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Netflix has officially announced that the highly anticipated Season 4 of its regency romance series, Bridgerton, will focus on Benedict Bridgerton, the second-oldest brother, played by Luke Thompson.

oil marketing companies (OMCs) today ended in the red after the Union Budget 2024 did not make any budgetary allocation for them for FY25. The development assumes importance given that the government had in its FY24 budget earmarked Rs 30,000 crore for capital support to the OMCs which did not crystallise the financial year gone by. Shares of Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) today ended at Rs 306 on the NSE, down by Rs 2.25 or 0.73% over the previous closing price. Meanwhile, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) shares settled at Rs 345 falling by 0.5%. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) was the top loser falling 1.4% to close the session at Rs 165.85.

Doing business across provincial lines is starting to get easier but progress is slow, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

Leslye Headland, the showrunner of The Acolyte, has hinted at a more significant presence for the legendary Grandmaster Yoda if the series is renewed for a second season. The first season concluded with Yoda making a cameo, fueling speculation about his future role.

Mint earlier reported that the budget may introduce digital cards for farmers with geo-tagging, containing their land details. These actions will facilitate credit flow and other agricultural services, as per the finance minister's budget speech. The linking of land and farmer registries to help credit flow into agriculture aligns with the suggestions made by chief economic advisor V.

US President Barack Obama put pressure on Joe Biden to step aside and allow someone else to contest the US Presidential Election 2024, he did not rush to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris. He is yet to endorse the first woman vice president of the country for the highest office. Obama is not alone in doing so. Many senior Democrats including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries declined to immediately endorse Kamala Harris, reports 'Fortune'. Instead, they praised the incumbent president for the service he has rendered to the nation.

Rotterdam’s police have played a crucial role in dismantling an extensive “pig butchering” scam, a fraud operation preying on victims via dating and social media platforms before siphoning off their savings.

ad-free plan will replace Netflix's Basic ad-free option, which will be phased out in the US and France. As a result, customers will have to pick between the two. This move is in line with Netflix's last one, which ended the Basic plan for new users in the summer of last year and later for current users in the UK and Canada. Uncertainty surrounds whether members would be automatically transferred to an alternative plan, although a spokeswoman stated that impacted users have been alerted and have 30 days to switch plans, as per the reports of Microsoft Start News.

BBC is to axe 500 jobs over the next 20 months in a bid to save £200 million ($258 million) and become a «leaner, more agile organisation,» the British public service broadcaster announced Tuesday.

Twisters, Glen Powell has provided a tantalizing update on the much-anticipated Top Gun 3. Powell, known for his role as Lt. Jake «Hangman» Seresin in Top Gun: Maverick, shared insights during a promotional appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast.

Heathrow Airport, JFK, and many other airports in United States and Europe were massively affected over the past few das due to the global IT outage, that rendered Microsoft applications and services inaccessible. A Microsoft CrowdStrike which was ascertained to be the reason behind this, led to thousands of passengers being stranded at airports and had to wait for their flights as some got delayed, rescheduled, or even cancelled.

Nirmala Sitharaman has reiterated the government's intention to promote the rupee as an international currency.

MakeMyTrip Ltd on Tuesday reported a profit of USD 21 million for the June quarter. The company said its June quarter profit included income tax expenses of USD 8.5 million due to a reversal of the deferred tax assets. In the first quarter of the last fiscal, the company had posted a profit of USD 18.6 million.

Abu Dhabi-listed Phoenix Group has launched a new 25-megawatt cryptocurrency mining facility in Willamette, South Carolina.

The Telegraph report, citing Dr Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis, a British scientist and member of the research team said the results showed “chronic exposure due to human use of cocaine in Rio de Janeiro and the discharge of human urine and faeces by sewage outfalls, as well as from illegal labs."She also told The Telegraph that there usually aren't many bales of coke dumped or lost at sea in Rio de Janeiro, unlike in Mexico and Florida.Dr Rachel said the cocaine was probably harmful to the health of the animals, however, it is not known if it affected their behaviour, rendering them more aggressive and unpredictable or making feeding frenzies more likely.“This may be the case, as cocaine targets the brain, and hyperactive and erratic behaviour has been noted in other animals. It’s a possibility and further studies are required," said Dr Enrico Mendes Saggioro, an ecotoxicologist from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute.One of the ways cocaine may damage the health of sharks, according to the experts, is by affecting their eyesight, affecting their capacity to hunt.“You might start to see lower fecundity and growth rates," Dr Tracy Fanara, an expert in ecotoxicology and environmental engineering from the University of Florida, told The Telegraph.

Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd. dropped 1.11 per cent to Rs 1386.45 at 01:29PM (IST) in Tuesday's trade. The scrip hit a high of Rs 1426.0 and low of Rs 1365.0 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 1402.15 in the previous session. The counter had a total traded volume of 01:29PM shares so far with a turnover of Rs 1.42 crore on BSE. The stock traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 33.75 and a price-to-book ratio of 4.96.

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. fell 2.37 per cent to Rs 423.8 in Tuesday's trade as of 01:55PM (IST) even as the benchmark Nifty ruled at 24381.55, down 127.71 points. The scrip had closed at Rs 434.1 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week low of Rs 262.1 and a high of Rs 441.95. The company quoted a market-cap of Rs 27237.9 crore on the BSE.

Paytm, has partnered with Axis Bank to offer point-of-sale (PoS) solutions and Electronic Data Capture (EDS) machines to the bank and its merchant network.

WABetaInfo report, a WhatsApp features tracker, this feature was previously in testing for Android users. Now, it is making its way to iOS through the TestFlight beta program, specifically in the WhatsApp beta for iOS version 24.15.10.70.With this upcoming feature, users will be able to send videos, photos, documents, and other media directly to nearby devices using WhatsApp, bypassing the need for an active internet connection.

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. fell 0.78 per cent to Rs 4301.6 in Tuesday's trade as of 12:12PM (IST) even as the benchmark Nifty ruled at 24466.65, down 42.6 points. The scrip had closed at Rs 4335.8 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week low of Rs 2334.95 and a high of Rs 4610.0. The company quoted a market-cap of Rs 166139.17 crore on the BSE.

The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $4.3 billion in grants to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution