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Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar met Maratha quota agitators injured in police action. On Friday, around 40 policemen and several protesters were injured and many buses set on fire during the violence that erupted here. More than 350 persons have been booked for alleged involvement in the untoward incidents.

Dividend Stocks: Shares of several companies including IRCON International Ltd, RITES Ltd, Max Healthcare, Macrotech Developers among many others will trade ex-dividend in the coming week, starting from Monday, September 4. The ex-dividend date is the day on which the equity share price adjusts to reflect the next dividend payout. It is the day the stock becomes ex-dividend, which means it does not carry the value of its next dividend payment from that day forward.

Great leaders are those who can strike a balance between the broad strokes of the business mission and the specifics of how personnel contribute to the accomplishment of corporate objectives. Leaders must actively develop their skills in order to achieve that balance.

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched a special campaign for the revival of individual lapsed policies. This special drive will be carried out from September 1-30. The campaign was launched to benefit those policyholders who were not able to pay premiums due to unavoidable circumstances and their policy lapsed.

eviction drive in Silsako, Guwahati, Assam on Friday. Hundreds of women took to the streets to protest against an alleged eviction drive against illegal land encroachment. While officials claim to have issued prior eviction notices, residents argued that they had no alternative housing options provided by the government, leaving them with nowhere to go. In February of this year, the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) initiated the eviction drive at Silsako Beel, a protected wetland in Guwahati, Assam, resulting in the demolition of nearly 250 «illegally constructed» houses, with more demolitions expected. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the government has assured to provide alternative arrangements to the affected people.

Of course, you want to arrive fully rested and ready to go. But by its very definition, a long-haul flight involves travelling for a long period of time, often more than 12 hours. If you're on a flight from New York to Singapore, it can be close to 19 hours. All that time you're confined in a seat that's supposed to recline but feels like it hardly moves, while the seat in front seems to recline ten times lower than yours. So, what can you do to get a a decent rest?

GST) revenues for August 2023 have shown a growth of 11 percent year on year due to increased compliance and less evasion, Revenue secretary Sanjay Malhotra said on Friday as reported by PTI. In August 2022, the collection from GST was ₹1,43,612 crore. "Roughly numbers are in the range of 11 per cent year on year growth as in earlier months," Malhotra told reporters as quoted by PTI.

mutual fund (MF) houses are busy launching new schemes. At least six MF houses new fund offers (NFOs) will close this month. Navi S&P BSE Sensex Index Fund, Shriram Multi Asset Allocation Fund NFOs will close today, while Quant Teck Fund, Quant Teck Fund, WhiteOak Capital Multi Cap Fund, and DSP Multi Asset Allocation Fund NFOs will close later this month.

With the City of Sydney council voting last week to consider banning gas connections to new homes, it is now heading down the path of the Victorian and ACT governments which have already flagged a ban on all new gas hook-ups.

Life Insurance has launched an innovative income plan, ICICI Pru GIFT Pro, which provides customers the option to receive either a year-on-year increasing income or a constant regular income. In addition, the life cover component of this non-participating savings product ensures the family has financial security. “We are excited to introduce ICICI Pru GIFT Pro, a long-term savings product with built-in flexibilities Page 2 of 2 that will allow customers to adjust the product to suit their unique needs, thereby enabling them to better prepare for and achieve life goals.

Mitch McConnell's health has come under scrutiny once again following a second instance of him freezing up during a media event. The 81-year-old Kentucky senator, who has held significant political positions since 1984, faced a similar episode in July while addressing reporters in Washington. The latest occurrence, observed in Covington, Kentucky, raises questions about McConnell's ability to fulfill his congressional duties and leadership role amidst concerns about his well-being.

Venice Film Festival commenced on Wednesday with the screening of "Comandante," an Italian WWII drama directed by Edoardo De Angelis, highlighting political themes. Despite the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike in Hollywood, anticipation for this year's festival remained high. In the inaugural press conference, jury president Damien Chazelle and juror Martin McDonagh expressed their support for the ongoing writers' and actors' strikes in Hollywood. They wore shirts and pins displaying «Writers Guild on Strike.» Alberto Barbera, Venice chief, acknowledged the strike's promotional challenges but assured the presence of notable U.S. actors like Adam Driver for «Ferrari,» Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi for Sofia Coppola's «Priscilla,» Caleb Landry Jones for Luc Besson's «Dogman,» and Jessica Chastain for Michel Franco's «Memory.» However, Hollywood stars were absent on the Lido red carpet, where fan excitement centered on jurors Damien Chazelle and Jane Campion. The highlight of the event, led by Italian actor Caterina Murino, was when Charlotte Rampling presented Liliana Cavani with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. Cavani, famed for the 1974 film «The Night Porter,» received the award for her impactful career. Cavani, now 90, also presented her latest film «The Order of Time,» based on Italian physicist Carlo Rovelli's book, in an out-of-competition screening. Italian A-lister Pierfrancesco Favino took the spotlight in «Comandante,» portraying naval commander Salvatore Todaro. The film depicted Todaro's heroic actions during WWII, sinking a Belgian merchant ship and rescuing its crew against orders. The Venice Film Festival will continue until September 9.

