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TORONTO — Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada is cutting 20 per cent of its workforce ahead of a move by provincial oversight bodies in Ontario and Quebec to split from the national organization.

Lionel Messi vs. Kylian Mbappé showdown on a global soccer stage to follow their epic World Cup final in 2022. The men’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics starts July 24 and Argentina has now joined host France in the 16-nation lineup. After Argentina earned its Olympic place late Sunday, beating two-time defending champion Brazil, talk turned toward luring Messi to compete for a second gold medal 16 years after his first.

Mithun Chakraborty has been discharged from the hospital and given a clean bill on health. As per a report by the news agency PTI, the ‘Disco Dancer’ star was discharged on Monday afternoon. In an interview with another news agency IANS, the ‘Kabuliwala’ actor expressed regret for not prioritising his health and focusing on a poor diet. The ‘Dance Dance’ star said he was “punished” for overindulging in food without restraint. He also revealed that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called him up and berated him for neglecting his health. “I eat like a demon. So I was punished. My advice for everyone is to control your diet. Those who are diabetic should not have the misconception that consuming sweets will not make any difference. Control your diet,” he told the news agency.

After years spent challenging Canada’s Big Three telecom firms, the founder of Freedom Mobile is now bringing his playbook to what he calls the country’s banking “oligopoly.”

Private equity funds last year returned the lowest amount of cash to their investors since the financial crisis 15 years ago, according to Raymond James Financial Inc., hampering buyout firms in their efforts to launch new investment vehicles. 

Satya Nadella told ET during his annual visit to the country last week. In an interview, the 56-year-old chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corporation called AI the new factor of productivity and said it will aid India's goal of being a $5-trillion economy. Edited excerpts: Congratulations on completing ten years at Microsoft. You're being talked about as the 'GOAT' of tech CEOs, the greatest of all time. Your success is partly due to the fact that you placed the right things at the heart of Microsoft 10 years ago, in terms of mobile, cloud, and so on. So, what is going to be Microsoft's paradigm ten years from now?

Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation. Emphasising the role of artificial intelligence in driving increased productivity, the Hyderabad-born technocrat said it gives him “tremendous optimism” that it (AI) will further accelerate India’s growth as it races towards its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047. “At the end of the day, what's the difference between being a developed country and a developing country? It’s just the rate of growth over long periods of time,” 56-year old Nadella told ET in an interview, last week. He cited the example of the digital public goods, which when “scaffolded or daisy-chained with a large language model” can create several innovative solutions for various sectors of the economy.

Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft that has toppled Apple as the most valuable company, believes that India with its robust developer community will be able to compete with any developed country in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) in enterprises. In an interview during his visit to India last week, Nadella, who has completed 10 years as the company’s CEO, underscored the importance of keeping “humans in the loop" in AI-enabled projects, the value of India-specific large language models (LLMs), the need to regulate AI, and the need to create new value from technology to stay ahead.

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Democrats have been reassuring themselves that President Biden’s cognitive decline is no obstacle to his re-election, but perhaps this week will be a tipping point. Special counsel Robert Hur’s report about the President’s failure to recall basic facts of his life and Mr. Biden’s multiplying public lapses are ample reason for urging him to withdraw from the 2024 race.

Godrej Properties' sale bookings are likely to rise 50 per cent annually to over Rs 18,000 crore this fiscal year, beating the annual guidance on strong demand for its residential projects. In an interview with PTI, Executive Chairperson Pirojsha Godrej said the company is hopeful of selling properties of more than Rs 5,000 crore during January-March period of this fiscal year, repeating the performance of the previous two quarters. The real estate arm of Godrej Group had sold properties worth Rs 12,232 crore in 2022-23 and had given sales guidance of Rs 14,000 crore for the current fiscal. «We have crossed last year bookings number already in the first nine months of this fiscal and expect to go well past our full-year guidance. Overall we are happy with what is going from an operational perspective and hoping for a strong end to this fiscal year,» said Pirojsha.

employees to return to the office, a majority of workers interviewed feel that it will be difficult for them to adapt to this transition, according to a report. There is an apprehension among employees regarding the adaptation to the work-from-office module, and 69 per cent of respondents have expressed concerns about the potential challenges associated with this transition, a report by staffing solutions and HR services provider Genius Consultants said. However, 25 per cent of employees showcased resilience and confidence in their ability to navigate and adapt to the renewed office environment, it added.

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Aamir Khan's much-anticipated film 'Laal Singh Chaddha,' insights into the actor's sentiments following the movie's lacklustre performance have emerged. A recent interview with Kiran Rao, Aamir Khan's former wife, sheds light on the profound impact of the film's failure on the acclaimed actor.

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gold closed with a loss of 0.48% at $2025 Friday as the US yields chugged higher to close 0.47% up at 4.177%. Spot gold was down nearly 0.70% on the week. The ten-year US yields firmed up by around 3.70% on the weekly basis, whereas the two-year yields were up roughly 2% on the week as the yields settled at 4.48% Friday. The US Dollar Index, which is up nearly 3% from its cyclical low, was up by 0.12% on the week to close at 104.08. The Index was unable to capitalise fully on surging US yields as risk appetite remained healthy. Although the last week was light on data, a major theme has emerged, which is likely to influence gold prices in short term. Resilient US economy and hawkish stance of the Federal Reserve officials are slowly driving this point home that most of the US Federal Reserve officials are in no hurry to cut rates anytime soon. They would like to see inflationary pressure subside further in a broadening manner before they gain enough confidence to cut rates later this year. It means that a March rate cut is virtually off the table, which is in line with the the post FOMC statements of the Fed Chair Powell.

Acharya Pramod Krishnam stated on Sunday that there can be no compromise on Ram and the nation. In a Hindi post on the X platform, Krishnam tagged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, affirming, “There can be no compromise on Ram and the nation." According to an official statement issued on Saturday, Acharya Pramod Krishnam was expelled from the party for six years due to indiscipline and making anti-party remarks.

Russian envoy to India, Denis Alipov, said on Saturday while his country remains New Delhi's «reliable and time-tested friend», the US is trying to threaten the relationship with sanctions. «In India, Russia enjoys a solid reputation as a reliable, sincere, well-intentioned, time-tested friend. Such an image was initially shaped due to the major contribution of the USSR to Indian socio-economic development, and it largely persists to this day,» he said. In an interview with the RT news agency, the Russian envoy added, «US officials who come here do not hesitate to directly state that they are pursuing the goal of tearing New Delhi away from Moscow. They are even making threats with secondary sanctions. Some Indian partners are forced to exercise caution, sometimes, frankly speaking, excessively, but there are also a significant number of those for whom such an approach is unacceptable.»

Love Is Blind" season 6 on Netflix is all set to return. After the first five seasons, the reality show will move to Charlotte, North Carolina. «Love is Blind» season 6 will have 30 contestants and the show's hosts will be Nick and Vanessa Lachey, as per a report in collider. The sixth season of «Love is Blind» will be released on February 14 on streaming giant Netflix.

Decentralized social media protocol Farcaster has emerged as a prominent player among several burgeoning Twitter alternatives, both on-chain and off-chain.