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New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Stock indices in India slumped for the third consecutive session on Wednesday, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision, which is set to be announced later today. The Sensex closed at 80,182.20 points, down 502.25 points or 0.62 per cent, while the Nifty ended at 24,198.85 points, declining by 137.15 points or 0.56 per cent. The Sensex remains nearly 6,000 p

New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): The cricketing fraternity took to social media to praise 38-year-old off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin following his announcement of retirement from Test cricket after the conclusion of the Brisbane Test at the Gabba on Wednesday. India's celebrated off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed his decision to retire from international cricket moments after the Brisbane Test ended in a draw.

The benefits department will be combining its pension-age Housing Benefit and Pension Credit into a single one with the plans now in its first stages

New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Congress leaders and workers held nationwide protests on Wednesday, including marches to Raj Bhavans in Jammu, Chandigarh, Guwahati, and Patna. The protests aimed to raise concerns over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks about B.R. Ambedkar, the ongoing crisis in Manipur, alleged inaction on the Adani controversy, and the demand for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehoo

Arvind Kejriwals sitin protest at BJP office over Amit Shahs Ambedkar remarks

Damaso Lopez Serrano — who is known as "Mini Lic" — is accused of ordering the 2017 killing of award-winning journalist Javier Valdez.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is in talks with UK anti-immigration firebrand Nigel Farage about donating to his hard-right party, the British lawmaker has said.

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes the rounds on Capitol Hill, talking this week with Republican senators about his contentious nomination to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, and as the media continues to unearth even more highly controversial statements the anti-vaccine advocate has made, almost 20 GOP lawmakers have begun to voice their support for the Trump nominee, while Democrats, widely expected to vote against confirmation, by comparison have been less vocal and less definitive.

A study of almost nine million people pinpointed two professions with the lowest risk of Alzheimer's death out of 443 jobs.

The syndicate in Kirkcaldy won £53,642.

In the very early hours of Wednesday, Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform, attacking ex-Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and doubling down on his threat to see her prosecuted for opposing him.

On Tuesday the former GOP House member pushed back at a report released by MAGA Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) defending the president-elect over his part in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol that led to a House elect committee investigation.

As part of that report, the Georgia Republican suggested Cheney should be investigated by FBI... Читать дальше...

The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex tumbled 502.25 points or 0.62% to settle at 80,182.20, taking its downtrend to the third day

(Telecompaper) Swedish telecoms regulator PTS said it is submitting a report to the government containing several suggestions to cut SMS fraud attempts...

(Telecompaper) The number of FTTH connections (homes passed) in the Netherlands increased by 1 million in 2024, to more than 8 million, according to data from industry group NLconnect...

At least 79 Labour MPs have previously pledged their support with WASPI campaigners by holding placards have been silent since the Government's announced no compensation for the 1950s-botn women.

I hope Disney paid Barry Jenkins a lot of money to direct Mufasa the Lion King. I also hope they made assurances about funding some personal films, about human beings, of the sort Jenkins is currently one of the best filmmakers at making. That’s the only way I could imagine the director of Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Medicine For Melancholy spending two or three years of his career on a prequel to a remake of a 30-year-old Disney movie.

69th St. in Woodside and Maspeth hasn’t been known as Fisk Ave. for several decades… except on the 69th St. platform of the #7 Flushing Line el, where the name’s retained, these days for tradition’s sake. Other stops on the #7, such as Rawson (33rd), Lowery (40th), Bliss (46th) and Lincoln (52nd) also appear on platform signage. When the line opened in 1917, the Queens Topographical Bureau was at the beginning of a borough-wide street numbering plan that wouldn’t be complete until the late-1920s... Читать дальше...

The Government has come under pressure to take a tougher stance on China following allegations about spying and attempts by Beijing to wield influence at the heart of the British establishment

A SCHOOLBOY has denied murdering a grandad who was allegedly kicked to death while walking his dog.

Paddy McGuinness was caught off guard when he was asked to present an award at BBC's Sports Personality of the Year

This diet has been hailed before as one way to lose weight and prevent diabetes but new evidence suggests it could also cause problems.

Owner of Britain's Guardian newspaper confirms sale of Sunday sister paper The Observer to Tortoise Media.

Coronation Street viewers think a DNA bombshell will be exposed amid baby Frankie's hospital dash, and Joel Deering might not be his real father on the ITV soap

PM should sack Amit Shah by midnight if he respects Ambedkar Mallikarjun Kharge