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commercial ships in the Red Sea, the top commander of US naval forces in the Middle East says, even as more nations join the international maritime mission to protect vessels in the vital waterway and trade traffic begins to pick up. Since Operation Prosperity Guardian was announced just over 10 days ago, 1,200 merchant ships have traveled through the Red Sea region, and none had been hit by drone or missile strikes, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said in an Associated Press interview, although the US military said that one ship reported being struck by a missile late Saturday.

London on Sunday of potential delays after flooding forced the cancellation all Saturday trains. The first Eurostar train left London St Pancras International shortly after 8:00 am (0800 GMT).

airports and more aircraft, including A350s, are ready to carry them in expanding routes in 2024 even as the fate of two bankrupt airlines remain uncertain. A slew of airports and terminal building inaugurations and revised norms to address pilot fatigue issue will also happen in the new year.

Hyderabad Traffic Police has issued rules and regulations to control the traffic movement. «People are requested to kindly follow traffic rules for their own safety and co-operate with the police personnel on duty,» the official notification of Hyderabad Traffic Police read. Check all the rules and regulations here:

Modi will visit Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep on January 2 and 3 during which he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects, his office said on Sunday. On January 2, Modi will reach Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu and will be the chief guest at the 38th Convocation Ceremony of Bharathidasan University, a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said. At a public programme in Tiruchirappalli, the prime minister will lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 19,850 crore related to aviation, rail, road, oil and gas, shipping and higher education sectors. Modi will then reach Agatti in Lakshadweep where he will address a public function. On January 3, the prime minister will reach Kavaratti in Lakshadweep, where he will lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects in Lakshadweep related to sectors such as telecommunications, drinking water, solar power and health. At the programme in Tiruchirappalli, he will inaugurate the New Terminal Building at Tiruchirappalli International Airport. Developed at a cost of more than Rs 1,100 crore, the two-level new international terminal building has the capacity to serve more than 44 lakh passengers annually and about 3,500 passengers during peak hours, the statement said. Modi will dedicate to the nation multiple railway projects, including doubling of rail line section of 160 Km from Madurai-?Tuticorin and three projects for rail line electrification. The rail projects will help in improving the rail capacity to carry freight and passengers and contribute to economic development and employment generation in Tamil Nadu, the statement said. Modi will also dedicate to the nation five road

Thailand's popular tourist destination Phuket has launched a new user-friendly online visa extension system. The Immigration Bureau Commissioner, Pol Lt Gen Itthiphon Itthisanronnachai, unveiled this new initiative, that will allow foreigners under the 12 specified visa categories to apply for visa extensions online. The move aligns with Lt Gen Itthiphon's mission to streamline immigration procedures, ensuring efficiency and accessibility, especially during the upcoming New Year holidays.

₹40 lakhs (account balance, FD, demat holdings, etc). - Possess a mortgage relationship with a disbursal of ₹1.15 crore or more with HSBC India. - Hold a corporate salary account through the HSBC Corporate Employee Program in India, with a net monthly salary credit of ₹3 lakhs or more.

PTI, the director further said that he is happy that people have praised his efforts to tell a human story at a time audiences are flocking to action movies. Dunki is based on the illegal migration of people who travel through the dangerous ‘donkey route’ in search of a better life. The film also stars Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal and Boman Irani and has so far earned ₹176.47 crore net in India collection.

Ritesh Agarwal in post on social media platform X. Also Read | Holiday travel around Christmas, NYE weekend to top 2019 levels “OYO > Coffee. So many people woke up and chose to book an OYO today.

Workers from South Asia are heading to Israel, whose need for labor has become more pressing since the Hamas-led attack in October. Israel's government closed crossings from the West Bank, cutting off thousands of Palestinians from work, and many of the foreign workers whom Israel relies on to operate its farms and construction industry left. Most of the roughly 30,000 foreign agricultural workers in Israel were from Thailand, dozens of whom were kidnapped or killed on Oct.

International Year of Millets (IYM), is over, can we ask how effective it was? The Indian government put in major effort, from the topmost level, into promoting millets as healthy, sustainable crops. There were policy initiatives, extensive publicity, and everyone from corporates to state governments to self-help groups enthusiastically promoting millets. Measured purely by visibility and awareness, it was a huge success.

