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America has always been a land of plenty leaving the US citizens spoilt for choice. Strangely enough, the US voters have little option when their country goes to polls to choose its President. It is an election whose effects will be felt both at home and abroad. It is actually a rematch when Joe Biden takes on Donald Trump whom he had unseated as president.

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, could be looking at a lengthy prison sentence. US prosecutors have recommended that he be sentenced to 40-50 years behind bars, along with a hefty fine of $11 billion. Bankman-Fried was convicted in November 2023 on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy related to the demise of FTX.

LONDON: Scores of Tory MPs are announcing in advance they will throw in the towel at the general election, which Labour is expected to win. Work to shape the political landscape the next government will confront is now essential, particularly because Labour is determined not to meet popular demands for public ownership, wealth redistribution or peace.

Notwithstanding the claims of the union government in the Ministry of Railways that Vande Bharat Express trains, also known as Train 18, is first ever India’s indigenously designed and manufactured semi-high speed trains providing a modern and comfortable rail travel experience to passengers with enhanced safety standards and world class services, the high pitched propaganda of Vande Bharat hides many realities. There are several reports of people travelling in Vande Bharat Express facing hardships with the trains running late by eight to ten hours on an average. Its tickets cost 2.5 times higher than inter-city Shatabdi Express trains, with the costs of 48 bogies of Vande Bharat trains equaling the costs of 1000 bogies of Shatabdis.

This year’s US presidential elections are not the only potential hurdle confronting President Joe Biden’s multi-pronged vision for a Middle East peace once the Gaza war ends. So is Israeli intransigence, the prospect of a long-term insurgency in post-war Gaza, and increasing Saudi Chinese technological cooperation.

Among the most unexpected entrants in the BJP’s first list of Lok Sabha nominees is Bansuri Swaraj, the 40-year-old daughter of the BJP's Sushma Swaraj, for whom the late BJP leader was known to leave meetings at times, to rush to be at the bus-stop when Bansuri returned from school.

BJP-hating southerners identify Prime Minister Narendra Modi with everything they believe Indians can live without. With Electoral Bonds. With the Ayodhya Ram Mandir. With the Citizen’s Amendment Rules. With the overbearing nature of BJP leaders. With the breakdown of Rule of Law. With bulldozers running amok. Above all, a substantial number of Indians believe they could do without a third-term for Narendra Modi who talks so casually of “400 paar” that most southerners want to hit the streets with effigies.

The International Labour Organization’s (ILO’s) endorsement of the agreement on living wage has opened the door to new work to be accomplished to advance social justice. All stakeholders in the labour market, including governments and trade unions, must ensure the early implementation of the agreement to eliminate incidences of low wages that bog down workers by breeding poverty and thereby modern-day slavery making workers' lives critically miserable.

As India prepares for its upcoming general election, artificial intelligence has become a battleground for political parties. Experts caution that current regulations are falling behind rapidly advancing technologies like deepfakes. The move from conventional campaigning methods to utilizing AI for gaining votes was evident during the recent local elections in several key Indian states.

The term ‘consumer’ has not been given an exhaustive legal definition in international law, but the US President, John F. Kennedy’s statement that “consumers, by definition, include us all”, while introducing a draft Bill on consumer rights on March 15, 1962 (now celebrated as World Consumer Rights Day), is the source of the concept of consumer rights.