No secrets as Bucs visit Dave Canales, Panthers for NFC South showdownShivpuri: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia was safely evacuated after a bee attack during a function in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri on Saturday. The video of the incident also went viral on social media. Scindia was on a one-day visit to Shivpuri to inaugurate the dredging machine that was brought to remove the water hyacinth at Chandpatha Lake in Madhav National Park. As soon as the swarm of bees attacked people present at the event, Scidnia's security personnel swung into action and provided him with a cover. They covered his face with a handkerchief. The minister was then immediately evacuated safely. Video Of The Incident: Several people, including some security personnel, were stung by bees. Other leaders, including state energy minister Pradyuman Singh Tomar, and Shivpuri MLA Devendra Jain were also accompanying Scindia. Scindia Evacuated Safely: According to reports, the Union Minister returned without inaugurating the project. Scidia is the MP from Madhya Pradesh's Guna Lok Sabha seat and is currently serving as Union Minister of Communications and Union Minister of the Development of North Eastern Region. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from India and around the world.

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Amaravati, Dec 24 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said he has accepted the training policy recommendations made by the Capacity Building Commission (CBC). The southern state inked an agreement with the CBC in August for employee training and the establishment of a global institute of good governance in Amaravati. Also Read | Election Commission Rejects Congress Claims on Voter Turnout Discrepancies, Clarifies Data Process; Stands by Transparency in Maharashtra Assembly Elections. "In a knowledge-driven economy, staying updated with the latest skills is crucial. As part of our efforts to enhance governance efficiency in Andhra Pradesh, I am pleased to announce the acceptance of the training policy recommendations by the CBC," Naidu said in a post on X. The chief minister also noted that these recommendations will serve as the foundation for establishing the Global Institute of Good Governance (GIGG) in Amaravati to drive transformative capacity-building initiatives. Also Read | Dog Attack in Kerala: 88-Year-Old Woman Mauled to Death by Stray Dog in Thiruvananthapuram. He said key programmes such as Mission Karmayogi will utilise advanced technologies like Artificial Intelligence for targeted skill development, guided by comprehensive skills census. According to Naidu, training will commence for critical departments such as police, revenue, municipal administration, Panchayati Raj, agriculture, education and health. "The government of Andhra Pradesh is also exploring innovative workspace solutions, including work from home models, to enhance productivity and efficiency," the chief minister said. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj accused a man of attempting to attack AAP's Arvind Kejriwal by splashing spirit on him during a campaign event, allegedly intending to set him ablaze. Bharadwaj suggested the attacker had connections with the BJP, reflecting mounting political tensions as elections loom. The event unfolded when Kejriwal was meeting supporters, leading to swift intervention by security, preventing further escalation. Tensions between AAP and BJP intensify amidst allegations and counter-allegations. (With inputs from agencies.)

