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What Jordan Pickford did to throw off Erling Haaland before his missed penaltyTelangana: BRS leader Errolla Srinivas granted bailMAPUTO, Mozambique. (AP) — At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the country's police chief said, as widespread post-election riots and violence are roiling the country. Police chief Bernardino Rafael said 33 prisoners died and 15 others were injured during a confrontation with the security forces. The prisoners fled during violent protests that have seen police cars, stations and infrastructure destroyed after the country’s Constitutional Council confirmed the ruling Frelimo party as the winner of the Oct. 9 elections. The escape from the Maputo Central Prison, located 14 kilometers (9 miles) southwest of the capital, started around midday on Wednesday after “agitation” by a “group of subversive protesters” nearby, Rafael said. Some of the prisoners at the facility snatched weapons from the guards and started freeing other detainees. “A curious fact is that in that prison we had 29 convicted terrorists, who they released. We are worried, as a country, as Mozambicans, as members of the defense and security forces,” said Rafael. “They (protesters) were making noise, demanding that they be able to remove the prisoners who are there serving their sentences”, said Rafael, adding that the protests led to the collapse of a wall, allowing the prisoners to flee. He called on the escaped prisoners to surrender to authorities and for the population to be informed about the fugitives. Videos circulating on social media show the moment inmates left the prison, while other recordings reveal captures made by military personnel and prison guards. Many prisoners tried to hide in homes, but some were unsuccessful and ended up being detained again. In one video, a prisoner still with handcuffs on his right wrist says he was held n the disciplinary section of the prison and was released by other inmates.Why You Shouldn’t Miss Out On This Crypto If You Missed Dogecoin (DOGE) and Cardano (ADA)
A UK ticket-holder has won £177 million in Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw. But it is not the largest prize a person has won in this country. Here are the 10 biggest UK lottery winners – all from EuroMillions draws – and what some of them did with their fortunes. – Anonymous, £195,707,000 A UK ticket-holder scooped the record EuroMillions jackpot of £195 million on July 19 2022 – the biggest National Lottery win of all time. – Joe and Jess Thwaite, £184,262,899.10 Joe and Jess Thwaite, from Gloucester, scooped a then record-breaking £184,262,899 with a Lucky Dip ticket for the draw on May 10 2022. At the time, Joe was a communications sales engineer, and Jess ran a hairdressing salon with her sister. – Unclaimed ticket holder, £177 million Tuesday’s winner is wealthier than former One Direction member Harry Styles and heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua, who are both worth £175 million, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List. Players have been urged to check their tickets to see if they can claim the prize. – Anonymous, £170,221,000 The fourth biggest winner of the National Lottery to date scooped £170 million in October 2019, after matching all the numbers in a Must Be Won draw. – Colin and Chris Weir, £161,653,000 Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs, North Ayrshire, bagged their historic winnings in July 2011, making them the biggest UK winners at the time. Colin used £2.5 million of his fortune to invest in his beloved Partick Thistle Football Club, which led to one of the stands at the stadium being named after him. He later acquired a 55% shareholding in the club, which was to be passed into the hands of the local community upon his death. He died in December 2019, aged 71. The couple also set up the Weir Charitable Trust in 2013 and donated £1 million to the Scottish independence referendum in 2014. They divorced in the same year as Colin’s death. – Adrian and Gillian Bayford, £148,656,000 Adrian and Gillian won 190 million euros in a EuroMillions draw in August 2012, which came to just over £148 million. The couple bought a Grade II listed estate in Cambridgeshire, complete with cinema and billiards room, but it was sold in 2021, some years after the pair divorced, as reported by The Mirror. – Anonymous, £123,458,008 The seventh biggest National Lottery winner won a Superdraw rollover jackpot in June 2019, and decided not to go public with their success. – Anonymous, £122,550,350 After nine rollovers, one lucky anonymous ticket-holder bagged more than £122 million in April 2021. – Anonymous, £121,328,187 Another of the UK’s top 10 lottery winners found their fortune through a Superdraw jackpot rollover, this time in April 2018. – Frances and Patrick Connolly, £114,969,775 Former social worker and teacher Frances set up two charitable foundations after she and her husband won almost £115 million on New Year’s Day 2019. She estimates that she has already given away £60 million to charitable causes, as well as friends and family. She considers helping others to be an addiction, saying: “It gives you a buzz and it’s addictive. I’m addicted to it now.”Round 1 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1: How many electoral college votes are need to win the US presidency? 270, 275, 278? 2: Who is Trump’s Vice-President elect? 3: Which US Vice-President couldn’t spell potato? 4: Where was the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit held in October? 5: Dwayne Fields recently took up this position after Bear Grylls stood down? 6: What country narrowly voted to join the EU in October? 7: What country is said to have sent at least 5,000 troops to Russia ? 