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Mohamed Al Fayed, the former owner of London's renowned Harrods department store and the father of Dodi Fayed, who tragically lost his life in a car crash with Princess Diana 26 years ago, has passed away at the age of 94, according to a statement released by his family.

Jio Financial Services' circuit filter from 5% to 20% and the filter will be effective from Monday, BSE said in a notification. Circuit filters are a price range provided for each index. Jio, which was spun out of Reliance Industries, was removed from BSE indices on 1 September.

European Space Agency (ESA) is lending a crucial hand in two significant ways: by offering deep space communication services and aiding ISRO in validating critical new flight dynamics software. Communication is an essential part of every space mission.

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.

British government is in talks with Tata Steel, the country's biggest steel producer, to provide 500 million pounds ($629 million) of funding to help secure the long-term future of a key part of its steel industry, Sky News reported on Saturday. (more to come)

IRDAI to ensure that such people are not «unduly prejudiced». Justice Prathiba M Singh, dealing with a petition for health insurance coverage by a person suffering from Tetraplegia, said the «principle of reasonable accommodation» mandates that such persons are provided additional support by the society and the State to enable them to lead a life of equal worth and dignity, and that right to life includes the right to avail healthcare, including medical insurance. Following several judicial orders, various general and health insurance companies, including four government insurance companies, have launched products for persons with disabilities, the court noted. The launched products, Justice Singh said, «may not be the most ideal» for persons with disabilities, but this would be the «first step in the process of achieving equality» for them, which is the solemn intent of legislations, including the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act. The court further stated that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) unequivocally recognises the rights of persons with disabilities to lead a dignified life and to be treated in a non-discriminatory manner, which is also inherently recognised in the Constitution of India. «Despite these international conventions and statutes which have been enacted recognising the rights of PwDs, actual equality on the ground remains elusive — though there is positive effort in the right direction.

annual life certificate, or Jeevan Pramaan Patra, is required to be filed by November 30, 2022, for individuals receiving government pensions. A pensioner can submit their yearly life certificate in six different methods.

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.

Aakash Education (AESL) has formed an executive council to appoint a new CEO at the brick-and-mortar coaching network following the official exit of its chief executive Abhishek Maheshwari and chief financial officer Vipan Joshi. Byju Raveendran– chief executive officer at Byju’s, Ajay Goel–group chief financial officer of Byju’s, Anup Kumar Agrawal, chief business officer of AESL and Sachin Saxena, chief human resources officer (CHRO) of AESL are part of the executive council, as per an internal note sent by Raveendran.

A pattern break in Larger Caps For the past decade, a select set of stocks sustained valuations that many would argue were 5 to 10 times their intrinsic valuation. Investors in these companies pointed out the predictability of their earnings, dominant brands, indestructible moats, distribution prowess, attractive working capital dynamics, clean accounts and high barriers to entry.