Amid India-Canada Row, Interpol Issues Red Corner Notice Against Wanted Khalistani Terrorist Karanvir Singh

According to intelligence sources, Karanvir Singh is believed to be hiding in Pakistan and was a member of the pro-Khalistan terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International.

Rozgar Mela: PM Modi to distribute 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits today

Last year in October, PM Modi launched the Rozgar Mela, marking the beginning of the campaign to provide 10 lakh government jobs.

'Atypical' rains kill at least 8 in Mexican state of Jalisco

'Atypical' rains kill at least 8 in Mexican state of Jalisco At least eight people were killed and another three were injured after a river in the Mexican state of Jalisco burst its banks following unusually heavy rains, another extreme weather event as climate change helps whip up ever deadlier storms. The atypical rains completely destroyed four houses and another 50 homes were being evaluated for damages, Gustavo Robles, who heads the municipality of Autlan de Navarro, said at a press conference on Monday. Local authorities, who are working with the federal government to declare a state of emergency, received reports the river was flooding the area at around 7:20 a.m. and over 100 security agents have been participating in rescue efforts, he said. With climate change rainfall can increase or become more erratic, as a warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapor allowing more moisture to build up before clouds finally break. Elsewhere in the region, Guatemalan authorities said on Monday that at least six people were killed after a river burst its banks in the midst of heavy rains that poured over the Central American country on Sunday. Before the Sunday rains, at least 29 people had been killed due to flooding in Guatemala this rainy season, data from its national disaster agency Conred shows.

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One Piece Chapter 1079: Release date, time, how to watch; All you need to know

One Piece Episode 1079 is set to release on October 7, 2023. The episode will be available at the following times: 10:00 p.m. ET, 9:00 p.m. CT, 7:00 p.m. PT, and 4:00 a.m. CEST.

Brazilian President Lula to undergo hip surgery, will work from home for 3 weeks

Brazilian President Lula to undergo hip surgery, will work from home for 3 weeks Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva will undergo hip surgery this week and will work from the presidential residence for about three weeks, officials said. Doctors will replace the top of his right femur with an implant to treat his arthrosis. Spokespeople for the South American nation's presidency said Monday that the 77-year-old leftist leader will not be able to travel for up to six weeks after the procedure. Lula has felt hip pains since August 2022. Lula will have the surgery at a hospital in the capital city of Brasilia on Friday. Since the beginning of the week, he has been wearing a mask to avoid any airborne diseases that could lead to a postponement of the surgery. Lula is expected to remain in the hospital until Tuesday next week. Earlier this month, Lula told supporters during a government ceremony that he didn't want to get the surgery during last year's election campaign. He narrowly beat the incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, in October's election and returned two months later to the job he previously held in 2003-2010.

US: All eyes on Haley and Vivek as GOP presidential aspirants head for second debate

US: All eyes on Haley and Vivek as GOP presidential aspirants head for second debate All eyes are on two Indian-Americans, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, as Republican presidential candidates head to Simi Valley in California for the second GOP primary 2024 debate. Frontrunner Donald Trump, a former president, is not participating in the debate. Six candidates have qualified for the GOP Primary 2024 debate to be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Simi Valley on Wednesday. The candidates are Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former vice-president Mike Pence, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie and Senator Tim Scott, along with Haley and Ramaswamy. Eight candidates qualified for the first debate last month. Following their impressive performance, the popularity of both Indian-American candidates is on the rise. In most of the recent polls, Haley and Ramaswamy are polling after Trump. DeSantis, who was considered a viable alternative to Trump, is under intense pressure to perform during the second debate. Haley and Ramaswamy have been making campaign stops in the early primary and caucus states. The two have also released their economic and energy policies, which would be the theme of the primary debate. ''After being largely ignored by his rivals during his last outing, the governor requires a strong performance in this debate, scheduled days before this financial quarter's fundraising deadline, to prevent further slippage in the polls and line his campaign's coffers,'' the Washington Examiner said. The US Today wrote that Haley already beats Biden in polls. Now, she needs to win the next Republican debate, it said. ''Haley's experience and thoughtful answers on abortion, the national debt and foreign policy show she's got the leadership chops and reasoned temperament to do the country's top job,'' the daily said. A recent poll said that Haley now holds the second place in New Hampshire after Trump. ''Nikki Haley, from the very start, has said that she's going to work harder than everyone else. She certainly has done that here,'' Neil Levesque of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics told the local media. ''She's been campaigning the old school way, really connecting with voters,'' he added. According to CNN, after a splashy debut at the first Republican presidential debate, Ramaswamy has gone from an unknown to a contender who is now facing questions about his youth and lack of political experience, especially given his position as the first millennial to run for the Republican presidential nomination. Dave Carney, a longtime Republican strategist with decades of presidential campaign experience, told a Fox News affiliate in Los Angeles that candidates who ''have a breakout night'' at the second debate ''can put some of their rivals to sleep and can start formulating themselves as the alternative to Trump''.

Thomson Reuters AI copyright dispute must go to trial, judge says

Thomson Reuters AI copyright dispute must go to trial, judge says A jury must decide the outcome of a lawsuit by information services company Thomson Reuters accusing Ross Intelligence of unlawfully copying content from its legal-research platform Westlaw to train a competing artificial intelligence-based platform, a Delaware federal judge said on Monday. The decision by U.S. Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas sets the stage for what could be one of the first trials related to the unauthorized use of data to train AI systems. Tech companies including Meta Platforms, Stability AI and Microsoft-backed OpenAI are also facing lawsuits from authors, visual artists and other copyright owners over the use of their work to train the companies' generative AI software. A spokesperson for Thomson Reuters, the parent company of Reuters News, said it looks forward to presenting evidence to a jury. This case continues to be about Ross theft of Thomson Reuters proprietary commentary, analysis, and organizational system, the spokesperson said. We sought summary judgment on select issues because we believe the facts of the case are clear cut. Representatives for Ross did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Thomson Reuters' 2020 lawsuit accused legal research company Ross Intelligence of copying Westlaw's headnotes, which summarize points of law in court opinions. Thomson Reuters accused Ross of misusing thousands of the headnotes to train its AI-based legal search engine. Ross said it shut down its platform in January 2021, citing the costs of the spurious litigation. Reuters could not establish if it did so. Both companies asked the court for pretrial wins in the case. Ross argued in part that it made fair use of the Westlaw material, raising what could be a pivotal question for legal disputes over generative AI training. Ross said that the Headnotes material was used as a means to locate judicial opinions, and that the company did not compete in the market for the materials themselves. Thomson Reuters responded that Ross copied the materials to build a direct Westlaw competitor. Bibas said on Monday that a jury should decide fair use and other questions, including the extent of Thomson Reuters' copyright protection in the headnotes. He noted that there were factors in the fair-use analysis that favored each side. The judge said he could not determine whether Ross ransformed the Westlaw material into a rand-new research platform that serves a different purpose, which is often a key fair use question. Bibas also said he could not decide whether a ruling for Ross or Thomson Reuters would best serve the public interest. Here, we run into a hotly debated question, Bibas said. Is it in the public benefit to allow AI to be trained with copyrighted material? No trial date has been set in the case.

Sebi now extends surveillance and trade-for-trade settlement to SMEs

As per the Joint Surveillance Meeting of Exchanges and SEBI, the extant Trade for Trade (TFT) and short-term additional surveillance measure (ASM) framework shall be extended to SME stocks subject to certain changes.