8: Hosni Mubarak was president of what country for 30 years? 9: Harry Judd, Bill Bailey and Hamza Yassin have what in common? 10: Basophobia is the fear of what? Round 2: FOOD AND DRINK 11: Bourbon, lemon juice and simple syrup. What’s the cocktail? 12: Celery, apples and walnuts combine in what salad? 13: What’s commonly referred to as “the fifth taste” coveted by chefs? 14: The combination of Persian and India food and flavours is known as what cuisine? 15: The Scoville scale measures what? 16: Louisiana French people developed this style of spicing? 17: 300 million servings of this instant food were served daily in 2023 18: What’s a large fillet of beef tenderloin in a rich creamy sauce? 19: Nori is made from what? 20: 180 degrees Celcius is rounded to 330, 350 or 380 Fahrenheit? Round 3: HISTORY 21: What year was the Live Aid concert? 22: Who succeeded Elizabeth I to the English throne? 23: Henry VII – Henry Tudor – was born where in Wales in 1457? 24: Koffee Annan held what position? 25: Joseph Ratzinger was better known as whom? 26: What Nazi was tracked down in Argentina and put on trial is Israel in 1962 27: Who preceded Harry S Truman as US president? 28: Which royal wrote a series of children’s books basted on a helicopter? 29: General George Armstrong Custer led what military unit? 30: What Apollo mission limped back to Earth after blowing oxygen tanks? Round 4: GEOGRAPHY 31: What’s the highest point in Ceredigion? 32: How many RNLI stations are there in Wales, 20, 25, 30? 33: 15 died in a ferry tragedy where in Wales in 1966? 34: What’s the capital of Mongolia? 35: What’s the 3-letter airport code for Gatwick? 36: Sabena was the former national airline of what European country? 37: What unit of currency is used in Slovakia? 38: What’s the state capitol of Illinois? 39: Sellafield is located in what county? 40: How many county councillors are there in Ceredigion, 34, 37, 38? 5: SPORT 41: What British billionaire bought into Manchester United last year? 42: Who is the manager of Brentford FC 43: What city will host the 2028 Olympics? 44: What city hosted the Olympics in 1996? 45: What city will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games? 46: What city backed out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games? 47: Edward Edwards represented Britain in what Olympic Sport? 48: Solo Synchronised Swimming. Was it an Olympic sport, Yes or No? 49: The World Series. Name one of the two teams in the 2024 series. 50: Michael Smith won this competition in 2023. Who won in it 2024? Round 6: ENTERTAINMENT 51: In 2021, which artist’s release, Easy On Me, was streamed 24 million times in a day? 52: Who is the lead singer of Guns & Roses? 53: Adam Levine is the lead singer of what group? 54: What singer died in a fatal balcony fall in Argentina in October? 55: In the Sky series Penguin, who plays the title role? 56: This bankrupt celebrity had a son with footballer Dwight Yorke? 57: Toby Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland have all played this character? 58: The Oscar winning song What Was I made for was in what movie? 59: These brothers directed Fargo and other dark comic movies? 60: Pulp fiction was released when: 1992, 1993, 1994? 7 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 61: A NASA mission was launched in October to study which of Jupiter’s moons? 62: When launched, this telescope had blurry vision. 63: Computer whiz Linus Torvalds created what? 64: What’s the biggest-selling computer game of all time? 65: What computer whiz was known for only wearing a black polo-necked shirt 66: In what US state is Silicon Valley? 67: Samsung originated in what country? 68: What’s the periodic symbol for Radon? 69: Satoshi Nakamoto claims to have created what? 70: In computing terms, RAM is an acronym for what? Round 8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 71: What is the capital of Colombia 72: What is the currency of Argentina 73: Who is the Prime Minister of Italy 74: Who is the wife of Rishi Sunak 75: Specifically, where does the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh meet? 76: The word ‘bungalow’ is taken from what Asian language? 77: What is 2024 in Roman numerals? 78: Wednesday’s child is full of woe, Thursday’s child... 79: Start Me Up is a song written by what band? 80: Who is the Governor of California? Round 9: TRUE OR FALSE 81: An octopus that two hearts 82: Madonna’s real name is Madonna 83: The letter J only appears in one element in the Periodic table 84: Sloths have four fingers on each limb 85: Gary Lineker never received a yellow card as a professional 86: You can’t sneeze in your sleep 87: The Caesar salad was invented in France 88: Bananas are curved to grow towards the sun 89: O Positive is the most common bloodtype 90: It’s illegal to own a pet dog in Iran Round 10: 5 LETTER P WORDS 91: Singing, or camping? 92: Schemes or navigates? 93: Flop on a couch, fall flat? 94: The cost of a wee 95: Seeing all of the colours 96: A hotelier’s daughter 97: Hammer money 98: A practical joke 99: A last night, for seaside walks 100: Pieces of places? Round 11 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 101: What’s the capital of the United Arab Emirates? 102: Who is Governor or the Bank of England? 103: Who is the UK minister for health? 104: In what capital city is the International Criminal Court based? 105: When will Haley’s Comet return? 2051, 2061, 2071? 106: Who was the second man on the Moon 107: Glossophobia is the fear of driving, fear of painting, fear of public speaking? 108: What currency is used in Greece? 109: What’s the capital of Tennessee? 110: The buff back, cotton patch and greyleg are all breeds of what bird? Round 12: FOOD AND DRINK 111: An alternative name for eggplant? 112: An alternative name for coriander? 