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Sports betting company DraftKings has apologized after using the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks to entice people to bet on baseball and football games

The toll of the earthquake that devastated Morocco is on stark display in dozens of remote villages across the North African county's disaster zone

French President Emmanuel Macron witnessed the signature of a deal to facilitate loans to Bangladesh aimed at infrastructure development, as well as a letter of intent to provide the South Asian country with an earth observation satellite system

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday ordered nine investment advisory firms to pay a combined $850,000 in civil penalties for advertising hypothetical performance without implementing new policies required by regulators.

NEW DELHI : India and the UK have launched an infrastructure financing bridge to plan and implement major infrastructure projects, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. The two countries have also agreed to conduct investment negotiations in parallel with the goods negotiations to conclude their free trade agreement (FTA) talks.

Further, the Board has also approved to reduce the number of shares to be bought back from investors to 3.12 crore, which represents 2.22% of equity. The company had earlier proposed to buy back about 3.33 crore shares. L7T has fixed September 12 as the record date for its Rs 10,000 crore buyback, which will be done through the tender route. The record date will determine the number of shareholders who will be eligible to participate in the buyback.

Siddaramaiah on Monday said even his «corpse» will not go to the BJP, as he outrightly rejected claims that he had made such an attempt in the past. Noting that throughout his political life he has fought communal forces, the CM said, he might have met BJP leaders, but that doesn't mean that he has sacrificed his ideologies. «Is it possible for anyone to imagine it? My political life itself is for secularism and I have been fighting against communal forces all along,» Siddaramaiah said in response to a question about JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy's statement that he had planned to join the BJP in the past and had met the saffron party leaders in this regard. Speaking to reporters here, he said, «I might have met leaders… I might have met Advani (BJP veteran L K Advani), recently I had also met Amit Shah (Union Home Minister)… even my corpse will not go to BJP.

SEOUL—As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to Russia, he likely did so in the preferred manner of Pyongyang’s ruling family: cloaked in secrecy, self-protection and style. Kim, the third-generation dictator, plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, state media from both countries said on Monday—the first official confirmation of the summit between the two leaders. The reports didn’t specify when or where specifically the exchange will take place.

In the year since Roger Federer announced his retirement from professional tennis, the 42-year-old Swiss athlete has been busy—co-chairing the annual Met Gala fundraiser, sitting front row at Dior’s couture show in Paris and, recently, debuting a tennis collaboration between Uniqlo and the fashion label JW Anderson. None of it has been as time-consuming as Federer’s new role as a carpool dad. “I’m basically a professional driver now," he said in a recent interview.

Karnataka government to enhance the semiconductor industry in Bengaluru, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Monday. He was all praises for chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar. “The Karnataka government isn’t just restating policies but is looking to make them more practical, implementation-wise,” he said.

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LONDON (Reuters) -Shares in London-listed drugmaker AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) fell more than 4% on Monday, sliding to their lowest since July 19.

Yogi Adityanath has instructed the officials of the affected districts to undertake relief works with full promptness, according to an official spokesperson. Adityanath has asked the officials to visit the areas and keep an eye on the relief work and asked them to immediately distribute the permissible relief amount to the people affected by the disaster, the spokesperson said. In case of water logging, effective arrangements should be made for proper drainage and the water level of rivers should be continuously monitored.

G20 Summit in Delhi was the committment to build a rail-and-port network that will connect India to the Middle-East and the Middle-East to Europe and the US. It has been named the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said some of the demands by private transporters', who are observing bandh today by staying off roads, are «impossible demands» and cannot be met.The Federation of the Karnataka State Private Transport Associations has called for a 'bandh' today, following which lakhs of private vehicles including autos, taxis, maxi cabs, goods vehicles and corporate buses have stayed off the roads, making commuting difficult for school students and office-goers, among others, who depend on them. «In a democracy, we cannot put restrictions on bandhs and protests.

However, post ‘Darr’, there was a cold war of sorts between the two leads — Shah Rukh Khan and Sunny Deol. Although both remained tight-lipped about their tiff until recently, neither of them was seen collaborating on another project ever again. Recently, Deol finally opened up about his three-decade feud with the ‘Pathaan’ star. In an episode of ‘Aap Ki Adaalat’, the ‘Gadar 2’ actor said that he had moved past the squabble and called it “bachpana.” (childishness). “Woh zamana (those days) when it happened, that was a different time. I say 'People, forget what happened in those days'. One understands such things should not have happened. It was 'bachpana' (childishness), definitely,” he told the audience. The ‘Border’ star also stated that he had met Khan for multiple times and revealed that the ‘Jawan’ star had watched the movie with his family and had also called him up to congratulate him. The two 90’s stars were seen embracing at the success party of Deol’s recent venture ‘Gadar 2’ which crossed Rs 510 crore at the box-office.

Narendra Modi on Monday said that the India-Saudi Arabia partnership is crucial for the stability, and welfare of the region and world. PM Modi at the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council meeting said, “We are adding a new dimension to our ties in tune with changing times.

India and France on Sunday decided to focus on early finalisation of the Defence Industrial Roadmap when PM Narendra Modi met French counterpart Emanuel Macron over a lunch meeting here following the G20 Summit. The leaders reiterated their commitment to strengthen the defence cooperation through partnership in design, development, testing and manufacture of advanced defence technologies and platforms, and expand production in India, including for third countries in Indo-Pacific and beyond. In this context, they also called for early finalisation of the Defence Industrial Roadmap, according to a joint statement issued following the talks. Laying emphasis on areas such as digital, science, technological innovation, education, culture, health and environment cooperation, both leaders called for strengthening of institutional linkages in these domains, on the model of the Indo-French Campus for the Indo-Pacific.

“I might sound very conservative in my thinking here, but how I think about a multibagger is a 25% CAGR for about 5 years’ time which is a 3x in 5 years,” says Puneet Khurana, CIO & Fund Manager, Stoic Investment Managers. In an interview with ETMarkets on the sidelines of Investing Accelerator Summit 2023, Khurana said: “In our experience and corroborated from our research, that you increase the odds when you are in the 3000-15000 crore market cap space with companies having strong historical fundamentals, exciting valuation zones and growing companies” Edited excerpts:Multibaggers no matter how much/many someone wants – it will never be enough. Why is finding a multibagger tough for retail investors? In a way, this question is ironic. In the sense that by the very definition of “Multibagger”, it is not just about finding the right stock but riding through the journey that a stock takes on its way to be a multibagger.

The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology has given rise to innovative ventures in the crypto space. Among them is InQubeta, the rising AI star swaying heads as it raises millions of dollars in funding. On the other hand, Pepe, a popular memecoin, has seen a surge in investors as they position themselves for its next rally. This article will explore InQubeta’s upward trajectory and why it is one of the altcoins to watch this year. Additionally, Pepe’s traction will be studied, including the growing interest in the token among crypto enthusiasts and investors.

Jawan has not only met expectations but significantly exceeded them, amassing a staggering ₹384.69 crore worldwide in just three days. On the other hand, Shah Rukh Khan’s movie has earned ₹316.56 crore in just its first five days at the domestic Box Office. The movie's performance signals a blockbuster start, making it one of the highest-grossing Indian films of the year so far.