South Korea holds rare military parade in Seoul amid North's threats

South Korea holds rare military parade in Seoul amid North's threats South Korea will stage its first large-scale military parade in a decade on Tuesday, with weapons ranging from ballistic missiles to attack helicopters rolling through Seoul in a show of force as it takes a tougher stance against North Korea. The parade marks the country's Armed Forces Day, normally a muted event relative to the massive events the North has staged under leader Kim Jong Un that include strategic weapons such as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM). The full-day event in Seoul will feature thousands of troops and South Korea's home-grown tanks and self-propelled artillery as well as attack aircraft and drones, joined by 300 of the 28,500 U.S. soldiers based in the country, the Defence Ministry said. The highlight will be a 2 kilometre (1.24 mile) parade through Seoul's main commercial and business district to the bustling Gwanghwamun area that is the gate to a sprawling palace in the heart of Seoul. South Korea last held a military street parade in 2013. The event comes as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has taken a hawkish stance on North Korea, making displays of weapons and military drills a cornerstone of his strategy to counter the North's evolving nuclear and missile programs. Yoon has promised a swift and overwhelming response against any aggression by Pyongyang, and has actively reinforced a military alliance with Washington and Tokyo since taking office last year. Tuesday's parade will kick off at an airbase in Seongnam on the outskirts of Seoul, which will put on public display Hyunmoo missiles, L-SAM missile interceptors, F-35 jets and the country's first domestically developed fighter, the KF-21. Hyunmoo is one of South Korea's latest missiles, which analysts say is an integral part of Seoul's plans for striking the North during a conflict, while the L-SAM is designed to hit incoming missiles at altitudes of 50-60km. The event will also feature a joint flyover by South Korean and U.S. military aircraft to demonstrate an upgraded combined defence posture, the ministry said. The parade comes a week after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un returned from a trip to Russia, during which he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to boost military cooperation. Yoon has said that if Russia helped North Korea enhance its weapons programs in return for assistance for its war in Ukraine, it would be a direct provocation.

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Men's Hockey Team In Action vs Singapore

Asian Games 2023 Live News Updates: On Day 2, six more medals were added to the India's Medal Tally.

Casino operator Delta slumps 18% as GST notice spooks Street

The stock hit a 52-week low of 140.20 before closing at 143. On the BSE, over 7 million Delta shares changed hands as against the two-week daily average of 352,000 shares. Investor Ashish Kacholia sold 1.5 million shares worth over 21 crore at 144.65 apiece on the NSE in Monday's trade, according to the exchange's deal data.

Who is Justin Roiland and why was he replaced from Rick and Morty? Heres everything you need to know

The trailer for the new season 7, scheduled to premiere on Sunday, October 15, on Adult Swim, was unveiled on Monday.

ETSA 2023 Social Enterprise winner | Financial security for the poor is the next step after financial inclusion: Seema Prem of Fia Global

Fia Global, the winner of the Social Enterprise category in the 2023 ET Startup Awards, is venturing into lending, insurance and investments after offering basic account opening and payment services.

ET Startup Awards 2023: Winners to be Felicitated on October 7

The ninth edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) will be held on Saturday, October 7, in Bengaluru to honour this year's winners across eight categories in what will be a star-studded gathering of the who's who of India's new economy.

DGGI sends GST notices to a dozen gaming companies

With more notices expected in the coming weeks, the total GST demand raised by the DGGI from RMG companies across the country might touch Rs 1 lakh crore, said industry executives. In the GST parlance, an intimation of tax , ascertained as payable through the DRC-01 A form is issued by the authorities. Called a pre-show cause notice, it is issued by the department before it serves a show-cause notice.

World Contraception Day 2023: Theme, History, Quotes, Significance, and More

The theme of World Contraception Day 2023 is 'The Power of Options.'

Garena Free Fire Max Codes Today: Claim Codes & Win Rewards On 26 September 2023

Garena Free Fire Redeem Codes for 26 September 2023 Know how to claim the codes from reward.ff.garena.com.

NGOs under FCRA will have to declare movable, immovable assets

NGOs and associations registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) will now have to declare details of assets created using foreign contributions on an annual basis. The Ministry of Home Affairs has introduced new tables in the Form FC-4, which NGOs must fill out as part of their annual returns.

JPM Index inclusion is Indian bonds' liberalisation moment

India's inclusion in the JP Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Index will likely do to sovereign debt what economic liberalisation did to equity ownership in local businesses: Diversify debt holding beyond the traditional bailiwicks of local lenders, insurance companies and the central bank.

Modi is guarantee of fulfilling promises: PM on womens bill

Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized the Congress party, comparing it to usted iron that would be destroyed in the rain. He accused Congress of outsourcing slogans, policies, and even support from urban Naxals. Modi urged voters in Madhya Pradesh to choose development over Congress, claiming that wherever the party has gone, it has destroyed the state.

Britain signs trade accord with Washington state, eyes Florida next

Britain signs trade accord with Washington state, eyes Florida next Britain on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding on trade with the U.S. state of Washington, and a top official said a similar agreement could be reached soon with Florida. Britain had hoped for a sweeping bilateral trade deal with the United States after splitting from the European Union, but with President Joe Biden putting all talks on free trade agreements on hold, the British government has pursued state-level agreements instead. Florida is next on the list. That should be concluded shortly, junior business and trade minister Nusrat Ghani told Reuters in a telephone interview from Seattle. Discussions were also underway in other big states - Texas, California, Colorado and Illinois, she said. Ghani, traveling with some 70 business executives from 35 UK firms, said deepening trade ties with Washington and other U.S. states offered a huge potential for collaboration given overlapping industrial interests. She said aerospace would be a priority sector under the Washington MoU, with Boeing being based in the state, but other areas for possible deals included clean energy, life sciences, supply chains and agriculture. There's a huge amount of interest in aviation, Ghani said, noting the big role British firms play in the aerospace supply chain. Britain said the MoU would unlock new commercial partnerships and facilitate capital investment, but provisions of a formal free trade agreement (FTA) can only be negotiated with the federal government. The MoU with Washington is the sixth such agreement with a U.S. state. Ghani and the UK business executives attended a Boeing supplier showcase, meeting their procurement and supply chain teams. Washington state is also the home of Amazon, Starbucks and Microsoft, and is the state with the 11th highest gross domestic product (GDP). The six U.S. states covered by MoUs with Britain have a combined GDP of over 2 trillion pounds ($2.4 trillion), Britain said. ($1 = 0.8193 pounds)

Will ensure bigger Congress victory in Rajasthan than in M.P., Chhattisgarh: CM Gehlot

Rahul Gandhi earlier said that the Congress is certainly winning Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and there is a very close contest in Rajasthan

Aditya Birla Fin NCDs offer an AAA-rated alternative to bank FDs

Aditya Birla Finance has the room to raise as much as 2,000 crore through the NCDs issue, which opens on September 27 and closes on October 12, with an option to close early on account of oversubscription. The instrument, which has the highest AAA credit rating, has a face value of 1,000 apiece and investors need to apply for a minimum of 10 NCDs worth 10,000.

Canadian PM regrets Parliaments standing ovation for man who fought for Nazis

Ottawa, Sep 26 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lamented the Canadian Parliaments accidental standing ovation to a veteran who fought for Ukrainian independence [...]

Promoters can hold onto CCCL as NCLAT backs settlement offer

Chairman R Sarabeswar, managing director S Sivaramakrishnan and director of operations VG Janarthanam are designated as promoters on the company's website.

