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Oil companies are paying influencers to promote fossil fuels among the youth. A report by news agency AFP noted that young celebrities who are best known for posting content about video games, dogs, and holidays are unexpectedly making plugs for gas stations, fuel rewards and club cards.

Lingaraj Temple, dating back to the 11th century, has become the center of unrest since Monday evening. As per a TOI report, a clash between two factions of priests over a crucial annual ritual, the offering of sacred threads known as 'paitalagi,' has led to a regrettable suspension of all services.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -An all-star lineup of late-night television hosts are uniting to chat about Hollywood's ongoing labor disputes on a new podcast, a group effort to raise funds for their striking staff writers.

tax benefits for companies. Vastly more donation campaigns now include a round-up component than they did in 2020, according to a report on charity appeals in the checkout line from social impact organization Engage for Good. Shelly Allhands, a Seattle freelance communications professional, says she’s annoyed by businesses with lots of money asking for spare change.

X, the social media company formerly known as Twitter, said Tuesday it would now allow political advertising in the US from candidates and political parties and expand its safety and elections team ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Before billionaire Elon Musk acquired the company in October, Twitter had banned all political ads globally since 2019. In January, Twitter lifted the ban and began allowing «cause-based ads» in the US that raise awareness of issues such as voter registration, and said it planned to expand the types of political ads it would allow on the platform.

A class-action lawsuit filed in Nebraska federal court accuses TD Ameritrade and parent company Charles Schwab of neglecting their responsibilities to protect customer data.

By Jody Godoy

NEW DELHI : In a relief to consumers, the Union government on Tuesday cut the price of a 14.2-kilogramme (kg) cooking gas cylinder by ₹200, terming it a gift for women ahead of the Raksha Bandhan this week. The move comes as the central government faces growing criticism over rising inflation and its impact on households. “On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan and Onam, the government has decided to reduce the price of domestic cylinders by ₹200," said information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur.

China released its latest standard map of the People's Republic of China. Which is like someone putting up one's DP on social media. And, as if on cue, the Republic of India — after all, whose republic is it anyway if not the people's? — is fumious (fuming + furious in a very diplomatic way).

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compensation claims in road accidents, the case is not expected to be proved like a criminal trial, the High Court of Karnataka has said. «It is well known that in a case relating to motor accident claims, the claimants are not required to prove the case as it is required to be done in a criminal trial.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a prominent figure in the Republican Party, unveiled on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer that he described as «very treatable.» This revelation has cast a spotlight on Scalise's resilience as he embarks on a new chapter of personal and professional challenges. Diagnosis and Determination The No. 2 ranking House Republican shared the news of his diagnosis after experiencing a bout of unusual health symptoms. Following blood tests and comprehensive medical evaluations, Scalise received the diagnosis of multiple myeloma, which he reassured is a form of blood cancer that is highly amenable to treatment. Scalise remarked, «I am incredibly grateful we were able to detect this early and that this cancer is treatable.» This sentiment was echoed by the strong resolve he displayed, affirming his commitment to serving as the majority leader when lawmakers convene in Washington this coming September.

Gitcoin, a platform that empowers communities to fund and build open-source projects, has announced a collaboration with Shell, a global energy company. The partnership aims to explore innovative ways to incentivize the adoption of renewable energy sources and provide transparency and verifiability for carbon markets.

Delhi government on Tuesday issued a notice announcing that all shops in the national capital will have to remain closed from 8 September to 10 September in view of the G20 Summit that will be held in Delhi. The Notice also mentioned that all employees in Delhi be granted ‘paid holidays’ on these days. “All employers of Shops, Commercial and Business Establishments functioning in New Delhi, District of NCT of Delhi shall close their Shops, Commercial and Business Establishments from 08/09/2023 to 10/09/2023 and grant paid holiday to their employees/workers." the notice read.

Jan Dhan accounts, a truly staggering count of basic banking relationships created by the government in less than a decade under its Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana. As finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said this week, over 55.5% of these bank accounts are held by women. The scheme, she added, stood out as a “pivotal initiative" for financial inclusion.

BJP leader Sambit Patra assailing a magisterial court's order of November 2021 directing the Delhi Police to register an FIR against him for allegedly posting a doctored video of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal supporting the now-scrapped farm laws. The court, however, directed the police to probe the allegations without naming Patra as an accused.

Twinkle Stanly with what supposedly looked like a scammer has gone viral. After the UAE-based content creator shared the conversation on Instagram, the post has garnered likes of over 2 lakh. Twinkle Stanly has over 1 lakh followers on Instagram. «My toxic trait is speaking to them until they get annoyed with me,» she captioned the post.

High Court has held while setting aside an order putting a man on trial for calling a woman 'gandi aurat'. The high court also said gender-specific laws are not meant to be «anti-opposite gender» but to serve the purpose of addressing unique issues faced by a particular gender. It said the fact that a piece of legislation is gender-specific should not be misconstrued to mean that the role of a judge also changes from being neutral to tilting towards a particular gender, and irrespective of the gender-specific nature of a law, the judicial duty fundamentally requires unwavering neutrality and impartiality. «Gender-specific legislation exists to address the unique concerns and challenges faced by particular genders within society.

Mark Ridley Thomas has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison. He has also been ordered to pay a fine of $30,000. The court has asked him to surrender to the law enforcement agency on November 13. He was accused of voting in support of the county contracts favoring the University of South Carolina and it would have benefitted his son.

not-for-profit organisations, capital markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday proposed flexibility in the regulatory framework for social stock exchanges. Under the proposal, the regulator has suggested reducing the threshold of the minimum issue size as well as application size for not-for-profit organisations (NPOs). Additionally, it has suggested abolishing the requirement of no pending notice or ongoing scrutiny by Income Tax against NPOs for registration on social stock exchanges (SSEs) and substituting the term social auditor with social impact assessor. Further, NPOs should be permitted to provide past social impact but not strictly as per the format specified by Sebi in their fundraising document, according to a consultation paper. The proposals are aimed at facilitating fundraising by NPOs. A not-for-profit organisation (NPO) is required to be registered with the SSE to raise funds.

Lightning Network (LN) has been one of the most closely watched innovations in the crypto industry over the past few years. The origins of LN trace back to 2015 when developers Thaddeus Dryja and Joseph Poon published a white paper titled "The Bitcoin Lightning Network: Scalable Off-Chain Instant Payments." Published on January 14, 2016, this paper suggested a radical Layer 2 solution designed to break through the scalability limitations of the Bitcoin blockchain, potentially enabling millions of transactions per second. Following this publication, several teams, including Lightning Labs, Blockstream, and ACINQ, considered testing the Lightning Network (LN).