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Uddhav Thackeray's remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah have established the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader's credentials as a member of the "Aurangzeb fan club", Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Saturday. Fadnavis was reacting to Thackeray's tirade against BJP wherein he termed Shah a political descendant of Ahmad Shah Abdali, the Afghan king who defeated the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat. «Amit Shah had spoken about the Aurangzeb fan club. Uddhav Thackeray today proved that he is indeed from the Aurangzeb fan club,» Fadnavis told reporters. Addressing a BJP convention in Pune last month, Shah had dubbed Thackeray «the head of the Aurangzeb fan club» who was sitting with people who sought pardon for 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon.

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Paris Olympics at the halfway mark have brought the world «The Pommel Horse Guy, » a rugby star and social media sensation who wants to be on the reality shows «Love Island» and «The Real John Wick» in the form of a 51-year-old Turkish shooter. These Olympics have been full of memorable moments since the dazzling opening ceremony: the Seine River was too dirty for the triathlon swim to go off as scheduled, a gender controversy has emerged in women's boxing, and Leon Marchand led France with four golds in four swimming events, and of course, Simone Biles has dazzled while winning two gold medals with more still up for her taking. Here's a look at some memorable moments at the halfway point of the 2024 Olympics:

Deepika Kumari crumbed under pressure once again, suffering a 4-6 loss to Korea's Suhyeon Nam in the women's individual event quarterfinals to bring down curtains on India's campaign at the Paris Olympics here on Saturday. Deepika had qualified for the quarterfinals after defeating Germany's Michelle Kroppen 6-4 earlier in the day. Deepika had defeated the 19-year-old Nam in straight sets in the semifinal at the Shanghai World Cup in April en route winning a silver medal, but on Saturday the Indian stalwart could not repeat that performance. The two archers were tied 4-4 after four sets but Nam was rewarded for her consistency as she claimed the fifth set to enter the semifinals.

China is the latest in a slew of countries planning to gradually raise the statutory retirement age as an aging world population is forcing governments to reform their pension plans.

real estate investments in the Asia-Pacific region, attracting 9% of the total volume of investment within the region in the first half of 2024, showed a Knight Frank India study. The total cross-border investments in the Asia Pacific region during this period reached $11.5 billion, with India receiving $3 billion from global private equity investors. In terms of investment in Indian real estate, the office sector accounted for 36% of the total global capital allocation, reflecting the strong appeal of commercial real estate assets. The industrial sector followed closely with 30% of the investment share, while the residential sector received 15%, and retail accounted for 10%.

Federal Reserve may have left interest rates elevated for too long, allowing them to hurt U.S. growth. Alarming economic data in recent days have deepened those concerns. U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in July, a Friday report showed, while the unemployment rate increased to 4.3%, heightening fears that a deteriorating labor market could make the economy vulnerable to a recession.

Bigg Boss OTT’ came to an end on Friday. Actress-model Sana Makbul was announced the winner, and she took home, the coveted trophy and a cash prize of whopping Rs 25 lakh.

Netflix, Apple TV+, and others. Netflix’s «The Umbrella Academy» premieres its final season on Thursday, August 8. The show follows a family of adopted superheroes — who were stripped of their powers in season three — who must work together to stop the apocalypse. Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman and David Cross are new faces in season four alongside regulars that include David Castañeda, Tom Hopper and Elliot Page. The musical cartoon for preschoolers called «Yo Gabba Gabba!» is also getting a reboot called «Yo Gabba GabbaLand!» on Apple TV+. The 10-episode series premieres Friday, August 9. It’s hosted by Kamryn Smith as Kammy Kam and brings back other characters from the original.

employment data on Friday stoked fears of a recession ahead, prompting investors to dump stocks and turn to safe-haven bonds. Treasury prices surged, sending yields to multi-month lows.

Oil prices fell on Friday, settling at their lowest since January after data showed the U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected last month, and weak Chinese economic data added more pressure. Brent crude futures settled down $2.71, or 3.41%, to $76.81 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled down $2.79, or 3.66%, at $73.52.

Friendship Day is a special occasion dedicated to honoring the importance of friends in our lives. In 2024, this day will be observed on August 4 in the United States, India, and several other countries. International Friendship Day, recognized by the United Nations, is celebrated on July 30. This day highlights the value of friendships and offers a chance to express gratitude for these important relationships.

Federal Reserve easing cycle based on the latest evidence that the labour market is cooling. Economists at Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase revamped their forecasts for US monetary policy Friday after data showed the US unemployment rate rose again in July, calling for earlier, bigger or more interest-rate cuts. Economists at Citigroup — already among the most aggressive in calling for the Fed to cut interest rates this year — said they expect half-point rate cuts in September and November and a quarter-point cut in December, having previously predicted quarter-point cuts at all three meetings. The Fed will then reduce rates by a quarter point at each meeting until mid-2025, bringing the policy band to 3%-3.25%, Veronica Clark and Andrew Hollenhorst predicted.

Foreign investment in Indian government securities via the fully accessible route (FAR) crossed $9 billion in the first seven months of this calendar year, significantly exceeding investments for the whole of 2023 during which $8.21 billion came in into those securities, an analysis of CCIL data showed. Since the announcement of inclusion of domestic sovereign debt in the JP Morgan index in September 2023, there has been a $13.26 billion gush in government securities through FAR.

₹4.78 trillion. Displaying signs of rising investor uncertainty amid increasing recessionary fears in the US and worsening geopolitical risks in the Middle East, the Nifty plunged 1.17% to 24,717.7 and the Sensex, 1.1% to 80,981, the steepest fall since the general election results day on 4 June.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" will premiere on December 3, 2024, on Disney+. This series, first teased in early 2022, follows a group of children lost in the galaxy, navigating their way home.

Kamala Harris called herself 'president', the crowd went crazy and cheered her wildly. It shows how her popularity is soaring and how Democrat voters and local leaders think about her. It happened when Kamala Harris was delivering a eulogy for the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) Thursday. Standing beside stalwarts like Bill Clinton and former First Lady Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris recalled that Jackson Lee introduced legislation to make Juneteenth, the day marking the end of slavery in the US – a federal holiday.

A surprising rise in the unemployment rate last month has rattled financial markets and set off new worries about the threat of a recession — but it could also prove to be a false alarm

Huntington Private Bank chief economist Olu Omodunbi says the jobs report shows a slowing in the labor market on 'The Claman Countdown.'

Kamala Harris ' campaign announced Friday that it raised $310 million last month, an eyepopping sum showing that donors who once seemed spooked about the prospects for November's election with President Joe Biden are now offering mountains of cash to boost his former No 2. The haul by Harris, the Democratic National Committee and affiliated entities far outpaced Republican former President Donald Trump, whose campaign and assorted committees said they took in $138.7 million for July.

The heavy rain caused major flooding. Tilak Bridge and Vikas Marg, which leads to Laxmi Nagar, were both underwater. The police had to close Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg to keep vehicles away from the flooded Minto Bridge. Trying to drive along Ring Road from Delhi Gate past Raj Ghat resulted in huge traffic jams. The situation was made worse by several vehicles breaking down. Two buses stalled after turning left from ITO onto Vikas Marg. Another bus was left abandoned near Delhi Gate, and two more buses broke down almost at the same time near Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. One of these buses blocked the left lane, while the other stopped in the main lane, leaving just one lane open for other cars. Waterlogging on the right side of the road also slowed traffic. Rukmani Gupta, who works in ITO, said, «As if this wasn't enough, waterlogging on the right side forced traffic to move extra slowly.»