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Indian fishermen are feared dead after their trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal during a storm, an official told AFP on Sunday. The trawler had left from the Sundarbans in West Bengal on Wednesday with 17 men on board, said Surajit Bag, assistant director of fishing in the state government. Eight were on the deck while nine others were asleep in the cabin below when the storm struck early Saturday near Bagher Char island he told AFP.

Chasing a mammoth 515 victory target, Bangladesh were all out for 234 with only skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (82) offering some resistance with the bat. Local boy Ashwin was pick of the Indian bowlers, while Jadeja returned 3-58.

Pawan Kalyan on Sunday started 11 days 'Prayaschitta Diksha' at Sri Dasavatara Venkateswara Swamy Temple, in Guntur as penance for the alleged use of 'animal fat' in Tirupati Laddu Prasadam given at Tirumala Temple in Tirupati. In a post on X, Pawan Kalyan announced that he will fast for 11 days to seek forgiveness from lord Balaji. «I am deeply hurt on a personal level by the malicious attempts made to infuse impurity in the prasad of Sri Tirupati Balaji Dham, the center of our culture, faith, belief and devotion, and to tell you the truth, I feel cheated from within. Right now, I am taking a vow to seek forgiveness from the Lord and am taking a vow to fast for eleven days. In the latter part of the eleven-day Atonement Initiation, on October 1 and 2, I will go to Tirupati and have a personal darshan of the Lord and beg for forgiveness and then my Atonement Initiation will be completed in front of the Lord,» Pawan Kalyan tweeted on X.

Two asteroids are set to glide past Earth on September 24, 2024. Among them, one stands out due to its massive size of 120 feet. Asteroid 2024 RO11: This asteroid is approximately 120 feet in diameter, about the size of a small airplane. NASA estimates that the closest it will come to Earth during its flyby will be around 4,580,000 miles.

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd, power transmission utility of the Adani group, is valued at USD 18.5 billion at enterprise level and a strong business growth is likely to propel a 29 per cent compounded growth in its pre-tax profits over the next three years, a report said. AESL has a diversified portfolio that includes transmission assets, distribution assets, and a smart metering business. «With an enterprise value of USD 18.5 billion, we believe AESL to be a very attractive way to play the rapidly expanding energy markets in India,» global brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald said, initiating coverage of the company. It believes AESL offers growth unlike any other publicly traded utility/energy company across US, Europe, or Asia. «We forecast total revenue to grow at a CAGR of 20 per cent from FY24 to FY27 and adjusted EBITDA to grow at a CAGR of 28.8 per cent.»

TMC leader Derek O'Brien on Sunday alleged parliamentary standing committees had not been formed despite the 18th Lok Sabha completing 100 days since its constitution and said Parliament was being turned into a «deep, dark chamber». In a post on X, the Trinamool Congress' (TMC) leader in the Rajya Sabha said seven out of 10 Bills were sent to department-related standing committees of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha while only two out of 10 Bills were sent to the panels in the last Lok Sabha. «Parliamentary standing committees have not yet been formed. In the 15th Lok Sabha, seven out of 10 Bills were sent to committees for scrutiny. In the last Lok Sabha, only two out of 10 Bills got scrutinised ,» O'Brien said. «Parliament is being turned into a deep, dark chamber,» he added.

Quad scholarships, worth USD 500,000, to students from the Indo-Pacific. This initiative will enable recipients to pursue a four-year undergraduate engineering programme at a Government of India-funded technical institution. Notably, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, and President Joe Biden of the United States--met for the fourth in-person Quad Leaders Summit, hosted by President Biden in Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington is Biden's home town.

Biden was caught on a hot mic telling leaders of the Quad nations that China was testing them, thus reflecting upon the American seriousness of the emerging Chinese threat. Biden's remark came during the Quad Leaders' Summit on Saturday, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. «We believe Xi Jinping is looking to focus on domestic economic challenges and minimise the turbulence in China,» Biden told the leaders at the Summit. His opening remarks were caught on the hot mic as pool reporters were leaving the Summit venue. Biden was heard saying that Chinese President Xi Jinping is «looking to buy himself some diplomatic space, in my view, to aggressively pursue China's interest.»

Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the Quad Summit here and exchanged views to deepen bilateral cooperation further. Modi and Kishida met on Saturday in Wilmington, where they participated in the Quad Leaders' Summit, hosted by US President Joe Biden. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also attended the Summit. Modi and Kishida reviewed the India-Japan relationship and talked about ways to expand the bilateral relations. «PM @narendramodi met PM @kishida230 of Japan on the sidelines of Quad Summit in Delaware,» the official account of the Ministry of External Affairs said in a post on X.

