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Elon Musk slams NASA acting chief Sean Duffy on social media for favouring SpaceX rivals in moon mission contracts

Elon Musk has publicly criticized NASA's chief, Sean Duffy, questioning his competence to lead the space agency. Musk's remarks stem from NASA's decision to open lunar lander contracts to multiple companies, not just SpaceX. Despite recent setbacks with its Starship program, Musk remains confident in SpaceX's ability to lead moon missions.

Bhai Dooj 2025: 6 Quick And Easy Sugar-Free Mithai Recipes For Your Brother

Bhai Dooj is a festival that celebrates the unique bond between brothers and sisters, and what better way to make it special than delicious homemade sweets? This year, health-conscious families are increasingly looking for sugar-free mithai options that are quick, easy, and still indulgent. By following these recipes, you can make Bhai Dooj 2025 memorable, delicious, and health-friendly without spending hours in the kitchen. Each mithai brings a unique flavour, texture, and festive vibe to the celebrations, ensuring smiles all around. ALSO READ: 7 Quick And Healthy Last-Minute Snack Ideas To Impress Your Guests Instantly 1. Almond Malai Kulfi (Image Source: Pinterest/sikkusaleem92) Almond Malai Kulfi is a creamy, indulgent dessert that is naturally sweetened without refined sugar. The recipe combines full-fat milk, lightly roasted almonds, and a touch of natural sweeteners. The preparation involves simmering milk until it thickens, blending in ground almonds, and adding cardamom for that festive aroma. Pour the mixture into moulds and freeze for a few hours to achieve a perfect kulfi consistency. The end result is a smooth, rich dessert that melts in your mouth and brings a luxurious touch to Bhai Dooj celebrations. You can garnish this guilt-free dessert with almonds and saffron strands for an elevated visual appeal. 2. Grilled Almond Barfi (Image Source: Pinterest/alisoninwonderland1) Grilled Almond Barfi is a festive favourite reinvented with sugar-free ingredients. This mithai uses roasted almonds, milk powder, and natural sweeteners, creating a nutty, caramel-like taste without refined sugar. This dessert involves simple preparation when almonds are first blended, then mixed with milk and sweetener, and cooked till it's thickened. Once done, pour into a tray. Once slightly set, you can grill or lightly brown the top for added texture and a subtle smoky aroma that enhances the festive feel. The barfi is cut into small squares or diamonds, making it easy to serve and perfect for gifting. 3. Dry Fruit Ladoo (Image Source: Pinterest/code2cook2017) Dry Fruit Ladoo is a versatile, energy-packed mithai perfect for Bhai Dooj. These ladoos use almonds, cashews, pistachios, and dates to bind the mixture naturally without sugar. Roasting the nuts lightly enhances their flavour, while cardamom adds a festive aroma. The mixture is chopped or ground to a coarse consistency, pressed into round balls, and optionally rolled in desiccated coconut or poppy seeds for added texture. Dry Fruit Ladoo embodies tradition, health, and taste, offering a wholesome option for festive indulgence. 4. Kaju Pista Roll (Image Source: Pinterest/diasfreda) Kaju Pista Roll is a classic festive mithai reinvented with natural sweeteners. Cashews and pistachios are soaked and blended into a smooth, creamy mixture, combined with a touch of stevia or jaggery syrup, and then rolled into elegant cylinders. This combination of nutty flavour with the subtle hint of cardamom makes it irresistible during Bhai Dooj. Kaju Pista Rolls are easy to make, require minimal ingredients, and set quickly in the refrigerator, making them a convenient choice for last-minute preparations. 5. Badam Halwa (Image Source: Pinterest/ranjanadalmia) Badam Halwa is a traditional festive sweet that can be made sugar-free with natural sweeteners like stevia or dates. The recipe involves blending almonds into a fine paste, simmering them in milk or ghee, and infusing the mixture with cardamom. Cooking the mixture until thick and glossy creates a rich, indulgent halwa that retains the authentic flavour without added sugar. Garnishing with slivered almonds or saffron enhances both flavour and presentation. It’s a straightforward recipe that can be prepared in under 30 minutes. 6. Malai Ladoo (Image Source: Pinterest/spicesandflavor) Malai Ladoo is a creamy, melt-in-your-mouth mithai made from fresh cream, nuts, and natural sweeteners. The preparation involves simmering cream with cardamom, folding in finely chopped nuts, and shaping the mixture into soft, round balls. These ladoos set quickly, require minimal ingredients, and taste decadent without any refined sugar. The richness of malai combined with the crunch of nuts makes it a festive favourite that can be prepared in advance. Malai Ladoo is perfect for gifting or serving to guests during Bhai Dooj, providing a creamy, satisfying sweet that everyone will enjoy.

