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Women's World Cup final, Lucy Bronze, a stalwart of the England team, found herself caught in the crosshairs of frustration as her mistake led to Spain taking the lead. The defender, known for her prowess, made a lung-busting run forward from her right-back position, only to be dispossessed in the center of the field. This lapse in possession allowed Spain an immediate counter-attack, exploiting the gap she had left behind.

The North East Region (NER) in India is not just a beautiful amalgamation of culture, cuisine, exotic landscapes, and varied flora & fauna. The region is strategically located across India, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, and holds tremendous potential for trade, businesses, and industries.

Shah on Sunday termed dynastic politics as «poison» and said that under this system, the control over a party and the government led by it remains in the hands of one family alone. He accused the Congress, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) of indulging in dynastic politics. Shah also accused the Congress of sponsoring «caste movements» in Madhya Pradesh and a few other states 2015 onwards «to spread the poison of casteism», which he said led to the defeat of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2018 MP assembly elections.

In a major change headache for BCCI and ICC, a change in the schedule for the upcoming ODI World Cup might have to be changed once again after a letter from the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). According to a report in The Indian Express, the HCA has written to the BCCI asking for a gap between consecutive matches to be played on 9 and 10 October. The Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad is scheduled to host the Netherlands vs New Zealand match on 9 October, followed by the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match on 10 October.

Sandip Sabharwal, asksandipsabharwal.com, says “in the specialty chemicals space, many stocks are down 30-40% from the top but they are still up 200-500% from the bottoms of 2020. And their margins are going to collapse. This is one segment where people should be very careful for the next two, three years.”Have you been a buyer in the recent market decline along the Q1 earning season? Have you added any positions or bought afresh?My view was that we will still see some corrections.

In recent months, major retailers such as Gap, Stitch Fix, Victoria’s Secret, Kohl’s, the Vitamin Shoppe and the RealReal have appointed men to CEO positions previously held by women. Others such as Macy’s, VF Corp and Italian denim brand Diesel replaced men with men at the top. In general, it is rare for a female CEO to be succeeded by another woman regardless of the industry, according to an analysis by Catalyst. “It reminds me of the Barbie movie,” said Kimberly Lee Minor, who is the CEO of the consulting firm Bumbershoot. “We live in this society where women control the majority of consumer spending. They make the decisions and yet we still haven’t moved forward, and we have to go into this cycle.” While the number of female CEOs had been trending upward in recent years, nearly 90% of Fortune 500 companies are run by men. Of the 86 retail companies in the Fortune 1000, 13 had a woman as CEO as of July 2023, down slightly from the year before, according to the executive recruiting firm Heidrick & Struggles. Retail executives have long been quick to note that purchases are largely driven by women, who make most of the spending decisions for their households. The majority of the industry’s entry-level workforce is also female. Seventy-two percent of cashiers are women, and about half of retail salespersons are women, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

ALSO READ: Apple' Foxconn commences production of iPhone 15 in Tamil Nadu, strengthening operations in India: Report Several reports said that a Foxconn Technology Group plant in Sriperumbudur is all set to deliver the newest devices only weeks after they start shipping from factories in China. According to a Bloomberg report, the firm started production to narrow the gap between the operations in India and the manufacturing base in China.

Maharashtra dams have logged a significant drop in water levels as compared to 2022. According to media report, water level is the lowest in Marathawada dams, which was logged at 31% of total capacity. The water level is less than half the level last year, which was 72.6% of capacity.

Financial inclusion is a critical driver of economic development, and embedded finance as-a-service has emerged as a powerful tool to deepen financial inclusion in India's new age economy with over USD 5bn in market size. The growing and prominent role of fintech in leveraging embedded finance to unlock new value chains, empower underserved populations, and drive economic growth is undisputed. However, despite significant progress, India still faces challenges in achieving comprehensive financial inclusion.

G20 summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The G20 Health Ministers’ meeting under G20 India Presidency is being held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 17-19 August. Earlier on Friday, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO praised India for advancing health coverage and schemes.

Vedanta Resources (VRL), the UK-based holding company of the eponymous mining and metals conglomerate, may explore a potential extension of outstanding US dollar bonds to mitigate pressures arising out of nearly $6 billion of funding requirements through this financial year and the next, Standard Chartered Bank said in a recent note. London-based VRL, the parent of Indian operating company Vedanta, needs $1.3 billion in FY24 and $4.3 billion in FY25.

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semiconductor manufacturing hub, companies in the sector are looking to close the gender gap as they bet their chips on innovation-focused talent to make the most of the opportunity. A host of companies including AMD, Applied Materials, Analog Devices, and Synaptics are making concerted efforts to build a pipeline of female talent through targeted recruitment drives, mentoring, employee resource groups, pay adjustments, and leadership development, industry executives said. According to the 2022 Semiconductor Gender Parity Study from Global Semiconductor Alliance and Accenture, there is an urgent need for innovation-focused talent in the industry, and women represent a significant opportunity to provide that talent.

renewable energy has sought bids to survey sites identified for offshore wind power projects in Tamil Nadu. A notification released by the ministry showed that the government plans to bid out projects of 4GW capacity on 1 December. Further, in the next financial year, it plans to bid out projects with a total capacity of 3GW.

New Delhi: Slow-paced monsoon in the past week has widened the gap in water levels at 146 key reservoirs across the country. During the week ended Wednesday, the water level in dams fell 1% below the 10-year average, for the first time this season, as it dropped 18% from a year ago. During the period, India received 260 mm of rainfall, 58% below normal.

Citi analysts opened a 30-day positive catalyst watch on Neutral rated Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) in a note Friday.

renewable energy (MNRE) has sought bids for survey of sites identified for offshore wind power projects in Tamil Nadu. A notification released by the ministry showed that the government plans to bid out projects of 4 GW capacity on 1 December, 2023. Further, in the next financial year, the government plans to bid projects with total capacity of 3 GW.

Healthyr-U seeks to empower individuals in their journey towards overall well-being. Healthyr-U's initial focus was on identifying the prevalent health gap of high Omega-3 deficiency, one of the reasons for the development of chronic diseases.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged G20 nations to facilitate equitable availability of technology and also appealed to them to open innovations for public good. Virtually addressing the G20 Health Ministers’ meet in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, PM Modi said, “Let us open our innovations for public good. Let us avoid duplication of funding.

dollar hovered around a two-month high on Friday, set for a fifth consecutive week of gains in the longest winning streak for 15 months, buoyed by demand for safer assets on worries over China's economy and bets U.S. interest rates will stay high. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) set a much-stronger-than-expected daily fixing, lifting the yuan from a 9-month low hit on Thursday, while sterling fell after British retail sales weakened more than expected in July.

All around the world, bond traders are finally coming to the realization that the rock-bottom yields of recent history might be gone for good.