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This discovery, unearthed by Hansons Auctioneers in Lichfield, Staffordshire, captures poignant moments from the immediate aftermath of the tragedy that claimed over 1,500 lives. The Daily Mirror's front page from that day features a headline declaring, “One of the thousands of tragedies which made the Titanic wreck the most horrible in the world’s history.” Accompanying this are images of two women in Southampton – the departure port of the ill-fated ship – anxiously awaiting news of survivors. RMS Titanic, hailed as the largest and “unsinkable” passenger ship at the time, sank on April 14, 1912, after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic. The disaster unfolded swiftly, with the ship going under in less than three hours, revealing a tragic shortfall in lifeboats for the approximately 2,220 people on board.

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NASA's announcement Saturday that it won't use a troubled Boeing capsule to return two stranded astronauts to Earth is a yet another setback for the struggling company, although the financial damage is likely to be less than the reputational harm. Once a symbol of American engineering and technological prowess, Boeing has seen its reputation battered since two 737 Max airliners crashed in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people. The safety of its products came under renewed scrutiny after a panel blew out of a Max during a flight this January. And now NASA has decided that it is safer to keep the astronauts in space until February rather than risk using the Boeing Starliner capsule that delivered them to the international space station. The capsule has been plagued by problems with its propulsion system.

₹12,500 crore every month on foreign travel in FY 2023-24. Naidoo also highlights the popularity of weekend getaways and staycations, which fuels the demand. Contemporary retail experiences, including the open-plan layouts of stores and women sales personnel in the lingerie and swimwear sections, also make a difference.

Mumbai man recently fell victim to a scam where he ended up paying Rs 61,000 for a date gone wrong at The Godfather Club in Andheri West. The incident has brought attention to a broader swindle involving dating apps and fancy restaurants, leaving several men financially drained and humiliated. The modus operandi involves matching on dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, and OKCupid, followed by an expensive meet-up that turns out to be a financial trap. Activist Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj shared the details of this scam on social media platform X. According to her, the scam unfolds as men connect with women on these dating apps who quickly express interest in meeting up. The rendezvous is often set at upscale places such as The Godfather Club or similar establishments. Once at the venue, the women order costly items such as high-end liquor or hookah, which are not on the menu. After placing the orders, the women abruptly leave, citing emergencies, and the men are left to settle the high bill. «MUMBAI DATING SCAM EXPOSE THE GODFATHER CLUB ANDHERI WEST. BRAZEN SCAMMING EVERYDAY. 12 victims in touch. Trap laid through Tinder, Bumble. Bill amounts 23K- 61K. 3 men trapped by the same girl @MumbaiPolice,» Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj posted.

tourist taxi operators attached to the Manohar International Airport at Mopa in North Goa have decided to continue their agitation, despite an assurance from Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for a high-level meeting with them on Monday. Amit Sawant, one of the taxi operators' leaders, told PTI that they welcomed the CM's assurance about a meeting on Monday, but asserted that the strike will continue till their demands are met. The tourist taxi operators, protesting since Thursday, have pressed for six demands, including stoppage of «illegalities» in the transportation business and the withdrawal of the counter of app-based cab aggregator Goa Miles at the airport. The protesters were seen camping near the Shree Bhagwati temple at Pernem throughout the night on Friday, their second day here since they went on a strike.

In the fast-paced realm of financial markets, interest rate volatility presents both challenges and opportunities for investors. The effects of rising or falling rates extend across asset classes and industries, requiring a nuanced and strategic approach to portfolio management. This comprehensive guide explores sophisticated strategies to navigate these shifts, optimise returns, and manage risks effectively.

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Friday gave the clearest indication yet that the central bank is likely to start cutting interest rates, which are currently at their highest level in two decades.

ecommerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart by matching their prices across groceries and fast-selling general merchandise, triggering a price war in the home delivery space. This is a departure from the earlier pricing strategy of quick-commerce players who typically charged 10-15% premium over average ecommerce marketplace prices for instant deliveries, industry executives said. The strategy now is to win consumers from large ecommerce at a time when urban shoppers increasingly prefer faster and scheduled deliveries, they said.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have had a promising start to 2024, having just completed a royal tour of Colombia. During the tour, Meghan shared that their daughter, Princess Lilibet, has started expressing herself more. However, despite these positive developments, some critics are beginning to raise concerns about the couple's long-term prospects. Questions have been raised about their motives, and there are suggestions that the future may hold challenges for the Sussexes, as per the reports of Yahoo entertainment.

Reliance Industries' pace of investment in its new energy business seems slow, with cumulative investment at $2 billion so far against a plan of investing $10 billion in the first three years, Kotak Institutional Equities said in a report on Friday. Since it is a new foray and initial learnings need to be made, the pace of capital expenditure (capex) will gradually rise, the report added. Reliance forayed into new energy business in June 2021 with the launch of wholly-owned subsidiary Reliance New Energy (RNEL). During FY24, RIL invested ₹8,000 crore in solar energy through RNEL. Out of this, ₹6,900 crore went into Reliance New Solar Energy (RNESL) which «will commence the first train of module and cell manufacturing in FY25,» Kotak said.

Chair Jerome Powell said the time has come for the Federal Reserve to cut its key policy rate, affirming expectations that officials will begin lowering borrowing costs next month and making clear his intention to prevent further cooling in the labor market.

Narendra Modi's BJP came to power. As then-secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (Dipp), Kant was presiding over a stakeholder discussion on whether multi-brand retail should be allowed in India. Over a decade since, Piyush Goyal has, yet again, highlighted his government's concerns over the growth of ecommerce in India — that there will be social disruption, there is predatory pricing in ecommerce, and the number of mobile stores in the country has declined over the past 10 years. He is concerned — and rightly so — about the fate of millions of small retailers and kirana stores in the country. The point that I made to Kant in 2014 still stands: ecommerce offers consumers a much wider variety of products, whether coloured socks, numbered swimming goggles or air-purifiers. It benefits both sellers and buyers. Customers in Tier-2 and -3 towns access a wider variety of products online, without relying on someone to go to a metro to purchase it. Sellers find buyers across the country.

Montreal billionaire André Desmarais has joined one of the consortiums angling to build and jointly operate the federal government’s new high-frequency electric railway.

Netflix Premium plan for free to customers who purchase one year of the National Football League's exclusive premium streaming service. The US telecom giant combines its popular «myPlan» offering with streaming packages, such as Warner Bros Discovery's Max and Disney+, to attract customers. Starting Thursday, Verizon customers can save up to $276 annually on the latest bundle of NFL+ Premium and Netflix.

Canara Bank has entered the Nifty Bank index at the cost of Bandhan Bank as part of the semi-annual rejig. Canara Bank's average free-float market capitalisation stood at Rs 38,973 crore over six months as against Bandhan Bank's Rs 15,945 crore. With its inclusion, Canara Bank is expected to receive flows of $ 84 million whereas Bandhan Bank might witness outflows of $ 47 million, according to a note from JM Financial.

NITI Aayog has constituted four technical inter-ministerial committees on standards, storage, transportation and utilization of carbon dioxide as India gears up to become net zero by 2070, the Aayog said. “The committees are tasked with preparing a robust policy framework to address the challenges related to Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) implementation in India, including technology readiness, high upfront capital costs, lack of infrastructure for its transportation transportation and storage, regulatory gaps, and public acceptance issues,” it said in a statement issued on Friday. The Aayog, in collaboration with US Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources organised a two-day workshop on the legal and regulatory frameworks and technical considerations for Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) which ended on Friday.

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