113: Australians call it capsicum. We call it? 114: It’s a cocktail of equal parts gin, red vermouth and Campari? 115: What’s the main element of nori? 116: Dry white wine, white vinegar, butter and shallots are combined to make what sauce? 117: Pasteis de nata are the classic desert tarte of what country? 118: What Japanese word is used to describe a delicious savoury taste? 119: After sugar is refined from cane or beet, made, what’s the thick brown leftover substance called? 120: It’s a dish made of thinly-sliced potatoes baked in a heavy cream and cheese-based sauce, with garlic, nutmeg and seasonings? Round 13: HISTORY 121: Who shot Robert Kennedy in June, 1968? 122: In what year did Charles and Diana marry? 123: What’s unique about Prime Minister Spencer Perceval (1809 -1812)? 124: What year was the Gunpower Plot? 1601, 1603, 1605? 125: U Thant held what office when he died? 126: Do they know it’s Christmas time was released in what year? 127: Biafra’s attempt to break away from what nation led to a three-year civil war? 128: Kampuchea was a short-lived official name for what nation? 129: These are handmade from a bronze gun captured in the Crimean War? 130: What was the name of the Argentinian battleship suck by a British submarine during the Falklands War? Round 14: GEOGRAPHY 131: What’s the capital city of the Maldives? 132: The environmental COP summit in Azerbaijan has wrapped up in what city in late November? 133: What’s the most southerly capital city in Europe? 134: What’s the most northerly capital city in Europe? 135: Roman Bridge holds what distinction in Wales over the past 12 months? 136: How many local authorities – as unitary county or county boroughs are there in Wales? 22,24, 25? 137: What’s the capital of Angola? 138: What’s the largest of the Canary Islands? 139: What’s the capital of Madeira? 140: What’s the capital of Albania? Round 15: SPORT 141: How many consecutive F1 titles has Max Verstappen just won? 142: Whose the men’s Wimbledon champion for 2024? 143: Rubin Amorim is the sixth manager United have had since Ferguson retired. Who acted as interim manager on Den Hag’s departure? 144: What’s the name of the Premier League referee currently suspended and under investigation? 145: Who is the current World Snooker Champion? 146: Where is the St Leger run? Doncaster, Goodwood, Haydock? 147: William Buick competes in what sport? 148: Since the 1970s, motorbike road racing has been dominated by this family from Northern Ireland? 149: Where do Luton Town play? Their home ground. 150: Where do Ipswich Town play? Their home ground. Round 16: ENTERTAINMENT 151: What group had a hit with Vienna in 1981 152: Who will fill the ‘legend’ slot in 2025 at Glastonbury 153: Everybody Wants to Rule the World was a no 1 hit for what band in 1985? 154: Who had a hit in 1986 with West End Girls? 155: Who had a 1974 hit with Sweet Home Alabama? 156: Smoke on the Water was a seminal hit in 1972 for what band? 157: Hold me Close was a 1975 hit by whom? 158: Madonna had a hit with American Pie in 2000. Who sang the original 1971 hit? 159: Roger Waters, Dave Gilmour, Syd Barrett and Richard Wright together made up what best-selling band? 160: Rumours was the best-selling 1977 album by what band? Round 17 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 161: Gases that are stable and non-reactive are known as what? 1622: Hydrogen is the first element on the periodic table, Helium is second. What’s third? 163: What’s the sixth planet from the Sun in our solar system? 164: What’s the common name for safety device on a train called that kicks in if the driver becomes incapacitated? 165: What’s the alcohol limit in breath for drivers in Wales? 30 mgs/100 milligrams breath; 35 mgs/100, 40/100. 166: Who builds the Grenadier 4X4 modelled after the Land Rover Defender? 167: Aluminium is made by heating what mineral? 168: Where’s the world’s oldest underground train line? 169: The last Concorde flight was in what year? 2003, 2004, 2005? 170: The Channel Tunnel was completed in what year? 1992, 1994, 1996? Round 18 IT’s CHRISTMAS 171: Who wrote White Christmas? 172: If you added up all of the gifts in the 12 Days of Christmas, how many would there be? 354, 364, 374? 173: Ukrainian Christmas trees are decorated with fake cobwebs, True or False? 174: In Scandinavia, Santa rides a cow, True or False? 175: In what country was Silent Night first performed in 1816? 176: Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas. True or False? 177: According to Matalan, 75 per cent, 78 per cent or 82 per cent of UK people own a Christ jumper? 178: Who holds the record for most Christmas Number 1s 179: Who sang All I want for Christmas is You? 180: Fairytale of New York featured the Pogues and whom? Round19: TRUE OR FALSE 181: Sloths see only in black and white and shades of grey 182: Bob Marley played professional football for 7 months 183: Captain Henry Morgan of rum and pirate fame was born in Cardiff 184: Bangor is the oldest cathedral city in Wales 185: Graham Henry coached Wales to their first even win over South Africa in 1992 186: Liquorice has been banned by Taliban in Afghanistan 187: Poppy seeds are illegal in Saudi Arabia 188: It is technically illegal to die in the House of Commons 189: The colour of the carpet in the House of Commons was an official secret 190: It is illegal for men to dye their hair bright colours in Singapore Round 10: 5 LETTER F WORDS 191: A wave or a rare incident 192: Set up, a movie clip 193: Not true 194: Technical or tennis 195: Knocking down, a storey 196: Milled cereal 197: A narrow inlet from the sea in Scotland 198: Shape metal 199: A subject in which one excels 200: Not sure, about a confectionary Answers on PageXX
How to Clean Your Smart Bulb: Maintenance, Troubleshooting Tips You Need to DoIt’s Friday, December 13, and the Indiana Pacers (10-15) and Philadelphia 76ers (7-15) are all set to square off from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The Pacers are currently 3-11 on the road with a point differential of -4, while the 76ers have a 3-7 record in their last ten games at home. We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts. Listen to the Rotoworld Basketball Show for the latest fantasy player news, waiver claims, roster advice and more from our experts all season long. Click here or download it wherever you get your podcasts. Game details & how to watch Pacers vs. 76ers live today Date: Friday, December 13, 2024 Time: 7 pm EST Site: Wells Fargo Center City: Philadelphia, PA Never miss a second of the action and stay up-to-date with all the latest team stats and player news. Check out our day-by-day NBA schedule page , along with detailed matchup pages that update live in-game with every out. Game odds for Pacers vs. 76ers The latest odds as of Friday: Odds: Indiana Pacers (+187), Philadelphia 76ers (-227) Spread: 76ers -6 Over/Under: 228.5 points That gives the Pacers an implied team point total of 113.2, and the 76ers 116.33. Want to know which sportsbook is offering the best lines for every game on the NBA calendar? Check out the NBC Sports’ Live Odds tool to get all the latest updated info from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM & more! Expert picks & predictions for Friday Pacers vs. 76ers game Please bet responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700. NBC Sports Best Bets Vaughn Dalzell’s (@VmoneySports) top play: 76ers Team Total Over 116.5 (-105) “In the last 10 meetings between the 76ers and Pacers, Philly has averaged 130.4 points per game and scored 117 or more points all eight times. You would have to go back to 2021 to find a performance under that (113).” Drew Dinsick’s top play (@whale_capper): Pacers +6.5 “Tough to put a fair price together for the Sixers but not a good matchup for a defense that has struggled to come up will consistent stops in the half court this season. Fair price is IND +4 by my numbers.” Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals. Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager. Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Pacers & 76ers game: Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Philadelphia 76ers on the Moneyline. Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Philadelphia 76ers at -6. Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the OVER on the Game Total of 228.5. Want even more NBA best bets and predictions from our expert staff & tools? Check out the Expert NBA Predictions page from NBC Sports for money line, spread and over/under picks for every game on today’s calendar! Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Pacers vs. 76ers on Friday The Pacers have lost 4 of their last 5 games as an underdog The Pacers’ last 7 games versus the 76ers have gone OVER the Total The 76ers have failed to cover in 13 of their 22 games this season If you’re looking for more key trends and stats around the spread, moneyline and total for every single game on the schedule today, check out our NBA Top Trends tool on NBC Sports! Bet the Edge is your source for all things sports betting. Get all of Jay Croucher and Drew Dinsick’s insight weekdays at 6AM ET right here or wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Follow our experts on socials to keep up with all the latest content from the staff: - Jay Croucher (@croucherJD) - Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) - Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) - Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas)
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The nearly three-year-old war in Ukraine and the subsequent Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East seem to have temporarily eclipsed all news across the world of other kinds of violence, specially those by disparate extremist groups. In the process, the consequences of, and aspects of, newer trends in extremist violence are being lost sight of, and this could have consequences for the future. A RAND study published a couple of years ago in the United States, under the preferred headline ‘Changing Face of Hate, domestic extremist violence’, had indicated that important changes were constantly taking place in the realm of domestic terrorism and violent extremism. The obiter dicta of this study was that it is imperative for law enforcement officers to properly understand the nature of the changes that were taking place across the spectrum to be able to prepare for future eventualities. The study, no doubt, had special relevance for the U.S. Yet, in a subliminal fashion, it did contain lessons for other countries as well. While India did not have to contend with the kind of militant organisations that existed in the U.S. in the latter half of the 20th century, the situation post the Second World War in India had not been a peaceful one, even as India gained independence. Early post-Independence history As anyone aware of India’s post-Independence history would know, in the initial years, communal violence of varying intensity and a resurgent Communist movement, intent on embarking on a revolutionary path, had caused major problems for India. The ‘Tebhaga Movement’ in Bengal and the Communist uprising in Telangana in the late 1940s, were stark reminders of what the Communists were attempting, but fortunately they could not succeed. The revolutionary spark, however, had not been completely extinguished. In the late 1960s, and for many years thereafter till the end of the 20th century, Communist extremism did prove to be a major bane for the Indian state. The Naxalite Movement (as it came to be known) did have enough ideological