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Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday chaired a District Commissioners' Conference in Guwahati. Sarma took stock of the progresses of various ongoing and upcoming policies such as Amrit Brikkha Andolan, Khel Maharan, Assam Sanskritic Mahasangram, Orunodoi 2.0, National Food Security Act, paddy and mustard procurement from farmers, among others. On Amrit Brikkha Andolan, Sarma asked the concerned officials to ensure the mega-plantation drive witnesses mass participation of members of the general public. Speaking on the upcoming Khel Maharan and Assam Sanskritic Mahasangram, Sarma exuded confidence these two schemes would provide a potent platform to the hidden talents of the State.

₹1,000 to ₹1,250 per month, reported news agency PTI. Apart from this, the MP CM also announced 35 percent reservation for them in government jobs and said cooking gas cylinders will be provided to women at ₹450 in August to mark 'Sawan'. "Women will get cooking gas at ₹450 in the holy month of Sawan.

Alliance (NDA) to amoeba, and said the BJP-led front does not have any definite shape and size like an amoeba, reported PTI. Criticising out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling the opposition INDIA alliance as "ghamandia" and "Indian Mujahideen", Thackeray said the NDA should be called "ghama-NDA" ("ghamandiye" meaning arrogant). While, addressing the rally, he asked Telangana chief minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao to clarify his stand.

₹450 crore. Notably, only two other films have crossed the ₹450 crore mark at the Box Office- Pathaan and Baahubali 2 and Sunny Deol's Gadar 2 is going to be the latest addition to the prestigious list. “NEW RECORD… ‘GADAR 2’ FASTEST TO CROSS ₹ 450 CR… #Gadar2 will cross the enviable ₹ 450 cr mark in #India today [Sun]… In the past, only #Pathaan and #Baahubali2 #Hindi had cruised past ₹ 450 cr mark #Gadar2: Day 17 [today] #Pathaan: Day 18 #Baahubali2 #Hindi: Day 20 #India biz.

macroeconomic insecurity. The countries of the Global South have particularly been affected, as their rising debt burdens have hampered efforts at promoting sustainable development, placing a question mark on their ability to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs) or respond to the effects of climate change.

Narendra Modi made the announcement about the scheme in his Independence Day address on August 15, 2023. The Union Cabinet on August 16, approved the central sector scheme “PM Vishwakarma" with a financial outlay of ₹13,000 crore for a period of five years (2023-24 to 2027-28).

the future of BRICS-Plus. The Johannesburg summit of BRICS leaders, which ended on 23 August 2023, agreed to induct six new members: the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia. Along with the existing five members—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—the expanded grouping of 11 members now presents an interesting alchemy of geo-political and geo-economic interests.

Stocks on Wall Street ended a volatile session higher on Friday as investors digested comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that the U.S. central bank may need to raise interest rates further to ensure inflation is contained.

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Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Sunday said if his party DPAP comes to power in the Union territory, he will focus on developing the tourism sector to tackle the issue of increasing unemployment. At a rally of his Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) in Pulwama district, Azad also said he would address the perennial problem of highway blockade between Ramban and Banihal caused by landslides if voted to power. «The focus will be on tourism to tackle the problem of unemployment.

minority community. The school has now been ordered to shut down as it was operating without the required recognition, reported IANS. The incident reportedly took place on Thursday at Neha Public School, located in Khubbapur village under the jurisdiction of Mansurpur police station, and the teacher in question, identified as Trapti Tyagi, was formally charged one day after a video surfaced, revealing her involvement in the incident that occurred.

Saturn makes a splendid appearance at its brightest and most prominent position in the sky.

electric vehicle boasts an impressive 528 bhp peak power output and a maximum torque of 725 Nm. Additionally, MG has revealed that the roadster can accelerate from 0 to 100 kmph in just 3.2 seconds. Powering the MG Cyberster is a 77 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, providing a remarkable range of up to 570 km on a single charge.

Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has launched a back-to-school health awareness campaign from August 17 to 31 to equip parents and students with insights into the significance of adopting healthy lifestyles as they return to school, emphasising the benefits of physical activity, a balanced diet, regulated sleep patterns, and controlled electronic screen time. In collaboration with the Ministry's representative offices across the UAE, six community events were held at Lulu Hypermarkets. Additionally, an exclusive awareness session was organized specifically for MoHAP employees. These events involved a series of activities, including healthy cooking workshops for parents and children, guided by expert chefs, where they learned how to prepare nutritious school meals. Nutritionists provided participants with tips on how to preserve food in school lunch bags during prolonged school hours.

Priyank Kharge on Sunday discussed rolling out free public wifi zones in Bengaluru. “We plan to have about 5,000 public hotspots in Bengaluru,” Kharge told ET, saying it was a project he initiated as IT/BT Minister over five years ago, but was still stuck where it was. “We will start talking to telecom service as well as broadband service providers,” the IT/BT Minister said, adding that the government planned to roll it out by December. The long pending project is part of the Digital Karnataka goal, aiming to provide wifi access to everyone. With no investment from the government, the earlier plan was to give data free for the first 30 minutes or an hour and charge for use beyond that. In November 2019, the BBMP and ACT Fibernet signed an MoU to make public wifi available in nine months, but it remains a non-starter.

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Tata Sons said on Sunday that India’s B20 presidency worked under the theme of PM Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Vasaudeva Katumbakam’ (One Earth, One Family, One Future). India also handed over the B20 presidency to Brazil to host G20 Summit in 2024. Addressing the G20 Summit, N Chandrasekaran said, "India's B20 Presidency under the G20 Presidency worked under the theme of PM's vision of 'Vasaudeva Katumbakam' (One Earth, One Family, One Future).

PwC investigators hired by miner Terracom’s lawyers were refused permission to interview a laboratory business accused of helping fake the coal miner’s quality certificates, documents reveal.

SEBI sub-group and came up with the proposal to overhaul the SEBI (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2021 – the proposal is currently out for public comments. In addition to certain tweaks in respect of the counter-offer mechanism, computation of floor price and related reference date, the proposal seeks to provide an alternative to the long-standing Reverse Book Building (‘RBB’) mechanism. One look at the proposed draft is enough to realise the effort of SEBI to fine-tune the delisting mechanism to make it more efficient.Current scenario Currently, a delisting is considered successful when (a) the post-offer shareholding of the acquirer, along with the shares tendered by the public shareholders reaches 90% (‘90% Threshold’); and (b) the price discovered pursuant to RBB is acceptable to the acquirer. Where the RBB discovered price is not acceptable to the acquirer, the acquirer can make a counter-offer at a price that should not be lower than the book value of the company, but only if the 90% Threshold is met. Further, the RBB discovered price is the price at which the acquirer reaches 90% Threshold – thus, market has seen precedents where a shareholder holding big block bids at an exorbitant price, thereby making the deal unsustainable.

Air India Express flight to Dubai from Karipur International airport here was delayed by over five hours on Sunday due to a technical snag, an airline source said.

Indian market on August 28. Prior to its official launch, a previous report had already divulged details regarding the available color choices, design elements, and key specifications of the smartphone. Now, a subsequent report has provided insights into the expected pricing and storage options for the Indian market.