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Hangzhou [China], September 30 (ANI): Indian world champion and Olympic medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra acknowledged that while there will be some focus on arch-rival Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem as well during the men's javelin throw final, his main focus is on competing with himself and getting better at his technique and throw in the title event. Neeraj, who had recently won India's first-ever World Athletics Championships gold, will kickstart his Asian Games campaign in Hangzhou on October 4 with men's javelin throw final. Arshad will be a rival to watch out for during the final. «Whenever Arshad has played with me, I have won.

While the trade war between The US and China, Covid-19, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed the way we think of redundancy, flexibility, and security of supply, we are now staring into what could possibly be the biggest game-changer yet: The rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence which has most recently accelerated investments from companies all over the world and spun a global discussion about how the technology will change our society – for better or worse. The hype was triggered when Open AI’s Generative AI, ChatGPT, attracted 1 million users in just 5 days and 100 million users after two months. In comparison, it took TikTok nine months to hit the 100 million mark.

Buy or sell stocks: Amid expectations of partial US shutdown, Indian stock market opened upside and extended its early morning gains further during Friday session. Nifty 50 index gained 114 points and closed at 19,638 levels, BSE Sensex went up 320 points and ended at 65,828 mark whereas Bank Nifty index added 283 points and closed at 44,584 levels.

China's factory activity expanded for the first time in six months in September, an official factory survey showed on Saturday, adding to a run of indicators suggesting the world's second-largest economy has begun to stabilise. The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 50.2 in September from 49.7, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, edging above the 50-point level demarcating contraction from expansion. The reading beat a forecast of 50.0. Beijing is seeking to get its economy back on track as it grapples with a property sector debt crisis that has rattled global markets.

here.Asian Games 2023 LIVE Updates: With his powerful performance Jeswin Aldrin made place in the men's long jump final. He will compete with Murali Sreeshankar for India in the event.

Narendra Modi has extended wishes to Kiran Baliyan who rewrote history by becoming the first woman athlete to win a medal in shot put after 72 years. Kiran clinched a bronze medal in the women's shot put winning the first track and field honour for the country at the Asian Games 2023.

In a recent development, police in Hong Kong and Macau have apprehended four more individuals linked to the ongoing JPEX crypto exchange case, as reported by the South China Morning Post on Friday.

The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) has announced that it will advance its research on a digital lari central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a limited-access live pilot environment. Nine companies, including Ripple Labs, will take part in the project, and one of them will be selected to move forward to the next stage of testing.

geopolitics into the centrestage of their electoral campaigns. While incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has strengthened the country's bonhomie with New Delhi in his five-year tenure so far, the opposition camp led by rival presidential candidate Mohamed Muizzu have sharpened their anti-India rhetoric, and hinted at restoring the strong pro-Beijing ties that existed between 2013 and 2018.

Costco has made headlines this week after it rapidly sold out of gold bars. In times of economic uncertainty and rising inflation, it's no surprise that investors are turning to traditional safe-haven assets like gold. The question is whether gold’s performance will eventually catapult its price above $2,050, a level last seen in early May.

Jaishankar on Friday said India-Russia ties may not be spectacular but are very «exceptional and steady», adding that in many ways Moscow's relationship with the West has «broken down». Speaking at Hudson University, Jaishankar compared Russia's ties with India to that with other countries. "...if you consider international relations over the last 70 years, the US-Russian relations, the China-Russia relations, the US-China relations, pretty much every big relationship in the last 70 years has seen a great deal of volatility, you had sharp ups and downs," Jaishankar said, adding, «India-Russia relations is very exceptional. It's been very steady.» Noting the India-Russia relations may «not be spectacular», Jaishankar said they have stabilised at a certain level, but have not seen the ups and downs that Moscow's relationships with China, US, or Europe have been through. «And that's in itself a statement,» Jaishankar added. «Now, if one looks at Russia today...as a consequence of what is going on in Ukraine...it seems to them clear that in many ways Russia's relationship with the West has broken down,» he said. On why Russia's emphasis on India is increasing, Jaishankar said, "...India will and has come into calculations as well.

International Monetary Fund was 58.9% in the second quarter, unchanged from that of the first three months of the year, IMF data showed on Friday. Claims in U.S. dollar rose 0.8% to $6.576 trillion in the second quarter, but was actually down 1% from a year earlier. The euro's share edged up slightly to 19.9% in second quarter, from 19.8% the previous three months.

Friday 29th September 2023 – The Bitcoin price is defying macro gloom to put on a 3% gain as it recaptures $27,000, but it is yield-bearing Bitcoin Minetrix ($BTCMTX) that’s raised $200,000 and could be the biggest winner.

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are up in pre-market trading Friday despite estimates being cut by analysts from three different firms today.

By Savyata Mishra

Manipur’s Bishnupur district, a little girl spent her free time punching and kicking at an improvised punching bag she made at her residence, paving her way to learn Wushu at Sports Authority of India (SAI) training centre in Imphal. On Thursday, the girl – Naorem Roshibina Devi — clinched a silver medal in the women’s 60-kg Sanda final at the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. In the match, Xiaowi Wu of the host country defeated her 2-0. Roshibina had hoped to script history by clinching India’s first gold in Wushu at the Asian Games after her terrific performance at the semi finals defeating Vietnam’s Thi Thu Thuy Ngyugen 2-0, needing only 2 rounds of 2 minutes each. “ I’m happy about my performance but I could have been happier if I would have been the champion and also if the situation in my home state was resolved” said the talented and aggressive Sanda fighter while reacting to the media after the final bout.

Samsara Inc (NYSE:IOT) shares are down around 1.1% in premarket Friday after Spruce Point Capital released a short report on the stock on Thursday.

Make in India' in the defence sector, the Indian Air Force is going to place orders for 156 more Prachand Light Combat Helicopters, with HAL, which would be deployed at both the China and Pakistan front by the IAF and the Indian Army. The two services have already inducted 15 of these choppers in their fleet in the last 15 months after holding trials in the most extreme weather conditions and terrain in the world. «The Indian Air Force as the lead service has moved a proposal to the government for buying 156 more Prachand choppers as a joint acquisition case which is likely to get approved soon,» senior defence officials told ANI. Recently, Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari had announced from foreign soil about the force's intent to buy around 100 more Light Combat Aircraft Mark 1A to push indigenisation. The combined total of the two projects in terms of worth is over Rs 1.5 lakh crore. Of the 156 choppers, 66 would be inducted by the Indian Air Force while the rest 90 would be acquired by the Indian Army. Meeting the Indian Air Force requirement of being a completely Indian Designed, developed and manufactured weapon system, the Prachand has been extensively test-flown by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). The attack helicopter has been built as per the requirements of the Indian armed forces to operate both in desert terrains and high-altitude sectors. Prachand is the world's only attack helicopter that can land and take off at an altitude of 5,000 metres (16,400 ft), which makes it ideal to operate in the high-altitude areas of the Siachen glacier and Eastern Ladakh. It is also capable of firing a range of air-to-ground and air-to-air missiles and can destroy air defence operations of the

Ladakh near Pangong Lake. This development comes amidst the ongoing border standoff with China, which has persisted for four years.

Authorities in Hong Kong and Macau have recently revealed arrests connected to the JPEX crypto exchange fraud case and highlighted that they are currently tracking down several other suspected figures.

Shares are higher in Europe after a mixed day of sparse trading in Asia, where many markets were closed for public holidays