appeal left to spur a left-wing renaissance. For a time, it attracted the best and the brightest of youth in the country, though in course of time, the movement descended into mindless violence. During its heyday, left-wing extremists or Naxalites could establish sizeable pockets of influence across West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Ideological appeal may not be enough to sustain a movement, but it is an important magnet, specially for ideologies such as left-wing extremism. It would, hence, be a mistake to believe that countries are easily insulated from the infiltration of pernicious doctrines. The takeaway from ideologies such as Naxalism is that they continue to lurk not too far below the surface. Strict vigil is, hence, called for. The right wing’s spread The world has moved on since, and practitioners of revolutionary ideas have changed tack. Left-wing ideas seem to have given way to right-wing philosophies, and the second seems to have many new adherents. This may seem a relatively recent phenomenon, but has been gaining ground for some time, specially across Europe. In the recent period, for instance, Germany has turned increasingly xenophobic. Domestic politics in that country today is highly polarised. France faces an uncertain future, unsure whether further concessions would have to be made to the right wing, damaging France’s image as a ‘middle-of-the-road nation’. This is also accompanied by a steady erosion of trust in liberal values. As of now, the right-wing in Europe is no longer a fringe element. This has implications not only for Europe but also for much of the world. Europe, already traumatised by the Ukraine conflict, seems to be losing most of its earlier bearings, and at times appears rudderless. Most European leaders appear unable to recognise the reality, or deal with a situation that it is not ready or prepared for. For much of the world, the change is unprecedented and will require many an adjustment. In retrospect, it is even possible to view the Brexit verdict of 2016 (in the United Kingdom) as an early pointer to the shifting of the political centre rightwards in Europe. All of this has implications for much of the world, India included. ‘Radicalization of mainstream right ideas’ and ‘mainstreaming of far right ideas’ across Europe will have an impact for countries across the globe. It would entail effecting a shift from dealing with left-wing extremist ideas and threats to many newer kinds of threats of the right extremist variety. This may not be easy and will entail a reconfiguration of all that needs to be done by those in-charge. It is bound to have many consequences for democracy and national sovereignty. The world also cannot overlook, or ignore, its ‘date with destiny’, viz., the year 2001 unleashing of the largest mobilisation of right wing (Jihadist sympathisers) in the West in recent times. It upended an unprecedented fractured threat landscape in the West, apart from certain other regions of the globe, causing governments to come under immense pressure. Misinformation and disinformation aggravated problems and helped feed right-wing extremist ideologies and movements. The COVID-19 pandemic, in turn, helped to exacerbate a situation already in the making, with social isolation, unproven grievances, and little known factors acting as drivers for a radicalisation of ideas and mobilisation. Today, a cross pollination of right-wing extremist ideologies is helping exacerbate situations of violent extremism of the right-wing variety. The rise of the Islamic State coincided with this, and, in course of time, was to cast a shadow over vast swathes of territory across the entire West Asia and extend its tentacles to many other regions as well. It was a different kind of catalyst for change in so far as extremist right-wing militancy was concerned and led to rising levels of insecurity in multiple regions. A definitive assertion that pro-Jihadist criminal activities, alongside individual home grown supporters backed by small cells (each comprising few operatives) were responsible for much of the disruption and violence in several regions of the globe, may have to wait. But that there is a threat cannot be ignored. In a milieu of this kind, law enforcement agencies are often required to take a ‘leap of faith’ so that situations do not become critical; agencies are left unprepared to deal with the consequences. The focus It is in the fitness of things that law and order agencies across the globe are taking a closer look at the rising dimensions and implications of right-wing terror and the role of right-wing terror modules. A few years ago, there was an avalanche of protests in India, specially in the south of the country, against action taken by the government in cracking down on organisations such as the Popular Front of India (PFI) and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), both of which were termed as pro-right-wing extremist Muslim bodies. It was not unusual that there should be protests of this kind for what is seldom apparent to many are the underside of these agencies, which are little known to most, but over time do have sinister connotations. Undoubtedly, this was precipitated by concerns over the growing dimensions in India and across the globe of right-wing terror modules and the increase in right-wing militancy. To establish a connection has not been easy, but, over time, it has been possible to reach an understanding about the spread of right-wing tendencies among sections of the Muslim community, including youth, students, women and the working class. It is often said that it is necessary to ‘break an egg to make an omelette’. Growing concerns across the world about right-wing and Islamist militancy did call for the adoption of certain harsh measures, which need to be handled with care. Security is not a ‘zero-sum-game’ and ‘eternal vigilance is the price of liberty’. This is the message that is sought and sent out in the context of both growing right-wing extremist militancy and the yet-to-be extinguished left-wing extremist violent activities. M.K. Narayanan is a former Director, Intelligence Bureau, a former National Security Adviser, and a former Governor of West Bengal Published - November 23, 2024 12:16 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Ukraine / Russia-Ukraine Crisis / Israel-Palestine Conflict / unrest, conflicts and war / USA / terrorism (crime) / India / history / West Bengal / Telangana / Andhra Pradesh / Kerala / European Union / Germany / France / politics / Brexit / United Kingdom / Coronavirus / society / Islamic State
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CoreCivic, Geo Group Rally By Double Digits Since Election Day: Why Trump Boosts Private Prison StocksPublished 18:16 IST, December 25th 2024 Speaking at a press conference, Bawankule mentioned that the hearing on the quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) is scheduled for the first week of January. Nagpur: Maharashtra Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced on Wednesday that the pending elections to local bodies in the state will take place in March-April 2025, provided the Supreme Court delivers its decision on OBC reservation in the first week of January. Speaking at a press conference, he mentioned that the hearing on the quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) is scheduled for the first week of January. "The State Election Commission will conduct the polls and the state government will provide all the support," the Revenue Minister said. The five-year term of most of the municipal corporations, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), and other local bodies in the state expired in 2022. In December 2021, the Supreme Court had ruled that reservation for OBCs in local bodies will not be allowed unless the government fulfils the triple test laid down in the apex court's 2010 order. It had ruled that until the triple test criteria is fulfilled, the OBC seats will be re-notified as general category seats. The triple test required the state government to set up a dedicated commission to gather data on the backwardness of OBCs in every local body, to specify the proportion of reservation in each local body in light of commission’s recommendations, and ensure that such reservation does not exceed 50 per cent of the total seats reserved for SC/ST/OBC together. Bawankule further said there were complaints that several properties owned by private charitable trusts and educational institutions were forcibly taken over by the Waqf Board in Maharashtra. "Once the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is cleared by Parliament, it will be implemented in Maharashtra. If there are any wrongdoings, they will be rectified," he said. The Maharashtra BJP chief said that under the Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA), the process to conduct a drone survey of villages began in 2021 to provide e-property cards to farmers for ownership of their land in rural areas. The e-property cards in 15,327 of the 30,515 villages are ready and will be distributed soon, he said. (With inputs from PTI) Get Current Updates on India News , Entertainment News along with Latest News and Top Headlines from India and around the world. Updated 18:16 IST, December 25th 2024
Seahawks place running back Kenneth Walker III on injured reserveIt was not the Wright Brothers but an Indian sage who invented flying, Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel said on Thursday, igniting a controversy involving facts and history as the former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader sought new education to students over these aspects. “Students should be told about how Wright Brothers are being wrongly credited for developing an airplane,” Patel declared during her first media interaction after completing five years in office. She asserted that ancient sage Maharishi Bharadwaj developed aviation technology first — a claim that contradicts records of Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first sustained, controlled, powered flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903. The governor ventured further by describing Kumbhakarna, a character from the Hindu epic Ramayana, as “a technocrat who did not sleep for six months and instead worked in laboratories during the period.” This interpretation markedly differs from traditional religious texts, which portray Kumbhakarna as a mythological figure who slept for six-month intervals due to a divine boon or curse. These assertions follow her remarks at Lucknow University’s 66th convocation ceremony on December 6, 2023, where she elaborated on ancient Indian aviation. “Maharishi Bharadwaj’s Ashram, which still exists in Prayagraj, and his Yantra Sarvasva, called the encyclopaedia of machines, of which the Vymaanika Shastra is a part, revealed eight types of airplanes,” Patel, a former Gujarat CM, said. Scholars have noted that the Vymaanika Shastra, frequently cited in discussions of ancient aviation, was actually authored in the early 20th century and published in 1952 by G.R. Josyer. “Shivkar Bapuji Talpade, a resident of Mumbai, developed the first model of airplane eight years ahead of Wright Brothers... Talpade’s flew his airplane at a height of 1,800 feet,” Patel added. Talpade attempted to build an aircraft and fly it, too, is regarded as unverified with no reliable records. Patel, who took oath at Raj Bhavan on July 29, 2019, made these statements during her first comprehensive media interaction after completing five years in office.