Uttar Pradesh government will establish colonies if people living in embankment areas affected by floods wish to relocate, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday. He also assured the flood-affected people of Barabanki and Gonda districts that the state government is providing assistance and relief to them. According to a statement issued in Lucknow, Adityanath conducted both aerial and on-ground surveys of the flood-affected areas of the two districts and reviewed the relief and rescue operations. «Those who are living in embankment areas, if they wish to relocate to safer areas, arrangements will be made.

Criminals in England and Wales may soon find themselves with a critical decision to make: attend their sentencing hearings or face the consequence of an extended stay behind bars. The British government has revealed plans to implement a law that mandates criminals to be present in court during the pronouncement of their sentences. This initiative is aimed at reinforcing the importance of justice delivery and accountability within the judicial system.

₹200 price decrease on household cooking gas cylinders, relieving the oil marketing companies of the impending loss of ₹7,500 crore. As a gift for the women in advance of Raksha Bandhan, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday lowered by 200 rupees the price of a 14.2 kilogramme LPG cooking gas cylinder. The decision was made as criticism of the Centre for its handling of rising inflation has grown.

worker stamping on what looks like a container of potatoes in the mess of OP Jindal Global University (JGU), the institution has reassured students and parents about its commitment to food safety. As per a TOI report, the incident prompted the university's registrar to issue a statement on August 28, affirming the seriousness with which they regard matters related to food preparation. The registrar's note read, «We have taken cognisance of a matter relating to food preparation by a food service company with extreme seriousness.

flights more convinient, Google Flights has unveiled a new feature known as "Insights," designed to assist travelers in making informed decisions about when to book their flight tickets for the best prices. Building upon its existing offerings such as price tracking and comparison tools, this feature utilizes historical flight data to recommend the optimal time to secure flight bookings at the most affordable rates.Google Insights Functionality: The newly launched Insights feature serves as a guide for users, leveraging historical flight data to identify patterns in ticket pricing.

crisis hotline for the first time sent a message between the world's superpowers. Communicated by Washington to Moscow, the message dated August 30, 1963 was more about testing every letter of the English keyboard than about addressing immediate conflict: «THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG'S BACK 1234567890.» But since then, the famed hotline has worked to manage tensions — or to send warnings — between Washington and Moscow, whose relations have plunged to new lows over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The hotline became reality in the wake of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, with president John F. Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agreeing that the world came too close to nuclear war. Never a literal telephone as depicted in movies, the hotline was originally a clunky telegraph machine with cables under the Atlantic and Europe that each side would test every hour. The Pentagon, which managed US communications, would often send trivia such as baseball scores while the Kremlin preferred excerpts from classic Russian literature, Howard Patrick, a linguist who helped operate the first machine, said in a 2014 interview with the Pioneer Press in Minnesota. He said there was shock when the hotline was first put to actual use — a message from the United States to officially inform the Soviets that Kennedy had been assassinated in Dallas. The tool's first use to avert conflict took place in 1967 during the Six-Day War in the Middle East.

India and New Zealand have been exploring the possibility of introducing the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in the island country with a view to promoting ease of doing business, trade, and tourism between the countries, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday. The two countries are also looking at ways to allow the import of wooden logs from New Zealand, PTI reported. These issues were discussed during a bilateral meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and New Zealand's Minister for Trade and Export Growth, Damien OConnor, on Monday. «Ministers welcomed early discussions between the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Payments NZ regarding the UPI system and agreed that both sides should continue deliberations on this issue. They agreed that the introduction of UPI in New Zealand would promote ease of doing business between both countries and promote trade and tourism as well,» the ministry said. In 2022, the National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI), the umbrella organisation offering UPI services, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with France's fast and secure online payment system, called Lyra.

Oppo Find N3 Flip is priced at CNY 6,799 (approximately Rs. 77,000) for the 12GB + 256GB configuration and CNY 7,599 (around Rs. 86,100) for the 12GB + 512GB variant.

Farmers led a protest against the Maharashtra government on Tuesday, demanding proper compensation for their land. The agitators thronged Mumbai's Mantralaya building before jumping onto protective nets placed on the first floor of the state's administrative headquarters. The Eknath Shinde-led government has assured of a resolution in the coming days as Opposition leaders rebuked the ruling coalition.