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Sukma: Ten Naxalites, three of them women, were gunned down in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Friday, a senior police official said. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai hailed the security forces and said the era of peace and progress has returned to the Bastar region. The gunfight broke out in the morning in a forest near Bhandarpadar village in the jurisdiction of the Bhejji police station, where a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, said Sundarraj P, inspector general of police (Bastar range). He said personnel of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched the operation based on inputs about the presence of Maoists from the Konta and Kistaram area committees on forested hills of Korajguda, Dantespuram, Nagaram and Bhandarpadar villages. “Bodies of 10 Naxalites, including three women, clad in ‘uniform’, have been recovered from the spot”, he said. Besides, 12 weapons, including an INSAS rifle, an AK-47 rifle, a self-loading rifle (SLR) and Barrel Grenade Launchers (BGLs), were also seized, he said. After returning from the operation, the security personnel were seen celebrating and dancing to regional songs at their camp. Videos of their celebration have surfaced on social media. Two of the deceased have been identified as Madkam Masa (42), a divisional committee member and military in-charge of the south Bastar division of Maoists, and Lakhma Madvi, an area committee member, the IG said, adding that they were carrying a bounty of Rs 8 lakh and Rs 5 lakh respectively. The other deceased included Masa’s wife Dudhi Huni (35), his guard Kowasi Kesa, Madkam Jitu and Madkam Kosi, he said, adding that the four were members of the PLGA platoon no. 4 and carried a bounty of Rs 2 lakh each. The official said the identity of the remaining four deceased cadres was yet to be ascertained. Chief Minister Sai praised security forces and asserted that his government’s priority is to establish peace, facilitate development and ensure the safety of citizens in the Bastar region. Sai, in a statement, said the state government has been working on the policy of zero tolerance towards Naxalism.

Alan Shearer lamented Manchester City's approach to the final 15 minutes against Feyenoord on Tuesday night as Pep Guardiola saw his side throw away a 3-0 lead in the Champions League . The result leaves City's hopes of automatically qualifying for the last-16 in the balance. Goals either side of half time from Erling Haaland (two) and Ilkay Gundogan had set City well on their way towards ending a run of five consecutive defeats only for a late and dramatic collapse at the Etihad Stadium . City conceded three times in the space of 14 minutes to draw 3-3, stopping the streak of losses but extending a winless run to six. Anis Hadj-Moussa had set up a potentially nervy finish, capitalising on a wayward passback to Ederson from Josko Gvardiol , before the City goalkeeper was once more caught out allowing a cross to get squeeze past him at the near post and into the net via Santiago Gimenez. READ MORE: Man City vs Feyenoord HIGHLIGHTS READ MORE: Man City player ratings vs Feyenoord City then failed to hold out at home, losing possession from a free kick and seeing David Hancko nod in above Rico Lewis after Ederson had once again left his goal open. Speaking on commentary, Shearer could not believe what he was watching. "We're in for an interesting 10 minutes," he said with the scoreline at 3-2, slamming City's management of proceedings. "Through stupid errors, lapses in concentration and inviting the opposition back into the game. [They were] In such a comfortable position, it's all their own fault. [They were] Cruising." He added: "I said earlier the game had been won, I did them a disservice, Feyenoord, they've stuck together and they've kept on ploughing away in the hope they'd be given an oipportunity and that's exactly what's happened. "Man City have given them just that and they've taken it up to now. They've got 10 mins to get something out of this game that looked impossible 10 mins ago." Shearer was then left further aghast at City as a blip threatens to turn into a season-defining run of poor form, labelling Guardiola's side as 'weak, light and frail' in a damning three-word verdict of their recent performances. "Conceding the way they did at the weekend [a 4-0 loss to Tottenham], three again this evening; They look weak, they look light, they look frail," Shearer said. "They've given the opposition too many chances. They were cruising midway through this game, whatever you do, what you cannot do is give the opposition chances, give them a little bit of hope and that's exactly what they did. Even when they were winning 3-2 with three minutes to go they tried to take a quick free-kick. Why? Kill the game. You're winning the game there's no need to do that. Sit on the ball. "The game management was awful and they've been punished. It's been an absolute disaster for them this season after being in such a comfortable position." Get City transfer updates on WhatsApp! Manchester City wrapped up the 2023/24 season with a fourth successive Premier League title, but they missed out on another Treble with defeat in the FA Cup final and Champions League quarter-finals. It's now time for Pep Guardiola and co to turn their attention to the transfer window. Our MEN team of City experts will be on top of all the goings-on at the Etihad this summer and beyond, and you can get the latest updates and inside information to your phone by joining our new free WhatsApp community . You can also join the 40,000 (and growing!) band of Blues fans who are following our WhatsApp channel . Sign up to our community here , and join our City channel here . -- We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice .

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THE latest trend is for pared-back festive decor, but interior design guru Laurence, 59, slams it for being Scrooge-like. Quite frankly, anyone involved in minimalism at Christmas needs to get a grip. Bare wooden branches and industrial metal frames? There’s just no excuse for it. I fear that anyone following this trend, which is growing in popularity across the high street this year, must be severely insecure — and they probably own hairless cats. The whole point of this mid-winter festival is indulgence and absolutely giving in to excess and enjoyment. We should be trying to build up a stock of gorgeous, fabulously overdecorated memories that will take us right through into dreary January and February — not strip things back. This whole idea of trying to make Christmas “modern”, with sad, sparse trees and other dull decor is just the most ridiculous concept ever. It will never be modern. The whole point of Christmas is that it is a time of tradition and child-like wonder. It’s when you see how beautiful and sparkly your world can be, when everything outside is boring. I learnt this the hard way when my two daughters, Celine, 29, and Hermione, 25, were very small. I’d been on a Christmas-themed photoshoot for a magazine and I brought home some tiny terracotta pots with jute bows for our Christmas tree. Celine gasped: “No, this cannot be Christmas — this is not what it looks like.” She was appalled — and rightly so. Christmas should be ornate and beautiful. The idea of having a “low-fat” Christmas, when it comes to decor, is just the worst thing in the world. I feel sorry for who feel they can get away with making bows out of trendy bits of linen. Or that having a twig in the corner of the room is going to impart some sort of festive spirit. It’s not. They may as well have a mummified Scrooge in the lounge. It would have the same effect. I’m actually very tolerant of those people who go completely over the top and cover the outside of their house in hundreds of lights Historically, Christmas is a festival of light. Everywhere you go in the world, people are lighting up the darkest of places, even in the darkest moments. I’m actually very tolerant of those people who go completely over the top and cover the outside of their house in hundreds of lights. Why not? You see it in America, where the whole place radiates a rather garish glow. But indulgence is very personal. The worst thing you can do is to follow what everyone else does. Even slaves to the dreadful grey-naissance that has been taking over homes in recent years take this opportunity to break free and add some sparkle. I say you should be as sparkly as possible, wear as much Lurex as you can think of, drink cocktails and eat wonderful things. That said, there simply has to be some sophistication when you dress your home — and yourselves. So please, none of those synthetic festive onesies and matching pyjamas. Or those awful slippers that you put two feet into. They’re dreadfully dangerous and not at all glamorous. Christmas is about becoming something you’re normally not. It’s a time to pimp up your life and flirt with the dark art of some quite scary colour combinations around the home. I’m enjoying bright oranges and peacock greens this winter. There’s a lot of this in the shops right now. And I’ve always been a fan of festive garlands — the bushier the better. You can always trim them down. I’ve been known to garland everything in sight — even the flat-screen TV. You can hang baubles and little presents from the chunkier garlands and drape some LED lights over them. They look spectacular. While it’s wonderful to have your own family traditions, it’s also nice to keep moving forward and create a few new ones along the way. When I moved to the Cotswolds , I had to embrace my new low ceilings and ditch my usual enormous real tree. That’s when my garlanding began. Years ago, we had this Christmas nativity scene that we would wheel out every December when my daughters were young. But one year Jesus’ crib went missing — you can imagine the sadness — so we plonked him on a ridged crisp instead. Yes, really. I can’t remember the flavour of the crisp, but it worked a treat and we brought out that same crisp crib every Christmas. It lasted for about 20 years before it finally crumbled. This year, my eight-year-old grandson Albion is hoping to inject his Manga obsession into our Christmas. I can work with that and craft some Manga-themed decorations of sorts. If you are trying to fight against this with minimalism, then it really does show that you ARE a Scrooge and you ARE a Grinch One of the most important things that I would wish for everyone, for Christmas, is to surrender all control and welcome absolutely everything into your home. I’m talking about sparkle, light, colour and anything shiny and ornate. If you are trying to fight against this with minimalism, then it