Congress formed its first government in Telangana in 2023, humbling the mighty BRS but Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has his task cut out to ensure the momentum continues in 2024 to see the party emerges victorious in the Lok Sabha polls. Hailed as the architect of the grand old party's southern success amid an unimpressive electoral show in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, the energetic Reddy needs to ensure Congress pockets as many Lok Sabha seats as possible out of the 17 segments up for grabs, to consolidate his position.

Jammu and Kashmir police Rashmi Ranjan Swain on Saturday said the number of local militants active in the union territory is all time low at 31 but the war is not just against the gun wielding militants but also against those who endorse and glorify their narrative. The J&K police chief, while addressing the end of year press conference in Jammu presented a detailed outlook of the work police has done over the past 12 months across the UT. He said that the region is currently passing through a historic and important phase witnessing a significant socio-political and economic change.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off the Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express connecting the Marathwada city of Jalna with Maharashtra's capital. The train, flagged off by Modi virtually during a function in Ayodhya, started its inaugural run from Jalna, around 400 km from Mumbai, at 12.12 pm, and reached the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSTM) here at 6.55 pm. It was among the six Vande Bharat Express trains flagged off by Modi.

Eurostar services to and from London were cancelled Saturday after a tunnel under the River Thames became flooded due to heavy rain, disrupting festive travel plans. Hundreds of travelers trying to get across the English Channel were stranded at London's St. Pancras International station and the Gare du Nord station in Paris. Eurostar, which runs services from London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, said it would be running no high-speed train services throughout Saturday because of the flooding.

Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the moon’s South Pole, making it the first country to have achieved the historic feat. Here's a look at other top 10 breakthrough moments in scientific discoveries and inventions: 1. Can humans reproduce in space? In a first, researchers successfully grew mouse embryos aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700 plants, mammals, fish, insects and other species in the US have been listed as threatened or endangered with extinction. Yet federal government data reveals striking disparities in how much money is allocated to save various biological kingdoms. Of the roughly $1.2 billion a year spent on endangered and threatened species, about half goes toward recovery of just two types of fish: salmon and steelhead trout along the West Coast.

Kashmiri Pandits who got displaced from the Valley with the advent of separatist militancy, possibly because they were not «such a big electorate» as to invite «political intervention», former Supreme Court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul has said. Justice Kaul, who was part of the bench which upheld the abrogation of Article 370 in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, and recommended setting up an «impartial truth and reconciliation commission» to probe and report on human rights violations by both state and non-state actors since the 1980s, said people of different communities lived in unity before insurgency shattered the peace and he was at a loss to comprehend how the situation «slowly degenerated». A Kashmiri Pandit himself, Kaul feels, it is time now for the people to move forward, after more than 30 years of unbridled violence. In an interview with PTI on Friday, Justice Kaul spoke about the unanimous verdict of the five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud which upheld the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed special status on Jammu and Kashmir. «It was a unanimous verdict which means all of us must have thought that this is the correct path to follow. Of course, every judgement, especially every important judgement, will generate debates.

money lessons playlist! It was The Beatles who sang this song which made fans worldwide scream with joy (at the sight of the boy band extraordinaire, more likely) and the band laughed all the way to the bank. But we’re at the end of 20023 and if you’re feeling a tad mellow, I’m sure you will love this version by Blackstreet Sometimes we value money over everything else as we allow the rat race to overwhelm us. This fun song also reminds us to step back and take a breather.

For those who missed the July 31 deadline to file their income tax return (ITR) for the financial year 2022-23, the Income Tax Department has issued a warning. They’ve given a final chance, setting December 31, 2023, as the last date to file the belated or revised ITR. The department emphasized the difference between the two types of returns. In a post on social media, the department urged taxpayers to act promptly and provided a website link for necessary information.

The EMI (Equated Monthly Instalment) to income ratio for households has improved in 2023 after the brief decline in affordability in 2022, according to Knight Frank India’s proprietary Affordability Index.