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Spain’s prime minister has announced a series of agreements with the West African nation of Mauritania to stem a surge in migrants making the dangerous Atlantic journey to the Canary Islands

Two journalists who led a now-shuttered Hong Kong online news outlet will hear a verdict in their sedition case on Thursday, in a trial that’s seen as an indicator for press freedom in the semi-autonomous Chinese city

Federal Bank with a target price of Rs 230. The current market price of Federal Bank Ltd. is Rs 196. Federal Bank Ltd., incorporated in the year 1931, is a banking company (having a market cap of Rs 48198.95 Crore).

A shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy has agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay $24 million to settle an accounting fraud investigation

Orient Electric with a target price of Rs 275.0. The current market price of Orient Electric Ltd. is Rs 260.3. Orient Electric Ltd., incorporated in the year 2016, is a Mid Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 5637.13 Crore) operating in Consumer Durables sector.

Gold prices were little changed on Wednesday, but held near a record high hit last week on prospects of imminent U.S. rate cuts and safe-haven demand fuelled by the Middle East crisis.

Labor Day 2024 in the USA is just days away and millions of Americans will be travelling. Airports, highways, beaches and theme parks are expected to be packed for the long holiday weekend. The Transportation Security Administration anticipates screening more than 17 million people between Thursday and next Wednesday — a record for the Labor Day period. AAA says bookings for domestic travel are running 9 per cent higher than last year for the holiday weekend, while international trips are down 4 per cent. American Airlines plans to have its largest Labor Day weekend operation ever and expects a 14 per cent increase in passengers compared to last year. If you are traveling to get a last blast of summer, here is a rundown of what you need to know.

Tanzeel Akhtar has been covering the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector since 2015. She has written for the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CoinDesk and Bitcoin Magazine.

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presidential election process, the outcome on counting day is not immediately final, although it is a critical step in the electoral process. The popular vote, the outcome of Election Day, and the Electoral College vote are two distinct mechanisms that determine the outcome of the election. Here’s an overview of what happens after Election Day and how the final outcome is determined... On Election Day, November 5, 2024, voters across the United States will cast their ballots for President, Vice President, and various other offices. After polls close, election officials begin counting the votes. This process involves tallying in-person votes, mail-in ballots, and any early votes that were cast prior to Election Day.

Bengaluru man’s ordinary Sunday morning took a remarkable turn when he unexpectedly ran into Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath during a mushroom walk at Cubbon Park. Aymen Aslam, the founder of Klick Consulting, shared his experience on X, formerly known as Twitter, and his post has since gone viral.

Volt Typhoon is exploiting a bug in a California-based startup to hack American and Indian internet companies, according to security researchers. Volt Typhoon has breached four US firms, including internet service providers, and another in India through a vulnerability in a Versa Networks server product, according to Lumen Technologies Inc's unit Black Lotus Labs. Their assessment, much of which was published in a blog post Tuesday, found with «moderate confidence» that Volt Typhoon was behind the breaches of unpatched Versa systems and said exploitation was likely ongoing. Versa, which makes software that manages network configurations and has attracted investment from Blackrock Inc and Sequoia Capital, announced the bug last week and offered a patch and other mitigations.

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Mint. Heph, which offers services ranging from front-end customer interfaces to back-end systems, goes live with its website on Monday, 26 August. Ankit Agrawal, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of InsuranceDekho, said the new affiliate company has been bootstrapped.

Tanzeel Akhtar has been covering the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector since 2015. She has written for the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CoinDesk and Bitcoin Magazine.

Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), set to provide an assured pension to 23 lakh eligible central government employees, will bring an additional financial burden of Rs 6,250 crore per year to the exchequer. The UPS, effective from April 1, 2025, will increase the government's contribution from the current 14 percent to 18.5 percent, reported PTI, quoting Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Despite the government's increased contribution, employees' contribution will remain unchanged at 10 percent of their basic salary. Additionally, employees retiring before March 31, 2025, under the National Pension System (NPS), will receive an arrear of Rs 800 crore if they opt for UPS. The scheme ensures a minimum pension of Rs 10,000 per month for those with at least 10 years of service. Moreover, it provides an assured family pension in the event of a pensioner's demise, with a provision for dearness relief linked to the All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW).

Alice Walton will become a member of an exclusive elite group of centi-billionaires, which includes Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett, soon, provided her wealth keeps increasing and surpasses the $100 billion threshold. The Walmart heiress surpassed the L'Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers to become the wealthiest woman in the world, and her net worth is expected to surpass $100 billion in the near future. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Alice Walton, the retail tycoon Sam Walton's daughter, is now worth over $95 billion for the first time. Due in large part to Walmart's stock price surge of 44% to a record high this year, her net worth increased by $25 billion. Also Read: Somebody Somewhere Season 3: Premiere date, where to watch, plot, teaser, cast and production

Bank of China did not seek to nor will it seek to ban legitimate investments or trading in its government bonds, but it sees risks in a buying spree of the securities, according to people familiar with the matter. The PBOC gave risk warnings to some small- and medium-sized financial institutions which had significantly boosted holdings of long-dated bonds within a short time, according to people familiar familiar with the central bank's thinking.

Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association has lodged a formal complaint with the sport's world governing body and the organisers after their squad was denied visas by the Indian High Commission for the IBSF U-18 and U-21 World Championships, which began in Bengaluru on Saturday. A top official of the PBSA said that they couldn't secure visas for their three players, Ahsan Ramazan, Hasnain Akhtar and Hamza Illyas. «We had applied to the Indian High Commission on time after getting all NOCs from our government and Pakistan Sports Board. But they didn't issue visas due to which our squad could not travel to Bengaluru,» Alamgir Sheikh said. He said the three players had recently done very well for Pakistan and had very good chances of doing well in the world events but were deprived of an opportunity.

Biden-Harris administration has provoked controversy by advocating for diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) in federal agencies, such as NASA. According to scientists, limiting funding to DEI standards could compromise US scientific leadership and endanger national security, as per the reports of Fox News.