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India's maiden appearance in the Asia Cup 2023 was washed out on Saturday owing to rainfall. India were bowled out on a total of 266 runs while Pakistani side did not get to face a single bowl with covers being pulled out on the ground due to rainfall. During the match, Pakistan's pace factory of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Haris Rauf managed to get four early wickets for a score of just 66 runs.

Qantas’ major superannuation investors have put the airline’s board on notice over the “significant damage to reputation” it has sustained in the past 12 months, saying they are scrutinising executive bonuses this year.

Russia, Belarus and Iran not to attend this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies as the Nobel Foundation has withdrawn its invitation following “strong reactions" from the Swedish lawmakers. Earlier today, several Swedish lawmakers said they would boycott this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies in Stockholm, after the private foundation that administers the prestigious awards changed its position from a year earlier and invited representatives of the three countries to attend, saying it “promotes opportunities to convey the important messages of the Nobel Prize to everyone." Some of the lawmakers cited Russia's war on Ukraine and the crackdown on human rights in Iran as reasons for their boycott.

President Droupadi Murmu will confer the National Teachers’ Award 2023 to the 75 selected awardees at New Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan on September 5th. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had constituted three separate Independent National Jury comprising of eminent persons for the selection of teachers.

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NEW DELHI : The ministry of petroleum and natural gas has raised the price of natural gas for September to $8.60 per mmBtu (metric million British thermal unit), up from $7.85 in August. However, the price for gas from ONGC’s and OIL’s nomination gas fields is unchanged capped at $6.5 per mmBtu . “The price of domestic natural gas for the 1 -30 September period is notified at $8.60 per mmBtu on gross calorific value basis," according to the notification dated 31 August.

Travis Barker had to make a sudden exit. The reason being given is a sudden emergency in Barker’s family. Travis Barker and his wife, reality television star Kourtney Kardashian are expecting their first child together. Kourtney had announced her pregnancy at Travis Barker and Blink-182’s concert in Los Angeles on June 18 this year. Travis had to excuse himself from the Blink-182 concerts in the near future due to a family emergency.Blink-182 announced on its official handle on X / Twitter: «Due to an urgent family matter, Travis has had to return home to the States.» The group further informed about the canceled shows. «The Glasgow, Belfast, and Dublin shows are being postponed. More information in regards to his return to Europe and rescheduled dates will be provided as soon as available.»

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has been ranked as the top central banker globally by US-based Global Finance magazine.

@FTIIOfficial and Chairman of the governing council. I'm sure that your vast experience & strong ethics will enrich this institute, bring positive changes, & take it to a higher level. My best wishes to you," Anurag Thakur said.

The three- day enthralling event witnessed the participation of the 16 most renowned schools of the country, with each school team representing a G20 country. The team members assumed the roles of Prime Ministers, Finance Ministers, Sherpas, and Foreign Ministers. The Chief Guests at the event were Mr.

Kumar Anurag Pratap, Vice President & CSR Leader at Capgemini, Capt. Tapas Majumdar, Independent Director at MCON Rasayan Pvt. Ltd. Nagesh Pinge, Independent Director at Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance, Ashwini Mavinkurve, Head of ESG & Sustainability Services at SGS India, Mr. Pratyush Panda, Head of ESG at LTImindtree, Mr. Ajay Pannu, Head of ESH at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Mr. Ram Vaidyanathan, Head of Environmental Sustainability at Godrej group, Mr. Devesh Ghuley, Head of ESH at Everest Industriesdiscussed policy implementation, strategies to accomplish targets, and exploring the real meaning of being responsible. Heena Khushalani, Partner of Climate Change and Sustainability Services at EYshared the most important aspect of any policy intervention and discussed the financial aspects of sustainability whereshesaid,“There is no way India can achieve net zero without philanthropy and CSR funds".

