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American consumers feeling less confident in December, Conference Board says

American consumers are feeling less confident in December, a business research group says. The Conference Board said Monday that its consumer confidence index fell back in December to 104.7 from 112.8 in November. Consumers had been feeling increasingly confident in recent months, spending more in the run-up to the all-important holiday shopping season. The consumer confidence index measures both Americans’ …

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23 hours, 39 minutes ago

Ministers ask Prakasam Collector to study tremors

New Indian Express

VIJAYAWADA: In the wake of tremors reported in Darsi constituency of Prakasam district on Saturday and Sunday, Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar and Social Welfare Minister Dola Sri Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy have taken proactive measures to address the situation. The two ministers have reached out to the Prakasam District Collector, urging him to conduct a study on the recurring seismic …

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23 hours, 39 minutes ago

Dutch home sales prices show largest jump in two years, Up 12% to €462,000

NL Times

The average price of existing homes in the Netherlands surged to 461,931 euros in November 2024, reflecting an 11.9 percent increase compared to the same month in 2023, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics and the Land Registry Office. The average price of existing homes in November was 8.4 percent higher than the previous peak observed in July 2022, …

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23 hours, 39 minutes ago

Women now represent 20 per cent of HNI investors: Crypto exchange CoinDCX

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: With increasing adoption of cryptocurrency, women are now representing 20 per cent of crypto exchange CoinDCX’s HNI customers. With 28.3 per cent, Delhi, Lucknow, and Hyderabad are driving this trend, with ETH, BTC, MATIC, and DOGE, among their preferred tokens, says the crypto exchange in its Annual Report for 2024. The report highlights a significant shift in investor behaviour …

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Parker Solar Probe to touch the Sun: Nasa won't know if it's dead or alive till...

India Today

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe is gearing up for a historic flyby of the Sun on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024, when it will pass within approximately 6.1 million kilometers of the Sun's surface. Nick Pinkine, mission operations manager for the Parker Solar Probe, expressed excitement about the upcoming flyby, stating, “No human-made object has ever passed this close to a …

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1 day, 7 hours ago

Agaramangudi and Chidambara Bhagavathar: a forgotten village and a musician

The Hindu

Agarmangudi, an agraharam in Thanjavur, resembles a deserted village. It is the house of Mangudi Chidambara Bhagavathar, a kathakalakshepam exponent, who went on to win the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi award of the Music Academy in 1937. What started as playful activity became serious and in six months he started giving performances,” writes Duraiappa Bhagavathar in his book ‘Kalaksheba Bhagavatharkalin Charithiram’ …

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1 day, 11 hours ago

Cardiac arrest meaning: Causes, symptoms and more; it’s different from heart attack

Live Mint

Epigamia co-founder Rohan Mirchandani passed away on December 21 due to cardiac arrest, as confirmed in an official statement. Cardiac arrest is a sudden and life-threatening condition where the heart stops functioning due to an irregular heartbeat, disrupting blood flow to the brain and other vital organs. Cardiac arrest: Causes The primary cause of cardiac arrest is often an abnormal …

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1 day, 17 hours ago

News in Frames | Greens power

The Hindu

Ambedkar Vegetable Market Yard, or Bowen pally market, has always been a hive of activity. The market produces three or four tonnes of organic waste every day. The electricity generated from the plant powers more than 100 street lights, 170 stalls, an administrative building, and the market’s water supply network — giving the market committee substantial savings in power bills. …

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1 day, 23 hours ago

Explosion prompts closure of home in Vlaardingen

NL Times

A home on Robert Schumanring in Vlaardingen has been closed indefinitely by Mayor Bert Wijbenga following an explosion early Saturday morning. “Many residents, including small children, were truly shaken.” Authorities confirmed the incident caused no injuries, though two individuals were evaluated by paramedics. The explosion heavily damaged several nearby homes, and evacuated residents were temporarily sheltered in a nearby care …

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1 day, 23 hours ago

China says US ‘playing with fire’ by giving Taiwan more military aid

Al Jazeera

Beijing calls on the US to stop ‘dangerous moves’ that ‘undermine peace and stability’ in the Taiwan Strait. A statement from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday urged the US to stop its “dangerous moves that undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait”. China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said such actions by the US “contradict its leaders’ serious …

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1 day, 23 hours ago

Caffeine is everywhere. Is it actually harmless?

