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UAE's Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Ports Security has made the extension of visit visas for relatives or friends easier. Holders of visit visas, valid for 30, 60, or 90 days, now have the option to extend their visas on an app for an additional 30 days by paying a fee of Dh750. Applicants can use the smart app UAEICP to apply. The visitors need to be present in the country during the application and possess a passport that is valid for at least six months. The required documents for the extension include the original entry permit and a colored personal photo that meets the approved standards. Applications that are returned due to missing information or incomplete documents will be electronically rejected after a period of 30 days. If an application is rejected three times, it will be permanently rejected. In case of rejection, the refund will only cover the issuance fees and any financial guarantees provided.

₹3,534 crore. Sequentially, the net profit declined by 11.27% as compared to ₹3,983 crore in the March quarter. HCL Technologies’ consolidated revenue grew 12.06% to ₹26,296 crore during the quarter under review from ₹23,464 crore in Q1 of FY23.

disaster management and health and wellness. Agreed to expand our Track II engagement," Jaishankar further wrote. The EAM said the ASEAN relationship paves the way for the Indo-Pacific Vision.

Battlegrounds Mobile India) quickly rose to prominence in India after the ban on PUBG Mobile. Despite facing its own ban, the Indian government decided to allow BGMI back into the country with certain modifications around 10 months ago. Similar to other popular battle royale titles like Garena Free Fire, BGMI developers regularly release redeem codes that grant players access to a wide range of enticing rewards and freebies.

Reuters reported. Currently, the last two ships under the agreement are being loaded with cargo at the Ukrainian port of Odesa before the deadline. Moscow has made a significant request for the re-establishment of connectivity between the Russian agricultural bank, Rosselkhozbank, and the SWIFT international payment network.

WhatsApp empowers users to safeguard their privacy by concealing their phone numbers within WhatsApp communities. By enabling this feature, users can ensure that their phone numbers are only visible to community administrators and individuals who have saved their contact information, adds the report.  Additionally, it provides the ability to hide full phone numbers from other participants engaged in the conversation. Nevertheless, it is important to note that the phone number privacy feature applies solely to community members, as the phone number of the community admin will always remain visible.  According to the report, this new feature is currently accessible to certain beta users who have installed the latest WhatsApp updates for Android and iOS.

Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai has achieved the fourth position in a readers' survey conducted by a US-based travel magazine to determine the favourite international airports. CSMIA is the sole Indian airport to be featured in the list of 'Travel + Leisure Readers' 10 Favorite International Airports of 2023 survey'. CSMIA's inclusion in the top rankings reflects the positive feedback from readers, with a reader score of 86.47.

₹238 on the NSE SME on Thursday.  Synoptics Technologies Ltd opened for public subscription on Friday, June 30 and closed on Wednesday, July 5. The SME IPO of Synoptics Technologies Ltd was subscribed 2.66 times on Day 4. The issue received positive response from retail investors, who's portion set was subscribed 2.54 times, followed by non-institutional bidders (NII) portion set was subscribed 2.58 times, according to data on chittorgarh.com.

Narendra Modi embarked on an official visit to France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on July 13 morning. The trip to France was made in response to an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron and will take place from July 13 to 14. Before departing for France, Prime Minister Modi expressed his anticipation for the meeting with President Macron and expressed his desire to further enhance the partnership between the two countries.

alliance's annual summit, AP reported. “The Ukrainian delegation is bringing home a significant security victory for the Ukraine, for our country, for our people, for our children," he said while flanked by U.S. President Joe Biden and other leaders from the Group of Seven most powerful democratic nations.

HCLTech will acquire a 100% stake in German automotive engineering services provider ASAP Group for €251 million and the transaction is expected to close by September 2023 subject to regulatory approvals, the IT major informed the stock exchanges on Thursday. ASAP is focussed on future-oriented automotive technologies in areas such as autonomous driving, e-mobility, and connectivity.

GST exemption on medicines for rare diseases announced on Tuesday is unlikely to provide any relief for those who are in dire need of treatment, health activists told ET. According to them, these drugs are exorbitantly priced and the share of patients who can afford to import them is negligible. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced GST Council decision to exempt cancer-fighting drugs, medicines for rare diseases, and food products for special medical purposes from GST tax.

Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed confidence that his visit to France will provide a new impetus to the bilateral strategic partnership and said that he looks forward to holding wide-ranging discussions with President Emmanuel Macron on taking forward this time-tested relationship over the next 25 years. In his departure statement, Modi said his visit to France was particularly special as he will join President Macron for the French National Day, or Bastille Day celebrations in Paris as the Guest of Honour. An Indian tri-services contingent will be part of the Bastille Day Parade, while Indian Air Force aircraft will perform a fly-past on the occasion, he said.

Dipan Mehta, Director, Elixir Equities, says highly risk-averse investors can look at Godrej Properties, DLF and Macrotech among real estate stocks as these offer some comfort considering the size, the balance sheet quality, and the diversity of their projects. But there is a lot of value in companies like Sobha as well as Prestige as well.What do you like within the real estate sector?Oh yes, lots of choices in real estate and you could really pick and choose. All of them are having a great moment at this point of time.

(Reuters) — Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) Inc and Trustar Capital are planning to raise $4 billion from funds including GIC Pte to buy part of their stakes in McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD) operations in Hong Kong and mainland China, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.

Buy or sell stocks for today: Indian stock market extended its sideways trend for yet another session on Wednesday. NSE Nifty snapped two days winning streak and ended 55 points lower at 19,384 levels. BSE Sensex shed 223 points and closed at 65,393 mark while Bank Nifty index lost 105 points and finished at 44,639 levels.

Zomato has temporarily stopped inducting new users on the Unified Payments Interface-based payments application that it launched as a third-party provider in May. The sign-up option for Zomato UPI has been disabled for the past 3-4 weeks, people in the know said. The Gurgaon-based company, which has partnered with ICICI Bank to offer the service, confirmed that Zomato UPI suspended onboarding new users, but said it is available to existing users.

LPL Financial has announced yet another financial advisor joining its platform. David W. Rodgers has joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms, aligning with Independent Advisor Group, and comes with $145 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets.

The 401(k) system will face its first test in a just a few years, when the oldest members of Gen X hit retirement age — and so far, things are not looking good.

One of the challenges crypto investors face is the issue of asset loss. Sometimes, scammers steal users’ assets when they access their private keys. 

New Delhi: India and the United States on Wednesday jointly launched a call for collaborative proposals on “Critical and Emerging Technology: Quantum Technologies and Artificial Intelligence for Transforming Lives", the ministry of science & technology said in a statement. The Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and the Secretariat for USISTEF have designed the program, which aims to foster technology innovation and entrepreneurship in commercially viable and socially relevant areas.