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Heatwave alert issued in THESE states; heavy to very heavy rains in North East Maximum temperatures settled in the range of 43-46 degrees Celsius in parts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra and 40-43 degrees in parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Marathwada and north interior Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. The IMD said the ongoing heatwave spell will continue until May 5-6 and abate thereafter in east India and the southern peninsular region.

Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO). Among the 24 individuals and entities listed as accused are Winsome founder Jatin Mehta, who had left the country before the mess surfaced, his wife Sonia and son Suraj, former employees, auditors, and the partner of a Dubai audit firm whose damaging testimony has helped the central agency build its case. Alleging that Mehta was the «brain and will behind the decisions of Winsome», the SFIO chargesheet (which ET has reviewed) charged the promoter, his family members, five companies, including Winsome, and others of criminal conspiracy to cheat the banks of Rs 4,258 crore, which is punishable under sections pertaining to cheating (420), breach of trust ( 409) read with criminal breach of trust (120(B)) of the IPC. Manipulation of books for carrying out fictitious transactions, related party and irregular derivatives deals ignored by auditors, and unauthorised investment in a group company constitute other charges under the post and amended Companies Act, 2013.

Inter Miami will play New York Red Bulls on Saturday in MLS match at Chase Stadium at Fort Lauderdale in Florida. It will be a clash of titans as both teams are in the top three. Miami is the leading the table with 21 points off 11 games. NY Red Bulls have garnered 17 points in 10 matches. Inter Miami versus NY Red Bulls is scheduled to kick off at 7.30 pm (ET) on Sunday, May 5. The soccer match will be live streamed on Apple TV for free — without requiring an MLS Season Pass subscription.

Warren Buffett will command centrestage at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting on Saturday, but someone who won't be there is his influential sidekick Charlie Munger. The meeting is Buffett's 60th since he took over Berkshire in 1965 and the first since the death of his longtime friend, business partner and foil Munger at age 99 in November.

The relegation tussle still involves three. And the contest for the remaining European qualification positions contains as many as five.

Air India announced on Friday that it will restart flight operations between Delhi and Tel Aviv on May 16. Due to tensions in the Middle East, the airline temporarily halted flights to and from Tel Aviv. In a post on X, Air India said it will resume «services between Delhi and Tel Aviv with five weekly flights from 16 May, 2024'.

Sharad Pawar of the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar faction) had roped in Dhangar (shepherd) community leader Mahadev Jankar to contest from the Madha seat against BJP MP Ranjitsingh Nimbalkar. With Jankar being a Dhangar leader and the constituency having 5 lakh Dhangar voters, Jankar would have a strong chance of victory if he had contested. However, the BJP lured Jankar to its side and got him to contest from Parbhani, supported by its two allies — the Shiv Sena and NCP (Ajit). Sharad Pawar then managed to poach Vijaysinh Mohite Patil and his nephew Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil to his faction of the NCP. The latter has now been given a ticket to contest against BJP's Ranjtsinh Nimbalkar.

Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani, already termed as «artificial enlargement» and «untenable» by India. «The meeting of the council of ministers chaired by Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda' took a decision to print the new map of Nepal, which includes the Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani in the Rs 100 denomination bank notes,» government spokesperson Rekha Sharma told media persons while briefing about the cabinet decision. «The cabinet approved to re-design the banknote of Rs 100 and replace the old map printed in the background of the bank note during the cabinet meetings held on April 25 and May 2,» Sharma, who is also the Minister for Information and Communication, added.

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on a historic flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Friday, news agency AP reported. The move can be considered one of the biggest advances in military aviation since the introduction of stealth in the early 1990s. The report said the AI-controlled F-16, called Vista, flew the USAF Secretary in lightning-fast manoeuvres at more than 550 miles an hour that put pressure on his body at five times the force of gravity.

The most important inflation metric, the CPIX, which excludes the eight most volatile segments of the index, is running at 2.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis. That is pretty well on target, barely higher than the pre-COVID-19 trend, and less than half the pace of a year ago.

