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A U.S. official says the Biden administration is opening an investigation into labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua

The hardest movie ticket to get this weekend was for a film audiences have been able to watch at home for years: Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar.”

George Soros' philanthropy, Open Society Foundations, will continue to fund human rights movements around the world

BJP West Bengal unit staged a protest at Basirhat border in Ghojadanga creating blockade and protesting against torture on minorities in Bangladesh. Leader of Opposition in state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari announced a mega rally in Kolkata on December 16, which is celebrated as Vijay Diwas by the Indian army. Meanwhile, ISKCON Kolkata urges UN Human Rights to ‘Wake up’ after another ISKCON monk was attacked at Dhaka’s Uttara area. After blocking goods vehicles from crossing the border at the Petrapole land port last week, BJP leader Adhikari reached the Ghojadanga land port in North 24 Parganas where various organisations conducted a similar blockade on Tuesday to protest the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmay Krishna Das Brahmachari in Bangladesh. Adhikari said, “Today is the World Human Rights’ Day. I urge the countries which believe in humanitarian ways like United States and United Kingdom to take action. The world community should come together and protect the Hindus in Bangladesh.”

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Even as one group of National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) investors withdrew consent for the proposed one-time settlement (OTS) with 63 Moons Technologies Ltd, another group has claimed substantial support to see the much-awaited resolution through. The NSEL Investor Action Group (NIAG), which withdrew the consent after an emergency meeting on 6 December, accused 63 Moons of violating the foundation of the settlement talks by seeking permission to access ₹300 crore from attached assets without consulting the group.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The fall of Assad regime in Syria has thrust India into a delicate balancing act. While the streets of Damascus are filled with jubilation, the corridors of power in New Delhi are marked by caution and concern.

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Bangalore-based startup shared their decision to turn down a lucrative job offer from a global tech giant. The post detailed the challenges and considerations behind the decision, offering a glimpse into the complexities of career choices and work freedom in the tech world. The professional, a Product Lead at the startup, revealed that they were offered a significant salary hike of Rs 36 LPA plus stock options after a rigorous interview process consisting of seven rounds, including a demanding design challenge. Despite the financial appeal, the individual identified key concerns during the interviews, such as the limited scope of the role, a rigid design system, a lack of innovation in the product, and signs of burnout among team members. These red flags led them to decline the offer, valuing creative freedom and ownership of their work over monetary gains. According to the individual, the startup environment where the professional is currently employed is intense and allows the individual to take charge of the entire design system and product experience. Although it often involves shipping features quickly and working long hours, including weekends, the level of autonomy and the opportunity to influence the product's direction was deemed more fulfilling than the constraints perceived in the corporate role.

Achyut Healthcare and three other companies are in the spotlight today as they implement key corporate actions, including bonus issues, stock splits, dividends, and rights offerings. With today being the record date for these events, investor eligibility and stock movements are likely to see significant changes in the trading session. The record date is the date set by the company to decide the shareholders who are eligible to receive the offer. To be eligible for a buyback offer, bonus issue or a stock split, the shares should be in the demat account on the record date.

The U.S. job market has been stagnant of late, a dynamic that contains both good and bad news for U.S. workers.

Social Security Fairness Act may finally going to be implemented, but things are still stuck at the Senate, and needs passing, that will help restore social security rights of public sector workers. The social security acts had taken a major backseat during the US Presidential election 2024, but now the last leg of the US administration under Joe Biden may now take the Social Security Fairness Act seriously, and public sector employees may finally heave a sigh of relief.

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Turkish drone strike in a Kurdish-held area in northern Syria killed 11 civilians including six children, a war monitor said Monday. The attack comes a day after Islamist-led rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad in a lightning offensive that saw them sweep swathes of territory from government control. «Eleven civilians, including six children, all members of the same family, were killed in a Turkish drone strike targeting a house» near Ain Issa, north of the city of Raqa, in a Kurdish-held area, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Human Rights Day every year on December 10 to raise awareness of the basic liberties and rights that every person is entitled to. Each individual has human rights that must be respected irrespectiveive of gender, nationality, ethnicity, race or religion. The day gives an opportunity to recognise the work that has been done and what has to be done to protect everyone's rights. It is a reminder for a call to action, imploring governments, institutions and people everywhere to strive for equality, justice and the defence of human dignity.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As US president, Joe Biden charted a new economic path for the Democrats by siding unabashedly with the working class and introducing a wide range of industrial policies to reinvigorate US manufacturing, reshore supply chains and promote the green transition. Most of these new policies made economic sense, and like many other progressives, I thought they made political sense as well.

AAP leader Manish Sisodia's pleas seeking relaxation of bail conditions which require him to report to the investigating officer twice a week in the corruption and money laundering cases related to the Delhi excise policy. Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Sisodia, mentioned the matter before a bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan. «Day after tomorrow,» the bench said, while agreeing to list the matter on December 11. The apex court on November 22 agreed to hear Sisodia's pleas and issued notices to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking their responses on the applications.

Vancouver International Airport have issued strike notice that would allow them to walk off the job Tuesday morning.The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 502 workers are employed by SGS Canada. They’re responsible for transporting jet fuel from sea vessels to the Vancouver International Airport.In a statement posted to the union website, the notice says, “Any strike action may affect the delivery of jet fuel to YVR.”ILWU Canada president Rob Ashton told Global News that the union is frustrated that the employer hasn’t been communicating with them.“The biggest challenge that we have right now is getting the employer back to the table.

Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract Sunday night, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press

Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Group Chairman, Inditrade Capital, recommends staying away from paint stocks. As far as the overall FMCG scenario is concerned, some stocks like HUL, Britannia, and others have corrected and look attractive at current valuations. Earlier rural demand was subdued and the companies suffered. Once rural demand picked up, unfortunately urban demand was subdued and they were suffering. But the festive season as well as the next quarter should be good for the FMCG companies and consumption is coming back at least as far as FMCG is concerned. General FMCG, whether it is HUL or Dabur or some of the other companies, even Godrej Consumer, look good at current levels. These market-related themes have really come back to the fore. I mean, yesterday you had a big breakout on the likes of an Angel One. You had a BSE hold out very well, CDSL, etc. Anything that you find interesting here? Sudip Bandyopadhyay: BSE definitely looks interesting. The valuation is not cheap. But the way CDSL is moving up and BSE holds a significant stake in CDSL, that adds to the momentum. Of course, the new changes which have been introduced by SEBI benefits BSE more than it does NSE and that is also adding a kind of fat to the fuel. So, BSE definitely, and overall market infrastructure companies from a long-term investor's point of view definitely look attractive. Somebody can buy it and decide to hold it for a long time, and they will keep getting decent returns from these companies even at current levels.

Ultratech, Paytm, L&T, Biocon, Alembic Pharma among others will be in focus due to various news developments. L&T Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has overturned a Rs 702 crore customs duty demand following a favourable ruling from the Central Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal.