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Almost seven in ten of the 2,926 candidates who took the CFP Certification Exam in July passed.

Equitable Advisors has added to its fast-growing wealth management business with the hire of four advisors from other major firms.

Apple's production in India of the iPhone 15, slated for launch next month, sends out a strong message of intent about its desire to diversify out of China. Near-simultaneous release opens up scope for iPhone shipments from India. By closing the delay in production in the two countries, Apple's contract manufacturers are demonstrating capability to retool supply chains.

Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that there are security concerns involved in the decision to restrict import of laptops. The minister said that there will be no disruption in the availability or the price and the government will be ready to engage with industry and look at other options also. «Here is an issue, which is a serious security matter.

Samsonite has grown close to 40 per cent in the first half of 2023 and it aims to touch Rs 3,600 crore sales by December, a top company official has said. Samsonite, having 35 per cent share in the Rs 15,000-crore domestic organised luggage market, leads the premium segment with its various products labelled with the original name as well as under the brand of American Tourister.

Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Assam recorded one of the lowest retail inflation rates in the country. In November 2021 inflation was at 8.3 per cent and July 2023 it was 3.91 per cent.

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Hindustan Times. It can be seen how the three women leaders clashed with each other in the presence of workers and policemen.

Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced that WhatsApp users can now send photos in HD quality. To ensure sharing photos over WhatsApp remains fast and reliable, Standard Quality will continue to be the default option photos are sent in. «Sharing photos on WhatsApp just got an upgrade — now you can send in HD,» Zuckerberg posted.

Edited excerpts: Do you think the ethanol target can be met? We have made significant progress on ethanol blending after the policy was changed from molasses to direct sugarcane, maize and rice. We have achieved about 11%. Achieving E20 target by 2025 is a challenge but look at in how many years have we come to 11% from 4-5%.

Narendra Modi perfectly summarize where we as a nation are headed. As India embraces its 77th year of independence, we must understand the magnitude of the potential that the future holds. India has one of the world’s largest and fastest growing domestic markets, supported by strong policy momentum, entrepreneurial and innovative companies, world-class talent and capital access.

A federal judge on Wednesday declined to approve a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit prompted by a surge in Hyundai and Kia vehicle thefts, saying it fails to provide “fair and adequate” relief to vehicle owners

NCERT had deleted these topic from Classes 11 and 12 syllabuses, ease of studying for students. The Kerala Government will distribute the new books on 23 August. State General Education Minister V Sivankutty has informed that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the book distribution programme at Cotton Hill School in Thiruvananthapuram .

Kakar will stay in power till the general elections are conducted and will ensure a seamless transition of power. On Thursday, Pakistan president Arif Alvi administered an oath to the caretaker Cabinet at Aiwan-e-Sadr, the presidential house. According to an official statement, 16 federal ministers and 3 advisers are part of the Cabinet.

₹650 crore ( $78 million) from existing investors TPG Growth and Temasek to bolster its aim of doubling its network of eye clinics in the country primarily through acquisitions. The Chennai-based company will also consider a public listing in two to three years, said senior company executives. The fresh infusion entirely comprised a primary issue and valued the company at ₹6,000 crore, said Dr.

Pakistan's total debt and liabilities have risen by 29 per cent to Rs 56.21 trillion in the fiscal year that ended on June 30, the country's central bank said on Wednesday. This comes as the government borrowed heavily to finance its spending requirements, as per Dawn. Dawn is a PakistEnglish-language newspaper.

Israel’s Defense Ministry says it has secured its largest-ever defense deal selling a sophisticated missile defense system to Germany for $3.5 billion

Trinidad and Tobago has signed an agreement with the Indian government for sharing the India Stack, which is a collection of open application programming interfaces and digital public goods for identity, data and payment services. The agreement was signed in the presence of officials from the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), National E-Governance Division, and the Ministry of External Affairs, according to an official release.

KABUL: Women lose value if men can see their uncovered faces in public, a spokesman for a key ministry of Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Thursday, adding that religious scholars in the country agree that a woman must keep her face covered when outside the home. The Taliban, who took over the country in August of 2021, has cited the failure of women to observe the proper way to wear the hijab, or Islamic headscarf, as a reason for barring them from most public spaces, including parks, jobs and university. Molvi Mohammad Sadiq Akif, the spokesman for the Taliban’s Ministry of Vice and Virtue, said in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press that if women’s faces are visible in public there is a possibility of fitna, or falling into sin.

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A $5-billion electric-vehicle (EV) battery plant being constructed in Windsor, Ont., by a company backed by Netherlands-based automaker Stellantis NV and South Korea-based LG Energy Solution Ltd. is now well into its hiring process.