really does show that you ARE a Scrooge and you ARE a Grinch. And the worst thing is that you’re denying yourself, not to mention risking accidentally impaling yourself on the branches of your spartan metal tree. Having said all this, I grew up with the Christmases of the Sixties and Seventies, which spanned a period of Scandi-chic in the home. But this was all shelved for two weeks of the year, when my family would bring out a bold gold-and-white tinsel tree. It was like a space-age incarnation of Christmas — which was all rather wonderful. One of my best childhood memories of Christmas was when the fairy lights came out. They were almost kinky and inappropriate with their bright berry-red colour. Coloured lights were quite a rarity back then. Today, what I hate almost as much as minimalism at Christmas is a fake Dickensian Christmas. And those that have been influenced by films like Home Alone, with their enormous unachievable baubles that hide the whole tree. But I would like to end on a positive festive note. A huge part of Christmas — and one of the best parts — is the effort it takes to get everything ready. Making time in our busy lives to do something that is fundamentally pointless is both rare and wonderful. It’s about shying away from that easy fix, showing those you love that they are worth the effort — and that you are too. So I’m encouraging you to go even further with your decor this year and see how original you can really be.By MICHELLE L. PRICE WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the tensions between the newest flank of Trump’s movement — wealthy members of the tech world including billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and their call for more highly skilled workers in their industry — and people in Trump’s Make America Great Again base who championed his hardline immigration policies. The debate touched off this week when Laura Loomer , a right-wing provocateur with a history of racist and conspiratorial comments, criticized Trump’s selection of Sriram Krishnan as an adviser on artificial intelligence policy in his coming administration. Krishnan favors the ability to bring more skilled immigrants into the U.S. Loomer declared the stance to be “not America First policy” and said the tech executives who have aligned themselves with Trump were doing so to enrich themselves. Much of the debate played out on the social media network X, which Musk owns. Loomer’s comments sparked a back-and-forth with venture capitalist and former PayPal executive David Sacks , whom Trump has tapped to be the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar.” Musk and Ramaswamy, whom Trump has tasked with finding ways to cut the federal government , weighed in, defending the tech industry’s need to bring in foreign workers. It bloomed into a larger debate with more figures from the hard-right weighing in about the need to hire U.S. workers, whether values in American culture can produce the best engineers, free speech on the internet, the newfound influence tech figures have in Trump’s world and what his political movement stands for. Trump has not yet weighed in on the rift, and his presidential transition team did not respond to a message seeking comment. Musk, the world’s richest man who has grown remarkably close to the president-elect , was a central figure in the debate, not only for his stature in Trump’s movement but his stance on the tech industry’s hiring of foreign workers. Technology companies say H-1B visas for skilled workers, used by software engineers and others in the tech industry, are critical for hard-to-fill positions. But critics have said they undercut U.S. citizens who could take those jobs. Some on the right have called for the program to be eliminated, not expanded. Born in South Africa, Musk was once on an a H-1B visa himself and defended the industry’s need to bring in foreign workers. “There is a permanent shortage of excellent engineering talent,” he said in a post. “It is the fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley.” Related Articles National Politics | Should the U.S. increase immigration levels for highly skilled workers? National Politics | Trump threat to immigrant health care tempered by economic hopes National Politics | In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families National Politics | Court rules Georgia lawmakers can subpoena Fani Willis for information related to her Trump case National Politics | New 2025 laws hit hot topics from AI in movies to rapid-fire guns Trump’s own positions over the years have reflected the divide in his movement. His tough immigration policies, including his pledge for a mass deportation, were central to his winning presidential campaign. He has focused on immigrants who come into the U.S. illegally but he has also sought curbs on legal immigration , including family-based visas. As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump called the H-1B visa program “very bad” and “unfair” for U.S. workers. After he became president, Trump in 2017 issued a “Buy American and Hire American” executive order , which directed Cabinet members to suggest changes to ensure H-1B visas were awarded to the highest-paid or most-skilled applicants to protect American workers. Trump’s businesses, however, have hired foreign workers, including waiters and cooks at his Mar-a-Lago club , and his social media company behind his Truth Social app has used the the H-1B program for highly skilled workers. During his 2024 campaign for president, as he made immigration his signature issue, Trump said immigrants in the country illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country” and promised to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. But in a sharp departure from his usual alarmist message around immigration generally, Trump told a podcast this year that he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges. “I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country,” he told the “All-In” podcast with people from the venture capital and technology world. Those comments came on the cusp of Trump’s budding alliance with tech industry figures, but he did not make the idea a regular part of his campaign message or detail any plans to pursue such changes.

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Las Vegas, Dec 6 (PTI) A mission-driven workforce of tomorrow, energy efficiency driving innovation, and rise of AI-powered tools that accelerate fact-checking and debunk misinformation are among the top five tech prediction outlined by Amazon CTO Werner Vogels. According to him, in an era of unprecedented societal challenges and rapid technological advancements, harnessing 'technology for good' has become both an ethical imperative and a profitable endeavour. "From clean energy innovations unlocking new avenues for sustainable development to AI-powered tools tipping the scales in the fight against disinformation, we are witnessing technology augment human ingenuity in inspiring ways," he said. Emergence of workforce that is mission-driven, an era of energy efficiency driving innovation, and increasingly, technology tipping the scales in the discovery of truth are among his top tech predictions for 2025. "As disinformation spreads at unprecedented rates, a new wave of AI-powered tools will emerge to empower journalists, researchers, and engaged citizens in their quest for truth," he said. Vogels asserted this technological revolution will democratise investigative capabilities, accelerate fact-checking, as it closes the gap between the spread of misinformation and its debunking. He further observed that the rise of intention-driven technologies is reshaping people's relationship with the digital world, promoting focus and well-being over mere attention capture. "All the while, a mission-driven workforce is emerging, more eager to tackle hard human problems than chase the bottomline. In the coming years, using technology for positive impact will not just be possible — it will redefine the way we think about success," Vogels noted. As the world confronts urgent challenges around sustainability, social equity, food and economic security, and responsible AI usage, a quiet revolution is sweeping the job market, marking a shift towards "work that benefits humanity". Across industries and generations, there is a palpable shift in worker values and preferences, with a growing number of people seeking roles that allow them to make a meaningful impact on society and the environment. He argues that compared to previous generations, who were more concerned about personal freedom and economic growth, millennials and Gen Z typically show greater concern about issues like inequality, mental health, and climate change. "Organisations that recognise and harness this shift will be the ones that thrive in the decades to come," he said. To remain competitive, businesses across sectors must adapt their strategies to attract and retain purpose-driven employees. Vogels also sees open data driving decentralised disaster preparedness. By 2025 and beyond, disaster resilience will be fundamentally transformed through the power of hyperlocal, community-sourced data. This shift will redefine disaster management from a top-down, reactive model to one that is proactive, decentralised, and community-driven, he believes. The top executive of Amazon further sees intention-driven consumer technology taking hold. "A subtle shift is underway that is redefining our relationship with consumer technology. As more and more people look for a refuge from constant distraction, devices are emerging that prioritise mindfulness, intentionality, and deep thinking over a barrage of fleeting stimuli," says Vogels. In 2025 and beyond, technology will empower rather than distract, he says adding, "we’ll be better for it". PTI MBI (The PTI journalist was in