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Israel large numbers of munitions, including more than 10,000 highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs and thousands of Hellfire missiles, since the start of the war in Gaza, said two U.S. officials briefed on an updated list of weapons shipments. Between the war's start last October and recent days, the United States has transferred at least 14,000 of the MK-84 2,000-pound bombs, 6,500 500-pound bombs, 3,000 Hellfire precision-guided air-to-ground missiles, 1,000 bunker-buster bombs, 2,600 air-dropped small-diameter bombs, and other munitions, according to the officials, who were not authorized to speak publicly. While the officials didn't give a timeline for the shipments, the totals suggest there has been no significant drop-off in U.S. military support for its ally, despite international calls to limit weapons supplies and a recent administration decision to pause a shipment of powerful bombs.

Delhi airport's Terminal 1 collapsed amid record rain early Friday morning as the monsoon swamped the national capital region. The tubular structure crushed cars, including cabs, as it came down, shutting off entry into the building and leaving passengers stranded. Flights to and from the terminal at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, one of the busiest in the world, were cancelled, civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu told reporters after inspecting the airport. T1 is used for the domestic flight operations of IndiGo and SpiceJet, handling about 1,400 movements daily. In total, 123 flights were cancelled.

US presidential debate, the subject of kinesics provides us an insight into the profile of the two potential presidential nominees. Kinesics is the study of body language. This presidential debate has been analyzed by experts who have studied the posture, expressions, tone and tenor and movements of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden. This has been reported by the New York Post. The office of the US President is considered to be the most powerful position in the world and candidates seek to inspire confidence through their conduct and body language. The voters also form an impression at a sub-conscious level after noticing the body language of the candidates.

Delhi recorded 228.1 mm of rainfall on Friday, the highest since 1936 for the month of June, and the weatherman predicted more spells over the weekend in the national capital. The Safdarjung Observatory, the city's primary weather station, recorded 228.1 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Friday, more than three times the June rainfall average of 74.1 mm and the highest for the month in at least 16 years. Extreme weather events are happening in the national capital, as weather experts noted that during the entire monsoon season, Delhi receives nearly 650 mm of rainfall. On the first day of heavy rain this season, the capital received one-third of its total monsoon rainfall on Friday.

The Supreme Court has upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections

In an unexpected move, Bitfarms announced the appointment of Fanny Philip as an independent board member amidst an ongoing conflict with Riot Platforms.

Mexico’s incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced five more members of her future cabinet

Question: Since the concessional tax regime u/s 115BAC of the I-T Act has now been made the default tax regime for individual taxpayers, kindly guide us on switching between the tax regimes.

Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel hit their fresh all-time highs in intraday trade on Friday, 28 June, indicating investors' positive reaction to the tariff hike reports.Industry experts anticipated tariff hikes following the Lok Sabha elections due to declining revenue and margins in the sector. Companies require capital to invest in spectrum and cutting-edge technologies.Experts believe the tariff hikes are a positive step and will augur well for stock prices.

I am purchasing a house from joint owners. One owner is an NRI, and the second is an Indian resident. The sale consideration is Rs58 lakh. I need to pay 50% to each seller. I know I can deduct 1% TDS on payments made to the resident Indian, but I am confused about the tax to be deducted on payments made to the non-resident joint owner. Can you please guide me?The provision of tax deduction@ 1% under Section 194-IA for purchasing a property is applicable when the seller is a resident, and the property's value exceeds ₹50 lakh.

Sebi approved introducing a fixed price process for delisting companies from stock exchanges, market experts welcomed the move saying that in the earlier book-building regime listing had become a no-exit entry. «It is a good initiative by Sebi considering all those entities who attempted delisting in the past few years and were unsuccessful. These entities may attempt again for delisting. With the amended delisting framework now even if the entity fails to acquire 90% of total share capital but if the majority of public shareholders are ready to offer shares then the delisting process can be successful,» said Makarand M Joshi of corporate compliance firm MMJC & Associates.