Coforge Ltd, has a long-term target to be among the top five of India’s $254-billion tech outsourcing industry. To do this, the company will look to ramp-up its latest acquisition of artificial intelligence (AI) and tech services firm, Cigniti Ltd—and could also pursue further acquisitions going forward. In the process, reaching an annualized revenue of $4 billion within the next four fiscals is possible, chief executive Sudhir Singh told Mint.

MI vs KKR IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians (MI) will host Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the grand Wankhede Stadium on Friday for the 51st match of IPL 2024. While there are many things to talk regarding the match, the internet is abuzz with questions about Shah Rukh Khan's visit for today's match and the 12-year-old incident after which the actor was banned from the Wankhede Stadium Mumbai. The social media murmur was sparked by former Joy Bhattacharjya's rebuttal to a user's comment who claimed that KKR's fortune in IPL took a downhill turn after Shah Rukh Khan's ugly spat with the security staff of Wankhede Stadium, back in 2012.

₹11,000. This will mark the debut of the fourth generation of the popular hatchback, which is set to renew competition with rivals like the Hyundai Grand i10 Nios and Tata Tiago. Ahead of the launch, a leaked brochure has provided insights into the engine and fuel efficiency of the new Swift, along with some of its key features.

By Julie Cazzin and Allan Norman

The nation’s second-biggest bank just launched a killer variable mortgage rate. But keep it quiet. Apparently it doesn’t want everyone to know about it.

Toronto’s real estate market is experiencing a seasonal slowdown this spring, with April showing a decrease in home sales as prices stabilize compared to last year.

H-1B visa is offering advice to fellow tech immigrants on LinkedIn. The Chinese national, who also experienced a layoff at Amazon previously, shared his strategies for weathering job loss. Having previously navigated a layoff in 2019 he took a proactive approach when he noticed Google initiating another round of job cuts. Seeing similar actions at other tech giants such as Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and X (formerly Twitter), he realized that his own position could be at risk. Instead of waiting to be caught off guard, he chose to prepare in advance for the possibility of being laid off. His story underscores the unique difficulties encountered by H-1B visa holders during layoffs, where securing a new sponsoring employer is crucial for maintaining legal status in the country. He outlined five main strategies he employed to mitigate the impact. 5 tips the Google techie shared for H-1B visa holders in his post:

Bond traders pulled forward expectations for the Federal Reserve’s first full interest-rate cut by a month to November ahead of a key US jobs report on Friday.

The Internal Revenue Service will focus more on wealthy taxpayers, with increased audits and enforcement action for noncompliance with the highest dollar amount.

Sundar C has opened up on how his wife, actress-politician Khushbu struggled with infertility, and how he didn’t let that come between their relationship. In an interview with Cinema Vikatan, the director shared an old photo of him and his wife holding their baby daughter Avantika. The director admitted that it was an emotional moment for them as they had undergone some emotional turmoil before her birth. He revealed that his wife was unwell and was suffering through some mental anguish as doctors had told her that she may never conceive. “ It was taken right after the delivery. She (Khushbu) just became conscious. I haven’t told anybody, but I am sharing this now. You can see in her eyes that she is emotional because, before marriage, Khushbu was unwell for a while. A doctor had told her that she couldn’t bear a child. She cried and asked me to marry someone else. But I knew I was going to marry her and I was prepared that there would be no child in my life. But God had a different idea. Now, we have not just one but two angels..”

Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday urged people to remember the good things that happened to them during YSRCP tenure before casting their vote in the forthcoming elections, and listed out a slew of welfare schemes introduced by his government. The ruling party chief said this during a public meeting in Narasapuram in West Godavari district. «Think under whose tenure good things happened and under whom will that good continue. Everybody should think about it and then vote,» said Reddy. Appealing to those who did not vote for him in the past elections, he requested them to go home and discuss with family members. Terming the forthcoming elections as a 'Kurukshetra' battle, Reddy said they are not just to elect MLAs and MPs but to decide the future of every household in the next five years and the continuation of welfare schemes.