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Uttar Pradesh is Rs 53.60 crore, the government informed Parliament on Monday. Union Minister for Culture G Kishan Reddy said this in a written response to a query in Lok Sabha.

Australia surged into the Women's World Cup last 16 on Monday with Hayley Raso scoring twice in a 4-0 battering of Canada as Nigeria joined them in the knockout phase. Olympic champions Canada were dumped out at the hands of a fired-up Australian team who knew they had to win in Melbourne to progress. They did it in style, their big victory putting them through as Group B winners, meaning they will probably avoid European champions England in the next round.

₹1 trillion, some heralded a new phase for Indian internet businesses. Five more internet businesses—typically, visible and fast-growing, but bleeding—followed Zomato to sell shares to the public at rich valuations, in the process offering exits to institutional investors who had shepherded them till then. Two years on, public investors stand singed, private capital faces animosity, and companies are under scrutiny.

IMF agreement has prevented Pakistan from going into default, at least temporarily, it has also set off a vicious cycle that has happened a few dozen times before in the nation's history, reported The Diplomat. Saudi Arabia made a USD 2 billion deposit into the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) after the IMF agreement, and the UAE had already committed to making a USD 1 billion contribution.

The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) jumped by 8.2% during June 2023 which was highest in five months. The growth in the core sector however declined from 13.1% during June 2022.

₹343 crore, representing a 70 per cent YoY rise. Additionally, the quarterly net profit after tax (PAT) showed an 8 per cent increase. AESL recently changed its name from Adani Transmission Ltd.

Canada has pleaded guilty to smuggling several Indian nationals from Canada into the US for profit. Simranjit 'Shally' Singh admitted to six counts of alien smuggling and three counts of conspiracy to commit alien smuggling during an appearance in Albany, New York on Friday. At the request of the US government, Singh was taken into custody on June 28, 2022, in Ontario, Canada. He was extradited from Canada to the US on March 30 this year, the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of New York stated in a release. From March of 2020 through March of 2021, Singh admitted to facilitating the smuggling of several Indian nationals from Canada into the US, via Cornwall Island and the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation in the St Lawrence River region.

₹181.98 crore in the June quarter, mainly on the back of higher revenues. The consolidated net profit of the company was ₹168.46 crore in the quarter ended on June 30, 2022, the company said in a press release. The total income of the company rose to ₹3,772.25 crore during the quarter from ₹3,249.74 crore a year ago.

New Delhi: EV charging solutions provider Tata Power on Monday introduced the EZ Charge card, an advanced radio-frequency identification card (RFID) for electric vehicle owners. “The EZ Charge card has an embedded chip that facilitates a secure and seamless initiation of charging sessions, while ensuring quick and efficient payment processing.

cow slaughter in the national capital pursuant to a law enacted by the city government. It said for other states, the petitioner was free to take appropriate steps in light of a Supreme Court decision, which held that legislature cannot be compelled to come out with a particular legislation. «The Supreme Court observed that only a competent legislature can decide such questions arising in relation to prohibition of slaughter of cow and its progeny, and the Supreme Court, in exercise of its writ jurisdiction, cannot compel the legislature to promulgate a particular legislation. The court ultimately left it to the appellants in the case to approach the legislature,» said a bench, also comprising Justice Sanjeev Narula, in an order passed last week. «There is already an Act in force in the State of Delhi as discussed above which provides for ban on slaughter of cattle, and in respect of other states the Petitioner shall certainly be free to take appropriate steps in light of the order passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court,» the court said. The petitioner prayed for a direction to the Centre for a «total prohibition» on the «slaughter of cow and its progeny which includes old-useless bulls, bullocks and old buffaloes and male counterpart, without any further delay».

alliance may need support from either the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) or the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to pass the bill in the Upper House. YSRCP leaders have already expressed their intent to back the bill, reported Hindustan Times.

Chandrayaan-3, the nation's third lunar mission, is rapidly approaching the lunar orbit, with a pivotal slingshot manoeuvre scheduled between 12 am and 1 am on August 1. This midnight trans-lunar injection (TLI) manoeuvre, lasting approximately 28 to 31 minutes, will see the spacecraft's thrusters fired at the closest point to Earth (perigee) rather than at the farthest point (apogee). The reason for attempting the slingshot from perigee lies in the spacecraft's elliptical orbit around Earth, with its velocity ranging from 1 km/second to 10.3 km/second.

