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France after a Nicaragua-bound plane that took off from the UAE carrying 303 Indian passengers was grounded in France over suspected "human trafficking." «French authorities informed us of a plane w/ 303 people, mostly Indian origin, from Dubai to Nicaragua detained on a technical halt at a French airport. Embassy team has reached & obtained consular access.

Gujarat Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) by the state government has drawn sharp criticism from opposition Congress. Congress President Shaktisinh Gohil in a late night video message called this an attempt to relax prohibition in Gujarat through the backdoor. It may be mentioned here that one Friday, Gujarat Government declared that the employees of the GIFT City as well as authorised visitors to the companies within GIFT City will be lawed to consume alcohol in designated areas in a bid to facilitate “wine and dine” services offered by the restaurants. However the restaurants will not be allowed to sell liquor bottles, the government added. Gohil said that Gujarat has retained good law and order due to prohibition and it is because of prohibition that women can move on the streets late in the night.

BJP is likely to announce Lok Sabha candidates for several seats much ahead of the announcement of poll schedule for the next general elections. The party intends to get into full election mode from next week, beginning with a series of programmes. BJP president JP Nadda is engaged in a two-day meeting of the national office bearers this weekend, where discussions on upcoming Lok Sabha polls is expected to figure.

The Gilded Age" will be returning for a third season on HBO, the American cable network has announced. The series comes from the creative mind of Julian Fellowes, best known for creating the popular show «Downton Abbey».

tears leads to reduced aggression in men. The research led by Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, showed that tears from women contained chemicals that lowered men's brain activity linked to aggression and thus, weakened aggressive behaviour in them. While this process of social chemo signalling is known to be common in animals — male aggression in rodents is blocked when they smell female tears — the process is less understood in humans, the researchers said in their study published in the journal PLOS Biology.

Christmas is a festival full of fun and frolic, vacations, entertainment, and all kinds of merry-making and meeting people. People across the world wait for this festival, but the Britishers have been advised to «avoid hugging» people this Christmas. They have also been asked to «wear masks» during this period while a 100-day cough makes its way around the country. After new figures revealed that whooping cough has seen an increase of 250% from last year, Virologist Professor Richard Tedder has advised the people. 'No hugging or kissing' rule

Salaar is anticipated to surpass the 100-crore gross mark in its opening in India, with projections ranging between 100-110 crores. The overseas pre-sales for this Prabhas-starrer are exceptionally strong, and the international market opening is expected to contribute over 45 crores, culminating in a projected worldwide box office opening day of 150-160 crores. If the number materialise, it could mark the most substantial opening of the year 2023.

Investing in the financial markets can be high-risk, potentially resulting in significant losses. However, with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), major investment firms and hedge funds have started pouring money into powerful AI tools that use deep neural networking to mitigate trading risk and safeguard their investments.

Layoffs in 2023: As 2023 is coming to a close, there has been a significant shift in the Indian tech industry, leading to layoffs throughout. Let us take a look at the tech companies that have laid off their employees and the reasons for the downsizing. In 2023, over 15,000 employees faced layoffs across approximately 100 Indian startups, echoing the challenges of a prolonged funding winter, according to a Mint report.

₹72,961.21 crore to states as tax devolution for funding various social welfare measures and infrastructure development schemes, the finance ministry said in a statement on Friday. This amount is in addition to the tax devolution proceeds due to states on 10 January 2024 and another ₹72,961.21 crore disbursed to states on 11 December 2023, as per the statement.

₹15,000 segment. The Oppo A59 is priced at ₹14999 in India and it can be purchased from the official store of Oppo, Amazon, Flipkart and a few authorised retail stores. Customers can get the 5G device from December 25, 2023.

Elon Musk is lashing out at the state of US financial markets.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and state minister Ahmed Khan saying that at a time when their party is asking for donations, the two leaders are travelling in a 'private jet'. Responding to a question on the video of himself and Karnataka minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan travelling on a chartered flight, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah says, "Ask BJP people in what Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels in." The video was first posted by the Karnataka Minister Zameer Ahmad Khan himself.

