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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Federal Reserve officials are expected to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point at their meeting Thursday because inflation has continued to make progress toward their 2% goal. Officials began lowering rates at their previous meeting in September by making a larger half-point cut.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Union government may extend deadline for submission of bids for projects under the viability gap funding (VGF) scheme for coal gasification. Two people in the know of the development said that some companies have sought extension of the deadline beyond 11 November, the last date for submission as of now.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Soon after Simona Dai was born in 1992 in rural China, she was sent to live with a foster family, hidden away so her parents could hold out for a son. Driving that decision was the country’s one-child policy, in place from 1980 through 2015.

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Sana Malik, NCP candidate from Anushakti Nagar Assembly Constituency and daughter of Nawab Malik, speaking to ANI, on Sunday exuded confidence of winning the election. «It is a big challenge for me. When there is direct competition and the matter is to retain your father's seat, a lot of people have their eyes on the results. I have contested the elections of BMC in 2017. And when I lost that election, since then I have been working on the ground in Anushakti Nagar Vidhan Sabha seat… I am connected to the people...It is challenging as it (Anushakti Nagar Vidhan Sabha seat) is my father's seat, but I am confident as I have been working among the people for the last 7 years,» she said. On his daughter Sana Malik's candidature, NCP leader and candidate from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, Nawab Malik says, «She is an educated woman. There is a perception that Muslim women do not get many opportunities. However, she is an architect and lawyer, who has been among the people for 5 years...I am sure that she will win with a big margin...»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Take a cursory look at the Microsoft Surface Pro 11 and you’d probably mistake it for one of the previous models in the series. However, at its core, Microsoft is fundamentally trying to change the future of Windows computers.

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fortified town in northwest Saudi Arabia, shedding light on the transition from nomadic to urban lifestyles. This significant discovery, located in the oasis of Khaybar, reveals the early social complexity and urban planning of ancient societies. A study published in PLOS One indicates that the town supported up to 500 residents and played an essential role in the region's history. «Preliminary archaeological survey and soundings have revealed a fortified 2.6-hectare town built around 2400-2000 BCE that lasted until at least 1500 BCE and possibly 1300 BCE but with possible interruptions, functionally subdivided into a residential area, a probable decision-making zone, and a necropolis,» the study stated.

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.

Bigg Boss 18, which launched on October 6, is stirring up excitement as actor and politician Ravi Kishan joins as a co-host alongside Salman Khan. Known for his vibrant personality and frank style, Kishan is set to host a special Sunday segment titled «Haaye Dayyaa with Ravi Bhaiyya,» marking his return to the popular reality show in a significant new role. Kishan’s connection to Bigg Boss goes back to the show’s very first season, where he finished as the second runner-up. Reflecting on his journey, Kishan shared in a statement, «Some people gain great limelight from this house, and some end up only giving justifications throughout their lives after this show. Now I will unmask many people’s real faces. I will wake some people up from their slumber while trying to ignite an affair between others. Mostly, I am coming on the show to drop truth bombs.” Kishan’s debut as co-host comes following his appearance as a guest co-host on Bigg Boss OTT 3, where he made headlines by calling out influencer Shivani Kumari for her behavior. During the OTT season, he advised Kumari with the memorable words, “Bhasha ki aadh mein aap kisi ko apmaanit toh nahi kar sakti… tum chedti ho yeh galat hai” (“You cannot justify insulting anyone by using language in your defense… you provoke people, which is wrong”). His no-nonsense approach earned him praise for maintaining order and decorum within the Bigg Boss house.

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.

Japan is planning to build an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka, dubbed a «conveyor belt road» by the government, to make up for a shortage of truck drivers. The amount of funding for the project is not yet set. But it's seen as one key way to help the country cope with soaring deliveries. A computer graphics video made by the government shows big, wheeled boxes moving along a three-lane corridor, also called an «auto flow road,» in the middle of a big highway. A trial system is due to start test runs in 2027 or early 2028, aiming for full operations by the mid-2030s. «We need to be innovative with the way we approach roads,» said Yuri Endo, a senior deputy director overseeing the effort at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

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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.

Zelenskyy sounded the alarm on Russia's escalating attacks, revealing that more than 2,000 Shahed drones and missiles utilising Western components were launched against Ukraine in October alone. Zelenskyy further stressed the urgent need for enhanced export controls to prevent sanctions evasion and said that Russia's supply chain relies on over 1,70,000 individual components from firms in China, Europe, and the United States. Sharing a post on X, Zelenskyy wrote, «Russia is gradually ramping up its daily attacks with Shahed drones and missiles, still using Western components to do so. In October alone, over 2,000 Shaheds were launched against Ukraine--almost every single day.»

The mobile phone has been weaponised by predators over the years to such a degree that folks can be forgiven for thinking they’re too savvy to fool. But this is happening—and to people who might think they should know better. Things are so bad that even Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought it up recently, asking people to be vigilant. Anyone who watches TV or consumes social media will tell you that the last people they want to hear from are officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), income tax, or even the local police. Because they all know what happens after that. It’s this very terror that scamsters and bad actors are preying on.

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.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has approved a revised plan for a massive proposed wind farm after he rejected a slimmed-down version earlier this year

Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have campaigned in the Rust Belt city of Erie, Pennsylvania