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The Department of Industries, Government of Bihar, will host the "Bihar Business Connect 2024 Ambassadors' Meet" on December 9, 2024, in New Delhi, according to an official statement. The event will be inaugurated by Samrat Chaudhary, Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister of Bihar.

Redmi Note 14 series on December 9. The series, comprising the Redmi Note 14 5G, Redmi Note 14 Pro, and Redmi Note 14 Pro+, will bring advanced features to the Indian market. These devices, initially introduced in China in September, are expected to feature similar specifications with minor changes to suit Indian customers.

In Pilibhit, where the initiative first began, the task of turning stray cattle into beacons has proven both bold and challenging, with obstacles as formidable as the animals it aims to protect. On three key highways—Bareilly-Haridwar NH-74, Pilibhit-Basti NH-730, and Bhind-Lipulekh NH-731—teams of workers attached reflective tapes to 450 stray bulls. The project, costing Rs 400 per animal, was designed to increase visibility, especially for those with black coats that tend to blend into the night. The initiative’s success is largely attributed to the active support of local villagers. “It’s an ambitious project,” said Virendra Singh, the assistant regional transport officer leading the effort. Villagers not only backed the initiative but also funded much of its cost.

Donald Trump's win in last month's US election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rushed to congratulate the president-elect: «History's greatest comeback!» he gushed. If Trump's staunchly pro-Israel first term and his nominations for top administration positions are any indication, Netanyahu's glee is justified. But much has transpired since Trump left office in early 2021. The wars in the Middle East, the lofty ambitions of Netanyahu's far-right governing coalition and Netanyahu's personal relationship with him could dampen that enthusiasm and complicate what on the surface looks like a seamless alliance. «For Bibi, this is his dream. He wanted this,» said Mazal Mualem, an Israeli journalist and Netanyahu biographer, referring to the Israeli leader by his nickname. «For Bibi, it's too good to be true.»

Industry experts, however, note that the exercise is also undertaken by automakers every year in December to shore up sales volume in the last month of the year, as customers postpone buyouts to later months to get the new year manufactured units. «We have seen a few cycles of price increase in India. It happens at the beginning of the calendar year and financial year, but few OEMs pick the timing based on their planned launches as well,» Deloitte India Partner Rajat Mahajan said.

tear gas to disperse farmers who began their 'Dilli Chalo' march to press the Centre for various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP). However, after walking for a few metres, they were stopped at the barricading by Haryana Police. «We will first identify them (farmers) and then we can allow them to go ahead. We have a list of the names of 101 farmers, and they are not those people — they are not letting us identify them — they are moving ahead as a mob,» a Haryana police official deployed at the site told news agency ANI.

Gurgaon's DLF Camellias has been sold for Rs 190 crore, marking it as the most expensive high-rise apartment transaction in the National Capital Region (NCR) and one of India's highest-ever price-per-square-foot deals. This 16,290-square-foot property was purchased by Info-x Software Tech Pvt Ltd through its director, Rishi Parti, according to real estate documents accessed by IndexTap.

Modi government has agreed to a «new normal» over the «old normal» prevailing prior to April 2020 and demanded that Parliament must be given an opportunity to debate the full gamut of the relationship between the two countries. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said a discussion in Parliament on India-China relationship should focus on both strategic and economic policy, especially since our dependence on China has increased economically, even as it unilaterally changed the status quo on our borders over four years back. In a statement, Ramesh said the Congress has studied the recent suo motu statement made by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in both Houses of Parliament titled «Recent Developments in India's Relations with China».

Rahul Narwekar on Sunday filed his nomination for the Speaker's post in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He filed his nomination in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis, both Deputy Chief Ministers — Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, BJP state chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule, party leader Chandrakant Patil and others. The election for the post of Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, December 9.

carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, 7-9 billion tonnes a year. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says carbon dioxide removal technology will be required to achieve global and national net zero targets. In other words, there is no net zero without CO₂-removal, because emissions of greenhouse gases are not declining anywhere near fast enough. There will be trade-offs, as CO₂-removal can be costly and often uses up energy, water and land. But Earth is hurtling towards a climate catastrophe, with more than 3°C of warming under current global policies. We must do everything we can to avert disaster, which means slashing emissions as much as we possibly can, and removing what's left.

Jasprit Bumrah is only human and cannot always shoulder the responsibility of bowling opposition out all by himself, skipper Rohit Sharma said on Sunday, urging others to share the load with the premier fast bowler. India lost to Australia by 10 wickets in the second Test and during the Australian innings, only Bumrah stood out with a four-wicket haul. «Jasprit Bumrah cannot alone take responsibility. You don't expect him to bowl from both ends. The other guys also needs to step in and share the responsibility. There will be days when Bumrah won't get wickets,» Rohit said at the post-match press conference.