Tescha Hawley (right) and her mother, Janice Hawley, serve food from Tescha’s nonprofit to cross-country teams at the Harlem Invitational in Harlem, Montana. Tescha began the Day Eagle Hope Project to improve the health of her community after seeing how hard it was to access care when she was diagnosed with cancer in 2016. (Jessica Plance/KFF Health News/TNS) Tescha Hawley, a citizen of the Gros Ventre Tribe who lives on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana, is among the patients who say they were stuck with medical debt that the Indian Health Service should have paid. (Jessica Plance/KFF Health News/TNS) Tescha Hawley (center) sits for a portrait with her children, Tearia Sunchild (left) and Trayce Sunchild, near Jim Brown Creek on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana. Tescha says hospital bills from her son’s birth that the Indian Health Service promised to pay were sent to debt collectors in her name. The financial consequences lasted years. (Jessica Plance/KFF Health News/TNS) Tescha Hawley (right) and her mother, Janice Hawley, serve food from Tescha’s nonprofit to cross-country teams at the Harlem Invitational in Harlem, Montana. Tescha began the Day Eagle Hope Project to improve the health of her community after seeing how hard it was to access care when she was diagnosed with cancer in 2016. (Jessica Plance/KFF Health News/TNS) Tescha Hawley (right) and her mother, Janice Hawley, serve food from Tescha’s nonprofit to cross-country teams at the Harlem Invitational in Harlem, Montana. Tescha began the Day Eagle Hope Project to improve the health of her community after seeing how hard it was to access care when she was diagnosed with cancer in 2016. (Jessica Plance/KFF Health News/TNS) By Katheryn Houghton and Arielle Zionts, KFF Health News (TNS) Tescha Hawley learned that hospital bills from her son’s birth had been sent to debt collectors only when she checked her credit score while attending a home-buying class. The new mom’s plans to buy a house stalled. Hawley said she didn’t owe those thousands of dollars in debts. The federal government did. Hawley, a citizen of the Gros Ventre Tribe, lives on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana. The Indian Health Service is a federal agency that provides free health care to Native Americans, but its services are limited by a chronic shortage of funding and staff. Hawley’s local Indian Health Service hospital wasn’t equipped to deliver babies. But she said staff there agreed that the agency would pay for her care at a privately owned hospital more than an hour away. That arrangement came through the Purchased/Referred Care program, which pays for services Native Americans can’t get through an agency-funded clinic or hospital. Federal law stresses that patients approved for the program aren’t responsible for any of the costs. But tribal leaders, health officials, and a new federal report say patients are routinely billed anyway as a result of backlogs or mistakes from the Indian Health Service, financial middlemen, hospitals, and clinics. The financial consequences for patients can last years. Those sent to collections can face damaged credit scores, which can prevent them from securing loans or require them to pay higher interest rates. The December report , by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, found these long-standing problems contribute to people in Native American-majority communities being nearly twice as likely to have medical debt in collections compared with the national average. And their amount of medical debt is significantly higher. The report found the program is often late to pay bills. In some cases, hospitals or collection agencies hound tribal citizens for more money after bills are paid. Hawley’s son was born in 2003. She had to wait another year to buy a home, as she struggled to pay off the debt. It took seven years for it to drop from her credit report. “I don’t think a person ever recovers from debt,” Hawley said. Hawley, a cancer survivor, still must navigate the referral program. In 2024 alone, she received two notices from clinics about overdue bills. Frank White Clay, chairman of the Crow Tribe in Montana, testified about the impact of wrongful billing during a U.S. House committee hearing in April. He shared stories of veterans rejected for home loans, elders whose Social Security benefits were reduced, and students denied college loans and federal aid. “Some of the most vulnerable people are being harassed daily by debt collectors,” White Clay said. No one is immune from the risk. A high-ranking Indian Health Service official learned during her job’s background check that her credit report contained referred-care debt, the federal report found. Native Americans face disproportionately high rates of poverty and disease , which researchers link to limited access to health care and the ongoing impact of racist federal policies . White Clay is among many who say problems with the referred-care program are an example of the U.S. government violating treaties that promised to provide for the health and welfare of tribes in return for their land. The chairman’s testimony came during a hearing on the Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act, which would require the Indian Health Service to create a reimbursement process for patients who were wrongfully billed. Committee members approved the bill in November and sent it for consideration by the full House. A second federal bill, the Protecting Native Americans’ Credit Act , would prevent debt like Hawley’s from affecting patients’ credit scores. The bipartisan bill hadn’t had a hearing by mid-December. The exact number of people wrongfully billed isn’t clear, but the Indian Health Service has acknowledged it has work to do. The agency is developing a dashboard to help workers track referrals and to speed up bill processing, spokesperson Brendan White said. It’s also trying to hire more referred-care staff, to address vacancy rates of more than 30%. Officials say problems with the program also stem from outside health providers that don’t follow the rules. Melanie Egorin, an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said at the hearing that the proposed legislation doesn’t include consequences for “bad actors” — health facilities that repeatedly bill patients when they shouldn’t. “The lack of enforcement is definitely a challenge,” she said. But tribal leaders warned that penalties could backfire. 