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milyon88 com login download Hungarian champions Ferencvaros are set to welcome Swedish champions Malmo to Groupama Arena on Thursday in their fifth Europa League game of the season. The hosts beat Dynamo Kiev 4-0 on November 7 and are 14th in the Europa League table with six points, double the tally of the Malmo, who are 28th and lost 2-1 against Besiktas on November 6. © Imago Though Ferencvaros were deserving winners against Dynamo Kiev considering they accumulated 64% possession, produced 27 shots and limited their opponents to no attempts on target, they were aided by the fact the Ukrainian side were reduced to 10 men in the 17th minute when the scoreline was 0-0. Head coach Pascal Jansen 's team are currently first in their domestic league with 27 points from 12 matches and have a game in hand on second-placed Puskas FC Academy, who have 26 points. Jansen's side have scored seven goals and conceded four times in their European league stage outings this term, and have netted on 12 occasions in their last five games. The Greens are in excellent form given they are unbeaten in their past eight fixtures, winning five in that period, and have won or progressed from three of their five most recent games in the Europa League. Ferencvaros have not been defeated in 18 of their last 19 matches at home, emerging victorious 12 times, though they have lost two, drawn two and won just one of their last five outings in the Europa League at Groupama Arena. © Imago Meanwhile, Malmo will perhaps be perplexed by their defeat against Besiktas considering they created five big chances and over 2.3 xG, more than double the Turkish side's figure of 0.91 xG. The visitors won the 2024 iteration of the Allsvenskan , ending their domestic campaign with 65 points after 30 matchweeks, 11 more than second-placed Hammarby. Boss Henrik Rydstrom 's team only collected an additional point compared to their 2023 title win, but they did score 67 goals and concede just 25 times, an improvement of five and two respectively. The Blue Ones come into the clash in poor form having drawn three, lost two and won two of their seven most recent games, and have alarmingly lost nine of their last 10 Europa League matches. Malmo have also been held to a stalemate five times and been defeated two times in their past eight fixtures on the road and lost four of their last five away games in Thursday's competition. © Imago Ferencvaros have no injury concerns ahead of their match against Malmo, and could use a similar starting XI to the side that beat Dynamo Kiev, so expect goalkeeper Denes Dibusz to be shielded by centre-backs Ibrahim Cisse and Stefan Gartenmann . Philippe Rommens and Mohammad Abu Fani are candidates to start in a double pivot behind a front four consisting of Kady Borges , Kristoffer Zachariassen , Adama Malouda Traore and Barnabas Varga . The visitors have not been so fortunate with injuries, and will be without defenders Anton Tinnerholm , Jens Stryger Larsen , Niklas Moisander and Pontus Jansson , as well as goalkeeper Johan Dahlin . Given the number of defensive absentees, it is plausible that Malmo will field a back four featuring Zakaria Loukili , Colin Rosler , Nils Zatterstrom and Busanello . Wingers Sead Haksabanovic and Stefano Holmquist Vecchia have also been ruled out, and Rydstrom may deploy a front line of Anders Christiansen , Erik Botheim , Hugo Bolin and Isaac Kiese Thelin . Ferencvaros possible starting lineup: Dibusz; Makreckis, Cisse, Gartenmann, Ramirez; Rommens, Abu Fani; Borges, Zachariassen, Traore; Varga Malmo possible starting lineup: Friedrich; Loukili, Rosler, Zatterstrom, Busanello; Johnsen, Pena; Christiansen, Botheim, Bolin; Thelin Given the number of players that are set to miss out for Malmo on Thursday, it is difficult to see how they overcome their hosts. Additionally, the visitors have been poor away from home for some time and Ferencvaros should come into the clash as favourites. For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here .McGill University has canceled an on-campus event planned by Jewish students—and temporarily halted bookings for all extracurricular activities—following threats of violence and a death threat on social media, as outlined in a message from senior administrators on Monday. The event was a talk with Mosab Hassan Yousef, a former Hamas insider turned Israel advocate–and active critic of Palestinian leadership—that was scheduled for Tuesday. His memoir Son of Hamas , which was a New York Times bestseller upon its publication in 2010, recounts his experiences growing up in Gaza and his eventual participation with Israeli intelligence. The cancellation announcement follows escalating tensions at McGill, where anti-Israel protests took place last week, leading to violent clashes and vandalism in the city. “An external group, which co-organized protests that sparked vandalism and violence downtown, issued a social media call to ‘shut down’ a talk scheduled on campus,” says the statement, which was signed by McGill’s interim deputy provost Angela Campbell and vice-president Fabrice Labeau. The university, which has maintained communication with Montreal police, says “waves of online anger, including a targeted death threat,” prompted the decision to cancel the talk. Palestinian Youth Movement Montreal and Students for Palestine’s Honour and Resistance (SPHR McGill) jointly demanded the cancellation of the event on social media, alleging that Yousef advocates for “violence against Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims.” “Yousef serves as a mouthpiece for the Zionist occupation and its interests,” says a post by the Palestinian Youth Movement, which garnered over 15,000 likes on Instagram. In its message, McGill emphasized that hosting controversial speakers is a “core part” of university life, but it underscored the need for order on campus as students approach exam season. Leon Novodvorets, a Jewish student at McGill and an Emerson Fellow with StandWithUs Canada, says he was disappointed by the university’s decision, adding that the administration “bows down to intimidations and threats of violence” instead of protecting Jewish students. “Regardless of security concerns, it’s McGill’s job to ensure that students can go to campus,” Novodvorets told The Canadian Jewish News, saying that the administration has “fallen immensely short.” “They have a responsibility to