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BENGALURU : HCL Technologies Ltd’s bet on software products has not yielded profitability of the kind its management expected, five years after the Noida-based company purchased eight software products from IBM. The business unit saw a 680-basis point decline in operating margins from FY20 to FY24, despite a $271-million increase in revenue in the same period.

French Open marathon came the sprint. Defending champion Iga Swiatek swept into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in just 40 minutes after a crushing 6-0, 6-0 win against Anastasia Potapova.

WHBQ-TV reported that proposal is due Monday, although it's unclear what happens now. Nicks told people attending the meeting that the facility would hold up to 250 children aged 17 and younger, not the 2,000 previously discussed, WREG-TV reported. She said that the facility would hire local employees and operate up to five years, that there would be no visitors, and that the children and teens would stay contained inside.

ALSO READ: RBI Policy: Repo rate cut expectations pushed back to December quarterOn June 3 (Monday), data on the S&P flash US manufacturing PMI for May and ISM manufacturing for May will be released.TBA Auto sales data for May is also due on the same day.On June 4 (Tuesday), factory orders data for April will be declared.June 5 (Wednesday) will see the release of reports on ADP employment for May, ISM services for May, US productivity (final revision) for first quarter, US trade deficit for April, and S&P flash US services PMI for MayOn June 7 (Friday), a report on consumer credit for May and data on US employmenand unemployment for May will be released.Following companies are due to report quarterly earnings in the week ahead— GitLab, Science Applications, CrowdStrike, PVH, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Bath & Body Works, Lululemon, Dollar Tree, Brown-Forman, Campbell Soup, and Five Below, Samsara, DocuSign, J.M. Smucker, and NIO.US stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation was flat.ALSO READ: OPEC to extend cuts till 2H; Crude oil seen at $70-$90 in 2024: Kaynat ChainwalaThe Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 574.84 points, or 1.51%, to 38,686.32, the S&P 500 gained 42.03 points, or 0.80%, to 5,277.51 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 2.06 points, or 0.01%, to 16,735.02.The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.50% from 4.55%.

Cyclone Remal made landfall in the coastal regions of Bangladesh, near Mongla port, and the adjoining Sagar Islands in India’s West Bengal state with wind speed of up to 135kmph (84mph), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Remal began its landfall at about 9 pm in India on 26 May, a process that continued for about five hours, according to the regional meteorological office in Kolkata.

(This story originally appeared in on May 31, 2024)

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Anand Mahindra shared a video of R Praggnanandhaa with the caption, «Now, it was the world #2 in the bag...»

By Francine Ryan & Elizabeth Hardie, The Open University Milton Keynes

heatwave, incidents of AC blasts are becoming more prevalent. Here are some reasons behind these occurrences and precautions to ensure safety and prevent such incidents: Ensure the thermostat is set to an appropriate temperature.

Aaron Jones struck an unbeaten 94 as tournament co-hosts USA started the T20 World Cup with an easy seven-wicket win over Canada in a Group A battle of the debutants here. Put into bat, Canada posted 194 for five.

chess sensation R Pragananadhaa continued with his dominating ways in the ongoing Norway Chess competition as he defeated the world number two player Fabiano Caruana in round five in a classical chess game on Saturday night.

Reuters.The deadline for prosecuting most federal crimes is five years.The Justice Department found in mid-May that Boeing violated a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) that had shielded the company from a criminal charge arising from the fatal crashes.Also Read: 'I don't sit by the door': US President Joe Biden cracks joke about Boeing mishapsOfficials agreed to ask a judge to dismiss the charge of conspiring to defraud the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as long as Boeing abided by the terms of the agreement over a three-year period ending Jan.

exit polls, the BJP-led NDA is making inroads in the southern states. The extensive campaign led by PM Narendra Modi and the new alliances are working in favour of the party, As per the exit polls, BJP is winning big in Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and marking an entry in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Lok Sabha election came to a close on Saturday evening, the opposition INDIA bloc claimed after a meeting that as per its internal feedback it would win a minimum 295 seats. The opposition alliance demanded that the Election Commission of India (ECI) follow the laid out procedure, including counting postal ballots first and adhering to the Supreme Court's guidelines on counting a minimum five per cent of voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) per polling booth.

Also Read | Exit Poll 2024 Live Updates: Today's Chanakya predicts BJP-NDA may cross 400-mark; PM calls INDIA bloc 'opportunistic'Whereas, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference is likely to get 3 seats and Congress may win one seat.As per ABP-C Voters, the INDIA bloc is likely to win zero to two seats, NDA one to two seats and others two to three seats.Times Now-ETG Research has predicted two seats for the BJP and two to three seats for the INDIA bloc and one seat for others.Also Read: Exit polls predict 17 seats for BJP in Maharashtra, 9 to 14 for Thackeray camp; setback for Ajit PawarThis is the first general election in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019.The voting for five seats -- Anantnag-Rajouri, Udhampur, Jammu, Srinagar and Baramulla - ended on May 25.Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary Constituency recorded 51.35 per cent voter turnout, the highest in 35 years, i.e., since 1989.Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer PK Pole had said that the Union Territory recorded an overall voter turnout of 58 percent in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.The electoral battle remained between two major regional parties, the National Conference (NC) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP).Milestone Alert! Livemint tops charts as the fastest growing news website in the world

ALSO READ: T20 World Cup 2024: Top 10 squads, India vs Pakistan match details and moreNow stats say that one of the primary reason for India not performing at the ICC T20 World Cup tournament is somewhere related to Indian Premier League.India could cross the Super 8s stage twice in 2009 and 2010, as its players had just entered the T20 World Cup tournament after an almost two-and-half-month IPL schedule and were fatigued.ALSO READ: T20 World Cup 2024 full schedule: Check dates, venues, timing, livestreaming details and moreIn 2009, the gap between the IPL and T20 World Cup was 12 days. While in 2010, the gap was five days.

Donald Trump was found guilty in all 34 felony charges in the hush money trial, this question has been looming large on the US political system. Manhattan Court Justice Juan Merchan will pronounce the quantum of the sentence on July 11. Donald Trump faces a possible maximum of four years imprisonment for each of the 34 counts against him.

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Delhi experienced a sudden change in weather on Saturday afternoon as a dust storm swept through the city, accompanied by cloudy skies. This change brought some relief to the city, which has been facing severe heatwave conditions for the past five days.