Meta platforms COO Javier Olivan sells stock worth $238,503New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Sunday questioned the timing of the US indictment of billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani, arguing why such allegations by foreign countries are of late coming just before the beginning of Parliament session. The BJP spokesperson was speaking at a session titled "RSS ke 100 saal" on the concluding day of Sahitya Aaj Tak, a literary festival, at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here. "For the past three-four years, such allegations are surfacing whenever a Parliament session is about to start, be it the Hindenburg report, BBC report, the Great Thunberg report and now this. Such allegations coming from foreign countries should be objected by everyone. Ideally, we should say we would work as per our own legal system, and not theirs," Trivedi said. The Winter Session of Parliament will begin on Monday and run till December 20. The US Department of Justice has accused Adani of being part of an elaborate scheme to pay USD 265 million (about Rs 2,200 crore) bribe to Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms for solar power contracts in four Indian states. The Adani Group has called the charges "baseless", and vowed to pursue all possible legal recourse against them. Citing the indictment, Trivedi said the states where government officials were allegedly paid bribes by the Adani Group between July 2021 and February 2022 were Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, which were all ruled by the opposition parties then, including the Congress. "If you feel these allegations are true, those who were ruling the states then should resign. You can't have it both ways," he added. While Odisha was then ruled by the BJD and the YSR Congress Party was in power in Andhra Pradesh, two regional parties unaffiliated to either the ruling or the opposition alliance at the time, Congress ally DMK was and remains in power in Tamil Nadu. Congress was also at the helm in Chhattisgarh when bribes were allegedly paid to government officials. Taking about the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which will complete its 100 years in 2025, Trivedi said it is a vast organisation pro-actively working for the welfare of the society since 1925, and limiting it to just the BJP and politics will be absolutely wrong. To buttress his point, Trivedi gave the example of how out of the total strength of 3,376 RSS pracharaks, only 26 are currently part of the BJP. "The biggest student's body today -- the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad -- is an RSS wing. Vidhya Bharti, which runs 30,000 schools across the country, is an RSS body. "The biggest union of farmers -- the Bhartiya Kisan Sangh -- is run by the RSS. Seva Bharti, which works for the upliftment of Dalits in villages, is also an RSS body. Similarly, the Vishva Hindu Parishad, the largest organisaton working in the field of religion, is also part of the RSS," he said. (This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)gstar28 login register 。

Here is a roundup of state college football games played on Saturday, Nov. 23. Towson 45, Campbell 23: Tyrell Greene Jr. (Kenwood) rushed for three touchdowns to lead the visiting Tigers (7-5, 5-3 Colonial Athletic Association) over the Camels (3-9, 1-7). Towson extended its five-point lead by outscoring Campbell 24-7 in the fourth quarter. Devin Matthews added 134 rushing yards and a touchdown for the Tigers, who finished the regular-season on a three-game winning streak. Towson, which secured its second winning season in three years and its first seven-win season since 2019, will hope to get an at-large berth into the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs. The selection show is Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN. Greene scored on a 7-yard run with 12:55 remaining, and after the Tigers’ Will Middleton intercepted a pass from Mike Chandler II, he broke loose for a 30-yard touchdown that stretched the Towson lead to 35-16 about 30 seconds later. Green also had a 3-yard TD run in the second quarter and finished with 41 yards on nine carries. Matthews carried the ball 15 times and scored on a 54-yard run for Towson. Seth Brown completed 10 of 15 passes for 156 yards with a touchdown and Christopher Watkins added a late TD run. Mark Biggins had a 1-yard touchdown run for Campbell. Chandler was 13 of 27 passing for 135 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Connor Lytton made 3 of 5 field goal attempts for the Camels. Morgan State 35, Howard 21: The host Bears (6-6, 3-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) put together a 28-0 run to pull away from the Bison (4-8, 1-4). Morgan State won three of its last four games. Kobe Muasau completed 19 of 24 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns, Jason Collins rushed for 114 yards and two scores while catching seven passes for 89 yards and Myles Miree added 99 yards from scrimmage and a score to lead the Bears. SUNY-Morrisville 21, Stevenson 18: Host SUNY-Morrisville (7-4) took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and never trailed Stevenson (5-6) in an Eastern College Athletic Conference Bowl game. The last time Stevenson appeared in the ECAC Bowl was 2017. SUNY-Morrisville extended its winning streak to four games.

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ECU CB Shavon Revel Jr. declares for NFL draftChief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin speaks to journalists after taking oath on Sunday (November 24) afternoon. Reform is an ongoing process. Some reforms are imperative for holding an election. A fair, impartial and acceptable election will be arranged on completion of some reforms, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday (November 24) afternoon. Speaking to reporters after taking oath at Supreme Court Judges' Lounge, he said their intentions were sincere and elections would be held only after some reforms. However, he said, "Specific date and time for holding the next general elections cannot be said right now. Let me take over my responsibilities first." The newly appointed CEC, along with four Election Commissioners (ECs), were officially sworn-in at the Supreme Court Judges' Lounge. "I consider this responsibility as a major opportunity in my life. Country's people are denied of their voting rights. They have struggled for a free, fair and impartial election for a long time. Many of them also laid down their lives to get their voting rights back. I am committed to hold a free, fair and acceptable election, and I will do this employing all of my efforts," he said. Nasir Uddin said: "I have self-confidence that I will be able to do it. There is a very powerful team with me at the Election Commission. We will offer a peaceful election to the nation in cooperation with the countrymen and political parties." At that time, he was asked whether the elections would be held right after the reforms, Nasir Uddin said, "Reform is an ongoing process. But, some reforms are imperative to hold the election." The new CEC said, "We need to include the young generation in the voters' lists since they have been eagerly waiting year after year to cast their ballots. We need some reforms here. We expect to receive the recommendations to carry out reforms as the Election Reform Commission is working in this regard." Nasir Uddin said election will be organized along with all political parties. "Please, keep faith in us. Our intentions are good. We want to go ahead with the political parties which have been demanding people's voting rights over the last 15 to 16 years. We will extend our all-out cooperation to materialize their demands. We are committed to the nation." Former Civil Aviation Secretary AMM Nasir Uddin was appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner on Thursday. Along with him, the names of the four Election Commissioners were also announced. The four Election Commissioners are: former additional secretary Anwarul Islam Sarkar, retired district and sessions judge Abdur Rahmanel Masud, former joint secretary Tahmida Ahmed, and Brigadier General (retd) Abul Fazal Mohammad Sanaullah. They were appointed by President Md Sahabuddin as per the Article 118(1) of the Constitution.

