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A group of youngsters, meanwhile, staged a demonstration here, reiterating their demand for age relaxation and rescheduling of the examination. «A total of 5,59,135 candidates are scheduled to appear in the exams for 4,002 posts of constables (home department) to be held on December 1, December 8 and December 22,» Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Recruitment Board (SSRB) Chairperson Indu Kanwal Chib said at a meeting here.

weather forecasting. Republicans have the chance to make it better. One way Donald Trump may try to differentiate his second term from his first is by slashing the federal work force and budget and consolidating and restructuring a host of government agencies. For people who care about weather and climate, one of the most concerning proposals on the table is to dismantle the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The authors of Project 2025, a blueprint for the administration crafted by conservative organizations, claim erroneously that NOAA is «one of the main drivers of the climate change alarm industry» and should be «broken down and downsized.» An arm of Mr. Trump's team, the Department of Government Efficiency, to be led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, wants to eliminate $500 billion in spending by cutting programs whose funding has expired. That could include NOAA.

Raut indicated that differences in Mahayuti forced caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde to go to his village in Satara district amidst the government formation efforts. Notably, a key Mahayuti meeting scheduled on Friday was put off as Shinde headed to his native village, delaying government formation a week after poll results.

This is called “carewashing” — a strategy where corporations portray an image of commitment to social issues without genuinely working towards them. Such a strategy severely impacts employee trust. If this is not addressed or prevented, it can push employees to quit, leading to high staff churn and associated expenses. Experts say it is important for leaders to convey that they are establishing a genuine culture of care in the organisations if they want to succeed.

NASA has recently raised alarms about the existential threats facing Earth, bringing into focus the predictions made by physicist Stephen Hawking prior to his death in 2018. Though the space agency has not endorsed Hawking’s specific timeline of Earth’s demise, it has echoed concerns about the dangers of global warming, overconsumption of energy, and other threats to humanity’s survival. As the climate crisis worsens, the world is left wondering: how close are we to the catastrophic fate Hawking envisioned?

Property Share Investment, Nisus Finance Services and Emerald Tyre Manufacturers. Apart from these new IPOs, the Street will see 8 listings including that of Suraksha Diagnostic, which is currently open for public subscription.

A fresher might be considered rude if they put forth their opinion without reading the room. Sometimes, even those with the best of ideas might fail in conveying them properly. That can also lead to trouble. So, what is the best possible way for a newbie to put forward their opinion in the workplace? Here are a few tips that might come in handy: Assess the environment around you: Every place of work has its own culture and style of communication. At some workplaces, it’s okay for juniors to directly approach senior-level management to engage in discussions, whereas others follow a well-structured hierarchy. So, observe the dynamics, pay a closer look at how people at your workplace communicate, and take a call accordingly. For instance, if you see that team members communicate their ideas to the team lead who decides whether to take it forward to the senior leaders or not, that’s your cue to not barge into the office of the department head with a list of your ideas. Stick to the line of communication.

Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh on Saturday said National Defence Academy (NDA) cadets must carry forward the vast experience of their training to service academies and bonds they made at the institute in planning and execution of operations. The Air Chief Marshal was the reviewing officer of the 147th course of the NDA and addressed the Passing Out Parade at the tri-service training institute in Khadakwasla. Speaking on the occasion, he said, «The vast experience of training at the NDA needs to be carried forward to the respective service academies, and the bond created here must be carried towards planning and execution of our operations. I am confident that you will all don the mantle of jointness as proudly as you will don your service uniforms.» He said as young officers, the role of NDA cadets in any future conflict would be pivotal in ensuring that the enemy designs are defeated and that the territorial integrity of a great nation is not compromised.

RAU's IAS Study circle case. Father of a deceased student Nevin Dalvin moved to the High Court earlier seeking direction to change the Investigation officer. His plea was dismissed by the trial court. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma passed an order on November 27 on the petition moved by Dalvin Suresh and said, «In order to balance the rights, Director CBI is requested to appoint a senior officer to have regular monitoring of the investigation being conducted by the CBI. I consider that no further directions are required to be passed in the present petition.»

Indian Vegetable Oil Producers Association (IVPA) feels that better price risk management and price discovery can come through revoking the suspension of the oil seeds commodity derivative contracts. Sudhakar Rao Desai, CEO of Emami Agrotech and president of IVPA said «The agri industry and agriculture commodities and ecosystem which comprises of various participants and stakeholders, who contribute substantially to India’s agri value chain and agri economy has suffered immensely due to the protracted and prolonged suspension of exchange-traded commodity derivatives. IVPA has been a strong proponent of supporting the cause of income improvisation and enhanced price risk management. „ “IVPA believes that better price risk management and price discovery can come through revoking the suspension of the oil seeds commodity derivative contracts. In light of the findings that the studies conducted by leading economic study institutions such as BIMTECH and SJM School of Management, IIT Bombay has clearly articulated – that futures trading not only aids the process of price discovery and sets pricing benchmarks for agri commodities across spot markets, eventually impacting the retail markets positively – but allows for better crop planning at the farmers end, ultimately benefiting the entire value chain,» he said.

In a statement, Jairam Ramesh accused the Modi government of ignoring the «grim reality» of stagnant wages. He also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of «generating hype» while people continue to live in hope.

