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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader MK Stalin on Wednesday (June 12, 2024) directed party cadres to get ready for the 2026 state assembly elections. “Just as the DMK-led alliance achieved a thumping victory in this year’s Lok Sabha elections by winning all 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone seat in Puducherry, let us ensure that we win more than 200 seats in the upcoming 2026 state assembly elections. Muppelm Visa “The meeting to be held in Coimbatore on June 15 will give us the much needed motivation,” he said in a letter to senior…

Mosquitoes’ range of activity expands The Asian tiger mosquito (also known as the Asian tiger mosquito), known for transmitting dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses, has spread further north, east and west across Europe and now has native populations in 13 EU/EEA countries, while the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses, was recently discovered in Cyprus. According to the ECDC, this mosquito’s high pathogen transmission ability and penchant for biting humans raises concerns that it may become established in other parts of Europe. ECDC warned that climate change will only make the situation worse: “Climate…

Wide receiver Malik Neighbors continues to impress not only NFL analysts and coaching staff, but his teammates as well.Selected sixth overall by the New York Giants in the 2024 NFL Draft, Neighbors is expected to be the next big thing coming out of LSU, and so far he has impressed everyone who has seen him play, drawing rave reviews from the Giants’ locker room.Bobby Okereke was one of the Giants’ top defensive prospects in the class of 2023. Asked about Neighbors on Tuesday, Okereke said Neighbors could be a “very special” player in the NFL.Bobby Okereke says Malik Neighbors can…

(Reuters) – Oracle shares rose nearly 9 percent on Wednesday as investors cheered surging demand for the company’s relatively low-cost cloud infrastructure services driven by artificial intelligence (AI) applications.If the rally continues, it would add more than $28 billion to the company’s market capitalization, which will reach $340 billion as of Tuesday’s close. Its shares have risen 18% so far this year.Oracle is strengthening its cloud-infrastructure division, which is expected to drive growth by renting cloud computing and storage to companies, but it will face competition from Alphabet Inc’s Google, Microsoft Corp and Amazon.com Inc.Oracle’s cloud infrastructure is marketed as…

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his brother, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, congratulated PM Modi on forming the government. (Image: Reuters/PTI)Pakistan may be looking to negotiate with India. On Monday, Nawaz Sharif addressed the Indian prime minister directly, posting a message on social media congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his third term in office.”Let us transform hatred into hope and seize the opportunity to decide the destiny of two billion people in South Asia,” Sharif said in his message.No need to elaborate. Sharif has indicated his willingness to resume dialogue. Within two hours, the Indian Prime Minister had…

Conroe, Texas Provided by: Academy SportsProvided by Academy Sports Academy Sports & Outdoors’ (Academy) first quarter sales did not meet expectations. Net sales decreased (1.4)% to $1,364.2. Net income was $76.5 million, down (18.6)%. In comparison, Dick’s Sporting Goods reported sales of $3.02 million, up 6.2%, and net income was $275.0 million, down (3.0)%. Promotions were more compelling at Dick’s. The company has many stress points. It will open 15-17 stores this year. It is creating stress in its supply lines. Two stores opened in the first quarter, one already opened in the third quarter, the rest will arrive in…

The recent European Parliament elections are the latest sign of immigration’s political influence, with the biggest winners being right-wing parties promising to reduce immigration.In today’s newsletter, we explain why this issue is impacting Western politics and what might happen next.Rapid changeThe first thing to understand is how extraordinary the modern immigration boom is: In almost every Western country, the share of the population that is foreign-born has risen sharply since 1990.It is not clear whether immigration has ever increased so rapidly in so many countries before. (If anything, the graph understates the trend because it ends in 2020, the last…

The notice marks the end of the first phase of a closely watched investigation that has raised the possibility of a trade war between the EU and China. The countervailing duties were in line with expected levels and higher than the 19% average EU tariff of this kind.The rate will be added to an existing 10 percent import tariff on vehicles not included in the investigation, bringing the total rate to 31 percent from July 4. The Commission will then have four months to impose permanent tariffs.During that period, heated discussions are expected among member states, many of which have…

HONG KONG — An American university lecturer has spoken for the first time about his experience during a stabbing attack in China that left him and several others injured.David Zubner said he and three colleagues from Cornell University, a private liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa, were emerging from a park in the city in northeastern China’s Jilin province on Monday when they heard the screams. “I turned around and saw a man brandishing a knife at me. I didn’t immediately realize what it was and just assumed my coworker had been pushed,” Zabner told Iowa Public Radio from…

gorillaThe technology company that enables energy retailers to collect and process vast amounts of critical data has raised €23 million in Series B funding. The round was led by global venture capital firm Headline and was supported by existing investors Beringea and Flemish investment firm PMV, and Gorilla plans to use the funds to further expand into the US and German markets. Gorilla’s solutions help utilities understand their energy portfolios, which are increasingly influenced by distributed energy resources such as solar panels, wind turbines and battery storage, ensure operational stability and offer customized pricing strategies based on individual usage patterns.…