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New Delhi, India – The Indian government tabled a new bill earlier this week in parliament under which a prime minister, state chief minister or other federal or state minister can be removed from office if they are facing criminal investigations – even before they are convicted.The draft law proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mandates the automatic removal of elected officials if they are detained for 30 consecutive days on charges carrying a minimum sentence of five years.Even as Amit Shah, India’s home minister who is widely seen as Modi’s deputy, presented the bill in…

Mitchell LabiakBusiness reporterGetty ImagesChancellor Rachel Reeves has some big decisions to make ahead of the Budget in November.Economists say she is on track to break her own rules on government borrowing unless she can find billions to make up the difference between the amount being spent on public services and generated through taxes.To fill the gap, reports have suggested the government is considering shaking up stamp duty and other property taxes – having repeatedly ruled out raising income tax, employee national insurance or VAT.These changes could raise billions but also come with a range of downsides.Capital gains tax changesCapital gains…

Meta is partnering with Midjourney to license the startup’s AI image and video generation technology, Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang announced Friday in a post on Threads. Wang says Meta’s research teams will collaborate with Midjourney to bring its technology into future AI models and products. “To ensure Meta is able to deliver the best possible products for people it will require taking an all-of-the-above approach,” Wang said. “This means world-class talent, ambitious compute roadmap, and working with the best players across the industry.” The Midjourney partnership could help Meta develop products that compete with industry-leading AI image and…

This year’s action-horror movie The Gorge received new attention thanks to an earnest, vulnerable moment with Aubrey Plaza on a recent podcast. The Agatha All Along and Honey Don’t! star appeared on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang when she brought up the Miles Teller- and Anya Taylor-Joy-led film to help describe how she’s feeling after the death of her husband, Jeff Baena. Scott Derrickson, the director of The Gorge, responds to this moment in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. Amy Poehler and Aubrey Plaza on ‘Good Hang’. Good Hang with Amy Poehler/YouTube “I mean, how could I not be moved by…

Todd ArcherAug 23, 2025, 01:11 AM ETCloseTodd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010.ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys’ preseason is over — now the Micah Parsons Watch takes a different turn.At 4:35 p.m. CT, roughly two and a half hours before kickoff of Friday night’s preseason finale against the Atlanta Falcons, Parsons walked down the hall to the Cowboys locker room eating nachos. An Atlanta fan taking a tour of the stadium shouted to him “Come to the…

Women should ensure they are getting enough omega fatty acids in their diets according to researchers, who found unusually low levels of the compounds in female patients with Alzheimer’s disease.The advice follows an analysis of blood samples from Alzheimer’s patients and healthy individuals, which revealed levels of unsaturated fats, such as those containing omega fatty acids, were up to 20% lower in women with the disease.The low levels were not seen in men with Alzheimer’s, suggesting there may be sex differences in how the disease takes hold and affects a person’s physiology.“The difference between the sexes was the most shocking…

With the Venice Film Festival just around the corner (August 27-September 9, 2025), it’s only fitting that we delve into the historic hotels that have served as crucial backdrops for film festivals around the world—not merely the buzzy five-stars where celebrities like to stay, but bonafide landmarks whose corridors are steeped in all things New Wave and Hitchcock.Take, for example, the Sundance Resort, which has served as a hub for the Sundance Institute, an independent filmmaking incubator, since 1981. Other institutions, like the Excelsior Venice, are filled with lore about famous movie stars that have made their mark on the…

The owner of OnlyFans was paid $701m (£523m) in dividends last year as the subscription service best known for offering adult content positions itself for a potential multibillion-dollar sale.The payment to Leonid Radvinsky, the Ukrainian-American entrepreneur behind the streaming platform, adds to the more than $1bn in dividends he has already received from the business as he profits from connecting porn stars and celebrities more directly with their audiences.OnlyFans accounts show it paid $497m in dividends to its parent, Fenix International, which is owned by Radvinsky, in 2024, up from $472m in its 2023 financial year. The business paid a…

Apple is suing a former employee on the Apple Watch team who left to join Oppo, alleging that he “conspired to steal Apple’s trade secrets relating to Apple Watch and to disclose them to his new employers.”Ahead of starting his new job at Oppo, the employee, Dr. Chen Shi, attended “dozens” of meetings with technical members on the Apple Watch team to learn about their work and downloaded 63 documents “from a protected Box folder” that he loaded onto a USB drive, according to the lawsuit. Shi allegedly sent a message to Oppo saying that he was working to “collect…

Ian Youngs & Paul GlynnCulture reporterGetty ImagesEmily Portman says the AI version of her was “really creepy”Last month, award-winning singer Emily Portman got a message from a fan praising her new album and saying “English folk music is in good hands”.That would normally be a compliment, but the Sheffield-based artist was puzzled.So she followed a link the fan had posted and was taken to what appeared to be her latest release. “But I didn’t recognise it because I hadn’t released a new album,” Portman says.”I clicked through and discovered an album online everywhere – on Spotify and iTunes and all…