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India's name change rumors. He called it the first step toward changing the Constitution of the country. This came amid the speculation that the Cente is planning to bring a proposal to rename the country from India to ‘Bharat’.

India getting re-Christened as ‘Bharat’! Bollywood’s ‘Queen’ Kangana Ranaut too joined the discourse. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), she retweeted an old clip of spiritual influencer Sadhguru advocating why the country’s name should be changed to Bharat and wrote that he had predicted such a development decades ago. “My guru said it decades ago, I am nothing but mere dust of his feet, he is on Kailash yatra, he doesn’t know yet but this remarkable change of the name of this nation will bring him tears of joy, he will be returning not to India but to his beloved Bharat,” reads her post. She argued that the name India was born from the name Indus which was created as foreigners could not pronounce the name ‘Sindhu’ properly. “What is there to love in this name? First of all, they couldn’t pronounce ‘Sindhu’ toh usko bigad ke ‘ Indus’ kar diya.

Peter McGuire, CEO, XM Australia, says “the uncertainty across the whole sector was severely sold down as far as the producers were concerned. It has rallied very strongly in the last couple of months from that early $70s all the way through to early 90s. There seems to be further upside ahead of it. Many traders are now saying $100 is achievable in September, and I would not be surprised if it takes that number out.”What is leading to the crude rally and do you see an escalation above $90 on Brent?Yes, a couple of things.

ZUG, Switzerland (Reuters) — The new expanded UBS is not too big for Switzerland following the bank's emergency takeover of fallen rival Credit Suisse, Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti said on Tuesday.

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) next week, officials have said it is not necessary for India to take a call on joining the trade pillar of the pact by the target conclusion date of November. Negotiators said India can join the IPEF trade pillar later, but there is a need to build consensus. While the supply chain agreement of the IPEF is awaiting comments from various ministries before it is sent for Cabinet approval, officials said negotiations on clean economy and fair economy are progressing well. New Delhi has an observer status on the trade pillar negotiations which deal with commitments required on environment, labour, agriculture, digital trade and public procurement.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell's two episodes of freezing up while speaking in public appear not to be the result of a stroke or seizure disorder, Congress's doctor said in a statement on Tuesday that did not explain what caused the incidents.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges in the Georgia election subversion case, joining two other allies of former President Donald Trump.

Aam Aadmi Party's Gujarat unit vice president Arjun Rathva on Tuesday resigned from the post as well as the party, claiming local leaders were not being involved in the decision-making process. He said he has not made any plan yet about joining another party. Rathva, the 50-year-old tribal leader from Chhotaudepur district, sent his resignation letter to Gujarat AAP president Isudan Gadhvi and state in-charge Sandip Pathak. Through the letter, Rathva tendered his resignation from the post of Gujarat AAP vice president, as member of the party's National Council and also from the party's primary membership. Rathva, a social worker from Chhotaudepur, joined the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP in 2013. He unsuccessfully contested the assembly polls from Gujarat's Chhotaudepur seat in 2017 and 2022 as the AAP candidate.

online delivery services on September 4 at a press conference, in view of the upcoming G-20 Summit as reported by PTI. On September 3, the Station House Officer of Daryaganj police station in the Central district initially issued an order for the shutdown of shops, offices, and bus depots, but this directive was later withdrawn, reported The Hindu.

Premier Li Qiang will attend the G20 Summit in India which is scheduled to take place on September 9 and 10 in the national capital, instead of President Xi Jinping. That would make him the second major leader after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to skip the event.

Apple Inc and Microsoft have argued that some of their services were not popular enough to be designated as «gatekeepers» under the EU's new Digital Markets Act, designed to curb the powers of Big Tech, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Apple is battling over its iMessage chat app, while Microsoft is battling over its search engine Bing, ahead of Wednesday's publication of the first list of services to be regulated under the act, the report said.

While lacking in performance, micro Bitcoin mining devices should be seen as a stand against the Bitcoin ecosystem’s purportedly biggest flaw, its inventors argue.

