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Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra's Pune on August 1 during which he will lay the foundation stone of various development projects, a release from the Prime Minister's Office said on Sunday. As per the statement, later, the Prime Minister will be conferred with the Lokmanya Tilak National Award. The Award was constituted by Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust in 1983, to honour the legacy of Lokmanya Tilak. The award is given to people who have worked for the progress and development of the nation and whose contribution can only be looked upon as remarkable and extraordinary. It is presented every year on August 1 — Lokmanya Tilak's death anniversary. «At around 11 AM, Prime Minister will perform Darshan and Pooja at Dagdusheth Mandir. At 11:45 am, he will be conferred Lokmanya Tilak National Award. Thereafter, at 12:45 pm, Prime Minister will flag off metro trains and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects,» the statement informed. Prime Minister will become the 41st recipient of the award. It has previously been presented to luminaries such as Shankar Dayal Sharma, Pranab Mukherjee, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indira Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, N R Narayana Murthy, E Sreedharan among others.

Russia-Ukraine war: Saudi Arabia is set to host Ukrainian-organized peace summit on 5 and 6 August, according to several reports. Saudi Arabia has invited several major countries including India, Britain, United States among others. A report by Wall Street Journal, confirms that Saudi Arabia is set to host talks in August about Ukraine.

Also read: World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2023: Date, history, significance, theme and more Jaipur City emerged as the top district in child trafficking, with four other districts in Delhi appeared in the top slots. The study draws from data collected by Games24x7's data science team, which collaborated with KSCF and its partners to analyse child trafficking cases across 262 districts in 21 states.

iimcat.ac.in in order to submit their application for the CAT 2023 exams. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow will be conducting CAT 2023 exams. As per the IIM website, the registration for CAT 2023 starts from 2 August at 10 am while it ends on 13 September at 5 pm.

As journalists, we are constantly hustling to get stories, meet deadlines, and be ahead of everything and everyone. It sometimes gets difficult to strike a balance between our professional and personal lives. Whenever such a situation arises and I face a creativity block, I prefer to travel. This time I decided to visit Amritsar, the Golden City. I’m glad I took the break; however, never did I know that this trip would turn my life upside down.

New supply of office space fell 25 per cent to 11.30 million square feet during April-June across seven major cities amid subdued demand and high base effect, according to Vestian.

Three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours on Sunday, the Russian authorities said. The incident has left one person injured. One of the four airports around Moscow was closed for traffic temporarily post the attack.

Silicon Valley's technology hub San Francisco, Elon Musk said in a post. The Tesla and Space X founder & CEO said that X received ‘rich incentives’ to move its headquarters out of San Francisco but he has refused the offers. “Many have offered rich incentives for X (fka Twitter) to move its HQ out of San Francisco.

Texas Rangers have made a significant move to bolster their pitching rotation, agreeing to acquire three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer from the New York Mets. The deal, still awaiting official announcement, comes amidst the Rangers' recent struggles, with a 4-0 loss to the San Diego Padres being their sixth defeat in eight games, narrowing their AL West lead to just one game over the Houston Astros. The blockbuster trade sees the Rangers add the 39-year-old Scherzer, a highly accomplished pitcher with a stellar track record. This acquisition comes as a timely boost for the team, with their ace Nathan Eovaldi experiencing setbacks, causing his next start to be pushed back once again. Manager Bruce Bochy has expressed the need for the rotation to improve, making Scherzer's arrival all the more crucial. Meanwhile, Scherzer's addition to the Rangers' roster means joining forces with another former Mets pitcher, the two-time Cy Young Award winner, Jacob deGrom. Unfortunately, deGrom is currently sidelined due to Tommy John elbow surgery, potentially keeping him out of action until the end of next season.

San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into a giant «X» sign that was installed Friday on top of the downtown building formerly known as Twitter headquarters as owner Elon Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform. City officials say replacing letters or symbols on buildings, or erecting a sign on top of one, requires a permit for design and safety reasons. The X appeared after San Francisco police stopped workers on Monday from removing the brand's iconic bird and logo from the side of the building, saying they hadn't taped off the sidewalk to keep pedestrians safe if anything fell.

A merger that would have created one of the largest health service companies in the Upper Midwest has been scrapped

Federal regulators have approved plans to load radioactive fuel into a second new nuclear reactor in Georgia

Opponents of offshore wind projects are suing New Jersey and the Danish wind energy developer Orsted over a lucrative tax break the state approved for the company

Sweden's mining firm Boliden has been exempted from paying 89 million euros, or about $98 million, in compensation for the cleaning of a toxic sludge spill that occurred in 1998 in southern Spain

Two taxi drivers have been arrested in the Mexican city of Cancun for assaulting a van carrying foreign tourists

Gujarat's Ahmedabad city on Sunday, following which around 125 patients were evacuated from the facility as a precautionary measure, officials said. There was so far no report of any casualty, inspector M D Champavat from Sahibaug police station said. Due to the renovation work underway at the hospital, several items stored in the basement caught fire and caused massive smoke, a fire official said.

Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in early August seeking to find a way to start negotiations over Russia's war on the country, an official said. The kingdom and Kyiv did not immediately acknowledge the planned talks. The summit will be held in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as no authorization had been given to publicly discuss the summit.

Gurvinder’s body reached his hometown late Friday evening and both the mother-son were cremated together on 29 July, a report by Indian Express has stated. “According to preliminary investigation, the woman was in shock following the death of her son in Canada. Family members said she was unable to bear the loss," a police official said as quoted by Hindustan Times on 28 July.

Pawan Parakh, Fund Manager — Equities, Renaissance Investment, says “that the real estate sector is seeing a very sectoral, big secular tailwind. But we are trying to play this sector more through building materials and home financiers because we are not comfortable with a lot of the names on the real estate space on the developer side. Alsom we do not really understand how to value these companies because the P&L does not reflect the true reality.”What is your view on the real estate pack and which is the top bet?Our channel checks in top 5-10 cities clearly indicate that the demand is back with a bang.

Southern California, residents are seeking respite in their backyard pools. But it seems that even wild visitors are tempted by the idea of a refreshing dip. Recently, police in Burbank responded to an unusual report of a bear sighting in a residential neighborhood, where the curious creature was found indulging in a Jacuzzi behind one of the homes.

Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow damaged two office blocks, the mayor said early Sunday, as an airport in the Russian capital was reportedly closed to traffic. «Ukrainian drones attacked tonight. Facades of two city office towers were slightly damaged.