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A watershed moment in the history of cryptocurrencies came on January 10 when the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved 11 spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) applications by Bitwise, Grayscale, Hashdex, BlackRock, Valkyrie, BZX, Invesco, VanEck, WisdomTree, Fidelity and Franklin.

It is a player from a football team's forward line who emerges as a heroic figure in a crucial match dribbling and scooting past stolid defenders to score a goal himself or creating an opening for another forward to kick the ball into the net past a hapless goalkeeper. Seldom it is a member of the defence line or a mid fielder who grabs the limelight; the legend of German and world football, Franz Beckenbauer who passed away early this week was an exception.

It is a player from a football team's forward line who emerges as a heroic figure in a crucial match dribbling and scooting past stolid defenders to score a goal himself or creating an opening for another forward to kick the ball into the net past a hapless goalkeeper. Seldom it is a member of the defence line or a mid fielder who grabs the limelight; the legend of German and world football, Franz Beckenbauer who passed away early this week was an exception.

It is a player from a football team's forward line who emerges as a heroic figure in a crucial match dribbling and scooting past stolid defenders to score a goal himself or creating an opening for another forward to kick the ball into the net past a hapless goalkeeper. Seldom it is a member of the defence line or a mid fielder who grabs the limelight; the legend of German and world football, Franz Beckenbauer who passed away early this week was an exception.

The Pakistani National Assembly passed a resolution on Saturday declaring a resolution demanding a delay in the February 8 general elections as undemocratic and unconstitutional. The new resolution calls for the elections to be held on time. The resolution was passed after an independent Senate Member, Dilawar Khan, presented a resolution in the Senate on Friday demanding that the elections be held after February 8 due to the severe cold and security reasons in February. The resolution was accepted in the Senate in the presence of 14 members.

Pakistan's efforts to purchase advanced stealth fighters from China could compel India to expedite its air force upgrade, possibly through the acquisition of F-35 jets from the United States. This move would be aimed at maintaining tactical air superiority along its frontiers, according to experts.

Air dashing of the Enforcement Director Rahul Navin just around midnight on the fourth day of the attack on the team of his sleuths investigating alleged ration distribution scam in West Bengal is not only meant to boost the morale of his men; instead it has got multiple dimensions.

Geopolitics and guidance from the US Federal Reserve may not be the only factors that determine the performance of gold in the New Year. The Indian and other elections slated for the year may also be determinants.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Kerala are on cloud nine. They think that Prime Minister’ Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Thrissur will help them win five to six seats in the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. But, the BJP’s chances of opening their LS account from Kerala this time around are not at all bright, given the ground realities in the State, which has remained BJP-hostile and a secular bastion.

US pressure on Israel to switch gears and focus on targeted precision strikes and killings, rather than indiscriminate bombing of the Gaza Strip, potentially heightens the risk of the war escalating into a regional bust-up and expanding beyond the Middle East.