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Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, recently exchanged vows with Riley Hawk, a skateboarder and the son of Tony Hawk. The private ceremony took place in Los Angeles on October 7, and to make the day even more special, Michael Stipe, lead singer of R.E.M.

CW network has greenlit a second season of the apocalyptic family comedy series, 'Everyone Else Burns,' even before the premiere of its first season. This decision follows Channel 4's August announcement to renew the UK version of the show. Season 1 is set to debut on The CW this Thursday, October 26, at 9:30 PM.

Hair colours such as deep wine, caramel brown, burgundy, and beige are growing faster than long-time favourites black and dark brown as young Indians – buoyed by influential hairdressers and Instagram videos – go blondes and brunettes like never before. “Fashion couture has come to hair couture,” said Shama Dalal, head of marketing at Henkel Consumer Brands that owns global haircare brand Schwarzkopf. “Fashion shades are outperforming the base blacks and dark browns and people are opting for lighter, quirky shades.” Sales of fashion shades grew 40% between September last year and this year, although on a much lower base, compared with 26% growth in base shades during the same period, executives at India’s leading hair care companies said, citing industry data.

(Reuters) — Dozens of U.S. states are suing Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and its Instagram unit, accusing them of contributing to a youth mental health crisis through the addictive nature of their social media platforms.

MUMBAI : A remarkable shift has unfolded in the world of banking over the past decade in India, and it’s not what you might expect. This time, it’s not the mega loans to corporate giants that are making bankers nervous. The latest cause for concern is much smaller in scale: Consumer loans, each less than ₹50,000.

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A Hong Kong court has upheld a ruling that favored the granting of equal inheritance rights to same-sex couples

Megan Thee Stallion, the Grammy-winning rapper, has offered her fans a glimpse of her upcoming track and music video. The 28-year-old artist shared a teaser on her Instagram on Monday, featuring her lips against a pitch-black background, and she voiced the words, «Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past, over and over again.» In the video, Megan suddenly emerges from the darkness with striking cat-like demon eyes, before opening her mouth to reveal a set of menacing teeth.

Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, Bollywood stars came together to extend warm wishes and blessings to their fans, celebrating the victory of good over evil. Sharing the spirit of the festival, actors like Anupam Kher, Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, and many others took to their social media platforms, showering their fans with heartfelt messages. Anupam Kher shared a motion poster of Lord Rama, expressing, «Best wishes to all of you on the auspicious Dussehra! #HappyDussehra to all!» Alia Bhatt, in her Instagram story, spread cheer by saying, «Wishing you all a very Happy Dussehra.»

A federal automatic retirement savings program would undermine retirement plans offered by businesses to their employees, said critics of new federal legislation.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said it is the 175th day since Manipur erupted and social harmony in the state was devastated. But five questions continue to be asked by the people of Manipur and by all those who want the process of reconciliation and trust-building in the state to gather momentum, he said in a post on X.

Chhattisgarh gears up for the assembly elections next month, the opposition BJP in the state faces an uphill task to win the support of tribal population, that is said to have significantly influenced the poll outcome in the past. In the 2018 state polls, the BJP suffered a huge setback in tribal-dominated seats.

Supreme Court has sought the response of the Centre on a plea seeking transfer of a PIL on surveillance systems pending before the Delhi High Court to the apex court. The PIL has claimed that the citizens' right to privacy was being «endangered» by surveillance programmes like the Centralised Monitoring System (CMS), Network Traffic Analysis (NETRA) and National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID).

Lav Kush Ramlila, Red Fort ground, Delhi today, October 24. The Bollywood star made an announcement on her official Instagram handle.

Canada’s chief accessibility officer says her wheelchair was left in Toronto after she boarded an Air Canada flight over the weekend, describing the experience as “unacceptable.”

Click here to read the full reportSA vs BAN Live: The South Africa vs Bangladesh match will air live on Indian television via Star Sports channels. Indian viewers can also enjoy free live streaming of these matches on the Disney+Hotstar app and website.

Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended Dussehra or Vijayadashami wishes to people across the country, saying that this holy festival brings the message of ending negative forces. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), PM Modi wrote, “Best wishes to my family members across the country on Vijayadashami. This holy festival brings the message of ending negative forces as well as adopting goodness in life.

Spamouflage" campaign that involved bots posting disinformation and propaganda on the social media accounts of members of parliament, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Spamouflage campaign, using networks of new and hijacked social media accounts to post bulk messages, took place in August and September, and targeted dozens of lawmakers from across the political spectrum, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

EU Tax Observatory said on Monday. If levied, the sum would be equivalent to only 2% of the nearly $13 trillion in wealth owned by the 2,700 billionaires globally, the research group hosted at the Paris School of Economics said. Currently billionaires' effective personal tax is often far less than what other taxpayers of more modest means pay because they can park wealth in shell companies sheltering them from income tax, the group said in its 2024 Global Tax Evasion Report. «In our view, this is difficult to justify because it risks to undermine the sustainability of tax systems and the social acceptability of taxation,» the observatory's director Gabriel Zucman told journalists. Billionaires' personal tax in the United States is estimated to be close to 0.5% and as low as zero in otherwise high-tax France, the Observatory estimated. Growing wealth inequality in some countries is fuelling calls for the richest citizens to bear more of the tax burden as public finances struggle to cope with aging populations, huge financing needs for climate transition and legacy COVID debt. U.S.

South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen Bangladesh: Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz South Africa (SA): Quinton de Kock (WK), Temba Bavuma (C), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Gerald Coetzee Bangladesh (BAN): Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto , Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shakib al Hasan (C), Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Mahmudullah, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium pitch has been known to be a batting-friendly track. The team winning the toss should bat first.

world’s oldest dog, has died at the age of 31 years and 165 days.In February, the Guinness World Records crowned the purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo from rural Portugal as both the oldest living dog and the oldest dog to ever live.The record keeper announced Monday that Bobi died at his home in the village of Conqueiros on Saturday.A veterinarian who met Bobi several times was first to announce the news of his death on social media.“Is there ever enough time? I think not,” Dr. Karen Becker wrote in an emotional Facebook post.