotch luxury whisky,» Simon Joseph, a senior luxury brand builder and consumer experience expert based in Zurich, said. Joseph, a researcher with Glion Institute of Higher Education, said according to various data forecasts, the luxury Scotch whisky market is also growing at 16 per cent CAGR up to 2024-end. Scotch whisky exports to India grew at a compound annual growth rate of 66% up to 2022, outpacing the US, China, and other significant markets, Joseph said, citing data from the UK-based Scotch Whisky Association (SWA).

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The FBI has confirmed that federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse

Biden was caught on a hot mic telling leaders of the Quad nations that China was testing them, thus reflecting upon the American seriousness of the emerging Chinese threat. Biden's remark came during the Quad Leaders' Summit on Saturday, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. «We believe Xi Jinping is looking to focus on domestic economic challenges and minimise the turbulence in China,» Biden told the leaders at the Summit. His opening remarks were caught on the hot mic as pool reporters were leaving the Summit venue. Biden was heard saying that Chinese President Xi Jinping is «looking to buy himself some diplomatic space, in my view, to aggressively pursue China's interest.»

US Presidential Elections 2024. In an interview, he said he presumes former US President Donald Trump will win this election ultimately, however, he would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris despite his prediction. He added that he feels most of the Americans are not intelligent enough to decide properly what is good for them. This statement has ignited debates about the matter of electoral outcomes, which is completely dependent on voter awareness, reported The Telegraph.

climate change: an emoji depicting a tree without leaves. Approval of the emoji was revealed in an update earlier this year from the Unicode Consortium. The leafless tree — also known as the "dead tree" or «dying tree» emoji — was first pitched in 2022 by Brian Baihaki, who saw a gap in messaging graphics that touch on environmentalism. «Drought is a natural part of the climate cycle… but the climate is changing (and) drought (is becoming) more frequent, severe, and even (spreading) to other places,» Baihaki noted. «Eventually, all the resources that the trees have will be exhausted.»