«The attacks, murders, looting, arson as well as inhuman atrocities by Islamic fundamentalists on Hindus, women and all other minorities in Bangladesh are extremely worrying and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh condemns this,» he said. Instead of stopping this, the present Bangladesh government and other agencies are only silent spectators, Hosabale said.

Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country, but Kurram district — in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the border with Afghanistan — has a large Shiite population and the communities have clashed for decades. Fresh fighting broke out last Thursday when two separate convoys of Shiite Muslims travelling under police escort were ambushed, killing more than 40 and sparking 10 days of battling with light and heavy weapons.

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas investment arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), has completed the acquisition of Norwegian firm Equinor's stake in an Azerbaijan oilfield and an associated pipeline for USD 60 million, the firm said in a statement. OVL «has completed the acquisition of 0.615 per cent participating interest (PI) in offshore Azeri Chirag Gunashli (ACG) field in Azerbaijan from Equinor. This also includes the acquisition of 0.737 per cent shares of Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline company through its wholly-owned subsidiary ONGC BTC Limited», a company statement said. The firm had signed a sale purchase agreement (SPA) for the stake buy in July and the deal was completed on November 29.

input tax credit (ITC) or amend any errors or omissions in compliance with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rules and regulations for FY 2023-24 by GST-registered taxpayers. If the taxpayer misses today’s date, he/she may lose out on claiming ITC benefit for FY 2023-24 under GST if any ITC claims are pending. It will result in a loss for the taxpayer as he/she will not be able to offset output GST liability with input tax credit. Dinesh Jotwani, Co- Managing partner at Jotwani Associates says, «Section 16(4) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 reads as follows: A registered person shall not be entitled to take input tax credit in respect of any invoice or debit note for supply of goods or services or both after the due date of furnishing of the return under section 39 for the month of September following the end of financial year to which such invoice or invoice relating to such debit note pertains or furnishing of the relevant annual return, whichever is earlier. Therefore, all GST-registered taxpayers must claim any pending input tax credit (ITC) for FY 2023-24 by November 30th. This is also the deadline for filing a GST form to amend any errors or omissions. Please do so to avoid the loss of Input Tax Credit Benefits.” Also Read: GSTN approves 5 apps for faster GST invoices verification

US Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers. The USS Zumwalt is at a Mississippi shipyard where workers have installed missile tubes that replace twin turrets from a gun system that was never activated because it was too expensive. Once the system is complete, the Zumwalt will provide a platform for conducting fast, precision strikes from greater distances, adding to the usefulness of the warship. «It was a costly blunder but the Navy could take victory from the jaws of defeat here, and get some utility out of them by making them into a hypersonic platform,» said Bryan Clark, a defense analyst at the Hudson Institute. The US has had several types of hypersonic weapons in development for the past two decades, but recent tests by both Russia and China have added pressure to the US military to hasten their production.

The report highlighted that the real GDP growth in the first half (H1 FY25) stood at 6.0 per cent, with a projected growth of 6.5-6.8 per cent in the second half (H2). As per report the manufacturing-led slowdown significantly impacted the overall economic performance. The industry sector's growth declined to a six-quarter low of 3.6 per cent in Q2, contributing to the subdued GDP numbers.

Crisil Ratings has reaffirmed its credit ratings for Adani Group entities, citing sufficient liquidity and robust operational cash flows despite ongoing legal challenges. It pointed out that lenders and investors haven't taken any negative actions against the group.

HSBC retained its 'Buy' rating on Apollo and KIMS and raised the price targets on Rainbow and Aster with a significant capex cycle underway for hospitals in India in 2025. The brokerage said structural drivers such as an ageing population, an increase in lifestyle-related disorders and rising health insurance coverage remain intact for the growth of hospitals.

European House Ambrosetti group's senior partner Lorenzo Tavazzi has said Italian companies have invested USD 6.5 billion in India, which speaks of the importance accorded to the world's fastest growing major economy, and stressed that there are a lot of opportunities for growth. Tavazzi, who heads TEHA's Scenarios and Intelligence Areas, was speaking in Mumbai on Friday after the inauguration of the Villaggio Italia exposition, being held to coincide with the port of call of Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian Navy ship used for training and supporting national diplomacy. Speaking at a panel discussion curated by top Italian news agency ANSA in connection with the ship's arrival in Mumbai, Tavazzi said Italy can help India's aspirations on the energy transition and transport fronts with its expertise in sustainable technologies and also high-speed rail. Alessandro Giuliani of SDA Bocconi Asia Center, a Mumbai-based management education institute, said that given the commonality on the food front, wherein the culinary habits of both the countries focus on usage of spices, Indian students should feel at home if they go to study in Italy.

RG Kar Hospital financial irregularities in which it has named former principal of the medical establishment Sandip Ghosh as the prime accused, an official said. The Special CBI court at Alipore here, however, did not accept the chargesheet as the official approval required to file a chargesheet against any state government employee was not available, he said. In the 100-odd page chargesheet, the central probe agency has also named four others who were arrested for alleged involvement in the irregularities, he said. «Apart from Ghosh (who has been suspended), the chargesheet includes the names of the other four arrested accused — Biplab Singh, Afsar Ali, Suman Hazra and Ashish Pandey. The CBI has also attached at least 1,000 pages of documents in support of their investigation of the case,» the officer told PTI.