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Guest Opinion: Trump should reform financial watchdogs. Here’s howA whopping Rs 640 crores will be splurged in the two days of the IPL 2025 players auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. So, expect some madness. Auctions always do that. However, what will truly stand out this time is the ruthlessness of the process. Assembly Election Results Live Updates Maharashtra Election Results Jharkhand Election Results Bypoll Election Results It’s expected to be a market-driven, or rather need-driven, exercise with no place for emotions. This auction will highlight how the IPL has evolved into a market-driven brand proposition, with return on investment (ROI) as its guiding principle. Players will be picked with two clear objectives — assembling a squad capable of winning eight games to make the playoffs and building a strong brand. For instance, picking Rishabh Pant for a hefty price will not just be a cricketing move, it will also be a strategic brand call. Any team Pant joins will see a significant boost in its brand value, which will bring in sponsors; and in the IPL, it all adds up. All the teams have been ideating for days now and have excel sheets ready with clearly defined plans A, B and C. Despite all the efforts, two teams will have a bad season and end up 9th and 10th in the points table. That’s the harsh reality. Emotions have always played a role in the IPL auctions. With some of India’s richest people in the room, it is only natural that egos will come into play -- and that’s where things usually go wrong. However, this auction is expected to be different. It will not be about egos. It will be about team balance and brand. After 18 years, the teams seem to have a better understanding of cricket and the needs of their teams. They are better prepared to stick to the plans and make tough decision under pressure. 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Team balance is the key and that’s what we will aim to do again in the auction”. At the auction, some of cricket’s sharpest minds will be at the helm, strategizing for their franchises. If it is Stephen F leming and MS Dhoni for Chennai Super Kings and Mahela Jayawardene for Mumbai Indians, it will be Zaheer Khan for the Lucknow Super Giants and Ashish Nehra for Gujarat Titans. Each franchise knows that not every buy will go their way. With 10 teams now in the fray, this has become the norm. The challenge is to maintain composure. It is tough to back off when the need is urgent. Desperation leads to mistakes. Unlike smaller auctions, which are all about who is available and less about cricketing pedigree, the talent pool in the mega auction is enormous. At the end of the two-day mega auction, every team will walk away with matchwinners in their ranks. After that it will be all about which team plays the best cricket. You can do only so much at the auction table. 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The Government will block new incinerators if they do not help meet environmental objectives under rules unveiled on Monday. Developers will have to show that their project either helps reduce the amount of non-recyclable waste going to landfill, or replaces an older, less efficient incinerator. The move forms part of the Government’s drive to increase recycling rates, which have held at about 45% of household waste since 2015. Environment minister Mary Creagh said: “For far too long, the nation has seen its recycling rates stagnate and relied on burning household waste, rather than supporting communities to keep resources in use for longer. Environment minister Mary Creagh said recycling rates had stagnated (Lauren Hurley/PA) Developers will also have to ensure their incinerators are ready for carbon capture technology, and demonstrate how the heat they produce can be used to help cut heating bills for households. The Government expects that its “crackdown” on new incinerators will mean only a limited number are built, while still reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill and enabling the country to process the waste it produces. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the country was almost at the point where it had enough waste facilities to handle non-recyclable rubbish, and so had limited need for new incinerators. But the proposals stop short of the plans included in the Conservatives’ 2024 manifesto, which committed to a complete ban on new incinerators due to their “impact on local communities” and declining demand as recycling increased.IND vs AUS 4th Test: Melbourne Cricket Ground's Record Attendance Breaks 87-Year-Old All-Time Record
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About 1 in 8 Canadians think Canada should become 51st American state: poll
President-elect Donald Trump mockingly referred to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the governor of the “Great State of Canada” on his social media account early Tuesday. Trump said in a taunting post on Truth Social it was a “pleasure to have dinner” with Trudeau at his Mar-a-Lago estate and that he looks forward to seeing the “governor again soon” to talk tariffs and trade, the “results of which will be truly spectacular for all.” Turns out, some Canadians think that’s not such a bad idea. A new Leger poll suggests 13 per cent of Canadians would like the country to become the next U.S. state. The demographic breakdowns show there’s higher support among men, at 19 per cent, compared with only seven per cent of women. Conservative party supporters came in at 21 per cent, while one in 10 Liberal voters said they were in favour of the idea. The People’s Party of Canada showed the highest level of endorsement among the federal parties, at 25 per cent, while the NDP was the lowest at six per cent. A full 82 per cent of respondents said they were opposed to the idea. People in the Atlantic provinces, women and Canadians over the age of 55 were least likely to support it. “I’m not shocked,” said Andrew Enns, executive vice-president of central Canada at Leger. While it’s not a question he’s polled on before, since it’s not normal for U.S. presidents to openly muse about snatching up bordering countries as new states, the survey results follow some familiar patterns. “Women have, for quite some time, whenever Donald Trump’s name has come up, expressed a much stronger opposition to the individual,” he said. “But again, we are talking about fairly small (support). In the