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R N Agarwal, regarded as the father of Agni missiles in the country, passed away here. He was 84. Agarwal, a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, died on Thursday following mild old-age related ailments, DRDO sources said. He had served as the Agni programme director and also as the director of ASL (Advanced Systems Laboratory) in Hyderabad.

Former Assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Policy Michael Faulkender says there is nothing changing to cause a cutback on the inflationary pressures on 'Kudlow.'

Supriya Sule has slammed her cousin brother and political rival Ajit Pawar for thinking about his sister (sule) only after his party suffered a drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls. Sule taunted Ajit Pawar had never understood the relations between a brother and sister and has been trying to mix love and business together. Sule was reacting to Ajit’s remarks made earlier where he regretted putting a candidate against her as she was his sister. “No one remembered their sister prior to the Lok Sabha campaign, only after the result they (Ajit) have started remembering their sisters. It's unfortunate that our brother has never understood the relations between a brother and a sister. He has been mixing love and business together.”said Sule. She was speaking at a joint meeting of leaders and party cadres of the Maha Vikas Aghadi joint opposition alliance in Mumbai when she made these remarks. This is the first time that Sule has reacted to her brother Ajit’s remarks.

Indian Medical Association's (IMA's) inception in 1928, only one was a woman, said a team of researchers, including those from The George Institute for Global Health, New Delhi. They looked at the current and past leaderships of the professional medical associations, including the Indian Public Health Association (IPHA) and those of all broad medical and surgical specialties. Unequal gender representation persists even in the medical associations closely involved in women's health such as obstetrics and gynaecology, pediatrics and neonatology, highlighting a male dominance, the authors said in the study published in the journal PLoS Global Public Health.

Donald Trump said Thursday he thinks he's «entitled to personal attacks» on his Democratic rival, adding he's «very angry» at Vice President Kamala Harris and questioning her intelligence. Trump was asked during a news conference whether his campaign needs more discipline as he faces a Democratic ticket newly energized since Harris replaced President Joe Biden as the party's presidential candidate. «As far as the personal attacks, I'm very angry at her because of what she's done to the country. I'm very angry at her that she would weaponize the justice system against me and other people, very angry at her. I think I'm entitled to personal attacks,» Trump said at his New Jersey golf club, where he invited reporters in his quest to saddle Harris with Biden's unpopular economic record.

Election Commission of India, is likely to announce the schedule for upcoming Assembly elections in three states at 3pm today. India's election authority on Friday morning announced in a release that it would hold a press conference «to announce the schedule for General Election to Legislative Assemblies.» Elections are expected to be held for the legislative assemblies of Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand in 2024, with the five-year terms of these states coming to an end. The BJP currently governs Haryana independently and leads a coalition government in Maharashtra, with the support of the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena. In Jharkhand, power rests with the Soren family-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress alliance. The BJP is expected to announce the first list of assembly candidates for all three states later this month, sources informed ET. The party is reportedly preparing to reveal 30-35 candidates for Maharashtra, around 20 for Haryana, and 25 for Jharkhand.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the job market remains resilient in the face of high interest rates

recession concerns, fueling a rally in stocks and sending bonds tumbling. Equity benchmarks in Japan climbed over 2% at the open, while shares in Australia increased alongside those in South Korea. US futures contracts edged higher after the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 both rose, as retail sales data beat estimates and jobless claims hit the lowest since early July.

Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on high food prices as her campaign previews an economic policy speech coming up in North Carolina

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday gave his second news conference in as many weeks as he adjusts to a newly energized Democratic ticket ahead of next week’s Democratic National Convention

Elon Musk had a field day on X, as millions joined in to hear an 'unscripted' conversation between him and Republic Presidential candidate Donald Trump. This appearance by Trump marks his solid comeback on X, after being reinstated in 2023. Musk and Trump covered a variety of topics around the US politics and economy, and also discussed the in and outs of the assassination attempt on the former President.

Kamala Harris for not holding a press conference, Donald Trump has announced to address a press conference at his Bedminster golf club on Thursday afternoon. He will talk to reporters and answer their questions a day before his Democrat rival unveils her economic agenda. Attacking Kamala Harris, he said Wednesday she refuses to do any interviews or press conferences, almost 30 days now, she has not done an interview. He added that she had not attended any press conference because she was not smart or intelligent. The Trump campaign has said the vice president is trying to try to «duck and hide» from the media.

Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance of Ohio will participate in the first vice-presidential debate on October 1. They have accepted an invitation from CBS News. The news network took to social media platform X to write that both of the vice presidential candidates had accepted the invitation. It said Kamala Harris's running mate Tim Walz and Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance have accepted four potential dates: September 17, September 24, October 1, and October 8.

Donald Trump not accept the verdict of the US Presidential Election 2024 if he loses it? Quoting unnamed Trump critics, CNN has reported that the Republican candidate could be laying the groundwork to question the outcome of the 2024 election if he loses a second time. The former president continues to describe Kamala Harris's elevation to her party's top ticket as “unconstitutional”. She has also accused her of taking part in a “coup” and he may claim that her candidature itself is unconstitutional and she has no locus standi to claim the top office.

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Kamala Harris unveils her economic agenda before the US Presidential Election 2024? Derided and attacked for "Kamalanomics" by Donald Trump, the Democrat contender is most likely to call for a ban on food «price gouging,» she may signal a critical view of mergers, and talk about her struggles against large corporations as she announces her economic vision Friday. According to the 'Washington Post', Harris may hold companies responsible for the higher cost of groceries in recent years at her election rally in Raleigh, N.C. She may try to send strong signals to all-important swing state voters.

A top Federal Reserve official warned that the central bank needs to cut its key interest rate before the job market weakened further or the Fed would risk moving too late and potentially imperil the economy

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Former Reagan economist Art Laffer reacts to a recent report that consumer prices rose 2.9% year-over-year in July on ‘The Big Money Show.’

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Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for the US Presidential Election 2024. If reports are to be believed, inflation is on track and it seems to fall back to the Fed Reserve's 2% target by the end of the year. Similarly, the Consumer Price Index continued to cool last month to 2.9%, below the expected 3% yearly increase.