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Stock market today: Following weak global market sentiments after Tich downgraded US credit rating, Indian stock market extended sell off on second day in row on Thursday. However, despite weakness in stock market today, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) share price has managed to atrract buying interest among Dall Street bulls. IRFC share price today opened upside and went on to hit intraday high of ₹44.65 apiece on NSE, logging near 12.50 per cent rise during Thursday deals.

The revival plans of crypto exchange FTX have been met with skepticism from industry insiders, with Jesse Powell, co-founder of Kraken, raising concerns about the feasibility of FTX 2.0's aspirations.

Parliament on Thursday as the legislation could not be taken up for consideration and passage on the tenth day of the ongoing Monsoon session because both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha faced adjournments, owing to disruptions by Opposition benches over the Manipur issue. The list of business of the House for today mentions that Union Minister Amit Shah will move the bill for passage in the House. The bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday with opposition parties opposing the government's move.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Trudeau announced their separation after a 18-year long marriage on Wednesday. "Sophie and I would like to share the fact that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate," Canada's Prime Minister informed via a note shared on Instagram.

Trump faces District Judge Tanya Chutkan for his alleged involvement in the 2020 election interference, he might encounter a familiar adversary. In 2021, Judge Chutkan thwarted his attempts to prevent a Congressional committee from accessing his administration's White House records with the memorable statement: «Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not president.» Chutkan’s ruling breathed new life into the congressional investigation, which has now come full circle with the case brought against Mr. Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith landing in her court randomly. This assignment could be concerning for Mr. Trump's legal team as Judge Chutkan, aged 61, has developed a reputation for delivering harsh sentences to those found guilty of involvement in the riots over the past two years.

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 brings forth the Hidden Inventory/Premature Death arc, delving into the high school years of Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto. This arc unveils a life-changing incident that alters their destinies forever. The friendship and tragedy shared by Gojo and Geto bear striking resemblances to the dynamic between Kakashi and Obito from Naruto, a fact acknowledged by Jujutsu Kaisen fans, given creator Gege Akutami's inspiration from Shonen classics like Naruto. Both duos' friendships were complex, filled with care for each other, yet marked by an imbalance of power and differing views on their respective worlds. Gojo and Geto had contrasting perspectives on the Jujutsu world, while Kakashi and Obito constantly clashed over their values during their shared experiences. Both Gojo and Kakashi were prodigies in their series, earning admiration and envy from those around them. Tragedy struck, leading Geto and Obito down dark paths, where they caused immense destruction and embraced villainous roles. In contrast, Gojo and Kakashi, despite their best friends' betrayals, took on the role of instructors and mentors for the next generation. Ultimately, the parallels between these backstories extend to the fates of Geto and Obito. Both met tragic ends, with Geto dying as a villain and Obito finding some form of redemption in the end. As Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 unravels the Hidden Inventory/Premature Death arc, fans can anticipate a poignant and resonant exploration of these complex and intertwining relationships.

ANI, “Several districts are likely to receive extremely heavy rainfall in the next 2 days. In the next 24 hours, heavy rainfall is likely in North Odisha districts and other districts.

Rao Inderjit Singh on Wednesday said the dangebazi (rioting) in Nuh and Gurugram could impact the investment in the Millennium City. He added the atmosphere in the VHP yatra became so charged that it created tensions. Singh, an MP from Gurugram Lok Sabha constituency under which Nuh also falls, said it is unfortunate that «riots happened in the area which did not witness any dangebazi (rioting) even during the partition.» Both Singh and Haryana's deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala have expressed their reservations in handling of the situation by police.

Delhi services ordinance, NCP founder and Rajya Sabha member Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday. The Union government had on Tuesday tabled the contentious bill in Lok Sabha to replace the Delhi services ordinance amid vociferous protests by opposition members, who termed it a «murder of democracy», evoking a sharp retort of «politically motivated» jibe from Home Minister Amit Shah.

The unexpected downgrade of U.S. government debt sent shockwaves across the economic and political landscapes. In financial markets, the move was met with what amounts to a shrug.

