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Lucknow, Dec 26 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government is set to create the UP Pavilion on a five-acre site, showcasing the state's vibrant cultural and spiritual heritage in the upcoming Maha Kumbh 2025. Organised by the Department of Tourism, the pavilion will provide visitors with a glimpse of Uttar Pradesh's top tourist destinations and cultural treasures, according to an official statement. Also Read | Bank Holidays in 2025: From Festivals to National Holidays and More, Check Complete List of Bank Holiday Dates for Upcoming Year. The pavilion will also feature an exquisite handicrafts market showcasing the region's renowned artistry along with cultural programmes. "The Uttar Pradesh State Pavilion is being constructed near Mahakumbh Kshetra Sector-7 Nagavasuki Temple, spanning approximately five acres. This pavilion will showcase the state's 12 prominent tourism circuits, including the Ramayana Circuit, Krishna-Braj Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Mahabharata Circuit, Shaktipeeth Circuit, Spiritual Circuit, Sufi-Kabir Circuit, Jain Circuit, Bundelkhand Circuit, Wildlife and Eco Circuit, Craft Circuit, and Freedom Struggle Circuit," it said. Also Read | Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Dates: When and Where Is Mahakumbh? When Is Shahi Snan? From Important Dates to Key Locations, Here's All You Need To Know. A large 15,000-square-foot 3D map will depict iconic sites such as Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura, Prayagraj, Kushinagar, Sarnath, and Naimisharanya, offering detailed insights into their significance, the statement added. Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh said Uttar Pradesh's uniqueness lies in its religious, spiritual, and natural tourism destinations, along with its cuisine, handicrafts, music, and dance forms. "With an estimated 40 crore devotees expected to attend Mahakumbh 2025, the pavilion aims to acquaint visitors with the state's rich heritage and cultural legacy," Singh said. The Pavilion will further feature 75 stalls dedicated to the state's One District One Product (ODOP) scheme, showcasing unique products from each district, he said. Three stages will host cultural programmes while over 20 food stalls will serve local and regional delicacies from across the country. To enhance the visitor experience, special selfie points will be set up across the pavilion, he added. Singh further highlighted that this year's Maha Kumbh will stand apart from traditional editions. Advanced technology will be used for monitoring the fairgrounds, ensuring top-notch security and cleanliness. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)I Was Wondering Why Succession's Brian Cox Was Cast As Santa Claus In That Christmas, Until Richard Curtis Gave Me The Perfect Reason
Govt keen to downplay Thai-Cambodian sea spatNokia Corporation Stock Exchange Release 10 December 2024 at 22:30 EET Nokia Corporation: Repurchase of own shares on 10.12.2024 Espoo, Finland – On 10 December 2024 Nokia Corporation (LEI: 549300A0JPRWG1KI7U06) has acquired its own shares (ISIN FI0009000681) as follows: * Rounded to two decimals On 22 November 2024, Nokia announced that its Board of Directors is initiating a share buyback program to offset the dilutive effect of new Nokia shares issued to the shareholders of Infinera Corporation and certain Infinera Corporation share-based incentives. The repurchases in compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR), the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 and under the authorization granted by Nokia’s Annual General Meeting on 3 April 2024 started on 25 November 2024 and end by 31 December 2025 and target to repurchase 150 million shares for a maximum aggregate purchase price of EUR 900 million. Total cost of transactions executed on 10 December 2024 was EUR 3,648,750. After the disclosed transactions, Nokia Corporation holds 211,649,313 treasury shares. Details of transactions are included as an appendix to this announcement. On behalf of Nokia Corporation BofA Securities Europe SA About Nokia At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs. With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for monetization and scale. Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future. Inquiries: Nokia Communications Phone: +358 10 448 4900 Email: press.services@nokia.com Maria Vaismaa, Global Head of External Communications Nokia Investor Relations Phone: +358 40 803 4080 Email: investor.relations@nokia.com Attachment Daily Report 2024-12-10