Gold & silver price prediction today: Will gold & silver rates continue to fall? Here’s what investors should know

Gold and silver price prediction today: Gold and silver prices are experiencing a downturn due to profit-taking after recent rallies. MCX Gold has corrected from ₹1,31,000 to ₹1,27,000, with potential further dips to ₹1,24,000. MCX Silver has fallen below $50 and ₹1,70,000, targeting ₹1,42,000. Global factors and Fed cues remain key influencers.

Bhai Dooj 2025: Significance Of Keeping The Lamp Lit During The Festival

Bhai Dooj 2025: Bhai Dooj is one of the most sacred festivals dedicated to celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters. Observed on the second day of the bright half of the Kartik month, sisters perform rituals and apply tilaks on their brothers’ foreheads, praying for their long life, prosperity, and well-being. Many also perform Yamaraj puja, seeking blessings from the god of death. A notable belief surrounding the festival is that if a lamp goes out during the ritual, it is considered inauspicious. This occurrence is said to indicate that the prayers were not conducted with complete devotion or that negative energies may be affecting the household. ALSO READ: Bhai Dooj 2025: Check Out The Exact Date, Puja Muhurat, Rituals, And Zodiac-Sign Wise Gift Ideas The Five Elements In A Lamp Traditional clay lamps are made from the five elements of nature, mirroring the human body. The clay represents earth, water is mixed to soften it, while exposure to sunlight and wind symbolizes air and sky. Fire completes the process when the lamp is lit, representing energy and transformation. Lighting such a lamp during Bhai Dooj is believed to invite courage, prosperity, and positive vibrations into the home. Spiritual Meaning Of A Lamp Going Out If the lamp flickers or extinguishes unexpectedly, it is interpreted as a sign that the deities are displeased or that spiritual alignment is disrupted. Astrologically, it may indicate obstacles in one’s desires or the presence of negative energy in the surroundings. To counteract this, devotees are encouraged to relight the lamp with full focus and devotion, ensuring purity of thought and intention. A burning lamp embodies joy, devotion, and divinity. Clay and lamps are associated with Mars and the earth element, ghee represents wealth and Venus, and sesame oil symbolises Saturn. This tradition, dating back to Vedic times, continues to hold immense cultural and spiritual significance. When lit with reverence, the lamp becomes a conduit connecting the soul with the divine, radiating positivity and sanctity throughout the environment. [Dislaimer: The content of this article is based solely on beliefs and should be taken as general guidance. Individual experiences may vary. ABPLive.com does not assert the accuracy or validity of any claims or information presented. It is strongly recommended to consult a qualified expert before considering or implementing any information or belief discussed herein.]

Pakistan Makes Renewed Bid At UN To Defend Terrorists; India Calls Out Its 'Doublespeak'

United Nations: Pakistan has made a renewed attempt to legitimise its terrorism by defending its terrorist brigades sent across to attack India by making the outlandish claim that they are freedom fighters. India denounced it as "doublespeak and hypocrisy" by the "epicentre" of global terrorism. Nations should "distinguish between terrorism and the exercise of the legitimate right of people to resist foreign occupation", Muhammad Jawad Ajmal, a Counsellor at Pakistan's UN Mission, said on Wednesday. He falsely claimed that the "distinction is duly observed in International Law, International Humanitarian Law, and General Assembly resolution 46/51, which also endorses this position". However, a 1994 General Assembly declaration expressly states, "Criminal acts intended or calculated to provoke a state of terror in the general public, a group of persons or particular persons for political purposes are in any circumstance unjustifiable, whatever the considerations of a political, philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic, religious or any other nature that may be invoked to justify them." This is reiterated in a 2004 Security Council resolution and the 1999 International Convention Against Financing Terrorism adopted by the UN General Assembly. The Assembly resolution that Ajmal cited, 46/51 adopted in 1991, makes a glancing mention of liberation struggles, but does not legitimise terrorism carried out under that claim, and goes on to stress that it "once again unequivocally condemns as criminal and unjustifiable, all acts, methods, and practices of terrorism wherever and by whomever committed". It demanded that all nations "fulfil their obligations under international law to refrain from participating in terrorist acts in other states". Raghoo Puri, a first Secretary at India's UN Mission, sought to set Pakistan right, saying, "Terrorism is among the gravest of offences that fundamentally violates the core of humanity. It represents the worst of bigotry, violence, intolerance and fear and terrorists are the worst of the worst in humankind." "Pakistan's doublespeak and hypocrisy also stand exposed," he said. He added, "Pakistan is a well-known epicentre of terrorism, with established link to multiple terror attacks across the world targeting innocent nationals." Ajmal made the absurd attempt to misinterpret international law during the interactive dialogue with Ben Saul, the Special Rapporteur on Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism. It was held by the UN General Assembly's Third Committee that deals with humanitarian affairs. Negotiations for the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism proposed by India have been mired for 19 years by the insistence of Pakistan and a small coterie of countries on trying to define their favoured terrorists as "freedom fighters". Ajmal claimed that the counterterrorism measures taken by India were violating the human rights of those attacking the country. Puri said, "Terrorism is the gravest threat to humanity and its abettor and aider like Pakistan remains the worst violator of human rights." Ajmal also opposed the world organisation's efforts against terrorism, claiming that the "UN's counter terrorism architecture has regrettably singled out one religion for affiliation with terrorism". Puri dismissed that as Pakistan's "futile attempts to take cover of Islamophobia to hide its atrocities". (This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)