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When I finally confronted my dependency and gave up coffee three months ago, my body wasn’t happy. “For healthy adults, caffeine consumption is relatively safe, but for some vulnerable populations, caffeine consumption could be harmful, including impairments in cardiovascular function, sleep and substance use,” according to a 2017 review on caffeine’s safety. “That is related, of course, to people who …

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2 days, 3 hours ago

String of suspensions in Trinamool for brandishing Abhishek’s name

The Hindu

A string of suspensions in the youth wing of Trinamool Congress has once again brought focus on the leadership debate in the party and calling for a larger role for party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. The Trinamool Congress on Friday expelled Monishankar Mandal, vice-president of the party’s professors’ cell West Bengal College and University Professors Association and Pritam Halder, acting …

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2 days, 11 hours ago

Scam Alert! THESE are the 10 ways scamsters can drain your bank account

Live Mint

Cybercrime tricks: With the rising number of cybercrimes in the country, India's largest bank, the State Bank of India, has issued an advisory outlining possible ways in which fraudsters can trick customers. 10 common cybercrime tricks TRAI Phone Scam: Some fraudsters may threaten to suspend your mobile services over allegations of illegal activities or KYC non-compliance. Get rich quick trading: …

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2 days, 13 hours ago

Incessant rainfall continues as Depression moves over sea along north Andhra Pradesh coast

The Hindu

The incessant rainfall continued in Visakhapatnam on Saturday as the Depression over west central Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh coast has been active and moved east-northeastwards with the speed of 7 kmph during past six hours as on 5.30 a.m. on Saturday In Visakhapatnam, 5 mm of rainfall was received near Kailasagiri from 8.31 a.m. to 11 a.m. …

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3 days, 3 hours ago

JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, BofA facing federal lawsuit over Zelle payment network fraud

Associated Press

A federal regulator sued JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America on Friday, claiming the banks failed to protect hundreds of thousands of consumers from rampant fraud on the popular payments network Zelle, in violation of consumer financial laws. The CFPB claims that the banks violated federal consumer financial laws governing electric funds transfers, which require banks conduct “reasonable …

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3 days, 6 hours ago

Maharashtra Congress Chief Slams CM Fadnavis's 'Urban Naxal' Claim Over Rahul Gandhi-Led Yatra, Demands List

ABP News

Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Friday called on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to disclose the list of organisations allegedly linked to Naxals that participated in the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra. Patole’s demand followed Fadnavis's statement in the state assembly that 40 of the 180 organisations that took part in the Bharat Jodo Yatra were identified as "frontal organisations" …

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3 days, 10 hours ago

MEA forms panel to probe Nijjar murder inputs shared by US; Pannun’s SFJ alleges Russian involvement

Live Mint

The Ministry of External Affairs has formed a panel to investigate US inputs regarding the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Sikhs For Justice — a separatist organistion founded by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun — however claims that Russia ‘aided Indian intelligence officials in killing Nijjar’ last year. According to reports, the group has also offered $25,000 to “track" Russian ambassador Vladimir …

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Telangana HC provides relief to K.T. Rama Rao; no arrest till December 30 in Formula E race case

The Hindu

The Telangana High Court has passed an interim order not to arrest former Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president K.T. Rama Rao till December 30 in a case of corruption registered by Telangana ACB over release of funds for Formula-E Race during BRS government. In a relief for Mr. Rama Rao, Justice N. Shravan Kumar Venkat of the High …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

BREAKING | 'Not A Dreaded Criminal': Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of Mohd Zubair Till Jan 6 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Live Law

In a significant development, the Allahabad High Court today stayed the arrest of Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt-News, till 6th January in connection with an FIR lodged against him over his post on 'X' regarding an alleged inflammatory speech by Yati Narsinghanand.Orally observing that Zubair is not a dreaded criminal, a bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice. In a …

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Mohd Zubair's 'X' Posts With Half-Baked Info Threatened India's Sovereignty, Promoted 'Feeling Of Separatist Activity': UP Govt To Allahabad HC

