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A federal judge in New York City has ruled that evidence shows a company whose after-market triggers can make semiautomatic AR-15-style rifles fire like automatic weapons fraudulently misled consumers that the devices were legal

Three fundamental facts define our current political era: We are deeply divided along partisan lines and are closely divided at the national level, but at the state and congressional levels, jurisdictions increasingly give supermajorities to one party. This environment produces presidential elections with narrow national popular-vote margins decided by a small share of the electorate in a dwindling number of swing states. Based on the evidence thus far, 2024 isn’t likely to break this pattern, which has increasingly defined U.S.

As far as stereotypes go, rock stars aren’t supposed to be good parents. But there they were all summer—music’s biggest superstars, performing on stage at some of the season’s biggest concerts next to their kids. Jennifer Lopez performed “A Thousand Years" as a duet with her child Emme at Dodger Stadium.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Mexican inflation likely slowed in August for the seventh straight month, with the closely watched core index expected to return to 2021 levels, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday.

Reliance Retail Ventures is pumping Rs 300 crore equity into its newly floated fast-moving consumer goods business entity, Reliance Consumer Products (RCPL), through the optionally fully convertible debentures (OFCD) route, with Rs 277 crore already infused into the business, as per the last fiscal financial statement of RCPL. This is the first major capital infusion by the promoters into the business. Reliance Retail Ventures is also the holding company for all retail businesses of Reliance Industries.

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Investing.com-- Gold prices fell Tuesday as the U.S. currency and bond yields remained firm before a string of Federal Reserve speakers this week. 

Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) is cautiously optimistic of momentum sustaining on the back of new vehicle launches and early signs of revival in rural markets. However, it cautioned the risk from insufficient monsoon rains could fuel inflation and impact consumer demand. Data compiled by the FADA show that while passenger vehicle registrations went up 6.53% from a year earlier to 315,153 units, those of two-wheelers increased by 6.29% to 1,254,444 units and commercial vehicles by 3.23% to 75,294 units. FADA president Manish Raj Singhania said vehicle registrations indicated steady growth across the segment compared with last year.

Dhanpur and Boxanagar seats in Tripura, where the Congress had extended support to the CPI(M), the turnout was around 76 per cent. Six persons were injured in a stray incident of violence in the northeastern state. In Dhupguri in West Bengal and Puthuppally in Kerala, where the INDIA bloc constituents were up against each other, the turnout was around 76 per cent and nearly 73 per cent respectively. The by-election saw the INDIA alliance also putting up a united front in the Ghosi constituency in Uttar Pradesh, where the voting was moderate at around 50.30 per cent, and in Jharkhand's Dumri where a total of 64.84 per cent of 2.98 lakh voters exercised their franchise Uttarakhand's Bageshwar, where the main contest is between the BJP and the Congress, saw 55.44 per cent voting. Out of the seven seats, three (Dhanpur, Bageshwar and Dhupguri), were held by the BJP and one each by the SP (Ghosi), CPI(M) (Boxanagar), JMM (Dumri) and the Congress (Puthuppally). In Uttar Pradesh, the Ghosi seat fell vacant after the resignation of Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA and OBC leader Dara Singh Chauhan, who rejoined the BJP. While the ruling BJP-led NDA has fielded Chauhan, Samajwadi Party candidate Sudhakar Singh has got the support of the Congress and Left parties.

₹10-35 per 50kg bag, analysts at Jefferies India Ltd said, after an interaction with dealers. The price hike follows 1-2% month-on-month decline in the price in August, and stable prices until then. The June quarter saw strong demand for cement, but instead of raising prices, companies chose to push volumes and expand the market shares.

hospitality industry. Hotels hosting the G20 delegates and visitors during this period made arrangements in advance to avoid last-minute staff shortages, Garg said. “Also, visas for expat chefs were expedited by the ministry of external affairs and consular missions in preparation for the G20 Summit," she added.

₹100 crore mark in sales, Bain & Co. expects it to grow further and at a fast clip. The number of such brands exceeding ₹250 crore in revenue will jump five times within five years, with categories like expressive wear, ethnic wear, and jewellery leading the sales; while athleisure or activewear will witness similar growth but with fewer brands.

Tripura at the top with over 89 per cent voting. The counting of votes is on September 8 for the by-election — seen as a litmus test for the opposition alliance INDIA against the BJP-led NDA ahead of the assembly polls in five states later this year and the 2023 Lok Sabha election. The by-election saw the INDIA alliance putting up a united front in the Ghosi constituency in Uttar Pradesh, where the voting was moderate at around 50.30 per cent, and in Jharkhand's Dumri where a total of 64.84 per cent of 2.98 lakh voters exercised their franchise. Uttarakhand's Bageshwar, where the main contest is between the BJP and the Congress, saw 55.44 per cent voting. In Dhanpur and Boxanagar seats in Tripura, where the Congress had extended support to the CPI(M), there was 89.20 per cent and 83.92 per cent polling respectively. Six persons were injured in a stray incidents of violence in the northeastern state. In Dhupguri in West Bengal and Puthuppally in Kerala, where the INDIA bloc constituents were up against each other, the voting was around 76 per cent and nearly 73 per cent respectively. Out of the seven seats, three (Dhanpur, Bageshwar and Dhupguri), were held by the BJP and one each by the SP (Ghosi), CPI(M) (Boxanagar), JMM (Dumri) and the Congress (Puthuppally). In Uttar Pradesh, the Ghosi seat fell vacant after the resignation of Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA and OBC leader Dara Singh Chauhan, who rejoined the BJP. While the ruling BJP-led NDA has fielded Chauhan, Samajwadi Party candidate Sudhakar Singh has got the support of the Congress and Left parties.

China's Country Garden made interest payments on U.S. dollar bonds hours ahead of a grace period deadline, a person close to the firm said, pulling back from the brink of default for the second time in four days and bringing some relief to the country's crisis-hit property sector. China's largest private property developer failed to pay coupons on the bonds totalling $22.5 million due on Aug. 6, exacerbating fears over how much cash it has left and keeping markets on tenterhooks throughout the bonds' 30-day grace periods. Though the amount was modest, failure to pay would have undermined fragile hope in financial markets that China's steady drip feed of policy stimulus was starting to stabilise the economy and its struggling property market. It would also have raised the prospect of default on other dollar bonds as well as creditor calls to accelerate payments, bondholders and lawyers said, while heightening concern of a spillover into the banking system in the world's second-largest economy. Country Garden also offered on Tuesday to extend repayment of eight onshore bonds worth 10.8 billion yuan ($1.48 billion) by three years, according to people with knowledge of the matter and documents seen by Reuters.

Hindi cinema has lost all originality. Another factor for some, put simply, is that there is far too much of Arijit Singh on offer today. To be sure, the voice behind multiple hits over the past few years (including recent chartbusters like Apna Bana Le and Kesariya) is popular and has an army of fans across the globe.

NEW DELHI : Electronic permits for goods shipped within and across states shot up to an all-time high of 93.4 million in August, pointing to brisk economic activity which could boost Goods and Service Tax (GST) revenue collections in September. The high frequency indicator aligns with manufacturing PMI data for August which suggested strong demand and output growth in August. The sharply higher e-way bill data points to businesses pushing supplies to the market as the festive season kicks in.

Reserve Bank Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar on Tuesday said the current system cannot make cross-border payments cheaper despite the advancement in technology, and policymakers will have to show «willingness» to make it happen. Regretting that commissions of over 6 per cent are charged in retail cross-border payments, Sankar said the current banking correspondent-based system cannot yield success on this front. Countries have a robust domestic payments system like the unified payments interface in the Indian context, which makes it technologically possible to make cross-border payments seamless and cheap, Sankar said while speaking at the Global Fintech Fest here. «I think it is a question of willingness.

Netflix UK library. Besides, many such series and films are expected to leave the library by Halloween. Steven Speilberg-directed ‘Hook’ is one of the great movies leaving the UK library in October. Certain films and television series are taken down in select territories due to licensing agreements, so these films are culled in the UK or the US. If no territory is listed next to the title, it will be leaving both.

Reliance Industries and Infosys amid a bearish trend in global equities. Besides, robust domestic macroeconomic data added to the positive momentum, traders said. The BSE Sensex climbed 152 points or 0.23% to settle at 65,780.26.

Investing.com — U.S. stocks were mixed to start the holiday-shortened week as investors look to the Federal Reserve's policy meeting at the end of September.

Urals oil loaded from the state's ports in August, despite a record rise in prices for the grade, traders, LSEG data and Reuters calculations showed.Indian refineries said in August that the Urals discount to the dated Brent benchmark crude had narrowed too much, making them cut purchases of the grade in September. Discounts for Urals oil loading in August narrowed to $5 per barrel and below on a DES (delivered ex ship) basis in Indian ports — a record low since a European Union embargo on Russia's oil. Along with the EU embargo, the G7, the European Union and Australia imposed a $60 per barrel price cap last December on sea-borne exports of Russian crude in retaliation for Russia's war on Ukraine, which Moscow calls a special military operation. The increase in prices for the Russian grade was due to Russia's pledge to cut oil exports in August by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) in cooperation with OPEC+ to balance oil markets.