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Haryana Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a high-level meeting convened by the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) central leadership in Delhi on Friday. The meeting focused on the party's strategy for the upcoming election in the northern state. BJP National President JP Nadda, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar were present at the meeting.

Jammu and Kashmir will be held in three phases — September 18, 25 and October 1, the Election Commission (EC) of India announced on Friday. The Supreme Court had set a deadline of September 30 for polls to be held in Jammu and Kashmir. The chief election commissioner (CEC) cited weather conditions and the Amarnath yatra as factors that had a bearing on the poll calendar. Haryana will go to polls on October 1, coinciding with the last day of the Jammu and Kashmir election. Counting of votes for both Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir will be on October 4.

Kamala Harris announced a sweeping set of economic proposals on Friday meant to cut taxes and lower the cost of groceries, housing and other essentials for many Americans. «Look, the bills add up,» she declared, trying to address the financial concerns that are at the top of voters' minds and that Republican Donald Trump is attempting to blame on her. During a speech in the battleground state of North Carolina, Harris said that «building up the middle class will be a defining goal of my presidency» as she promoted her plan for a federal ban on price gouging by food producers and grocers. She also proposed $25,000 in down payment assistance for certain first-time homebuyers and tax incentives for builders of starter homes.

Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed a ban on “price gouging” by food suppliers and grocery stores, as part of a broader agenda aimed at lowering the cost of housing, medicine, and food

India Inc isn't hiring as much as it used to. The pace of growth in net white collar employment has almost halved in 2023-24 from five years back. An ET study of the Sensex companies-30 in total-showed such jobs grew 4.4% YoY in FY24 compared to 8.4% in FY19. This includes permanent jobs as well as those on long- and fixed-term contracts, and third-party rolls, data collated from the annual reports showed. HR analysts pointed to the stress in tech and consumer sectors as reasons for the slowdown while India Inc executives see the slower growth affecting consumption recovery.

Despite recent interest rate cuts, the Canadian real estate market remained slow this summer.

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Kursk have seriously dented President Vladimir Putin's authority and he has come under attack for the first time. The man who played a very crucial role in strengthening Russia after establishing itself as a regional power once again in Europe has been challenged and questioned by the people surrounding him. Quoting Abbas Gallyamov, who worked as a speechwriter for Putin from 2008-2012, the «Express» has reported that Vladimir Putin's leadership is «already being questioned» by his colleagues in the Kremlin.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday blamed the BJP and CPI-M for vandalism at the RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, aiming to destroy evidence in the seminar hall of the Emergency building on August 14 midnight. Meanwhile, BJP, SUCI, students of various colleges and universities protested throughout the day and demanded justice for the medical student who was raped and murdered at the hospital. Blaming both Left and BJP (Baam-Ram) for vandalism and ransacking at the RG Kar Hospital, she claimed that infrastructure worth ₹50 to 100 crore has been damaged by the Left-BJP miscreants. Reacting sharply, BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar, who was also protesting over the RG Kar vandalism issue today, said, «I challenge the chief minister, if she can prove BJP's involvement in the vandalism, we will leave politics.» However, asked about the miscreants' identity, who were seen heading to the seminar hall in a purported video, Commissioner of Police Vineet Goyel said, «Nothing has been found as of now. We are examining them.» Kolkata Police has arrested 25 persons in connection with the vandalism.

A surge in optimism by Democrats over the prospects of Vice President Kamala Harris lifted U.S. consumer sentiment slightly this month

A Harris advertising campaign that uses Google search is prompting some concerns among news outlets about their work being co-opted for political purposes

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is out with a string of new proposals on food prices, taxes, housing and medical costs that she says will empower the middle class

A federal judge has struck down a Missouri rule requiring disclosure of “social objectives” in investment decisions

Vice President Kamala Harris is promoting a broad set of economic proposals that would offer new tax breaks and lower the cost of living for Americans

Former President Donald Trump owns more than $1 million worth of cryptocurrency and up to $250,000 in gold bars along with the portfolio of golf courses and real estate properties that have made him a billionaire

A rally that put stocks on track for their best week in 2024 lost steam on Friday, with traders assessing the latest economic data for clues on the outlook for Federal Reserve policy.

NewEdge Wealth has planted another stake in the Sunshine State as it welcomes a breakaway team of advisors from Merrill Lynch.

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that he will contest the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, which are scheduled to take place in three phases from September 18. «I will contest these elections, Omar Abdullah will not contest the elections. When the state status is granted then I will step down and Omar Abdullah will contest from that seat,» Farooq Abdullah said on Friday. The Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will be held in three phases from September 18 and the results will be announced on October 4.

Kamala Harris has led almost all opinion polls since Joe Biden sidestepped and endorsed her for the US Presidential Election 2024. If media reports are to be believed, it was largely due to the enthusiasm she has created among the US voters. But economic indicators are now being discussed, Donald Trump has targeted the vice president for rising unemployment and she has declared to ban food price hikes if elected. So, will the economic factors help the presumptive Democratic candidate? Or will the Republican candidate be able to upset her winning equation by taking the rants of «America First» and «Make America Great Again» (MAGA) to a new height?

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund announced the launch of Franklin India Ultra Short Duration Fund, an open ended ultra-short term debt scheme investing in instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between three months and six months with a fund with relatively low interest rate risk and moderate credit risk. The new fund offer or NFO of the scheme will open for subscription on August 19 and will close on August 28 during which units will be available at Rs 10 per unit. The scheme will reopen for continuous sale and repurchase on August 30. The fund shall invest in debt and money market instruments like non-convertible debentures, bonds, certificates of deposits, commercial papers, treasury bills and government securities such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 3 months and 6 months.

Taxpayers are expected to save billions after the Biden administration inked deals with pharmaceutical companies to knock down the list prices for 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs