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With the new school year starting in a few weeks, Canadian parents are feeling “stressed out” about shopping for their kids and looking for ways to cut back their spending, recent surveys show.

elections, the BJP has vowed to win all 10 assembly seats, where by-elections are to be held, underlining its dominance in the state and sending a message to the Opposition that its recent resurgence was short-lived. Political observers, however, say it could be an uphill task for the ruling NDA alliance. Bypolls are to be held on 10 seats that fell vacant after nine MLAs were elected as MPs in this year's Lok Sabha elections and the MLA of Sishamau was convicted and given a seven-year jail sentence. However, the dates for the polls have not been announced yet. «Let us all pledge that we will achieve 100 per cent victory in the upcoming by-elections on 10 assembly seats,» BJP's UP unit president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary exhorted party workers at the party's state working committee meeting held on July 14.

nails polished, but worry that they may need a ‘breather’? The idea that your nails need to “breathe” is a myth, said Dr Chris Adigun, a dermatologist in North Carolina, US, who specialises in nail disorders. “Your nails don’t have lungs.” However, there are some signs that your nail polish, or the way you remove it, may be causing changes to your nails that should prompt a break, experts said. Here’s what to watch for.

India hired around 152,000 people in the first half of 2024, up 14% from the previous six months but 9% lower than a year earlier, a survey has found. More than 75% of the hirings were to replace employees who had left. The gross hirings included attrition-linked replacement of about 118,000 employees and a net addition of 34,000, according to the survey conducted by specialist staffing firm Xpheno for ET, tracking data from 125 global capability centres (GCCs) that account for nearly three-fourths of India's total GCC headcount of 1.6 million. GCCs in semiconductor manufacturing, oil & gas and food & beverage services accounted for the largest number of net additions, both in the first half of 2024 and in the 12 months ended June 30, 2024, the survey has found.

interrogation of former principal of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital Sandip Ghosh for the second day on Saturday, in connection with the death of a post-graduate medical trainee who was allegedly raped and murdered. CBI that took over the investigation questioned Ghosh on Friday for over 10 hours till midnight, and again called him Saturday morning for interrogation. While entering the CBI office Saturday, Ghosh said: «I have not been arrested. I am being interrogated by the CBI officials. They are behaving very nicely with me.»

Here's a list of small finance banks offering up to 9.5% on senior citizen FDs for amounts above Rs 3 crore. (Senior citizens are those aged 60 and above).

equity instruments of a local company in exchange for those of a foreign firm in a significant rejig of foreign investment norms. Investments by an overseas citizen of India (OCI) on a non-repatriation basis would not be counted as indirect foreign investment, as per the changes, which were announced late on Friday. The amendments in the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules follow the budget pledge by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to simplify overseas investment rules. The latest changes have aligned the provisions governing downstream investments by overseas citizens of India with those for non-residents. This, experts said, would encourage greater participation of NRIs in the country's economy. Easier share swap rules will «facilitate global expansion of Indian companies through mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives», the finance ministry said. The government also clarified that transfer of all shares in companies having foreign direct investment (FDI) from countries sharing land borders with India would require prior nod irrespective of the sector.

Arsenal and Manchester City are favourites to lift Premier League which begins this weekend. Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea may well be in the top four of the marathon soccer tournament. Fulham could be the surprise package this season, as per football experts. Premier League’s all-time top-scorer and a legend of English football, Alan Shearer believes that the PL title race will be very interesting to see this summer and that if Arsenal were to sign a top striker then he ‘would back them to go on and win the league’. Also Read: Spider-Noir Spinoff: Lamorne Morris reveals what to expect from the series

Despite recent interest rate cuts, the Canadian real estate market remained slow this summer.

Golden Growth Fund (GGF), a category-II alternative investment fund, is looking to raise ₹400 crore to deploy it in land acquisition in South Delhi and develop luxury floors. It has closed the first round of fundraising and also acquired a land parcel in South Delhi's upscale Anand Niketan residential colony. Since Delhi is primarily a market with low-rise buildings, local builders redevelop the property and sell the floors independently for as high as ₹30 crore each.

The price of XRP has gained by 1% today, rising to $0.5699 as the crypto market as a whole falls by 0.8% in the past 24 hours.

The pyramid, which was built 1000 years ago, is located in Michoacan state. The pyramid has rich history of being part of a seat of power in Ihuatzio, Fox Weather reported quoting Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History. This summer’s intense heat and prolonged drought unleashed a series of misfortunes upon the ancient pyramid, as scorching temperatures and arid conditions conspired to fracture its once-imposing facade. The relentless sun cracked the stone, and when the long-awaited rain finally arrived, it seeped into these vulnerable crevices, exacerbating the damage and undermining the pyramid's stability.

Nest Seekers International chief economist Erin Sykes weighs in as high interest rates continue to hurt the housing market on ‘The Bottom Line.’

₹5 trillion has been detected, and of this, ₹1.2 trillion has been paid voluntarily by the assesses," the first person said. A large chunk of the total tax evasion detected—about ₹1 trillion—accounts for using fake input tax credits, said the person. The value of the taxable sales in these cases would be significantly higher than ₹5 trillion as GST is levied only as a percentage of the sale value.

Mutual funds were sitting with Rs 1.71 lakh crore cash allocation in July which was 4.89% of the total AUM. The net equity AUM was recorded at Rs 35 lakh crore as on July 2024. There were around 43 mutual funds in the market in the said period. Five mutual funds had more than Rs 1 lakh crore cash in their portfolio. ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund had the highest cash allocation of Rs 33,790 crore as on July 2024 which was 8.90% of the total AUM. The fund house had an equity AUM of Rs 3.45 lakh crore as on July 2024.

Nilesh Shah, MD, Kotak AMC, asks how can we become wealthy with an asset allocation where 93% of savings is not going to deliver real return. Of course, there are complexities and there is worry. But while investing in risk-taking assets like equities, bonds, debentures, and mutual funds, take guidance from experts. With their advice and support, one will be able to invest for real return. So, invest for real return, even though it means taking some risk. What kind of change have you seen in your personal, and professional life that is reflected in India so far as India celebrated its 78th year of independence? Nilesh Shah: My father died very early when I was very young and my mother was always dependent on me for her retirement. She never had enough savings and she was always spending to make us study and help us grow. Hence, she is dependent upon me as her retirement solution. But I can proudly say I have done my retirement solution through my money. That is the change I want to see in every Indian.

Nevada gaming regulators have accused the Resorts World casino of turning a blind eye to illegal bookmaking

Breakout stocks to buy or sell: Despite strong global market sentiments on the US Fed rate cut buzz, the Indian stock market remained flat on Wednesday. The Nifty 50 index finished marginally higher at 24,143, the BSE Sensex went up 149 points and closed at 79,105, whereas the Bank Nifty index went off 104 points and ended at 49,727. Cash market volumes on the NSE were 8.1 per cent lower than the previous session.

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The Pepe price has fallen by more than 4% in the past 24 hours, with its decline to $0.000007858 coming as the market as a whole also loses 4% today.

If you’ve noticed that you’re paying more than before for the same amount of groceries, you’re not the only one