Kasikorn Asset Management (KAsset) aims to achieve total assets under management (AUM) of 2 trillion baht by 2027 after achieving a record net inflow of over 100 billion baht this year. In 2024, KAsset recorded a robust performance with the highest net inflows since the company's inception and a total AUM of 1.7 trillion baht, said executive chairman Win Phromphaet. A significant driver of this success has been the launch of the K-Wealth Plus Series, a mixed mutual fund offering portfolios with three distinct risk levels. This innovative fund series has attracted considerable investor interest, with a total of 30 billion baht invested so far. The company's bond funds, designed for low-risk investors, attracted investments tallying 60 billion baht, supported by declining interest rates and an attractive average yield of 2-3%. Its strong performance is attributed to the company's emphasis on detailed debt instrument analysis, resulting in high-quality low-risk assets. Additionally, foreign investment funds (FIFs) have gained significant traction, drawing around 10 billion baht in new investment. Funds invested in Vietnam, India and the US have drawn significant interest from investors, particularly new investors, said Mr Win. Currently, the company maintains its leading position in the mutual fund segment and ranks second overall in the industry in terms of total AUM. "KAsset targets annual growth of 100 billion baht in terms of AUM," he said, adding that the company anticipates foreign equity funds, particularly those focused on developed markets, will continue to attract investors as they offer higher returns than funds invested in Thai equities. Foreign stock markets, particularly the US, presents stronger growth prospects than the Thai bourse over the coming year. This optimism is supported by expectations of the Federal Reserve easing interest rates further in 2025, along with president-elect Donal Trump adjusting import tariffs with trading partners and reducing corporate income tax domestically. KAsset projects the Stock Exchange of Thailand index to finish at above 1,400 points this year. In 2025, the bourse is expected to trade in a range of 1,300 and 1,550 points, with an average price-to-earnings ratio of 95 baht per share. Listed companies' earnings per share are anticipated to grow 5-7% next year. Foreign equities, particularly those of the US, would continue to perform well. Real estate investment trusts in Thailand are also appealing as they stand to benefit from falling interest rates, particularly those involved in overseas data centres and office rental businesses. For Thai equities, the focus will be on high-dividend stocks such as banking and telecommunications stocks, Mr Win said.Article content Quebec has always been fortunate to have premiers with considerable substance and intelligence. Since 1960, 14 accomplished individuals have led Quebec, including nine lawyers, one neurosurgeon and several with strong economic credentials. François Legault is no exception. As an accountant and business executive, he co-founded Air Transat in 1986, which became one of the largest airline companies in Canada. Legault was drafted into politics by the Parti Québécois in 1998, subsequently holding key portfolios in successive administrations. He left in 2009 and two years later co-founded the Coalition Avenir Québec, offering a “third way” — a break from Quebec’s traditional political party dichotomy of separatism (PQ) versus federalism (Liberal) — and abandoning any sovereignty referendum notion, to instead focus on Quebec’s economic autonomy within Canada. In 2013 he published his ambitious economic vision of a Quebec “Silicon Valley” with a series of technopark/living environments running along the St. Lawrence River, which would create a valley of innovation and attract hundreds of new companies with thousands of high-tech jobs. It’s therefore not surprising that Legault lunged at the opportunity to invest heavily in the electric car battery sector, a transition to future green technology. His government, with the feds, quickly committed billions to induce the Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt to build a $7-billion mega-factory in Quebec . Legault called it the largest private manufacturing investment in the province’s history , saying it would transform Quebec into a global player in the electric vehicle supply chain. Legault’s big gamble on Northvolt, however, is now teetering on the verge of disaster. The company has been struggling to meet production targets, hampered by delays that led to cancellations of major contracts. They’ve slashed their workforce, cutting back production while growth and demand for electric vehicles slows down. On Thursday, the company announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. There was talk that Goldman Sachs might bail out Northvolt, but would require Quebec to cede its financial guarantees to them. Or will Quebec pump in more money to help the Swedish company? Both scenarios are impossible for Legault politically, having no choice but to categorically say no when asked in the National Assembly . With the experience and economic background Legault brings to the table, the collapse of this project would be a huge blow to his credibility. Obviously, the failure of some economic gambles is beyond one’s control, sometimes due to unexpected changes in the market or circumstances of mismanagement. And few politicians would likely have resisted the sex appeal of a green venture that appeared so promising. However, Legault often allows politics to temper his business acumen. For any major investment gamble in the private sector, you would roll up your sleeves and do your due diligence