The NTA reform panel has initiated a call for suggestions from stakeholders, including students and parents, regarding examination reforms, setting a deadline of July 7. This move follows the establishment of a high-level committee comprising seven experts tasked with ensuring the transparent, smooth, and fair conduct of examinations. The decision to form this expert panel comes amidst recent controversies surrounding the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2024.

Delhi, who endured one of the worst heatwaves in history earlier this month, now face severe water-logging with record-breaking rainfall in just 24 hours, surpassing the city's average for the entire month of June. The torrential downpour caused a fatal airport roof collapse, disrupted flights, closed a metro station, blocked underpasses, and led to massive traffic jams, turning the city's relief from the heat into chaos. WHAT'S HAPPENING?

Quant Mutual Fund schemes in the last 4 days ever since the Sebi investigation came into limelight. So far in the week, NAVs of 11 Quant schemes, including Quant Large Cap Fund, Quant Flexi Cap Fund, Quant Focused Fund, Quant Absolute Fund, and Quant Momentum Fund, have actually increased while there has been some impact on the returns of the remaining 16 schemes. The net asset value of two Quant schemes was up by 1% in the last four days. The NAV of Quant ESG Equity Fund and Quant Focused Fund was up by 1.16% and 1% respectively.

India Cements have rallied 33% in this week so far attaining a new all-time high of Rs 308.10 in Friday’s session after a 24% stake of the company was bought by UltraTech Cement. Ace investor Radhakishan Damani and related entities had sold around 6.91 crore shares or about 24% stake in India Cements to Ultratech Cement through a block deal on Thursday.

carbon dioxide (CO2) removal credits could reach up to $100 billion a year between 2030 and 2035 from $2.7 billion last year if barriers to its growth are addressed, a report by management consultancy Oliver Wyman said on Thursday. Worsening climate change and inadequate efforts to cut emissions have led U.N. scientists to estimate billions of tons of carbon must be removed from the atmosphere annually by using nature or technology to meet global climate goals. Demand for credits has begun to increase from sectors as diverse as technology and finance, chemicals and aviation but it’s not yet large enough to drive the scale of projects that experts say are needed, the report by Oliver Wyman, the City of London Corporation and the UK Carbon Markets Forum said.

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Stock Market News: The key domestic equity indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, opened Friday's trading at new all-time highs. Reliance Industries, the oil-to-telecom behemoth that has led this week's advances, was once again in the spotlight following the announcement of tariff hikes by its telecom subsidiary Jio.In the initial trading, the Nifty 50 started up 41.40 points, or 0.17%, at 24,085.90, while the Sensex rose 214.40 points, or 0.27%, to 79,457.58.Dr. V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, believes that the Sensex might reach 80,000 due to market momentum.

Sensex and Nifty on Friday rallied for the fifth consecutive day on Friday to scale fresh 52-week high amid buying across sectors and bluechips. Sensex rallied over 250 points to cross the 79,500-level, while Nifty also scaled a new peak of 24,124.25 in the morning session. Within the blue-chip Nifty50 pack, ONGC, Divi's Lab and Coal India were the top gainers by rallying around 2% each. Telecom stocks were in focus today after Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel raised tariffs. Both the stocks were trading around 1% higher.

₹494.95 per share, 34.13% higher than the issue price of ₹369. On BSE, Stanley Lifestyles share price today opened at ₹499 apiece, up 35.23% than the issue price.Market experts anticipated Stanley Lifestyles share price to open in the range of ₹540 to ₹550 apiece.According to BSE data, 96.98 subscriptions have been received for the luxury furniture company Stanley Lifestyles' initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday, June 25, the last day of subscriptions.

Vraj Iron and Steel IPO price band of ₹195 to ₹207 per equity share, aiming to raise ₹171 crore from its public offer through the issuance of fresh shares. The strong subscription status in the primary market suggests a positive sentiment towards this mainboard IPO.