WASHINGTON -- Judge grants request from prosecutors to dismiss election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump.Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on IonQ. Our analysis of options history for IonQ IONQ revealed 40 unusual trades. Delving into the details, we found 42% of traders were bullish, while 35% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 5 were puts, with a value of $225,930, and 35 were calls, valued at $4,686,955. What's The Price Target? After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $25.0 and $65.0 for IonQ, spanning the last three months. Analyzing Volume & Open Interest In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of IonQ stands at 1094.17, with a total volume reaching 38,651.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in IonQ, situated within the strike price corridor from $25.0 to $65.0, throughout the last 30 days. IonQ 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot Significant Options Trades Detected: Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume IONQ CALL TRADE BEARISH 04/17/25 $8.5 $8.1 $8.1 $65.00 $810.0K 678 4.2K IONQ CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/03/25 $10.4 $10.2 $10.4 $35.00 $208.0K 183 1.1K IONQ CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/03/25 $10.4 $10.15 $10.4 $35.00 $208.0K 183 900 IONQ CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/03/25 $10.4 $10.05 $10.38 $35.00 $207.8K 183 700 IONQ CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/03/25 $10.4 $10.05 $10.38 $35.00 $207.6K 183 300 About IonQ IonQ Inc sells access to several quantum computers of various qubit capacities and is in the process of researching and developing technologies for quantum computers with increasing computational capabilities. The company currently makes access to its quantum computers available via cloud platforms and also to select customers via its own cloud service. This cloud-based approach enables the broad availability of quantum-computing-as-a-service (QCaaS). The company derives its revenue from its quantum-computing-as-a-service arrangements, consulting services related to co-developing algorithms on company's quantum computing systems, and contracts associated with the design, development, and construction of specialized quantum computing systems together with related services. Following our analysis of the options activities associated with IonQ, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance. Present Market Standing of IonQ Currently trading with a volume of 11,841,948, the IONQ's price is up by 4.31%, now at $46.5. RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching overbought. Anticipated earnings release is in 62 days. What Analysts Are Saying About IonQ In the last month, 2 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $47.5. Turn $1000 into $1270 in just 20 days? 20-year pro options trader reveals his one-line chart technique that shows when to buy and sell. Copy his trades, which have had averaged a 27% profit every 20 days. Click here for access .* An analyst from DA Davidson has revised its rating downward to Buy, adjusting the price target to $50. * An analyst from Craig-Hallum persists with their Buy rating on IonQ, maintaining a target price of $45. Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely. If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for IonQ, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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How will Donald Trump handle the war in Ukraine?WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that Trump’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. The decision was inevitable, since longstanding Justice Department policy says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. Yet it was still a momentous finale to an unprecedented chapter in political and law enforcement history, as federal officials attempted to hold accountable a former president while he was simultaneously running for another term. Trump emerges indisputably victorious, having successfully delayed the investigations through legal maneuvers and then winning re-election despite indictments that described his actions as a threat to the country's constitutional foundations. “I persevered, against all odds, and WON," Trump exulted in a post on Truth Social, his social media website. He also said that “these cases, like all of the other cases I have been forced to go through, are empty and lawless, and should never have been brought.” The judge in the election case granted prosecutors' dismissal request. A decision in the documents case was still pending on Monday afternoon. The outcome makes it clear that, when it comes to a president and criminal accusations, nothing supersedes the voters' own verdict. In court filings, Smith's team emphasized that the move to end their prosecutions was not a reflection of the merit of the cases but a recognition of the legal shield that surrounds any commander in chief. “That prohibition is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government’s proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Government stands fully behind,” prosecutors said in one of their filings. They wrote that Trump’s return to the White House “sets at odds two fundamental and compelling national interests: on the one hand, the Constitution’s requirement that the President must not be