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Plans to use a renovated cruise ship to house more than 600 workers as they build a liquefied natural gas facility near Squamish, B.C., have been voted down by the local council.The ship arrived in B.C. waters in January after a 40-day journey from Estonia, where it had sheltered Ukrainian refugees, but Woodfibre LNG didn’t obtain a permit from the district to operate the so-called “floatel.”Squamish councillors voted three to four against a one-year permit at a meeting on Tuesday that raised concerns about the safety of women and girls, traffic issues, waste management and potential natural hazards.Woodfibre wanted workers to start living on the ship this spring on the shores of Howe Sound, outside Squamish.The Woodfibre website shows the B.C.

India supports ‘Two-State solution’ for Israel and Palestine at UN The sight of helmeted police at two of America's most prestigious universities left some students dismayed. "I don't think we should have a heavy police force on campus," UCLA student Mark Torre, 22, told AFP as he surveyed the scene from behind metal barriers. "But more and more, day by day, I think it's a necessary evil, to at least keep safety on campus." After Columbia, police arrests over 280 demonstrators from UCLA At Columbia and at the City University of New York, where police cleared demonstrators out overnight, some students decried "rough and aggressive" tactics used by officers.

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Freshworks said on Wednesday that founder Girish Mathrubootham will step aside as the chief executive and will take on the role of executive chairman. Meanwhile, Dennis Woodside will take over as CEO of the CRM software maker. In a post on X, Mathrubootham said, «After spending almost 14 years since founding Freshworks as a tiny startup in Chennai, to scaling it to be a global Saas player and the first Indian Saas company to list on Nasdaq, I’m excited to announce that I’m stepping into a new role as Executive Chairman of Freshworks.»

Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah on Wednesday alleged that deferment of elections on Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat is a conspiracy of the ruling BJP to deprive nomads from exercising their right to vote. Abdullah accused the Election Commission of India of dancing to the tunes of the BJP lamenting that keeping any hope from this institution is futile. The ECI on Tuesday informed that elections on Anantnag-Rajouri seat have been deferred citing a report from union territory administration following the postponement request of the BJP, J&K Apni Party, J&K People’s Conference, Democratic Progressive Azad Party and others. The NC and People’s Democratic Party had opposed the deferment and wrote letters to the ECI as well. “We had also sent a letter to ECI stating that deferment of elections is a conspiracy as those people are demanding deferment who are not even fighting in this constituency. The aim of deferment is not to help the candidates or voters but to help BJP and its conspiracies,” said Abdullah. The BJP and J&K PC have not fielded candidates in this constituency. The NC leader, who is fighting elections from Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in northern Kashmir said that the ECI isused the order citing weather conditions on a day when rain stopped.

Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing the ruling party of harping on '400 paar' in the Lok Sabha polls so that they could change the Constitution and end reservations and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether he will support an amendment to the Constitution for the purpose. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here today, party general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said that the party had some questions for Prime Minister Narendra Modi — specifically, his views on removing the 50 per cent cap on SC, ST and OBC quota. He alleged that the BJP is «talking about '400 paar'» to change the Constitution as the «BJP and the RSS are against secularism and social justice.»

Arizona Senate voted on Wednesday to repeal the state's 1864 ban on abortion, which could otherwise have taken effect within weeks. The repeal was passed by the Senate in a 16-14 vote and is expected to be quickly signed by Governor Katie Hobbs, a Democrat. Two Republican senators crossed party lines to vote in favor of repealing the ban.

Also Read: Weather today: IMD issues heatwave warning for THESE states, and orange alert for heavy rainfall in 5 NE states In 1611, the British East India Company received a Royal Charter from King James I. The incident marked a monopoly of the EIC over English trade with all countries east of the Cape of Good Hope, giving it exclusive rights to trade in the lucrative markets of the Indian Ocean region and beyond. With exclusive rights to trade in the area, EIC’s journey to establish its rule in India began with this charter.

Long Shadows’, a report by Deadline said. They are expected to launch the sales for it at the upcoming Cannes film festival in France. The movie is a psychological thriller. Plot

New research from Northwestern Mutual offers a revealing overview of how American parents are planning to finance their children’s college education.

₹5,400 crore to boost production capacity and make acquisitions. The company’s investment strategy involves pursuing growth through a blend of organic and inorganic expansions over the next three years. It will finance the acquisitions and capacity additions mostly through internal accruals.

The Indian Express. ALSO READ: Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Rajnath Singh reiterates ‘abolish Congress’ remark Rangeela also said that he will contest “wholeheartedly" and will visit Varanasi this weekend to file his nomination papers, the report added.

Avantax, the tax-focused wealth business within Cetera’s larger organization, has significantly boosted its profile through a major acquisition.

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Bob Nardelli, former CEO and chairman of Home Depot, gives his economic outlook and reacts to President Biden's State of the Union address on 'The Evening Edit.' 

BENGALURU : One branch of the Godrej family could enter property development to become a future rival to the other, under the terms of their family agreement, though some riders in the treaty may limit its growth in the short term. For long, Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co. Ltd owned the group's land assets, while Godrej Properties Ltd did the property development.

—Name withheld on request Your plan to step up the SIPs every year to build a downpayment corpus is good as you would have been able to reach around ₹44-48 lakh with the present monthly investment of ₹40,000 per month for the next 6 years, if we assume an annual return of 10-12%. To cover the difference amount, a step-up strategy will be quite effective. Assuming the same rate of returns, you need to increase your SIPs by 35-40% every year.

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Home price increases are good news for real estate investors and existing homeowners, but for those trying to buy, now may not be the right time.

Workers, activists and others across Europe and Asia are marking May Day with rallies and marches to call for better working conditions and greater labor rights