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In recent developments, Bitcoin bulls have propelled the cryptocurrency past the $26,000 threshold, inciting debates about whether now is the opportune moment to invest. 

Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed Indian athletes' performance at the World University Games in Chengdu, saying they had done the nation proud by returning home with a record haul of 26 medals. India won 11 gold, five silver and 10 bronze, the best ever performance by the country's sportspersons in WUG, which was held in the Chinese city from July 28-August 8. Speaking on Mann Ki Baat, the PM said, «India displayed its best performance in the Games (WUG) this time.

Investing.com — With just a week symbolically left for the peak of summer driving, most Americans must be relieved that they survived not just the road but also prices at the pump.

Vikas Malu and the rest of Rolls Royce Phantom car occupants have been served notice by the Nuh police for joining the investigation into the car-oil tanker collision that killed two persons on August 22. Noted businessman Vikas Malu was among the three occupants of the Rolls Royce that was part of a 14-car convoy. The car reportedly being driven at a speed of 200 kmph hit a diesel tanker on the Delhi-Mumbai expressway in Umri village in Haryana's Nuh district. In the accident, the driver and his helper were killed while one of their colleagues was injured. The deceased were identified as Kuldeep and Rampreet both residents of Uttar Pradesh while their third colleague Gautam received serious injuries. Gautam is recovering from his injuries at his house in Haryana's Ujina. The luxury car occupants have been identified as Vikas, Tasbir, and Divya who were also injured in the accident. The injured car occupants are undergoing treatment in different hospitals, police said. While confirming the development Nuh Superintendent of Police, Narendra Bijaraniya told IANS that a notice under section 41 of the CrPc has been served to all the car occupants to join the investigation.

One of the most contentious debates you can have with an oil trader these days is about U.S. production. Many “long crude”, the market parlance for those betting on higher prices for a barrel, simply refuse to swallow the government line that output, which was virtually unchanged for over a year, had suddenly jumped a half million barrels per day in one week — and growing since.

corporate actions scheduled for this week. Birla Corporation, GMM Pfaudler, APL Apollo Tubes, Tanla Platforms, Gujarat State Petronet, and Metro Brands will trade ex-dividend, while Remedium Lifecare will ex-split this week.Bannari Amman Sugars (Rs 12.5/share), Precision Wires India (Rs 0.36/share), Wardwizard Innovations & Mobility, and Aaron Industries will trade ex-dividend on Monday, 28th August.

Maharashtra's Chandrapur district from January to July this year, including 13 last month, as per the district administration data. From 2001 to 2023, 1,148 farmers have ended their lives in the district, including 446 in the last five years, according to the data. A committee comprising the district collector, zilla parishad chief executive officer and superintendent of police had declared 745 farmers, who committed suicide between 2001 and 2022, as eligible for government compensation and 329 deceased cultivators as ineligible, as per the district administration. The district administration had sent a proposal to the government for providing compensation to the kin of the deceased farmers and 48 cases are pending from December 2022, the data said. «We are following guidelines updated in 2006 for providing the compensation amount of Rs 1 lakh to the kin of farmers who commit suicide,» a senior official from the collectorate said. In case of suicide by farmers, the government provides compensation based on a fixed criteria. For reasons like crop loss, inability to repay loan from nationalised banks/co-operative banks or recognised moneylender, and failure to repay the loan, the kin of farmers will be eligible for a compensation of Rs 1 lakh, out of which Rs 30,000 will be handed over to them, while the remaining amount of Rs 70,000 will be deposited for five years into their accounts, as per the government resolution issued in 2006. A total of 54,514.65 hectares of crops belonging to 64,379 farmers in the district were damaged recently due to the flood in June-July this year, a senior official from the agriculture department said. He said a total of 852 villages were affected due to the flood in the district. Gondpipri

The contraction in euro area business activity deepened this month, most notably in Germany where the decline was the steepest since the pandemic brought the economy to a screeching halt in May 2020. France reported a third monthly drop in output, while the rest of the region contracted more moderately, according to a survey of purchasing managers. Sweden’s economic prospects dimmed, while a decline in UK retail sales underscored greater consumer caution. In Turkey, central bankers, including newly appointed officials led by Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan, surprised markets with the steepest interest-rate increase since 2018.

Telangana Assembly elections, slated to be held in November-December this year. While the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is likely to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the high inflation rate, the 'world's costliest' LPG and steep hike in fuel prices, it may come under attack from the latter and also from the Congress over Telangana recording the highest inflation rate consistently among all states. The BJP is likely to hit back at BRS for not reducing Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel to pass on the benefits to the customers despite several states slashing VAT. The BJP leaders may also cite the fact that Telangana has been witnessing inflation ratethat is consistently the highest among the states. The Congress is likely to blame the policies of both the BJP and the BRS governments for the price rise. While attacking the BJP over the skyrocketing prices of fuel and LPG, its leaders may also slam the BRS for not reducing VAT on fuel and failing to check the high inflation. According to the Economic Survey 2022-23, Telangana logged the highest inflation rate in the country.