protect us and they’re not enforcing their own policies, (which) they say they have to address general instances of intimidation and harassment,” he said. “There’s a double standard when it comes to the Jewish community, and McGill is not doing a good job at keeping Jewish students safe.” Novodvorets says this double standard was apparent earlier this month, when the administration allowed Francesca Albanese, the United Nations’ special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories to speak on campus, although her appearance drew objections from several Jewish organizations who pointed to her anti-Israel and antisemitic views. In a separate statement sent to The Canadian Jewish News, the media relations office at McGill said the university “declined the space booking pursuant to threats communicated about the event on social media yesterday, which presented a risk to physical safety and the likelihood of disruptions to core academic activities. Although McGill was in touch with the SPVM (Montreal police), even with police and security presence, there was no way to assure a necessary level of safety for this event.” The editorial team of The White and Blue , a student-run, pro-Israel newspaper in Montreal, also sent a collective statement to The Canadian Jewish News about the university’s decision to cancel the talk: “The McGill administration would rather take away our rights than protect us from those on their campus who wish us harm. It is unacceptable that the targets of terror should be the ones who are punished. If the McGill administration is unable or unwilling to keep their Jewish students safe, then perhaps it is time to seek out an administration who will.” In August, shortly before school started this year, Deep Saini, president and vice-chancellor of McGill University, pledged his commitment to protecting Jewish students at the university during an online talk. “We are determined that we’re going to use every single thing in our power to make sure that any infringement of all these boundaries is stopped as fast as humanly possible,” Saini said. “We have multiple layers of defenses that we have enacted and we have demonstrated that they are workable and we will deploy them as needed,” the McGill president said. Jewish advocacy groups criticized McGill’s decision and accused the university of capitulating to radical groups. “While we recognize the alarming threats made by radical pro-Hamas supporters, it is the university’s obligation to ensure students have access to free discourse, a cornerstone of academic principles,” the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and Federation CJA posted on social media. Aujourd'hui, @mcgillu a déplacé en virtuel un événement présentiel avec un influenceur pro-israélien et anti-Hamas à la suite de la réception de menaces de mort. Récemment pourtant, des associations étudiantes ont eu le plaisir de recevoir dans les locaux un activiste aux prières... pic.twitter.com/Uv2XMtNbDH — Le CIJA (@CIJAQC) November 26, 2024 “We find it particularly alarming that other events featuring controversial and hateful speakers proceeded despite objections. McGill’s choice to break from its previously stated policy demonstrates a double-standard while caving to an aggressive mob of radicals,” read the statement from CIJA. Richard Robertson of B’nai Brith Canada said McGill’s decision to cancel the talk on campus means “it is the student body that is being unduly punished for the caustic actions of fringe radicals who continue to compromise the well-being of the entire campus community,” reported the Montreal Gazette . He added that the university must take proactive measures to “confront troublemakers who are undermining student life.” Startup Nation, a pro-Israel student organization at McGill and Concordia, said the recent decision by the administration will only allow hate to fester. “McGill has once again failed their Jewish and non-Jewish students who value open dialogue and academic freedom, as opposed to violent terrorism.”‘This is disgusting’ cry fans as ‘trooper’ Maura Higgins takes on her first Bushtucker Trial facing huge animal fear

China is set to expand its network of 200 detention facilities, known as liuzhi centres , as President Xi Jinping intensifies his anti-corruption campaign, CNN reported. The move comes amidst China's the growing efforts to root out graft, which have already targeted tens of thousands of officials across the country. In 2023 alone, more than 26,000 officials were reportedly investigated or punished for corruption-related activities, according to state media. According to a report by Safeguard Defenders, an NGO that monitors human rights in China, these facilities are used to interrogate and detain individuals accused of corruption and other misconduct. “Most of them would succumb to the pressure and agony. Those who resisted until the end were a tiny minority,” a lawyer who defended a government official a corruption case told CNN. What are liuzhi detention centres? The liuzhi centres are a critical tool in Xi’s arsenal, operated by the National Supervision Commission (NSC), a powerful anti-corruption agency established in 2018. Unlike traditional detention facilities, these centres are outside the purview of the judicial system, allowing the NSC to detain suspects for months without formal charges or access to legal representation. The report claimed that detainees face physical and psychological pressure, often compelled to confess to crimes. “These detention centres function in a legal grey zone, bypassing standard procedures that protect basic human rights,” the group reported. Despite these criticisms, Chinese authorities argue that the liuzhi centres are vital for cracking down on corruption, which they see as a significant threat to the Communist Party's legitimacy. Xi’s anti-corruption campaign Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign began in 2012 when he assumed leadership of the Communist Party. Over the years, it has targeted officials at all levels, from low-ranking bureaucrats to high-profile figures, earning both praise for addressing systemic corruption and criticism for being a political tool to consolidate power. Critics, however, argue that the anti-corruption drive is selectively enforced, disproportionately targeting Xi’s political rivals while leaving his allies untouched. Safeguard Defenders and other rights groups have called for greater transparency and accountability in how these investigations are conducted. Xi’s crackdown also sends a strong message to foreign businesses operating in China. In recent years, several foreign executives have been implicated in corruption probes, raising concerns about the business climate. While the Chinese government portrays the crackdown as a necessary step to clean up the system, its methods have drawn widespread condemnation.Young Nigerian tech entrepreneur wins Diana Award

