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In the two weeks leading up to Diwali this year, an impressive 3.9 crore liquor bottles were sold across the capital, generating a remarkable Rs. 448 crore in revenue through 680 shops operated by four government corporations. This year’s figures mark a substantial increase compared to the previous two years. In 2022, 1.9 crore bottles sold for Rs. 324 crore, while 2023 saw sales rise to 2.7 crore bottles worth Rs. 433 crore.

Suresh Gopi and two others for «misusing» an ambulance during the Thrissur Pooram festivities in April this year, police said on Sunday. The Thrissur East Police on Sunday registered an FIR against the Union Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Tourism, Abhijith Nair and an ambulance driver in this regard. Sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC and sections 179, 184, 188 and 192 of Motor Vehicles Act were imposed against them, police said. The case was registered following a complaint filed by K P Sumesh, a local CPI leader, seeking legal action against Gopi for allegedly misusing an ambulance to reach the Pooram venue flouting police restrictions.

Mumbai. New Zealand are already 2-0 up in the series. Will Young scored a gritty half century as New Zealand Young (51 runs off 100 balls) to help New Zealand reach a competitive total. For India, Ravindra Jadeja picked up five wickets and registered a ten-wicket haul for the match, while Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed three. Ajaz Patel and Matt Henry could add only three runs to New Zealand's total this morning having resumed at the overnight score of 171/9.

Even as Trump looks to expand the electoral map and project strength with trips to New Mexico and Virginia, two Democratic states not widely viewed as competitive, he is putting considerable time into North Carolina, which last backed a Democrat for president in 2008. The former president's path to the 270 electoral votes needed to capture the presidency gets significantly more complicated if he loses North Carolina. The fast-growing Southern state gave Trump his smallest margin of victory — 1.3 percentage points — over Democrat Joe Biden four years ago.

Kamala Harris appeared on the "Saturday Night Live" TV comedy show on Saturday, adding a surprise jolt to the U.S. presidential election just three days before her with showdown with Republican Donald Trump. «Keep Calm-ala and carry on-ala,» Harris said in unison with the actor who plays her on the show, Maya Rudolph.

Iran's leadership and allies are bracing for what they would regard as a dreadful outcome of the imminent U.S. presidential election: A return to power of Donald Trump. Opinion polls suggest the Republican Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris remain locked in a close contest. But Iranian leaders and their regional allies in Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen are concerned that Trump could well triumph on Nov. 5 and this could spell more trouble for them. Iran's main concern is the potential for Trump to empower Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike Iran's nuclear sites, conduct targeted assassinations and reimpose his «maximum pressure policy» through heightened sanctions on their oil industry, according to Iranian, Arab and Western officials. They anticipate that Trump, who was president in 2017-21, will exert utmost pressure on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to cave in by accepting a nuclear containment deal on terms set by himself and Israel.

Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed of sexual assault and they have told AFP of their «huge anger» that his alleged campaign of abuse and humiliation went unpunished. «It looked like the dream job,» said Jen, who was 16 when she joined the London department store considered to be the height of glamour. But the prestige came at a price. Lawyers said Friday that more than 400 women and witnesses linked to Harrods, Fulham football club, the Ritz hotel in Paris and other Fayed entities have come forward in the past six weeks to allege that he raped or assaulted them.

AM/NS India, a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Japan’s Nippon Steel, is set to establish an integrated steel project of 17.8 million tonnes capacity, with a proposed aggregate investment of Rs 1.4 lakh crore, in the Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh. This would be one of the largest greenfield projects in recent times. In the first phase of the project, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel will establish a 7.3 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) capacity blast furnace steel plant with an initial investment of Rs 80,000 crore. The company has sought 2,600 acres of land for the first phase. In the second phase, AM/NS will add a capacity of 10.5 MMTPA with an investment of Rs 60,000 crore and has sought an additional 2,000 acres of land. According to government sources, about 1,800 acres of land is readily available adjacent to Nakkapalli bulk drug park and can be provided.

rural demand recovery, premiumisation and return of value growth, according to industry executives. Value growth will largely come from an increase in product prices, they said, as companies pass on the increase in prices of raw materials such as palm oil, crude oil, bulk tea, wheat flour and sugar of up to 30%. The mix of volume and value growth is likely to push most category growth rates to around mid-teens in the next two quarters up from the single-digit growth seen in recent quarters, they said.

data centre boom globally, in addition to rapid 5G rollouts, is silently propelling the growth of another ancillary industry: Optic fibre cables (OFCs). With top dollar expected to flow into the segment in the next decade, service providers and fibre manufacturers are looking to simultaneously strengthen deployment locally and double down on building capacities and boosting exports. Investment banking firm Avendus Capital expects around $2 billion capital expenditure towards data centre fibre alone over the next decade, with global private equity funds eyeing the India opportunity. Deloitte estimates that overall fibre deployment in India will be 4 million kilometres in 2024, expected to expand at 12- 15% over the next two years. Manufacturers are also looking to harness India’s already established credentials. According to data from the Ministry of Commerce, India’s OFC exports to more than 100 countries in FY24 totalled Rs 39,600 crore. Nearly half of the shipments were to major European nations, including Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, and the Czech Republic.