US: Republican presidential candidate Ramaswamy proposes Zero-Base Federal Budgeting

US: Republican presidential candidate Ramaswamy proposes Zero-Base Federal Budgeting Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has proposed a Zero-Base Federal Budgeting to solve the national debt crisis, which has now gone up to USD33 trillion. The US national debt crisis is real and will take a CEO from outside of politics to fix it, he said on Monday. ''Here's how we fix the debt crisis: zero-base budgeting. Start from zero for every department and ask what (if any) spending is required instead of just taking last year's budget as the default,'' Ramaswamy said. That is how any good CEO would handle this mess, and it is something that both Republicans and Democrats can get behind, he added. ''Unfortunately, there isn't a single red or blue state in this country that actually does it,'' Ramaswamy added. ''I built a multibillion-dollar biotech company from scratch by developing five medicines now FDA-approved that the bureaucracy in big pharma abandoned,'' he said. ''I built an insurgent asset manager to compete head-on with BlackRock and Vanguard by leading the crusade against the ESG bureaucracy. Now, I'm taking on the biggest bureaucracy of all, the federal government. ''Our national debt is at USD33 trillion and rising we need a true outsider to fix it. Sign me up,'' the Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant said.

Strike deal only first step in resolving Hollywood crisis

Picketing for writers has been suspended and the guild has indicated that it could allow members to return to work even before the final vote is counted

Gunman killing 23 at El Paso Walmart agrees to pay over $5.5 mn in restitution

Houston, Sep 26 (IANS) The gunman, who killed 23 people at an El Paso Walmart in the US state of Texas in 2019, has agreed [...]

Three-quarters of firms globally are not ready for new ESG rules, KPMG finds

Three-quarters of firms globally are not ready for new ESG rules, KPMG finds Three-quarters of companies globally are not ready to have their environmental, social and governance (ESG) data audited externally months before new regulations kick in, according to a new report from KPMG published on Tuesday. Stricter European Union, U.S. and global rules are being introduced, mostly in time for the 2024 reporting season, to replace a patchwork of voluntary private sector practices for listed companies to make climate-related disclosures. Regulators say external auditing of sustainability-related data - while not as extensive as financial auditing - is crucial for giving investors information free of misleading environmental claims, known as greenwashing. The EU rules will require disclosures be audited while countries adopting the International Sustainability Standards Board's reporting requirements can also demand external checking. Yet of 750 companies surveyed by KPMG, only 25% feel they are sufficiently prepared. Being ESG assurance ready means identifying the relevant regulatory framework and having the right metrics with robust systems, processes, controls and governance for collecting and managing the data, said Larry Bradley, KPMG's Global Head of Audit. KPMG's ESG Assurance Maturity Index assessed the views of executives and board members across industries, regions and different firm sizes to measure companies preparedness. Just over half of companies surveyed currently get some level of external auditing of their ESG disclosures, but of those only 14% are obtaining reasonable assurance and 16% limited assurance for all of their ESG disclosures as new rules will require, according to KPMG's research. Now there will be regulatory and assurance requirements to report accurate information, which raises the bar on controls and processes as well as qualitative statements that will need to be made around the data, Mike Shannon, Global Head of ESG Assurance at KPMG, said. Larger companies are better prepared for auditing than smaller firms, KPMG found, while among countries France, Japan and the United States came out on top, with Brazil and China ranked worst.

US gets more time for oil auction in lawsuit over Gulf of Mexico whales

US gets more time for oil auction in lawsuit over Gulf of Mexico whales A U.S. appeals court on Monday gave the Biden administration until Nov. 8 to hold an expanded sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico, the latest development in a legal fight over federal protection of an endangered species of whale. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by the U.S. Interior Department to stay part of an order issued by a federal judge in Louisiana, which had given the government until the end of this month to hold an auction that includes 6 million acres (2.4 million hectares) more than it had planned to offer. The Interior Department had told the appeals court it disagreed with U.S. District Judge James Cain's ruling, but only asked the court give its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management more time to hold the sale. The U.S. said the short deadline injected chaos into an auction that had already started by mail and needed to be changed significantly to comply with the order. The 5th Circuit did not block the lower court judge's decision more broadly, which environmental groups had said was necessary to protect the endangered Rice's whale from oil and gas development. Cain's Sept. 22 order had been celebrated by the oil and gas industry, which had sued in August alongside the state of Louisiana over an earlier decision by the Interior Department to scale back the auction. Representatives for the Interior Department, environmental groups, the Louisiana attorney general's office and the American Petroleum Institute did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Democratic President Joe Biden originally paused federal drilling auctions shortly after taking office in 2021 as part of his climate change agenda. The Interior Department finalized plans for a reduced lease sale in August, after last year's Inflation Reduction Act mandated the auction move forward . The sale made about 67 million acres in the Gulf available for bids. The changes stemmed from an agreement struck in August between federal agencies and environmental groups that had sued in 2020 alleging the government did not provide adequate safeguards for the whales. Those groups had claimed the whales can be harmed or killed by oil spills, vessel strikes, noise, marine debris and other impacts of oil and gas exploration and development.

Teen abducted, gang-raped in moving car in UP

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped in a moving car in Kushinagar district earlier this month. Police arrested three men, all neighbours of the family, based on a named complaint by the survivor's father on Monday. Kushinagar SP Dhawal Jaiswal said the accused were booked under IPC section 376D (gang rape) and the POCSO Act, 2012.

CSIR develops tobacco variety with 40-50% less nicotine

Working on a project inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) organization has produced a tobacco type with a nicotine level reduced by 40-50% to reduce its health impact. As a result, the end-user may use tobacco, but the impact on their health will be minimized, said CSIR director general N Kalaiselvi on Monday.

Reuters World News Summary

Reuters World News Summary Following is a summary of current world news briefs. Israel says US to announce it has joined Visa Waiver Program Israel's Foreign Ministry said on Monday it expects the United States to announce this week that it will be admitted to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), which would allow Israeli citizens visa-free entry to America as of November. The deadline for Israel to show compliance with the U.S. conditions is Sept. 30. If successful, it would offer a win for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's religious-nationalist government, whose relations with Washington have been strained over its plans to overhaul the judiciary as well as over its policies towards the Palestinians. Ethnic Armenians flee Karabakh after breakaway region's defeat Thousands of ethnic Armenians fled the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Monday, queuing up for fuel and jamming the mountain road to Armenia after their fighters were defeated by Azerbaijan in a lightning military operation. The leadership of the 120,000 Armenians who call Karabakh home told Reuters on Sunday that they did not want to live as part of Azerbaijan and that they would leave for Armenia because they feared persecution and ethnic cleansing. Russian air strikes on Ukraine kill four, damage grain and port facilities Russian air strikes and shelling killed six people in Ukraine and caused significant damage to infrastructure at the Black Sea port of Odesa and to grain storage facilities, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. The air attacks were part of a campaign that has made it harder for major grain producer Ukraine to export its products since Moscow quit a deal in mid-July that had enabled Black Sea shipments and helped combat a global food crisis. South Korea hosts Japan, China as US allies try to reassure Beijing South Korea on Tuesday will host senior diplomats from China and Japan for a rare trilateral meeting seen as aimed at assuaging Beijing's concerns over the two U.S. allies' tightening cooperation between themselves and Washington. The meeting aims in part to set the stage for the resumption of three-way summits between the countries' leaders, which were last held in 2019. Those talks were suspended amid legal, diplomatic, and trade disputes between Seoul and Tokyo over issues dating to Japan's 1910-1945 occupation of Korea. Anti-Muslim hate speech in India concentrated around elections, report finds Anti-Muslim hate speech incidents in India averaged more than one a day in the first half of 2023 and were seen most in states with upcoming elections, according to a report by Hindutva Watch, a Washington-based group monitoring attacks on minorities. There were 255 documented incidents of hate speech gatherings targeting Muslims in the first half of 2023, the report found. There was no comparative data for prior years. US House to press forward with spending cuts despite shutdown risk The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is due to try to advance steep spending cuts this week that stand no chance of becoming law and could force a partial shutdown of the U.S. government by next Sunday. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sought to avoid that scenario when he hammered out a spending agreement with Democratic President Joe Biden this spring. But some members of his own party have threatened to depose him if he does not support steeper cuts that are sure to be rejected by the Democratic-controlled Senate. Kosovo says Serbia should hand over escaped Serb gunmen after deadly shootout Kosovo called on Serbia on Monday to hand over ethnic Serb gunmen it said had escaped after a shootout with Kosovar police that killed four people in the restive north of the country, aggravating tensions between Pristina and Belgrade. The gunmen stormed the village of Banjska on Sunday, battling police and barricading themselves into a Serbian Orthodox monastery. Police retook the monastery late on Sunday, after three attackers and one police officer were killed. Canadian Sikhs stage protests against Indian government over murder Canadian Sikhs staged small protests outside India's diplomatic missions on Monday, a week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there may be a link between New Delhi and the murder of a Sikh separatist advocate in British Columbia. Trudeau a week ago stood in parliament to say that domestic intelligence agencies were actively pursuing credible allegations tying New Delhi's agents to the shooting of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, in June. US Central Command forces capture Islamic State official in Syria after helicopter raid The United States Central Command on Monday said its forces had captured an Islamic State official after conducting a helicopter raid in northern Syria on Saturday. Abu Halil al-Fad'ani, an ISIS Syria Operational and Facilitation official, was captured during the raid. Al-Fad'ani was assessed to have relationships throughout the ISIS network in the region, the US Central Command said in a statement. Poland to check vehicles crossing Slovak border amid migrant surge Poland will introduce checks on vehicles crossing the border from Slovakia, the prime minister said on Monday, in measures to stem the flow of immigrants. The ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party has made migration a central issue in its campaign to win a third term in office in an Oct. 15 election, and it has included questions on the topic in a referendum which will run alongside the vote.

