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Greece’s prime minister says he will not allow excessive spending to derail the country’s recovery from the lengthy financial crisis that required an unprecedented infusion of funds from its creditors

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death toll in the bus accident that occurred in Hathras yesterday has reached 17 after two children succumbed during treatment, officials said on Saturday. Sixteen people — 11 in Hathras and 5 in Aligarh — are still undergoing treatment, District Magistrate of Hathras Ashish Kumar told PTI. Appi (2) and around 12-year-old Gulshan died during treatment at a hospital in Aligarh, the officials said. Fifteen people, including four women and as many children travelling in a van, were killed on Friday after a roadways bus hit the vehicle from behind on National Highway 93, officials had said.

BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on Saturday reacted to former JK CM Omar Abdullah's remarks on Afzal Guru and said that his statement reflects mindset of INDIA alliance which is about backing the terrorists. Bhandari further praised PM Modi and his policies for Jammu and Kashmir and said that PM Modi has always a vision of development. BJP National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said, «Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for Jammu and Kashmir has been a vision of development. It has been a vision which has ensured that there is no terror or terror is uprooted from the valley. On the other hand, the Congress party, Rahul Gandhi and Omar Abdullah, believe in giving soft support to terrorists. Omar Abdullah said that if it had been in his capacity, he would not have allowed Afzal Guru's hanging, a terrorist's hanging. This speaks volumes about the mindset of the INDI Alliance, which is about backing the terrorists. In the last 10 years, Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed no stone pelting incident and the terror in the valley has gone down. We are extremely confident that that the people of Jammu and Kashmir will choose a BJP-led government in order to continue to be on the path of development.»

Rouse Avenue court has issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the bail plea of Anubrata Mondal, who is one of the accused in the cattle smuggling case. He has been granted bail by the Supreme court in the CBI case. Special CBI Judge Jyot Kler, on September 4, issued notice to ED and sought reply on the bail application. The matter has been listed on September 11 for hearing.

Prachi Yadav and Yash Kumar qualified for the semifinals of women's VL2 200m and men's KL1 200m after finishing fourth and sixth in their respective heats at the Paris Paralympics here on Friday. While Prachi and Pooja Ojha clocked 1:06.83 and 1:16.09 in women's va'a single 200m VL2 heat 1 and KL1 200m heat 2 respectively, Yash came up with a timing of 1:03.27 in men's KL 200m heat. The semi-finals will take place on Saturday. Winner of each heat qualify directly to the final, while the remainder goes to the semifinals. The three fastest athlete of each semifinal make it to the final.

Water treatment player VA Tech WABAG has secured an order from Saudi Water Authority worth USD 317 million (Rs 2,700 crore) for setting up a Mega Sea Water Desalination plant in Saudi Arabia, the company said on Friday. The Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) contract including design and supply of the 300 million litres per day mega desalination plant which would be developed on a greenfield site in the west coast of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Water Authority, formally known as the Saline Water Conversion Corporation, is responsible for regulating and monitoring water sector business and services to enhance water sustainability and achieve the objectives of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030. The project is expected to be completed in 30 months and the plant would operate Dual Media Filters followed by a two-pass Reverse Osmosis process and re-mineralisation to produce clean potable water.

European Union's climate change monitoring service said on Friday, as global warming continues to intensify. The boreal summer of June to August this year blew past last summer to become the world's warmest, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said in a monthly bulletin. The exceptional heat increases the likelihood that 2024 will outrank 2023 as the planet's warmest on record.

Varun Saboo, Head, Equities, Anand Rathi, says he is positive on OMCs. Crude prices are expected to slide further from here, which will help all the oil sensitives, so that was number one. Second, he believes one stock that is a theme in itself is PVR-Inox. That is one of the ideas that still leaves massive upsides from here. Multiplex is a big theme and PVR-Inox is a very high-conviction call. Third, cement is a big theme that Anand Rathi is positive about. Finally, Saboo talks about rate-sensitives as a theme. He is extremely positive about the NBFCs like Chola and Shriram Finance. Where do you stand when it comes to crude sensitives? We have seen quite a bit of a move in paints, some of the tyre names, and OMCs as well. It is not quite the same for ONGC or Oil India, but do you sense that this is a meaty move and could be sustained? Varun Saboo: When it comes to the crude sensitives, as a house we think that crude prices will soften further. So, be it the OMCs, paints, be it anything related to them will continue to rally. I am excited about the opportunity this is providing and I think everything is falling in place for India as a market. We are extremely dependent on crude as such. This helps us further on an overall basis also. This helps the overall market as well.

The monsoon has predictably brought with it swollen rivers flooding the countryside and urban flooding on account of blocked stormwater drains. But the crushing landslides in Wayanad at the end of July were out of the ordinary. An extreme burst of rainfall attributable to globally-induced climate change was the cause, but the impact in terms of lives lost and villages erased was a result of weakening of the topography by predatory construction, mining and quarrying.

«The whole idea is that if we do not repeat our mistake, that is the reason we build our system and process around that. So, learning from mistake is something very important and we have to keep on acknowledging it, that yes, as human beings we have made mistakes and we will make mistakes, so there is no point that the day you get that feeling you have arrived, the problem starts,» says Sandeep Tandon, Quant Mutual Fund. We are celebrating Teacher's Day with great learnings of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Warren Buffett. What has been your great learning from the masters of the world? And what would you like to share as a learning for our viewers today on Teacher's Day? Sandeep Tandon: If you sit down, whether you talk about Warren Buffett or talk of bhaiya or anybody who is very successful in the market, I think I have always seen the one aspect which is humility. And second thing they always accepted, even on the multiple public forum, the mistake which they did. And we believe that if you can highlight that, that you have learned from mistakes and I think that is the biggest learning, like even at Quant what we try to say that we as a human being will make new mistakes.

«But structurally, some of these downstream and upstream companies are shifting their business model towards the renewable energy side and which is what makes them attractive. So, any kind of a weakness there should be used as an opportunity to look at some of these names,» says Pankaj Pandey, Head Research, ICICIdirect.com. Let us first talk about the oil sensitives because they are the one which sort of really held the market in place yesterday. I mean be it paint companies, OMCs, all of them a bunch. But do you think that this was just a knee-jerk reaction because crude has been seeing a steady decline for past three months now? Pankaj Pandey: On the crude oil front, volatility is going to be there because ahead of US elections, largely if you look at, both the candidates are at extreme positions in terms of the views. But Trump is pitching for nearly three million barrel kind of increase in the oil production. And coupled with the fact that the Chinese economy is not doing so well, which is the largest incremental buyer, I think crude is expected to remain soft. Now, while the marketing margins are expected to prop up given the softness what we have seen in crude, but the refining margins is something which needs to be watched for. But structurally, some of these downstream and upstream companies are shifting their business model towards the renewable energy side and which is what makes them attractive. So, any kind of a weakness there should be used as an opportunity to look at some of these names.

bull run. It is India’s time, and that’s where the ultimate money follows the value. So, HNIs and retail investors are in the right place at the right time,” says Rajeev Mathur, Head-Wealth Broking, Yes Securities India Ltd. In an interview with ETMarkets, Mathur said: “To make money, you don’t need to be the most intelligent person in the world; you just need to be disciplined. All asset classes offer sufficient wealth creation opportunities” Edited excerpts:

National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah, who filed his nomination from Ganderbal constituency in central Kashmir on Wednesday, accused the BJP of using independent candidates to manipulate the assembly elections. Abdullah, while appealing to the electorate of Ganderbal, removed his skull cap, and urged them to uphold the dignity of his cap. “BJP is making a concerted effort to manipulate this election through independent candidates. They want as many independent candidates as possible to get elected from J&K as they aim to form the government with their help later,” said Abdullah. After abrogation of Article 370 and 35 (A) in August 2019, Abdullah along with others were jailed and when he was released in September 2020, he had maintained till recently that he will not fight elections in a Union Territory. He had likened the position of a chief minister in the UT to that of a municipality commissioner of an extremely weak municipality. However, soon after the elections were announced, NC decided to field Abdullah as its star candidate.

