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RIL AGM, Reliance Industries Ltd appointed Isha Ambani, Akash Ambani, and Anant Ambani as directors to the board of the oil-to-telecoms conglomerate. In an exchange filing, RIL informed shareholders on Monday, "The Board of Directors of RIL, at its meeting held today, on the recommendation of the Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, considered and recommended to the shareholders for approval of appointment of Isha Ambani, Akash Ambani and Anant Ambani as Non-Executive Directors of the Company".

Patel Engineering were locked in a 5% upper circuit in intraday trade on Monday after the company bagged an order, along with a JV partner, worth over Rs 3,600 crore. In the total order value, the company's share comes to about Rs 1,818 crore. The received letter of award is for the Dibang multipurpose project for the construction of civil works for Lot-4 from NHPC, which was declared as L1 earlier. The project will include the construction of head race tunnels including intake, pressure shafts, penstocks, powerhouse and transformer cavern, tailrace tunnels, pothead yard, adits, etc. for the Dibang multipurpose project 2880 MW (12 X 240 MW). The time period for the completion of the project is about 86 months, according to an exchange filing. Patel Engineering, over the years, has evolved as a construction company specialising in the hydropower generation and irrigation segments. The company is engaged in the construction of dams, bridges, tunnels, roads, piling works, industrial structures and other kinds of heavy civil engineering works and has executed a variety of infrastructure projects in the hydropower, irrigation and water supply, urban infrastructure and transportation segments primarily as civil contractors. It has a presence in various technology-intensive areas like hydro, irrigation and water supply, urban infrastructure, and transport especially in tunnels and underground works for hydroelectric and transportation projects. The smallcap company, with a market capitalisation of just Rs 4,400 crore, is majority owned by public shareholders, where Vijay Kedia has a stake of 1.68%, at the end of the June quarter.

Vishnu Prakash R Punglia continued to see a robust response from investors across categories on the third and final day of the book-building process on Monday. The issue was subscribed 33.46 times so far. The non-institutional portion was subscribed the most at 72.4 times, followed by retail investors at Rs 24.69 times and qualified institutional buyers at 20.67 times. According to market sources, the company's shares are commanding a premium of Rs 54 in the unlisted market. Analysts recommended investors to subscribe to the issue as the company has a healthy order book and industry tailwinds are expected to benefit in profitability in the coming years. Vishnu Prakash R Punglia is a construction company that is primarily engaged in infrastructure projects for the central and state governments.

MANILA (Reuters) — China's «aggressive behaviour» in the South China Sea, including the use of water canon by its coast guard against a Philippine vessel, must be challenged and checked, the commander of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet said on Sunday.

Women’s tennis was luckier. It had a King. It is 50 years since women’s tennis scored its first victory in pay equality. In 1973, the US Open became the first Grand Slam to announce equal prize money for men and women. In 1968, Billie Jean King had won the first Open era Wimbledon women’s title and received £750 for it while her ‘counterpart’ Rod Laver took home £2,000. In 1970, she and eight other US women players broke away from the US tennis tour over equal pay demand. They created Virginia Slims Invitational circuit. But things didn’t change. In 1972, the US Open men’s singles champion Ilie Nastase received $25,000. The women’s winner, King, got $10,000. The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) was launched in 1973 and King threatened to boycott the US Open until the pay was equalised. And it was!

Indian cinema #changeishere #respecttoIndianscientists." After winning National Award for the movie, R Madhavan also took to X and thanked he jury members for the national award. In his tweet, he said, “Wish you the Happiest Birthday yet Amma. All yours, Appa’s and Nambi Sirs Blessings.

National Exhibition of Art will be organised at the Lalit Kala Akademi campus here from August 28, veteran painter and Akademi chairman V Nagdas announced on Friday. The annual art event will be inaugurated by actor Manoj Joshi, writer Chandraprakash Dwivedi and artist Vasudeo Kamath at Kamani Auditorium. The National Exhibition of Art (NEA) every year calls for works of visual art from different genres, including painting, sculpture, print making, photography, digital art, video art and installations. The exhibition will showcase works by a total of 20 artists from across India, who were selected for the National Akademi Award from a total of 2,291 applicants with 5,714 entries. The 20 exhibiting artists will receive the award at the inaugural ceremony in the form of a plaque, a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh. Talking about the exhibition and award, Nagdas said the NEA is the most anticipated art event of the country and the Akademi Awards bring artists name, fame and future opportunities. The Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA) has devised a few collateral and complementary events to add more colour to the NEA, said the chairman. «There will be illustrated lectures, curatorial walks and interactive gallery sessions at the LKA while the NEA is on.

₹3,000 crore to boost Jio Cinema’s subscription and advertising revenues, according to the estimates of film trade experts. Earlier this year, Jio Studios announced a plan to create a repertoire of 100 movies and web originals to bolster the streaming platform’s standing and retain customer engagement after the end of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season.

"The Kashmir Files" winning the Nargis Dutt award for best film on national integration is very unfortunate and nothing can be more ironic than this, the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party said here on Friday. "There is not a single scene in that movie that depicts national integration.... Unfortunately, the movie only shows Kashmiri Muslims in bad light.

