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U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia is behind two new fabricated videos that appeared on social media this week falsely claiming that Haitians illegally voted in Georgia and that Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband received a $500,000 bribe from performer Sean Combs. The U.S. government issued a new warning about the fabrications Friday, a week after blaming Russia for another video that falsely claimed that ballots in Pennsylvania were being destroyed. Officials say foreign powers are working to undermine faith in the election, and government agencies in charge of protecting the vote on Tuesday have said the current torrent of false claims is greater than before. A senior official from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency called it a «fire hose of disinformation.»

While officials expected Delhi’s air quality to plunge into the “severe” category, favorable winds and above-normal temperatures helped mitigate the situation.

Ivanka Trump, the daughter of Republican candidate Donald Trump, chose to take a back seat during the Presidential election campaigns and did not prefer to feature in the various Republican events that took place throughout the election cycle, even when other children of Donald Trump actively took part in the campaign, with Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump spearheading some important aspects of their father's campaign.

US elections this time, things are as tough as things can get. Now, with the polls just a couple of days away, it is becoming increasingly tough to decide which candidate is now leading in the polls. Such is the uncertainty surrounding the US elections, that British betting company Bonus Code Bets asked ChatGPT about the possible outcome of the US elections. Interestingly, ChatGPT has coughed up some interesting state-wise possibilities, with a key focus on the key swing states.

Harry Enten, the CNN polling analyst suggested that US Vice President Kamala Harris could eventually achieve a landslide victory in the upcoming US Presidential Elections if polls underestimate the Democratic support which the poll surveys actually did during the midterms 2022. According to Newsweek, in the 2022 midterms, polls underestimated the Democrats by a fair average of near about 4 points. Newsweek reported that in accordance with Harry Enten, if this trend continues then he predicts that Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris could end up securing 319 electoral votes to Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s 219 by winning all critical battleground states. Also Read :Agatha All Along Season 2: Is the second installment in the works?

US elections are just a few days away and Wall Street is already placing its due bets on the potential future leadership of the country. Reports suggest that Wall Street executives, and even cryptocurrency traders are bidding for Donald Trump's return to the White House after November.

Agatha All Along, the spellbinding spin-off from WandaVision, are left wondering if they will get a second season. With the final episode now streaming on Disney Plus, the future of Agatha Harkness, the bewitching character played by Kathryn Hahn, remains uncertain. Billed as a limited series from the start, the show explores Agatha’s quest to restore her powers, culminating in a nine-episode arc. Yet, despite fans’ enthusiasm, a second season of Agatha All Along is unlikely, as mentioned in a report by Pinkvilla.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed that the pace of new card additions slowed to 620,000 in September from 920,000 in August, a fall of nearly a third. New card issuances have fallen by more than 64% from the year earlier. The latest additions take the total credit cards in force to 106 million. Experts say that new card additions will slow further as lenders become wary of the unsecured segment. “New cards issuance was majorly led by HDFC Bank and SBI Cards. However, net new card additions are expected to slow down in the near term due to rising delinquencies in the credit card receivables,” said IDBI Capital analyst Bunty Chawla. “Lenders also remain cautious on new cards disbursements due to the RBI’s risk weight norms.”

former US President Donald Trump in Arizona. According to Newsweek, host Bill Hemmer during a segment on America’s Newsroom eventually noted that US Vice President Kamala Harris could still achieve an Electoral College though without winning Arizona while highlighting about the importance of other battleground states. Newsweek noted that the network’s shift was in accordance with an average of eight polls which were conducted since early September where Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump led in seven polls and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris led in only one. Also Read:Jennifer Lopez's relationship with Diddy haunts her, abruptly leaves autograph signing session after being bombarded with questions on the rapper

The fund launched back in December 2021 and held £21.9m in assets, was closed on 30 September. According to data from Morningstar, the fund held £35.7m in assets at its peak in March 2024.  «Following a review of the fund, a decision was taken that an orderly closure was in the best interests of our investors,» a spokesperson told Investment Week. «We are committed to treating customers fairly and the remaining proceeds are being returned to the minimal number of investors impacted.» Ninety One shuts Global Macro Alternative fund The strategy, which invested in global equities w...

Reserve Bank of India's foreign exchange reserves fell by $3.5 billion to $684.8 billion in the week ended September 25, latest data showed. The central bank likely sold dollars to prevent a sharp depreciation in the rupee, traders said. Foreign currency assets fell $4.5 billion to $593.7 billion, while gold reserves rose $1 billion to $68.5 billion. The Indian rupee traded in a narrow range of 84.05/$1 to 84.08/$1 in the week ended September 25, as foreign portfolio investors bought dollars.