BingEx (NASDAQ:FLX) Shares Gap Down – Should You Sell?ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cam Skattebo ran for 170 yards and two scores while adding a touchdown catch as 12th-ranked Big 12 newcomer Arizona State beat No. 16 Iowa State 45-19 in the conference championship game Saturday for a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff . The Sun Devils (11-2, No. 15 CFP), with their 34-year-old head coach Kenny Dillingham, will be the only Big 12 team in the expanded playoff field after being the preseason pick to finish at the bottom of their new 16-team league. They have a six-game winning streak. Skattebo was wearing a championship T-shirt after doing the Heisman Trophy pose multiple times in the game. “Nobody respects the fact that I’m the best running back in the country. And I’m going to stand on that,” he said. “I'm going to keep proving people wrong. And whatever NFL team takes me is going to get a gem.” That can wait until after Arizona State's guaranteed playoff spot as one of the five highest-ranked conference champions. The Sun Devils almost certainly will rank below Mountain West champion Boise State (12-1, No 10). That would give the Broncos a first-round bye and send the Sun Devils on the road for a first-round game, much to the dismay of Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark , who before the title game re-emphasized his feelings about that. “Last year, they left a team out because of a quarterback (then-undefeated Florida State). We're 11-1 with our starting quarterback, having beat four ranked teams and we won the Big 12 championship,” Dillingham said. “We made a standard that the quarterback is that valuable ... I definitely think we should host a game.” Iowa State (10-3, No. 16 CFP), which already had the first 10-win season in the program’s 133-year history, trailed 24-10 before turnovers in its own territory on its first three drives after halftime. Arizona State capitalized with freshman Sam Leavitt throwing touchdowns each time. “It doesn’t get that much more deflating than that,” Cyclones coach Matt Campbell said. “Their ability to take care of the football and our inability to do that in the third quarter was just paralyzing.” Xavier Guillory had TD catches of 8 and 21 yards in a 71-second span, and Skattebo turned a third-down swing pass into a 33-yard score for a 45-10 lead that he punctuated with one of his Heisman poses. Skattebo had a 28-yard run on the first offensive snap of the game. His TD runs were only 3 and 2 yards, but he had long, tackle-evading runs to open both of those drives. His 2,074 yards from scrimmage (1,568 rushing and 506 receiving) are a single-season school record. There was a 47-yard run when he spun away at the line from defenders, then shrugged off another. Then right before halftime, he had a 53-yard run, again after contact at the line before twisting and turning past chasing Cyclones. Rocco Becht threw a touchdown in his 17th consecutive game for the Cyclones, including a 3-yarder to Carson Hansen on their opening drive for their only lead at 7-3. Becht completed 21 of 35 pass for 214 yards and two TDs. Becht returned to the game after being sacked on a fourth-down play early in the fourth quarter when linebacker Shamari Simmons was ejected for targeting. Even without injured leading receiver Jordan Tyson , the Sun Devils had plenty of big plays. Leavitt's first pass was a 22-yarder to Melquan Stovall, who later had a 63-yard catch to convert a fourth-and-1. Arizona State had six plays of more than 20 yards — all in the first half, when the longest play by Iowa State was 19 yards. The Cyclones' got Becht's 25-yard TD late to Jaylin Noel, one of their two 1,000-yard receivers. Tyson, who had 624 yards receiving in five November games, injured his left arm in the second half of the regular-season finale against Arizona. Arizona State has its first outright conference title since winning the Pac-10 in 1996. It is an impressive Big 12 debut after going 3-9 in its final Pac-12 season. The eight-win improvement is a school record — the previous was five. Arizona State and Indiana (11-1) are the only FBS schools with eight-win improvements over last year. Iowa State got into November undefeated for the first time since 1938. The Cyclones then lost back-to-back games before winning three in a row to get into their second Big 12 title game. They lost to Oklahoma in the 2020 game. Arizona State finds out Sunday who and where it will start the playoff. Iowa State waits for its bowl destination, likely either the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio or the Pop Tarts Bowl in Orlando. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football

LUQUE, Paraguay — Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It's brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savored in the country’s pub-like izakayas, poured during weddings and served slightly chilled for special toasts. The smooth rice wine that plays a crucial role in Japan's culinary traditions was enshrined on Wednesday by UNESCO on its list of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity." At a meeting in Luque, Paraguay, members of UNESCO’s committee for safeguarding humanity's cultural heritage voted to recognize 45 cultural practices and products around the world, including Brazilian white cheese, Caribbean cassava bread and Palestinian olive oil soap. Unlike UNESCO’s World Heritage List, which includes sites considered important to humanity like the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, the Intangible Cultural Heritage designation names products and practices of different cultures that are deserving of recognition. A Japanese delegation welcomed the announcement in Luque. “Sake is considered a divine gift and is essential for social and cultural events in Japan,” Kano Takehiro, the Japanese ambassador to UNESCO, told The Associated Press. The basic ingredients of sake are few: rice, water, yeast