Tim McGraw's latest album, titled «Standing Room Only,» has been released. However, McGraw, a three-time Grammy Award winner, acknowledges that his career wouldn't have come to fruition without the presence of his wife, Faith Hill. Despite enduring challenges within their marriage, including McGraw's battle with addiction and his 15-year journey toward sobriety, the renowned singer of «It's Your Love» openly recognizes that Hill has consistently been his guiding light. Throughout 27 years of marriage, 56-year-old McGraw, and Hill, aged 55, have defied the odds by nurturing a thriving showbiz romance alongside raising three children. Though McGraw modestly refrains from claiming to possess the «key» to a prosperous marriage, he openly shared the one sensuous song that adds spice to their love life, as well as a discreet pact that has fortified their bond through life's trials. The paths of McGraw and Hill initially crossed in 1994, although their romantic involvement didn't commence until 1996.

MeToo movement's emphasis on gender equality and respect, the Spanish government has initiated legal proceedings against Luis Rubiales, the president of the football federation. The action follows his controversial kiss on World Cup star Jenni Hermoso's lips after Spain's Women's World Cup final victory over England.

Cricket in India (BCCI) has awarded the title sponsorship rights for all BCCI international and domestic home matches to banking company IDFC First. According to sources privy to the development, IDFC First will pay Rs 4.2 crore per match, which translates to Rs 235.2 crore for the 56 matches that the Indian cricket team will play during the three-year cycle. The base price for the title sponsor rights was Rs 2.4 crore per match, which worked out to Rs 134.4 crore for the three-year period. IDFC First's per-match fee will be higher than the Rs 3.8 crore per match that MasterCard and Paytm paid during the previous cycle from September 2019 to March 2023. Apart from IDFC First, Sony Pictures Networks India was the only other bidder. It had bid Rs 2.4 crore per match, which was the base price set by the BCCI for the title sponsorship rights. Earlier, fantasy sports platform Dream11 had bagged the lead sponsor rights for the Indian cricket team for a base price of Rs 358 crore. In a statement, the BCCI said that the sponsorship and the activations around the title sponsor are aimed at enhancing IDFC First’s connection with cricket lovers across the country and beyond. The title sponsorship will kick off with the 3-match ODI series against Australia, scheduled to begin next month. The three-year title sponsor rights will kick off in September this year and end in August 2026.

Surat and Agra. The central government announced the India Smart Cities Awards for 2022 on Friday.

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India, Mumbai, 25th August 2023:Metropolis Healthcare Ltd., India’s leading diagnostic service provider, proudly announces its remarkable achievement of receiving two esteemed awards at the ASSOCHAM’s 2nd Healthcare Summit and Awards held on August 22, 2023, in Delhi. The event served as a platform to recognize and honour exemplary contributions within the healthcare industry. Metropolis Healthcare is thrilled to receive the prestigious Best Diagnostic Company Award, securing the top spot in this category.

IPO closes on Monday. The category reserved for retail investors was subscribed 9 times, while that of non-institutional investors was subscribed 11.15 times. The qualified institutional buyers’ (QIBs’) part was the least subscribed at just 24%. According to market sources, the company's shares are trading at a premium of Rs 54 in the unlisted market. Analysts recommended investors to subscribe to the issue as the company has a healthy order book and industry tailwinds are expected to benefit in profitability in the coming years. Vishnu Prakash R Punglia is a construction company, primarily engaged in infrastructure projects for the central and state governments.

Narendra Modi was conferred with the Grand Cross of the Order of Honour by Greek President Katerina N. Sakellaropoulou in Athens on Friday, the prime minister's office said.

BJP on Friday rejected Rahul Gandhi's charge that China has encroached on Indian territory as baseless and absurd, as it asserted that it is the opposition party which has committed «historic, unpardonable crime» in dealings with Beijing. BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi quoted from selected works of first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru to say that his government had sent over 3,500 tonnes of rice in 1952 for the consumption of the Chinese Army which was «starving». He also asked the Congress to release its reported agreement with the Chinese Communist Party when the UPA was in power. Addressing a press conference, he alleged that the decision to send rice for the Chinese Army when India's relations with China had started getting strained was not a mistake but a «historic and unpardonable» crime. Gandhi has a habit of making baseless and absurd comments about China, he said, adding that the former Congress president makes remarks on India, its people and the RSS in a similar vein. During the Doklam crisis, he had met the Chinese ambassador, Trivedi said. The BJP leader asserted the government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has notched up unprecedented success in its handling of India's military, diplomatic and economic affairs. The Congress has always tried to weaken the country when in the opposition, he said and asked the party to learn from the BJP which supported the then governments during crisis involving neighbours be it Pakistan or China. While the Congress government refused to punish Pakistan for its support to terrorism as it thought that this will harm peace talks, Modi's policy is that terror and talks cannot go together.

The Associated Press. Rubiales, 46, is expected to stand before representatives of Spain’s regional federations, clubs, players, coaches, and referees in Madrid at noon local time. Local media reports stated that he is expected to step down.

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Astra Microwave Products share price jumped more than 7% to hit a fresh 52-week high on Friday after the company won orders worth ₹158 crore for satellite and radar systems. Astra Microwave share price jumped as much as 7.72% to a 52-week high of ₹398.60 apiece on the BSE. Astra Microwave bagged orders for supply of Satellite sub-systems, Airborne Radar and sub-systems of Radar and EW projects, from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), the company said in an exchange filing.