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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday said he had spoken with his Israeli counterpart to discuss a range of issues in the region, including the ongoing exchanges of fire on the Israel-Lebanon border and the need to finalize a ceasefire deal. In a post on X, Austin said he also discussed the risk of escalation from Iran and Iran-backed groups in the call on Thursday and told Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant that the United States is well postured across the region.

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BlackRock Inc. has picked up over 42,700 sq ft office space in a premium commercial tower in central Mumbai’s plush Worli locality through a long-term lease of five years. The financial institution’s India arm Blackrock Services India will be paying rental of Rs 325 per sq ft a month in the first year of the lease. The agreement includes a clause to escalate rentals by 5% in April 2025, by 10% a year after that and 5% each in 2027 and 2028. The New York-headquartered company has leased the space on the 4th floor of the commercial tower Altimus directly from the project’s developer K Raheja Corp.

mutual funds have filed draft documents with Sebi in the last one week to launch eight new funds. Axis Mutual Fund has filed draft for two funds, WhiteOak Capital Mutual Fund, Groww Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Edelweiss Mutual Fund, LIC Mutual Fund, and 360 One Mutual Fund have filed for one fund each.

inquiry committee after a couple was caught engaging in intimate activity inside a Noida mortuary, specifically in a freezer room, reported TOI. While three people were arrested on Thursday in relation to the incident, lapses in security were raised as a prime concern. Sher Singh, a former mortuary sweeper who was later fired, was arrested following the emergence of a month-old video that went viral on social media showing the couple in the mortuary while a corpse lay on a nearby stretcher. Singh, along with Parvendra, a cleaner who recorded the video, and Bhanu, a driver who was present, were arrested for their roles in the incident. The woman involved has not yet been identified. Noida Chief Medical Officer Sunil Sharma stated that the incident revealed significant security lapses. A three-member committee, including Deputy CMOs Dr. Jaisalal and Dr. RP Singh, and forensic expert Dr. Rishabh Kumar Singh, has been tasked with investigating the incident. Jaisalal is responsible for the post-mortem house, according to the TOI report.

IMF's approval. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and his team had a virtual meeting with Dr Adnan Chilwan, Group CEO of Dubai Islamic Bank, on Thursday, the Dawn newspaper reported on Friday. On Wednesday, a similar interaction was held with Mashreq Bank President and Group CEO Ahmed Abdelaal. Both meetings had been arranged to «discuss the economic outlook and explore investment opportunities in Pakistan». For the current fiscal year, Pakistan has pitched about USD 20 billion in foreign borrowing in the budget, besides another USD 3 billion rollover from the UAE that was reported separately for the balance of payments. With this much borrowing, Pakistan's reserves are estimated to grow to about USD 19-20 billion by the end of the current fiscal year.

The vote will take place at 10am in 8 Bishopsgate in London. For shareholders voting through a proxy vote, the deadline for submission is 10am on 12 September. The trust proposed shutting the its doors via a managed wind-down last month (16 July) after the board and investment adviser AEW failed to secure a refinancing of its Scottish Widows debt facility, rendering continuation of its existing 'stabilisation strategy' unviable. This follows nearly two years of issues for the shareholders, who are still awaiting the trust's delayed annual results and have to grapple with several repor...

Cred has received certification from NPCI Bharat Billpay to operate as a customer operating unit (COU) on the Bharat Bill Payments System, the company said in a note on Friday. This certification allows Cred to establish more partnerships with major billers and banks on the BBPS platform, speeding up credit card bill payments made through the app. Additionally, Cred users will gain access to process bill payments across all billers available on the BBPS network, the company said on Friday. Developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), BBPS is a unified platform that facilitates all forms of bill payments across India.

Two years ago Vanguard published a note for its clients titled “Like the phoenix, the 60/40 portfolio will rise again." And it did. The mutual-fund giant’s take on the classic, “safe" mix of 60% stocks and 40% bonds, which peaked in 2021, clawed back its losses by this February. But the fact that Vanguard felt the need to talk some customers off the ledge shows how poorly understood the approach is.

Benchmark NSE Nifty closed 11.66 points up at 24823.15 amid buying in frontline bluechip counters.

Jay Shah, the current secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has emerged as the leading candidate to succeed Greg Barclay as the International Cricket Council (ICC) chair. The BCCI is confident that Shah will be elected unopposed, given the widespread support he has received from various cricket boards, which have expressed their desire for him to lead the global cricket body, a top source from the board has confirmed. To secure his nomination, the ICC requires a proposer and a seconder. Reports indicate that England and Australia are likely to back Shah's candidacy, further solidifying his bid for the top position.

Australia's Federal Court ruled on Friday that the operator of the Kraken crypto exchange failed to comply with the design and distribution obligations for its margin trading product, Australia's corporate regulator said. Bit Trade Pty is the operator of the Kraken crypto exchange, one of world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, in Australia. In September 2023, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) initiated civil proceedings against Bit Trade alleging that Bit Trade, a subsidiary of U.S. Payward Incorporated, failed to make a target market determination for the product before offering it to customers, despite being notified of concerns.

National Space Day. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and ISRO Chairman S Somanath were also present. President Murmu extended her greetings on the occasion of the first National Space Day and welcomed the decision to celebrate Space Day on the day Chandrayaan landed on the Moon. «It was a glorious moment for all the Indians when ISRO's Chandrayaan landed on the moon. I saw the live telecast of that moment, I was so proud that day like other Indians. To celebrate National Space Day on this occasion is a commendable step. I congratulate all of you on the first National Space Day. ISRO has achieved many feats since its inception».

Anil Ambani, the former chairman of Reliance Home Finance (RHFL), and 24 other entities from the securities market for five years. This decision follows allegations of fund diversion from RHFL, where Ambani and key officials were found to have orchestrated a fraudulent scheme. Sebi also imposed a fine of Rs 25 crore on Ambani, alongside penalties on other individuals and entities involved.

United Spirits Ltd. slipped 1.08 per cent to Rs 1433.9 in Friday's trade as of 11:52AM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 1458.6 and low of Rs 1432.5 during the session. The return on equity (ROE) for the stock stood at 19.77 per cent. Traded volume on the counter stood at 11:52AM shares and turnover at Rs 0.61 crore around that time. The stock of United Spirits Ltd. quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 1480.0 and 52-week low prices of Rs 981.25, respectively.

Shriram Finance Ltd. slipped 0.45 per cent to Rs 3128.15 in Friday's trade as of 11:46AM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 3165.75 and low of Rs 3128.05 during the session. The return on equity (ROE) for the stock stood at 15.04 per cent. Traded volume on the counter stood at 11:46AM shares and turnover at Rs 0.82 crore around that time. The stock of Shriram Finance Ltd. quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 3189.0 and 52-week low prices of Rs 1760.9, respectively.

Sri Lanka will take part in a bike expedition in October this year along the Buddhist Circuit 'tracing the footsteps of enlightenment.' Organized jointly by the governments of all three nations and the Royal Thai Monastery, the bike expedition will start from Lumbini, Nepal and end in Colombo, Sri Lanka. «This is a historical bike expedition between the tri-nations; India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. This is a Buddha Circuit bike expedition starting from Lumbini to Colombo which covers the seven states of India, namely: UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Bengal, Odisha, Telangana and Tamil Nadu,» Rahul Patil, co-convener of the Heartfulness Buddha Circuit Ride told ANI.