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New Delhi: Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw has approved a plan for developing 76 new passenger holding areas at various railway stations across the country ahead of the 2026 festival season. The decision was taken following the success of the passenger holding area at New Delhi Railway Station, which enhanced the pre-boarding comfort for travellers, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. The new holding areas planned across the country will follow a modular design and will be constructed keeping in view local conditions. The Union Minister has directed that all holding areas should be completed well before…

What does it mean for a neighbourhood to be poor? Since the 1970s, the UK government has regularly sought to answer this question by pulling together a range of statistics about the people who live there. The aim is to enable funding to be directed where it is most needed, and to make possible place-based initiatives alongside those aimed at individuals or households.For a Labour government trailing Reform UK in the polls, the latest data – which is weighted towards income and employment, but also includes health and educational outcomes – should serve as a wake-up call. Virtually all the…

Britain’s Prince Andrew will have his royal titles formally removed and will move out of his home in Windsor, Buckingham Palace has said, as the royal faces growing pressure over his ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Buckingham Palace said in a statement that King Charles had “initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours” of his younger brother.”Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor,” the statement said, two weeks after the palace said that Andrew would stop using some of his titles, including the Duke of York.The statement notes that Andrew “continues to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! On the eve of New York’s mayoral race, one Democrat has broken ranks with the leadership in his chamber to express reservations about Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani. Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., on Wednesday said he would endorse independent candidate and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo — breaking with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.Cuomo ran as an independent after failing to capture the Democratic nomination earlier this year.”I’m a Democratic Capitalist, not a Democratic Socialist. I endorse Andrew Cuomo,” Suozzi said in a post to X. “I cannot back a declared socialist…

The price of 24-carat gold (1 gram) was at Rs 11,962 on Thursday, up from 11,935 the previous day, according to data published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA). In value terms, jewellery spending remained nearly flat at Rs 1.14 lakh crore, while demand for gold investments surged 74 per cent to Rs 88,970 crore. Source link

GYEONGJU, South Korea — There were declarations of a new “golden age” of alliances, photo stops in a gift store stocked with Trump memorabilia and even a golden crown.On his three-country tour of Asia, President Donald Trump received a warm welcome from foreign leaders and showcased a diplomatic style rooted in personal rapport and dealmaking, culminating in the trade truce he reached Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping.Trump appeared to relish his reception from leaders of Asian allies and partners who sought every possible opportunity to flatter and delight him even as their countries are reeling from the impact of…

Ministers are planning to speed up public appointments to bodies such as Ofcom, the Environment Agency and BBC by allowing more of the hiring process to be delegated to senior officials.In the biggest shake-up of the public appointments process in a decade, the Cabinet Office is producing new guidance governing how candidates can be picked for about 4,000 public roles.The changes are being made because of excessive delays in the hiring system and extended vacancies, with ministers currently consulted at every step of the process – meaning only about one in seven appointments were completed in less than three months.Under…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! While 2025 is considered an “off-year election,” without the high-profile presidential showdown of last year or the competitive midterm elections that could shift the congressional balance of power next year, there are more than a dozen local races across the U.S.Election Day is just five days away. From New Jersey’s and Virginia’s gubernatorial races, to the New York City mayoral election and California’s special election, here’s everything you need to know to exercise your right to vote.EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ELECTION DAY 2025: CRITICAL ELECTIONS, BALLOT MEASURES AND MORE Election…

Seoul: South Korean automakers Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. are ramping up efforts to expand their presence in Japan with new hydrogen and electric vehicles (EVs), as per a report by Pulse, the English service of Maeil Business News Korea. At the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, which kicks off on Thursday, Hyundai Motor and Kia are expected to make their first joint appearance, targeting a market traditionally dominated by domestic automakers and internal combustion engine vehicles. The report stated that before the event on Wednesday, Hyundai premiered The All-New NEXO, its latest hydrogen fuel cell electric SUV, while…

From fentanyl to rare earths, President Donald Trump’s highly anticipated meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the last leg of his three-country Asia tour saw the world’s two biggest economies ease their trade tensions, or at least some of them. “A lot of finalization,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One after departing Busan, South Korea, where he met Thursday with Xi for about an hour and 40 minutes, saying he would rate the “amazing” meeting a “12” on a scale from zero to 10.While the two leaders did not ink a finalized agreement, Trump said a deal could…