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Mann ki Baat. Modi covered a wide range of topics during the show, and spoke to the founders of a Bengaluru-based space tech start-up.

Kamala Harris experienced following her nomination convention, less than two weeks ago, when they believed that she would be linked to President Joe Biden's potentially disastrous reelection campaign. She has given hope to Democrats who had lost hope and revitalized a party that was about to lose hope. But the sobering truth is that success is far from certain. It is not likely that Harris will be able to defeat former President Donald Trump with the swing voters that the thousands of ecstatic delegates in the hall this week represented. Numerous presidential candidates throughout history have stirred their supporters during conventions but ultimately failed in November. Trump is no pushover, whatever else he may be. The next two and a half months will be brutal for Harris. Also Read: Not UPenn or Georgetown, Barron Trump is heading to New York for college this fall

India's cooling appetite for hatchbacks and sedans is proving to be a double-edged sword for Hyundai Motor India Ltd, as the country's second-largest passenger vehicles maker draws closer to an initial public offering (IPO). After two years of blazing growth, passenger vehicle wholesales in July fell 2.5% from a year earlier, and manufacturers have been offering discounts since May to clear stocks. While falling demand has reduced pressure on Hyundai's stretched production capacity, it has also depressed its expected valuation to $16-20 billion from $25-30 billion earlier, two people aware of the IPO discussions said.

Google is currently patching its Chrome browser to fix a high-severity security vulnerability. Google claims that there has been active exploitation of this vulnerability in the wild. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-7971, pertains to a confusion bug present in the WebAssembly and JavaScript V8 engine as quoted in a report by The Hacker News. In a blog post, Google confirmed the vulnerability, stating that it is aware that an exploit for CVE-2024-7971 exists in the wild, A remote attacker was able to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page due to this confusion bug, according to the National Vulnerability Database. For those who do not know, heap corruption is the term for memory exploits. BlackBerry says they can be harmless in certain situations, but they can also result in a fatal memory fault where the system won't let related processes run. Also Read: Was timing of Jennifer Lopez's divorce filing a masterstroke? Here's what attorney says

Of course, certain unlisted companies or those listed on exchanges other than NSE as well as those gearing up for listing also need to appoint independent directors, but that number will be relatively small. The increased visibility, responsibility and remuneration of independent directors has led to rising awareness of this strategic role in Corporate India. Besides, several factors have spurred more aspirants to sign up to be independent directors. The big 'board refresh' this year-involving stepping down of independent directors who were completing 10 years (two terms) on a company's board-was expected to make way for new faces on the boards. Secondly, the need for women independent directors on boards increased.

Power Finance Corp (PFC) has committed about ₹21,000 crore toward helping build India's largest ever container port, the Vadhavan Port along the western coast, people aware of the development told ET. The big-ticket sanction comes almost two months after the union cabinet's approval of the ₹76,220-crore mega port project to be developed at Palghar district in Maharashtra. The project is to be developed by the Vadhavan Port Project Ltd, a special purpose vehicle formed by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority and the Maharashtra Maritime Board. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Maharashtra on August 30 for its foundation stone laying ceremony.

unemployment benefits rose in the latest week, but the level still suggested a gradual cooling of the labor market remains intact. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 232,000 for the week ended Aug. 17, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 230,000 claims for the latest week. The latest data should continue to allay fears that the labor market is rapidly deteriorating, first raised after a much sharper than expected slowdown in job gains in July, which also saw the unemployment rate rise to a post-pandemic high of 4.3%.

Chetan Singh Solanki has stressed the urgent need for energy conservation and a global shift to renewable energy to tackle climate change. Highlighting the lack of climate awareness among the youth, Solanki advocated for the «Avoid, Minimize, Generate» strategy as key to mitigating the crisis. The IIT professor was speaking at a lecture session hosted by Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University on 'Environment-Friendly Energy Product Startups.' The lecture provided a comprehensive '6-Point Understanding' of climate change, focusing on the challenges and necessary corrective actions. Speaking to TOI on the sidelines of the session, Prof. Solanki said many young people are increasingly unaware of climate change, with some not even discussing the issue. He attributed this to the lack of emphasis or discussion from influential figures in their lives, such as parents, teachers, professors, influencers, and spiritual leaders. Even when climate change is addressed, it is often only at a superficial level, leaving young people with a shallow understanding of the issue.

South Korean banks are refusing to follow the nation’s crypto exchanges into a “deposit rate war” as platforms scramble for market dominance.

Chuck Failla, of Sovereign Financial Group, has built a reputation for his critical stance on the broker-dealer model. A staunch advocate of the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) approach, he underscores the growing demand for fiduciary advice as a significant driver of the RIA sector’s expansion.

