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American Independence Day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Second Continental Congress, declaring the colonies' separation from Great Britain. One year later, Philadelphia witnessed a spontaneous celebration marking the anniversary of American independence, according to the Library of Congress. While Americans celebrate the Fourth of July with much pomp due to the Declaration of Independence being celebrated on that day.

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cricket captain, Ben Stokes, has responded to an Australian newspaper's attempt to label him and his team as 'crybabies'. The response came as the fierce battle between England and Australia in the ongoing Ashes series extended beyond the cricket pitch, with media outlets from both countries engaging in a war of words. The Australian media fired shots at England's team, labelling them as 'crybabies' after Stokes expressed his displeasure on the controversial dismissal of England wicketkeeper batter, Jonny Bairstow, during the recent Lord's Test. Bairstow had walked out of the crease after ducking a short ball from Cameron Green, but with the ball still in play, Carey threw it at the stumps and dislodged the bails. Bairstow was left stunned, as the English fans booed loudly. Australia won the match by 43 runs despite Stokes’s heroic 155 in the fourth innings. After Monday's papers in the United Kingdom took a dig at the Australian team over the controversial dismissal, one newspaper, The West Australian, published a front-page image of Stokes in nappies, with a pacifier and the headline 'Crybabies'. «Poms take whingeing to a new level with 'cheating' drivel» read another line from the paper.

United Kingdom endured its hottest June ever, on record. So much so, it surpassed even the temperature data which dates back to 1884, according to the Met Office. The Met Office, responsible for monitoring meteorological conditions, warned that the rise in human-induced global warming would escalate the occurrence of such unprecedented heatwaves in the coming decades.

₹1.53 crore on income of ₹3.42 crore received by the family-held trusts that owned a south Mumbai flat, according to the CBI. According to the English daily Economic Times, the probe agency told the special CBI court that payment was made after a preliminary inquiry (PE) was kicked off against Kochhar and her husband Deepak. The south Mumbai flat and a loan of ₹64 crore are the two instances of alleged "bribery" claimed by CBI in its probe that Deepak Kochhar received in 2016.

EY has upped its number of UK partners by 10% in a bid to "meet client demand".

Amazon miniTV, the free video streaming service available on the Amazon shopping app and Fire TV, has announced the launch of a new category, “miniTV Imported", that will premier international content dubbed in Hindi. Spanning genres such as romance, drama, thriller and others, the “miniTV Imported" vertical will stream global shows every month ranging from Korean, Turkish, Mandarin and Spanish dramas. The first set of shows which includes Cheer Up, Heart Surgeons, and Doctor Detective, all dubbed in Hindi, will stream from 7 July.

The S&P 500 (SPX) added a further 2.35% last week to secure the highest weekly close since April 2022. The index cleared a major resistance block around 4320 and is now approaching the next important resistance in the 4500-4550 range.

premier Imran Khan's appearance before the country's apex anti-graft investigation agency on Tuesday in a corruption case. Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, who is working as acting president in the absence of President Arif Alvi, who is away on pilgrimage, issued an ordinance to empower the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to arrest a suspect during inquiry period and also allow the NAB court to remand a suspect for 30 days in custody after arrest instead of earlier 15 days. The ordinance was issued at the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Despite recent narratives suggesting differently, the United States won't be losing its allure as a crypto hub, according to the CEO of blockchain analytics firm Merkle Science.

Arvind Kejriwal leading the effort by burning copies of the ordinance. Also read: Supreme Court to hear AAP govt's plea on Centre's Delhi services ordinance The Delhi government's petition contends that the ordinance exhibits contempt for the elected government while feigning involvement through the chief minister.

Roger Federer shared the stage with the British rock band Coldplay. Federer joined Coldplay for a song during their concert in Zurich, Switzerland, on Saturday. The rock band has shared the stage with many guests during the course of last year as part of its 'Music of the Spheres' world tour.

India has doubled its share of global commercial services exports to 4.4 per cent in 2022 from 2 per cent in 2005, according to a World Bank and World Trade Organisation (WTO) report. "China and India doubled their share of global commercial services exports from 2005 to 2022, from 3.0 per cent to 5.4 per cent, and from 2.0 per cent to 4.4 per cent, respectively," it said.

EU antitrust regulators will decide by August 7 whether to clear Adobe's $20-billion bid for cloud-based designer platform Figma after a preliminary review, according to a European Commission filing on Monday. Photoshop maker Adobe sought EU approval last Friday.

India has taken action by serving a demarche on Canada, calling for strong measures to be implemented by the Justin Trudeau government to prevent protests organised by pro-Khalistan terrorist outfits. The demonstrations are set to occur outside the Indian High Commission in Ottawa, as well as two consulates in Toronto and Vancouver on July 8. The primary concern is to avoid incidents such as desecration of the Indian flag, affixing pamphlets or items to the boundary fence, and throwing projectiles into Indian diplomatic premises in Canada.

Jonny Bairstow's dismissal in the second test match of the Ashes series.  “The prime minister agrees with Ben Stokes. He said he simply wouldn't want to win a game in the manner Australia did," spokesperson for PM Rishi Sunak said He also responded Yes on being asked the question if PM Sunak believes if Australia's actions in the Bairstow dismissal were against the spirit of the game.

Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, a document announcing the colonies' separation from Great Britain. One year later, according to the Library of Congress, a spontaneous celebration in Philadelphia marked the anniversary of American independence.

Sushil Saluja is the former executive director for technology at the Bank of England, head of financial services for Europe at Accenture and founding board member of TheCityUK