The Penguin Episode 2 is set to air soon on HBO. The series has a total of eight episodes.

P K Mishra has advocated for a strategic vision to expand insurance coverage across diverse sectors and entities. He said ensuring that insurance is not only available but also accessible to the most vulnerable is a key challenge. Mishra was speaking at a National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) workshop on 'Why Disaster Risk Insurance Matters — Key Concepts and Benefits' on Friday. According to an official statement issued on Saturday, Mishra deliberated about the government's likely role in supporting expansion of insurance coverage.

Devi Lal clan — the Chautalas — is attempting to retain its dominance in state politics while battling the most difficult election campaign this time around. The clan has produced six of Haryana's eleven CM, including Devi Lal himself twice and his son Om Prakash Chautala four times. However, the family had been out of power since 2000 and only achieved success in 2019, when Devi Lal's great grandson, Dushyant Chautala, became Haryana's Deputy Chief Minister after his party, JJP, allied with the BJP.

corporate affairs ministry (MCA) has permitted companies to hold their annual general meetings (AGMs) and extraordinary general meetings (EGMs) through videoconferences or other audiovisual means for one more year till September 2025. In a circular, the ministry also said that companies are allowed to transact stipulated items through postal ballots until next September.

quick commerce (Qcomm) ecosystem, sparked by rapid growth of hyperlocal startups, coupled with the entry of new startups, established e-commerce firms, and new-age brands racing to shorten delivery times. Several early-stage venture firms are actively evaluating investment opportunities in this burgeoning space, ET has learnt. «There are obviously some overlaps with e-commerce, and hence, some existing enabling technologies can assist quick commerce; however, quick commerce sometimes requires its own enablements,» said Kunal Bahl, cofounder of Titan Capital and AceVector Group, which runs Snapdeal and Unicommerce.

venture fund set up by former defence secretary Ajay Kumar has raised Rs 400 crore and closed its first deal, with three more deals approaching finalisation. In a first for a former defence secretary of India, Kumar turned an entrepreneur by launching MGF-Kavachh, an alternative investment fund approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, in January, following the completion of his mandatory cooling-off period after retirement. «We have so far raised Rs 400 crore with a visibility of reaching Rs 500 crore soon. Our plan is to invest in 30 startups in sectors like defence, space and deep tech,» Kumar told ET in a phone interview from Washington DC, where he is currently on a work trip.

Sean Diddy Combs has been lodged at the Metropolitan Detention Center of Brooklyn after his attorney’s bail bid got denied and he is placed on Suicide Monitor in the prison which is actually the standard protocol for keeping high-profile individuals in jail, reported DailyMail.

CBDT) Saturday notified the rules and forms for the taxpayers to avail Vivad se Vishwas 2.0 scheme paving the way for settling disputes pending as on July 22. It has reduced the number of forms and streamlined the process for settlement into a four-step process, unlike the previous scheme.

Rajnath Singh on Saturday left for Uttar Pradesh by road from Jharkhand's Garhwa as his helicopter could not refuelled at Banshidhar Nagar where he addressed a rally, a top police officer said. «He left for UP by road from Garhwa as his chopper could not be refuelled,» Jharkhand DGP Anurag Gupta told PTI. Garhwa SP Deepak Pandey told PTI that since the vehicle carrying fuel for the helicopter failed to reach, Singh decided to proceed to Varanasi by road.

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem on Friday said adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) by businesses could add to price pressures in the short term by boosting demand, even though its full effects would not be visible any time soon. Macklem said strong investment in AI technologies was already boosting the economy and noted surging electricity demand as new data centers are built. «In the short run, AI could boost demand more than it adds to supply through faster productivity growth,» Macklem said in Toronto at an AI conference.

Rings of Power Season 2 continues with Episode 7. It will be released on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 12 a.m. PT/3 a.m. ET. Here are all the details.

joint military exercise between the armies of India and the US ended after the closing ceremony of the training activity was held at the Mahajan Field Firing Range on Saturday, officials said. The 20th edition of bilateral drills 'Yudh Abhyas-24' was focused on counterterrorism operations in semi-urban and semi-desert terrain under the United Nations mandate, they said. «The exercise emphasised physical fitness, tactical drills, and the exchange of best practices, techniques, and procedures between the two armies, which was clearly demonstrated during the closing ceremony,» the defence spokesperson said in a release.