Small-cap stock below ₹20: Orient Green Power Company shares have been in uptrend after ushering in new financial year 2023-24. The small-cap stock remained in base building mode in January to March 2023 quarter, but after bottoming out at the end of March, this LIC-backed stock has been rising to a new 52-week on a regular basis. The small-cap stock below ₹20 opened with an upside gap on Monday and went on to hit a new 52-week high of ₹14.25 apiece on NSE, logging around 10 per cent rise from its Friday close of ₹12.95 apiece on NSE.

«We are looking at inorganic opportunities. As you know, we had done the DHFL acquisition which was a large inorganic opportunity, which was about two years ago, now it will be two years in September and we will continue to look at inorganic activities provided that it fits in with our strategy,» says Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Piramal Enterprises.How is the condition of the balance sheet right now, especially after selling the Shriram Finance stake, Rs 4800 crore proceeds coming in, how are you going to use it? Will it be used for growth capital of the retail book?So, the balance sheet actually is very strong.

Also read: Delhi ordinance replacement bill passed by cabinet amid Opposition protests Three provisions have been removed from the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, reported HT. These include: The provision that restricted the Delhi Assembly from enacting laws related to 'State Public Services and State Public Service Commission' has been omitted in the bill.

Indian shooters and compound archers ruled the roost, bagging six medals including four golds at the World University Games in Chengdu, China on Monday. Shooters Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Divyansh Singh Panwar and Arjun Babuta joined forces to outclass local favourites China to win the 10m air rifle men's team gold. The Indian trio, with a combined score of 1894.7, beat China's Li Xinmiao, Song Buhan and Zhu Xiaozhong (1881.9) to clinch the yellow metal while Kazakhstan finished third. Aishwary and Divyansh then made it a one-two finish in the 10m air rifle men's individual event. In a dominant display, Aishwary consistently shot scores in the higher 10s for a total of 252.6 to snatch the gold as Divyansh had to be content with a silver. China's Buhan was a distant third with a score of 229.0 Compound archers also contributed to India's tally, adding two golds and a bronze medal.

Wordle is back with another fun puzzle for July 31. Today's challenge is an easy one and also the last one for this month. So, let's finish this off in style!

Samsung is aiming to achieve over 50% market share in the super-premium price segment (above $1000) in India with the launch of its latest foldable smartphones, where it already accounts for 35% share, with the country operating as one of its fastest growing, largest, and strategic markets, said a top Samsung executive. “In the second half of 2023, with the new and improved Galaxy Z Fold5 and Z Flip5, we will be solidifying our foldable leadership in the India market,” said TM Roh, president and head of MX (Mobile Experiences) business, Samsung Electronics. The executive added that the timing for when the foldable form factor will be replacing the conventional bar-type phones will largely depend on India. The company expects to ship 30 million units of cumulative sales of its foldables in 2023, with the year expected to be a tipping point “where the foldable category is going to become a mainstream category,” Roh said, adding that in the future, the foldable form factor is going to expand to other categories like tablets and PCs. The segment itself is expected to become mainstream in another five years, and surpass 100 million units per year, Roh said, citing market research organisations. He added that the company is working with strategic parts suppliers to make the form factor more affordable.

Investing.com — Oil prices fell slightly on Monday after weak business activity data from China pointed to worsening economic conditions in the world’s largest oil importer, although the prospect of more stimulus measures in the country kept losses limited.

"Chemicals is one space which is underrated right now because clearly we are seeing earnings headwinds, we are seeing margin pressures because China's supply has opened up so that is also something for the next three to six months one should be very watchful," says Aman Chowhan, Abakkus Asset Management.So, financial seems to be the consensus trade that you are talking about. But which is the most underrated sector, you would say, is that technology? Technology, yes but at the same time stocks have not corrected the way the results have been, the way the Infosys revised guidance, there has not been much impact on the stock price.

Throughout its history, Pakistan has been confronted with the challenges of terrorism and sectarian violence. However, the landscape of security threats intensified after the September 11 attacks in the United States in 2001. The emergence of al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, seeking refuge in Pakistan after their retreat from Afghanistan, posed a significant danger to the nation's stability.