In the wake of the violence, the Sambhal District Magistrate issued a notice prohibiting outsiders, social organizations, or public representatives from entering the area without official permission. SAMBHAL: Two more people injured during Sunday morning's violent clashes in Sambhal died on Monday, taking the toll in the incident to five. Meanwhile, seven FIRs have been lodged against more than 2,500 people, including Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rahman Barq and MLA Iqbal Mahmood's son Sohail. Police have detained 25 suspects and claimed additional accused were being identified through drone footage. Internet services in the city remained suspended and schools were closed on Monday. IPL 2025 mega auction IPL Auction 2025: Who went where and for how much IPL 2025: Complete list of players of each franchise Outsiders have been barred from entering the area until Dec 1. Police also sealed the area around Jama Masjid (where the clash took place) and were conducting flag marches in sensitive zones. Divisional commissioner Aunjaneya Singh said that FIRs have been registered against 15 identified people while the remaining accused are unidentified. SP MP and MLA's son incited mob to attack: Police official The condition of an injured person and a policeman is critical. Families of the deceased men have been told that they can also register an FIR, divisional commissioner Aunjaneya Singh said. A senior police officer, requesting anonymity, said, "The Samajwadi Party MP delivered offensive statements, and the MLA's son gathered people and launched an attack on police and the survey team. They both came to the mosque when the survey was conducted on Nov 19, and then they came on Friday as well. We have sufficient evidence that it was a planned conspiracy as the perpetrators collected sufficient firearms and stones for launching an attack." Violence erupted had in Sambhal on Sunday morning when a mob pelted stones at police officers and an Archaeological Survey of India team during a court-ordered survey of the 16th-century Shahi Jama Masjid. The court ordered the survey after a petition alleging that Mughal emperor Babur had demolished a temple here to build the mosque. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticised the FIRs against MP Barq, saying, "Barq was not even there in the district, and still he was named in the FIR. Five people - Nayeem, Kaif, Numaan, Bilal, and Ayaan - lost their lives in police firing. It was a planned conspiracy by govt. They orchestrated the violence to divert attention from electoral malpractice during the bypolls." Meanwhile, many residents voiced their fears about the situation. Mohammad Asleem, a local, told TOI, "Many people were injured in stone-pelting, lathi-charge, and firing by police. Their families took them to private hospitals for treatment. Most of the people who live in this area are labourers or small traders. Everyone is scared and living under fear of police at present."fish high in protein 。

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MUNICH (AP) — Harry Kane is the quickest player to score 50 goals in the Bundesliga after scoring a hat trick on his 43rd appearance on Friday. Kane’s three goals – including two penalties – gave Bayern a 3-0 win over Augsburg , stretching the Bavarian powerhouse’s lead to eight points ahead of the rest of the 11th round. Kane scored 36 goals in 32 league appearances last season, his first for Bayern after joining from Tottenham. It was also the first season since 2012 that Bayern failed to win the title, as Bayer Leverkusen went undefeated to snap Bayern's winning run. As well as 14 league goals this season, Kane has scored five in the Champions League and one in the German Cup. Against Augsburg, he had to be patient as Augsburg goalkeeper Nediljko Labrović and his defenders stood firm. “It was somehow typical Harry Kane,” Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said. “It was close in the first half, close, close, close, and then it happens, I think three goals in 15 minutes. Of course, he can do that. But for such a player, I have to say, he had a lot of chances that he could maybe make more of. Then, in an instant, everything is perfect and he can score many goals.” AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

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‘Pantone 17-1230 Mocha Mousse expresses a level of thoughtful indulgence.’ The Pantone Color Institute has named Mocha Mousse as the Color of the Year 2025. Described as a “warming, brown hue imbued with richness,” Pantone 17-1230 Mocha Mousse reflects people’s “desire for comfort.” “For Pantone Color of the Year 2025, we look to a mellow brown hue whose inherent richness and sensorial and comforting warmth extends further into our desire for comfort, and the indulgence of simple pleasures that we can gift and share with others,” says Laurie Pressman, vice president of the Pantone Color Institute. Focusing on personal pleasures, Mocha Mousse is a sophisticated tone that exudes earthy elegance while remaining authentic and approachable. It embodies the decadent qualities of chocolate, cacao, and coffee. According to Pantone, it is a hue that represents “me moments,” everyday escapes, and well-deserved treats, empowering everyone to create moments of luxury. A post shared by PANTONE (@pantone) In selecting the Color of the Year, Pantone’s global team of experts studies color influences from various fields such as the film and fashion industries, travel destinations, other areas of design, and socio-economic conditions. More recently, they have also considered new technologies, materials, textures, and social media, among other factors, to predict the perfect hue for each year. “Underpinned by our desire for every day pleasures, Pantone 17-1230 Mocha Mousse expresses a level of thoughtful indulgence,” says Leatrice Eiseman, executive director Pantone Color Institute. “Sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic, Pantone17-1230 Mocha Mousse extends our perceptions of the browns from being humble and grounded to embrace aspirational and luxe.” Hello, readers! Do you have a story you want us to feature? Send us a message on Facebook , Instagram , Tiktok , and X and let’s talk about it.