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Tomatina" festival. The vibrant event, an integral part of Spain's cultural fabric, transforms the town's cobblestone paths into a riot of red as tomatoes become the artistic medium for exuberant revelry.

Sarma on Wednesday inaugurated the State's longest flyover, named Nilachal Flyover after the Nilachal Hills near which it stands, measuring a total of 2.63 kilometres and starting from Maligaon Chariali to Kamakhya Gate in Guwahati. Built at a cost of ₹420.75 crore, the State's longest flyover till date has been completed within a period of mere 35 months by Shree Gautam Construction Co Ltd and Anupam Nirman Pvt Ltd — the two firms that bagged the contract — under the overall oversight of the Public Works (Roads) Department of Government of Assam. M/S Design Associates INC was the Drawing & Design Consultant, M/S Prestress Projects the third-party Quality Control & Monitoring Agency while Professor Dr.

₹1.45 trillion in July, reporting a 25% and 5.5% year-on-year and month-on-month growth, respectively. This was mainly aided by better consumption driven by growth in the tier 2 and tier 3 cities. This is encouraging for pure-play credit card company SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd.

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Blockchain tech company Paxos published a blog post on Tuesday illustrating how Web3 can empower enterprises in the financial sector, and kickstart a “new era” of digital sovereignty.

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(Reuters) -Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman missed quarterly profit expectations on Wednesday, hurt by higher input costs and sluggish demand for its pricier whiskeys like Woodford Reserve and Gentleman Jack in the U.S.

(Reuters) — Canada's merger court asked the competition bureau to pay about C$13 million ($9.58 million) to Rogers (NYSE:ROG) Communications and Shaw Communications (NYSE:SJR) for the lengthy court battle after its failed attempt to block the telecom firms' C$20-billion merger.

(Reuters) — A tight U.S. labor market, expiration of cyclical contracts and high living costs have triggered tough negotiations for pay hikes and other benefits by workers and strikes and protests across industries.

₹210 crores for a 35-km metro corridor. Thirdly, it enhances operational efficiency by allowing for faster acceleration.

inflation and shift focus toward a reduction in gasoline and diesel prices ahead of some major festivals and key elections, according to Citigroup Inc. The government’s decision to reduce liquefied petroleum gas could lower inflation by around 30 basis points, economists Samiran Chakraborty and Baqar M. Zaidi said in a note Wednesday.

Home textile industry's revenues are expected to rise 7-9 per cent this fiscal as the sector regains global share following a correction in domestic cotton prices and restocking by big-box retailers in major overseas markets, says a report. In the last financial year, their revenues had declined 15 per cent. According to the Crisil Ratings report released on Wednesday, operating profitability of the industry will improve 150-200 basis points to 14-14.5 per cent this fiscal, due to lower raw material cost and better operating leverage, but will still hover below the pre-pandemic levels. Improved operating performance will also have the industry maintaining a stable credit outlook despite moderate capex, it noted. The report is based on an analysis of 40 companies, accounting for 40-45 per cent of the sectoral revenues.

Victoria and South Australia face an increased risk of rolling blackouts this summer, the electricity grid operator has warned, as the return of an El Niño weather pattern brings a hot, dry summer with lower wind output.

David Jones chief executive Scott Fyfe says trading at the upmarket department store has remained in positive territory and shoppers are still investing in luxury brands, although sales in the past few months have slowed as pressures mount on household budgets.

ET Intelligence Group: Wooden panel and laminate companies reported sluggish volume growth and margin contraction during the June 2023 quarter following slower home improvement demand and higher timber prices. Leading plywood companies are however optimistic about the demand scenario in the coming quarters amid abating input costs.

The Forum for People’s Collective Efforts (FPCE) has approached the minister with a suggestion that the concessions and exemptions recommended by the Amitabh Kant Committee to realty developers or their stuck projects be limited to only legacy stalled projects to prevent misuse. It has also sought compensation for homebuyers of projects that would be granted such an extension. Homebuyers have also urged that extension for a project, if granted, should be on a case-to-case basis and based on the timeline required to complete the projects in normal circumstances and no blanket extension of three years should be given. FPCE has also recommended to the ministry of housing & urban affairs a RERA monitoring committee (RMC) be established, primarily composed of homebuyers, distinguished independent individuals and reputable non-profit organisations. “The Amitabh Kant Committee report has highlighted the lack of intent on authorities’ part to implement RERA in letter and spirit.

NTPC's board has approved an investment proposal for Lara Super Thermal Power Project (STPP) Stage-II, which is to be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 15,529.99 crore.

Japan may never have children, a government institute said on Wednesday, in the latest data spelling an uphill battle to reverse a dwindling population in the world's third-largest economy. The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS) estimated in a report that 33.4% of women born in 2005 would be childless. The most optimistic scenario had that number at 24.6% and the worst at 42%. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in June promised to tackle the population crisis with «unprecedented» measures including bigger payouts for families with three or more children. A Kyodo News poll published shortly after, however, showed that about two-thirds of the public were not hopeful the policies would be effective. «With the rising cost of living, I don't think people feel they can afford to or comfortably say they want to have children,» 23-year-old Anna Tanaka told Reuters. The number of children in Japan has been falling for more than four decades as the appetite for marriage and parenting has waned and financial worries have grown, surveys show. The IPSS determines the expected percentage of childless women by taking into account factors such as age of marriage in estimating the fertility rate. Miho Iwasawa, the IPSS's director of population dynamics research, said people were getting married later, leading to a decline in births. In 2020, women got married for the first time at an average age of 29.4, or 3.9 years later than in 1985, government data shows.

A court ordered Canada’s competition body to pay millions to Rogers Communications Inc., saying the country’s antitrust czar engaged in “unreasonable behaviour” in its legal challenge of the company’s takeover of a rival.

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