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Scoring the biggest gain for oil in 18 months is one thing; keeping it going is another. That’s what OPEC will attempt this week as the world’s biggest crude producers sit again to strategize how to manipulate the market their way, as top importer China continues to show signs of economic weakness.

By Antonella Cinelli and Giuseppe Fonte

Many tax filers took to Twitter to voice their complaints on the income tax department’s official handle. The department has responded to many taxpayer tweets with solutions. Let us look at some issues which taxpayer faced and what the income tax department gave as a reply or solution. Website down, login issues For those taxpayers who could not access the e-filing portal (website down), the income tax department has replied, “We had flagged this issue to the technical team. As informed by our team, the e-filing portal is working fine. Please retry after clearing the browser cache. If you still face any issues, please share your details (with PAN & mobile no.) at [email protected]. Our team will get in touch with you.”PAN-Aadhaar linking issues

China has imposed restrictions on exports of long-range civilian drones, citing Russia’s war on Ukraine and concern drones might be converted to military use

Kosovo’s journalists have protested against the government’s decision to suspend a private television station’s operations

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. has registered a 6.4% rise in its total vehicle sales in Q2, 2023 compared to the same period last year. The country’s largest automobile manufacturer sold a total of 4,98,030 vehicles during the quarter.

Talabat has clarified after a video of a delivery rider went viral in the UAE. In the video, the delivery person as seen parking his bike on the side of a road and taking a bite from a food packet that appears to be a customer's order. A Talabat spokesperson told Khaleej Times that the event happened in Bahrain, not UAE.

India exported USD 2.43 billion worth of smartphones in April-May this fiscal, driven by a multifold jump in shipments to the US which emerged as the biggest destination for India-made devices, according to the government data. The smartphone exports to the US jumped multiple times to USD 812.49 million during the first two months of this fiscal as against USD 92.2 million in April-May 2022-23, the commerce ministry data showed. The US accounted for one-third of the shipments in value terms.

India, you should ask — beaches and mountains or temples? Independent surveys have pegged the tourist footfall in Varanasi at an eight-fold increase as compared to Goa in 2022. A survey by ICICI Direct suggested that while Varanasi received 7.2 crore tourists in 2022, Goa was far behind with 85 lakh. In his Sunday's 'Mann Ki Baat', PM Modi said the tourist footfall in Varanasi has crossed 10 crore a year. Modi said that while Varanasi leads in footfall, other temple towns such as Ayodhya, Mathura and Ujjain are not far behind.

Britain says it will grant hundreds of new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea in a bid for energy independence

A week later, the “Barbenheimer” boom has not abated

Europe's economy is growing again — but not by much

ONDC, in line with the Centre's direction, will extend its initiative of selling tomatoes at ₹70 per kilogram for at least one more week, with zero delivery fees. Within six days of offering this discounted price, ONDC has facilitated the purchase of 10,000 kilograms of tomatoes in Delhi, according to a Moneycontrol report. Furthermore, the network has achieved significant milestones, with over 1.1 million retail orders and 5.4 million mobility transactions since its inception last year.

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Saudi Arabia's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 1.1 per cent in the second quarter, according to government estimates released on Monday, supported by an increase in non-oil activities, although overall growth decelerated sharply from the prior-year period. The Saudi economy grew 8.7 per cent last year, among the fastest in the G-20, as high oil prices boosted revenue and led to the kingdom's first budget surplus in almost 10 years. But most growth forecasts for this year have been revised downwards on lower oil prices and the probability of prolonged oil production cuts. Oil activities declined by 4.2 per cent in the second quarter, year-on-year, weighing on overall growth, although non-oil activities expanded 5.5 per cent, data from the General Authority for Statistics showed. Real GDP growth in the second quarter of last year stood at 11.2per cent, buoyed by an increase in oil activities of almost 23per cent.

New York has won the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket, the US T20 league, beating Seattle Orcas by 7 wickets. Major League Cricket (MLC) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in the United States. Six team representing major US cities participated in the tournament that started on July 13.

Gold prices in UAE dipped today, tracking a similar trend in global markets but the yellow metal is set to close the month on a strong note. According to Dubai Jewellery Group, the 24K was today trading at 236.75 dirhams per gram, down from last week's close of 237.25 dirhams per gram last week. 22K and 18 K gold were trading at 219.25 dirhams per gram and 181.75 dirhams per gram respectively.

A post shared by Zoya Akhtar (@zoieakhtar) ‘Made in Heaven S2’ will stream exclusively on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video from August 10. The posters read that the official trailer of the series will be out tomorrow i.e. August 1.

driverless car reportedly was seen moving autonomously without any human assistance, capturing the attention of onlookers. The footage, taken by a spectator (unknown) while driving their own four-wheeler, showed the driverless vehicle smoothly passing other cars on the road.

Manipur's Churachandpur demanding immediate removal of state police forces from Moreh town. They have threatened to launch a massive agitation in all the hill districts if their demand is not met.

The US Department of State issued over 411,000 student visas during the 2022 fiscal year (October 2021 to September 2022), up 15% from 2021. Not only was this a 15% increase from the previous fiscal year, the largest non-pandemic year-over-year increase since 2010, but it was also the highest recorded total seen in six years, data from the State Department shows. Compared to the US, Canada issued over 420,000 student visas in 2022, a 27% increase over 2021. In the UK, annual growth was 34% in the year ending March 2023. «The US international education sector is on its way to a full recovery. The combination of a six-year high in F-1 visas issued, the largest annual increase in a decade (outside of the pandemic), and the emergence of several high-potential source markets build the foundation for an optimistic outlook,» according to ApplyBoard's latest report.