“Wanted” posters with the names and faces of health care executives have been popping up on the streets of New York. Hit lists with images of bullets are circulating online with warnings that industry leaders should be afraid. Related video above: In an interview with CNN, security services firm talks efforts to protect CEOs The apparent targeted killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the menacing threats that followed have sent a shudder through corporate America and the health care industry in particular, leading to increased security for executives and some workers. In the week since the brazen shooting, health insurers have removed information about their top executives from company websites, canceled in-person meetings with shareholders and advised all employees to work from home temporarily. An internal New York Police Department bulletin warned this week that the online vitriol that followed the shooting could signal an immediate “elevated threat.” Police fear that the Dec. 4 shooting could "inspire a variety of extremists and grievance-driven malicious actors to violence," according to the bulletin, which was obtained by The Associated Press. “Wanted” posters pasted to parking meters and construction site fences in Manhattan included photos of health care executives and the words “Deny, defend, depose” — similar to a phrase scrawled on bullets found near Thompson’s body and echoing those used by insurance industry critics. Thompson's wife, Paulette, told NBC News last week that he told her some people had been threatening him and suggested the threats may have involved issues with insurance coverage. Investigators believe the shooting suspect, Luigi Mangione , may have been motivated by hostility toward health insurers. They are studying his writings about a previous back injury, and his disdain for corporate America and the U.S. health care system. Mangione’s lawyer has cautioned against prejudging the case. Mangione, 26, has remained jailed in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested Monday. Manhattan prosecutors are working to bring him to New York to face a murder charge. UnitedHealthcare’s parent company, UnitedHealth Group, said this week it was working with law enforcement to ensure a safe work environment and to reinforce security guidelines and building access policies, a spokesperson said. The company has taken down photos, names and biographies for its top executives from its websites, a spokesperson said. Other organizations, including CVS, the parent company for insurance giant Aetna, have taken similar actions. Government health insurance provider Centene Corp. has announced that its investor day will be held online, rather than in-person as originally planned. Medica, a Minnesota-based nonprofit health care firm, said last week it was temporarily closing its six offices for security reasons and would have its employees work from home. Heightened security measures likely will make health care companies and their leaders more inaccessible to their policyholders, said former Cigna executive Wendell Potter. “And understandably so, with this act of violence. There’s no assurance that this won’t happen again,” said Potter, who’s now an advocate for health care reform. Private security firms and consultants have been in high demand, fielding calls almost immediately after the shooting from companies across a range of industries, including manufacturing and finance. Companies have long faced security risks and grappled with how far to take precautions for high-profile executives. But these recent threats sparked by Thompson's killing should not be ignored, said Dave Komendat, a former security chief for Boeing who now heads his own risk-management company. “The tone and tenor is different. The social reaction to this tragedy is different. And so I think that people need to take this seriously,” Komendat said. Just over a quarter of the companies in the Fortune 500 reported spending money to protect their CEOs and top executives. Of those, the median payment for personal security doubled over the last three years to just under $100,000. Hours after the shooting, Komendat was on a call with dozens of chief security officers from big corporations, and there have been many similar meetings since, hosted by security groups or law enforcement agencies assessing the threats, he said. “It just takes one person who is motivated by a poster — who may have experienced something in their life through one of these companies that was harmful," Komendat said. ___ Associated Press reporters Wyatte Grantham-Philips in New York and Barbara Ortutay in San Francisco, contributed to this report.

