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Ajith Kumar, renowned for his passion for racing, is currently in Dubai gearing up for the prestigious Michelin 20th 24H Dubai championship. Amid this, there’s an exciting update for fans. The Valimai star recently shared his plans during a media interaction at the championship. During the media interaction, Ajith Kumar revealed that he will not sign any new film projects until the racing season concludes. The Vidaa Muyarchi star expressed his commitment to motorsports, stating that he aims to pursue it not only as a driver but also as a team owner. Ajith assured fans that he would dedicate the months between October and March, before the racing season resumes, to acting, ensuring no overlap between his dual passions.

National Food Security Act (NFSA) of 2013 has been instrumental in reducing child stunting in India, preventing stunting in approximately 1.8 million children across eight states, reported TOI, citing a study published in the American Economic Association's Journal on Applied Economics. The evaluation highlights the impact of expanded food grain distribution under the Act on child nutrition, stunting, and dietary diversity. The study, conducted by Aditya Shrinivas of IIM Bangalore alongside researchers from the universities of California and Calgary, found that the Public Distribution System (PDS) under the NFSA improved not just nutrition but also household welfare. By increasing daily wages and overall income, the PDS provided crucial support to poor households, who are primarily net labor suppliers. Additionally, it helped vulnerable families withstand climate shocks such as poor rainfall or drought. The NFSA standardized entitlements to 5 kg of staple grains per person per month at subsidized rates—Rs 3 per kg for rice and Rs 2 per kg for wheat. Before the Act, states had discretion over prices and quantities offered under the PDS. This shift from per-household to per-individual entitlements particularly benefited larger families, prompting less generous states to expand their food distribution programs.

fact-checking operations after Meta's shock announcement that it will halt its US programme. Here are the key facts about how the practice has developed and what could lie ahead for the sector. Years of growth

«In December, I judged that the evidence supported maintaining bank rate at 4.75% and that recent developments supported the case for a gradual approach to the withdrawal of policy restrictiveness in the coming months,» Breeden argued. But she pointed to economic shocks and flagged the importance of «taking a view on which shocks are hitting the economy and how they might play out over time» in order to decide where monetary policy is heading. «Attributing data news to the 'wrong' shocks can have material implications for our understanding of the evolution of the economy in the future...

Deepika Padukone has publicly criticized SN Subrahmanyan, the Chairman of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), following his controversial remarks about work-life balance. Subrahmanyan's comments, advocating for a 90-hour workweek that includes Sundays, have sparked widespread debate about workplace culture, mental health, and the importance of personal time.

Sushant Singh Rajput in 2020 shocked the entire nation. Known for his powerful performances in films like Kedarnath and Kai Po Che!, the actor's untimely passing left many in the industry mourning. Recently, actor Manoj Bajpayee, who worked with Rajput in Sonchiriya, shared his thoughts and memories of the late actor.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) as a ‘general purpose technology’ has been compared to that of fire, the wheel and electricity. But where will this far-reaching power take the world? In a positive direction or negative direction? Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet, “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." There have always been a few people who have used technology for nefarious activities.

in connection with the death of 43-year-old Ashley Burke, Robson’s mother.“Burke’s death is considered an intimate partner homicide,” police said in a news release.Robson said people have misinterpreted what the characterization of the homicide means, even though she understands why police used the term.“(I believe) it was domestic violence, … or intimate partner homicide, … (but) it wasn’t a relationship by any means,” Robson said of the fact that her mother and the man accused of killing her knew one another.“You never think it’s going to happen to your family member. Never.

The heads of Canada’s top banks expect many mortgage holders to be able to renew at lower rates over the next two years as the lenders compete for a larger share of the market.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The coming weeks will see two important policy events. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will unveil the first full budget of the third Narendra Modi government.

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau said he will resign as prime minister and leader of the Liberal party following a leadership contest, after months of growing calls from within the Liberal caucus that he step down for the good of his party.

The Canadian dollar advanced after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as head of the Liberal Party, triggering a contest to replace him as leader.

The Bank of Canada all but declared victory over inflation in 2024 and started cutting interest rates, which gave some people relief, but Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) chief economist Frances Donald says some prices are still 20 per cent higher than they were before the pandemic, and that’s something Canadians will be dealing with in 2025.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With the release of the film “A Complete Unknown," the world has been reintroduced to Bob Dylan’s all-electric set at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. The singer, formerly Robert Allen Zimmerman, brazenly played a solid-body electric Fender Stratocaster on “Like a Rolling Stone" and two other songs, shocking the crowd that expected snooze-inducing acoustic folk.

A large metallic ring suspected to be debris from space crashed in a village in Kenya’s south on Monday, the country’s space agency said.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, drove a rented truck into Bourbon Street, mowing down revelers which has been termed as an act of terrorism by US federal investigators. At least fourteen people were killed and dozens were injured while Shamsud-Din Jabbar died in a shootout with police.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Tesla sold fewer cars in 2024 than it did the year before. Yet the company is worth about 53% more now.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The government has cleared a revamped crop insurance scheme and additional funds to deploy new technology like remote sensing and automatic weather stations. This is expected to improve transparency and claim settlement.

Halifax police say a woman and her father were shot and killed by her boyfriend on New Year’s Eve in a case of intimate partner violence.

New Orleans attack posted videos «indicating that he was inspired by ISIS» hours before ramming a truck into a New Year's crowd, US President Joe Biden said Wednesday, citing the FBI.