Las Vegas at the invitation of Amazon Web Services) HIG MNK MNKBy MICHELLE L. PRICE WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the tensions between the newest flank of Trump’s movement — wealthy members of the tech world including billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and their call for more highly skilled workers in their industry — and people in Trump’s Make America Great Again base who championed his hardline immigration policies. The debate touched off this week when Laura Loomer , a right-wing provocateur with a history of racist and conspiratorial comments, criticized Trump’s selection of Sriram Krishnan as an adviser on artificial intelligence policy in his coming administration. Krishnan favors the ability to bring more skilled immigrants into the U.S. Loomer declared the stance to be “not America First policy” and said the tech executives who have aligned themselves with Trump were doing so to enrich themselves. Much of the debate played out on the social media network X, which Musk owns. Loomer’s comments sparked a back-and-forth with venture capitalist and former PayPal executive David Sacks , whom Trump has tapped to be the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar.” Musk and Ramaswamy, whom Trump has tasked with finding ways to cut the federal government , weighed in, defending the tech industry’s need to bring in foreign workers. It bloomed into a larger debate with more figures from the hard-right weighing in about the need to hire U.S. workers, whether values in American culture can produce the best engineers, free speech on the internet, the newfound influence tech figures have in Trump’s world and what his political movement stands for. Trump has not yet weighed in on the rift, and his presidential transition team did not respond to a message seeking comment. Musk, the world’s richest man who has grown remarkably close to the president-elect , was a central figure in the debate, not only for his stature in Trump’s movement but his stance on the tech industry’s hiring of foreign workers. Technology companies say H-1B visas for skilled workers, used by software engineers and others in the tech industry, are critical for hard-to-fill positions. But critics have said they undercut U.S. citizens who could take those jobs. Some on the right have called for the program to be eliminated, not expanded. Born in South Africa, Musk was once on an a H-1B visa himself and defended the industry’s need to bring in foreign workers. “There is a permanent shortage of excellent engineering talent,” he said in a post. “It is the fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley.” Related Articles National Politics | Should the U.S. increase immigration levels for highly skilled workers? National Politics | Trump threat to immigrant health care tempered by economic hopes National Politics | In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families National Politics | Court rules Georgia lawmakers can subpoena Fani Willis for information related to her Trump case National Politics | New 2025 laws hit hot topics from AI in movies to rapid-fire guns Trump’s own positions over the years have reflected the divide in his movement. His tough immigration policies, including his pledge for a mass deportation, were central to his winning presidential campaign. He has focused on immigrants who come into the U.S. illegally but he has also sought curbs on legal immigration , including family-based visas. As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump called the H-1B visa program “very bad” and “unfair” for U.S. workers. After he became president, Trump in 2017 issued a “Buy American and Hire American” executive order , which directed Cabinet members to suggest changes to ensure H-1B visas were awarded to the highest-paid or most-skilled applicants to protect American workers. Trump’s businesses, however, have hired foreign workers, including waiters and cooks at his Mar-a-Lago club , and his social media company behind his Truth Social app has used the the H-1B program for highly skilled workers. During his 2024 campaign for president, as he made immigration his signature issue, Trump said immigrants in the country illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country” and promised to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. But in a sharp departure from his usual alarmist message around immigration generally, Trump told a podcast this year that he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges. “I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country,” he told the “All-In” podcast with people from the venture capital and technology world. Those comments came on the cusp of Trump’s budding alliance with tech industry figures, but he did not make the idea a regular part of his campaign message or detail any plans to pursue such changes.

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