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Narendra Modi on Saturday blessed the newly-wed couple Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant after their star-studded wedding that was attended by global celebrities, business tycoons, and politicians. Modi arrived at the Ambani family-owned Jio World Convention Centre here for a wedding reception that has been titled 'Shubh Aashirwad'. Anant, the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani — Asia's richest man — and Radhika, a pharmaceutical heiress, touched Modi's feet to seek his blessings.

India will soon become the third largest economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. He was speaking after inaugurating INS Towers, the Indian Newspaper Society's secretariat in Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex. Modi also spoke on how India has become the leader in digital payments. «There was a time when some politicians used to say that digital transactions were not for India. They had a preconceived notion that modern technology can't work in this country,» Modi said. «However, the world is witnessing the capabilities of the people of the country. Today, India is creating new records in digital transactions. Due to India's UPI and modern digital public infrastructure, the ease of living of people has improved, and it has become easier for them to send money across countries,» he said.

The Ambani family, known for their influence and connections across various sectors, extended invitations to a wide list of decisionmakers from political parties. The attendance of the diverse guests is a symbol of goodwill, transcending diverse political ideologies in a country known for its vibrant yet often contentious political landscape. The guest list reads like a who's who of Indian politics.

That is the future being dreamed about by supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris, drawn from a meme referring to one of Harris' favorite expressions: «what can be, unburdened by what has been.» Harris has been criticized throughout her three-plus years in office, with articles examining her management of the border crisis and her struggle to define her tenure in the often-thankless role of vice president. She has proved unpopular enough among voters that she has often not been immediately thought of as President Joe Biden's obvious successor, with Democratic stalwarts often naming governors like Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Gavin Newsom of California as more appealing choices.

The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have dubbed the wedding of the year attended by global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians, highlighting the billionaire’s staggering weal...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading off Sunday to the four corners of the UK as part of an «immediate reset» with governments in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Starmer, who said he has a «mandate to do politics differently» after his party's landslide victory, will meet Scottish First Minister John Swinney in Edinburgh in an effort to «turn disagreement into cooperation». «That begins today with an immediate reset of my government's approach to working with the first and deputy first ministers,» he said. «Meaningful co-operation centered on respect will be key to delivering change across our United Kingdom.»

Shein said it would invest 250 million euros ($271 million) over five years in the UK and Europe as the company battles criticism of its model based around flying cheap clothes and accessories from factories in China direct to shoppers worldwide. Shein, which is preparing for a possible London listing, already sources some clothes from factories in Turkey, although the vast majority of its products are made by around 5,400 suppliers mainly in Guangzhou, China.

Voters in the U.K. are casting their ballots in a national election to choose the 650 lawmakers who will sit in Parliament for the next five years

Enforcement Directorate has filed a charge sheet and also attached assets worth more than Rs 4 crore of former Jharkhand rural development minister Alamgir Alam, his ex personal secretary and the aide's domestic help as part of a money laundering investigation. In a statement on Saturday, the federal agency said it has issued a provisional attachment order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on July 4 against Alamgir Alam, his former PS Sanjeev Kumar Lal, Lal's wife Reeta Lal and his domestic help Jahangir Alam. The cumulative value of all these assets recorded under the attachment is Rs 4.42 crore, it said. A charge sheet against these accused, except Reeta Lal, was also filed before a special PMLA court in Ranchi on Thursday, the agency said.

Mihir Shah, son of a prominent political leader in Maharashtra's Palghar district, has brought attention to a tragic hit-and-run incident that claimed the life of Kaveri Nakhwa. The incident occurred early Sunday morning as Kaveri and her husband, Pradeep Nakhwa, were returning home after purchasing fish from Sassoon Dock. «He was arrested after three days, what does this mean? If he wasn't alcoholic, if he hadn't taken drugs, then why did he go into hiding?...why was he absconding for three days? You abandoned the vehicle on the way and broke the number plate before running away...now after three days, there won't be any traces of alcohol in his body and he will have 20 lawyers with him,» teary-eyed Pradeep Nakhwa said. Pradeep Nakhwa vividly recalled the horrific moment when his wife was dragged under the wheels of Shah's BMW: «He dragged her (under the wheels) in front of me. There's no one for us,» he tearfully recounted.

Global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians are arriving in India’s financial capital to attend the wedding of the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, the world’s ninth richest man

₹5,338 crore. But what did Forbes know? That same year, his group companies Malvika Steels and Usha Ispat defaulted on loans worth close to ₹2,400 crore! Beneath the glittering facade of a sprawling conglomerate, a black fungus of financial manipulation had started to take root that would soon bring the entire edifice crashing. At the heart of the Ispat frauds was a complex system of inflated valuations for public issues, round-tripping of funds and misuse of bank loans.

Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre went to church last Sunday, not once, not twice, but three times  — to three evangelical churches in the Toronto area where he briefly participated in the services, made a short political speech and moved on.

A judge has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama Papers

As the age of AI dawns upon us, it has brought excitement and trepidation in equal measure. The trepidation was mostly around AI-generated deepfakes and how they could change voter minds, influence elections and thus subvert democracy. This was especially true in India, as almost a billion voters were electing a new government.

A lot of politicians have promised change to voters in Hartlepool, a wind-whipped port town in northeast England

Matt Damon and Casey Affleck are seen together in a new image from 'The Instigators.' The image, revealed by Empire Magazine, shows them in a car. Affleck's character, Cobby, appears injured, hinting at a recent fight scene.

Joe Biden who were rooting for him these elections, are going through the same feeling you would go through while investing in a shaky bank. After the reigning President' dismal performance in the US Presidential Debate against a tough adversary, Donald Trump, many influential politicians, pollsters and analysts have called for Biden's resignation from the poll race.

Iranians turned out in higher numbers than in previous votes to elect a reformist president who ran on a platform of re-engaging with the West and loosening the country’s strict moral codes for women. The country’s liberal voters, confronted with a stark choice between a cautious reformer and a tough hard-liner, shook off some of the disillusionment that had led to very low turnout in the initial presidential vote a week ago and turned out to the polls for a runoff that put the first reform candidate in office in two decades.

US Independence Day has finally arrived in all its glory and 4th of July will see some amazing events, parades and more set in store for US residents across different states including New York, California, Washington and more. However, this day, which is a federal holiday, gives the opportunity for you to sit in and binge some quality online content at your leisure. Since this is the US Presidential election season, you can watch some dramas with the political flavor to it, to make things a little more amped up.

record number of around 28 Indian-origin members of Parliament have been elected to the House of Commons in the UK's general election as results were announced on Friday, with several Conservatives surviving an overall brutal outcome for their party. Outgoing prime minister Rishi Sunak leads the Tory charge of British Indians holding on to their seats, with a decisive win in his Richmond and Northallerton constituency in Yorkshire. It would have come as small consolation for the Tory leader, who saw his party haemorrhage over 200 seats as the Labour Party's landslide victory unfolded. «On this difficult night, I would like to express my gratitude to the people of the Richmond and Northallerton constituency for your continued support. Since I moved here a decade ago, you have made me and my family feel so at home and I look forward to serving you for years to come,» said Sunak, in a message clearly aimed at dismissing pre-election chatter around his future plans as a politician. Other prominent British Indian Tories holding on to their seats included former home secretaries, Suella Braverman and Priti Patel, as did Sunak's Goan-origin Cabinet ally Claire Coutinho.