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Narendra Modi Sunday launched the second edition of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam at the Namo Ghat in Varanasi and flagged off an express train (Kashi Tamil Sangamam Express) between the city of Kashi Vishwanath and Kanyakumari. While inaugurating the second edition of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam Prime Minister Modi said “Today, use of new technology has taken place here through Artificial Intelligence (AI). This is a new beginning and hopefully, it makes it easier for me to reach you." The prime minister was referring to the simultaneous Artificial Intelligence (AI) based Tamil translation of his speech done through Bhashini for those in the audience who understood Tamil.

Mayim Bialik, celebrated for her roles in Blossom and The Big Bang Theory, has decided to step away from her co-hosting position on the iconic game show Jeopardy! Bialik, who shared hosting duties with Ken Jennings during seasons 38 and 39, made the revelation on Friday, December 15, via her official Instagram account. The actress expressed gratitude for the opportunity, stating that Sony had informed her she would not be returning for the syndicated version of Jeopardy! Despite being nominated for a primetime Emmy for her hosting efforts, Bialik bid farewell to the beloved quiz show, thanking fans, contestants, writers, staff, and crew for their support.

Thanks to the most aggressive rate hike cycle in recent years, the central bank has managed to contain inflation without causing a recession — so far.

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The unstoppable Indian residential sector surpassed all previous highs in 2023 with housing sales creating a new peak quarter-on-quarter. Concurrently, the overall sales value of sold housing inventory also inched higher.

Jennifer Nettles won an Emmy at the Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle ceremony, held at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles. Besides, Nettles also co-wrote the song with Bill Sherman for the PBS series American Anthems. It won for outstanding original song. The award for outstanding music direction and composition was shared by ten composers for the Apple TV+ series Home. The composers include Christopher Bear, BJ Burton, Garron Chang, Demian Galvez, Amanda Jones, Camilo Lara, Aska Matsumiya, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Cali Wang and, Adrian Younge. Variety Studio Actors on Actors on PBS won outstanding arts and popular culture programs, beating Variety Power of Women: Changemakers on Lifetime.

Oak casks, once used to store bourbon and wine, are stacking up in a distillery near New Delhi, filled with ageing whisky as workers churn out almost 10,000 bottles a day of Indian single malt Indri, recently named the world's best whisky. Sugarcane and mustard fields, not peat bogs, ring the distillery, where the two-year-old Indian brand's owner Piccadily is ramping up production and building a three-hole golf course to lure connoisseurs and tipplers in the whisky-loving nation. As India comes into its own as a maker, not just consumer, of whisky, its single malts are reshaping the country's $33 billion spirits market. Established global brands such as Glenlivet, made by France's Pernod Ricard, and Talisker by Britain's Diageo fight for shelf space with local rivals Indri, Amrut and Radico Khaitan's Rampur. Unlike many Asian countries where beer dominates alcohol sales, India is predominantly a whisky-drinking nation. Global awards, increased affluence and a mass of drinkers trying new brands while cooped up during COVID-19 have rocked India's whisky landscape, industry executives and analysts say. Aditya Prakash Rao for years drank foreign brands but now increasingly buys Indian malts for himself and for gifts during festive seasons.

Shivpal Yadav on Sunday expressed confidence that the INDIA bloc will defeat the BJP in the 2024 general elections. About seat sharing in the alliance, he told reporters that there is still time to decide the distribution of seats and talks will be held on the issue. «The INDIA alliance will unitedly accomplish the task of removing BJP from the country,» Yadav claimed.

IAF), a Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) was held at the Air Force Academy (AFA), Dundigal, on Sunday. The parade was reviewed by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who also conferred the President's Commission on the graduating Flight Cadets upon successful completion of their training. The graduating officers included 25 women officers who were commissioned in various branches of the IAF. On this occasion, eight officers from the Indian Navy, nine from the Indian Coast Guard and two from friendly foreign countries were also awarded wings upon successful completion of their flying training. The Defence Minister was presented with a general salute by the parade, followed by a march past. Flight Cadets were awarded their 'Stripes' by the Minister were awarded stripes at a 'Commissioning Ceremony'.

Narendra Modi gave way to an ambulance during his roadshow in Varanasi on Sunday. A video shared by news agency ANI showed the ambulance overtaking the cavalcade as people lined up on the road to catch a glimpse of the prime minister. The prime minister visited his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi on Sunday to inaugurate various development project, including the Surat Diamond Bourse.

