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petition, Shah mentioned that 23 August should honour and celebrate the incredible contributions of our scientists at ISRO. Read all the LIVE updates on Chandrayaan-3 mission here "This day is one to remember; for our future generations to look back and know that with the right amount of hard work, dedication, and perseverance there can be no limit!" the petition on change.org read.

Sullivan convened the national security and senior G20 representatives of the Quint (an informal decision-making group consisting of the United States and France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the European Union) at the White House to discuss the ensuing G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi, according to a White House release. The participants discussed their unified support for the G20 and India's G20 Presidency, as well as their commitment to ensuring strong outcomes in New Delhi, including demonstrating the G20's role as the premier forum for economic cooperation, driving an affirmative and ambitious agenda for developing and emerging countries, and making progress on evolving the multilateral development banks to be more responsive to shared global challenges, the official release informed. The G20 Summit is slated to take place on September 9-10 at the recently-inaugurated state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam convention centre at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. Many heads of state and diplomats including US President Joe Biden, Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to be attending the G20 Leaders' Summit. The 18th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit in Delhi, under India's presidency will be a culmination of all the G20 processes and meetings held throughout the year among ministers, senior officials, and civil societies. Sullivan also convened the Quint national security advisors of France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom at the White House on Thursday. Noting that it is also Ukraine's Independence Day, participants reiterated their enduring commitment to supporting Ukraine in its defence against Russian aggression for as long

Rahul Gandhi on 25 August addressed a public rally in Ladakh's Kargil area and called it a strategic location. The Congress leader also spoke about how PM Modi has been is lying about the China issue. He added, “...Ladakh is a strategic location...One thing is very clear China has taken away India's land..." “It is sad that the PM in the opposition meeting said that not even an inch of Ladakh has been taken by China.

OTT platform. The streamer shared the news on its social media handles on the occasion of Kareena's 43rd birthday, according to a report published by the news agency PTI. "The crime thriller movie, based on the critically acclaimed Japanese novel "Devotion of Suspect X" from author Keigo Higashino, is set to be released on the streaming platform on September 21," the filmmaker said in an official statement.

Investing.com — Most Asian currencies fell on Friday, while the dollar surged to two-month peaks as markets hunkered down ahead of more signals on monetary policy from the Jackson Hole Symposium.

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Saurabh Mukherjea, Founder, Marcellus Investment Managers, says «China's economic boom over the last 20 years supported commodity prices. China's economic unwinding, perhaps its economic collapse over the next 10 years, will have a deflationary impact. As and when that becomes apparent to bond markets and to central banks, the narrative that we are close to the top of the interest rate cycle will solidify. And therefore, the jitteriness that we see around interest rates, will abate over the next 12 months.» Mukherjea further says: «We are making several additions to Little Champs. We are quite enjoying the jitteriness in the market. So the one I can talk about is RHI Magnesita. We have added RHI Magnesita to Little Champs portfolio. This is actually very similar to what we did with GMM Pfaudler four years ago.»There seems to be a bit of a change in the macro narrative, whether it is local or global. Locally, we can blame it on tomato prices and onion prices. Globally, we could blame it on what is happening to the dollar index and how China is moving?The macro narrative is probably the best we have ever had.

«So we are in kind of a snooze zone at the moment. People are waiting and watching as to which way it will go. It will take quite a lot from the Chinese government to really propel demand for commodities,» says Rakesh Arora, Go India Stocks.com.The Chinese economy languishing, the impact on the global commodity market, do you think that is one of the key triggers which is weighing heavy on the metals market? Definitely, China being 50% of all global commodity trade, whatever happens in China has a big influence.

BEIJING — U.S. chipmaker Nvidia this week soundly beat analysts' expectations for major revenue lines — except in automotive — as Chinese demand for electric cars moderates.

Chandrayaan-3 updates: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has deleted its latest post on X wherein it released pictures of Chandrayaan-3 lander taken by Chandrayaan-2's Orbiter minutes after posting it. ISRO's post which is now deleted read, “I spy you. Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter photoshoots Chandrayaan 3 lander.

Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping of China met on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. The two leaders held “candid and in-depth" exchange of views on current China-India relations and other questions of shared interest. Mint explains the significance of the meeting.

₹939.00 apiece on the BSE. Around 2.3 crore Paytm shares or 3.6% stake of the company changed hands in a bunch of deals, according to reports. Earlier, reports said that Antfin was set to sell another 3.6% shares, or 2.3 crore shares in the fintech giant via block deal on Friday.

New Delhi: Indian steel companies Tata Steel and Jindal Stainless played key roles in the success of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, which landed on the Moon's south pole on Wednesday. Tata Steel said its crane technology helped in assembling the Fat-LVM3-M4 rocket.

UK in the year to June as employers scrambled to recruit from overseas amid ongoing labor shortages, according to official figures. The Home Office data showed how reliant the UK remains on foreign workers 2 1/2 years after the post-Brexit immigration regime came into force. The number of work visas issued was 45% more than a year earlier. Over a third of the total, 121,290, were “health and care” visas – a 157% increase in the previous year – as the UK struggled to meet the staffing needs of the National Health Service and care providers. Indian and Nigerian nationals accounted for the largest share. With employers unable to fill over a million jobs, the government has responded by expanding the shortage occupation list, its visa rule exemption system, to make it easier to bring workers into the country. However, soaring migration numbers have become a political headache for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak given the promises the Conservative government made to control Britain’s borders after the 2016 referendum that put Britain on a path out of the European Union.

Flax Typhoon" has targeted dozens of Taiwanese government agencies with the likely aim of spying on them, Microsoft has revealed.Taiwan has long accused China — which claims the self-ruled island as its territory — of espionage through cyberattacks on its government networks. Microsoft said Thursday that Flax Typhoon, «a nation-state actor based out of China», has since mid-2021 mainly «targeted government agencies and education, critical manufacturing, and information technology organizations in Taiwan». The activities observed suggest «the threat actor intends to perform espionage and maintain access to organizations across a broad range of industries for as long as possible,» the US tech giant said in a blog post. «However, Microsoft has not observed Flax Typhoon act on final objectives in this campaign.» China has long vowed to take Taiwan — by force if necessary — and has stepped up military and political pressure on the island. In addition to government agencies, Microsoft said Flax Typhoon has also targeted «critical manufacturing and information technology organizations in Taiwan». The firm said outside of Taiwan, there were some Flax Typhoon «victims» in Southeast Asia, North America and Africa. Last month, Microsoft said China-based hackers seeking intelligence had breached the email accounts of a number of US government agencies. That hacking group — which Microsoft called Storm-0558 — primarily focuses on «espionage, data theft, and credential access». The company also warned this year that state-sponsored Chinese hackers had infiltrated critical US infrastructure networks, saying this was likely aimed at hampering the United States during a conflict. Microsoft made particular mention of Guam, a US Pacific

Narendra Modi is coming on August 26. We will be receiving him in big numbers with more than 6,000 people at HAL airport. There, he might address the people of Bengaluru.

Morgan Stanley on Friday cut its price target for MSCI China, a week after it lowered its economic growth forecast for China this year in the wake of disappointing data from the world's second-biggest economy. Morgan Stanley said its June 2024 target for MSCI China was now 60, down from 70.

Gold prices steadied near two-week highs on Friday and was headed for their best week in six as U.S. Treasury yields backed off highs ahead of speeches by top central bankers including Fed Chair Jerome Powell that could guide on future interest rates. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was down 0.1% at $1,915.89 per ounce by 0120 GMT, holding below its highest since Aug.

Brics is set to add heft to the grouping of emerging economies as it announced on Thursday the inclusion of six new members, including India's key partners in the Gulf and North Africa, a development that Prime Minister Narendra Modi described as a message that «all global institutions need to transform considering the changing times». South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement at a joint press conference of the leaders of the current members — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — on the concluding day of the 15th Brics summit in Johannesburg. «We have decided to invite the Argentine Republic, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to become full members of Brics from 1 January 2024,» said the joint declaration issued at the end of the 15th Brics summit. At the summit, the Brics leaders tasked their finance ministers and central bank governors, as appropriate, to consider the issue of local currencies, payment instruments and platforms, and report back to leaders by the next summit.Deep relations The group also decided to clear the path for further expansion. «We have also tasked our foreign ministers to further develop the Brics partner country model and a list of prospective partner countries and report by the next summit,» said the joint statement. Prime Minister Modi said at the joint press conference — in the presence of Ramaphosa, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva — that the decision to expand the grouping will strengthen the belief of many countries in a multipolar world. The PM said the inclusion of new members will

By Nivedita Balu and Manya Saini

Wall Street is really suffering through the dog days of August.