Prairies, for example, it’s still less than 20 per cent that would say, yes, they’d be open to joining the United States.” Leger surveyed 1,520 people between Dec. 6 and Dec. 9, and the results do not have a margin of error since online polls aren’t considered truly random samples. The survey was also done before Trump made his post on Tuesday. Enns said he suspects Trump doubling down on the comments will further shrink the already limited public support by pushing the joke past the point of comfort. Immigration Minister Marc Miller expressed dismay when reporters asked him about it ahead of a federal cabinet meeting Tuesday. “It sounds like we’re living in an episode of South Park,” he said. “I don’t think we should necessarily look on Truth Social for public policy.” The provocative 1999 South Park animated film notably featured a song called “Blame Canada!” about Americans scapegoating their northern neighbours for their own domestic problems. Miller and other cabinet members have written off Trump’s comments as anything but serious. “Clearly, he’s joking,” Defence Minister Bill Blair said Tuesday. “We’re a sovereign nation.” Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc attended Trudeau’s surprise dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago last month, which came soon after the president-elect threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on imports unless Canada beefs up its border. LeBlanc has insisted Trump was only teasing when at the dinner he suggested he could make Canada the 51st U.S. State. “The president was telling jokes,” LeBlanc said a week ago. “The president was teasing us. It was, of course, on that issue in no way a serious comment.” Trump later shared a seemingly AI-generated image of himself standing on a mountain ridge with a Canadian flag planted in it, with the caption “Oh Canada!” Trudeau has not matched that tone, warning in a talk on Monday that the steep tariffs Trump is bandying about would be devastating for the Canadian economy. He described Trump’s approach as an attempt to destabilize negotiating partners by introducing a bit of chaos. Trudeau blew past the TV cameras on his way into Tuesday’s cabinet meeting without stopping to talk to reporters. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, meanwhile, deflected questions about whether she thinks Trump is serious about taking over her country. “That is a question, really, for the president-elect,” she said.Government to block incinerators that do not contribute to green plans
Global stock markets mostly retreated Tuesday as traders eyed looming US inflation data and a key European interest rate call amid global political upheaval. After winning numerous records in the weeks since the November 5 US presidential election, US stocks fell for the second straight day as analysts pointed to profit-taking. But Alphabet jumped more than five percent after Google showed off a new quantum computing chip that it described as a significant breakthrough in the field, arguing it could lead to advances in drug discovery, fusion energy and other areas. The Paris stock market retreated as French party leaders gathered at President Emmanuel Macron's Elysee Palace office to chart a route towards a new government. The euro also fell ahead of the European Central Bank's monetary policy meeting on Thursday. The ECB is expected to lower interest rates by 25 basis points amid weak eurozone growth. Independent analyst Andreas Lipkow said traders were taking a cautious approach ahead of the ECB meeting. The main US indexes struggled as traders eyed US consumer price inflation (CPI) data due Wednesday, which could play a role in whether the US Federal Reserve decides to cut interest rates next week. On Wall Street, "tomorrow's CPI report is in full focus with a looming rate-decision from the Fed coming," analyst Bret Kenwell of trading platform eToro said in a note. Following recent spending and jobs data "traders have felt even more emboldened to bet on a December rate cut, while the Fed has done little... to quiet that expectation," he added. Earlier, stock markets weighed "concerns that China's economic stimulus measures might not have a long-lasting effect", noted Dan Coatsworth, investment analyst at AJ Bell. The growth plan comes as Beijing contemplates Donald Trump's second term in the White House. The US president-elect has indicated he will reignite his hardball trade policies, fueling fears of another standoff between the economic superpowers. The Shanghai stock market ended higher but Hong Kong fell. Seoul's Kospi index rallied more than two percent after tumbling since President Yoon Suk Yeol declared short-lived martial law on December 3. On the corporate front, shares in Stellantis rose around one percent on the Paris stock exchange after the car giant and Chinese manufacturer CATL announced plans for a $4.3-billion factory making electric-vehicle batteries in Spain. Walgreens Boots Alliance soared 17.7 percent following reports that it could be acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Boeing jumped 4.5 percent as it announced it was resuming production at two Seattle-area plants that had been shuttered for nearly three months due to a labor strike. New York - Dow: DOWN 0.4 percent at 44,247.83 (close) New York - S&P 500: DOWN 0.3 percent at 6,034.91 (close) New York - Nasdaq Composite: DOWN 0.3 percent at 19,687.24 (close) Paris - CAC 40: DOWN 1.1 percent at 7,394.78 (close) Frankfurt - DAX: DOWN 0.1 percent at 20,329.16 (close) London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.9 percent at 8,280.36 (close) Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 0.5 percent at 20,311.28 (close) Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.6 percent at 3,422.66 (close) Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 0.5 percent at 39,367.58 (close) Seoul - Kospi: UP 2.4 percent at 2,417.84 (close) Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.0529 from $1.0554 on Monday Pound/dollar: UP at $1.2773 from $1.2757 Dollar/yen: UP at 151.92 yen from 151.21 yen Euro/pound: DOWN at 82.42 from 82.73 pence West Texas Intermediate: UP 0.1 percent at $68.59 per barrel Brent North Sea Crude: UP 0.1 percent at $72.19 per barrel burs-jmb/nro