Both the NSE Nifty 50 index and BSE Sensex rose about 2.3% in the week, extending gains for the seventh consecutive week, marking their longest winning run since January 2018. IT companies, drawing a significant share of their revenue from the US, rallied 7.16% this week, logging their best week in 26 months. Here's how analysts read the market pulse: «The prevailing sentiment appears strongly in favor of the bulls, as indicated by the absence of any reversal signals on the technical charts. Resistance is observed at 21,500, while a potential further rally in the Nifty could occur upon breaching this level.

Ever tried to get a good night’s sleep with your partner snoring or tossing around restlessly next to you? You’re gonna like this: Therapists and sleep scientists say it’s OK for couples to sleep apart as a growing body of research shows the striking importance of sleep. It’s a reversal from the long-held marriage tenet that once partners move to separate beds, the romance is dead. Sleep is “essential for a healthy body, mind and relationship," says Wendy Troxel, clinical psychologist, sleep scientist at Rand and author of a book on couples sleeping.

ALSO READ: Earth had close shave with over 100 Vatican City, Burj Khalifa-sized asteroids in 2023: NASA's top targets unveiled He conducted the experiment aboard the space station in 2022, during his record-breaking 371-day mission. These were the first tomatoes ever grown in space or harvested on the ISS. In an interview in October this year, Rubio said that when he lost those tomatoes, "a lot of people" accused him of "probably" eating them.

TOKYO—When Keiko Takemiya made her manga debut in 1968, her publisher told her that her original drawings for the comic books could be thrown out. She insisted on getting them back, stamping “Please return this to me" on each page. More than half a century later, she has a collection of 26,000 drawings from the 180 manga titles she has published, including pioneering works in the genre of manga for girls.

The shocks continued to roll through the markets on Thursday as the ECB and the BOE pushed back on the market expectations for rate cuts. This creates more questions than answers as to why the Fed decided to show its hand now.

From Reddit Inc. to Syngenta Group to CVC Capital Partners, debuts meant to restore sickly global initial public offering activity to health have been pushed back, sometimes repeatedly.

interest rates unchanged this week, but signaled different paths for policy going forward. Officials in the US are prepared to cut interest rates in 2024, while those in Europe said they’d step up their exit from pandemic-era stimulus. Meantime, policymakers in the UK were more hawkish, with several still supporting a rate hike at Thursday’s meeting. Here are some of the charts that appeared on Bloomberg this week on the latest developments in the global economy: US The Federal Reserve pivoted toward reversing the steepest interest-rate hikes in a generation after containing an inflation surge so far without a recession or a significant cost to employment.

«You have to give them time and make them feel comfortable. There’s no added pressure from my side,» he said. Despite the challenges, Rahul expressed confidence in the ability of the newcomers to adapt quickly to the South African conditions and perform well in the series. India enters the ODI series with confidence, following their impressive 106-run victory against South Africa at the same venue. The series holds significance as it marks the arrival of a fresh line of players and will help in building up towards the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. For KL Rahul himself, it is an opportunity to secure the ODI captaincy for a longer duration with a successful outcome. While players like Rahul, Gaikwad, and Shreyas Iyer have already showcased their skills, others like Rinku Singh, Rajat Patidar, and Sai Sudarshan will be eager to prove themselves and secure a place in India's white ball scheme of things. The absence of key players from both teams presents an opportunity for these young talents to shine. India will rely on bowlers like Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, and Arshdeep Singh to lead the pace department in the absence of senior pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj. The spin trio of Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, and Yuzvendra Chahal will play a crucial role, especially after the Johannesburg pitch showed a leaning towards spin in the recent T20I.

Salaar advance booking: In a resounding success at the box office, the much-anticipated film "Salaar" has amassed substantial ticket sales and earnings across multiple languages. According to the latest report, the film, produced by Vijay Kiragandur of Hombale Films, has created a buzz with its impressive performance in Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi. Described as an "extraordinary tale of rebellion filled with power-packed action and impactful music" by Hombale Films, Salaar's casts include Shruti Haasan, Tinu Anand, Eshwari Rao, Jagapathi Babu, Sriya Reddy, and Garuda Ram.

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gains for the seventh consecutive week, marking their longest winning run since January 2018. Specifically, the BSE benchmark jumped 1,658.15 points or 2.37 per cent on the week, while the Nifty climbed 487.25 points or 2.32 per cent. Global cues triggered foreign capital inflows into Indian markets after the US Federal Reserve signalled the end of its tightening cycle.