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Thousands of people have marched in London to demand a cleanup of Britain’s sewage-clogged waterways

“Venom: The Last Dance” is enjoying another weekend at the top of the box office charts

For some television viewers, size apparently does matter

BEIJING — The size of China's highly anticipated stimulus plans will likely depend on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, analysts said.

Sylvester Stallone stars in Armor, an intense heist thriller set for a November 2024 release. The story follows Stallone’s seasoned thief as he attempts a high-stakes armored truck robbery that takes unexpected twists.

Real estate developers across the country have approached the government, raising concerns over a recent National Green Tribunal ruling that requires them to secure environmental clearances for projects from central authorities as against state agencies, saying the shift will delay projects and drive up operational costs. Until now, the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) used to grant environmental clearances to real estate projects. This system allowed local authorities, familiar with the regional geography and specific regulations—since land is a state subject—to efficiently approve projects tailored to the area's needs. But an NGT judgment in August unilaterally reversed this situation and directed the ministry of environment & forest (MOEF) to get all real estate projects appraised by the Sectoral Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) at the centre.

Housing experts who have long promoted moving new home construction from suburbs to urban centres are calling for a similar approach to policy, saying several ideas currently percolating on the fringes of society in Canada have proven successful elsewhere and deserve a more central place in the national conversation.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seeking integration with its Centralised Information Management System (CIMS) platform, aiming for real-time verification of limit utilisation under the Liberal Remittance Scheme (LRS), said people familiar with the development. Under the LRS, Indian citizens are allowed to remit up to $250,000 per financial year for various permissible transactions. The move can also fast-track the inclusion of international credit card spending under LRS regulations, according to the people.

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday said the «real agenda» of the Samajwadi Party is «Muslim appeasement and giving open support to jihadis for vote bank». In a post on X in Hindi, Maurya said, «SP's real agenda: Muslim appeasement and giving open support to jihadis for vote bank.» «Love Jihad, Land Jihad, Vote Jihad — politics of dividing society on every front, is this Shri Akhilesh Yadav's claim of harmony? Is this PDA? Both the character and face of SP have been exposed,» Maurya said in his post. Maurya's statement comes at a time when the BJP and the SP are all gearing up for bypolls in the state.

«I really wouldn't believe it if they told me she won,» Brandon Dent, 22, told AFP, referring to Trump's rival, Vice President Kamala Harris. «He'll take it in a landslide,» the delivery driver said, observing the thousands of fellow Trump supporters lining up to see the president speak in the Virginia city of Salem, nestled among gentle mountains brushed in red and orange by the fall foliage.

Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Sunday said that the state government will soon bring out a new energy policy and has formulated plans to generate 20,000 MW of green energy as part of conservation and protection of the environment. He also announced that the ongoing work on Yadadri Thermal Power plant will be completed by May 2025 to connect 4,000 MW of power to the grid. The Deputy CM along with Ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy visited the Yadadri Thermal Power Plant. They flagged off the train to transport coal from Ramagundam to Yadadri Thermal Power Station, an official release said. Vikramarka said that though Telangana was formed a decade ago, the previous (BRS) government did not bring out energy policy. But, the Congress government would soon bring out a new energy policy, he said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday assured that he and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the UDF candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha bypoll in Wayanad, are committed to establishing a medical college in the hill constituency. Addressing a public meeting at Areekode in nearby Malappuram district as part of the election campaign, the former Wayanad MP said it's not easy for him to leave the hill constituency as the people cutting across party lines supported him during his tough time. «Some commitments that I have made to you. Commitment to medical college… commitment of night traffic. I guarantee you, your new MP is going to be committed to doing these things. And also, your old MP is also going to be committed. We will personally build one of the best medical colleges in the country in this constituency,» he said. The mountainous constituency faces a shortage of basic infrastructure, with the need for a well-equipped medical college emerging as a key issue highlighted by all three political fronts — the Congress-led UDF, CPI(M)-led LDF, and the BJP — in this bypoll.

Yogi Adityanath coined 'batenge toh katenge' (divided we fall) much before the bypolls were announced, a Samajwadi Party worker from the Deoria district put up a hoarding outside the party's office in Lucknow, which read 'judenge to jeetenge' (united we win). The hoardings by another SP worker from the Maharajganj district says 'na batenge, na katenge, PDA ke sang rahenge' (we will neither get divided nor we will fall) and 'PDA jodegi aur jeetegi' (PDA will unite and win). The BSP too jumped in the slogan fray with its chief Mayawati on Saturday saying, «BSP se judenge toh aage badhenge, surakshit rahenge'' (people will progress and remain safe with the BSP's).

S Jaishankar on Sunday highlighted the significance of QUAD and Australia's foundational role in the partnership. «The QUAD ranks right up there and Australia is a founding partner of that mechanism in terms of our bilateral ties. In diplomacy, you come up with words that signal to your own system and to others. When we speak today of a comprehensive strategic partnership, this description has a meaning in bureaucratic terms...,» said Jaishankar. While addressing the Indian diaspora at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, on Sunday, Jaishankar noted the presence of around 125,000 individuals of Indian origin in Australia, including approximately 15,000-16,000 students in Queensland, underscoring the significance of this vibrant community in fostering deeper ties.

Elon Musk's comment where he has called her a «puppet» for supporting Kamala Harris. «I’m not a puppet Elon… I’m a daughter of two immigrant parents that had to work their ass off to provide for me! I’m a product of welfare, I’m a product of section 8, I’m a product of poverty and I’m a product of what happens when the system is set up against you….But you don’t know nothing about that. You don’t know not one thing about the American struggle…. PS fix my algorithm,» said the rapper in response to Elon Musk's comment. While quoting a video of Cardi B where she is reportedly seen confused on the stage while campaigning for Kamala Harris over her teleprompter being broken, Elon Musk said «Another puppet who can’t even talk without being fed the words. The Kamala campaign has no authenticity or true empathy.»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As whiskey ages, a small amount evaporates, a loss that has long been poetically called the “angels’ share." But in the resort town of York, Maine, residents see the vapor as far from romantic. At a town meeting last year, Beth Downs held up photos from Tennessee and Kentucky, showing stop signs and trees covered in an ugly black mold called whiskey fungus.

Amid concerns over overleveraging of microfinance borrowers at the industry level, Ujjivan Small Finance has started chasing the next aspiration—a universal banking licence. For the first time ever, the bank has said in no uncertain terms that it would apply for the licence no later than March 2025. In his first ever media interaction after taking the driver’s seat, managing director Sanjeev Nautiyal discussed with ET's Atmadip Ray the business decisions that are taking shape at the bank's headquarters in Bengaluru. Executive director Carol Furtado also joined the conversation. Here is an edited excerpt: Q. Ujjivan is one of the just two small finance banks eligible to apply for universal banking licence at this point of time. AU has already thrown the hat in the ring. What is Ujjivan up to? Sanjeev Nautiyal: We are working on a plan and within this financial year, we see ourselves in a very good position to make an application to the Reserve Bank of India. Has the Ujjivan board approved it? Sanjeev Nautiyal: The board is agreeable to the fact that we should apply. We are building a strategy based on the guidance provided by the board.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: It’s impossible to miss the 60-storeyed skyscraper in south Mumbai’s posh Tardeo locality. Named The Imperial, the iconic blue and white twin towers with conical tops were designed by noted architect Hafeez Contractor.

Ethiopia this year became the first country in the world to ban the importation of non-electric private vehicles

House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to clarify remarks he made at a New York campaign rally where he suggested that Republicans may try to repeal legislation that has spurred U.S. production of semiconductor chips