Molotov cocktails thrown at Cuban embassy in Washington, minister says

Molotov cocktails thrown at Cuban embassy in Washington, minister says An assailant attacked the Cuban embassy in Washington with two Molotov cocktails on Sunday night, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said on messaging platform X, adding that nobody was hurt. The attack occurred just hours after Cuba's leader Miguel Daz-Canel returned to the island, having attended events at the United Nations in New York last week. The embassy reopened in 2015 when the countries restored diplomatic ties severed since 1961. Rodriguez said shots had also been fired at the building from a rifle in a previous attack in 2020. Anti-Cuban groups turn to terrorism when they feel impunity, something Cuba has repeatedly warned US authorities about, Rodriguez said on his account on X, formerly known as Twitter. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that the United States strongly condemned the reported attack. We are in contact with Cuban embassy officials and law enforcement authorities to ensure an appropriate and timely investigation as well as to offer our support for future protective efforts, he said in a statement. The State Department said earlier it was coordinating with police in Washington, who referred comment to the Secret Service. The Secret Service did not immediately respond to Reuters on Monday evening, but a spokesperson was cited by NBC News as saying that no arrests had been made and there was no fire or significant damage to the building. Earlier this month, U.S. and Cuban officials made progress on a range of issues during high-level talks in Washington. Cuba's main concerns are that it remains on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism and the Biden administrations continuation of Washingtons Cold War-era economic embargo.

Monsoon starts retreat, rain deficit in India down to 5%

The monsoon has started to withdraw from parts of southwest Rajasthan, marking the beginning of its retreat from the country, according to the India Meteorological Department. This year's monsoon season has been delayed, with the onset over Kerala occurring on June 8 instead of the normal date of June 1.

PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Sept 26

PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Sept 26 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines - Ford pauses work on $3.5 bln EV battery plant in Michigan - Coty pushes ahead with plans for dual Paris listing - Ken Griffin joins Paul Marshall's bid for Telegraph Group - Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin picks Amazon device chief as CEO - Germany leads push to delay electric vehicle tariffs between EU and UK Overview - Ford is pausing construction on a $3.5 billion plant in Michigan where it planned to make batteries for electric vehicles using technology from a Chinese company. - Cosmetics maker Coty will sell 33 million new shares as part of a plan to seek a dual listing in Paris. - Ken Griffin, founder of Citadel hedge fund, has joined a consortium of investors led by Sir Paul Marshall to prepare a bid for the Telegraph Group. - Amazon's outgoing head of devices Dave Limp will take over the helm of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin at the end of the year. - Germany is leading a European push to accept a British request for a delay to tariffs on electric vehicle sales between the UK and the EU. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

'Most trusted digital ID': Centre responds to Moodys review of Aadhar

Most trusted digital ID Centre responds to Moodys review of Aadhar

BJP says Governor took courageous decision on nominated MLCs

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao had made it a habit to nominate his loyalists and turncoats

Rajasthan Class X girl gangraped, body found in well

A Class X student was killed after allegedly being gang-raped in Rajasthan's Sikar, with police detaining a minor and arresting two others after the 15-year-old's body was found in a well on Sunday. The detained prime suspect is 15 and the others, identified as Sameer and Ghulam, are 19.

Read Deen Dayal Upadhyaya to lead a dignified life: Telangana Governor

The Governor released a set of 15 volumes of Deen Dayal Upadhyayas writings edited by Mr. Mahesh Chandra Sharma

US asks Mexico for fresh workers' rights review at auto parts facility

US asks Mexico for fresh workers' rights review at auto parts facility The U.S. made another appeal to Mexico to review alleged labor violations under a regional trade pact on Monday, with the latest investigation centered on a Teklas Automotive facility in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. The latest review marks the U.S. Trade Representative office's 14th labor rights complaint against facilities in Mexico since the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on trade took effect in 2020, including nine this year. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the request was intended to address a serious violation of workers' rights at the automotive parts factory, involving an employer possibly terminating workers for engaging in union activity. Today's action underscores the United States' unceasing commitment to using the tools established in the USMCA to protect workers' rights to organize for and join the union of their choice, Tai said in a statement. Teklas, which was founded in the 1970s in Turkey and later expanded to Europe, North America, and China, calls itself a leading global supplier of automotive fluid systems with 12 plants in six countries, according to its website. Washington wants the Mexican government to review the matter under the USMCA's Rapid Response Labor Mechanism. The Mexican government has ten days to review the U.S. request, and if it accepts, another 45 days to investigate the case. Mexico has recently denied two requests for probes into labor rights concerns, rejecting a U.S. call to review Grupo Yazaki's auto components factory in the state of Guanajuato and also a Grupo Mexico mine labor probe. Teklas did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Onion farmers demand withdrawal of 40% export levy

Farmers from Nashik threatened an agitation in New Delhi on Monday if the Centre did not drop the 40% export duty on onions, according to Tushar Pawar. Farmers also refuse to allow Nafed and NCCF to sell their buffer stock of onions anywhere in the country till average wholesale onion prices reach Rs 6,000 per quintal.

What is driving Indias luxury car market boom?

Episode 103: Automobile | Ronendra Singh and Santosh Iyer, MD and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India talk about Indias luxury car market, challenges, and prospects.

