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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».

The path ahead for Toronto-Dominion Bank is rocky, but analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. are predicting a recovery in the stock’s valuation as they turn bullish on the outlook for the Canadian lender and name it a top pick for 2025.

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.

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.

Meanwhile, a shocking revelation has come up o the basis of a lawsuit by Elon Musk, where it has been alleged that OpenAI overpays those in the AI field, in order to keep employees within their fold. This is seen by many as anticompetitive practice, which may harm other companies in the similar field. Also Read: Will Taylor Swift perform at Donald Trump's inauguration? Fans react to anchor's speculation

Mahua Moitra accused the BJP-led Centre on Friday of «bleeding the Constitution from a thousand cuts» and said it is crystal clear that the political executive has «systematically eroded democracy» over the last 10 years. Participating in a debate in the Lok Sabha on 75 years of the Constitution, Moitra asserted that the need of the hour is to ensure that the idea of India survives in its purest form. For a significant part of her speech, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP trained her guns on former chief justice of India D Y Chandrachud, without naming him, and said what troubles the opposition is that some members of the higher judiciary appear to be doing their best to compromise the independence and integrity of the country's constitutional courts. «The outgoing CJI waxed eloquent on how the right to bail has been granted during his tenure… From A for Arnab to Z for Zubair, his alphabets seem to be abbreviated because it did not include G for Gulfisha Fatima, did not include H for Haney Babu, did not include K for Khalid Saifi, did not include S for Sharjeel Imam, U for Umar Khalid and countless others,» she said.

Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is recently nominated by US President-elect Donald Trump to be the US ambassador to the country of Greece, is recently facing severe scrutiny due to some resurfaced comments which she made back in the year 2015, reported Daily Beast. According to Daily Beast, during a pretty old episode of Fox News’s ‘The Five’, Kimberly Guilfoyle actually referred to the Greek citizens as ‘freeloaders’ and eventually criticized their reliance on government support while suggesting that they needed to work harder and retire later. This certain remarks by her actually came in the context of Greece's rejection of a debt bailout from the European Union where she eventually urged the Greeks to ‘suck it up’ and actually improve their work ethic. Also Read: Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump's pick for Greece ambassador, accused of a history of sexual misconduct

hybrid model modalities for the Champions Trophy during a virtual meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday, it has been learnt. It has been agreed in principle that neither India nor Pakistan will travel to each other's country for ICC events. Hence, India and Pakistan will play in Dubai during the 2025 Champions Trophy which will be held from February 19 to March 9. The tournament will feature eight teams, divided into two groups. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals. The PCB had said that it was willing to accept the hybrid model only if the same arrangement will be made for all ICC events, awarded to India and Pakistan.

SpiceJet Friday said it has cleared all pending employee provident fund (PF) dues amounting to Rs 160.07 crore, covering two years. In the past three months, since raising Rs 3,000 crore through a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP), SpiceJet has cleared all statutory liabilities, including Tax Deducted at Source (TDS), Goods and Services Tax (GST), and pending employee salaries. By addressing these dues, the airline is set to reduce interest costs significantly. Since October 2024, SpiceJet has been using its internal cash flows to meet statutory obligations like PF and TDS payments.

Supreme Court said on Friday, asserting that «official positions, regardless of their stature, lose relevance for the purpose of exercising judicial discretion judiciously». A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, which granted conditional future bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in a money-laundering case related to the alleged cash-for-jobs scam in the state, said impartiality is a prerequisite to the rule of law, wherein decisions are based on the factual matrix of a case as opposed to an individual's position or influence. It rejected Chatterjee's argument seeking special consideration for the grant of bail on the ground that he was entitled for the relief as he was a minister at the relevant time. «In this context, the argument that the appellant's position as a minister entitles him to any special consideration does not hold merit from either perspective. Impartiality is a prerequisite to the rule of law, wherein decisions are based on the factual matrix of the case as opposed to the individual's position or influence,» the bench said.

The adoption will take place from 20 February 2025, at which point the strategies will rebrand to abrdn UK Sustainable Equity and abrdn Global Sustainable Equity. With £638m in assets, the UK equity fund is one of the largest strategies to adopt an SDR label, abrdn noted, while its global counterpart holds assets totalling £147m. Editor's view: Where are the SDR Improvers and Mixed Goals? As part of the SDR compliance process, abrdn will amend the strategies' investment objectives to set out an explicit broad-based thematic sustainability objective in addition to the existing finan...

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Bajaj Finance Ltd, one of India’s leading non-bank lenders, is scaling back its ambitions in the payments and credit card businesses as part of a revised five-year roadmap, BFL 3.0.

Sanjay Singh on Friday gave a suspension of business notice to discuss the Manipur situation in Rajya Sabha. Singh in his notice highlighted the 19-month-long «ethnic violence» in Manipur which resulted in the burning of hundreds of houses, the killing of innocent people and the displacement of thousands of families. «Respected Sir, the ethnic violence in Manipur for the last 19 months has exposed the failure of law and order in the State and the Government's negligence towards the safety of women. Hundreds of houses were burnt, many innocent people were killed, and thousands of families were displaced in this violence that started in May 2023. Women and children bore the brunt of this crisis,» Singh said in the notice.

Siemens Ltd. rose 1.02 per cent to Rs 7835.50 in Friday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 7913.15 and low of Rs 7787.50, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 8129.95 and low of Rs 3817.00.

Medplus Health Services, highlighting its robust expansion plans and promising growth in the generics segment. Mirae Asset Sharekhan has issued a 'Buy' rating on Bajaj Finserv, citing its ambitious long-term strategy and focus on leveraging AI for profitable growth.