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Russia's FSB security service said on Tuesday it had arrested a Russian woman it suspected of collecting information on a «critical infrastructure facility» at the order of Ukraine's intelligence services. It did not name the facility, but a surveillance video which Russian media said was taken by the FSB showed the suspect using her phone to film near a hydroelectric power plant in the town of Uglich in Russia's Yaroslavl region north of Moscow. She is then shown being arrested in her office by masked FSB and police agents. A court on Saturday ordered the suspect to be detained for two months, the RIA news agency reported. Baza, a Russian news outlet which sometimes publishes material from the FSB, released a message exchange between the suspect and a purported Ukrainian coordinator in which the woman agrees to supply the map coordinates of local railway lines, military recruitment offices and the hydroelectric plant. In the exchange, the authenticity of which Reuters was not able to verify, the suspect writes of wanting Ukrainian drones to strike deep inside Russia in order to undermine support for President Vladimir Putin.

inflation, the RBI will have to contend with pricey tomatoes. The price of tomatoes has risen dramatically in recent weeks, spurting above Rs 160 and even crossing Rs 200 in some parts of the country. McDonald's took tomatoes out of its food items in certain locations and many eateries as well as households started using purée instead of tomatoes.

Sadanand Shet Tanavade was on Tuesday declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Goa. Tanavade, president of the Goa BJP unit, filed his nomination papers on July 11 for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from the coastal state. The opposition parties — Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Revolutionary Goans Party and Goa Forward Party — had later issued a common statement signed by their seven MLAs saying as a «political strategy», they have decided not to field any candidate for the Rajya Sabha election in the interest of Goa. Monday was the last date to withdraw nomination forms, and if required, polling was to take place on July 24. Returning Officer Namrata Ulman on Tuesday handed over a letter to Tanavade, declaring him as elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Goa. Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, BJP state general secretary Damu Naik and other party functionaries were present on the occasion.

Chirag Paswan said on Tuesday that his party has joined the NDA following a positive discussion with the BJP over his «concerns» and asserted the ruling combine will win all 40 seats in Bihar in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. While declining to share details of his talks with BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and party president J P Nadda, he asserted that his concerns have been addressed positively by them.

Aman Jagtap told the rank and file of an Indian Army contingent led by him, shortly before it stepped on the magnificent Champs-Elysees in the heart of Paris to participate in the Bastille Day Parade. An Indian tri-services contingent took part in the historic military parade on July 14, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the guest of honour. Three Rafale fighter jets of the Indian Air Force, along with French fighter jets, joined the flypast.

Also read: Japan Accuses Australia of Betrayal in Fight Over Natural-Gas Exports The multi-sport event, featuring 20 sports and 26 disciplines, was planned to be held across five regional hubs in Victoria. However, Andrews' team explored cost-cutting options, including reducing the number of hubs or moving the Games to Melbourne, but found them unfeasible.

NDA meeting in Delhi LIVE updates: BJP National President JP Nadda has announced that that 38 National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners have confirmed their attendance to the meeting to be held in the national capital today. The NDA meeting in the national capital will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy Activision, a source told Reuters on Monday amid expectations the agency's fight is nearing the end. After two court losses last week, the agency's remaining options are: pursue its fight in the internal FTC court; pursue its parallel case before the appeals court; pursue both; or settle with Microsoft or drop the matter entirely. The source, who is familiar with the matter, declined to give any other details.

Oommen Chandy passed away aged 79 in the early hours of Tuesday. Reportedly, the senior Congress leader died in a private hospital in Bengaluru at 4:25 am while undergoing treatment for cancer. Kerala government has announced Tuesday as a public holiday along with two days of mourning as a mark of respect to the former chief minister.

The Monkey King" has been released. The 2.25 minute trailer was dropped on Netflix's YouTube channel. Anthony Stacchi is the director of the Netflix's animated feature.

President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders met with labor organizers at the White House on Monday to talk about ways to boost union membership

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering its options after stinging losses last week in its bid to stop Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)'s $69 billion deal to buy Activision, a source told Reuters on Monday amid expectations the agency's fight is nearing the end.

Mumbai: The surge in food prices that led to higher inflation in June is in line with the view of the rate-setting panel that the fight against inflation is far from over, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Monday. “Food price spikes typical of the onset of the monsoon drove up headline inflation in June, corroborating the monetary policy committee’s (MPC) view that the fight against inflation is far from over and monetary policy has to stay the course on the arduous last leg of the journey to align inflation with the target," said the article titled ‘State of the economy’ in the central bank’s July bulletin.

Congress lent much-need support to AAP's campaign to unite the Opposition against the Centre's services ordinance, both the parties walked a political tightrope and denied the development could pave the way for a seat-sharing alliance in Delhi. The two-day Opposition meet in Bengaluru has provided a rare opportunity to Congress and AAP to share a common platform.

Binance slashed its employee benefits last month in the wake of falling profit, a sign of the financial strain hitting the crypto giant. The company told employees that it would stop offering certainbenefits, effective June 19, including mobile-phone reimbursement, fitness reimbursement and work-from-home expenses, among other items, according to former employees and a message from Binance’s internal messenger viewed by The Wall Street Journal. “Considering the current market environment and regulatory climate that has unfortunately led to a decline in profit, we have to be more prudent with our spending," the message read.

₹2 to her account on the pretext of a test transaction. Once the receipt was acknowledged, he initiated another transaction to remit the list price. This time, however, it was a ‘collect’ transaction rather than ‘pay’.

India’s sherpa Amitabh Kant led the discussions of G20 negotiators in Hampi last week to produce a draft Leader’s Declaration for the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit in September. To be held in Pragati Maidan, the summit will be the grand finale of India’s Presidency. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expecting to host US President Joe Biden, and, it is being speculated, President Vladimir Putin, which, if it happens, would open up the possibility for the two sides to come face-to-face first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

Hollywood is on strike. For the first time in more than six decades, both writers and actors have walked off the job. They are protesting, principally, the disruption to residual payments in the age of streaming.

Americans’ growing paychecks surpassed inflation for the first time in two years, providing some financial relief to workers, while complicating the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tame price increases. Inflation-adjusted average hourly wages rose 1.2% in June from a year earlier, according to the Labor Department. That marked the second straight month of seasonally adjusted gains after two years when workers’ historically elevated raises were erased by price increases.

hearing in a case filed against Congress Leader and an MLA from Gujarat’s Vadgam constituency, Jignesh Mevani. Then Independent MLA from Vadgam, Jignesh Mevani was arrested by the Assam police from Palanpur in Banaskantha district last year following a complaint over two of his tweets against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mevani got bail in two cases filed against him in Assam.

From North America to Europe and Asia, people gulped water and sought shelter from the sweltering heat, with the mercury expected to reach new highs in several places in the next few days. Europe, the globe's fastest-warming continent, was bracing for its hottest-ever temperature this week on Italy's islands of Sicily and Sardinia, where a high of 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) is predicted, according to the European Space Agency.