IPO market is set to be bustling next week, with 11 companies like Vishal Mega Mart, TPG Capital-backed Sai Life Sciences and fintech firm One Mobikwik Systems gearing up to launch their initial share sales, collectively aiming to raise nearly Rs 18,500 crore. Other mainboard IPOs to be launched during this period are Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Ltd and Blackstone-owned diamond grading firm International Gemmological Institute (India) Ltd. Alongside the five main-board IPOs, six SMEs are preparing to float their maiden public issues next week to garner over Rs 150 crore collectively.

Syria, which lasted for more than half a century, has come to a dramatic end after a decade-long bloody civil war. Rebel forces breached the regime’s seat of power in Damascus, prompting President Bashar al-Assad, an ophthalmologist, to flee. This marks the collapse of the Assad family's long-standing rule over the country.

Bashar Assad attempted to distance themselves after its rapid fall. Syria's al-Watan newspaper, historically pro-government, wrote: «We are facing a new page for Syria. We thank God for not shedding more blood. We believe and trust that Syria will be for all Syrians.» It added that media workers should not be blamed for publishing government statements in the past.

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). That same year, global exports of digitally deliverable services totalled USD 4.5 trillion. Such services can be delivered remotely over computer networks. Some examples include information technology consulting, creative industries, telecommunications and financial services. While digital technologies have the potential to transform global services trade, their benefits remain unevenly distributed.

Israeli military said Sunday it also sent troops to «other places necessary for its defence,» and that the force deployment was meant to provide security for residents of the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. It added it was «not interfering with the internal events in Syria.» Israel captured that territory from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war and later annexed it, a move not recognized by much of the international community, which views the territory as occupied. A later ceasefire agreement created a demilitarised buffer zone between the two countries' territories, prohibiting military presence or activity from either side in the area. United Nations peacekeepers have patrolled the area since 1974.

The initiative is expected to create jobs, boost revenue and serve as a learning hub for technical expertise, he said. Sogarwal said that the model has been presented by him in Vishakhapatnam and Delhi and it will be showcased by the Ministry of Environment at the National Chief Secretaries' Conference in Delhi from December 13 to 15.

Allu Arjun's «Pushpa 2: The Rule» crossed Rs 500 crore mark at the global box office, continuing its phenomenal blockbuster run in cinemas. Production banner Mythri Movie Makers, which has bankrolled the project, shared the movie's latest box office figures on social media, claiming that "Pushpa 2" has now become the fastest Indian film to hit the milestone. «The biggest Indian film is a wildfire at the box office and is shattering records #Pushpa2TheRule is now the fastest Indian film to collect a gross of 500 crores worldwide,» the studio posted on X on Saturday night. The Sukumar-directed movie is a sequel to 2021's Telugu blockbuster "Pushpa: The Rise".

slapping therapy" workshop. Hongchi Xiao, 61, from Cloudbreak, California, was convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence in July after a jury in Winchester, southern England, found that he was responsible for the death of 71-year-old Danielle Carr-Gomm. The incident occurred in October 2016 during a session meant to help Carr-Gomm manage her diabetes. Xiao was found to have «unlawfully killed» Carr-Gomm while leading a «paida lajin» workshop, a controversial alternative therapy where participants are slapped or encouraged to slap themselves. The jury concluded that Xiao failed in his duty of care by not seeking medical assistance when Carr-Gomm was suffering from diabetic ketoacidosis, a potentially fatal condition caused by a lack of insulin.

Marine Le Pen teamed up with a left-wing coalition to topple the French government, pitching the country into a prolonged period of turbulence that’s likely to further unsettle investors. A majority of lawmakers in the National Assembly backed a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s three-month-old administration following a dispute over next year’s budget. It was the shortest tenure for a premier since France’s Fifth Republic was founded in 1958. In the US, job growth picked up in November, a month after employment was constrained by two hurricanes and a commercial aircraft machinists’ strike. The unemployment rate, however, rose as long-term joblessness reached an almost three-year high.

In a reversal, President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country as his forces abandon territory with little resistance, marking a pivotal shift in the 13-year civil war. For the first time since 2018, opposition groups have breached the defenses of Damascus, signaling the growing strength of rebel factions determined to overthrow the Assad regime. The question now looms: Who are these fighters, and what comes next if they succeed in toppling Assad’s government?