with rigorous risk assessment analyses; one wonders if that was done here. Northvolt was founded in 2015 by two former Tesla employees. The first battery was assembled in December 2021, with the first customer cell deliveries in 2022, barely a year before the Quebec announcement. Northvolt is essentially a startup without any extensive track record. Did attractive political optics outweigh due diligence? Legault paid a heavy political price for abandoning the promised “third link” tunnel project connecting Lévis to Quebec City, which also may have lacked proper analysis as to its feasibility. In 2022, the Legault government twice doled out so-called anti-inflation cheques to most Quebecers, seemingly to curry favour in an election year, despite warnings by economists that it would backfire. The $6.7 billion in handouts inevitably contributed to the largest budget deficit in Quebec’s history this year. Thursday’s economic update showed we are still drowning in red ink. Legault’s attack on English universities via tuition hikes was also hastily improvised and destined to induce negative economic spinoffs. François Legault is very capable. Quebec would be better served, however, if he prioritized his economic instincts over political impulse. Robert Libman is an architect and planning consultant who has served as Equality Party leader and MNA, mayor of Côte-St-Luc and a member of the Montreal executive committee. x.com/robertlibman

Netanyahu says he supports proposed ceasefire with Lebanon's Hezbollah JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will recommend his Cabinet adopt a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, as Israeli warplanes struck across Lebanon, killing at least 24 people. The Israeli military also issued a flurry of evacuation warnings on Tuesday — a sign it was aiming to inflict punishment on Hezbollah down to the final moments before any ceasefire takes hold. For the first time in the conflict, Israeli ground troops reached parts of Lebanon’s Litani River, a focal point of the emerging deal. In a televised statement, Netanyahu said he would present the ceasefire to Cabinet ministers later on Tuesday, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting. Trump's threat to impose tariffs could raise prices for consumers, colliding with promise for relief DETROIT (AP) — If Donald Trump makes good on his threat to slap 25% tariffs on everything imported from Mexico and Canada, the price increases that could follow will collide with his campaign promise to give American families a break from inflation. Economists and industry officials say companies would have little choice but to pass along the added costs, dramatically raising prices for food, clothing, automobiles, booze and other goods. The president-elect floated the tariff idea and an additional 10% tax on goods from China, as a way to force the countries to halt the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs into the U.S. But his posts Monday threatening tariffs on his first day in office could be a negotiating ploy to get the countries to change behavior. Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has suggested Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican goods if the country doesn’t stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border. Sheinbaum says she is willing to engage in talks on the issues, but said drugs were a U.S. problem. She says "one tariff would be followed by another in response, and so on until we put at risk common businesses,” referring to U.S. automakers that have plants on both sides of the border. Trump won about 2.5M more votes than in 2020, some in unexpected places Republican Donald Trump’s support has grown broadly since he last sought the presidency. In his defeat of Democrat Kamala Harris, Trump won a bigger percentage of the vote in each one of the 50 states, and Washington, D.C., than he did four years ago. According to an Associated Press analysis, he won more actual votes than in 2020 in 40 states. Even with turnout lower, Trump received 2.5 million more votes than he did in 2020. Trump cut into places where Harris needed to overperform to win a close election, especially in swing-state metropolitan areas that have been Democrats' winning electoral strongholds. Now Democrats are weighing how to regain traction ahead of the midterm elections in two years. Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of obese Americans would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning. The proposal, which would not be finalized until after President-elect Donald Trump takes office, could cost taxpayers as much as $35 billion over the next decade. It would give millions of people access to weekly injectables that have helped people shed pounds so quickly that some people have labeled them miracle drugs. New rule allows HIV-positive organ transplants People with HIV who need a kidney or liver transplant will be able to receive an organ from a donor with HIV. That's according to a new rule announced Tuesday by U.S. health officials. Previously, such transplants could be done only as part of research studies. The new rule takes effect Wednesday. It's expected to shorten the wait for organs for all, regardless of HIV status, by increasing the pool of available organs. The practice is supported by a decade of research, during which 500 transplants of kidneys and livers from HIV-positive donors have been done in the U.S. Surveillance tech advances by Biden could aid in Trump's promised crackdown on immigration President-elect Donald Trump will return to power next year with a raft of technological tools at his disposal that would help deliver his campaign promise of cracking down on immigration — among them, surveillance and artificial intelligence technology that the Biden administration already uses to help make crucial decisions in tracking, detaining and ultimately deporting immigrants lacking permanent legal status. One algorithm, for example, ranks immigrants with a “Hurricane Score,” ranging from 1-5, to assess whether someone will “abscond” from the agency’s supervision. Ukraine says Russian attack sets a new record for the number of drones used KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian air force says Russia launched 188 drones against most regions of Ukraine in a nighttime blitz, describing it as a record number of drones deployed in a single attack. It said Tuesday that most of the drones were intercepted, but apartment buildings and critical infrastructure such as the national power grid were damaged. No casualties were immediately reported in the 17 targeted regions. Russia has been hammering civilian areas of Ukraine with increasingly heavy drone, missile and glide bomb attacks since the middle of the year. The Russian Defense Ministry, meanwhile, issued a rare official acknowledgement of its assets being hit on its own soil by U.S.-made longer-range missiles that the U.S. recently authorized Ukraine to use. UK Supreme Court hears landmark legal challenge over how a 'woman' is defined in law LONDON (AP) — The U.K. Supreme Court has begun hearing a legal challenge focusing on the definition of “woman” in a long-running dispute between a women’s right campaign group and the Scottish government. Five judges at Britain’s highest court are considering a case which seeks to clarify whether a trans person with a gender recognition certificate that recognizes them as female can be regarded as a woman under equality law. While the case centers on Scottish law, the women's campaign group bringing the challenge has said its outcome could have U.K.-wide consequences for sex-based rights as well as everyday single-sex services such as toilets and hospital wards. Childhood cancer patients in Lebanon must battle disease while under fire BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese families with children diagnosed with cancer are now grappling with the hardships of both illness and war. One family now has to drive three hours to reach the center where their 9-year-old gets treatment. It used to take just 90 minutes. Other families have been displaced by an intensified Israeli bombardment that began in late September. The Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon quickly identified each patient’s location to ensure treatments remained uninterrupted, sometimes facilitating them at hospitals closer to the families’ new locations. Doctors too have struggled during the war.

New undersea cable set to speed up Pakistan's internetAdvisors Asset Management Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of OPAL Fuels Inc. ( NASDAQ:OPAL – Free Report ) by 43.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 31,345 shares of the company’s stock after selling 24,074 shares during the quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in OPAL Fuels were worth $114,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of OPAL. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in OPAL Fuels during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $93,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of OPAL Fuels during the second quarter worth approximately $389,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its position in shares of OPAL Fuels by 69.3% during the third quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 96,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $351,000 after buying an additional 39,325 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC bought a new stake in shares of OPAL Fuels in the third quarter worth $430,000. Finally, SIR Capital Management L.P. raised its holdings in OPAL Fuels by 76.3% in the second quarter. SIR Capital Management L.P. now owns 388,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,587,000 after acquiring an additional 167,940 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 12.16% of the company’s stock. OPAL Fuels Stock Performance NASDAQ OPAL opened at $3.89 on Friday. OPAL Fuels Inc. has a one year low of $3.04 and a one year high of $6.08. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $3.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $3.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $671.44 million, a PE ratio of 21.50 and a beta of 0.48. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Get Our Latest Analysis on OPAL OPAL Fuels Company Profile ( Free Report ) OPAL Fuels Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of renewable natural gas for use as a vehicle fuel for heavy and medium-duty trucking fleets. It also designs, develops, constructs, operates, and services fueling stations for trucking fleets that use natural gas to displace diesel as transportation fuel. See Also Five stocks we like better than OPAL Fuels Which Wall Street Analysts are the Most Accurate? The Latest 13F Filings Are In: See Where Big Money Is Flowing Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) Pulls Back After Shaky Guidance 3 Penny Stocks Ready to Break Out in 2025 How to Effectively Use the MarketBeat Ratings Screener FMC, Mosaic, Nutrien: Top Agricultural Stocks With Big Potential Receive News & Ratings for OPAL Fuels Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for OPAL Fuels and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Military Drone Market to Grow by USD 8.51 Billion (2024-2028), Advancements in Drone Technology Driving Revenue, Report on AI-Powered Market Evolution - Technavio