₹14 crore on Saturday. According to Sacnilk, the film garnered a substantial ₹14 crore on Saturday. As reported by Sacnilk, "Dream Girl 2" secured ₹10.69 crore on its Friday release.

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (PoSH) Act, said top law firms advising corporates on such cases and committee members. This is also contributing to a higher number of cases being lodged with internal committees of companies that are not prima facie cases of sexual harassment, the experts said. A lack of awareness on redressal mechanisms for general grievances in some companies, and a feeling among many employees that since PoSH is a women-centric and robust workplace law their cases will find a fair hearing and redressal if filed under it, is leading to internal committees and lawyers grappling with what falls under sexual harassment. This year, law firm Khaitan & Co saw a significant increase in the internal committees of several companies seeking legal advice for sexual harassment complaints. About 40-50% of these complaints may not come under the purview of sexual harassment in the absence of prima facie case of sexual harassment being made out, said Anshul Prakash, partner, employment labour and benefits at Khaitan & Co. «There is still confusion among some people — employees and internal committee members — about what comes under PoSH.

AFTER YEARS of praying for more rain, Californians unexpectedly found themselves wishing for less this week, when tropical storm Hilary blew in from Mexico on August 21st. Rainfall records were smashed in Los Angeles and San Diego. Death Valley, farther inland, was deluged with as much rain in a day as it normally receives in a year.

relay team caused a sensation at the World Athletics Championships here finishing second behind the United States in the semifinal heat, setting the Asian Record and qualifying for the final. As the contestants went into the final leg of the first semifinal in the men's 4x400m relay race on Saturday, there was a buzz in the stadium as India went neck-and-neck with the USA for the finish line. Though the USA team of Trevor Bassitt, Matthew Boling, Christopher Bailey and Justin Robinson eventually pulled ahead to win the heat in 2:58.47, India held on to second in an Asian Record of 2:59.05. The Indian quartet of Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammad Ajmal Variathodi and Rajes Ramesh came up with a superb race to set a new Asian record, dipping below 3 minutes. The Indian team improved on the previous mark of 2:29.51 set by Japan in last year's World Championship in Eugene, USA. On Saturday, India was followed by Great Britain and Botswana, both clocking 2:59.42.

₹12.50 crore nett in India on Day 16, report by Sacnilk.com showed. As per the report, the total collection in India business now stands at ₹438.70 crore nett. Moreover, speaking of the film's Day 17 collection, the report added that film may earm somewhere around ₹14.00 crore nett in India taking the film to cross ₹450 crore mark.

AFP. McKenna told BBC radio that the searchers were “looking for breaks in the surface and asking volunteers to record all manner of natural behavior on the loch. Not every ripple or wave is a beastie.

The rapid advance of self-service checkouts relying on customer honesty, a shortage of 32,000 retail workers and opportunistic crime gangs are behind a worrying new trend for retailers.

The Washington Post reported. Notably, Trump has throughout tried his best to appear “unfazed and unbowed" by having been indicted four times since March, as per the New York Times. “It is not a comfortable feeling — especially when you have done nothing wrong," he told Fox News’s website in an interview.

Chan Sung Jung to record his 20th victory on Saturday in Singapore Indoor Stadium. He knocked out the Korean Zombie at the 23-second mark of the third round.

Brent oil prices in July were up 14 per cent on the previous month, the biggest monthly increase since January 2022. Prices in August are trending about 3 per cent lower on the previous month as China demand worries weigh. China has also been drawing on record inventories amassed earlier this year as higher oil prices drive refiners in the world's biggest oil importer to scale back purchases, according to analysts quoted in the report.

Sethuraman of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board emerged champion in the 60th National Chess Championship here on Saturday, after settling for a draw in the ninth and final round to finish with 9.5 points. Sethuraman drew his 11th and final game against Mitrabha Guha (West Bengal) as the top players chose to play it safe in the concluding round. Sethuraman remained unbeaten through the 11 rounds, recording eight wins and three draws.

micro irrigation schemes between 2013-14 and 2017-18, according to latest official census data released on Saturday. The sixth census of minor irrigation (MI) schemes showed that the number of both groundwater and surface water schemes have increased at the national level. Out of 23.14 million MI schemes examined, 21.93 million (94.8 per cent) constitute groundwater schemes, while 1.21 million (5.2 per cent) are classified as Surface Water Schemes. This underscores the substantial reliance on groundwater resources for irrigation needs. There has been a delay in release of the 6th census due to COVID-19 and work on the 7th census has already been started, a senior official said. The census data revealed that Uttar Pradesh claims the largest share of MI schemes, closely trailed by Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. Defined as structures within either groundwater or surface water categories with a Culturable Command Area (CCA) up to 2,000 hectares, these minor irrigation schemes have surged by about 1.42 million, according to the latest census. The sixth census records a total of 23.1 million schemes compared to 21.7 million in the fifth census, signifying a 6.9 per cent increase in groundwater schemes and 1.2 per cent in surface water schemes at the national level. The census differentiates between groundwater and surface water categories, including dug wells, shallow, medium, and deep tube wells.