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Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to provide information about the numbers and names reiterated by the apex court Collegium for appointment as judges in higher judiciary with reasons why they were not considered so far and at what level they were pending. The direction was passed by a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud while hearing a PIL seeking a direction that a time limit be fixed for the Centre to notify the appointment of judges recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium. «The Supreme Court Collegium is not a search committee (for judges) whose recommendations can be stalled,» said the bench which also comprised Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. The bench asked Attorney General (AG) R Venkataramani, appearing for the Centre, to provide it with a list of names reiterated by the Collegium and say «why they are pending and at what level».

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«The absolute numbers are good. The relative positioning is looking even better with 6.5-7% GDP growth outlook, 12% to 14% corporate EPS growth outlook and that too over a long period of time. So, investors, have really kind of shown a lot of interest, which kind of shows in the numbers that we have been able to pull,» says Mahesh Nandurkar, Jefferies. What is the big understanding of how things are shaping up for the economy and for India Inc? Based on your interactions, both on the record, off the record, inside the conference room, outside the conference room, how is the growth and the earnings picture stacked up? Mahesh Nandurkar: So, I believe that the economic outlook for India is definitely fantastic and the reason why we have that confidence and continue to get that confidence reinforced is when you look at the investment activities in the economy, the fixed capital formation is rising, and it is always investments driven growth is more sustainable, investors like it, it broad bases the market, creates more options and opportunities.

The Bank of England is keeping its main interest rate unchanged at 5% despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its first since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic more than four years ago

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TOKYO—The Bank of Japan left its short-term policy rate unchanged Friday as it examines how the economy and markets are digesting its most recent interest-rate increase. The Japanese central bank maintained its target for the overnight call rate at 0.25% after raising it to that level in July.

Gold prices steadied near record highs on Friday and were poised for a weekly gain, as markets adjusted to the U.S. Federal Reserve's recent super-sized interest rate reduction and signs that further cuts were on the horizon.

bond yields retreated to a nearly 31-month low Thursday after the US central bank unexpectedly cut rates by half a percentage point overnight. But broader local gauges and export-laden technology counters fell over concerns the outsized reduction re flects hitherto unknown growth challenges in the world’s biggest economy. “Since quantum of the cut is bigger than expectations, it implies concerns of a growth slowdown in the US economy, which led to the initial subdued reaction in markets today,” said Pankaj Pandey, head of retail research, ICICI Securities.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Every Friday, Plain Facts publishes a compilation of data-based insights, complete with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by. Abundant rainfall this year has boosted kharif crop sowing, but excess rains in September may lead to crop damage and add risks to India's inflation trajectory.

Wall Street traders betting the Federal Reserve will be able to engineer a soft landing spurred a rally in riskier corners of the market, with stocks hitting all-time highs. The S&P 500 climbed 1.7% — notching its 39th record in 2024 and extending this year’s surge to about 20%. Tech led gains, while defensive industries underperformed. The Nasdaq 100 added 2.6% and the Russell 2000 of small caps rose 2.1%. In late hours, FedEx Corp. tumbled on a bearish outlook. Nike Inc. surged after saying longtime executive Elliott Hill is coming out of retirement to replace John Donahoe as chief executive officer.

Parasyte: The Grey, which premiered in early 2024, has made waves as one of the platform’s most-watched series of the year. Despite its popularity and the excitement surrounding its potential continuation, Netflix has officially designated the show as a “Limited Series,” thus confirming that there will be no second season. This designation has left many fans disappointed, especially given the recent hints from director Yeon Sang-Ho about possible future developments.

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Teamsters, one of the most important and influential labor union throughout the US, has said that they are not going to publicly show their support or endorse any of the candidates or parties competing in the US Presidential Elections whatsoever. The Daily Beast reported that this certain news will be a shock for the Democratic Party and might prove as a huge disadvantage to now Vice President Kamala Harris. According to Daily Beast, Teamsters consists of 1.3 million people and most part of the union are in support of Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump and very few people are actually endorsing Kamala Harris. US Presidential Election 2024 will be the very first election where Teamsters will not be endorsing any of the candidates of the Democratic Party whereas it was a different case altogether in the previous US Presidential Elections. Also Read: Earth gets a new mini moon for two months: Will it be visible to the naked eye or telescope?

Modi slammed the Congress and the National Conference (NC) on Thursday for «allowing» India's waters to flow across the border for seven decades and showing no nerve to construct dams for the utilisation of the resource that would have benefitted Jammu and Kashmir's farmers. Addressing an election rally in support of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in this newly-created Assembly segment of Mata Vaishno Devi, Modi said his government is continuously improving road connectivity in the region to tap the full tourism potential of the area. «The governments run by the NC and Congress allowed our waters to flow across the border. They never dared to construct a big dam here. The Shahpur Kandi dam project remained untouched for years and as a result, thousands of hectares of land in Jammu became lifeless,» he said. He said if a BJP government was not formed at the Centre, the distressed farmers of Kathua and Samba districts would not have got a new lease of life with the Shahpur Kandi dam.

Amaravati: Amid the controversy over the alleged use of substandard ingredients and animal fat in the preparation of the world renowned Tirupati laddu, the ruling Telugu Desam Party on Thursday claimed that the adulteration has been confirmed by a Gujarat-based livestock laboratory. TDP spokesperson Anam Venkata Ramana Reddy in a press conference displayed the purported lab report which apparently confirmed the presence of "beef tallow" in the given ghee sample. The purported lab report also claimed the presence of «lard» (relating to pig fat) and fish oil in the samples. The sample receipt date was July 9, 2024 and the lab report was dated July 16. However, there was no official confirmation on the lab report from either the Andhra Pradesh government or the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the famous Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple.

Kathryn Hahn’s character, Agatha Harkness, in WandaVision, where she became an instant fan favorite. Now, more than three years later, the powerful witch returns with her own series, Agatha All Along. The Disney Plus series reveals Agatha’s attempts to regain her former powers, with a star-studded cast that includes Aubrey Plaza, Patti LuPone, and Joe Locke. For those wondering when Episode 3 will drop, or if there are ways to catch the show, we have all the details.

Taxpayers show up in federal court almost every week hoping to hang on to their COVID-19 benefits after being found ineligible by the Canada Revenue Agency, but they are usually unsuccessful.

The Bank of Canada is carefully weighing both upside and downside risks to the economy as it attempts to calibrate the pace of interest rate cuts, according to a summary of its deliberations released on Wednesday.