Air India supporting govt plan for leasing ecosystem: CEO

Air India Express is the airline which most directly competes with IndiGo and it will do whatever is required to remain competitive: Campbell Wilson

Bullet-riddled body found in Manipur; militant killed in gunfight

Its critical that investigation proceeds..: US amid India-Canada row

Denying immediate reservation, BJP played joke with women: AICC

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 25: AICC spokesperson Ritu Chaudhary today questioned BJP for its dual standards on the issues of women representation and their security, dignity/ respect and asked why women have to wait for years for taking the benefits of this reservation, even after passing of the bill, almost unanimously, except on its implementation and in its present form. Addressing a press conference at party office here today, AICC leader said that much hype was created over the issue [] The post Denying immediate reservation, BJP played joke with women: AICC appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

AIADMK quits NDA, but BJP harbours hope of its return to fold

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party in Tamil Nadu has decided to sever ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and exit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition. The AIADMK, led by Edappadi K Palaniswami, will form its own alliance and contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Foods rich in zinc for hair growth

Foods rich in zinc for hair growth

CS for comprehensive measures to improve footfall to Jambu Zoo; Lion, Tiger arriving in Oct

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 25: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on his visit to the Jambu Zoo at Nagrota reviewed the facilities being provided to the visitors besides overall functioning of Zoological Park thrown open for public last year. While making his observations, the Chief Secretary made out that the footfall to this facility needs to be improved in view of the attractions available here. He observed that the school children and other nature lovers could also be imparted [] The post CS for comprehensive measures to improve footfall to Jambu Zoo; Lion, Tiger arriving in Oct appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

Driver pulls over to help woman, then man puts a gun to his head, Tennessee cops say

The suspect was later found with the drivers wallet, according to Memphis police

Biden administration given more time to hold expanded Gulf oil and gas auction

Biden administration given more time to hold expanded Gulf oil and gas auction A U.S. appeals court on Monday gave the Biden administration until Nov. 8 to hold an expanded sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico, extending a deadline ordered by a Louisiana federal judge last week. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by the U.S. Interior Department to stay part of an order issued by U.S. District Judge James Cain, which had given the government until the end of the month to hold an auction that includes 6 million acres (2.4 million hectares) more than it had planned to offer.

BJP pays glowing tribute to Deendayal Upadhayaya

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 25: Glowing tribute were paid to Pandit Deendayal Upadhayaya, former president of Bharatiya Jana Sangh and great leader on his birth anniversary by the BJP today. In this connection party held programmes at different places in the UT of J&K in which the selfless services of late leader to the country were recalled. The main function was held at BJP Headquarters Trikuta Nagar here which was among others attended by BJP National Executive Member and Headquarter [] The post BJP pays glowing tribute to Deendayal Upadhayaya appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

UPDATE 2-Canadian Sikhs stage protests against Indian government over murder

UPDATE 2-Canadian Sikhs stage protests against Indian government over murder Canadian Sikhs staged small protests outside India's diplomatic missions on Monday, a week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there may be a link between New Delhi and the murder of a Sikh separatist advocate in British Columbia. Trudeau a week ago stood in parliament to say that domestic intelligence agencies were actively pursuing credible allegations tying New Delhi's agents to the shooting of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, in June. About 100 protesters in Toronto burned an Indian flag and struck a cardboard cut-out of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a shoe. About 200 protesters also gathered outside the Vancouver consulate. In Ottawa, fewer than 100 people gathered in front of the Indian High Commissioner's office (embassy) in the capital. They waved yellow flags marked with the world Khalistan, a reference to their support for making India's Punjab region an independent state for Sikhs, a cause Nijjar campaigned for. We are really thankful to Justin Trudeau... We want no stone left unturned to get to the bottom of this cowardly act, protester Reshma Singh Bolinas said in Ottawa. Canada should put pressure on India to stop the killing of innocent people in future. Canada is home to about 770,000 Sikhs - the highest population of Sikhs outside their home state of Punjab - and in recent years there have been many demonstrations that have irked India. India labeled Trudeau's allegations absurd. It warned travelers last week that there were growing anti-India activities in Canada, urging utmost caution but did not provide evidence or details of specific incidents. The allegations have put a spotlight on Canada's Sikh community. Sikhs make up just 2% of India's 1.4 billion population, but they are a majority in Punjab, a state of 30 million where their religion was born 500 years ago. The Indian government used dirty tactics and compromised the sovereignty of Canada, said Kuljeet Sing, a protester in Toronto and a member of the group Sikhs for Justice. Canada's accusations have sparked tit-for-tat retaliation, with each nation expelling diplomats and New Delhi suspending visas for Canadians. Some of the protesters in both Toronto and Ottawa called for the expulsion of the Indian High Commissioner (ambassador) to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma, who earlier said authorities have been informed of the protests and were providing security. Nijjar, who worked as a plumber, left the north Indian state of Punjab a quarter-century ago and became a Canadian citizen. He has supported the formation of an independent Sikh homeland. India designated him a errorist in July 2020. The Canadian government has amassed both human and signals intelligence in a months-long investigation into the Sikh separatist leader, CBC News reported last week, citing unidentified sources. The United States worked closely with Canada on the intelligence pointing toward the possible involvement of Indian agents in the murder of a Canadian citizen in June, a senior Canadian government source told Reuters.

Petitioners counsel files list of personal accommodation of 48 politicians

PIL highlighting retention of Ministerial Bungalows by ex-legislators Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 25: In the much publicized Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking eviction of ex-legislators from Ministerial Bungalows in Jammu and Srinagar cities, Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed, counsel for the petitioner, today filed the list regarding the personal accommodation/houses of the 48 politicians. The list was filed in compliance to the directions of the Division Bench issued vide order dated 13th September, 2023 whereby Advocate S S Ahmed was asked [] The post Petitioners counsel files list of personal accommodation of 48 politicians appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

Div Com reviews developmental activities in Samba

Excelsior Correspondent SAMBA, Sept 25: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar on Monday chaired a meeting of district officers, focusing on the evaluation of ongoing development projects, including Central Sponsored Schemes and various other developmental initiatives in the Samba district. At the onset of the meeting, Deputy Commissioner Samba, Abhishek Sharma presented a comprehensive overview of the districts developmental profile. The Divisional Commissioner was given a detailed briefing on the physical and financial accomplishments under District Capex, as well as updates [] The post Div Com reviews developmental activities in Samba appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

Gujarat high court takes up alleged rape at GNLU, bullying of queer student

The Gujarat high court took suo motu cognisance on Monday of allegations involving the rape of a woman student by a batch-mate and harassment of a queer student at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) in Gandhinagar, asking the institute to submit a report. These allegations were reported anonymously on an Instagram page, and the university did not take action due to the absence of formal complaints.

Div Com Kashmir reviews working of Health, School Education, FCS&CA Deptts

Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Sept 25: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri today reviewed the functioning of Health Department, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and School Education Department with respect to ongoing major projects, upcoming projects, deliverables, implementation of UT & Centrally Sponsored Schemes in a meeting held here. The meetings were attended by Directors and other senior officers of the respective departments. On the occasion, Div Com directed Director Health to complete the hundred percent enrollment [] The post Div Com Kashmir reviews working of Health, School Education, FCS&CA Deptts appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