unduly encumbered in fulfilling his weighty responsibilities . . . and on the other hand, the Nation’s commitment to the rule of law.” In this situation, “the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated,” they concluded. Smith’s team said it was leaving intact charges against two co-defendants in the classified documents case — Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira — because “no principle of temporary immunity applies to them.” Steven Cheung, Trump's incoming White House communications director, said Americans “want an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and we look forward to uniting our country.” Trump has long described the investigations as politically motivated, and he has vowed to fire Smith as soon as he takes office in January. Now he will start his second term free from criminal scrutiny by the government that he will lead. The election case brought last year was once seen as one of the most serious legal threats facing Trump as he tried to reclaim the White House. He was indicted for plotting to overturn his defeat to Joe Biden in 2020, an effort that climaxed with his supporters' violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. But the case quickly stalled amid legal fighting over Trump’s sweeping claims of immunity from prosecution for acts he took while in the White House. The U.S. Supreme Court in July ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, and sent the case back to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to determine which allegations in the indictment, if any, could proceed to trial. Story continues below video The case was just beginning to pick up steam again in the trial court in the weeks leading up to this year’s election. Smith’s team in October filed a lengthy brief laying out new evidence they planned to use against him at trial, accusing him of “resorting to crimes” in an increasingly desperate effort to overturn the will of voters after he lost to Biden. In dismissing the case, Chutkan acknowledged prosecutors' request to do so “without prejudice,” raising the possibility that they could try to bring charges against Trump when his term is over. She wrote that is “consistent with the Government’s understanding that the immunity afforded to a sitting President is temporary, expiring when they leave office.” But such a move may be barred by the statute of limitations, and Trump may also try to pardon himself while in office. immunity afforded to a sitting President is temporary, expiring when they leave office. The separate case involving classified documents had been widely seen as legally clear cut, especially because the conduct in question occurred after Trump left the White House and lost the powers of the presidency. The indictment included dozens of felony counts accusing him of illegally hoarding classified records from his presidency at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, and obstructing federal efforts to get them back. He has pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing. The case quickly became snarled by delays, with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon slow to issue rulings — which favored Trump’s strategy of pushing off deadlines in all his criminal cases — while also entertaining defense motions and arguments that experts said other judges would have dispensed with without hearings. In May, she indefinitely canceled the trial date amid a series of unresolved legal issues before dismissing the case outright two months later. Smith’s team appealed the decision, but now has given up that effort. Trump faced two other state prosecutions while running for president. One them, a New York case involving hush money payments, resulted in a conviction on felony charges of falsifying business records. It was the first time a former president had been found guilty of a crime. The sentencing in that case is on hold as Trump's lawyers try to have the conviction dismissed before he takes office, arguing that letting the verdict stand will interfere with his presidential transition and duties. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office is fighting the dismissal but has indicated that it would be open to delaying sentencing until Trump leaves office. Bragg, a Democrat, has said the solution needs to balance the obligations of the presidency with “the sanctity of the jury verdict." Trump was also indicted in Georgia along with 18 others accused of participating in a sprawling scheme to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election there. Any trial appears unlikely there while Trump holds office. The prosecution already was on hold after an appeals court agreed to review whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she had hired to lead the case. Four defendants have pleaded guilty after reaching deals with prosecutors. Trump and the others have pleaded not guilty. Associated Press writers Colleen Long, Michael Sisak and Lindsay Whitehurst contributed to this story.