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The bureau and the Indian Health Service also recently published a letter urging health care providers and debt collectors not to hold patients accountable for program-approved care. White, the Indian Health Service spokesperson, said the agency recently updated the referred-care forms sent to outside hospitals and clinics to include billing instructions and to stress that patients aren’t liable for any out-of-pocket costs. And he said the staff can help patients get reimbursed if they have already paid for services that were supposed to be covered. Joe Bryant, an Indian Health Service official who oversees efforts to improve the referral program, said patients can ask credit bureaus to remove debt from their reports if the agency should have covered their bills. Leaders with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington state helped shape the proposed legislation after their citizens were repeatedly harmed by wrongful billing. Tribal Chairman Jarred-Michael Erickson said problems began in 2017, when a regional Indian Health Service office took over the referred-care program from local staff. It “created a domino effect of negative outcomes,” Erickson wrote in a letter to Congress. He said some tribal members whose finances were damaged stopped using the Indian Health Service. Others avoided health care altogether. Responsibility for the Colville Reservation program transferred back to local staff in 2022. Staffers found the billing process hadn’t been completed for thousands of cases, worth an estimated $24 million in medical care, Erickson told lawmakers . Workers are making progress on the backlog and they have explained the rules to outside hospitals and clinics, Erickson said. But he said there are still cases of wrongful billing, such as a tribal member who was sent to collections after receiving a $17,000 bill for chemotherapy that the agency was supposed to pay for. Erickson said the tribe is in the process of taking over its health care facilities instead of having the Indian Health Service run them. He and others who work in Native American health said tribally managed units — which are still funded by the federal agency — tend to have fewer problems with their referred-care programs. For example, they have more oversight over staff and flexibility to create their own payment tracking systems. But some Native Americans oppose tribal management because they feel it releases the federal government from its obligations. Beyond wrongful billing, access to the referred-care program is limited because of underfunding from Congress. The $1 billion budget this year is $9 billion short of the need, according to a committee report by tribal health and government leaders. Donald Warne, a physician and member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, called the proposed legislation a “band-aid.” He said the ultimate solution is for Congress to fully fund the Indian Health Service, which would reduce the need for the referred-care program. Back in Montana, Hawley said she braces for a fight each time she gets a bill that the referral program was supposed to cover. “I’ve learned not to trust the process,” Hawley said. ©2024 KFF Health News. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Syrians cheer end of 50 years of Assad rule at first Friday prayers since government fell
Hyaluronic Acid Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report Forecast Period (2024-2031).In brief: Scientists at MIT have achieved a groundbreaking feat by creating a unique magnetic state in a material using light. By applying lasers, they successfully switched an antiferromagnetic material into an entirely new magnetic state. This discovery holds the potential to revolutionize next-generation memory and data storage technology, paving the way for chips far more advanced than today's standards. The research team, led by physics professor Nuh Gedik, concentrated on a material called FePS3, a type of antiferromagnet that transitions to a non-magnetic state at around -247°F. They hypothesized that precisely exciting the vibrations of FePS3's atoms with lasers could disrupt its typical antiferromagnetic alignment and induce a new magnetic state. In conventional magnets (ferromagnets), all atomic spins align in the same direction, making their magnetic field easy to control. In contrast, antiferromagnets have a more complex up-down-up-down spin pattern that cancels out, resulting in zero net magnetization. While this property makes antiferromagnets highly resistant to stray magnetic influences – an advantage for secure data storage – it also creates challenges in intentionally switching them between "0" and "1" states for computing. Gedik's innovative laser-driven approach seeks to overcome this obstacle, potentially unlocking antiferromagnets for future high-performance memory and computational technologies. The team's innovative approach involved cooling a FePS3 sample below its transition temperature and then blasting it with a carefully tuned terahertz laser pulse. These lasers, oscillating over a trillion times per second, perfectly matched the natural vibrational frequencies of the material's atoms. Amazingly, the researchers discovered that these pulses pushed the material into a completely new, magnetized state that lasted for several milliseconds after the laser pulse ended. While milliseconds may seem fleeting, in the quantum world, that's practically an eternity compared to prior attempts, as Gedik emphasized. Looking ahead, the researchers aim to refine and further understand these induced magnetic phases. The ultimate goal is to leverage antiferromagnets in next-generation data storage and processing hardware. Their robust magnetic domains, resistant to stray magnetic noise, could enable denser, more energy-efficient memory and logic chips compared to today's technology. However, significant engineering challenges remain before antiferromagnetic computers can become a reality. The team is optimistic, and their groundbreaking findings, published in Nature, represent a critical step toward that vision.Dissidence within the Congress has surfaced in the Banswada, Yellareddy and Jukkal Assembly constituencies of Kamareddy district. A faction of party leaders staged protests against MLAs Pocharam Srinivas Reddy and Thota Laxmikanth Rao, accusing them of favouring newcomers while neglecting senior members in party affairs and the appointment to nominated posts. In Banswada, supporters of former MLA Enugu Ravinder Reddy voiced their grievances against MLA Srinivas Reddy. They organised protests in Birkur, alleging harassment of party cadre by members of the Pocharam family. Srinivas Reddy was elected as a BRS MLA but joined the Congress after the party came to power. Alongside him, his followers also transitioned to the Congress. Senior Congress leaders and workers have accused Srinivas Reddy of harassing them during his tenure with the BRS and now ignoring them when within the Congress. “We have been working in the Congress for the last three decades but are facing difficult situations as our political rival has become the party's top leader,” one leader stated. Several leaders from Jukkal protested at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad on Thursday against MLA Thota Laxmikanth Rao. They claimed that Rao had been promoting newcomers within the Congress while disregarding senior members. Rao’s supporters countered that a few suspended leaders, with the backing of BJP leaders and the sand mafia, are attempting to weaken the party in the Jukkal Assembly constituency. In Yellareddy, TPCC disciplinary committee chairman G. Chinna Reddy has issued a show-cause notice to party leader Vaddepalli Subhash Reddy over alleged anti-party activities. Reports indicate that Subhash Reddy openly criticised Yellareddy Congress MLA Madanmohan Rao. Additionally, the absence of photographs featuring government adviser Mohammad Ali Shabbir and Vaddepalli Subhash Reddy in Congress programmes has contributed to dissidence among party cadres.Brazil’s Bolsonaro planned and participated in coup plot, police report alleges
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