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India is likely to see above-average rainfall in July, the Indian Meteorological Department said on Monday. The monsoon will cover entire country ahead of normal schedule, IMD said. There is 80 per cent probability of normal to above-normal rainfall in July. Delhi is expected to get heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in the ongoing month, as per the Indian weather office. A favourable monsoon forecast spells would bring bucketloads of relief for India, many parts of which reeled from extreme heat even in June. This was the warmest June in Northwest India since 1901.

multi-agency search operation is currently in progress to locate two women constables who have been missing from the BSF Academy in Tekanpur, Gwalior, for over a month. The missing constables, Akanksha Nikhar from Jabalpur and Shahana Khatoon from Murshidabad, West Bengal, were trainers at the academy since 2021. As per a TOI report, they disappeared on June 6, 2024. Authorities have alerted BSF units along international borders about their disappearance. The investigation has taken an unexpected turn following the discovery of “suspicious activity” on the constables’ phones. Tracing the phone records revealed that their devices were active in Delhi, Howrah, and Behrampore in West Bengal, near Murshidabad. Investigators are analyzing phone records and CCTV footage from these locations to understand the constables' travel patterns and investigate any potential connections to Shahana’s family in West Bengal. The last confirmed sighting of the constables was at Beacon Hospital in Behrampore on June 7, as verified by CCTV footage. Both their phones have been switched off since their departure from the hospital.

gems and jewellery industry plays an important role in Rajasthan's economic progress and the state is working on to promote the sector and ensure ease of doing business for entrepreneurs, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said on Friday. Sharma said that the share of gems and jewellery in the total exports from the state reached Rs 11,183 crore in 2023-24. Gems and jewellery businessmen are making a significant contribution to the economic progress of the state and the sector is a major job creator, the chief minister said at the inauguration of jewellery show JAS-2024 being organised by the Jewellery Association here. He further said that Jaipur is famous for gems and jewellery on the world stage and the state government is continuously working to promote this industry and make business easier for entrepreneurs.

Amazon.com said on Wednesday it would discontinue its security robot, Astro for Business, for small- and medium-sized businesses as it shifts its focus to household robots. The e-commerce giant initially launched the canine-like robot for household use in 2021. Astro for Business was launched last November for a range of customers including retail, manufacturing, health and wellness.

‘Minor Detail’: A group show interprets the meaning of home She goes on to describe how Paniker’s pedagogy opened avenues for technical and creative explorations that became a hallmark of the school, contributing towards the development of the art movement in Madras (now Chennai). Though the movement was named after the city, its fabric was determined by artists coming in from the four southern states—Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka that made up the erstwhile Madras Presidency—thus bringing in different approaches and visual vocabularies.

Iran's Chabahar Port not only holds «great value» to landlocked Central Asian states but also «de-risks» commerce between India and Eurasia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in Astana to attend the SCO Summit, delivered Modi's remarks at the extended format meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State here in the Kazakh capital. He also said, «While standing resolute on challenges, it is equally important to actively and collaboratively explore avenues of progress. The current global debate is focused on creating new connectivity linkages that would better serve a rebalanced world.» «If this is to gather serious momentum, it requires the joint efforts of many. It must also be respectful of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states and be built on the foundation of non-discriminatory trade and transit rights to neighbours.»

Apple Watch Series 10's screen size is anticipated to surpass even the Apple Watch Ultra 2, which is currently Apple's largest smartwatch with its 49mm size and 1.92-inch display. Recent CAD render leaks suggest that the Series 10 could sport a 2-inch display, marking a substantial increase in screen real estate.Under the hood, the Series 10 will likely be powered by the same processor found in the third-generation Apple Watch Ultra.

Jammu and Kashmir administration has formed a seven-member panel to identify foreign nationals who have been illegally overstaying in Jammu and Kashmir for the past 13 years, aiming to facilitate their deportation. The panel has been tasked with gathering biographic and biometric details of illegal migrants and maintaining an updated digital record regularly. «Sanction is hereby accorded to the re-constitution of the committee to identify foreign nationals illegally overstaying in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir since 2011», Principal Secretary to the Government, Home Department, Chandraker Bharti said in an order. The administrative secretary of the home department will chair the panel. Other members include the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) of Punjab, the Criminal Investigation Department (Special Branch) of the Jammu and Srinagar headquarters, and all district SSPs and SPs (Foreigners Registration), along with the state coordinator, NIC.

southwest monsoon has covered the entire country six days ahead of the normal date, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. «The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab today. Thus, it covered the entire country on 2nd July 2024, against the normal date of July 8 (six days before the normal date of covering the entire India),» the IMD said in a statement. The monsoon arrived in Kerala and the northeastern region on May 30, two and six days earlier than usual. It progressed normally up to Maharashtra but lost momentum, extending the wait for rains in West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, and worsening the impact of a scorching heat wave in northwest India.

NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase Co.‘s profits jumped sharply in the second quarter as the bank cashed in billions of dollars of its holdings in Visa Inc. But the bank’s results were also helped by higher interest rates, as well as consumers who seemed to still want to spend, despite geopolitical and economic uncertainties.

Exports of mangoes from West Bengal's Malda district have been hit this year as exporters have failed to secure remunerative prices from overseas buyers, while sellers are getting lucrative prices in the domestic market, officials said on Saturday. Importers from the UK and the UAE had initially shown interest, which could not materialise in shipments due to price disagreements, they said. Sellers, however, are getting good responses from the domestic market as around 17 tonnes of Malda mangoes were sold between Rs 100 and Rs 150 a kg in an expo in Delhi, the officials said. Wholesale prices surged by 50-80 per cent due to a combination of low-crop and high-quality produce.

Private equity firm TA Associates Thursday said it has led the acquisition of a significant minority stake in Vastu Housing Finance Corp, a pan-India diversified lending institution. TA Associates bought the stake along with existing investors, including the International Finance Corporation, according to a release. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. People familiar with the matter said the investors bought the stake for about ₹3,340 crore ($400 million) and it valued Vastu at ₹10,000 crore. The lender also got about $75 million in primary capital infusion. Founded in 2015 by Sandeep Menon and Sujay Patil, Vastu is backed by Multiples Alternate Asset Management since inception. Other investors include Norwest Venture Partners, Creation Investments, 360 ONE Asset Management and Faering Capital. Vastu has a loan book of about ₹10,000 crore as of FY24-end. It has more than 230 branch locations across 13 states.

Royal Enfield on Tuesday said it has reported a 5 per cent decline in total sales at 73,141 units in June as against 77,109 units sold in the same month a year ago. Dometic sales were at 66,117 units last month as against 67,495 units in the year-ago period, down 2 per cent, Royal Enfield said in a statement. Exports declined 27 per cent to 7,024 units last month as compared to 9,614 units in June 2023, it added. «We remain steadfast on our long-term plans and are making considerable progress towards the same. This year will be an exciting one for Royal Enfield, as we have several new launches planned that will significantly strengthen our product portfolio,» Royal Enfield CEO B Govindarajan said.

 Strategas' Jason Trennert says it is hard to not be involved in the stock market on 'Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street.'

tiers range from the current conversational AI (Level 1) to advanced AI that can operate an entire organization (Level 5). OpenAI, widely regarded as a frontrunner in the quest for more powerful AI systems, plans to share these levels with investors and other external stakeholders.Currently, OpenAI considers itself at the first level, but nearing the second, known as “Reasoners." This stage refers to AI systems capable of basic problem-solving tasks comparable to a human with a doctorate, but without access to additional tools.During the same meeting, OpenAI's leadership showcased a research project involving its GPT-4 model, demonstrating new capabilities that exhibit human-like reasoning.

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Russia's parliament has approved a bill that would raise income taxes for the rich, in a move to help fill government coffers during the fighting in Ukraine

There may be relief for the thousands of Americans whose savings have been locked in frozen fintech accounts for the past two months.

Google's strategic moves to reduce its reliance on Apple's Safari browser in anticipation of the antitrust case outcome. Over the years, Google has attempted to shift iPhone users towards its own Google and Chrome apps for search purposes.

Texas have died as a result of Hurricane Beryl, and 11 more people across the US are predicted to experience severe weather. Three persons were killed in Montgomery County by falling trees: a couple in a rural area and a man using a tractor. Two deaths from falling trees and one from drowning were previously confirmed, as per the reports of The Mirror.

U.S. job openings rose slightly to 8.1 million in May despite the impact of higher interest rates