Live Law

The Uttar Pradesh government today submitted before the Allahabad High Court that a series of X posts by Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt-News, on Yati Narsinghanand's alleged speech contained half-baked information and they damaged and threatened India's sovereignty and integrity. Additional Advocate General Manish Goyal submitted before a bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava that Zubair's …

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[Taxation Law] Market Research, Promotional Activities, Training Or Deployment Of Software Are 'Auxiliary Functions' Under DTAA: Delhi HC

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that “activities such as market research, promotional activities, training or deployment of software would clearly not breach the threshold of auxiliary functions as are envisaged under the DTAA.” Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement was signed between India and the US to prevent International Double Taxation and encourage international trade. In its 72-page judgment, a division …

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[Taxation Law] Market Research, Promotional Activities, Training Or Deployment Of Software Are 'Auxiliary Functions' Under DTAA: Delhi HC

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that “activities such as market research, promotional activities, training or deployment of software would clearly not breach the threshold of auxiliary functions as are envisaged under the DTAA.” Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement was signed between India and the US to prevent International Double Taxation and encourage international trade. In its 72-page judgment, a division …

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3 days, 23 hours ago

Prithvi Shaw's cryptic post amid immense criticism: Don't speak on it

India Today

Prithvi Shaw continues to defend himself against the heavy criticism surrounding his discipline and fitness issues. In a recent Instagram story, Shaw shared a thought-provoking quote that read, "If you don't understand it fully, don't speak on it. The MCA recently addressed Shaw's on- and off-field behaviour, dismissing his emotional outburst after being left out of the Vijay Hazare Trophy …

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3 days, 23 hours ago

Starbucks baristas in L.A. and other cities go on strike over elusive contract

LA Times

Baristas at a handful of Starbucks around Los Angeles as well as in Chicago and Seattle went on strike Friday, kicking off a work stoppage that union officials said would include hundreds of the coffee giant’s stores by Christmas Eve. At 10 a.m. a crowd of about 30 Starbucks workers, union organizers and supporters walked a picket line outside, chanting, …

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American consumers feeling less confident in December, Conference Board says

Ministers ask Prakasam Collector to study tremors

Dutch home sales prices show largest jump in two years, Up 12% to €462,000

Women now represent 20 per cent of HNI investors: Crypto exchange CoinDCX

Parker Solar Probe to touch the Sun: Nasa won't know if it's dead or alive till...

Agaramangudi and Chidambara Bhagavathar: a forgotten village and a musician

Cardiac arrest meaning: Causes, symptoms and more; it’s different from heart attack

News in Frames | Greens power

Explosion prompts closure of home in Vlaardingen

China says US ‘playing with fire’ by giving Taiwan more military aid

Caffeine is everywhere. Is it actually harmless?

String of suspensions in Trinamool for brandishing Abhishek’s name

Scam Alert! THESE are the 10 ways scamsters can drain your bank account

Incessant rainfall continues as Depression moves over sea along north Andhra Pradesh coast

JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, BofA facing federal lawsuit over Zelle payment network fraud

Maharashtra Congress Chief Slams CM Fadnavis's 'Urban Naxal' Claim Over Rahul Gandhi-Led Yatra, Demands List

MEA forms panel to probe Nijjar murder inputs shared by US; Pannun’s SFJ alleges Russian involvement

Telangana HC provides relief to K.T. Rama Rao; no arrest till December 30 in Formula E race case

BREAKING | 'Not A Dreaded Criminal': Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of Mohd Zubair Till Jan 6 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Mohd Zubair's 'X' Posts With Half-Baked Info Threatened India's Sovereignty, Promoted 'Feeling Of Separatist Activity': UP Govt To Allahabad HC

[Taxation Law] Market Research, Promotional Activities, Training Or Deployment Of Software Are 'Auxiliary Functions' Under DTAA: Delhi HC

[Taxation Law] Market Research, Promotional Activities, Training Or Deployment Of Software Are 'Auxiliary Functions' Under DTAA: Delhi HC

Prithvi Shaw's cryptic post amid immense criticism: Don't speak on it

Starbucks baristas in L.A. and other cities go on strike over elusive contract