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Rahul Gandhi's YouTub channel has released a light-hearted video where the Wayanad MP is seen learning a mutton recipe from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party's co-founder Lalu Prasad Yadav, and his daughter Misa Bharti, Rajya Sabha MP. The father and daughter duo were teaching Rahul Gandhi how to cook mutton at their residence. In the more-than-seven-minute-long video, Gandhi is seen learning the recipe for "Champaran mutton" preparation from Prasad.

leadership of the group to a professional manager four years ago". Gou's campaign team declined to comment. Asked on Monday about the issue of conflict of interest with Gou being a major shareholder of Foxconn, which has massive investment in China, Gou said he's willing to "sacrifice" his personal assets in China in the event of a Chinese attack.

positive change" in India's election system and also accelerate the country's progress, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) said on Saturday. Welcoming the constitution of a committee under former president Ram Nath Kovind to explore the feasibility of «one nation, one election», ABVP national general secretary Yagywalkya Shukla said the country will be relieved from frequent elections if those are held simultaneously. «One nation, one election is a very important requirement in the direction of electoral reforms.

In a landmark decision on August 18, 2023, US District Judge Beryl A. Howell ruled that artwork generated solely by artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be copyrighted. The ruling was made in response to a lawsuit against the US Copyright Office, which had previously denied a copyright request by Stephen Thaler for an image produced using his Creativity Machine algorithm.

Canada has extended a popular Covid relief measure for international students, allowing them to work in the country after graduation, even if they haven't completed their studies in the country. The Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has extended the distance learning measures initially put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures have significant implications for international students seeking a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). Under the extended guidelines, students who completed less than 50% of their PGWP-eligible studies outside of Canada will remain eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) until December 31, 2023. Before the pandemic, international students were required to ensure that no more than 50% of their studies were conducted online, and any time spent studying online outside of Canada did not count towards their PGWP eligibility. However, due to the restrictions on international travel brought about by the pandemic, IRCC had temporarily removed the online study restrictions for certain students. These students fall into two categories:

Canada has paused the talks with India for a trade agreement. Commerce and industry ministry officials said that the move would enable the two sides to take stock of progress and they will decide by mutual agreement when negotiations would resume. The negotiations for a bilateral trade deal resumed in March 2022, after a five-year hiatus.

the future of Chhattisgarh. The people have to decide if they want to give another term to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's corrupt government or vote for a development-oriented government by the BJP in the state.

Congress dispensation in Rajasthan over crime against women, corruption and other issues, BJP national president J P Nadda on Saturday called upon the people to remove the government if they want to change the situation in the state. He accused the Ashok Gehlot-led government of being a 'Grih-loot sarkar' that loots houses of people, and alleged that the ruling Congress in the state has given a free hand to its MLAs to indulge in corruption and fill the pockets of their party «bosses» in Delhi. Targeting the opposition INDIA alliance, the BJP chief said the grouping «does not care for the people».

Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the BJP-led Centre of working for the welfare of 2-3 billionaires of the country and said states governed by his party will have the «government of the poor» and not the 'government of Adani.' Addressing a convention of Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club at Mela Sthal in poll-bound Chhattisgarh's Nava Raipur, Gandhi said the country cannot progress with hatred and violence.

resigned as the managing director and chief executive four months before his term was set to end, the bank said in a stock exchange filing on Saturday. Kotak Mahindra Bank is India's fourth largest private sector bank by assets.

RBI’s April 2021 guidelines on corporate governance in banks, promoters who are managing directors and chief executives or whole-time directors (WTDs) cannot continue for more than 12 years. But the tenure could be extended to 15 years at the discretion of RBI.

BJP national president JP Nadda on Saturday said the parties in the bloc only want to take the political families that they represent forward. Addressing a 'Meri Maati, Mera Desh' programme in Ghaziabad's Krishna Engineering College, the BJP national chief said, «Did you see the ones who gathered in Mumbai yesterday? These are leaders who want to take their families ahead, not the country. Sonia-ji (Congress leader Sonia Gandhi) is worried about his son Rahul-ji (Congress MP Rahul Gandhi) and Lalu-ji (former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav) is worried about his son Tejaswi Yadav (Bihar deputy chief minister).