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The AICTE IDEA Lab of St. Joseph Engineering College (SJEC) and the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Mangaluru, will organise a three-day workshop on ATL Curriculum and Internet of Things (IoT) for Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) school teachers and students from Dakshina Kannada from November 25 to 27. A release said the workshop will be held at the IDEA Lab on the SJEC campus. The initiative aims to empower participants with practical skills in electronics, IoT, and innovative technologies, aligning with the National Education Policy’s emphasis on STEM learning and innovation. The workshop is specifically designed to support ATL teachers and students in fostering a culture of problem-solving and creativity. Since its inception in 2021, the SJEC-AICTE IDEA Lab has actively been supporting and training teachers and students of ATLs in DK and Udupi regions. To date, more than 1,000 students and approximately 200 teachers have benefited from workshops and domain-specific hands-on training sessions. The workshop is expected to inspire and equip participants to leverage IoT and innovative technologies in ATL-based projects, encouraging students to address real-world challenges. Teachers will gain valuable insights to guide their students in the upcoming School Innovation Marathon, organised jointly by the Ministry of Education, Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, and the Union Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell. Published - November 23, 2024 06:42 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit
Technology and TV writer Sign up to our weekly newsletter , sent on Wednesdays Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Harborough Mail, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. The winner of Great British Bake Off has been crowned. Three bakers competed in the grand final on Channel 4. GBBO’s 15th season has come to an end after 10 exciting episodes. The Great British Bake Off has come to an exciting conclusion as the winner for 2024 was crowned. Just three bakers were left in the famous tent after Gill was sent home in the semi-final last week. Christiaan, Dylan and Georgie were the contestants who competed for the crown on Tuesday November 26. Advertisement Advertisement Fans were warned to avoid making a mistake that could cost them a four figure fine, ahead of the final. While I have previously reported on if and how you can watch previous seasons on demand. Stay up-to-date with the latest UK news and culture with our free UK Today newsletter. Who was the favourite - before the final? According to the bookies, Dylan was the favourite ahead of Christiaan and then Georgie. At least that was the case before the final began on Channel 4. But Dylan really struggled in the first two challenges, leaving fans to take to social media and say the same thing . Who won the Great British Bake Off 2024? The winner of GBBO was Georgie. They were crowned after three intense challenges. Advertisement Advertisement What happened in the final? The judges avoided shaking the format up too much for the final of The Great British Bake Off in 2024. It featured all three of the challenges that the bakers - and audiences - are familiar with after the last 10 weeks. First up was a signature bake, in which the bakers had to make 24 scones. They had to make 12 sweet and 12 savoury - with Christiaan getting the best feedback, while the two others had more mixed results. Read More Waitrose Christmas advert 2024: who stole the bauble dessert - how to watch part two Is I’m a Celeb on at the same time as the Great British Bake Off final? How to watch both The Great British Bake Off 2024: fans are all saying the same thing about Dylan in the final Then came the technical challenge, set by Prue Leith. It saw the bakers tasked with making an afternoon tea display, including a bread roll, strawbery tart and sponge cake - and of course it was judged blind, as it always is. Dylan was ranked third, having struggled across all three bakes. Georgie was in second and Christiaan won the technical challenge - continuing his strong start to the final. Advertisement Advertisement Finally, the bakers had to take on the last showstopper challenge of the season was to bake a hanging three tiered cake, fit for a garden party and they had four and a half hours. Dylan slighly redeemed himself with his ‘abstract’ showstopper - although Paul found some flaws in the cake. Georgie’s cake was labelled ‘delicious’. After the three rounds, the judges crowned Georgie as the winner. What did you think of the Great British Bake Off final? Share your thoughts by emailing me: [email protected] . National World encourages reader discussion on our stories. User feedback, insights and back-and-forth exchanges add a rich layer of context to reporting. Please review our Community Guidelines before commenting.AUTODESK, INC. ANNOUNCES FISCAL 2025 THIRD QUARTER RESULTSRobinhood Markets director Malka Meyer sells $19.37 million in stock
Developers will have to show that their project either helps reduce the amount of non-recyclable waste going to landfill, or replaces an older, less efficient incinerator. The move forms part of the Government’s drive to increase recycling rates, which have held at about 45% of household waste since 2015. Environment minister Mary Creagh said: “For far too long, the nation has seen its recycling rates stagnate and relied on burning household waste, rather than supporting communities to keep resources in use for longer. “That ends today, with clear conditions for new energy from waste plants – they must be efficient and support net zero and our economic growth mission, before they can get the backing needed to be built.” Developers will also have to ensure their incinerators are ready for carbon capture technology, and demonstrate how the heat they produce can be used to help cut heating bills for households. The Government expects that its “crackdown” on new incinerators will mean only a limited number are built, while still reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill and enabling the country to process the waste it produces. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the country was almost at the point where it had enough waste facilities to handle non-recyclable rubbish, and so had limited need for new incinerators. But the proposals stop short of the plans included in the Conservatives’ 2024 manifesto, which committed to a complete ban on new incinerators due to their “impact on local communities” and declining demand as recycling increased.NoneR. Madhavan recollects flying solo, getting royal treatment by airport, airline staff