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Solstice, Bloody Solstice: Thoughts on the Darkest Day

What the Romans called “the new sun” has risen. The seed catalogs are arriving and while the wood stove’s fire struggles against the strengthening cold, a new year is being born. This theme of death and rebirth, ebb and the flow has long occupied human thought and practice. Huge stones, hauled great distances and erected More

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Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina's son denies graft in $12.65 billion nuclear deal

Sheikh Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed, labels the allegations of corruption linked to the $12.65 billion Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant contract as baseless and politically motivated. The Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an inquiry into financial irregularities involving Hasina and her relatives. Wazed denies involvement, citing no offshore accounts or illicit dealings.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

inflows into India to continue in 2025

India is set to maintain robust FDI inflows in 2025, bolstered by investor-friendly policies, infrastructure development, and targeted sectoral reforms. With a focus on boosting manufacturing and easing regulatory processes, the government continues to attract substantial foreign investment, surpassing USD one trillion in cumulative FDI inflows since April 2000.

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Booked Up: the 15 Best Books of 2024

If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose Refaat Alareer (OR Books) The Reckoning: From the Second Slavery to Abolition, 1776-1888 Robin Blackburn (Verso) Everyone Who is Gone is Here: the United States, Central America and the Making of a Crisis Jonathan Blitzer (Penguin) A Woman Among Wolves: My Journey Through 40 Years of Wolf Recovery More

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The West, Gaza, and the Global Majority: A Relationship Reshaped by Genocide and the End of His-Story

Since the beginning of this century, triggered by the US’s illegal invasion of Iraq, its occupation of Afghanistan, and aided by the arrival of the turbo-charged digital age, there has been a significant growth in interest within those in the non-Western world around issues related to their colonial past. This quest has been shaped by seeking answers to fundamental questions linked to events in More

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Pangasinan town bans sale, use of firecrackers amid revelries

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan — The municipality of Bolinao has imposed a ban on the manufacture, sale, distribution, and use of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices ahead of the revelries this Yuletide Season. Bolinao Mayor Alfonso Celeste, in Executive Order (EO) 70 dated Dec. 20 and posted on the local government’s official social media pages Monday night, said

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Take Me to Your Leader

Strong, visionary, decisive leadership has been missing for so long in America, we don’t even know what it looks like anymore. Arrogance and charisma are not the same as leadership. George W. Bush was as arrogant as they come and Barack Obama was as charismatic as it gets. Biden … well, he is bellicose, belligerent, More

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Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Nasdaq likely to deliver higher EPS growth than Nifty in 2025: Arindam Mandal

Arindam Mandal of Marcellus suggests Nasdaq could see higher EPS growth than Nifty50 in 2025, emphasizing quality stocks outside Big Tech. He advises Indian investors to diversify with 15-30% in international markets, focusing on themes like Technological Disruption, Industrial Revival, and Aging Demographics.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

India's insurance penetration declines for second consecutive fiscal year

India's insurance penetration dipped to 3.7% in FY24. Life insurance penetration declined to 2.8%, while non-life insurance remained at 1%. Global insurance penetration rose to 7% in 2023. Life insurance premium income grew 6.1%, led by the private sector. Non-life insurance saw a 12.8% increase, driven by health and motor insurance.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Purvodaya 2024: All roads lead toward Viksit Bharat

Eastern India's development gains momentum through infrastructure projects, educational initiatives, and strategic policies like the Purvodaya plan. Recent focus aims to leverage the region's resource wealth and cultural heritage, positioning it as a key player in India's economic and global engagement.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

OpenAI's o3 system has reached human level on a test for 'general intelligence'

OpenAI's o3 system got a score of 85% from the previous 55% on the ARC-AGI benchmark. This score is on par with the average human score. This advancement by OpenAI has taken us a step closer to creating artificial general intelligence, or AGI, which is something all major AI research labs are trying to achieve.