Japan said on Friday it would prepare to ship Patriot air defence missiles to the United States after revising its arms export guidelines earlier that day, in the pacifist nation's first major overhaul of such export curbs in nine years. The announcement comes as Japan, which had long adopted a stance of not allowing exports of deadly weapons, seeks to boost its defence industry amid an increasingly tense security environment in the Indo-Pacific. «This holds significant meaning in terms of further strengthening the Japan-U.S. alliance.

Amit Shah will chair a high-level committee meeting in Delhi on Saturday where the Centre will take a call on Karnataka’s request for funds to take up drought relief programmes, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said. The CM, speaking to the media in Mysuru, expressed hope that the Centre would concede the state’s request as he got a positive response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah during his Delhi visit. Modi listened to him attentively when he explained about the acute drought situation and promised to provide necessary succour, he added. Siddaramaiah met the PM on Tuesday and Shah on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum seeking immediate release of Rs 18,177 crore to deal with the widespread drought. The CM had been upset that the committee had not met even once to discuss Karnataka's request despite the state suffering from acute drought.

Karnataka minister showing videos of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other ministers returning from Delhi in a luxurious chartered flight has kicked up a storm with the BJP questioning the propriety of the opulence by the CM & his colleagues while the state reeled under drought. Housing Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan had, on Thursday, posted a video on social media platform X showing the interiors of the luxurious private jet CM, himself and other ministers travelled from Delhi. The CM had gone to Delhi to press for funds to take up drought relief programmes in Karnataka. BJP Karnataka Unit President BY Vijayendra on Friday took pot-shots at Siddaramaiah for flying in a plush jet to submit a memorandum requesting funds for drought relief. In a post on social media platform X, Vijayendra said when the state had been reeling under drought, farmers were committing suicide, and the life of the common man had become unbearable, Siddaramaiah and his team of ministers were flaunting opulence by spending tax payers’ money. It was Karnataka’s misfortune that Siddaramaiah too had been part of this luxury.

additional installment of tax Devolution to States on Friday up and above the regular 14 installments released to the states on the basis of recommendation by the Finance Commission.. This is in addition to tax devolution due to States on 10 January 2024 and the installment of Rs 72,961.21 crore already released on 11 December 2023, the finance ministry specified in a statement released Friday. It added that the additional fund is released to the states in view of the forthcoming festivities and the New Year. «In view of the forthcoming festivities and the New Year, the Union Government has authorised the release of an additional installment of tax devolution amounting to ₹72,961.21 crore to strengthen the hands of State Governments for financing various social welfare measures and infrastructure development schemes,» Finance Ministry said. Generally the centre releases funds under tax devolution to states on 10th of each month.

hawa nikal gyi unki...," Gandhi said. The Congress leader also asked two questions related to the Parliament security breach incident. "First, how did they (accused) come inside...they could have brought something else if they brought in a gas cylinder.

CBIC) has announced a special amnesty scheme for taxpayers facing issues with Goods and Services (GST). Under this GST Amnesty Scheme, specified GST taxpayers who disagree with a GST tax demand order, can file an appeal till January 31, 2024. «The Special Amnesty Scheme was announced for condoning delay in filing the GST Appeal. The amnesty scheme is available till January 31, 2024. This is a golden opportunity for those taxpayers who might have missed the appeal deadline,» said the Ministry of Finance on social media on December 17, 2023.

homicide of former Congress MLA Yumsen Matey in Arunachal Pradesh, the inquiry has been redirected to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). This shift comes subsequent to a formal request made by the state police to the Arunachal Pradesh government, urging the involvement of this counter-terrorism unit. The official decision to move the case to the NIA was affirmed by a statement released by the State Government.

Rahul Gandhi to remove a social media post concerning the alleged rape and murder of a minor Dalit girl in Delhi in 2021. The court emphasized the need to protect the identity of the victim on a global scale. Rahul's counsel was informed by the court that while the post had been geo-blocked within India, it remained accessible outside the country. The bench, consisting of acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna, directed Rahul's counsel to take prompt action to remove the tweet.