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Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra expressed confidence and said that this trip would help us broaden the scope of our partnership, along with helping to address issues of regional and global importance of mutual interest «The visit, we are confident, will allow us to discuss various areas of importance in bilateral engagement as well as issues of regional and global importance of mutual interest and help broaden the scope of our partnership,» said Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on PM Modi's first visit to Austria.

train drivers' unions have countered Railways' claim that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met loco pilots who were not from the Delhi Division and were brought from outside. On Friday, after Gandhi visited the loco pilots' crew lobby at the New Delhi Railway Station, the Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) of Northern Railway (NR) under which the Delhi Division falls, said that it looked like Gandhi met loco pilots who were not from crew lobby of the New Delhi Railway Station. «It looks like they were brought from outside,» Deepak Kumar, CPRO, NR, said. Gandhi visited the crew lobby at the station and spoke to some loco-pilots to know their problems and challenges.

US President Barack Obama is reportedly worried about the prospects of the incumbent president after last week’s first presidential debate. According to the Washington Post, he has conveyed this to several of his aides in private. Obama believed that Biden’s re-election bid was going to be tough. Now, after the first presidential debate, he believes that it will only get tougher. He has also reached out to Biden and offered him assistance and offered to serve as a sounding board as the presidential election gets tougher. Obama also took to social media to extend his support to Biden while lashing out at Trump. Also Read: LEGO Ideas upcoming Jaws set first look revealed, all you need to know

Union Bank of India has received bids for five of the 25 non-performing asset (NPA) accounts it put up for sale. The accounts that received bids from asset reconstruction companies such as JC Flowers ARC includes Jaypee Healthcare, Saraiwwalaa AGRR Refiners Limited, RCM Infrastructure and is looking to recover 15%-89% by selling these accounts. Prudent ARC submitted a bid for Saraiwwalaa AGRR Refiners, while JC Flower Asset Reconstruction Limited bid Rs. 61 crore for JP Healthcare. Maximus ARC Limited placed a bid of Rs. 27 crore for RCM Infrastructure. CFM ARC bid Rs. 16.29 crore for Green World International and Ramchand Baboo Mall & Company. All bids fall under the 100% upfront cash category. The bank received the bids on June 27 and plans to proceed with the Swiss auction based on the anchor bids on July 5. The highest bids received for each account will serve as the floor price during the auction. During the Swiss challenge, if a counter bid exceeds the floor price by a minimum markup of 5% to 15%, the original bidder will be given a chance to match the counter bid. If the original bidder matches the counter bid, they will be declared the successful bidder. If no counter bids are received, the original bidder will win by default.

hospitality industry is hoping more hotels get infrastructure-linked benefits this year and that their much-awaited demand of granting infrastructure status to the sector is met. Hotel Association of India (HAI) said on Friday that infrastructure status will enable hospitality projects access to finance at better interest rates with longer repayment periods and attract investment. «The previous budgets have seen a strong focus on developing infrastructure. However, hotels have not been treated on par. The last budget announced the development of tourism in mission mode. Tourism cannot be developed without tourist accommodation,» HAI said in a statement on Friday.

Management consultant Sharan Hegde was just 25 in July 2021 when Mint first wrote about the rise of financial influencers, or ‘finfluencers’ as they've come to be known. Working with PwC in Bengaluru at the time, he had around 105,000 followers on Instagram and was already earning more from paid social media promotions on ‘financewithsharan’ than his monthly salary.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said the Telugu Desam Party will soon regain its past glory in Telangana also. Addressing TDP workers here, Naidu said the party was born in Telangana (four decades ago) and soon it will be restructured. TDP did not contest the Assembly polls in November 2023 and the Lok Sabha polls this year in Telangana for a variety of reasons. The party is currently headless after Kasani Gnaneshwar resigned as the state president before the Assembly polls last year. «TDP which was born for Telugu people should be in Telangana. I am asking you whether the party which was born on the land of Telangana should function or not (in the state)? There were several people who worked for the party. We will restructure the party very soon (in Telangana),» Naidu said amid cheers by the party cadre.

Luke Brodie has done his time in financial services and now he's moving on. Not to a hedge fund. To the fire service. 

On Tuesday night, the Canadian men’s soccer team will face a historic test when it squares off with Argentina in the Copa America semifinals.

Mint Primer: The fallout of India's unpredictable farm trade policy According to one of the officials, the ministry’s budget proposals include the introduction of digital cards for farmers with geo-tagging under the PM-KISAN scheme, increasing the agriculture infrastructure fund, a push to clean plant programme for horticulture crops, including grapes and lemons, and building a team of 90,000 Krishi Sakhis (women associates in the farm sector). However, there is no proposal as of now to increase farmers' income support under PM-KISAN, the official mentioned above added.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and sought the Union government's support for crucial proposals for the state's development. Naidu, whose Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is a vital partner in the BJP-led NDA government, sought enhanced assistance for Andhra Pradesh if the special category status cannot be granted to the state, sources said. The TDP chief, who is on a two-day visit to the national capital, also held talks with Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Piyush Goyal on state-specific issues. Sources indicated that Naidu is scheduled to meet several other Union ministers, including Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and Health Minister J P Nadda.

ASDMA) reported. According to the ASDMA, six more people lost their lives on Saturday, raising the death toll in the state from 52 to 58. Dhubri is the worst-hit district, followed by Cachar and Darrang. The destructive floodwaters have resulted in loss of life, extensive damage to infrastructure, road closures, crop destruction, and livestock loss. Hundreds of people have been left homeless and unsettled.

Brad Pitt and his partner, Ines de Ramon, attended the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain, marking their first public appearance together on Sunday, July 7. For the extremely private couple, who have been dating for almost two years but have mostly avoided the spotlight, this is a momentous occasion, as reported by Yahoo Entertainment.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he would seek to improve the trade deal with the European Union as he began a two-day tour of the U.K. as part of an “immediate reset” with governments in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday outlined an ambitious roadmap to transform the state to put it on the world map in the next five years and emphasised the significance of the Centre's backing for it. Naidu, who was in the national capital on a two-day visit, his first after taking oath as Andhra Pradesh chief minister last month, met Modi on Thursday and sought support for a seven-point development agenda aimed at addressing the state's post-bifurcation challenges. Interacting with the media at the end of his visit, the chief of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) — a key NDA ally — also touched upon the sensitive issue of minority reservations, acknowledging existing challenges. The regional party has already asserted that the reservation given to Muslims was for social justice and not appeasement and will continue in the state. Asked about the possibility of his party heading any central committee if proposed by the NDA, he said: «As and when needed, I am prepared. If there is any proposal from the NDA, I will think about it.»

AS PER Section 139 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (ITA), individuals are mandatorily required to file an income tax return if they hold, as a beneficial owner or otherwise, any asset (including any financial interest in any entity) located outside India. It also includes those having signing authority in any account located outside India, or are beneficiaries of any asset (including any financial interest in any entity) located outside India.

Kallakurichi (Tamil Nadu): The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district rose to 65 on Sunday, according to the district collectorate.

Health Minister J P Nadda to discuss their concerns over medical education with a focus on the postponement of the NEET-PG exam. According to a statement, the delegation of the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) met the minister on Saturday.

Big changes in EPFO and EPS rules! Good news for frequent job switchers as the Centre has amended EPS rules regarding the withdrawal of money. Under the earlier rules, those with less than 6 months of service were not allowed to withdraw money contributed towards the Employees’ Pension Scheme. But now, even if you have less than 6 months of contributions made to EPS, you can withdraw your money.

Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Jha as working president. The decision was taken at a meeting of its national executive where the party reiterated its demand for special category status for Bihar, while adding that the Centre could also consider an alternative in a special package, its senior leader Neeraj Kumar said. The BJP ally also demanded stringent action against culprits in exam paper leak cases and called for a strong law to rule out such incidents in the future. The decision to appoint Jha as working president is significant since he is known to have a good equation with the BJP leadership.

Dhami said on Saturday that a master plan of Rs 424 crore has been prepared for the upgradation of facilities at Badrinath temple in the state. The Chief Minister said that his government is committed to developing the pilgrimage sites of the states with better coordination of ecology and economy. «A master plan of Rs 424 crore has been prepared for upgrading facilities at Shri Badrinath temple, under which development work is in progress. Our government is committed to developing the pilgrimage sites of Devbhoomi with better coordination of ecology and economy,» Dhami said on X.