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☆ Former UK PM Johnson has earned 1 mln pounds for speeches since quitting
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been paid more than 1 million pounds ($1.24 million) to deliver four speeches since he left Downing Street just over three months ago, official data showed on Wednesday. As a member of parliament, Johnson is required to declare external earnings, as well as the number of hours involved. Johnson's best paid work was a speech in New York to the U.S. finance firm Centerview Partners worth 277,724 pounds. In October Johnson abandoned an attempt to reclaim the job he lost just weeks earlier following his successor Liz Truss's brief tenure as prime minister. Johnson, whose verbal flamboyance has long been one of his hallmarks, was widely expected to enter the speaking circuit after leaving office.

New Delhi CNN —At the Bhalswa landfill in northwest Delhi, a steady flow of jeeps zigzag up the trash heap to dump more garbage on a pile now over 62 meters (203 feet) high. India creates more methane from landfill sites than any other country, according to GHGSat, which monitors methane via satellites. Ragpickers at the Bhalswa landfill site on April 28, 2022, in New Delhi, India. In May, CNN commissioned two accredited labs to test the ground water around the Bhalswa landfill. And according to the results, ground water within at least a 500-meter (1,600-foot) radius around the waste site is contaminated.

☆ Air India has ordered its cabin crew to dye their gray hair, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Hannah Williams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Air India has implemented a new set of regulations regarding the appearance of its cabin crew. Some rules focus on cabin crew hair, especially if it indicates aging. Male cabin crew members are allowed to wear wedding bands. Earlier this year, Tata Group circulated a new policy that required Air India cabin crew to undergo body mass index and weight checks before flights. Air India argued that overweight crew could be a hazard in an emergency, but the Air India cabin crew union objected citing concerns about crew members' mental health and the lack of a medical professional present at the checks, India Today previously reported.

Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty ImagesThe recommendation to free the men was made by an advisory panel appointed by the Gujarat government, led by Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Some lawmakers and activists have petitioned the Supreme Court for the men to be rearrested. Some saw the assailants’ release as a deliberate pitch for votes from BJP supporters ahead of the Gujarat state election. The couple want the decision reversed, as do those who have filed petitions with the Supreme Court. “We strongly believe that what happened with Bilkis was wrong and the convicts should be sent back to jail,” he said.

☆ Indian billionaire Gautam Adani was a college dropout. Now he may be too big to fail
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Diksha Madhok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate had just launched a hostile bid to take over an influential broadcaster in the capital. Rupak De Chowdhuri/ReutersMuch of his fortune is tied up in the sprawling Adani Group, which he founded over 30 years ago. Most of the companies in the Adani empire are held closely by the billionaire, his family and associated firms, including nearly 75% stakes in AEL, Adani Power, and Adani Transmissions. Yet, the Adani Group has continued to raise billions from Indian and foreign banks. CreditSights, a research firm owned by Fitch Group, in August published a report about Adani Group titled “Deeply Overleveraged” in which it expressed strong concerns.

New Delhi CNN —Movie theaters in Indian-controlled Kashmir have reopened their doors, more than two decades after they were forced shut during an armed rebellion that saw multiple threats and attacks on crowded public places. The lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, inaugurated the disputed region’s newest cinema on Tuesday, in a ceremony marked with much hype and fanfare. The movie theater will open to the public on September 30, according to businessman, Vijay Dhar, who has partnered with Indian cinema chain Inox Leisure Ltd., to open the theater in Srinagar. In the late 1980s, a violent insurgency in Indian-controlled Kashmir claimed the lives of more than 9,000 civilians according to the Indian government, though estimates vary. Last year, the government implemented a policy aimed to promote Indian-controlled Kashmir as a popular filming destination.

☆ India: Căsătorie în avion pentru a evita restricţiile anti-COVID-19 (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-25 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Un cuplu indian a închiriat un avion pentru a se căsători printre nori în faţa a 161 de invitaţi, încălcând astfel restricţiile anti-COVID-19, a informat presa luni, potrivit AFP, citat de agerpres.ro. Autoritatea de aviaţie civilă din India a dispus o anchetă şi a suspendat echipajul aeronavei, au precizat surse oficiale. Majoritatea statelor din India - care a depăşit luni pragul de 300.000 de decese asociate COVID-19 - permit un număr maxim de 50 de invitaţi la o nuntă. Potrivit presei, Direcţia Generală a Aviaţiei Civile a cerut SpiceJet să ia măsuri împotriva proaspeţilor miri şi a invitaţilor acestora. "În pofida solicitărilor şi atenţionărilor repetate, pasagerii nu au respectat directivele, iar compania va lua măsurile corespunzătoare în conformitate cu regulile", a adăugat el.

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☆ Stimulentele primite în diverse țări de persoanele vaccinate: Ouă, bijuterii, blendere și marijuana
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Pentru a învinge reticența oamenilor și pentru a-i convinge să își facă vaccinul COVID, unele țări oferă tot felul de stimulente. În alte colțuri ale Indiei, magazinele oferă mâncare, reduceri pentru reparația mașinilor, obiecte de papetărie, dulciuri și mâncare de pui. Rușii au primit și ei înghețată, în vreme ce israelienii au primit Coca-Cola, bere alcoolică și fără alcool, pizza sau diverse produse de patiserie. În Dubai, trei restaurante au oferit o reducere de 10% a notei pentru prima doză și 20% pentru a doua, scrie Fortune. Așa că persoanele care refuză să se vaccineze riscă amenzi și reduceri ale beneficiilor sociale, scrie Reuters.

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☆ 20 delicious reasons to visit Pakistan
▼ + stars: | 2019-10-15 | by ( Halima Ali | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Nabeel Ahmed/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesThese easy-to-make crispy, fried fritters are a classic finger food served as a starter or a side dish. MEAT DISHESBiryaniThis rice dish is often served on special occasions. Mint/Hindustan Times/Hindustan Times via Getty ImagesThought to have developed in the royal kitchens of the 16th-19th century Mughal Empire, this rice dish is often served on special occasions. The meat and rice are cooked separately before being layered and cooked together with an assortment of spices. ShutterstockKeer is another dessert eaten at weddings or on celebratory occasions such as Eid al Fitr, the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

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