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Jennifer Lopez (JLo) is actually moving on from her divorce with famous Hollywood actor Ben Affleck by surrounding herself with attractive staff which includes bodyguards as well, reported Marca. According to Marca following their disappointing split, Jennifer Lopez was seen pretty often to get cozy with a blonde bodyguard in London and New York while sparking several speculations about her preferences in hiring. Eminent sources indicate that she tends to choose ‘extra handsome’ men for her security team and while there is no actual confirmation of romantic involvement of her with any one of them, at the same time, several insiders suggest that she enjoys the huge attention from these attractive individuals. Also Read: Unable to impress Donald Trump? Did Kimberly Guilfoyle’s dress sense lead to breakup with Don Jr.?

Air India aircraft, evocatively named the Emperor Ashoka, way back in 1972. Needless to add it left a deep impression on my six-year-old mind, not only because of the dimension of a Boeing 747 ('Jumbo') but the regal ambience, the glamorous, poised cabin crew, and even the food.

Passenger vehicle wholesales rose 4% year-on-year in November while retail sales fell 14%, reflecting rising dealer stocks. While carmakers say inventory in the sales channel is healthy at about a month, dealers claim it is much higher at 65-68 days. Carmakers report wholesales or factory dispatches to dealerships every month, collated and reported by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) separately issues monthly vehicle registration data compiled from the Vahan portal of the ministry of road, transport & highways (MoRTH), which shows final sales to customers. As many as 347,552 cars, sedans and utility vehicles were sold in the local market last month, a 4.1% increase from 333,833 units sold in the same period last year, showed data issued by Siam. Retail sales of passenger vehicles had, however, fallen by 14% on-year in November.

LinkedIn Technology Information, the India arm of Microsoft Corporation-owned LinkedIn, has reported a 1.7% decrease in net profit to ₹172 crore for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, according to the company's financial details accessed by Tofler. The company recorded a total revenue of ₹1,869 crore, slightly lower than the previous year's ₹1,873 crore, reflecting a 0.21% decrease. Operating expenses rose marginally to ₹1,643 crore, up from ₹1,633 crore, indicating a 0.61% increase. LinkedIn India's marketing services contributed significantly to the revenue, accounting for 54.06% of the total turnover. Contract research and development services and customer support services complemented the revenue streams, contributing 41.43% and 4.51%, respectively.

blue zones" famous for having a high proportion of people over 100, according to one researcher. The desire to live as long as possible has driven a booming lifestyle industry selling supplements, books, tech and tips to those wanting to learn the secrets of the world's oldest people. But Saul Justin Newman, a researcher at University College London's Centre for Longitudinal Studies, told AFP that most extreme old age data «is junk to a really shocking degree».

simultaneous polls has proposed that the beginning of the 'One nation, One election' exercise will be possible only after 2029. ET, in its Friday edition, had reported that Article 82, 83, 172 and 327 are proposed to be amended. The bill proposes to amend Article 82 by insertion of new Article 82 A. The proposed amendment Article 82 A says that the president may by a public notification issued on the first sitting of the House of people after general election bring into force provision of this article. It adds that the date of notification will be called the appointed date. This implies that as per the bill, after the next Lok Sabha polls, an appointed date will be issued for simultaneous polls and the exercise may actually take place in 2034.

Election Commission of India notice on the Congress complaints against Union home minister Amit Shah's campaign speeches during the Maharashtra and Jharkhand polls, the BJP has cited Jawaharlal Nehru's letters to chief ministers on reservations besides Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi-led governments sitting on Mandal Commission reports. It has argued that the BJP is «duty bound to set the record straight by calling the Opposition's bluff,» ET has learnt. The Congress, which also earned an ECI notice for BJP complaints against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's speeches, has defended its leader, citing a series of news reports as the basis for his comments and termed BJP's complaints as «false, malicious and defamatory.» ET gathers that the ECI is seized of both communications but is yet to take a final view on the matter. Faced with complaints from both BJP and Congress for alleged violation of the model code of conduct by top leaders of BJP and Congress, Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi, respectively, the poll panel had sent notices to their party presidents — BJP's JP Nadda and Congress' Mallikarjun Kharge on November 16.

Boeing will invest $1 billion to ramp up production of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft in South Carolina, the company said in a statement. Boeing has been plagued by production quality problems and recently endured a strike that lasted more than 50 days and paralyzed two crucial factories. In October, Boeing unveiled plans to reduce its global workforce by 10 percent over the coming months, without giving further details.

COVID-19 pandemic and a setback for new finance minister Rachel Reeves. Gross domestic product contracted by 0.1% month-on-month in October, as it did in September, the Office for National Statistics said. It was the first consecutive drop in monthly GDP, which is volatile and prone to revision, since March and April 2020, when Britain enforced its first COVID-19 lockdown. The ONS said there was «mixed» anecdotal evidence from companies that turnover had been affected by companies waiting for the budget statement, which imposed large tax rises on businesses.

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). «My understanding is that with Switzerland, because of EFTA, the double taxation treaty that we have; it's going to be renegotiated. That is one aspect of it,» MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. He was responding to a question on the issue at his weekly media briefing.

According to reports, two dozen H200-based Supermicro servers with hundreds of H200 GPUs inside, were smuggled into China by a businessman, who is claiming that this was a unique way bypassing Department of Commerce's laws that banned such exports. Also Read: How serious is the injury? Nancy Pelosi hospitalised in Luxembourg after getting injured in an official engagement

International Monkey Day today. For the last half-century, the rhesus macaque, or the rhesus monkey, revered in Hinduism as earthly representation of Hanuman, was protected under India law. It protected them from being killed or captured for experimentation, meat, or being used in pet industries, among other forms of abuse. Now, inexplicably, those protections have been weakened. GoI must reverse this egregious betrayal of these keenly intelligent and complex animals. Distinctly social beings, rhesus macaques thrive in large, active groups. They are highly vocal and communicate using body postures, facial expressions, vocalisations and scent cues. Rhesus macaques feel joy and sadness, love and fear. In their natural habitat, monkeys can be playful and silly, but also determined and loyal. These primates love to climb and swim. Mothers nurse their young ones for up to a year. Rhesus macaques also play an important environmental role. Since fruit is an important part of their diet, they disperse fruit seeds over large distances, maintaining tropical forests and plants, and strengthening and balancing local ecosystems.

US President- elect Donald Trump actually discussed about the US Presidential campaign of US Vice President Kamala Harris which he eventually believes was flawed from the start, reported Revolt. According to Revolt, he actually claimed that her biggest mistake was ‘taking the assignment’ to run for US President following the exit of US President Joe Biden in the month of July. Donald Trump also severely criticized Kamala Harris for not engaging more with the media while stating that her reluctance to conduct interviews actually raised questions about her capabilities. He also noted that while she participated in some interviews, they were perceived as inadequate compared to his extensive media engagements.

Taking to his official account on X, Vaishnaw alleged that the left party has 'no respect' for the entertainment industry. Mentioning the stampede that led to Allu Arjun's arrest, Vaishnaw called it a 'mishap' triggered by poor management. «Congress has no respect for the creative industry and the arrest of Allu Arjun proves it yet again. The mishap at Sandhya Theatre was a clear case of poor arrangements by the state and local administration.,» said Vaishnaw.

S Jaishankar on Friday said that Indian security forces would be going to all patrolling points in Depsang in Ladakh and the eastward limit, which have historically been India's patrolling limit. He informed the Lok Sabha during question hour that the last of the disengagement agreement with China was related to Depsang and Demchok. On Bangladesh, Jaishankar hoped that «both India and Bangladesh will settle down to a mutually beneficial and stable relationship».

Indian Navy's latest survey ship — INS Nirdeshak — that boasts over «80 per cent indigenous content», reaffirming the naval force's focus towards Aatmanirbharta, is all set to be commissioned at Visakhapatnam on December 18, a senior official said on Friday. The commissioning ceremony will be presided over by Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth. «The Indian Navy is all set to commission its latest survey ship 'Nirdeshak' at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, on December 18,» a Navy spokesperson said. The ceremony will be hosted by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command and attended by distinguished guests, including senior naval officials and GRSE representatives.

IPO once its asset under management (AUM) reaches the Rs 1 lakh crore mark, which it was targeting by FY'26, a top official said on Friday. At present, LIC MF's AUM was around Rs 38,000 crore, a significant jump from Rs 16,526 crore in FY'23. «We have grown by 67 per cent in FY'24 and our current growth run rate is 30 per cent,» LIC MF Asset Management Ltd MD and CEO RK Jha told PTI. He said the current equity contribution across all funds is 47 per cent, with debt accounting for the remaining 53.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar last heard the plea filed by one Vijay Kishor Goswami on the issue on October 25 and made certain observations. «Last time whatever happened in the court was completely misrepresented in the media...completely misrepresented,» the CJI said.

Singh attended the Manipur Indigenous People’s Cultural Exchange Festival under the theme “Manipur United by Diversity” at Chadong village in Kamjong district. He said, “Manipur belongs to its indigenous people, and our forefathers defended this land for more than 2,000 years. The government is committed to safeguarding their heritage.”

Delhi High Court has sought the response of various media houses on a Rs 100 crore defamation suit by former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy over alleged derogatory news reports linking him to the indictment proceedings against Adani Group in the US. Justice Subramonium Prasad issued summons to the media houses and their editors and search engine Google while asking them to file written statements in response to the suit. «Let the plaint be registered as a suit. Issue summons,» the court said in its December 9 order. The judge also issued notice on Reddy's application seeking an interim relief and made it clear that any publication made after December 9 would be after being put to notice by court and have its own consequences.

President-elect Donald Trump proposed a nominee with a history of sexual misconduct allegations. Kimberly Guilfoyle was chosen to serve as America's ambassador to Greece. An out-of-court settlement of up to $4 million was reached in 2020 after Guilfoyle, a former host of Fox News, was accused of sexually harassing a network assistant, according to the New Yorker, as quoted in a report by the Daily Beast. Guilfoyle claimed that she has never engaged in any workplace misconduct of any kind, refuting the accusations. She has mentored innumerable women throughout her career, many of whom she still has very close relationships with today.