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aerospace major Pratt & Whitney on Wednesday announced the establishment of a new Customer Service Centre (CSS) in Bengaluru. As part of the company's India Capability Centre, the new facility will drive customer service and operations support for Pratt & Whitney Canada's 68,000 engines in service globally, the company said. Co-located with Pratt & Whitney's supply chain operations, engineering, and digital transformation centres of excellence in India, CSS will deliver a range of services such as MRO support, spare part management, engine leasing, engine reliability analysis and contract administration. The facility will employ over 150 aerospace experts and engineers who will support a global customer service ecosystem, it added.

Radhika Merchant in the year's most extravagant wedding. Global celebrities, business tycoons, cricketers, filmstars and politicians of all hues attended the wedding at Ambani-family-owned Jio World Centre at Mumbai's BKC on Friday and a 'blessing ceremony' for friends and family members titled 'Shubh Ashirwad' on the following day. A wide range of guests — from employees to business associates — were invited for another reception, titled 'Mangal Utsav', on Sunday at the same venue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the venue on Saturday to bless the couple.

Hardik Pandya was recently seen enjoying himself at the wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, held at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The T20 World Cup champion's presence without his wife, Natasa Stankovic, reignited separation rumors. However, it was Pandya's lively participation in the festivities that captured the internet's attention.

Argentina designated Hamas a terrorist organisation on Friday and ordered a freeze on the financial assets of the Palestinian group, a largely symbolic move as President Javier Milei seeks to align Argentina strongly with the US and Israel. Announcing the decision, Milei's office cited the militant Palestinian group's cross-border attack on Israel last October 7 that killed some 1,200 people and took 250 others hostage, in the deadliest assault in Israel's 76-year history. The statement also mentioned Hamas' close ties to Iran, which Argentina blames for two deadly militant attacks on Jewish sites in the country. The move comes just days before the 30th anniversary of one of those attacks, the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires. It killed 85 people and wounded hundreds more in the worst such attack in Argentina's modern history.

The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have dubbed the wedding of the year attended by global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians, highlighting the billionaire’s staggering weal...

Mumbai airport. IndiGo and Vistara issued an advisory for its passengers. «Heavy traffic congestion and slow vehicle movement are expected enroute to Mumbai Airport today due to weather conditions. Customers are advised to allow more time for their journey to the airport,» said Vistara in a post on X.

Budget 2024: Ahead of the Union Budget presentation, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, pressing for enhanced financial support to the debt-burdened state. Sources said Naidu, during the meeting in North Block, highlighted various ongoing projects in Andhra Pradesh that require urgent central assistance. «The CM presented a detailed memorandum outlining the state's financial requirements and the rationale behind the demand for increased allocation,» the sources added. TDP ministers in the Centre were present during the meeting.

Cuba, close to the coast of Florida. China has traditionally lacked spying facilities in North America and this news has the potential to raise the level of conflict between China and the US. The Centre for Strategic and International Studies found the presence of these Chinese facilities after analyzing satellites images from Cuba. These facilities are close to the Florida coast and threaten the national security and the commercial interest of the US. They are located just 100 miles, off the coast of Florida.

Global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians are arriving in India’s financial capital to attend the wedding of the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, the world’s ninth richest man

Dehradun: The Meteorological Centre in Uttarakhand has predicted heavy rainfall over several parts of the state until July 10. The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in many places, with extremely heavy rainfall in isolated areas in the Kumaon region. Heavy rains are also expected in the Chamoli, Rudraprayag, and Pauri districts of Uttarakhand on July 7. The weather report also predicts heavy rains in the Dehradun, Tehri, Haridwar, and Uttarkashi districts on Sunday.

Justin Bieber wowed guests at the pre-wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant with one electrifying performance and the other. The ‘Never Say Never’ hitmaker took to Instagram and shared several images of himself posing with the bride and bride-groom at their Sangeet ceremony, and also gave a sneak peek to his live concert at the event. In one of the pictures, the ‘Baby’ singer is seen in a white vest and black baseball cap, posing with the lovebirds. Radhika Merchant looked ethereal in a metallic saree, while Anant appeared dapper in a red leather ensemble. In other pictures, he is shown to have a lighthearted moment with the groom-to-be. The pictures went viral, gaining more than three million likes on Instagram.

Some quick thinking from a summer camp counsellor and a Canada Post worker has reunited a once-lost postcard with its intended recipient.

Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra expressed confidence and said that this trip would help us broaden the scope of our partnership, along with helping to address issues of regional and global importance of mutual interest «The visit, we are confident, will allow us to discuss various areas of importance in bilateral engagement as well as issues of regional and global importance of mutual interest and help broaden the scope of our partnership,» said Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on PM Modi's first visit to Austria.

Kerala and Tamil Nadu are likely to experience the 'kallakkadal' phenomenon — the sudden swell of the seas causing rough waves — and high tides till 11.30 pm on Monday, according to the weather agency. The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) on Sunday sounded an alert to fishermen and coastal residents in the area about the possible sea surge. INCOIS, the central agency that issues weather warnings for fishermen in the country, advised people to safely moor their fishing vessels in the harbour. It advised coastal people, living in accident-prone areas, to relocate to safer places in view of possible danger.

hotels in Mumbai are hitting the roof ahead of Anant Ambani’s wedding this week, with hotels experiencing high demand from July 11-17. The wedding is reportedly on July 12 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). Only one presidential suite with a king bed is available at The Four Seasons in Mumbai on July 12, for a whopping Rs 5 lakh a night. This excludes Rs 90,000 in taxes. The Trident in Bandra Kurla has no availability on Booking.com from July 11-12, while the Sofitel Mumbai BKC is available for Rs 66,434 for a night on July 11. The Trident at Nariman Poin is available for Rs 36,875 for July 11, while the ITC Grand Central is available for Rs 25,370. The Oberoi Mumbai is available for Rs 63,130, and Taj The Trees is available for Rs 42,362. A room at the Holiday Inn at the Mumbai International airport is priced at Rs 25,699.

COVID-19 is still lingering around. There are new variants, new vaccines and a summer uptick in infections that has been reported across the US. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has noted that cases are on the rise across 39 states. The good news is that the hospitalization rate due to the new variant is low. The US too is focusing on a treating particularly vulnerable groups rather than the entire population. It is important to remain vigilant and take basic precautions. Here are all the details of this emerging threat.

NEW DELHI : For the first time, India has achieved a higher ethanol production from grains, especially maize, than sugar-based feedstock, on the back of a government cap on the diversion of sugar for producing the biofuel. The share of grain-based ethanol stands at nearly 51% so far in the current ethanol-supply year (November 2023-October 2024), said two officials with access to data. Till 9 June, 357.12 crore litres of ethanol have been produced—175.74 crore litres from sugar-based feedstock—sugarcane juice, B-heavy molasses and C-heavy molasses—and 181.38 crore litres from grain-based feedstock—damaged foodgrains, surplus rice and maize available with Food Corp.

In May, the International Financial Services Centres Authority, or IFSCA, the unified financial sector regulator at Gift City, sent a clutch of recommendations to the central government. One suggestion was to bring parity in the taxation of funds set up in Gift City with that applicable for domestic mutual funds.

Nikhil Gupta, who is suspected by the US of involvement in an unsuccessful plot to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil, has been extradited from the Czech Republic, media reports said on Sunday. Gupta, aged 52, was apprehended in the Czech Republic last year following a request from the US government. He faces charges related to a conspiracy to assassinate Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Gupta is scheduled to appear before a federal court in New York on Monday. Currently, Gupta is held at the federal Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn, where he is recorded as an inmate. His extradition was initially reported by The Washington Post