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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges in the Georgia election subversion case, joining two other allies of former President Donald Trump.

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has the potential to scale almost ten times and reach a couple of billion transactions a day by 2030, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) chief executive officer Dilip Asbe said on Tuesday. Asbe’s comments come as UPI transactions in the country hit the 10-billion mark in August.

Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it will discontinue a "Facebook News" tab in its social media app in the UK, France and Germany later this year.

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Indian stock market has outperformed major markets in the world on a three-year, five-year and 10-year basis. The Nifty large cap index has delivered a 10.9 per cent annualized return over the past 10 years, compared to 6 per cent of the US index and 2.7 per cent of China's market, according to a report by ASK Investment Managers. In the last five years, Indian markets delivered 18.8 per cent annualized return, compared to 6.9 per cent of US, 12.1 per cent of Japan index, and 7.6 per cent of US index.

PTI, adding, "the textual content, along with its audio is presented in 16 global languages, including English, French Mandarin, Italian, Korean and Japanese." PTI further noted that the history of the democratic ethos of India will be "summed up and retold through 26 interactive screens" arranged in multiple kiosks. Also Read:G20 Summit: What's closed, what's open in Delhi; all you need to know "Upon their arrival in the exhibition area, heads of state, delegates and other guests, will be greeted by an AI-generated 'avatar' which will provide them a concise overview of the exhibition," the source said.

Orora will pay $2.16 billion to acquire French glass bottles maker Saverglass from US private equity giant The Carlyle Group as it tilts its business further towards the premium spirits and wine segment.

Twiggy dramas and desert jamborees aside, the well-oiled machine that is billionaire Andrew Forrest’s private investment company, Tattarang, rolls on.

ASX-listed can and bottle maker Orora launched a $1.345 billion equity raising on Tuesday morning, split across a $450 million institutional placement and an $895 million rights issue.

The one thing that has remained stubbornly fraught: the world of work.

Dish TV India Ltd promoter entity World Crest Advisors, seeking to prevent Yes Bank Ltd and JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction Pvt. Ltd from transferring or encumbering Dish TV shares.“In light of prima facie finding, that JC Flowers, presently registered as beneficial owner, is having all the rights, benefits and liabilities attached to the securities held by depository and including voting rights, as well as the prima facie finding that no case of fraud has been established by the plaintiff, the interim relief sought for in the present application cannot be granted," said a bench led by Justice R.I.

InterGlobe Aviation: IndiGo Airlines board of directors have approved an additional purchase of 10 A320 NEO family aircraft from French aircraft maker Airbus. The order for ten more aircraft adds to the already placed order for 300 aircraft, as per the company filing. IndiGo in 2019 had placed a record order of over 300 Airbus A320 NEO family aircraft worth around $33 billion at notional catalogue prices with France's Airbus.

Reuters, the uncompromising positions on the conflict have resulted in a lack of consensus, to the extent that not even a single joint statement has been reached in the approximately 20 ministerial meetings held under India's G20 presidency this year. Consequently, it falls upon the leaders to navigate these challenges and attempt to find potential solutions.

G20 Summit, scheduled to commence in India's capital, New Delhi, on September 9. This marks the first occasion that India plays host to this formidable assembly of global leaders.

G20 Summit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said the focus should be on the position taken by countries on key burning issues than on the levels of representations at the conclave. «At the end of the day, countries are represented by whoever they have chosen to represent them.

Chinese stimulus measures aimed at supporting the country’s beleaguered property sector. The pan-European STOXX 600 index ended at 457.96 points after rising as much as 0.9% earlier in the session. China’s financial regulators have lowered down-payment requirements for first and second-time home buyers and cut rates on existing mortgages.

UFC is making its return to Australia with UFC 293 in Sydney, set to take place on Saturday. In the middleweight division, Israel Adesanya is finding himself with limited opponents to face. Although Dricus Du Plessis was briefly considered, plans have since changed. As a result, Adesanya is now slated to defend his championship belt against Sean Strickland at UFC 293, scheduled for September 9. This exciting event will be hosted at the Qudos Bank Arena in Australia and will be broadcast on ESPN+ in the United States. UFC 293 boasts an enticing main card that kicks off at 10 pm (ET) and is available on pay-per-view ($79.99, via ESPN+). Additionally, two sets of preliminaries will be aired on ESPNews and streamed on ESPN+ starting at 6:30 pm (ET). It's important to note that there is a significant time difference of 14 hours between Sydney and Eastern Standard Time. Israel Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) is set to defend his middleweight title for the first time during his second reign as the UFC middleweight champion when he faces off against Sean Strickland. Adesanya initially claimed the title in 2019 and successfully defended it five times before losing it to his kickboxing rival, Alex Pereira, in November 2022. However, in April, Adesanya avenged that defeat with a second-round knockout, regaining the championship belt. The star fighter, who is based in New Zealand, has long been anticipated to headline the UFC's return to Australia.

Mohamed Al Fayed, the flamboyant Egypt-born businessman whose son was killed in a car crash with Princess Diana, has died, his family says

The era of France’s arm-twisting interventionism in Africa may finally be over

Labor Day 2023 in the US seems to have become fruitful for Sony and Escape Artists' «The Equalizer 3» as the movie made a spectacular global debut, raking in $60.6 million, marking the franchise's most impressive opening to date. Notably, the film's international box office performance, which amounted to $26.1 million across 49 markets, set a new record for the Denzel Washington-led series, as per a report. Among the initial suite of releases, the top five markets contributing to this success are the UK ($3.5 million), France ($2.8 million), Germany ($2.4 million), Spain ($1.7 million), and Saudi Arabia ($1.6 million), according to a report by Deadline.

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