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Previewing and predicting this weekend's top high school basketball gamesThousands of people took to the streets of the Slovakia capital Thursday to protest against Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova who has dismissed several heads of major cultural institutions and halted projects steered by LGBT+ associations under the pretext of promoting "Slovak culture". Simkovicova, a 53-year-old former television anchor, has been a controversial figure since taking office in October 2023. "I am frustrated and very angry about the way culture is being destroyed and organizations are falling apart," Svetlana Fialova, a 39-year-old visual artist and lecturer, told AFP. "What is happening in Slovakia is ... what is happening in Georgia, Hungary and other countries, where people who collaborate and play to Russian tunes are coming to power and trying to suppress democracy and culture," she said. "The culture of the Slovaks should be Slovak -- Slovak and none else," Simkovicova said in one early speech. Nominated by the nationalist Slovak National Party (SNS), she has also slammed "LGBT+ ideology" for causing Europe to "die out". Her views have appealed to Prime Minister Robert Fico from the centrist Smer party, whose objections to liberal values echo Viktor Orban, the prime minister of neighbouring Hungary. Simkovicova had worked notably for the Slovan TV channel, known for spreading conspiracy theories, xenophobia and pro-Russian views. Slovak National Gallery director Alexandra Kusa lost her job in August in what opponents said was part of Simkovicova's purge. "Culture ministry staff accompanied by a lawyer showed up in my office one day with a bunch of flowers and a notice," she told AFP. Kusa, who has been reduced to the post of exhibition curator, said the ministry had launched a derogatory campaign against her. She says she was punished for backing Matej Drlicka, the National Theatre director, who was sacked a day earlier. The head of the country's heritage institute was dismissed this week. "We are not compatible with the ministry. Their idea of culture is completely different from ours," Kusa said. She accuses the ministry of launching "an era of bullying and intimidation". "It's pure destruction and demonstration of power. It's terrible." The ministry did not respond to AFP's request to comment. Simkovicova also targets public media. In June, she pushed through a law reforming the state-run RTVS broadcaster into a new company, STVR, which is under her control. Analyst Pavol Hardos told AFP that wielding political influence over cultural institutions had a precedent in Slovakia. "This is something we experienced in the 1990s during the illiberal regime of Vladimir Meciar, when there were ideological tests and tests ... of who is a good nationalist, a good Slovak, and who isn't," he said. What is new is the government's "commitment to purge cultural institutions from anyone who is in any way perceived as potentially a political enemy", Hardos said. Open-minded and liberal people are "being targeted as a potential troublemaker, and people who are often enough real experts in their areas are being sidelined or thrown out," he added. Hardos said that while it was premature to talk about "an illiberal regime", Fico is walking in Orban's footsteps. The government is also targeting LGBT+ rights organisations. Early this year, Simkovicova said they would not get "a cent" from her ministry. She has recently curbed public subsidies for LGBT+ groups. "This concerns any project with links to LGBT+," said Martin Macko, head of the Iniciativa Inakost NGO. He said attacks on the minority were growing, as were the number of people being treated by the NGO's therapists. The situation has incited protests among artists, cultural institution staff and the public, who turn their backs on directors named by Simkovicova or read protest statements on theatre stages. Large rallies were held this year, mobilising tens of thousands of people. Two petitions written by artists have solicited 400,000 signatures in the EU member country of 5.4 million people. In the Slovak parliament, the opposition initiated a vote to dismiss Simkovicova, but the attempt fell through. "No culture ministry employee prevents anyone from being creative or expressing themselves," Simkovicova told the press. sc-anb-frj-kym/tw