South Korea hosts Japan, China as US allies try to reassure Beijing

South Korea hosts Japan, China as US allies try to reassure Beijing South Korea on Tuesday will host senior diplomats from China and Japan for a rare trilateral meeting seen as aimed at assuaging Beijing's concerns over the two U.S. allies' tightening cooperation between themselves and Washington. The meeting aims in part to set the stage for the resumption of three-way summits between the countries' leaders, which were last held in 2019. Those talks were suspended amid legal, diplomatic, and trade disputes between Seoul and Tokyo over issues dating to Japan's 1910-1945 occupation of Korea. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have since taken steps to mend ties and in August held a historic trilateral summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, where the three vowed to boost cooperation, including on defence and economic security. A senior South Korean government official said China has been proactive in seeking trilateral cooperation and arranging meetings since relations soured between Seoul and Beijing in 2017 over the deployment of a U.S. THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea. Im sure there should be some discomfort on their side regarding our increasingly close trilateral security partnerships with the United States and Japan, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. There seems to be a view there that they need to properly manage bilateral ties with us, as they saw how their THAAD responses backfired and fuelled anti-China sentiment to serious levels. Beijing will most likely look to leverage trilateral trade cooperation to counterbalance the U.S. friend-shoring strategy, promote people-to-people exchanges, and enhance communication and dialogue with Seoul and Tokyo on security and defence matters, said Tong Zhao, senior fellow at the U.S.-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Japan and South Korea have an interest in avoiding conflicts and maintaining a stable security relationship with China, and Beijing's assistance in slowing down, if not halting, North Korea's extensive nuclear development program, he added. These shared interests open up new avenues for strategic communication, confidence-building, and measures to prevent crises, Zhao said. Tuesday's meeting involve South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won, Japanese Senior Deputy Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi, and Nong Rong, China's assistant minister of foreign affairs. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a briefing on Monday that China, Japan and South Korea are close neighbours and important cooperative partners, and strengthening trilateral cooperation serves their common interests. The trilateral summits have traditionally involved China's prime minister, but South Korea is also pushing for a separate visit by President Xi Jinping.

US condemns reported attack on Cuba's embassy in Washington

US condemns reported attack on Cuba's embassy in Washington The United States on Monday condemned a reported attack on Cuba's embassy in Washington and said it was in contact with law enforcement to ensure a timely investigation took place, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement. An assailant attacked the embassy with two Molotov cocktails on Sunday night, Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said earlier on X, adding that nobody was hurt.

Inordinate delay in holding Assembly polls scuttling democracy in J&K: Sagar

Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Sept 25: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar today said the absence of an elected Government for five years has resulted in spiralling of public woes and unaccountability in administration. He said this while addressing a meeting of party leaders and functionaries at the NC headquarters today. The meeting witnessed threadbare discussions on the prevailing political situation in Jammu and Kashmir, peoples problems and difficulties, and organizational issues. On-going party programs and [] The post Inordinate delay in holding Assembly polls scuttling democracy in J&K: Sagar appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

5 dead, including one child, after 2 private planes collide in northern Mexico

5 dead, including one child, after 2 private planes collide in northern Mexico Five people, including one child, were killed when two private planes crashed in the Mexican northern state of Durango, state authorities said. The crash occurred on a small dirt airstrip in the town of La Galancita, in western Durango, Monday morning. Two planes, both Cessna light aircraft, collided while one was taking off and the other was landing, the state's Security Secretariat told The Associated Press. After the collision, both aircraft caught fire. All five passengers were killed in the accident, the state agency said. State authorities are investigating the cause of the fatal crash.

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PYC launches signature campaign for restoration of democracy in J&K

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 25: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Youth Congress (PYC) president, Aakash Bharat today declared to launch a signature campaign aimed at restoring electoral democracy in the Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing media persons here today, PYC chief expressed concerns over recent statements made by the Lt Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir, suggesting that 80% of the people in the region were content with the current LG Rule and did not desire elections. In response, the Youth [] The post PYC launches signature campaign for restoration of democracy in J&K appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

WIDER IMAGE-Social media inspires Japanese women to dash into rickshaw pulling

WIDER IMAGE-Social media inspires Japanese women to dash into rickshaw pulling Photo essay: https://reut.rs/3t7aPYq Rickshaw puller Yuka Akimoto breathlessly dashes down the streets of Tokyo under a scorching summer sun, two French tourists enjoying the sights from the back of her black, two-wheeled cart. When the 45-minute tour comes to an end, the 21-year-old bows deeply to her clients and offers a blistered palm - covered with a clean cloth - to help the couple alight. Sweat pours down her flushed face. Akimoto is one of a handful of women who have chosen to pull rickshaws in Tokyo, attracted to the male-dominated profession through social media, which in turn has given some of these female pullers a strong local and international following. I don't deny it was extremely hard at the beginning, she said, as the rickshaw can weigh up to 250 kg (551 lb). I'm not athletic and the cart felt so heavy. Now, she says she loves her job and wants to work as long as she is physically able. A tag hanging on a cord around her neck reads: I don't want to give up. Akimoto joined Tokyo Rickshaw two years ago after the pandemic dashed her plans to start a job at Tokyo Disneyland. The company, which mainly operates in the Asakusa tourist area, says about third of their 90 pullers are now women, and they are seeking more female recruits. The first girl who joined was cool, said Tokyo Rickshaw President Ryuta Nishio. Since we posted videos of her on social media, many girls have followed suit and joined us. Going forward I want to create a place that women feel comfortable to work and play an active role, he added. SPLIT-TOED SOCKS Wearing traditional tabi split-toed socks, Akimoto and her fellow rickshaw pullers walk or run an average of 20 km (12 miles) a day, no matter the weather. In addition to being physically strong, rickshaw pullers must have extensive knowledge of Tokyo and know how to engage the tourists who mostly hire them for sightseeing. The most popular drivers make over 1 million yen ($6,730) a month, three times the national average, Tokyo Rickshaw said, adding that less than 10 percent of all applicants get offered a job. The pullers actively promote themselves on social media, winning repeat customers who request them personally. And it was those social media posts that drew college student Yumeka Sakurai to join Tokyo Rickshaw. I've watched many videos of women training hard and becoming rickshaw drivers themselves. They gave me a confidence that I could do it too if I tried hard, the 20-year-old said. After four months of training, and overcoming opposition from friends and families, Sakurai says she is now proud to haul passengers in her rickshaw. Veteran puller Shiori Yano, 29, with nine years of experience, juggles the demands of the job and her family. The former fitness instructor took a four-year break after giving birth. She now works the rickshaw for eight hours a day, rushing to pick up her daughter from daycare before heading home to cook dinner and do other household chores. This job looked flashy from the outside but I've had some hard times, including when I was rejected in favour of a male driver, Yano said. Still, she says she will continue to work because she enjoys it. Tokyo Rickshaw's Nishio said sometimes he gets complaints that women should not be doing such physically demanding work. Female pullers also occasionally face sexual harassment or have their knowledge challenged by male customers, he added. We treat both male and female pullers completely equally, Nishio said. The women say they want to be treated as same as the men, and in fact many of them are way tougher. ($1 = 148.6100 yen)

NC wont allow divisive forces to succeed in J&K: Rattan Lal

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 25: J&K National Conference, Provincial President Jammu, Rattan Lal Gupta today said that secularism was under threat from certain divisive forces that were hell-bent on destroying it for their own vested interests. In a statement, issued here today, the NC leader asserted that Jammu and Kashmir has always been an epitome of secularism but certain divisive forces were now hell bent to destroy the same for their vested interests. Without naming anyone, he said that a [] The post NC wont allow divisive forces to succeed in J&K: Rattan Lal appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

Ancient Maya grave found in Mexico as tourist rail project advances

Ancient Maya grave found in Mexico as tourist rail project advances Mexican archaeologists unearthed a richly adorned human body in a grave that could be more than 1,000 years old, in an area where workers were finishing construction on a major tourist rail project, the country's national antiquities institute INAH said on Monday. The discovery took place this month during archaeological salvage work carried out in tandem with building a multibillion-dollar tourist train in southern Mexico designed in large part to draw tourists to southern Mexico's many ancient Maya sites, as well as nearby top beach resorts like Cancun and Tulum. The rail project, known as the Maya Train, is a top economic development priority of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. It employs teams of relatively well-funded archaeologists who have rushed to complete excavations so the construction work will not be delayed. Digs elsewhere in the country have suffered budget cuts. The latest burial discovery took place during work on the construction of a hotel near the major Maya ruins of Palenque in Chiapas state, once home to one of the ancient civilization's largest and most sophisticated urban centers. The skeletal remains were found some 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the city's center, home to towering temples and a sprawling palace compound, in a stone box. They likely pertain to an elite resident of the city, known by the ancient Maya as Lakamha'. The box also held three ceramic vessels, ear flares and a pair of greenstone beads. INAH also noted that the individual was buried face up, his head facing north, adding that further testes are needed to determine the individual's exact age and other characteristics. Scholars credit the ancient Maya with major human achievements in art, architecture, astronomy and writing. Palenque, like dozens of other ancient cities clustered around southern Mexico and parts of Central America, thrived from around 300-900 AD.

