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Abdulaziz Almuzaini whose animated show on OTT platform Netflix has won laurels is now facing the prospects of a long prison term on the charges of terrorism. His animated series on Netflix is known for breaking social taboos related to the kingdom. However, an anti-terrorism court deemed certain tweets of his to be an act of terror and has now sentenced him to a prison term. This has raised concerns among various human rights groups who have called for his unconditional release. He had recently secured a contract from Netflix to work on his content which is popular across the world.

economy ended the first quarter on a strong note with manufacturing sector activity rebounding in June after two months of deceleration while goods and services tax (GST) collections came in strong. Passenger car sales rose further in the month from last year's high base. However, the intense heatwave may have adversely impacted some sectors in the quarter. GST collections rose 8% in June to Rs 1.74 lakh crore from Rs 1.61 lakh crore a year earlier, people aware of the numbers told ET. As per industry estimates, 340,784 cars, sedans and utility vehicles were sold last month compared with 328,710 units in the same month the preceding year. A little over half of these volumes, 53%, came from the sale of sports utility vehicles (SUVs).

Ancestor (2022) looms high. This mother figure with heads of 23 children emerging from her body puts the female form front and centre. The artist had been commissioned to make this 18ft-tall painted bronze work, to be placed at the southeast entrance of New York’s Central Park—it was displayed therefrom 8 September 2022 to 27 August 2023—after she had been recovering from long covid.

Bollywood actor Ronit Roy has purchased a sea-view luxury apartment in Versova locality of Mumbai’s western suburb Andheri for nearly Rs 19 crore from realty developer Macrotech Developers. Roy has acquired the apartment spread over 4,259 sq ft on the 20th floor of the upcoming tower along with his wife Neelam. As part of the transaction, the buyer will get exclusive access to four car parking slots in the tower. He has paid stamp duty of nearly Rs 1.14 crore for the registration of the deal that took place on June 10, showed documents accessed through IndexTap.com.

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train drivers' unions have countered Railways' claim that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met loco pilots who were not from the Delhi Division and were brought from outside. On Friday, after Gandhi visited the loco pilots' crew lobby at the New Delhi Railway Station, the Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) of Northern Railway (NR) under which the Delhi Division falls, said that it looked like Gandhi met loco pilots who were not from crew lobby of the New Delhi Railway Station. «It looks like they were brought from outside,» Deepak Kumar, CPRO, NR, said. Gandhi visited the crew lobby at the station and spoke to some loco-pilots to know their problems and challenges.

Corporate America needs to deliver a blowout quarterly earnings season for US stocks to extend a record-breaking rally, according to some Wall Street strategists.

A rally in the world’s largest technology companies sent stocks to all-time highs, with Jerome Powell’s remarks to Congress not doing much to dissuade traders from betting on Federal Reserve rate cuts this year.

Deloitte survey shows. “Automotive OEMs are projecting the highest salary increments across all sectors in 2024, which is 100-140 basis points (or, 1-1.4 percentage points) above India average of 9.0%-9.5%,” said Neelesh Gupta, partner at Deloitte India. Most organisations that follow the April to March fiscal cycle hand out salary increments during April to July. About 84% of the companies surveyed by Deloitte have already doled out this year’s increment.

As US private equity firms battle to hire junior bankers before junior bankers have even begun their jobs and as junior bankers complain that the big private equity firms aren't even reimbursing their expenses for travelling miles to interviews, maybe there's another way. Maybe you don't even have to actually work in private equity at all.

Fresh home sales data has finally answered the question for real estate watchers: The Bank of Canada’s initial interest rate cut in June did not open the floodgates to buyers, many of whom remain sidelined through an unseasonably slow spring housing market.

Wheel of Fortune' may undergo some changes, including the potential resignation of longtime co-host Vanna White, according to recent reports. Working alongside Ryan Seacrest, the new host, Vanna has been a part of the show since 1982. They don't seem to be clicking on the screen, according to rumors. Insiders claim that Kim Kardashian, a well-known influencer and close friend of Ryan Seacrest, is a strong candidate to succeed Vanna White. Ryan thinks Kim might provide a new aspect to the show and that the Kardashian family will appeal to a younger audience, as per the reports of 'The U.S. Sun'.

Boeing and Airbus is well known. Boeing has been having some safety concerns and it has been reported that they will missing out on the upcoming Farnborough International air show. The company has been fixing issues related to its safety and has nothing new to offer except its 737 Max aircraft. Its European counterpart Airbus on the other hand is unveiling its new long-range aircraft which is expected to encourage airlines to operate non-stop flights on various long duration routes. The airline industry has taken a keen interest on the A-321 XLR aircraft. This international air show is one of the aviation sector’s most attended events.

rally in Indian equities looks set to cool as technicals show the run is now looking stretched. The relative strength index — a measure of short-term momentum — for the NSE Nifty 50 index moved deeper into overbought zone Tuesday after rising above 70 a day prior for the first time since January. This comes as the gauge capped its fifth straight quarter of advance, the longest stretch since 2021, boosting the nation’s market value to $5 trillion.

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What if I told you that there is a magical, totally liquid investment that has never had a negative five-year rolling return over the past 17 years and has produced an average annual return of over 11 per cent during that time, including the great financial crisis of 2008, the COVID-19 market meltdown of 2020 and many other negative events along the way?

Chinese automaker BYD has inaugurated its first electric vehicle plant in Thailand, part of the company's effort to expand into Southeast Asia while also tackling wealthier markets in the U.S. and Europe

Federal Reserve officials at their most recent meeting welcomed recent signs that inflation is slowing and highlighted data suggesting that the job market and the broader economy could be cooling

concert tour of pop sensation Taylor Swift dubbed the Eras Tour, began in March 2023 and will run through December 2024. Swift reportedly makes about $13.6 million for each performance, according to reports from 'Forbes'. This number demonstrates her prominence as one of the most well-known pop music artists of today.

Also read: Understanding metabolic syndrome, which affects 1 in 3 Indians In 2002, WHI released preliminary findings from a study undertaken to determine whether HRT protected women from heart disease and whether it increased the risk of breast cancer. The findings indicated that combined oestrogen and progestogen therapy showed elevated risks of breast cancer, heart disease, stroke and blood clots among the participating women, and the study was halted. Later, meta-studies and clarifications repudiated many of the WHI findings, but a culture of over-cautiousness had set in—and continues to be an influential factor in the clinical treatment of menopause.