External Affairs Ministry said on Saturday.PM Modi will be in Jakarta at the invitation of the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo. The Prime Minister's visit to Indonesia comes ahead of the G20 Summit to be held in New Delhi on September 9-10 under India's Presidency this year. Indonesia is part of the G20 'troika' as it had the presidency of the grouping last year. The forthcoming ASEAN-India Summit will be the first Summit since the elevation of ties between India and the Association of South East Asian Nations bloc of countries to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2022. The foreign ministry said that the the Summit will review the progress of India-ASEAN relations and chart the future direction of cooperation. According to a statement, the East Asia Summit would provide an opportunity for leaders of ASEAN countries and its eight dialogue partners, including India, to exchange views on issues of regional and global significance. In August, ASEAN-India Economic Ministers met in Indonesia and the main agenda of this year's meeting was the timely review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) which was signed in 2009. A joint committee agreed to a regular, quarterly schedule of negotiations, which would conclude the review of the ASEAN-India FTA in 2025. In 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Jakarta at the invitation of Indonesian President Widodo.

S Jaishankar on Saturday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the successful launch of India's first solar mission, Aditya -L1, calling it another feather in the space agency's cap.Track the progress of Aditya L1 mission here «Congratulations on the successful launch of India's first Solar Mission, Aditya -L1. This is yet another feather in @isro's cap.

Track the progress of Aditya L1 mission here In a significant leap for the country's space exploration endeavours, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Saturday successfully launched its maiden solar mission carrying seven payloads for a detailed study of the Sun. Several experts lauded the successful launch of the mission and its importance for science and humanity. «The mission is India's first foray into space-based studies of the Sun. If it reaches Lagrange point L1 in space, ISRO will join the ranks of NASA and the European Space Agency as the third space agency to station a solar observatory there,» Dibyendu Nandi, head of the Center of Excellence in Space Sciences India at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, said.

Aditya-L1 took off at 11:50 am on Saturday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota, former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G Madhavan Nair said data from country's first solar mission, will help explain various celestial phenomena taking place in the atmosphere and aid climate change studies.Track the progress of Aditya L1 mission here. «This mission is very important. Aditya L-1 will be placed around Lagrangian Point 1, where the gravitational force of Earth and the Sun is virtually nullified, and with minimum fuel, we can park the spacecraft there.

India is all set to launch its maiden solar mission on Saturday, with the India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) already having kicked off the 23 hour countdown on Friday. The Aditya L1 mission will be launched from the space agency's Siharikota launchpad, at 11:50 am and is likely to travel for just over 125 days, traversing 1.5 million kilometres to reach a Halo orbit around the Lagrangian point L1, agreed upon globally as the closest point to the Sun.Track the progress of India's maiden solar mission here. Aditya-L1 is the first space-based observatory class to study the Sun and is being fired using ISRO's reliablePolar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) The final location of the sun observatory will ensure that the Aditya-L1 can continuously observe the sun without being hindered by eclipses or occultation, allowing scientists to study solar activities and their impact on space weather in real-time. The major objectives of the mission include understanding the Coronal Heating and Solar Wind Acceleration, the initiation of Coronal Mass Ejection, and near-earth space weather and the solar wind distribution, to do which the spacecraft will carry seven scientific payloads. Aditya-L1 will carry a Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC), which is estimated to be the largest and most technologically complex payload on the craft.

Blue Bloods fans will have to wait longer than expected for season 14 due to ongoing strikes. As of August 2023, neither the writing nor filming of the new season has begun. Both the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) are on strike, unable to reach agreements with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on new contracts. The strikes have brought the entertainment industry to a standstill, affecting many beloved shows, including Blue Bloods. As writers and actors in these unions have been prohibited from working on AMPTP-contracted projects since May and July, respectively, the production of Blue Bloods season 14 has been put on hold. Fans eagerly awaiting a release date for the new season will have to remain patient. Due to the strikes, no progress has been made in preparing for the season, making it unlikely that any updates on a release date will surface until later in the year. It's anticipated that the season may not air until 2024. However, CBS will continue to air rerun episodes of the show on Fridays as per its schedule.

small and medium enterprises involved in drug manufacturing, said a government official aware of the matter. The primary focus is to ensure strict adherence to the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) norms at their production facilities, he added. Separately, Union health secretary Sudhansh Pant on Tuesday chaired a day-long meeting at the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to assess the results of risk-based inspections conducted by drug regulators in various states and Union territories.

Norfolk Southern believes a software defect — not a hacker — was the cause of the widespread computer outage that forced the railroad to park all of its trains for most of Monday

Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and Manipur government to ensure distribution of food supplies and medicines to people in the affected areas of Manipur. Considering the fact that the distribution of basic supplies is largely affected due to blockades in Manipur, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud observed that the government authorities should explore airdropping of supplies. The SC observed that since it is a «humanitarian issue», the manner in which blockades are to be removed will be dealt with by the law enforcement agencies.