Two Inspectors, 11 PSIs transferred in Ramban

Excelsior Correspondent RAMBAN, Sept 25: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ramban, Mohita Sharma, today ordered transfer and posting of 13 police officers, including two Inspectors and 11 Probationer Sub-Inspectors (PSIs). As per an order issued in this context, Inspector Rajeev Kumar has been transferred from District Police Line (DPL) Ramban and posted as SHO Dharamkund while as Inspector Manoj Kumar has been transferred from Police Station Dharamkund and posted at DPL Ramban. The order further said that PSI Vinod Kumar [] The post Two Inspectors, 11 PSIs transferred in Ramban appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

Shiv Sena launches Mai Bhi Ek Sanik campaign, revives party unit

Excelsior Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Sept 25: The Shiv Sena (UBT) Jammu and Kashmir unit today launched Mai Bhi Ek Sanik campaign aiming to safeguard the cultural identity, education, and rights of the local populace, as well as make their city free from substance abuse and crime and the ongoing democratic process. Under the leadership of Manish Sahni, State president Shiv Sena, party workers of Udhampur unit reached out to the public door-to-door, urging them to become a part of the Mai [] The post Shiv Sena launches Mai Bhi Ek Sanik campaign, revives party unit appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

Smoke from engine of Muzaffarpur-Bengaluru train spooks passengers

Smoke from engine of MuzaffarpurBengaluru train spooks passengers

SKUAST-Jammu organizes blood donation camp

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 25: In continuation to celebration of Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav, NSS and Health Centre SKUAST-J in collaboration with Blood Transfusion and Haematology Department GMC, Jammu, organised Blood Donation Camp at main campus, Chatha. DSW Dr Rajesh Katoch threw light on the importance of blood donation in saving precious human life. Dr Subhash C Kashyap, NSS coordinator, said that in India every year about 1.50 lakh lives are lost due to road accidents and most of them [] The post SKUAST-Jammu organizes blood donation camp appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

Kulgam hit and run case solved, accused nabbed

Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Sept 25: Police in Kulgam today solved a hit-and-run case by arresting the accused person involved in the commission of the crime. On September 22 of this year, police reported that an unknown truck collided with a Maruti Eeco car bearing registration No. JK06B-0901 near a walnut factory in the Qazigund area of Kulgam and then fled the scene. In this accident, the police stated that the driver of the Maruti Eeco vehicle and six passengers were [] The post Kulgam hit and run case solved, accused nabbed appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

SEC Ladakh holds discussion on electoral rolls, delimitation, panchayat election

Excelsior Correspondent LEH, Sept 25: The State Election Commissioner of UT Ladakh Sudhanshu Pandey today chaired the meeting on the issues and provisions of the electoral roll, delimitations and panchayat election in the Union Territory of Ladakh at the Civil Secretariat here. One of the key focus areas during my tenure will be the preparation and maintenance of an up-to-date electoral roll, which is essential for conducting free and fair elections, Pandey said in his opening address, adding I will [] The post SEC Ladakh holds discussion on electoral rolls, delimitation, panchayat election appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

Amit Shah holds meeting with top J&K BJP leaders to discuss poll preparations

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with the top leaders of Jammu and Kashmir BJP to discuss the [...]

HC refuses to quash FIR in backdoor appointments case in Evacuee Deptt

Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Sept 25: High Court has directed the trial court to consider the challan filed by the ACB in back door entries in the Custodian Department within two months and directed the accused employees to submit fresh bail and personal bonds before trial court for their release. The two employees Khurshid Ahmad Khanday and Javaid Ahmad Bhat in the instant petition were seeking quashing of FIR filed against them along with officers of the Custodian Department who were [] The post HC refuses to quash FIR in backdoor appointments case in Evacuee Deptt appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

SO to ADGP Jammu given warm farewell

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 25: A warm farewell was accorded to Staff Officer (SO) of the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu, Ashok Kumar, in a function held here today. Kumar will be attaining superannuation on September 30th, 2023. To recognise the services of the retiring police officer, ADGP Jammu, Mukesh Singh, organised a high-tea party, where he lauded the work/efforts put in by Ashok Kumar, SSP, during his service in the Department in different capacities. A statement said [] The post SO to ADGP Jammu given warm farewell appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

Trg progs on safety of women, cyber forensics begin at SKPA

Excelsior Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Sept 25: Two training programmes for the investigators on safety of women and cyber forensics began here at Sher-e-Kashmir Police Academy (SKPA) today. As per a statement, the training programme on safety of women has been sponsored by BPR&D, New Delhi. It said that a total of 40 officers of the ranks ASI to DySP are attending the course, which was inaugurated by Rajinder Kumar Gupta, SSP, Director (Indoor Trainings), SKPA, Udhampur. Addressing the course participants, Rajinder [] The post Trg progs on safety of women, cyber forensics begin at SKPA appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

Rekha for early constitution of booth level committees

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 25: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) district president, Jammu South Rekha Mahajan chaired a party meeting in Ward No 68, Greater Kailash, near here, today. Besides, Rekha Mahajan BJP vice president, Surjeet Singh Salathia, Jammu South Prabhari, Ayodhya Gupta, Deputy Mayor Baldev Singh Billawaria, State secretary, Naresh Singh, Former MLC, Vikram Randhawa, councillor, Pawan Singh, district general secretary, Pushpinder Singh and Mandal president, Kunjwani, Ranjit Singh attended the meeting. All the senior leaders of BJP hailing from [] The post Rekha for early constitution of booth level committees appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

High level security review meeting held in BB Cantt Srinagar

Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAr, Sept 25: Armys Chinar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai and Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh, today co-chaired a multi-agency Core Group meeting of intelligence agencies and security forces in Srinagar to review overall security. The meeting reviewed the security situation in J&K and stressed for enhancing the counter infiltration and counter militancy grid. Army said the meeting was held at Badami Bagh cantonment- the Armys 15 Corps headquarter. #ChinarCorps Cdr Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai & [] The post High level security review meeting held in BB Cantt Srinagar appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

Court directs CJM to pass fresh order in defamation complaint

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 25: Court of Additional Sessions Judge Doda, while allowing a revision petition against the order of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Doda in a defamation complaint titled Mushtaq Ahmed Vs Farooq Ahmed directed the trial court to examine the contents of video clip in question and only thereafter pass appropriate orders in the complaint in accordance with law and also take in account the allegations in the complaint in juxtaposition with preliminary statement of the complainant. Petitioner/complainant had [] The post Court directs CJM to pass fresh order in defamation complaint appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

