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[ad_1] Maruti Suzuki, the largest carmaker of India with over 40 percent market share has been the industry leader for 3 decades for a variety of reasons. However, the one thing that works in the favour of the Indo-Japanese brand is their understanding of the mass segment audience, the largest car buyers in India. As per the sales data, half of the cars sold in India belong to the sub Rs 10 lakh segment. Of these halve, Maruti Suzuki eats up a major chunk, with a bouquet of affordable offerings. Joining them is the new Maruti Suzuki Fronx, which is a beefed up version of the popular Baleno premium hatchback. While the Maruti Suzuki Fronx was first unveiled at the Auto Expo in January 2023 in India, it’s now that the Indian automaker is planning for its launch. The Fronx is aimed to reach young buyers, looking to buy a car that's not a hatchback or and SUV, but offers pricing of the former and practicality of the latter. Ahead of the launch, we bring you our exclusive and...

[ad_1] A compilation of US Open champion Coco Gauff showing off her groove with family. Following her historic victory at the 2023 US Open, Coco Gauff not only proved to be an outstanding tennis player but also a phenomenal dancer who enjoys having a good time with family and friends. The 19-year-old athlete was seen doing a happy dance on the tennis court in July along with her mother in the audience who joined her celebration to show support. Coco has also uploaded some entertaining videos on TikTok, including one with her parents in which she is seen showing them how to perform a viral dance. Since 2021, Gauff, who is the record-holder for the youngest US player to win the US Open title since Serena Williams in 1999, has shared videos with a similar theme, including one in which she is decked out as Scooby-Doo character Velma and Wanda from Marvel. The US Open champion is active on social media and frequently shares her best moments with her fans on TikTok, including her ...

[ad_1] Onstage at the cozy Chelsea club Racket in May, Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist had an important announcement. “Ladies and gentlemen!” the frontman shouted to the mess of bopping heads and airborne limbs gathered before him. “Due to an unfortunate rift in the time-space continuum, it has been 11 years since the Hives played New York.” He tossed his arms triumphantly in the air, as if landing a triple axel. “We are back!” The crowd gleefully erupted. The Hives , a five-piece punk band from Sweden, released five studio albums from 1997 to 2012, making their biggest splash with the single “Hate to Say I Told You So” — a garage-rock gem that spent 11 weeks on the Hot 100 when the group’s second LP, “Veni Vidi Vicious,” arrived in the United States in 2002. The band got swept into the “rock revival” of the moment alongside the White Stripes and the Vines. But they had already made their name onstage, where their arsenal includes matching black-and-white suits and instruments, Almqvist’s...

[ad_1] A judge on Friday denied former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows' bid to move the Georgia criminal case against him to federal court , ruling that his alleged involvement in efforts to pressure state leaders to overturn the 2020 election results was not part of his official duties as a government official. U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones issued the ruling after holding a hearing on the matter in Atlanta federal court last week that included five hours of testimony from Meadows, who, along with former President Donald Trump was charged last month in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ sweeping election interference case. "The Court concludes that Meadows has not shown that the actions that triggered the State’s prosecution related to his federal office," Jones wrote, adding, "Meadows’ alleged association with post-election activities was not related to his role as White House Chief of Staff or his executive branch authority....

[ad_1] Multiple law enforcement agencies have responded to an apartment complex in Kendallville, Indiana, where a male suspect fired multiple rounds at officers, police said. Indiana State Police said officers responded to reports of shots fired at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 600 block of Berry Lane. Upon arriving to the scene, an unidentified suspect fired from a balcony along the Drake Terrace apartments towards the officers. "When Troopers arrived, they were fired upon by a male suspect on the upper balcony of an apartment building armed with a rifle," Indiana State Police Sgt. Brian Walker told Fox News Digital. Further details on the weapon were not provided. Walker added: "At this time multiple shots have been exchanged between the suspect and officers. The situation now involves officers from multiple jurisdictions and SWAT teams." 2 INDIANA OFFICERS CLEARED IN CONNECTION TO FATAL SHOOTING DURING TRAFFIC STOP A man fired a rifle at police from ...

[ad_1] "The decision results from months of tireless organising by workers... demanding better working conditions in the face of historical, monumental, and now deemed illegal union-busting," said Michelle Eisen, a barista at another Starbucks location in Buffalo. [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/business/starbucks-illegally-fired-us-workers-over-union-judge-rules/?feed_id=112827&_unique_id=65185588821db

[ad_1] A healthcare worker sits on a bench near Central Park in the Manhattan borough of New York City, US. — Reuters/File The number of people suffering from mental health problems is growing but this May — which is also regarded as mental health awareness month — experts have voiced their concerns regarding the crisis and suggested some of the measures to avoid complications. The data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that over 94 million US citizens have experienced symptoms of anxiety or depression in the past four weeks. While sharing their views, the mental health professional told ABC News several strategies to cope with the mental health crisis situation especially when the days are extra complicated and people are feeling out of control. Seeking professional help During the interview, the professionals noted that people need to find a trusted mental health therapist with whom they can ask for expert advice especially when the days are ha...

[ad_1] Flipping the proverbial bird is a God-given, says a judge. Unsplash. MONTREAL: Giving your neighbor the finger, while maybe not polite, is protected as part of the bird-flipper’s right to freedom of expression under the Canadian Constitution, a judge recently ruled. In a 26-page decision, Judge Dennis Galiatsatos of the French-speaking province of Quebec dismissed a case against a man accused of harassing his neighbor in a Montreal suburb. "To be abundantly clear, it is not a crime to give someone the finger," he said in a ruling dated February 24. "Flipping the proverbial bird is a God-given, Charter enshrined right that belongs to every red-blooded Canadian," he added, referring to Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms . The accused, Neall Epstein, a teacher and father of two, had been arrested by police in May 2021 for threatening and flipping off his neighbor in Beaconsfield, Quebec . The gesture "may not be civil, it may not be polit...

