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[ad_1] A specialist trader works at his post on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange.Brendan McDermid | ReutersThe Nasdaq Composite rose to a record, aided by a rally in tech, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting.The tech-heavy index gained 1.24% to 20,173.89, while the S&P 500 added 0.38%, closing at 6,074.08. The Dow Jones Industrial Average underperformed, losing 110.58 points, or 0.25%, to end at 43,717.48. The 30-stock Dow fell for an eighth day, marking its longest run of losses since 2018.Shares of Apple, Google-parent Alphabet, electric car maker Tesla and AI-chipmaker Broadcom all rallied to…

[ad_1] An ancient silver amulet, discovered in a third-century grave near Frankfurt, Germany, is being hailed as a groundbreaking find that reshapes perspectives on the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire. According to a study published by the Leibniz Center for Archaeology (LEIZA) on December 11, the artefact, dated between AD 230 and 270, contains an 18-line Latin inscription and represents the earliest known evidence of Christianity north of the Alps.The amulet, measuring 3.5 centimetres in length, was found with the remains of a man buried in a cemetery on Frankfurt’s outskirts. Researchers determined that the wafer-thin silver sheet…

[ad_1] An ancient silver amulet, discovered in a third-century grave near Frankfurt, Germany, is being hailed as a groundbreaking find that reshapes perspectives on the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire. According to a study published by the Leibniz Center for Archaeology (LEIZA) on December 11, the artefact, dated between AD 230 and 270, contains an 18-line Latin inscription and represents the earliest known evidence of Christianity north of the Alps.The amulet, measuring 3.5 centimetres in length, was found with the remains of a man buried in a cemetery on Frankfurt’s outskirts. Researchers determined that the wafer-thin silver sheet…

[ad_1] Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir | Photo Credit: PTI “Zakirji had huge respect for Kerala and its traditional percussion instrument chenda,” recalls veteran Kerala percussionist Mattannur Sankarankutty Marar as memories of his long-standing association with the tabla maestro Zakir Hussain come rushing in. “Our relationship had bloomed on the sets of the Malayalam movie Vanaprastham (1999) directed by the renowned filmmaker Shaji N. Karun. Zakirji, who had scored music for the movie, had told the director that he would like to see me perform thayambaka, a solo recital on chenda,” recalls Mattannur, as the percussionist is popularly known, as the…

[ad_1] European markets opened lower Monday, as traders gear up for a final week of central bank action.The regional Stoxx 600 index opened 0.09% lower, with travel stocks leading losses. France’s CAC 40 index dropped 0.36% as investors assessed credit rating agency Moody’s surprise Saturday decision to downgrade the country’s score to Aa3, from Aa2 previously. The agency said French public finances would be weakened in the coming years by ongoing political instability.On Friday, Francois Bayrou was named as France’s fourth prime minister this year.Entities formerly part of French media conglomerate Vivendi are listing in Europe. French broadcaster Canal+ is debuting…

[ad_1] Security forces aim to fully eliminate Left-wing extremism by March 2026. JAGDALPUR: Dealing yet another blow to Left-wing extremists in their ‘core’ area of south Bastar, counter-Naxal forces have set up a security camp in the den of Bastar’s most-dreaded Maoist leader Madvi Hidma, commander of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army’s ‘Battalion No. 1’.The forward operating base in Golla Konda on the Bijapur-Sukma border was opened on Saturday, coinciding with the visit of home minister Amit Shah as security forces move deeper into the remaining Maoist bastions in their quest to completely eliminate Left-wing extremism by March 2026.Hidma is…

[ad_1] Tiruvannamalai Collector D. Bhaskara Pandian inspecting the removal of garbage by sanitation workers in Tiruvannamalai on Sunday after Maha Deepam day celebrations. : Over 1,000 sanitation workers were deployed on Sunday to remove about 350 tonnes of garbage generated on Maha Deepam, the 10th day of Karthigai Deepam in Tiruvannamalai town.Tiruvannamalai Corporation officials said that about 1,100 sanitation staff, mostly women workers, were roped in for the mammoth exercise, which began on Thursday, a day before Maha Deepam as the town witnessed a steady flow of pilgrims. “Sanitation workers worked round-the-clock in three shifts to clean-up the town. Around 350…

[ad_1] Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during a keynote address at AWS re:Invent 2024, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 3, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Noah Berger | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesAmazon CEO Andy Jassy’s note sent this fall to employees about corporate culture drew headlines for his five-day-in-the-office mandate. But Jassy’s messaging on an increased ratio of individual contributors to managers raises a much bigger question about organizational structure: What is the right balance between individual workers and managers in overall headcount? It’s a question that corporations have long struggled…

[ad_1] Fast-food companies like Yum! Brands’ KFC and McDonald’s are getting back into chicken tenders as a way to attract consumers with a low-risk, high-reward bet on a familiar favorite.  Nearly half of all fast-food restaurants served the chicken item as of the third quarter, up 5.7% from the same period in 2019, according to Technomic’s Ignite Menu data. More eateries are adding chicken tenders to other dishes like salads and wraps.Taco Bell, also owned by Yum! Brands, has been testing chicken strips in tacos and burritos. McDonald’s says it’s also testing out versions of its McCrispy sandwich, which will…

[ad_1] Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. File. | Photo Credit: AP Hasina involved in forced disappearances, says Bangladesh inquiry commissionIn a new turn of events, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance set up by the interim government of Bangladesh filed a report on Saturday (December 14, 2024) stating that it found the “involvement of Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina” in enforced disappearances of individuals during her tenure.Our government strengthening Constitution, Congress repeatedly wounded it after tasting blood: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (December 14, 2024) said that the Congress, having “tasted blood”, repeatedly wounded the Constitution while his government’s policies…