and koji, a rice mold that breaks down the starches into fermentable sugars like malting does in beer production. The whole two-month process of steaming, stirring, fermenting and pressing can be grueling. The rice — which wields tremendous marketing power as part of Japan's broader cultural identity — is key to the alcoholic brew. For a product to be categorized Japanese sake, the rice must be Japanese. The UNESCO recognition, the delegation said, captured more than the craft knowledge of making high-quality sake. It also honored a tradition dating back some 1,000 years — sake makes a cameo in Japan’s famous 11th century novel, “The Tale of Genji,” as the drink of choice in the refined Heian court. Now, officials hope to restore sake's image as Japan's premier alcoholic drink even as the younger drinkers in the country switch to imported wine or domestic beer and whiskey. Japanese breweries also expressed hope the listing could give a lift to the country's export economy as the popularity of sake booms around the world and in the United States amid heightened interest in Japanese cuisine. “I hope that this will also be an opportunity for Japanese people to take another look at sake, shochu and awamori, which are the essence of their culture," Hitoshi Utsunomiya, director of the trade group Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association, said in Tokyo. "I would like them to try it even once and see what it tastes like,” he said. Sake exports, mostly to the U.S. and China, now rake in over $265 million a year, according to the association. Japan's delegation appeared ready to celebrate Wednesday — in classic Japanese style. After the announcement, Takehiro raised a cypress box full of sake to toast the alcoholic brew and cultural rite. “It means a lot to Japan and to the Japanese,” he said of the UNESCO designation. "This will help to renew interest in traditional sake elaboration.” In Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he was “delighted” by UNESCO's recognition of traditional sake-making techniques, and he congratulated those dedicated to preserving and promoting the tradition.VDIAGTOOL makes car diagnostics great againTransit advocates are rallying for significant improvements to the PATH system, with a campaign that has already generated over 400 letters to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The coalition is urging the authority to prioritize increased off-peak service frequency and extend the PATH network to Newark Airport as part of its 2025 budget planning. Despite significant capital investments in recent years—such as new trains, maintenance projects, and a digital payments system —the PATH system is falling short of meeting the region’s transportation demands. While ridership has returned to pre-pandemic levels , the PATH’s service frequency and limited network remain inadequate for the growing needs of residents, commuters, and travelers. “It’s gotten pretty bad over the last few years with the frequency on off-peak times and night times and on weekends. A lot of working people work evenings and weekends in our region, and they deserve to have the dignity of a good transportation system, just as people who work nine to five do,” said Johan Andrade, President of Hudson County Complete Streets. “Part of this campaign is for us to bring some equity to the transportation space here in New Jersey.” One of the primary concerns is the PATH’s infrequent off-peak service . Trains currently run every 20 to 40 minutes on weekends, weeknights, and midday weekdays, leading to overcrowded stations, delays, and missed connections. Advocates argue that this is unacceptable, especially since the system has the capacity to operate at two-minute intervals during rush hour. They are calling for trains to run every five minutes during off-peak hours to improve reliability and reduce congestion. The coalition is also pushing for the PATH’s extension to Newark Airport. Currently, the PATH terminates three miles from the airport, requiring riders to transfer to NJ Transit and then to the AirTrain. Meanwhile, the Port Authority’s proposed $3.5 billion AirTrain project has drawn criticism on social media for being over budget and failing to meet the region’s needs. Advocates are proposing a direct PATH extension to Newark Airport, which would provide a fast, one-seat ride for travelers, airport workers, and Newark residents. This extension would also enhance transit access for South Newark residents commuting to New York City, Jersey City, or the airport itself, reducing dependence on cars and alleviating congestion at the airport. To make these improvements happen, advocates are stressing the need for stronger collaboration between the Port Authority and other transit agencies, like NJ Transit, to address issues such as misaligned schedules and a lack of fare integration. “On weekends, NJ Transit trains might run once an hour, and if the PATH train to Newark runs every 40 minutes, a simple 30-minute trip can turn into an hour and a half,” explained John Taranu, an organizer for HCCS. “Of course, people are going to take other options.” By working with experts and agency leaders, the coalition aims to overcome operational challenges and improve regional transit connectivity. In addition to these two core proposals, the coalition is calling for extended hours of operation for the Lincoln Tunnel Express Bus Lanes, transitioning them to a 24/7 schedule. They are also advocating for comprehensive transit alternatives to prepare for the anticipated effects of congestion pricing. Advocates are encouraging public participation through an ongoing letter-writing campaign, which has seen substantial growth in recent weeks. The coalition plans to bring its demands directly to the Port Authority Board during its meeting on December 12. Letters can be submitted via the campaign’s platform . “We want the Port Authority to acknowledge the concerns we’ve raised—both through public comments at last week’s budget hearings and the hundreds of letters we’ve sent. We’re not here to fight then or ridicule them; we’re here to help identify the issues riders face daily and work together on solutions,” said Andrade. “This campaign has struck a chord with so many people because improving the PATH is a shared goal—it’s good for the economy, the environment, and the entire region. By harnessing this collective energy, we can make meaningful change,” added Taranu.