National Board of Education for Medical Studies (NBEMS) is likely to announce the results for the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) PG 2024 shortly. The NEET PG exam was held on August 11, 2024, at 416 centers across 170 cities in 31 states, with over 2.2 lakh candidates participating. Results will be accessible for download on the official NBEMS websites, natboard.edu.in and nbe.edu.in. Qualified candidates will be eligible for admission to MD/MS/PG Diploma and Post MBBS DNB Courses, Direct 6 Year DrNB Courses, and NBEMS Diploma Courses through counseling rounds. For further details, visit the official NBEMS website.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on a four-day visit to the US beginning August 23 to strengthen the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. During the visit, Singh will engage in talks with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, focusing on key defence cooperation initiatives, including the procurement of 31 MQ-9B Predator drones, joint manufacturing of Stryker infantry combat vehicles, and the co-production of GE F414 engines in India. The Defence Ministry announced that Singh's visit aims to deepen and broaden the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, in light of the growing momentum in bilateral relations and defence engagements. Officials highlighted the significance of Singh’s meetings, noting that the Indian Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has recently cleared the MQ-9B Predator drone deal with certain amendments, and the Indian Navy’s partnership with HawkEye 360 as part of the QUAD Indo-Pacific Partnership of Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA). “The visit is expected to further deepen and broaden the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership,” the Defence Ministry stated while announcing Singh’s trip to the US from August 23 to 26.

merchants due to a spike in cases of tax evasion, people aware of the development told ET. The Directorate General of Goods and Service Tax Intelligence (DGGI) is working closely with startups, payment aggregators and payment gateways to monitor if merchants are selling the right products with the right GST invoices, they said. “Tax evasion is very common among small merchants, where they would enlist as a seller of one product which attracts GST at a lower slab, but engage in selling other products which attract higher GST… The tax authorities intend to catch such merchants,” said Wriju Ray, cofounder of Idfy, a Mumbai-based identity verification startup that helps payment aggregators deal with identity frauds.

jnan indicate an absence or presence of awareness of the mind? Our minds are in a continuous state of thought, almost as if they are involuntarily scrolling through video reels of our thoughts. One thought follows another, and then another, trapping our intelligence in a whirlwind of positive, negative or wasteful thoughts. Many of these thoughts are about either some past event or some future uncertainty, both of which are nothing but a waste of mental capability.

Sexual harassment complaints recorded across some of India's largest companies showed a sharp increase in FY24, underscoring the rapid emergence of a culture of improving corporate disclosures. There has been a 40.4% increase in number of complaints of sexual harassment (up by 268) filed during last fiscal, shows latest data from BSE 30 companies put together for ET by Complykaro, which advises companies on PoSH compliance. A total of 932 sexual harassment complaints were reported across BSE 30 companies in FY24, up from 664 in FY23, shows the data.

Brookfield has proposed to put over 50,000 crore in renewable energy over three to five years in Andhra Pradesh, potentially the largest overseas investment in the sector. The company, through its Evren platform, plans to add 8.66 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar power projects, people aware of the development told ET. Senior executives from Brookfield, which manages renewable assets worth $102 billion globally, met Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday. “Met with managing director of Brookfield’s renewable power and transition group, Mr Nawal Saini… Brookfield has expressed a keen interest in investing in our state's renewable energy sector, particularly in solar, wind, and rooftop energy,” Naidu posted on X.

iPhone 15 is available on Walmart-owned Flipkart for ₹64,999, a substantial reduction from Apple's official price of ₹79,600. This represents a direct discount of ₹14,601, with no special conditions attached—a rare and noteworthy deal on a device that was Apple's flagship just a year ago.In addition to this flat discount, the e-commerce giant offers an exchange deal that could knock up to ₹42,100 off the price, depending on the usage and condition of the phone being traded in.

Mint explains: BHIM, the payment application developed by NPCI, was among the first wave of apps launched (in December 2016) to facilitate digital payments using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). BHIM allows users to send or receive money from a UPI payment addressee, or send money to non-UPI based accounts by scanning a QR code. For BHIM, the maximum transaction limit is ₹1 lakh per day for a single bank account linked to the app.

Infosys has launched a ‘power programme’ for colleges with differential hiring, offering packages of up to Rs 9 lakh per annum, two people aware of the development told ET. This is substantially higher than the entry-level fresher pay packages of Rs 3-3.5 lakh offered by the Bengaluru-based company. “The focus of these categories of hiring is on coding and software challenges, programming skill testing and other specialised skill tests for both tests and interviews,” one of the sources said. “For Infosys, these pay packages offered are between Rs 4-6.5 lakh and Rs 9 lakh.”

Cape Town, South Africa – 19 August 2024 – Prepare yourself for the most thrilling African Web3 event of the year! The Blockchain Africa Conference is back, celebrating its monumental 10th anniversary. This year marks a decade of groundbreaking innovation, transformative conversations, and game-changing solutions that are propelling Africa to the forefront of the global blockchain revolution.