World Pharmacist Day celebrated

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 25: World Pharmacist Day was celebrated today with great enthusiasm by Jammu Kashmir Government Pharmacist Association (JKGPA) Jammu and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy. To celebrate the Day, a function was organized by JKGPA Jammu. The chief guest of the function was Sham Lal Sharma (former Health Minister of J&K) while Director Health Services Jammu Dr Rajeev Kumar Sharma also graced the event. Speaking on the occasion, Sushil Sudan (president, Jammu Kashmir Medical Employee Federation and [] The post World Pharmacist Day celebrated appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

David McCallum, 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' actor, dies at 90

David McCallum, 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' actor, dies at 90 David McCallum, who became one of TV's biggest stars of the 1960s playing Russian spy Illya Kuryakin on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and then won over a new generation of fans on the popular NCIS series decades later, has died at 90, NCIS said on Monday. We are deeply saddened by the passing of David McCallum and privileged that CBS was his home for so many years. David was a gifted actor and author, and beloved by many around the world,' NCIS said on social media. Variety reported that he died of natural causes. The Scottish-born son of two musicians had an acting career spanning seven decades that dated back to his student days in the 1950s at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where one of his classmates was future star Joan Collins. He launched his career with supporting parts in a number of British films, including A Night to Remember in 1958, where he played Harold Bride, radio operator on the doomed Titanic. He gained the attention of American audiences with his small but pivotal role as one of the prisoners of war plotting a mass breakout from a German prison camp in the 1963 World War Two classic The Great Escape. The film featured a star-studded international cast including Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough and James Garner. During filming, McCallum introduced his wife, Jill Ireland, to co-star Charles Bronson, whom she married after leaving McCallum. McCallum also guest-starred in a number of American TV shows including The Outer Limits and the legal drama Perry Mason, where he did a comic turn as a hapless, unlucky-in-love Frenchman. In 1964, he appeared in the pilot of a spy series starring American actor Robert Vaughn as The Man from U.N.C.L.E. McCallum's part, in which he spoke only a few lines, was to prove his launchpad to international fame. The show was designed as a showcase for Vaughn as the dashing Napoleon Solo, battling nefarious agents from THRUSH. McCallum played fellow U.N.C.L.E agent Illya Kuryakin. Sporting a blond Beatle haircut and cloaked in mystery and sex appeal, he quickly became a hit with fans and was elevated to co-star, alongside Vaughn. The role earned McCallum two Emmy nominations and the status of a pop culture idol. MGM, which produced the show, said he attracted more fan mail than any other star in the studio's celebrated history, although McCallum later insisted that Vaughn got as much as I did. In a 2016 interview with Britain's Mirror newspaper, McCallum said his fans were so ardent that during a walk in Manhattan's Central Park while the program was airing, a crowd gathered around him. Then people started pushing, and from the back came two mounted policemen, who had to lift me up. We trotted out of the park, he said. Discussing the appeal of the show, which aired for four seasons, McCallum told the Radio Times in 2015: It came on at a time when there was tremendous anguish with the Vietnam War and concerns about the Cold War. It was a difficult time in America and a story about two agents, one American and one Russian, who seemed to be very friendly and able to work together in spite of all the anguish, caught on with the public. McCallum reunited with Vaughn in a 1983 TV movie, Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E, and a 1986 episode of The A-Team, titled he Say U.N.CL.E. Affair. Vaughn died in 2016. AFTER KURYAKIN In subsequent years, McCallum remained busy, especially on TV, starring in the British series Colditz from 1972 to 1974 and Sapphire & Steel from 1979 to 1982. He also appeared as a guest on a number of popular American television shows, including Hart to Hart, Matlock, Murder She Wrote, Law and Order and Sex and the City. A new brush with fame awaited when McCallum took on the role of medical examiner Donald Ducky Mallard on the CBS military detective show NCIS. It was one of U.S. television's most popular programs during a run exceeding 19 years. McCallum, who told New Zealand TV Guide it was his est role ever, immersed himself in the part by studying forensic medicine, speaking at pathologists' conventions and even attending autopsies. I've had an incredible life, McCallum told the Mirror. I can sit here for a week and talk to you about the past and 99.9 percent will be positive. He was the father of five children with Ireland and his second wife, Katherine Carpenter, whom he married in 1967. Even with his success on NCIS, in which he appeared into his 80s, McCallum never quite escaped the aura of the character that made him famous. The lead investigator in NCIS, played by Mark Harmon, is asked in one episode what McCallum's character looked like as a younger man. Illya Kuryakin, he replies.

US Congressman Mooney joins India Caucus

US Congressman Mooney joins India Caucus Republican Congressman Alex X Mooney has announced to join the Congressional India Caucus, stating that he will continue to support enhancing business-to-business and people-to-people connections. ''The United States and India have the shared value of democracy. As India and the United States both face the threat of an increasingly aggressive China, I will continue to support enhancing business-to-business and people-to-people connections,'' Mooney said in a statement Monday. ''I am very appreciative of the significant contributions made by the people of Indian origin in the United States. Together, we can strive for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific,'' he added. Mooney, a Republican, represents the third Congressional District of West Virginia. The Congressional India Caucus is the largest country-specific caucus in the US House of Representatives.

AIADMK severs ties with NDA

CHENNAI, Sept 25: The AIADMK today announced walking out of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and said it would lead a separate front for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The decision to break away from the NDA was taken at a high level meeting chaired by party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami at the AIADMK headquarters here. Briefing reporters on the deliberations, former Minister and senior leader K P Munusamy said the party has unanimously resolved to part ways with [] The post AIADMK severs ties with NDA appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

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JU Kathua Campus organises outreach programme

Excelsior Correspondent KATHUA, Sept 25: Kathua Campus, University of Jammu, organized 5th Extension Outreach Programme on Fostering Agricultural Sustainability: Embracing Millets, Multicropping Strategies, and Mastering Waste Management at its adopted village Kathera for showcasing a multifaceted approach to agricultural enhancement and emphasizing the importance of sustainable practices. In a parallel initiative, the Stationery Distribution Drive-II aimed at providing essential stationery to all the students of Government Higher Secondary School, Kathera, was also held. A moment of artistic celebration unfolded with [] The post JU Kathua Campus organises outreach programme appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

India among top five best performing countries on climate change: Puri

NEW DELHI, Sept 25: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said that India has led action on the issue of climate change under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India was in the top five best performing countries on Climate Change, according to the Climate Change Performance Index , he said at the inaugural session of UrbanShift Forum (Asia) here on Monday. Highlighting the need of localisation of climate agendas, the Minister said that for [] The post India among top five best performing countries on climate change: Puri appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

Oil tanker used for smuggling of bovines seized with 16 cattle

Excelsior Correspondent RAJOURI, Sept 25: Exposing the modus operandi of the smugglers to illegally transport bovine animals to Kashmir valley via Mughal Road, the alert police in Rajouri seized an Oil Tanker and rescued 16 cattle from the clutches of smugglers. Official sources said that on the directions of SSP Rajouri, Amritpal Singh, a police team headed by SHO Rajouri Inspector Aejaz Ahmed Wani, laid a naka on the outskirts of the town and during checking intercepted one Bharat Petroleum [] The post Oil tanker used for smuggling of bovines seized with 16 cattle appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

Heavy rains, snowfall end prolonged dry spell

Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, Sept 25 : The prolonged dry spell in Kashmir ended today with snowfall in upper reaches and heavy rains in Kashmir bringing down the temperatures with Meteorological Department (MeT) forecasting more rains this week. The dry spell has come to an end in the Valley as several places including Zojila, Razdan Top and other areas received seasons first snowfall while the overnight rains lashed plains across Kashmir, bringing down the mercury while the Meteorological department (MeT) has [] The post Heavy rains, snowfall end prolonged dry spell appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .