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Beverages major Coca-Cola on Friday said Greishma Singh has been appointed as the new market head for India Southwest Asia (INSWA) Operating Unit. Singh will succeed Arnab Roy, who was recently named the Global Category President, Coca-Cola Trademark. Her appointment will be effective September 1, 2024, according to a company statement. Before this, Singh was Vice-President of Customer and Commercial Leadership (C&CL) for the INSWA Operating Unit. She has been with The Coca-Cola Company for over 15 years and held roles of across marketing, strategy and C&CL in Australia and India markets, it added.

The South Carolina Senate has started its homework assignment of coming up with a comprehensive bill to guide energy policy in a rapidly growing state and amid a quickly changing power-generation world

National Space Day. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and ISRO Chairman S Somanath were also present. President Murmu extended her greetings on the occasion of the first National Space Day and welcomed the decision to celebrate Space Day on the day Chandrayaan landed on the Moon. «It was a glorious moment for all the Indians when ISRO's Chandrayaan landed on the moon. I saw the live telecast of that moment, I was so proud that day like other Indians. To celebrate National Space Day on this occasion is a commendable step. I congratulate all of you on the first National Space Day. ISRO has achieved many feats since its inception».

Sri Lanka will take part in a bike expedition in October this year along the Buddhist Circuit 'tracing the footsteps of enlightenment.' Organized jointly by the governments of all three nations and the Royal Thai Monastery, the bike expedition will start from Lumbini, Nepal and end in Colombo, Sri Lanka. «This is a historical bike expedition between the tri-nations; India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. This is a Buddha Circuit bike expedition starting from Lumbini to Colombo which covers the seven states of India, namely: UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Bengal, Odisha, Telangana and Tamil Nadu,» Rahul Patil, co-convener of the Heartfulness Buddha Circuit Ride told ANI.

Democratic National Convention included a tutorial on pronouncing Kamala Harris' name — featuring none other than the candidate's great nieces. The actress Kerry Washington introduced the girls by saying «it's come to my attention that there are some folks who struggle — or pretend to struggle — with the proper pronunciation of our future president's name.» She added, «Confusion is understandable. Disrespect is not. So tonight we are going to help everyone get it right.»

Indian-Americans have launched a new website — DesiPresident.com, with the tagline 'Kamala Ke Saath". Harris, 59, is of mixed parentage; her mother immigrated to the United States from Chennai and her father moved to the country from Jamaica. «The coming months are filled with excitement and promise as we rally together to make history. Your participation and enthusiasm are key to our success, and we can't wait to embark on this journey with you,» the website said. The Desi President, a project of the Indian American Impact Fund, has launched a T-shirt with the tagline «Kamala Ke Saath: Vote Kamala», which has become an instant hit on social media platforms.

Canada’s two largest railroads should soon start rolling their trains again after the government intervened to end a shutdown that arose from a labor dispute

Vice President Kamala Harris was greeted with a sustained standing ovation and cheers lasting nearly three minutes at a recent event. The enthusiastic reception demonstrated the audience's strong support and admiration. Once the applause subsided, Harris began her address with a brief acknowledgment of her personal milestone. «OK, let's get to business,» she stated, shifting focus to the day's agenda. Harris also took a moment to celebrate her 10th wedding anniversary with Doug Emhoff, saying, «And happy anniversary, Dougie.» Harris followed a moving speech by her sister, Maya, who highlighted their mother’s accomplishments. In her own address, Harris spoke about her parents and the impact of her upbringing, focusing particularly on her mother’s influence. Although Harris seldom mentions her father, she made an exception during this speech to share his advice.

Veteran PBS journalist Judy Woodruff has apologized for remarks she had made regarding former President Donald Trump and negotiations for peace between Israel and Hamas in Gaza

The Canadian government has ordered the country’s two major freight railroads to enter binding arbitration with their labor union to resolve a contract dispute

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week, but remains at healthy levels Jobless claims rose by 4,000 to 232,000 for the week of Aug. 17, the Labor Department reported Thursday

The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana

Nicaragua’s government has closed another 151 nongovernmental organizations, among them some of the most important trade organizations, including the American Chamber of Commerce

The family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says it has reached an agreement with a credit collection company to avert the foreclosure of their historic hotel as he runs for U.S. Senate

Argentina’s Senate has defied the government to approve an increase to pension spending that would cost at least an estimated 0.4% of the gross domestic product, dealing a blow to President Javier Milei’s harsh austerity program

Asian markets opened lower, as investors prepare for comments from Jerome Powell later Friday. Equities in Australia and South Korea fell alongside Hong Kong share futures, echoing Thursday’s selloff in US stocks where both the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 indexes retreated.

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Buy or sell stocks today: The Indian domestic stock market index Nifty closed higher for the sixth consecutive session on Thursday, August 22. The index was fueled by the positive cues from global markets, closing 0.17 per cent higher at 24,811.50 points, compared to 24,770.20 points at the previous market close. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex closed 0.18 per cent higher at 81,053.19 points after Wednesday's session, compared to 80,905.30 points at the previous close.

For all the attention being paid to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's policy speech Friday, the chances of it containing any startling news seem remote.

US election 2024 race was by and large headlined by Republican Donald Trump, President Joe Biden and Vice-President and Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris. However, Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr has suddenly hogged all the limelight. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to drop out of the race for the White House, US media reported on Wednesday, with the independent candidate due to make a major address later in the week. However, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign said on Wednesday that he would address the nation on Friday in Arizona, where he will talk about «the present historical moment and his path forward.» Kennedy is planning to drop out of the election and endorse Trump, but that hinges on whether the Republican offers Kennedy «and others» a position in the White House if elected, Larry Sharpe, outreach director with American Values 2024, told Reuters.

Digital Commerce (ONDC), the aggregator platform that runs on open-source technology, is set to launch insurance and mutual fund products in the next two months and will partner MasterCard for credit cards. ONDC also launched six-minute digital loans that will offer unsecured credit to salaried and non-salaried customers. “We have deployed a Marine app, one insurer and two more are coming,” said T Koshy, CEO, ONDC. “For health (insurance) also, we are live, but the partner doesn’t have the licence. The motor (insurance) should happen in the next month or so. And MF will go live next month. We want to hit the 100-200 transactions first.”