NEW YORK — Dylan Raiola took the shotgun snap and saw the Boston College defensive end crash in hard. Time to improvise. On the day Raiola set a new Nebraska freshman passing record for a season, perhaps his most crucial sequence came on a rare run. With the Huskers leaking momentum after a blocked punt helped whittle their lead to 20-15 late in the fourth quarter, the quarterback pulled the ball from Rahmir Johnson and took off to his left on a first-and-10 play from the NU 36. Raiola picked up five yards and slid late as defensive back Carter Davis crashed into him. Officials flagged Davis for a late-hit personal foul — Eagles coach Bill O’Brien vehemently disagreed in the moment and declined to discuss it afterward — as Raiola rolled to his feet and got in the face of the defender to set off a brief on-field scuffle. “He tried to take me out which is why I came up and kind of reacted,” Raiola said. “But I guess it was just kind of the fire in me. Game’s on the line, I’m going to lay it on the line for my team. I got up, I knew I wasn’t going to do anything but my linemen came in and kind of cleaned up for me.” Raiola finished 23-of-31 passing for 228 yards, pushing his season passing total to 2,823 yards in 13 games. The previous school mark was 2,617 by Adrian Martinez in 2018. Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 7 (ANI): With the aim of making Mahakumbh 2025 a grand event, the Uttar Pradesh government has made sure to give priorities to the facilities for the pilgrims as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated 100 public shelters with a capacity of 250 beds in the fair area on Saturday, totalling to having 25,000 beds available for pilgrims. A computerized lost and found center has also been started in the Mahakumbh Mela area, an official statement mentioned. Also Read | India To Be Among Top 10 Maritime Nations by 2047, Says Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. "The need for public shelters is important in view of the huge number of pilgrims and visitors during a grand event like the Maha Kumbh," CM Yogi said. Traditionally, pilgrims and saints spend time in open spaces or circulation areas, which creates many problems for them in cold weather. Keeping this in mind, the government has arranged public shelters with a total capacity of 25,000 beds. Also Read | Telangana: Mentally Unstable Man Steals Ambulance, Apprehended by Police After 100 KM Chase in Nalgonda District. "The aim of these shelters is to provide not only comfortable and safe stay to the pilgrims, but also to make their journey accessible and convenient," read the official statement. The public shelters prepared for the Maha Kumbh have been equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. Each shelter will have a capacity of 250 beds. Mattresses, pillows and clean sheets will be provided along with beds. Separate toilets and bathrooms have been arranged for men and women. Regular cleaning, including change of sheets, has been ensured in these shelters. Apart from this, arrangements have been made for clean drinking water and round the clock (24x7) security. "Devotees will be able to use these facilities at a nominal fee, which will provide an option to stay in Maha Kumbh to people of all sections," the statement mentioned. The government has also aimed to make the shelters cheap and accessible to devotees. "The fee system for the use of public shelters has been kept simple and accessible. On normal days, devotees will have to pay Rs 100 for the first day and Rs 100 on the first day and Rs 200 on the second day for a two-day stay," read the statement. On the days of the main bathing festival and around it, this fee will be Rs 200 for the first day and Rs 200 on the first day and Rs 400 on the second day for a two-day stay. Devotees can pay in cash or through digital means (UPI), after which they will be issued tickets, the statement added. "This initiative is especially for those pilgrims who cannot afford hotels, guest houses or private camps. These public shelters will not only make their journey economical, but they will also be able to experience comfort and safety in the cold weather," said CM Yogi. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the computerized lost and found center in Prayagraj Mela area as part of preparations for Mahakumbh 2025. This center will be equipped with state-of-the-art technologies to resolve the problems related to missing of devotees immediately. This initiative will provide a safe and organized experience to the pilgrims. "The government is fully committed to make Mahakumbh 2025 not only a religious event but also a living symbol of Indian culture and spirituality," the statement mentioned. Industrial Development Minister Nand Gopal Gupta, Water Power Minister Swatantra Dev Singh, Mayor of Prayagraj, Fair Officer Vijay Kiran Anand and other officials were present with the Chief Minister in the program. (ANI) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

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(The Center Square) – Government attorneys are wrapping up their case with a focus on AT&T and former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo, D-Chicago, at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain. Former Illinois state Rep. Michael McClain and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan separately enter the federal court building in Chicago Wednesday December 11, 2024. Both face corruption charges. Judge John Robert Blakey ruled Wednesday that Acevedo would be required to testify next Monday, despite questions about Acevedo’s competency as a witness. Blakey denied defense attorneys’ motion to quash Acevedo’s subpoena Wednesday morning. Blakey pointed to the distinction between the credibility of the witness and competency to testify. Acevedo’s attorney, Gabrielle Sansonetti, had also sought to prevent Acevedo’s testimony by saying her client had dementia. U.S. government attorneys have introduced evidence showing that Acevedo was paid by AT&T and ComEd for do-nothing jobs. In a separate case, Acevedo was sentenced in 2022 to six months in prison for tax evasion. Lobbyist Thomas Cullen, who worked for Madigan from 1987 to 1999 in both the Speaker’s office and the Democratic Party