A boss at a large car dealership has described the “heartbreak” of making staff redundant for the first time after a “devastating” fire. Philip Skinner, joint managing director of Ron Skinner and Sons, said there had been “sleepless nights” and “a lot of worry” following the blaze which ripped through its site in Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, in August. But he also spoke of his family’s determination to rebuild and said the recent opening of a new showroom in the town was a “new era" for the company. More than 350 cars were destroyed in the fire, alongside machinery, with Mr Skinner estimating that losses run into the millions, with 18 recent redundancies. The fire was first reported early on Saturday 16 August. “By the time I got here, the entire building was totally ablaze and I was just amazed at the scale of it, I couldn’t believe what was going on,” said Mr Skinner. He was initially confused to see firefighters only working on the outer edges of the building, but was told the “intensity of the fire due to the stock was so great, [that] to put water on would have caused a bigger fire”. In the hours that followed Philip and his brother Mark, also a managing director, were “in a state of shock”. But they knew they had to visit their mother, 88-year-old Rachel Skinner, who set up the business with her husband, the late Ron Skinner, in 1968. “Calling in at 7 o’clock in the morning, I didn’t want to frighten her but I had to tell her," he said. “ She had a good 10-minute cry. But she is a proper business lady and by about two o’clock that afternoon, sitting around my mother’s dining table with my brother, it was very much: ‘Boys - time to roll up your sleeves, and get it put back up'.” But the journey to realise that ambition and open a new showroom in Tredegar at the end of last month has been “very difficult,” he admitted. “Nothing was recoverable - everything completely destroyed, even cars that were outside were being burnt to shells.” There were wages and “large bills” still to be paid, with things going “down to the wire” in those initial weeks. Family and friends put money into the business, which also has showrooms in Cardiff, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. Eventually talks with the insurance company made the brothers realise they would have to make some job losses. According to Mr Skinner, who started in the company’s workshop 43 years ago, that was a first. “It was very difficult and I had to stand back," he said. "It was still heartbreaking to see the people I have worked with for so long take voluntary redundancy and leaving.” Before the fire 164 people worked for the company, with 18 people taking redundancy in recent weeks. For those that remain, including Jonathan Robinson, 32, a sales manager, the goal has been the opening weekend. “The response has been immense,“ said Mr Robinson, who has worked for the firm for 12 years. “We weren’t really expecting the turnout in Storm Bert that we got but it was so refreshing to see the love for the company throughout the community.” The new showroom in Tredegar is not as big as the old one, but there are plans to expand in time. “We are very positive for the future,” said Philip Skinner. “ It feels like going back 25 years to one of our oldest sites and kicking off again - this is the start of what will be a new era."NoneFourteen years ago, Don Spicer opened a Twitter account. It was a useful tool in in his professional life. “When I was with public safety, I would engage with citizens,” said Spicer, a retired police officer who worked in media relations. Spicer also used Twitter to follow local news, but he eventually became less active on the social media platform, which was renamed X in 2023. “Over the last year or so I guess, it was getting increasingly negative, and I like to surround myself with more positivity,” said Spicer, who last week left X and switched to Bluesky, a platform that is new to the social media world and is now exploding in global popularity. “I found much of the content I went to Twitter for is starting to show up there, and I’m seeing more local flavour, and it’s more respectful.” Bluesky is billed as a platform where users can create custom content feeds, and control what they see while avoiding what they don't want to see. “We're always focused a lot on trust and safety, making sure that users have an ability to have an experience that's, you know, free from bots and harassment and spam,” said Bluesky CEO Jay Graber. Previous competitors have tried and failed to take a bite out of Twitter/X. Technology analyst Carmi Levy said it appears Bluesky has legitimate growth momentum in the U.S. and elsewhere, and could be a significant threat to X. "We are seeing some reports of about 100,000 accounts closing per day on X and we are seeing numbers from Bluesky, that traffic is up 500 per cent and they have doubled their size in the past two months,” said Levy. “They've just hit 21 million followers." The trends Levy cited are worldwide. No data specific to Canada was available, so information available to analysts is focused on global activity. According to Levy, the last two weeks have seen the largest exodus from X since Elon Musk purchased Twitter in 2023. Levy suggested Musk himself has also turned off some X users. “Elon Musk essentially used X as a giant megaphone for his views and those who follow his views essentially amplified that as well," said Levy. It should be noted, as Bluesky grows, X remains a very popular social media giant, with more than 500 million active accounts. Bluesky’s audience remains relatively small in comparison, The Associated Press reported last week. Digital anthropologist Giles Crouch told CTV National News that X’s future will come down to one thing. "Is it too big to fail? Absolutely not. The big judge of all this, as it is with any technology, is culture." Crouch said X will have to change some of its online negativity if it hopes to stop the recent exodus. "Twitter or X can survive, but it may become shell of itself," said Crouch, who added if that were to happen, it could lead to even more of an opportunity for Bluesky to continue to attract new members who are leaving X in large numbers.