NourishCo Beverages, subsidiary of Tata Consumer Products,in an interview. “The problem (of local competition) magnifies if companies sell the same products. We have a combination of differentiated products, great value, national advertising at scale and investments in distribution muscle, which is difficult to emulate,” he said.

Donald Trump's desperate effort to cling to power after his defeat in the 2020 election is at the center of a four-count indictment released against the former president Tuesday. The third criminal case into Trump details, among other charges, what prosecutors say was a massive and monthslong effort to «impair, obstruct, and defeat» the federal process for certifying the results of a presidential election, culminating in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The 45-page indictment states that when Trump could not persuade state officials to illegally swing the election in his favor, he and his Republican allies began recruiting a slate of fake electors in seven battleground states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — to sign certificates falsely stating that he, not Democrat Joe Biden, had won their states. While those certificates were ultimately ignored by lawmakers, federal prosecutors say it was all part of «a corrupt plan to subvert the federal government function by stopping Biden electors' votes from being counted and certified.» Here's a deeper look at how the scheme unfolded, according to the indictment:

Scyne Advisory has appointed former PwC partner Richard Gwilym as its interim chief executive as the breakaway firm continues pitching its new approach to public sector consulting to wary federal and state government departments.

Homegrown swimwear brand Seafolly has been sold by its private equity owner, US retail specialist L Catterton, to an Asian strategic buyer in a deal valuing the famous label at about $70 million.

Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday said the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which seeks to replace the Delhi services ordinance, will not survive in the Rajya Sabha. All members of the opposition bloc INDIA will oppose the proposed legislation in the Upper House, he told PTI video. Tabled by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, the proposed legislation will reverse the effect of a Supreme Court verdict that gave the elected government of Delhi power over administrative services in the national capital.

Narendra Modi on Wednesday met with top ministers to discuss the government's strategy in both the houses. As per the sources close to ANI, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Pralhad Joshi, Piyush Goyal, Anurag Singh Thakur, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and Arjun Ram Meghwal were present at the meeting. The meeting comes on the same day as Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, led a 21-member delegation of MPs from I.N.D.I.A to meet President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan .

Naik said that KMF has been supplying ghee to TTD for making the prasad laddus for several years now. He had said, “For many years, KMF ghee was used for Tirupati Laddu. I'm of the belief that no other ghee can stand up to the quality of Nandini ghee; our customers have given us this 100 per cent certification." Naik also spoke about the current supplier and said that they are supplying ghee to TTD at a very row rate as compared to KMF.

BYD faces an ongoing Indian investigation over allegations that it paid too little tax on imported parts for cars it assembles and sells in the country, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. India's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has alleged that China's largest electric vehicle (EV) maker, whose expansion plans have been hit by fractious relations between New Delhi and Beijing, underpaid tax of 730 million rupees ($9 million), one of the sources said. Although BYD has deposited this sum after the DRI's preliminary findings, the source added, the investigation is ongoing and could lead to additional tax charges and penalties.

The Bill, which seeks to replace the Centre's Ordinance over the control of services in the national capital and was introduced by the Union Minister for State for Home, Nityanand Rai, will be taken up for consideration and passage by the Lower House on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the logjam in both Houses over the Manipur situation and the demand for a discussion and a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is likely to persist as the Parliament reconvenes on Wednesday. The Bill was introduced on Tuesday amid continued slogan-shouting by members in the Opposition benches. However, rejecting the contentions put forward by members in the Opposition, Home Minister Amit Shah, citing a Supreme Court ruling, said the Constitution has vested the Lower House with the power to table any law pertaining to Delhi for consideration and passage.

dollar struggled to make headway on Wednesday after a cut on the U.S. government's top credit rating by Fitch raised questions about the country's fiscal outlook, though it drew some support from a relatively resilient run of economic data. Rating agency Fitch on Tuesday downgraded the United States to AA+ from AAA in a move that drew an angry response from the White House and surprised investors, coming despite the resolution two months ago of the debt ceiling crisis.

Saudi Arabia said it would grant $1.2 billion of financial aid to Yemen’s internationally recognized government in a bid to buoy the country's struggling economy