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Republicans are more willing than Democrats to spread fake news—particularly during times of greater "political polarization," or competition between the parties—because they want to win more. That is the conclusion of a study, published in the Journal of Marketing , by marketing researchers Xiajing Zhu and Connie Pechmann, a professor at the University of California , Irvine. Zhu is a Ph.D. candidate in marketing at the university. They found that Republicans respond to political competition more aggressively, communicating information that is likely untrue, if not definitively false, to boost their side. "Although Republicans may understand the content is very likely false, they are willing to spread it because they strongly value their party winning over the competition," Zhu said in a statement. "Democrats do not value winning nearly as strongly. They place more value on equity and inclusion, seeing the world in a fundamentally different way than Republicans," she said. Zhu and her colleagues came to their conclusion after a series of studies—the first two of which focused on fact-checked statements by U.S. public figures made in the news media and on social media between 2007 and 2022. Statements were sourced via the fact-checking website PolitiFact, which allows journalists to rate each statement on a six-point scale ranging from "true or accurate" to "pants on fire." The team's analysis indicated that at times when competition between the parties was heightened in the news, Republicans were 21 percent more likely to communicate misinformation than their Democrat counterparts were. The difference was reduced to just 9 percent during periods of low political polarization. To verify these findings, the team next conducted three online surveys in which participants—who identified explicitly as Democrat or Republican —were first placed in either a highly politically polarized or a low-polarization scenario. This was achieved by presenting the subjects with real quotes from existing Democratic and Republican Senate leaders that framed the relationship between the two parties as competitive and oppositional or cooperative and bipartisan. Next, each respondent was presented with misinformation about the other party. For example, conservative subjects were shown posts such as "A Democratic Senator is under investigation for helping Russian billionaires" and "Democratic Senators are deliberately creating the global food shortage." Liberal participants, on the other hand, were given posts like "A Republican Senator is under investigation for helping Russian billionaires" and "Republican Senators are deliberately creating the global food shortage." Finally, the subjects were asked, "How likely are you to make a Facebook post like these?" They were also asked if such a post would make their party stronger, better or more motivated. The results indicated that when political polarization was high, Republicans were significantly more willing to communicate misinformation to gain an advantage over the opposition party than Democrats were. In their final study, the researchers analyzed the speeches made by U.S. presidents of both parties between 1929 and 2023, spanning the period from the 31st president, Herbert Hoover, to the 46th, Joe Biden . The team found that during times of political polarization (such as during election periods), Republican presidents were more likely to speak in partisan terms—using terms such as "we" and "us"—than Democrat leaders were. "We acknowledge that the use of first-person plural (e.g., 'we') in speeches could sometimes refer to the U.S. citizenry as a whole rather than a partisan ingroup (Democrats or Republicans)," Zhu and Pechmann write in their paper. "But the U.S. citizenry is arguably another ingroup. Thus, it appears that conservatives are motivated to attain ingroup dominance given polarization, and liberals less so, possibly regardless of the ingroup," they said. "Republicans react to political polarization by putting out partisan misinformation," Pechmann said. "This can have a deleterious effect on the state of democratic institutions and processes." For example, the two researchers said, following misinformation on election fraud in the 2020 presidential election, 400 restrictive voting bills were introduced in 47 state legislatures. "Worse, 14 states passed restrictive voting bills that, for instance, shortened the mail-in voting period, eliminated election day registration and/or reduced ballot dropbox access," the researchers wrote. "These changes have decreased voter turnout and engagement, particularly among minority voters." The researchers have some suggestions for how the harmful effects of misinformation might be combated. Trying to dampen political polarization in the news and on social media would be an obvious approach—although an impractical one, the two say, given how polarization has marketplace benefits in boosting audience sizes, engagement and political donations. Alternatively, they suggest, more money might be invested in fact-checking. At present, this is a service largely performed by volunteer organizations with minimal resources. Greater support could allow fact-checkers to concentrate their efforts during periods of heightened political polarization, such as around elections. "Media literacy education can also be used to combat misinformation," the researchers wrote in their paper. At present, 18 states have introduced mandatory media literacy education to help students identify misinformation. It is estimated that 84 percent of U.S. adults support the introduction of media literacy into school curricula—even though only 38 percent of said adults had received such education themselves. "With polarization rising globally," the researchers conclude in their paper, "we hope our insights will help nations, communities and individuals better prepare for the effects on misinformation spread to preserve truth, trust and democracy." Do you have a tip on a science story that Newsweek should be covering? Do you have a question about misinformation? Let us know via science@newsweek.com . Reference Zhu, X., & Pechmann, C. (2025). Political Polarization Triggers Conservatives' Misinformation Spread to Attain Ingroup Dominance. Journal of Marketing , 89 (1), 39–55. https://doi.org/10.1177/00222429241264997Unions attack 2.8% Government pay rise proposal for NHS workers and teachers
After Trump’s reelection, Democrats bail on bipartisan bill that would create new federal judgesWASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that Trump’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. The decision was inevitable, since longstanding Justice Department policy says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. Yet it was still a momentous finale to an unprecedented chapter in political and law enforcement history, as federal officials attempted to hold accountable a former president while he was simultaneously running for another term. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, obituaries, sports, and more.