of Illinois, reported to the witness stand Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutors say AT&T made payments to Acevedo through Cullen’s lobbying firm. Cullen said his attorney, Thomas Durkin, requested a non-target letter from the government to indicate that Cullen is not the target of the investigation corresponding with the trial of Madigan and McClain. Cullen called himself a “political junkie” and said he was loyal to the speaker and loyal to Democrats. Cullen said McClain would ask him to go to his clients and request campaign donations for Illinois Democrats in target districts. Government attorney Sarah Streicker displayed a transcript of a recording from Aug. 29, 2018, of McClain asking Cullen, on behalf of “our mutual friend,” to join him and others in donating $1,000 each per month for six months to former Madigan aide Kevin Quinn, who had been dismissed over harassment claims. Cullen said he understood “our mutual friend” to mean Mike Madigan and agreed emphatically to McClain’s request, even though Cullen said there were no unique services that Quinn could provide for him. During the call, McClain said that Madigan would “take care of Kevin” once Madigan was sworn in as speaker. Cullen testified that Kevin Quinn was an effective member of Madigan’s 13th Ward Democratic Organization in Chicago. Cullen said he paid Quinn $1,000 per month for six months. Cullen said he helped AT&T talk with Illinois lawmakers about carrier-of-last-resort legislation. According to Cullen, a COLR bill was AT&T’s No. 1 priority in 2017. The legislation passed that summer. Streicker asked Cullen about Acevedo, who had served as an assistant majority leader for Democratic members of the Illinois House under Madigan until Acevedo left the General Assembly in 2017. Cullen said AT&T did not want Acevedo’s successor, Theresa Mah, D-Chicago, to know that the company was paying Acevedo, because Mah had defeated Acevedo’s son in a contentious campaign. Cullen said he agreed to hire Acevedo even though he did not think Acevedo could add anything of value to his firm. “He wasn’t a serious member of the General Assembly ... I didn’t think he could add anything to my team,” Cullen added. Cullen described a meeting during which Acevedo “got mad” and used “some choice words” because he was upset that AT&T was being “cheap” by only offering him $2,500 per month. Prosecutors called AT&T Illinois employee Barbara Galvin to the witness stand Wednesday morning. Galvin said she has worked in the company’s external and legislative affairs department since 2003. Government attorney Amar Bhachu introduced a 2017 consultant agreement with Cullen’s firm to work under the direction of AT&T President Paul La Schiazza. According to the agreement, Cullen’s firm did not have authority to give gifts or payments directly or indirectly to political officials or parties. Bhachu also displayed an amendment to the deal that raised the payment amount to Cullen’s firm from $7,500 per month to $10,000 per month. Bhachu then introduced an email among AT&T legislative affairs members explaining the increased payments for an additional asset, which Galvin testified was “Eddie Acevedo,” to support House Democratic leadership. Bhachu then showed jurors a document showing AT&T’s sponsorship of a fundraising event for Aunt Martha’s Health & Wellness in Chicago “to provide stakeholder opportunities with legislators.” The document included language explaining the $2,500 cost of the event, to align with Aunt Martha’s, was “to position AT&T with state, city and county decision-makers and business leaders.” FBI Special Agent Jennifer Avila followed Galvin to the witness stand and testified about AT&T records related to the company’s efforts to lobby Madigan for telecommunications modernization. Prosecutors introduced several emails over prior objections by the defense teams. In one email, La Schiazza wrote, “In Illinois no bill can get through the legislature and to the Governor without the tacit approval of the all-powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan. He is the longest serving Speaker in the United States and rules the House with an iron fist.” Another email from La Schiazza asked if there was money set aside for Eddie Acevedo. A subsequent email recommended that Acevedo not be contracted directly with AT&T but instead be hired by Cullen’s firm. In a series of emails, AT&T executives indicated that Acevedo “felt insulted” by the company’s consulting offer of $2,500 per month and asked for $3,000 per month. Acevedo eventually accepted the $2500 amount for consulting through Cullen & Associates. Government attorney Julia Schwartz introduced a series of emails from the summer of 2017, after the General Assembly passed legislation favored by AT&T. In one email, the speaker’s son, Andrew Madigan, emailed AT&T officials to invite them to participate in a fundraiser for Aunt Martha’s. La Schiazza suggested that this would not be the last such request and, after some discussion via email, La Schiazza wrote, “We’re on the friends and family plan now.” Connie Mixon, professor of Political Science and director of the Urban Studies Program at Elmhurst University, said defense attorneys might argue that AT&T’s behavior is not unusual. “Most people, most organizations, most corporations try to curry favor with legislators and, importantly, the powerful Speaker of the Illinois House, Michael Madigan,” Mixon told The Center Square. Lobbyist and former Madigan aide Will Cousineau mentioned AT&T in a wiretapped call with McClain on May 25, 2018. “Zalewski was asked to get you language on his small cell item today?” Cousineau asked. “Yeah?” McClain said. “Was that to talk to, to start a discussion with AT&T? And here’s the reason I’m asking: I’ve got a little, uh, COLR relief for little Century Link in there, um, that I would like to hook to anything that moves, and it’s in the language that he got you,” Cousineau said. Former AT&T executive Deno Perdiou began testifying Tuesday afternoon but did not return Wednesday due to what Blakey called “a personal issue.” The court is not scheduled to be in session Thursday or Friday. Trial proceedings are scheduled to resume Monday morning at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. Prosecutors