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The U.S. Marshals Service, which is part of the Department of Justice, has selected Coinbase Prime to handle custody and advanced trading services for large-capitalization digital assets that have been forfeited to law enforcement, according to a Coinbase blog post Monday.

England successfully cruised into the finals of the Euro Cup 2024 after defeating Netherlands 2-1, but the game's outcome ahs irked many Netherlands' legendary footballers, who have slammed the Euro Cup 2024 organizers as well as the match referee for awarding a controversial penalty to Harry Kane's England, which was the game-changer of the semifinals.

Stanford University student, who was enrolled in 1936, has returned after over eight decades to get her graduate degree at the age of 105, as per a report on Fox News. Virginia Hislop was awarded the master's degree in education 83 years after her enrolment after checking her eligibility. Stanford's Graduate School of Education dean Daniel Schwartz revealed that Hislop was granted the degree after met current graduation requirements, as per the Fox News.

Paris Olympics 2024 is just round the corner but it is a severe red flag for the tennis event as some major tennis players ranked in the top brackets, are deciding to skip the Olympics. These players are looking at participating in US-based tournaments rather than representing their nations in the coveted Paris Olympics 2024. This high-profile absence in the tennis event at Olympics has raised alarm at the International Olympic Committee, but there is little they can do at the moment.

astronaut Tracy Dyson's spacesuit 31 minutes into a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this week, she was put in a terrifying scenario. The leak prompted Dyson and fellow astronaut Mike Barratt to abort their mission, which prompted the onboard team to look into the problem. Considering that NASA's existing spacesuit design is based on the Space Shuttle Program from the 1980s, this tragic event emphasized the critical need for new suits, as reported by 'Yahoo News'. Also Read: World's largest solar plant has five million PV panels. Where is it located and how much electricity will it produce? Know in detail

₹2.5 crore that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after the team won T20 World Cup and noted that he would take an equal share of prize bonus as the rest of his support staffBCCI source said, as reported by Hindustan Times, “Rahul wanted the same bonus money ( ₹2.5 crore) as the rest of his support staff (bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, fielding coach T Dilip and batting coach Vikram Rathore). We respect his sentiments." According to the distribution formula established by the board, the 15 playing members of India's winning squad, along with Dravid, are each to receive ₹5 crore from the ₹125 crore prize money.

It is employment-pass renewal season in Singapore and the new regime dominates after-work conversation on Fridays. From September, overseas employees on a work visa will need to fulfil the city-state’s new points-based system, and earn a minimum salary threshold to stay in their jobs. While this mirrors what happens in other countries, it risks turning foreign companies away and could tarnish the nation’s image as a global business hub.

The federal government has spent $22 billion in recent years on technology from the top 100 national-security startups, a paltry portion of overall contract spending and less than half of what venture capitalists have invested in those same companies. The gap underscores the discrepancy between the surge of venture capital funding for defense technology and the U.S. government’s spending on substantial contracts to startups.

HCLTech chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra was conferred France's highest civilian honor, the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour), the company said on Monday. The award, which is conferred for outstanding service to France, recognised Nadar Malhotra’s business and sustainability contributions and efforts to promote economic ties between France and India, HCLTech said.

The emotional video begins with Hina seated before a mirror, accompanied by her mother whose heart-wrenching cries in Kashmiri underscore the emotional intensity of the moment. Despite the difficulty, Hina maintains a reassuring smile throughout, comforting her mother as she prepares for the haircut. Her hairstylist hands her the scissors, symbolizing her determination to face this challenge head-on.

Arbitration has been struggling to take off in India since the first Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. This is worrisome. From PM to vice-president, many have argued for a sound institutional arbitration process. Law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal recently even wondered why India can't become the hub for arbitration in the Asia-Pacific region. As efforts are made to ensure its take- off, a recent finance ministry notification has the potential to nix the Act. It prohibits automatic arbitration clauses in any procurement and requires that even if one is incorporated, it be for less than ₹10 cr. The primary reason behind this is GoI's unsatisfactory experience in arbitration. The alternative prescribed is mediation or the courts, whose track record in timely disposal is poor. Most contracts come with an arbitration clause because it is quick, and the awards are final. It is the choice for businesses not only in India but all over the world.

Army Medical Corps who has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra for exceptional bravery. Wearing a white saree and grief on her face, the young wife of the late officer, with her mother-in-law Manju Singh by her side, accepted India's second-highest peacetime gallantry award from President Droupadi Murmu on Friday during an investiture ceremony. In a video posted by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Defence on 'X' on Saturday, Smriti shared her memories of her husband and how they became soulmates. «He was very much capable. He would tell me, 'I would die with a brass on my chest. I would not die an ordinary death like no one would know',» recalled Smriti.