Mint. Mauritius Finance is the government-backed body that represents the country’s financial services sector. Last month, the Delhi High Court overturned an order of the Authority of Advance Rulings denying Tiger Global Management the benefits of the pre-2017 India-Mauritius Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) on the capital gains made from selling its investments in Flipkart in 2018.

Pope Francis on Wednesday urged political leaders in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, to guard against religious extremism, which he said distorted people's religious beliefs through «deception and violence». In his first speech during an ambitious 12-day journey across Southeast Asia, where Christians are a small minority of the regional population, the pontiff said the Catholic Church would increase its efforts toward inter-religious dialogue in hopes of helping tamp down extremism. «In this way, prejudices can be eliminated, and a climate of mutual respect and trust can grow,» the 87-year-old pope said in an address to some 300 politicians and religious leaders at Jakarta's Merdeka Presidential Palace.

The AntiHustle (2017), author Nicole Purvy wrote, “The hustle culture is focused on the amount of work and sacrifices you’re making to be successful. We need to change the mindset and find new ways of working things, because what you do will never be enough." Keeping this in mind, some companies are gradually beginning to take notice and value individual preferences and diverse work styles, says Prof. Mohapatra.

Elton John, the 77-year-old singer, announced on Instagram that he has been recuperating from a severe eye infection over the summer, which has left him with limited vision in one eye. He shared that while he is healing, it is a slow process and will take time for his sight to return. The singer expressed gratitude for his medical team and family for their care and support during his recovery. «Over the summer, I've been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye. I am healing, but it's an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye. I am so grateful for the excellent team of doctors and nurses and my family, who have taken such good care of me over the last several weeks. I have been quietly spending the summer recuperating at home, and am feeling positive about the progress I have made in my healing and recovery so far,» John wrote on Instagram. Numerous celebrities and friends responded to his post with well-wishes. Fashion designer Donatella Versace, radio presenter Bob Harris, and actor Layton Williams were among those who sent their support. Versace commented, “Take your time and recover, Elton. We’ll be here waiting for your return when you’re healthy and ready.” Harris also shared his sentiments by posting, «Sending you much love Elton.»

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued weather alerts predicting heavy rains across several regions in India. As the intensity of rainfall diminishes in Telangana, the IMD has forecasted isolated heavy rains in Kumuram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, and Mulugu districts on September 4. Numerous alerts, ranging from warnings of thunderstorms to severe rainfall, cover regions including Kerala, Mahe, Coastal Karnataka, Northeast India, Rajasthan, and Delhi from early September through the 8th. In Telangana, the IMD anticipates thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and strong surface winds in Adilabad, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, and Mahabubabad. For Hyderabad and its surrounding areas, generally cloudy weather is expected over the next 24 hours, potentially bringing light to moderate rain or thunder showers with gusty winds. The city's temperatures are predicted to range between a maximum of 27°C and a minimum of 23°C.

cryptocurrency Ethereum's founder Vitalik Buterin, it's an intriguing idea. In the BBC Radio 4 podcast series Intrigue, the 10-part programme The Immortals holds us in rapt fascination. Technology reporter and psychologist Aleks Krotoski dives into the world of extreme longevity, where pioneers like Buterin are pushing the boundaries of what it means to age. Many Valleywalas like Jeff Bezos and Peter Thiel have reportedly invested in companies working on tackling ageing — and even death. In episode 7, Vitalik, the spotlight is on the Ether king. In 2022, Buterin floated a radical idea — a state with a constitution declaring that ageing is bad, life extension is good, and innovation in this field should face no barriers. This podcast becomes even more mind-blowing as it digs deeper, from the crypto founder who created a 'longevity city' in Montenegro because he believes we have a moral responsibility to stop ageing, to AI that is already being engineered to create a 'post-human being' merged with machines.