Acclaimed Qatari artist Bouthayna al-Muftah highlighted the power of art in fostering dialogue and cultural exchange at the recently held Doha Forum, citing the transformative impact of artistic expression in connecting diverse audiences. Drawing from her collaborative experiences with Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, al-Muftah noted that her first immersive installation, ‘Echoes’, debuted in the museum’s project space, saying: “It was a very nice exchange of knowledge between artist and curator,” she pointed out. “They learned about my work, and I learned from them, especially in creating my first immersive installation”. She said “Echoes”, which debuted at Mathaf in 2018, explores human interaction amidst rapid technological advancements. The international reach of al-Muftah’s work was further underscored by Echoes’ inclusion in the “Our World is Burning” exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. This international exposure, she noted, allowed her to share a piece of Qatari culture with a global audience, fostering cross-cultural understanding. At the panel discussion “Promoting Dialogue and Diversity Through Art,” she discussed how partnerships with museums, especially with Mathaf, influenced her artistic vision and broadened her understanding of art’s impact. Echoes served as a main example, inviting viewers to step into the artwork and leave their own mark. The exhibition, deeply rooted in personal memories and family stories, incorporated Arabic script and mirrors, creating a reflective experience that blended personal narrative with shared cultural memory. Al-Muftah’s “Aubusson Tapestry” project, part of the Qatar – France Year of Culture 2020, saw her combining traditional Qatari textile traditions with the renowned French tapestry techniques of Aubusson. “This was the same with the ‘Aubusson Tapestry’ (project) that I spoke about before. It brings forgotten narratives from my art and combining it with traditional craftsmanship in the tapestry, it’s a really nice way of curating this cultural diplomacy,” she said. A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar, al-Muftah has developed a multidisciplinary approach that includes printmaking, typography, drawing, and bookbinding. Al-Muftah said her work often integrates Qatari oral traditions and collective memory, with Arabic script playing a central role but not always in the literal form. She added that her use of script evolves beyond calligraphy into typographic expressions, rooted in journaling and archival practices. Some of al-Muftah’s notable works like Um al Salasil Wil Thahab, a portrait series depicting life in Qatari neighbourhoods, and her bookbinding projects further showcase her dedication to preserving and reimagining cultural traditions (Source: Mathaf). Related Story Jaguar unveils Type 00 at Miami Art Week Qatari-Tajik joint labour committee convenes in Doha

Acclaimed Qatari artist bridge cultures through artGumla: Claiming that the JSSC’s combined graduate level examinations were not conducted in a transparent manner, hundreds of aspirants hit the streets of Gumla in protests against the state govt on Wednesday. Female aspirants said they would rather prefer govt jobs than the state govt’s monthly stipend under the Maiya Samman Yojana. The students are now criticising the govt for failing to address their concerns, pointing at JSSC's inability to conduct competitive examinations with transparency and fairness, unlike other states. Their protests, initially directed at the JSSC, have now openly shifted towards the state's leadership. Candidates Shikha Priya and Sonu Kumar said, “The govt is playing with the future of students. There has been scam in JSSC-CGL examination.” The protestors have issued warnings about surrounding the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha if their demands to nullify the JSSC-CGL examination were not fulfilled. We also published the following articles recently JSSC-CGL aspirants protest against state govt in Gumla Hundreds of aspirants protested in Gumla against the Jharkhand government, alleging a lack of transparency in the JSSC's combined graduate level exams. Female protestors prioritized government jobs over the Maiya Samman Yojana stipend. Initially targeting the JSSC, the protests now directly criticize Chief Minister Hemant Soren, with protestors threatening to surround the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha if the exam isn't nullified. Ex-min denies sons selection in JSSC CGL examination Former Jharkhand minister Satyanand Bhokta has denied social media allegations that his sons were unfairly given government jobs through the JSSC CGL exam. Bhokta clarified that one son didn't take the exam, while the other sat for it but wasn't selected. He threatened legal action against those spreading the rumors, which surfaced after his daughter-in-law's electoral defeat. JSSC CGL result 2023 released at jssc.nic.in: Steps to download PDF and other details here The Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) has declared the results for the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exam 2023. 2,231 candidates are shortlisted for document verification, scheduled from December 16-20, 2024, for 2,025 available positions. A second verification window is open December 26-27 for those with valid reasons for missing the initial dates. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss daily games like Crossword , Sudoku , and Mini Crossword .