Virat Kohli has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a congratulatory call following the team's T20 World Cup triumph on Saturday. Kohli, who received the Player of the Match award for his crucial innings of 76 runs against South Africa in the final, responded to PM Modi on X, appreciating his kind words and encouragement. «Dear @narendramodi sir, thank you so much for your very kind words and unwavering support. It has been an honor to be part of this team that has brought the trophy home. We are deeply touched and overwhelmed by the joy it has brought to the entire nation,» Kohli wrote.

construction companies in the June 2024 quarter is expected to remain muted due to delay in obtaining clearances related to acquisition of land parcels, severe heat wave across various parts of the country, and slack in construction activities amid the general elections held during the quarter. Revenue of these companies is expected to grow by 2-7% year-on-year while net profit may increase by 3-10%. In the year-ago quarter, these companies had reported a strong profit growth of 33-53% while revenue had grown by 2-33%. In FY24, revenue and profit had increased in the range of 9-34% and 9-69% respectively. According to the data shared by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), the construction of national highways fell by 12% year-on-year to 1,288 km in the first two months of FY25. This fall was largely because of weak awarding of projects. Historically it has been observed that the awarding of road projects slows down when there are general elections in a fiscal. A weak order flow coupled with a slow pace of project execution will culminate into muted revenue and profit growth for the sector.

Engineer Rashid, was elected from Baramulla seat as an independent candidate defeating National Conference leader Omar Abdullah in the recent Lok Sabha polls. He was arrested in a 2017 Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case. Rashid had moved the court seeking interim bail, or custody parole in the alternative, to take oath and perform his parliamentary functions.

Rajasthan police's special operations group (SOG) for allegedly issuing fake and backdated degrees for courses that the private institution did not have accreditation for. SOG is examining all 43,409 degrees issued since the university's inception in 2013, reported ToI. As per the report, the university under scrunity issued backdated degrees for BEd and BPEd (physical education) programmes before receiving accreditation and awarded MSc agriculture degrees without proper authorisation, said SOG sources to ToI. In the case of issuing fake desgrees, a probe began six days after the arrest of the university's founder-owner, Joginder Singh Dalal, for his alleged role in the scam. SOG's inquiry into paper leaks and malpractices in college entrance and govt exams led to Dalal.

Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], July 9: KBC Global Ltd ( Previously known as Karda Construction Limited ) BSE - 541161, a prominent player in the construction and real estate development sector has handed over possession for 100 plus residential cum commercial units in its various ongoing projects in Nashik, Maharashtra. The group has handed over possession for total of 109 units from April 2024. Company handed over 76 units of Hari Kunj Mayflower Project, 19 units of Hari Krishna Phase IV projectOut of the total units handed over during the period, the company has handed over possession of 76 units of the project Hari Kunj Mayflower (MAHARERA Reg no: P51600020249), a residential cum commercial project situated at Karmayogi Nagar, Nashik ,Maharashtra - 422 009.

cricket fans lamented, one person was happy that Abhishek got dismissed for zero. It was Yuvraj Singh.Yuvi has played a major role in Abhishek’s young career and always backed him even during his hard times. Soon after Abhishek was awarded the Player of the Match for his blistering hundred, he made a video call to his mentor."Very proud! Well done, very proud.

'F1' will release on June 25, 2025 worldwide and on June 27 next year in the US and Canada. “F1” stars Brad Pitt as a former driver who returns to Formula 1, alongside Damson Idris as his teammate at APXGP, a fictional team on the grid. The feature is being shot during actual Grand Prix weekends as the team competes against the titans of the sport.

Opposition BJP demanded a reply from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on his wife accepting 14 expensive plots in an upscale locality in Mysuru in return for the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) taking over 3 acre 16 guntas of her land in a village on the city outskirts. Opposition leader R Ashoka, who led protests earlier in the day, accused the CM’s family of accepting pricey plots measuring 38,824 sq. ft in Mysuru, and sought to know from the CM if it was not an act of corruption. He also demanded an answer from the CM as to why his close friend, urban development minister Byrathi Suresh did not act on 15 letters written by the Mysuru deputy commissioner recommending cancellation of plots MUDA allotted to beneficiaries on a 50:50 ratio basis. He wondered how these plots came to be allotted without sanctions from the government. The CM, in a post on X, said he did not accept the MUDA plots when he was in power. The previous BJP regime formulated the land compensation scheme on a 50:50 ratio basis and allotted the plot in a lawful manner. What is wrong with this?, he said.

brands endorsed by top Indian cricketers is likely to swell after the historic victory at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup as the deals that were being negotiated will get fast-tracked, said sports marketing experts. India's leading sports marketing agency, Rise Worldwide, which manages Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, and Hardik Pandya, had signed about 10 endorsement deals before the T20 World Cup and is expecting the numbers to go up in the coming days. Between the four cricketers, they endorse 89 brands across 35-40 categories. Audio, wearables, nutrition, insurance, automobiles, grooming, home decor, and fitness apps are some of the major categories that Rise is focusing on. «What this result (the T20 World Cup win) does is fast-track a lot of deals that were being negotiated,» said Rise Worldwide head Nikhil Bardia, adding that the value of the deals will be determined by market dynamics and the brand that the cricketers create for themselves.