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The Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2024 will likely be 3.2% based on a jump in consumer price data through August, according to the Senior Citizens League. The resulting increase would raise the average monthly retiree benefit of $1,790 by $57.30. The Social Security Administration is slated to announce the COLA for 2024 in October. 

Pennsylvania State Police have confirmed that Danelo Cavalcante, the escaped inmate convicted of a heinous crime, has been captured after an intense two-week manhunt. Here, we provide a timeline of the events leading to his capture.

The U.S. lags 19 other countries on retirement security — putting it just behind Belgium and ahead of South Korea — despite recent initiatives designed to help expand plan access and encourage workers to save more.

KIT Global, a leading digital marketing agency with over 20 years in the space, has recently entered this market. We caught up with KIT Global’s CEO Pavel Yurovitskiy for a chat on the future of digital marketing, and its plans for India.Economic Times: An overview of KIT Global’s journey and its positioning on the global stage.Pavel Yurovitskiy: Kit Global has made significant strides in the global digital marketing arena.

Khurrana was chosen to be amongst 100 Most Influential People of the World by the US-based publication in 2020. «This is the second time that the prestigious TIME Magazine has chosen to recognise the work that I do on camera as well as off it. I'm proud as well as humbled with this honour from TIME Magazine because it validates my core belief system as an artiste and a human being trying to affect positive social change. »I'm deeply grateful to TIME Magazine for bestowing me with the TIME100 Impact honour this year.

Hindustan Times on 13 September. In a social media post, Congress Deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi alleged that the website of the Ministry of Food Processing shows Riniki Bhuyan Sarma’s firm Pride East Entertainments Private Limited receiving ₹10 crore as part of credit linked subsidy.

Bollywood had their redemption arc! The '90s stars have come back with a vengeance this year. From being almost written off by the tabloids as stars past their peak, to being back with a bang, silencing detractors with not just hit, but blockbuster comebacks, the 90’s leading men have proved that while the hairs may have turned silver from charcoal, their BO pull is as intact as ever!

Singapore's outgoing President Halimah Yacob on Wednesday extended her best wishes to the Indian-origin President-elect, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, in her final speech as the holder of the city-state's highest but non-political post. Singapore-born economist Tharman will be sworn in as the ninth president of the city-state on Thursday, days after he was overwhelmingly elected as the ninth head of state of the country. The 66-year-old President-elect won 70.4 per cent of the 2.48 million ballots cast by voters on September 1, while his Chinese-origin rivals Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin Lian received 15.72 per cent and 13.88 per cent respectively. Wednesday marked the end of 69-year-old Halimah's six-year term as president. «Tomorrow, a new president will be sworn in,» she said at her farewell reception at the Istana (Presidential Palace), according to Channel News Asia. «I wish Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam all the best in discharging his duties,» she added. Halimah, also Singapore's first female president, said she was humbled that the people of Singapore had placed their trust and faith in her as their president. She added that this unwavering support fuelled her determination to serve every day of her six-year term. Retrospectively, Halimah said she had a good relationship with the government.

India's government has told a court that Elon Musk's X is a «habitual non-compliant platform» and for years has not followed many orders to remove content, undermining the government's role, according to a legal filing reviewed by Reuters. The remarks were contained in an Aug. 24 non-public filing by India's IT ministry to the high court in the southern state of Karnataka, which is set to hear a challenge brought by the social media platform over a government fine in coming days.

New Delhi Declaration adopted at the G20 Summit emphasised the «strengthening» of the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property at the national, regional or international levels to enable its «return and restitution» to their countries and communities of origin.

Deutsche Bank AG is testing out artificial intelligence tools that aim to detect possible signs of misconduct from the tone of traders’ phone conversations.

WASHINGTON—President Biden and Republicans are gearing up for a hyperbolic election-year battle over extending the 2017 law that lowered taxes for individuals and businesses. Ignore the noise. Most of the fight is already over, and tax cuts are winning again.

Nipah virus (NiV) which has claimed two lives so far this year, prompting the central government to intensify surveillance on bats, and deploy a five-member health ministry team to support state authorities. Four samples are being tested for the virus at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, and genome sequencing is in progress to identify the strain involved. Mint takes a closer look at the outbreak.

ALSO READ: SC issues notice to govt on ‘zero tolerance rules’ for unruly airline passengers Before the pair is revealed, laughter can be heard in the cabin, with someone shouting 'come on' to the staff member, added the report. A fellow passenger close to the action screeched: “Oh my f***ing God".

Joe Biden when he became president. It reflects a view that the federal bureaucracy, whatever its size, should not have any entrenched authority. For the first century of its existence, civil servants were appointed to jobs by the government of the day based on an algorithm of personal contacts and favours owed known as the spoils system.

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₹350 crore mark in India on Day 7 of its release. Directed by Atlee and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, this action-packed thriller had previously crossed the ₹300 crore mark. As per Sacnilk.com, the film raked in approximately ₹27.22 crore net in India on its sixth day since release.

Azam Khan in Uttar Pradesh. The team of IT personnel reached cities including Rampur, Meerut, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Saharanpur, and Sitapur, according to ANI reports. In October, the state assembly Secretariat announced Azam Khan's disqualification from the House after a court sentenced him to three years in jail in a hate speech case.

ASK Property Fund, the real estate private equity arm of the ASK Group, has invested Rs 225 crore in property developer Kumar Realty’s residential project, part of an integrated township Megapolis in Pune’s Hinjewadi. The investment has been made through its recently raised fund, ASK Real Estate Special Opportunities Fund IV (RESOF IV). It raised over Rs 1,500 with the close of this sixth fund including co-investments from investors. The project is focused towards affordable and mid-income segment homebuyers.

Uttar Pradesh Police, Delhi Police and Nagpur police have found creative ways to deliver insightful messages to the public by drawing parallels with the movie ‘Jawan.’ Uttar Pradesh Police recently creatively incorporated a Bollywood reference into their road safety advisory. They've used a poster featuring Shah Rukh Khan from the movie 'Jawan' to emphasise the importance of wearing a helmet. The UP Police's message is clear: "Jawan Ho Ya Budhe, Two-Wheeler Pe Baithne Se Pehle, Helmet Kabhi Na Bhule" (Young or old, never forget a helmet while riding a bike).

2024 Lok Sabha Polls: Nitish Kumar likely to invite SAD, INLD to join INDIA alliance The INDIA group’s coordination committee is expected to discuss formulas for seat sharing for the 2024 Lok Sabha election. According to a report by the Hindustan Times, Livemint's sister publication, the seat-sharing formula will be based on the performance of parties in past elections and the strength of the largest party that is a member of the grouping in every state. While seat-sharing agreements in Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu are expected to be easy, states such as West Bengal, Delhi, and Punjab could be challenging.