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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed his top general and called for stepping up war preparations «in an offensive way», including boosting weapons production and conducting more drills, state media reported Thursday. With a cigarette in hand, Kim was shown talking to a room full of uniformed top generals, and pointing at maps, images in state media showed, while he discussed «major military actions» against South Korea at a meeting of the Central Military Commission. The Korean Central News Agency said the agenda of the meeting, which comes just days after Kim inspected key arms factories, was «the issue of making full war preparations» and ensuring «perfect military readiness for a war». The meeting comes as Seoul and Washington prepare for major joint drills later this month, which the North views as rehearsals for invasion and has repeatedly warned could trigger «overwhelming» action in response. At the meeting, Kim dismissed chief of the general staff Pak Su Il, replacing him with Vice Marshal Ri Yong Gil, KCNA said without giving further details.

IMF) has sought an explanation from the Pakistan government for not imposing a tax on big shops measuring 1,000 square feet, ARY News reported. ARY News is a Pakistnews channel. Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman confirmed that the IMF sought an explanation for not imposing a tax on big shops.

Antler India on Wednesday announced a platform to support and fund founders working with the government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). The platform, touted as the country’s first ONDC platform, was launched in partnership with ONDC, the Foundation for Interoperability in Digital Economy (FIDE), and Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani.

Jailer movie is now on the big screens today, August 10. The film marks the grand comeback of Rajinikanth after two years. Fans of superstar Rajinikanth were seen celebrating outside theatres across Chennai, on the release of his film 'Jailer'.

Rahul Gandhi's alleged ‘flying kiss’ gesture, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi termed the gesture “affectionate". "I don't understand that when he was speaking, all the ministers were standing up. Ministers were creating obstructions.

PTI, the 'Pension Rights Maharally' will be organised under the banner of the Joint Forum for Restoration of Old Pension Scheme (JFROPS)/National Joint Council of Action (NJCA), the union leaders informed on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference, NJCA national convener and general secretary of All India Railway Men's Federation (AIRF) Shiv Gopal Mishra said, “the employees who joined government service after January 1, 2004 are strongly opposing the New Pension Scheme (NPS)." "They are worried about their future after retirement because they have been deprived of the Old Pension Scheme and forced into the New Pension Scheme", he said.

ANI as saying, “This government is merely busy breaking the Opposition parties, unleashing central agencies to harass Opposition leaders and resorting to politics while people continue to suffer," Taking a sharp dig at Prime Minister Modi, the editorial added, "He brags about the country being on course to becoming the third biggest in the world but a 'mauni (silent) baba' on the issue of runaway inflation. The people, who are already bearing the brunt of inflation, are now being sucked into a shortage of essential food grains and pulses.

IRCTC: IRCTC's first-quarter profit stood at ₹232.22 crore with a decline of 5% on a year-on-year(YoY) basis. The company's profit in the fourth quarter of the last financial year was at was ₹279 crore. On segment-wise performance, IRCTC's revenue from the internet ticketing business declined 4 per cent to ₹290 crore in the April-June quarter, from ₹302 crore during the same period the previous year.

Commonwealth Bank is lifting the bar on oil and gas producers’ access to financing, requiring fossil fuel producers to provide detailed plans that disclose carbon emissions through the supply chain.

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teen influencer and rapper, Lil Tay, aged 15, has passed away. The announcement was made through an Instagram post on Wednesday, expressing deep sorrow and shock over the unexpected loss of Claire, known by her real name, Claire Eileen Qi Hope. The official statement shared on her Instagram conveyed the heavy heart of her loved ones, acknowledging the indescribable pain caused by Claire's sudden and tragic passing.

Fines tied to unauthorized communications on Wall Street have topped $2.5 billion, and that’s probably not the last of it.

Luke Jones and Stew Laura Bileskalne, due to their inappropriate behavior after a successful charter and a night out. Their actions towards fellow crew members led to their firing from Below Deck Down Under. This unprecedented intervention by producers garnered viewer appreciation for addressing such instances on the show.

By David Shepardson

₹393 crore debt owed to him. During the hearing, Maran’s counsel Maninder Singh called for action against SpiceJet for intentional non-compliance with previous court orders, and its failure to provide necessary documents. SpiceJet’s counsel Sandeep Sethi, in turn, pleaded against any severe measure, citing the extension till 5 September that the court had granted to comply with its orders and pointed out that such action would negatively impact SpiceJet’s narrow profit margins and its workforce.

Edited excerpts: Is double-digit growth a thing of the past for India? It is going to be a big challenge in the next seven years. Global growth is going to be relatively low. The same is true for global trade.

By Moira Warburton

During the first quarter of 2023, no new unicorns emerged, unlike the same period in the previous year when 14 startups reached the $1 billion valuation milestone. In fact, a recent report highlighted a significant drop in new additions to India’s unicorn club during 2023, signalling a slowdown in the country’s startup ecosystem.

Here's how analysts interpret the market pulse: “The domestic market began to adopt a defensive stance as investors awaited crucial inflation data for both India and the US. The deflationary trend in China and the downgrade of US mid- and small-sized banks affected market sentiment. However, a late recovery in the domestic market was backed by a positive uptick in the European market and hope of an optimistic RBI policy not impacting domestic economic growth,” Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services, said.

A legal battle over the U.S. government’s deadly capture of thousands of wild horses in Nevada is getting a hard look from a federal judge in Reno