Donald Trump has been going steadily ahead in the US elections, marching and leading his Party right from the front in the ongoing US Presidential election campaign. Top pollsters have been vehemently backing him, but a sudden poll data has shocked everyone, where it has been claimed that Trump is set to lose in one of the key US regions: Florida.

Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata and his successor and half-brother Noel Tata share a direct bloodline with the group founder Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, according to a new biography of Ratan Tata. Retired bureaucrat Thomas Mathew, in his Ratan Tata: A Life, claims that historical records show Ratan and Noel Tata’s father Naval Hormusji Tata—adopted from the extended family—shares a common ancestor with the Tata group founder. Naval Tata’s association with Jamsetji’s family through his mother (a niece of the founder’s wife) is known but a direct bloodline between him and Jamsetji has not previously been documented.

Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum's breakup last weekend is finally clear. According to reports, some information has been revealed about what went wrong in the relationship between Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz, as quoted in a report by Cosmopolitan. After dating for three years, the couple recently broke up, according to People, which broke the news. They haven’t been on the same page and grew apart. The split was long overdue. According to a report by Cosmopolitan, Zoë and Channing's laid-back vibes put a lot of pressure on them and made them rethink their relationship after Blink Twice. Wedding plans were looming, but neither of them were rushing to the altar.

US election 2024 result will be declared after November 5 but exit polls have shown that Donald Trump is winning six battleground states while Kamala Harris is leading in one swing state, according to findings of Atlas Polls for swing states. There are seven battleground states in US election map. These are North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania. Trump is leading in North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania. Harris is leading in Wisconsin.

US elections 2024 against Kamala Harris. A Politico report suggests that Democratic leaders are of the opinion that they want a drama free transfer of power, even if it means setting aside some Democrats who believe that Trump is ineligible to return to the Presidency because of the 14th Amendment.

Gisele Bündchen and her boyfriend Joaquim Valente are excited to continue their relationship as she prepares to become a mother for the third time. The couple is reportedly maintaining their romance status quo despite this significant life milestone, which means a wedding is not anytime soon, according to Page Six. The media outlet was informed by a source that the 37-year-old Jiu-jitsu instructor and the 44-year-old supermodel would live together for now. Bündchen's 2022 divorce from Tom Brady following 13 years of marriage may be a contributing factor. There is a significant disparity in their net worth, as quoted in a report by She Knows.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump now, are both strong contenders for the US election race. Meanwhile, Newsweek analysis of current survey results state that the results in some of the key US states, including the likes of Missouri, Montana, Nebraska and others will be outstanding this time for Trump.

Former boxing world champion Tyson was accused of raping a woman in 1992. A lawsuit was filed in January in 2023. Subsequently, in June this year, the victim pleaded in the court that she mentioned the wrong date, as per a USA Today report. Tyson's lawyers have decided to file papers in the court on November 18. Tyson is scheduled to fight Jake Paul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Just over an hour before his fatal fall, Liam expressed a desire to buy a home in Buenos Aires, sharing his love for the city and its surroundings. In an encounter captured by Argentine TV, a fan named Daiana Gauna recounted her emotional conversation with Liam. She described him as looking good, not under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and noted their discussion about his experiences in Buenos Aires. Liam shared that he had recently gone for a run with his girlfriend and expressed his enjoyment of the city and its countryside.

The former president's path to the 270 electoral votes needed to capture the presidency gets significantly more complicated if he loses North Carolina. The fast-growing Southern state gave Trump his smallest margin of victory — 1.3 percentage points — over Democrat Joe Biden four years ago. Trump will campaign in Gastonia, west of Charlotte, and Greensboro on Saturday, with a stop in Salem, Virginia, in between. He will be in the eastern city of Kinston on Sunday and in Raleigh on Monday. Those four rallies will bring his total events in North Carolina since October 1 to nine. His running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, has been in the state six times during the same period, most recently on Friday.