Donald Trump is «unstable», «obsessed with revenge» and is «out for unchecked power», Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris said on Friday in an unprecedented attack on her Republican rival ahead of next week's US election. In a rally at Las Vegas, 60-year-old Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, said Trump, 78, is all about «hate» and more division and that he would bring an «enemies list» to the White House, while she would carry a «to-do list» of priorities. Singer Jennifer Lopez joined the Democratic leader at the rally and called on voters, especially Latino Americans, to support Harris as cares about «not just some Americans, but all Americans». «We all know who Donald Trump is. He is not someone who is thinking about how to make your life better. He is someone who is increasingly unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance and he is out for unchecked power,» Harris said at the rally.

biologists, a group of statisticians, and a group of physicists. Each group was given a year to research. After one year, they all reported to the investors. The biologists said that they could genetically engineer an unbeatable racehorse, but it would take 200 years and $100 bn. The statisticians reported next. They said that they could predict the outcome of any race, at a cost of $100 mn a race, and they would only be right 10% of the time.

Paradip Port will develop three new berths, mechanise four existing ones, and establish one berth solely for green hydrogen as part of its strategy to become fully mechanised by 2030, according to officials. The central government-run port aims to exceed 400 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) handling capacity, up from 289 MTPA at present, by 2030 and to 500 MTPA by 2047. «The mechanisation of berths will require an investment of over Rs 2,500 crore and will enhance operational efficiency, reduce handling times,» a senior official told ET on condition of anonymity, adding that this will improve overall productivity at the port.

Buenos Aires pretty recently. According to Life and Style, partial autopsy indicated that Liam Payne had multiple kinds of drugs in his system which included cocaine, crack, benzodiazepine and even ‘pink cocaine’ which is a deadly combination of methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA. Life and Style reported that sources really close to Liam Payne have already revealed that he was living a ‘devastating double life’ in spite of appearing really happy on the outside. Recent reports have also revealed that the former members of the One Direction band are remembering Liam Payne very fondly. Also Read: The Handmaid’s Tale spinoff: Is ‘The Testaments’ finally happening? Here’s what we know

Malia Obama, daughter of former President Barack Obama, has chosen to drop her last name professionally for her directorial debut. Barack Obama shared his thoughts on this decision during an episode of the “Pivot” podcast. He noted that while Malia hoped to avoid being associated with her famous family, people would still recognize her identity.

business leadership was defined by managers who ruled enterprises top-down. Shaped by the world wars and the Great Depression, leadership in enterprises was defined by an almost militaristic control established through stringent rules and dictums. A 21st-century leader, on the other hand, is empathetic, and visionary, and leads by inspiring their teams to achieve a common vision, rather than forcing them to work until they drop. The backlash following EY employee Anna Sebastian Perayil's death has highlighted how corporate India's conditions can be deemed, in many cases, as being 'inhumane'. Such conditions call attention to how Indian employees are among the most overworked in  the world. It underlines two key questions: Are Indian workplaces desirable?

The Testaments in 2022, fans of The Handmaid’s Tale have eagerly awaited more details on the upcoming spinoff. Based on Margaret Atwood’s 2019 sequel to her original 1985 novel, The Testaments explores life in Gilead 15 years after the events that formed the core of The Handmaid’s Tale. Following the narratives of three women, including Aunt Lydia and two young women named Agnes and Daisy, the book explores Gilead’s deep-rooted power dynamics and Aunt Lydia’s evolving stance within the regime. With The Handmaid’s Tale currently in production for its final season, expected to premiere in spring 2025, The Testaments will come to the screen afterward, continuing the universe created by Atwood.

Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, said on Friday that Tehran is likely to increase the range of its ballistic missiles and possibly review its nuclear doctrine, amid growing tensions with arch-enemy Israel and tit-for-tat missile and airstrikes. Asked by Lebanon-based pro-Iran broadcaster Al-Mayadeen whether Iran was ready if conflict were to expand after the recent strikes, Kharrazi said Iran was likely to up the range of its ballistic missiles beyond a self-imposed limit of 2,000 km (1,250 miles). He said that although Iran has the technical capability to produce nuclear weapons, it is currently held back by a fatwa, or religious decree, issued in the early 2000s by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

PepsiCo won the dismissal of New York's lawsuit accusing the beverage and snack-food company of polluting the environment with single-use plastic packaging, as the judge criticized the state's attorney general, Letitia James, for bringing the case. Justice Emilio Colaiacovo of the state Supreme Court in Buffalo said on Thursday that James failed to show PepsiCo created a public nuisance and should have warned consumers about the health and environmental risks of plastics in more than 100 of its brands. James sued PepsiCo and its Frito-Lay unit last November, seeking to hold them liable for endangering Buffalo's water supply by generating 17% of the plastic waste found in and near the Buffalo River. She also said the defendants deceived the public about their efforts to fight plastics pollution.

The Diplomat Season 2, the mastermind behind the HMS Courageous attack is revealed as none other than U.S. Vice President Grace Penn. The season unpacks layers of conspiracy, uncovering that the British far-right politician Lenny Stendig and Parliament member Merritt Grove were also involved, with CIA operative Margaret Roylin orchestrating much of the scheme. Working alongside Russian mercenary Roman Lenkov, this group launched a false-flag operation intending minor damage, but a supply issue led to using a powerful submarine missile, which caused more destruction than anticipated. The revelation positions Vice President Penn at the helm of a plan aimed at hindering Scotland’s independence, emphasizing a hidden motive—preserving Creagan, a vital U.S. nuclear base in Scotland.