Trump Claims India Will Cut Russian Oil Imports To ‘Almost Nothing’ By Year-End, Says PM Assured Him

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated that India has agreed to gradually phase out its imports of Russian oil by the end of the year, a statement that New Delhi has yet to confirm. The claim comes on the heels of Washington’s sweeping new sanctions against Russia’s two biggest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, aimed at tightening pressure on Moscow to end its war in Ukraine. 'India Has Been Great': Donald Trump Speaking at the White House during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Trump said he had discussed the matter with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He asserted that India told them that they would stop and it was a process. "By the end of the year, they will be down to almost nothing—and that’s a big thing,” he remarked, as per a report on NDTV. Trump praised Modi’s leadership, saying India had been “absolutely great,” while acknowledging that the transition would need to be gradual to avoid jolting global energy markets. #WATCH | Washington DC | Regarding his upcoming meetign with Chinese President Xi, US President Donald Trump says, "India, as you know, has told me they are going to stop...it's a process. You can't just stop (buying oil from Russia). By the end of the year, they'll be down to… pic.twitter.com/XXdL1ETOZf — ANI (@ANI) October 22, 2025 The comments followed days of mounting anticipation over additional US action against Russia. The administration’s sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, announced by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday, came shortly after the cancellation of a planned Trump-Putin summit in Budapest, which Washington scrapped over stalled ceasefire talks. Prime Minister Modi, meanwhile, acknowledged Trump’s Diwali greetings in a social media post, expressing optimism that the “two great democracies” would continue to lead with “faith and progress.” However, he did not mention Russian oil imports or confirm any recent conversation with Trump. Trump has long criticised India’s continued energy partnership with Russia, arguing that such purchases undermine global sanctions. Earlier this year, he imposed 50% tariffs on Indian goods, warning that the penalties would remain until New Delhi halted Russian oil imports. Asked about India’s denial while speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump sidestepped the question but reiterated his belief that India was “fully committed” to reducing its reliance on Russian crude.

'Putin wasn't 'honest': US imposes sanctions on Russian oil firms; Scott Bessent reveals why Donald Trump was 'disappointed'

The United States is imposing significant sanctions on Russia's top oil firms, Rosneft and Lukoil, due to President Putin's perceived lack of honest engagement in peace talks with President Trump. This action follows the collapse of ceasefire discussions and the cancellation of a planned Trump-Putin summit, signaling US frustration over the stalled peace negotiations.

‘Putin Wasn’t Honest’: US Slaps Sanctions On Russia’s Top 2 Oil Giants After Failed Peace Talks

President Donald Trump has imposed sweeping economic sanctions on Russia’s two largest energy conglomerates, Rosneft and Lukoil, marking one of the most severe U.S. measures against Moscow since the start of the Ukraine conflict. The announcement, made by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday, follows the collapse of a planned Trump-Putin summit in Budapest and signals growing U.S. frustration with Russia’s stance on peace negotiations. Rosneft, Lukoil Targeted As Trump Ends Patience With Putin The sanctions, which target the oil giants’ assets and restrict international transactions, come after Trump concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin was not negotiating in good faith. The administration accused Moscow of prolonging the war despite repeated diplomatic overtures from Washington. “Given President Putin’s refusal to end this senseless war, the Treasury is sanctioning Russia’s two largest oil companies that fund the Kremlin’s war machine,” Bessent said in a statement, as per a report on Agence France-Presse. He emphasized that the U.S. remains prepared to take “further decisive steps” if Russia continues to resist peace efforts. The European Union also joined Washington’s pressure campaign, unveiling its own measures that include a gradual ban on Russian liquefied natural gas imports by 2027 and tighter restrictions on Russian diplomats’ travel. Since his return to office in January, Trump has adopted a mix of diplomacy and sanctions to push for what he has repeatedly called a “historic peace deal.” But officials familiar with the matter said Trump’s tolerance waned after several rounds of fruitless talks. The decision reportedly crystallized less than a week after a tense phone call between Trump and Putin. Markets reacted swiftly to the announcement. Both WTI and Brent crude prices climbed more than one percent in after-hours trading, reflecting investor concerns over potential supply disruptions from Russia, one of the world’s leading oil producers.ALSO READ: Americans Speak Out On Trump’s Israel-Palestine Policy & Gaza: New Survey Shows...

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