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Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol. 3 – Release date — August 2 The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing & Vanderpump – Release date — August 4 Only Murders In The Building – Season 3 – Episodes 1 and 2 – Release date — August 8Star Wars: Ahsoka – Episodes 1 and 2 – Release date — August 23Cinderella – 4K Restored Version – Release date — August 25 A Murder at the End of the World – Episode 1 and 2 – Release date — August 29 Meanwhile, Walt Disney's India streaming service plans to start enforcing a policy of allowing its premium users to login from only four devices, an effort aimed at limiting password sharing in a key market, Reuters reported. Disney's plan comes just as streaming rival Netflix in May started telling subscribers in more than 100 countries they will need to pay more to share the service with people outside their household, the Reuters reported. In India, a premium account of Disney+ Hotstar streaming service still allows logins on as many as 10 devices, even though its website currently says «number of devices that can be logged in» is four, as per a Reuters report.

India and Japan are exploring collaboration in critical and emerging technologies, including semiconductors and resilient supply chains, as part of a target $35.9 billion Japanese investment in the country by 2027

The XRP Ledger Foundation has announced the awardees of the fifth wave of XRPL Grants. The foundation has awarded more than $1.6 million in total funding to 15 groundbreaking projects

India's per capita income is expected to increase 1.6 times to $4,000, or about ₹3.2 lakh, by 2030, turning the country into an upper-middle income country, Standard Chartered economists said in a report on Friday. «We expect India's GDP to double to $6 trillion before the end of this decade, making it the world's third-largest economy,» it said. Household consumption then would be closer to $3-3.5 billion, or India's GDP in 2022.

Worldcoin crypto project of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman is already under scrutiny by European regulators over its reliance on an eye scan to verify a user's identity, France's data protection agency said Friday. Worldcoin's launch on Monday comes as the cryptocurrency industry is suffering hard times after the spectacular collapse of FTX and various legal cases against the sector's biggest players. Using eye scans, it tries to solve one of the main challenges facing the crypto industry: a level of anonymity so high that makes it vulnerable to scams and spam bots — which AI threatens to make exponentially worse.

LA PAZ (Reuters) — Bolivia's government is determined to curb dependence on the U.S. dollar for foreign trade, instead turning to the Chinese yuan, officials said, as Latin American support for alternative currencies grows.

Bengaluru: Real estate contracting and advisory firm ArisUnitern plans to raise ₹350 crore through the alternative investment fund route this year, marking its foray into the real estate alternative financing segment in the country. The proposed fund, which will have a green shoe option of ₹100 crore, will be used for last-mile funding of residential projects. «We have already applied for the approval with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and are awaiting their reply,» said Srinivas Gopalan, chairman at ArisUnitern.

However, as the soil moisture has risen in July, lesser August rainfall won't negatively impact the crops, said agricultural experts. «The July rainfall has boosted the soil moisture to healthy levels and so a lull of 15-20 days won't be harmful for the crops,» said Tanmay Kumar Deepak, head of research, Agriwatch, an agri research firm that works with over a million farmers across the country. The excess July rain has replenished reservoirs and can support irrigational activities in the next few weeks, he added.

Sony has rolled out a substantial price cut for its highly sought-after PlayStation 5 console in several countries, including the UK, Ireland and Germany. The company aims to make the gaming experience more accessible to enthusiasts, with a markdown of approximately 16 per cent on the standard PS5 model. In the UK, gamers can now get their hands on the PS5 for £399.99, down from its regular price of £479.99. Notably, it was launched at £449.99. The promotional offer is available immediately in the UK and will run until August 10. Germany is also partaking in the price drop, with a discount of €75 on the PS5. Amazon Germany, in particular, is offering an even more attractive price of €459.99, significantly below the regular €549.99 pricing, until August 7. It extends to Ireland and Austria, where consumers can save €75. The timing of these price drop promotions coincides with Sony's announcement of a major milestone. The company has successfully sold 40 million PS5 units since the console's initial launch in 2020. This surge in sales can be attributed to the increased shipments in the current year. Sony revealed that it tripled the number of consoles shipped from January to March, reaching 6.3 million units as opposed to 2 million during the same period the previous year.

By David Lawder and Jorgelina do Rosario

PORT CARLING, Ont. — Gord Carr set some old family photos on a wooden counter inside the Carr Greenhouse on Carr Road, a garden centre on the periphery of Port Carling, Ont. It was a sweltering Sunday afternoon in prime Ontario cottage country, doubly so inside the greenhouse, where Carr and his younger sister and business partner Leslie and their respective common-law spouses, Heidi Berninger and Kevin Broad, were doing what they typically do 10 or more hours a day, seven days a week, during the tourism high season: working.

A thorough inspection was then made to see whether they would remain motionless. No funny jokes should elicit a smile. No gesture should shake anyone's stance.

₹4,200 crore by 2025 to expand the manufacturing capacity of its noodles, coffee and chocolates portfolio, the packaged foods company’s India chief said, as it spots opportunities in selling both mass and premium products in the country. “If you look at from 2020 till the first half of 2023, about ₹2,100 crore has already been spent on capital investments. These are in terms of augmentation of manufacturing capabilities.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched India to global semiconductor companies, highlighting its expanding talent pool, favourable tax regime, and financial incentives. Modi urged investors to seize the opportunity to invest in India and assured them that reforms to improve the business environment will continue. “Last year, the question people were asking at Semicon India was why they should invest in India, but in one year, the question has changed to why not invest.

Maruti revolution where it wasn't just the Suzuki car coming in, it wasn't only about a car coming in, it was a way actually for the entire lifestyle, it was a thinking, it was an industrial culture which got changed," he said. "The second revolution was the metro revolution. I think it's had a very profound impact on the urban infrastructure of India," Jaishankar said.

There’s a big reason airports and resorts are booked up this summer: Americans are taking off work and vacationing more than they have in over a decade. In some cases, their employers are forcing them to. The pandemic, along with jitters about a potential recession, dampened U.S.

General Abdourahamane Tiani, Niger’s presidential guard chief, who led the coup against President Mohamed Bazoum leaving him detained, has named himself as the new leader of the country. In an address, General Abdourahamane Tiani also sought the support of people in leading the country.

US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank are nearing the end of policy tightening campaigns, boosting the outlook for global growth and energy demand. Brent crude slipped 24 cents to $84.00 a barrel, while U.S.

Mint had reported that India may not budge from its opposition to the provisions on regulatory data protection as well as patent extension during the free trade talks with the EU and UK. Regulatory data protection or data exclusivity have been among EU’s demands since 2013 but continues to be a red line for India. Patent term extension allows secondary patenting or ‘evergreening’, a technique used by companies to prevent the entry of generic drugmakers.

power generators will likely burn a record amount of natural gas for a second day in a row on Friday, the hottest day so far this summer, as homes and businesses crank up their air conditioners to escape a brutal heatwave blanketing much of the country this week. Extreme weather reminds consumers of the fatal freeze in February 2021 that left millions of Texans without power, water and heat for days and a brutal heatwave in August 2020 that forced the California power grid operator to impose rotating outages that affected about 800,000 customers over two days. As soaring demand stresses electric grids this summer, next-day power prices soared to their highest since January in Southern California and their highest since February in New England, according to data provider Refinitiv.

IndiGo has been experiencing supply chain issues related to the availability of spare engines for its neo aircraft and is working closely with airframe as well as engine manufacturers to ensure there is minimum economic and operational impact, according to its annual report. The airline, which aims to carry 100 million passengers in the current financial year, is also taking steps to prepare its sales and distribution for further international presence.