China, has not yet been detected in India. «So far, Pirola has not been detected in the country,» a member of Insacog, the pan-India network of laboratories set up to monitor genomic variations of coronavirus, told ET. «We are keeping a strict vigil.» Insacog held a review meeting on Friday amidst increasing concern over the BA.2.86 variant, which is informally being termed Pirola. Its members were of the view that sewage testing for Covid-19 should be significantly increased «for timely detection of new variants like Pirola», the person said.

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Narendra Modi has not taken a single leave, said the prime minister's office (PMO) in response to a Right to Information (RTI) query. The RTI filed by Prafful P.

The company reported earlier this year that the Covid-19 vaccine was expected to bring in sales of around $13.5bn in 2023, a decline of almost 70% from 2022.

HONG KONG—China’s top surviving private developer bought more time to sort out its liquidity problems, giving investors hope that it will cobble together enough cash to avoid defaulting on its U.S. dollar bonds this week. Last Friday, Country Garden Holdings said it got approval from investors in mainland China to extend the maturity date of $537 million in domestic bonds by three years.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that the «double engine» government of Uttar Pradesh has won the trust of half of Uttar Pradesh's population on the issue of security. Addressing the 'UP Rising 10 Saal 10 Changes' event held at Hotel Taj, CM Yogi Adityanath said that Uttar Pradesh has experienced a significant reduction in crime, «with not even a single riot occurring in the past six and a half years». «Today, the state enjoys a secure environment, reinforced by official figures from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) confirming the decline in various crime categories», CM Yogi said. He further highlighted that during the 2022 elections, his government's track record in maintaining law and order in the state played an important role in securing a resounding two-thirds majority. «It is a big achievement which reflects the increased sense of security in a sizeable section of the population of the state today. Today, women can confidently travel alone throughout the state without any fear, signifying the success of our government in gaining the trust of a substantial portion of the population», he added. CM Yogi Adityanath said that the state has undergone significant transformation since 2017, adding that there was a widespread belief that the UP faced challenges that adversely impacted both the state and the nation. «However, over the past six and a half years, our government has successfully changed this perception, both within India and globally.

closing ceremony on 25th September. @BJP4MP," Uma Bharti said on X. Bhartiya Janata Party's Jan Ashirwad Yatra kicked off on Sunday from Madhya Pradesh's Chitrakoot.

Elon Musk took over the social media platform X(formerly Twitter), Walter Isaacson who wrote the biography "ELon Musk" and will be published on 12 September has given a detailed account on why Elon Musk sacked Parag Agrawal, the then Twitter CEO.In an excerpt carried out by The Wall Street Journal , Musk who had a meeting with Parag Agrawal said he was a "really nice guy." "What Twitter needs is a fire-breathing dragon," Elon Musk said after that meeting, as per biographer Isaacson. "And Parag is not that." Elon Musk met Parag Agrawalover a dinner in March 2022, according to the biographer.

Priyank Kharge on Monday spoke on Udhayanidhi Stalin's 'Sanatana Dharma should be eradicated' remark and said that any religion that does not promote equality or does not treat you like humans is as good as a disease. «Any religion that does not promote equality or does not ensure you have the dignity of being human is not religion, according to me… Any religion that does not give equal rights or does not treat you like humans is as good as disease...» said Priyank Kharge. Apart from this Priyank Kharge also talked about 'One Nation, One Election' and called it a diversion from the INDIA alliance. «One Nation, One Election, is a diversion from the INDIA alliance. They (BJP) are scared, they did call the parliament session for the pandemic, they did not call it for Manipur, they did not call it for Chinese intrusion...Suddenly 'One Nation, One Election' is coming back...we need five constitutional amendments for it...in a federal structure, they have to consult the state government as well, where have they consulted the state government… it is just a deviation and I request to have a look on pros and cons of this...» said Priyank Kharge. Earlier, on Monday, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal also broke silence from the side of the Congress camp on Monday and spoke on Udhayanidhi Stalin's 'Sanatana Dharma should be eradicated' remark and said we believe in 'Sarva Dharma Samabhava' and we respect everyone's belief. «Our view is clear; 'Sarva Dharma Samabhava' is the Congress' ideology.