Nobel Foundation that administers the prestigious awards, has reversed its invitation policy and invited Russia, Belarus and Iran, as well as the leader of a far-right Swedish party, who had previously been banned. Vidar Helgesen, the executive director of the private foundation said in a statement that there was a global trend in which «dialogue between those with differing views is being reduced.» To counter that, he said, «We are now broadening our invitations to celebrate and understand the Nobel Prize and the importance of free science, free culture and free, peaceful societies.» The foundation said that invitation for the 2023 events was extended to all countries with diplomatic missions in Sweden and Norway and parties «that have parliamentary representation via democratic elections,» adding that «this common approach promotes opportunities to convey the important messages of the Nobel Prize to everyone, and in future this practice will be common to the entire organisation.» Last year, the diplomatic envoys of Russia and Belarus were barred from attending the glittery prize ceremonies and banquets, which always take place on December 10, because of the war in Ukraine, and the ambassador of Iran was also excluded because of «the serious and escalating situation» in the country. All the Nobel Prizes are handed out in Stockholm other than the Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded in Oslo. The foundation also extended the invitation to the Sweden Democrats party leader Jimmie Akesson who declined it, saying on Facebook that «unfortunately I'm busy that day.» Swedish political party leaders are traditionally invited to the banquet but Akesson, who heads a nationalist party with far-right roots, has been snubbed in the

Indore in Madhya Pradesh is going through a massive transformation — from being the largest and most populous city in MP to its rapid industrialisation. Indore, the city well-known for its cotton handloom industry, also has a special place in billionaire businessman Anand Mahindra's heart. The Chairman of the Mahindra Group, who is in Indore for the 603rd meeting of the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India on Friday, remembered his romantic connection with the city. The 69-year-old took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to share his love story with his 10.7 million followers on the social media platform. He revealed that he first met my wife, Anuradha Mahindra, in Indore. «Always good to get to Indore.

Worldcoin, a crypto project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that was launc hed in July. Almost 2.3 million people globally have signed up to have their irises scanned by Worldcoin's «orb» devices in exchange for a digital ID and free cryptocurrency.

₹2,247.37 crore for the supply of smart meters. Genus Power share price opened at ₹271.60 apiece on BSE.

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Neil Mitchell will step down from his top-rated Melbourne morning radio show after 34 years in the role. His final show will be December 1.

Lil Wayne, Doja Cat and Kelsea Ballerini are set to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on September 12. Anitta and Tomorrow X Together will also perform, joining artists Demi Lovato, Karol G, Måneskin and Stray Kids. Lil Wayne will perform «Kat Food,» his new single, for the first time at the VMAs after more than a decade. He's nominated for best hip-hop, a category he won in 2008. Doja Cat returns after hosting and performing in 2021. She's up for five awards, including video of the year and artist of the year. Kelsea Ballerini will premiere a performance from her EP «Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (for Good).» It's her first VMA performance. Anitta will perform hits from her latest release, «Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story.» She won a Moon Person trophy last year and aims for another win in the best Latin category. Tomorrow X Together (TXT) will debut a new single with Anitta. They're also nominated for best K-pop and push performance of the year. MTV plans to announce more performers soon. Shakira will receive the Video Vanguard Award and perform as previously announced. Taylor Swift leads with eight nominations, followed by SZA with six; Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sam Smith with five each. Blackpink, Diddy, and Shakira have four each. The VMAs 2023 will air live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center at 8 p.m. ET on September 12. Fans vote for the awards. The show is executive produced by Bruce Gillmer and Jesse Ignjatovic, with Barb Bialkowski as co-executive producer. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba oversee production. Wendy Plaut is in charge of celebrity talent, and Lisa Lauricella is the music talent executive.

Streamy Awards 2023 was watched by about 15 million people across all platforms within 48 hours. It broke the show’s 2021 record of 9.7 million views. It was more than the double 6.4 million views of the average show viewership across the 2020-2022 shows. With this, the Streamy Awards 2023 became the most viewed Streamy Awards in its 13-year history. The Streamy Awards 2023 were given on Sunday, August 27.

NEW DELHI : Highway construction continues to sputter in the slow lane even as the government pushes for a record target showcase progress ahead of the 2024 general elections. According to the ministry of road transport and highways, work has been completed on just 2,670 km of highways in the first four months of the fiscal or just about 20% of a target of building 13,800 km of highways this financial year. The award of road projects has also fallen steeply to 1,125 km from 1,975 km in the same period a year ago, indicating a thinning of the pipeline for projects that would impact construction over a longer period.