indicated that they expect to rest their case Tuesday. Madigan’s defense attorneys suggested they would be ready to begin presenting their case when the government rests. Attorneys mentioned that state Rep. Bob Rita, D-Blue Island, might return to the witness stand. Rita testified for about 10 minutes on Oct. 24 but did not return. Bhachu said there are “some things in play” with regard to Rita. Madigan and McClain are charged with 23 counts of bribery, racketeering and official misconduct in connection with a scheme U.S. government attorneys termed, “The Madigan Enterprise.” Prosecutors allege that ComEd and AT&T Illinois gave out no-work or little-work jobs and contract work to those loyal to Madigan to get legislation passed that would benefit them in Springfield. Four ComEd executives and lobbyists were convicted last year in a related trial, and ComEd itself agreed to pay $200 million in fines as part of a deferred prosecution agreement with prosecutors.Global Mountain And Snow Tourism Market Set For 6.5% Growth, Reaching $6.19 Billion By 2028

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woesGanghwa, South Korea: For seven years, Kim Seongmin has been facing a cancer that has spread to his lungs, brain and liver. Doctors recently gave him only months to live. He can’t sleep at night without painkillers. Still, Kim broadcasts into North Korea twice a day, bringing its people news and information they are cut off from because of strict censorship laws. “North Korea is keeping its people like frogs trapped in a deep well,” ​said Kim​, 62, during an interview at his rural home on this island west of Seoul, where he records and edits shows for Free North Korea Radio. “We broadcast to help them realise that there is something wrong with their political system.” Kim Seongmin, president of Free North Korea Radio, edits content for the station at his home on Ganghwa Island, west of Seoul, South Korea. Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times For two decades, North Korean defectors living in South Korea have been infiltrating the North with outside news and entertainment, through balloons floated across the border or broadcasts such as those from Kim’s radio station. But Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, has grown increasingly sensitive to “anti-socialist and non-socialist” influences that could threaten his totalitarian grip on power, and he is cracking down on such efforts like never before. Authorities are searching homes and pedestrians, meting out harsh punishments, including public executions, to people who consume news and TV dramas ​from South Korea, or even if they sing, speak​, dress ​and text-message like South Koreans, according to North Korean documents and a South Korean government report. Bottles filled with rice and packages, each containing propaganda posters, a US dollar bill and a Bible, which Kim Seongmin’s group plans to send to North Korea. Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times North Korea has been flexing its military muscle beyond the Korean Peninsula by sending troops and weapons to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. But at home, Kim Jong-un is reinforcing the country’s defences against foreign influences. He has built more walls along North Korea’s border with China, giving soldiers there a shoot-to-kill order to stop an outflow of refugees and an influx of people smuggling outside goods and information. He has destroyed ​his country’s few roads and railways linking to South Korea​, after declaring that the North was no longer interested in reunification with the South. And he has introduced a slate of draconian new censorship laws. “We sense the fears of the Kim Jong-un regime​,” Admiral Kim Myung-soo, the chair of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, told parliament recently. This year, the North called foreign content being sent across from the South “filth” and retaliated by sending balloons filled with rubbish and broadcasting eerie noises across the border. Defectors prepare to release balloons carrying leaflets and a banner denouncing Kim Jong-un in 2016. Such continued campaigns have enraged the Kim regime. Credit: AP Kim, the founder of Free North Korea Radio, was a captain and propaganda writer at a North Korean artillery unit when he fled to China in 1995. He wanted to defect to South Korea but was arrested at a Chinese port. He said he was on his way to Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital, for certain execution when he jumped through the window of a train toilet booth while an armed guard waited outside. He fled back to China and arrived in Seoul in 1999. He launched Free North Korea Radio in 2004. “He was a pioneer, the first North Korean defector to start a radio broadcast into the North,” said Lee Min-bok, a fellow defector who began sending leaflet-filled balloons to the North around the time Kim started his radio broadcasts. “He spoke more closely to the North Korean heart, because he broadcast in North Korean dialects.” During recent broadcasts,​ Kim’s station reported international criticism of the North’s troop ​dispatch to Russia and invited North Korean female veterans to testify to any sexual violence they had endured in the North’s Korean People’s Army. It carried letters from Japanese people whose family members had been kidnapped to ​the North. North Korean defectors living in ​the South reported that there was hot water in every South Korean home while ordinary North Koreans had to take cold showers, even in the winter. Lee Si-young, director of Free North Korea Radio, at the recording studio where its content is recorded daily in Seoul, South Korea. Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Kim often gets information from informers inside the North who use mobile phones with prepaid Chinese SIM cards. With those phones, they can pick up Chinese signals from near the border and exchange calls, text messages and photos with Kim. With their help, he reported the execution of Jang Song-thaek, Kim Jong-un’s uncle, in 2013, days before the North’s state media announced it. Through his sources, Kim also monitored young North Koreans who grew up in the wake of a famine in the 1990s and have depended more on unofficial markets than on state rations to feed themselves. They trust their government less than the generations before them did and have an insatiable appetite for foreign entertainment and news, which they obtained through CDs, DVDs and computer memory sticks smuggled from China, as well as through balloons carrying USB drives and broadcasts such as Kim’s. Kim can’t tell how many North Koreans listen to his shortwave broadcasts, which are financed by US and South Korean human rights and religious groups. In the North, all radio and TV sets have their channels fixed to receive only government broadcasts, although defectors say people often manipulate their devices to receive South Korean broadcasts. Free North Korea Radio and other sources of outside news – such as Radio Free Asia, funded by the US Congress, and North Korea Reform Radio, which is run by another group of defectors – seek to chip away at the information blackout. The office of Free North Korea Radio in Seoul, South Korea. Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Efforts to exert influence from abroad have increasingly drawn Kim Jong-un’s ire as he seeks to control the country’s younger generations, according to internal North Korean government documents Kim received from his informers. “Anti-socialist and non-socialist practices” have become a malicious tumour that “penetrated deep into social life in general,” putting North Korea’s socialist system at a crossroads, said one of the ​North Korean documents that Kim shared with The New York Times . In an unnamed provincial city, 9000 high school students surrendered themselves for watching “impure” videos after authorities promised not to punish them. Under laws introduced recently by Kim Jong-un, those who watch, possess or distribute South Korean content face a punishment of five to 10 years in labour camps, according to the South’s National Intelligence Service. Even those who “speak, write or sing” in a South Korean style or publish texts using South Korean fonts face up to two years of hard labour. Loading Those who distribute them widely face the death penalty. A 22-year-old farmworker was killed by firing squad in 2022 for possess​ing 70 songs and three movies from South Korea​ and sharing them with seven other people, according to a human rights report from South Korea’s Unification Ministry. Last year, North Korea called for “random inspections” of electronic devices to ferret out those who consume South Korean videos and broadcasts. The crackdown has created a chilling effect, leading to an estimated 70 per cent drop in outside information reaching North Koreans, said Kang Shin-sam, head of the Seoul-based human rights group Unification Academy, during a recent forum. But some North Koreans find new ways to circumvent censorship, other analysts say. Kim Seongmin worked at a studio in Seoul with a staff of five other North Korean defectors until he moved months ago to his island house. Two police officers are assigned to guard him against possible terrorist attacks from North Korea. Loading Over the years, he has received numerous threats from South Koreans who accused him of raising tensions with the North, as well as anonymous packages that contained dead mice or dolls smeared with red paint, and with knives stuck in their chest. A North Korean secret police officer he had known in the North​ once called him from China, threatening to harm ​his sisters in the North, Kim said.​ But he persisted. In July, the South Korean government awarded him a citizen’s medal for his work. Lee Si-young, another defector who joined the station’s staff eight years ago, said she listened to Free North Korea Radio while in the North. “For North Koreans, our radio signals are like a lighthouse in the darkness, bringing hope that a better day will come,” she said. Kim said he would die knowing that the work he started would be continued by younger defectors he trained. “I will die a happy man,” he said. This article originally appeared in The New York Times . Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Dictators North Korea South Korea Kim Jong-un For subscribers Most Viewed in World LoadingEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Malik Nabers said calling the New York Giants “soft” after Sunday's embarrassing loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was a mistake, although the star rookie receiver still plans to speak out when he thinks it's necessary. After talking with coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen and watching video of the Giants' 30-7 defeat , Nabers said Tuesday that "soft” was a poor choice of words. “I don’t think it was really soft. I think it was just a lack of technique,” Nabers said. “We were playing our butts off, we just lacked technique.” The Giants (2-9) trailed 23-0 at halftime and had run only 19 plays on offense. Nabers was not targeted in first the half but still finished with a team-high six catches for 64 yards. The No. 6 overall pick in the draft, Nabers said his rant after the game — in which he said the Giants' quarterbacks weren't to blame for the team's poor performance — was just the competitor in him talking. “That’s just how I’m wired. That’s just who I am,” he said. “I just don’t like losing. If I feel like if I had an opportunity to help the team win, I’m going to express that.” Nabers said not being targeted in the opening half was tough because his body is prepared to play and not doing anything throws him off his game. “You’re not getting involved early, then you’re not getting the feel of the ball, you’re not getting hit,” Nabers said. “After football plays as an offense, after you get hit, you’re like, ‘All right, I’m ready to go.’” Nabers has a team-high 67 catches, the most by a player in his first nine NFL games. He said he sees himself as a resource, someone who can change the game for the Giants. “I’m not going to just sit back just because I’m a younger guy and not speak on how I feel,” Nabers said. “They want me to speak up. They feel like my energy helps the offense, in a way, to be explosive. So, of course, I’m going to speak up if something doesn’t go my way. That’s just how I am.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

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