[ad_1] That did not cover doctors or dentists but did include many paramedics, physios, cleaners and porters - although members of both the nurses' union, the Royal College of Nurses (RCN), and Unite, which represents some ambulance staff, voted against it. [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/health/junior-doctors-in-england-to-strike-for-three-days-in-june/?feed_id=112553&_unique_id=6517e51e14e58

[ad_1] Fire crews in a central Massachusetts town were responding Friday to a blaze at a centuries-old historic church after the building was struck by lightning during a storm.  The Spencer Fire Department said firefighters responded to the First Congregational Church around 3 p.m. for a report of a fire in the steeple. Flames and smoke could be seen billowing from the ancient Route 9 structure.  85-YEAR-OLD NJ MAN, PASSERBY HELP SAVE FAMILY FROM HOUSE FIRE The historical is First Congregational Church caught fire Friday as crews battled to extinguish the blaze.  (Town of Spencer, Massachusetts Police Department via Facebook) Authorities have not said if there were any injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation.  The Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District said the church building was struck by lightning earlier during a storm.  The church was constructed in 1743 on land donated by a wealthy merchant, according to its website. The town of Spencer wasn...

[ad_1] People attend the launching of the show Messi10 by Cirque du Soleil, inspired by the life, values ​​​​and career of Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in this photo released and distributed to Reuters on August 3, 2023. — Reuters A Cirque du Soleil extravaganza, in October 2022, that draws inspiration from the life and remarkable journey of Argentine soccer icon Lionel Messi is set to grace the stage in Buenos Aires, Reuters reported.  This performance, named 'Messi10' in honour of his cherished jersey number, will unfold against the backdrop of Argentina's enduring World Cup triumph in Qatar. This captivating spectacle chronicles the striker's evolution, tracing his footsteps from his formative years in Rosario to the pinnacle of his glory as a global champion.  Sean McKeown, the artistic director of Cirque du Soleil, shared with Reuters during the preview show in Buenos Aires that what makes this production truly remarkable...

[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment A basement apartment in Brooklyn. A cat named Jack. A crew of cartoonists who share a studio known as Pizza Island. These are among the people, things and places inhabiting Julia Wertz’s latest graphic memoir, “Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story.” But it is, more generally, a story about the self-deprecating and sometimes curmudgeonly Wertz’s alcoholism and rocky road to recovery as she grapples with depression and an overactive sense of guilt. Wertz has garnered a reputation for her witty, observational and somewhat goofy humor. “Impossible People” is her fourth memoir, if you count the book previously titled “The Fart Party” and now collected in a more respectable-sounding volume as “Museum of Mistakes.” Themes of health, illness and addiction recur here and throughout the rest of her oeuvre, but with “Impossible People” she has a new story to tell. We follow her throughout her 30s in New York as she plummets into depressi...

[ad_1] The downgrade of the United States’ debt by a major ratings firm is a damning indictment of the country’s fractious politics and a blot on its financial record that is unlikely to be quickly erased. But many investors and analysts say it won’t affect the government’s ability to keep borrowing money. On Tuesday, Fitch Ratings lowered the credit rating of the United States one notch to AA+ from a pristine AAA. The firm, citing a “deterioration in governance” along with America’s mounting debt load, suggested that it could be a long time before that decision was reversed. “Our base case is that deficits will remain high and the debt burden will continue to rise,” said Richard Francis, co-head of the Americas sovereign group at Fitch and its primary analyst for the United States, in an interview on Wednesday. “I think it is unlikely that there will be any meaningful changes.” The move — like the drop to AA+ in 2011 by S&P Global, which has kept its U.S. rating there — foll...

[ad_1] Quetta Gladiators skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed plays a shot during his side's match against Peshawar Zalmi. — PCB Following his injury in the last game, Quetta Gladiators’ captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has been ruled out of his side's clash against Peshawar Zalmi today. All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz will lead Quetta in Sarfaraz's absence with Bismillah Khan named as the wicketkeeper's replacement.  Sarfaraz was injured after he copped a blow on his left ring finger due to a fiery delivery by pacer Naseem Shah in Monday's match against Karachi Kings .  The Gladiators' skipper was taken to a local hospital for scans. The reports had revealed that there is no fracture, however the former Pakistan captain is still suffering from pain.  Due the injury Sarfaraz was also unable to continue wicketkeeping duties during the last 2.2 overs of the innings. In his place, Umar Akmal kept the wickets for the remainder of the innings. However, when his side needed him t...

[ad_1] The New York City Police Department lowered its standards for new officers, axing a timed fitness test officials said holds many recruits back, especially women. The department, grappling with fallout from its largest staff exodus since 9/11 , will no longer require recruits to run 1½ miles in 14 minutes and 21 seconds, and will instead rely on a multistep physical course test that needs to be completed in nearly 4½ minutes.  Jillian Snider, a former NYPD officer and current professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, told Fox News Digital nixing the requirement because it may hold some women back from joining the force is "insane." "I think that the fact that they tried to blame it on women being incapable of passing this is insane because, when I went through the police academy, we had to do the mile-and-a-half run in the same time as the men," Snider said. NYPD SEES LARGEST STAFF EXODUS IN DECADES WITH LEADERS 'REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE'...