The Arizona Cardinals were rested, relatively healthy and had been playing some of their best football in years. That's why Sunday's sobering 16-6 road loss to the Seattle Seahawks was so surprising. “Frustrating day offensively, especially the way we’ve been playing to come out here and lay an egg and get physically dominated in a sense,” quarterback Kyler Murray said. The Cardinals (6-5) had their four-game winning streak snapped. Murray completed 24 of 37 passes for 285 yards, but made a brutal mistake, throwing an interception that was returned 69 yards by Seattle's Coby Bryant. The running game never got going, gaining just 49 yards. James Conner, the team's leading rusher, had just 8 yards on seven attempts. “There were a lot of things where it felt like the flow of things just wasn’t in our favor,” receiver Michael Wilson said. "Some games go like that. And then we didn’t execute enough to make up for the game sort of not going our way.” Arizona's still in decent playoff position, tied with the Seahawks on top of the NFC West with six games to play. But after all the good news and winning over the past month, Sunday's loss was humbling. “We’re going to learn a lot from this game,” Gannon said. Arizona's defense continued its remarkable midseason turnaround, giving the team every opportunity to win Sunday. The front seven doesn't have any stars, but continues to cobble together a respectable pass rush. The Cardinals finished with five sacks, all by different players. Second-year cornerback Garrett Williams intercepted a pass by Geno Smith on the first play of the fourth quarter, briefly giving the Cardinals some momentum as they tried to fight back. Williams — a third-round pick out of Syracuse in 2023 — is growing into a steady starting corner that the Cardinals have missed for years. “I thought that they hung in there and battled, forced a bunch of punts, kept points off the board,” Gannon said. “I thought the interception by Garrett was fantastic, kept us in the game there, kept points off the board. We made some mistakes. We made some mistakes, starting with me.” The Cardinals aren't going to win many games with a rushing performance like Sunday's. Conner, held to a season low in yards rushing, did have 41 yards receiving. Rookie Trey Benson had four carries for 18 yards, while Emari Demercado broke a 14-yard gain. Getting Conner going is key. Arizona has a 5-1 record this season when he has at least 100 total yards from scrimmage. Gannon said falling into an early hole affected some of the things the Cardinals could do, particularly in the second half. “I thought there was plays there, but again, where you get down in that game, you’re not really playing normal ball there for a good chunk of the game,” Gannon said. “So we’ve got to do a better job earlier in the game to make sure we’re not playing left-handed.” Fourth-year edge rusher Zaven Collins isn't necessarily the star fans hoped for when he was selected with the No. 16 overall pick in the 2021 draft, but he has quietly had a productive season leading the team's no-name front seven. Collins picked up his fourth sack of the season Sunday and put consistent pressure on Smith. Murray's still having a great season, but the quarterback's MVP credentials took a hit with Sunday's mediocre performance. He played pretty well at times, but the interception that turned into a pick-6 was a backbreaker. The sixth-year quarterback had largely avoided those types of plays this season, which is a big reason they're in the playoff hunt. “Can't give them seven points, especially when our defense is playing the way that they’re playing,” Murray said. “I feel like if I don’t do that, we’re in the game four quarters because that’s the way it was trending.” The Cardinals came out of Sunday's game fairly healthy. Gannon said starting safety Jalen Thompson (ankle) should be back at practice Wednesday. He missed the last two games. 12 and 133 — Tight end Trey McBride continued his breakout season with a career-high 12 catches for 133 yards. The Cardinals have another difficult road game against the Vikings (9-2) on Sunday. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl