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Southeast Asia is among the regions most prone to natural disasters, but a new analysis shows its people also feel the best equipped to deal with them

Former Reagan economist Art Laffer reacts to a recent report that consumer prices rose 2.9% year-over-year in July on ‘The Big Money Show.’

Wall Street is rallying following signals the U.S. economy is holding up better than expected

The start of interest rate cuts from the Bank of Canada has done little to stoke a fire in the Canadian housing market, fresh data from July shows.

Supreme Court's verdict on Wednesday enabling state governments to tax mining and related activities retrospectively with respect to transactions made after April 1, 2005, could have a far-reaching impact on input costs across the economic value chain and create stresses in federalism. The most affected area would be electricity, where the higher cost of mining coal would eventually feed into prices overall. If tariffs are deliberately suppressed for political reasons, as the historical record suggests, stress will grow in the power industry, affecting capacity building. Majority of the country's states are coal-deficient and will make a case for higher imports, thereby affecting the country's trade balance. Although most of these effects will show up over time, and can be mitigated with policy correction, retrospective tax on minerals could have a more immediate impact on the health of mining companies and supply-side inflation.

insolvency law rose to 31.12% of the creditors' claims in the June quarter from 25% in the previous three months, showed the data released by the bankruptcy regulator. However, it's marginally lower than the longer-term recovery rate of 32.06% since the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) was introduced in late 2016. In absolute terms, the realisation for creditors from the resolution of 58 stressed firms during the June quarter touched Rs 3,935 crore, according to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) data. The cumulative recovery from the 1,005 resolved cases until June 2024 stood at Rs 3.40 lakh crore.

Official figures show that Britain’s economy continued its recovery from recession at the end of last year, with its GDP increasing by 0.6% between April and June

Congress on Thursday questioned the government, particularly the Ministry of Defence, for not providing a seat to Rahul Gandhi in the first row at the Red Fort Independence Day event despite him being the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha. While Congress MP Vivek Tankha said Gandhi was seated in the «fourth row», Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate later alleged that the Modi government showed «its pettiness and lack of respect for democratic conventions» by seating LoP Gandhi in the «fifth row». A couple years ago, when the party had questioned the government after LoP, Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge was similarly seated during the Independence Day event, the ruling side responded by citing the order of precedence in protocol and the precedents from the past regimes.

Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 3.1% last quarter, rebounding from the contraction in the previous quarter

Blue Eye Samurai" season 2 on Netflix is happening after the anime show has been renewed for the second season. «Blue Eye Samurai» won six Annie Awards and three wins in Emmy juried categories, as per a report on WhatsOnNetflix. However, Netflix is yet to make any announcement regarding the release date of «Blue Eye Samurai» season 2. Japanese anime «Blue Eye Samurai» have recently made Netflix's global top 10 most-viewed lists. Japan's entertainment industry must «catch the wave» of global streaming hits like 'Shogun', according to one of the stars of new Amazon television show «Like A Dragon: Yakuza.»

Donald Trump struggling with his election campaign and set to lose the US Presidential Election 2024 after trailing Kamala Harris in most of the opinion polls? Has the Democrat contenders changed the scenario so quickly after being endorsed by President Joe Biden last month that the Republican candidate has been left clueless? 'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart has said in the most unambiguous terms that Donald Trump is “clearly struggling” to come up with a message now that the vice president has replaced Joe Biden as his campaign rival, reports 'BuzzFeed'.

video showing a tense standoff between two dogs and two lions at a cowshed in Savarkundla, Gujarat, has gone viral. The encounter occurred late Sunday night and was captured by CCTV. The cowshed is located about 70 kilometers from Gir National Park, known for its population of Asiatic lions. The footage shows the two lions approaching the cowshed gates, only to be met by the two dogs on the other side. Separated by an iron gate, the animals could not harm each other and began slamming against it. Moments later, the lions retreated into nearby bushes just as a man exited the cowshed to investigate the commotion. Shining a torch into the bushes, he then returned to lock the gate. The lions appeared to have wandered out of a nearby reserve forest area. There has been no official statement regarding the incident.

Sofía Vergara has revealed key details about the "Modern Family" and possibility of a movie based on the show. 52-year-old Vergara talked about «Modern Family» which was telecast from 2009 to 2020. Colombian actress received four Emmy nominations for the popular TV show. When asked about her return to «Modern Family», Vergara said that a «TV movie» may be the way for her to make a comeback, as per a Variety report.

Walmart, which owns local ecommerce firm Flipkart, said its international business growth was driven by Flipkart, China, and Walmex, without disclosing specific contributions. The Bentonville-based retailer also said in its second-quarter earnings for FY25 that its advertising business grew 23%, led by Flipkart and Walmex. Walmart recorded nearly $30 billion in net sales from international markets–a growth of 8.3% on year. Walmart also reported an operating income of $1.4 billion for the quarter under review. “Operating income growth led by Flipkart, China, and Walmex…. benefited from lower losses in ecommerce across markets..,” a presentation from the Flipkart owner showed on Thursday.

Sandro Rosta will join the cast of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy as a cadet in the original series, as per a recent announcement from Paramount+. Rosta recently received his degree from the drama school at Oxford. He recently made his debut at Hampstead Theatre in «The Harmony Test.» He starred in plays at Jermyn Street Theatre while attending school, including «Romeo and Juliet,» «The Cherry Orchard» and «The Watsons.»

The NSE Nifty 50 index ended 0.02% higher at 24,143 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex added 0.19% to close at 79,105.

Starz series «Heels» will make its debut on Netflix on September 15, 2024. Both seasons of the show will be available on that date. Netflix acquired the rights to the series in April 2024, following its cancellation by Starz in September 2023 after two seasons.

according to two people in the know of the development. State-run Coal India is the only firm allowed to sell coal through e-auctions. The provision of penalty would now be part of the e-auction contracts going ahead, they said.

Financial technology firm Klarna is pushing deeper into banking with its own checking account-like product and a cashback offering that rewards users for shopping via its app.

As many 100,000 Americans with severe brain injuries are unresponsive, showing few or no signs that they are aware of themselves or their surroundings. But one in four people with this kind of injury can perform cognitive tasks on command, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The responses were detected with brain scans that show the patients are conscious but have no motor control.

Collective Behaviour, the show spans three-and-a-half decades of her practice. The artist, who reflects on colonial histories of the subcontinent, and draws inspiration from miniature traditions and manuscripts, was in the news recently for vandalism of her work in the US. “At 3 am on July 8, a man with a hammer decapitated an 18-foot sculpture of a woman at the University of Houston.