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India witnessed the driest August in more than a century as the country received 36% less rainfall than normal in 2023, according to data compiled by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday. The country has received 10% lower rainfall than normal from June 1 to August 31, the IMD data showed. The monsoon, vital for the $ 3 trillion economy, delivers nearly 70% of the rain India needs to water farms and refill reservoirs and aquifers.

Also read: Fukushima Water Row: Japan receives over 1,000 abusive calls from Chinese citizens The meal was a show of support for the Sanriku Joban region, which includes Fukushima, and an effort to highlight the safety and quality of seafood from the area. Kishida invited reporters to film the meal, "We eat in support of the Sanriku Joban region.

MphasiS Ltd. traded 3.35 per cent up in Thursday's trade at 02:10PM (IST).

George Soros, one of the backers of the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), has been vocal against both Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The man who has been critical of the Adani Group has linked Modi as a close ally of the Ahmedabad-based business following the Hindenburg report in January this year. «Modi and Adani are close allies...their faith is intertwined.

BEIJING — China's ambassador to the U.S., Xie Feng, has blamed U.S. tariffs and export controls for a drop in trade between the two countries.

Adani Power Ltd. traded 2.61 per cent down at Rs 319.8 at 01:55PM (IST) on Thursday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 115.0 points to 64972.25. The stock had settled at Rs 328.4 in the previous session.

Info Edge (India) Ltd. traded 0.05 per cent up at Rs 4372.2 at 01:44PM (IST) on Thursday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 33.29 points to 65053.96. The stock had settled at Rs 4369.9 in the previous session.

Credit card spends hit an all-time high in July owing to a sharp rise in transactions on e-commerce websites. The spends rose nearly 25% year-on-year(y-o-y) to Rs 1.5 trillion in July, latest data showed. Month-on-month (m-o-m), the spends were up 5.5%.

The Albanese government will name and shame law firms that do not meet national pro bono targets, and is warning the laggards they could lose lucrative government work.

Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic laid out a case on Thursday against any further U.S. interest rate hikes, saying monetary policy is already tight enough to bring inflation back down to 2% over a «reasonable» period. «I feel policy is appropriately restrictive,» Bostic said in remarks prepared for delivery to the South African Reserve Bank Biennial Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.

rewards and benefits to their employees for the upcoming festive season, which includes a combination of increased earnings, bonuses and incentives, employee discounts, performance based appreciation and gifts, according to a survey by hiring platform Indeed. However, when it comes to certain perks, job seekers and employers are not entirely on the same page, shows the survey conducted among over 1,000 employers and about 2,600 job seekers. While festive rewards and gifts are preferred by 16% of the job seekers, only 9% employers are offering these, revealed the survey conducted by ValuVox between April-June on behalf of Indeed. Similarly, performance-based appreciation is of priority for 14% of job seekers, but only 8% employers feel the same. “This mismatch can likely be attributed to the fact that employers are providing increased earnings and incentives which they believe compensate for additional gifts or merit-based rewards,” according to the survey findings. The survey also shows that employers anticipate an 18% surge in hiring activity for the upcoming festive season. About 69% of employers are looking to hire temporary workers, while 20% are set to hire gig workers, which include freelancers, consultants, and independent contractors to manage the upcoming workload during the festive season.

A federal appeals court has upheld disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from shoe giant Nike – one of several legal messes that have landed him behind bars

Asian stock markets are mostly lower after Japanese factory activity and Chinese service industry growth weakened

Alkyl Amines Chemicals, Tatva Chintan Pharma Chem, UPL and Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals are six chemical sector stocks that can give up to 25% upside in the short term, according to Vaishali Parekh, Vice President - Technical Research, Prabhudas Lilladher. As per the technical analysis report by the analyst, these stocks are showing consolidation and are bottoming out and can see a decent upmove. Aarti Industries has made more or less a double bottom pattern formation in the daily chart and has got strong support at around 440 levels.

Shree Cements Ltd. traded 0.3 per cent down at Rs 23958.15 at 11:42AM (IST) on Thursday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex gained 13.47 points to 65100.72. The scrip had closed at Rs 24030.75 in the previous session.

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. traded 0.18 per cent up in Thursday's trade at 11:26AM (IST).

consumer spending and business investment," the Mint report said. Read more: US Q2 GDP growth revised down to 2.1% annual rate from 2.4% India remains one of the fastest-growing large economies in the world and is expected to witness healthy growth in the current financial year. Experts say while the latest growth prints of major economies of the world show some signs of pressure, the Indian economy is shining.

New Delhi: IVM Podcasts has announced a new audio fiction show, in collaboration with SBI Life Insurance, titled Chitthiyaan voiced by actor Gajraj Rao. Conceived and directed by Safura Ubaid, Chitthiyaan marks IVM Podcasts’ first ever audio fiction anthology. “As audience preferences continue to evolve, we aim to captivate and fulfill their information and entertainment needs through storytelling with a difference.

A scientist in Germany has claimed that the US space agency NASA had discovered life on the Mars planet 50 years ago but accidentally destroyed it. Dirk Schulze-Makuch, astrobiology professor and faculty member at the Technical University Berlin said NASA's Viking programme, which started in the mid-1970s, unintentionally destroyed that opportunity. Under the Viking programme, NASA sent two landers to the Martian surface which showed the world the first glimpse of Mars's surface and also performed the biological analysis of its soil and rocks.

Gadar 2, recently shared intriguing insights during a candid conversation on The Ranveer Show. The spotlight was on the much-anticipated sequel to the 1997 blockbuster war film Border. Rumours have been rife about his return to the memorable character after the success of Gadar 2.

DLF Ltd. traded 0.28 per cent up at Rs 501.25 at 10:40AM (IST) on Thursday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 58.74 points to 65028.51.