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Online brokerages were hit with widespread technical disruptions Monday as users rushed to trade amidst a sharp market downturn, driven by fears of a US recession.

Anthony Ammirati has become a social media topic of discussion for netizens across the globe after a small incident that occurred during a qualifying event at the Paris Olympics 2024. Ammirati is a popular pole vaulter who was looking to proceed ahead in the Olympics but also became a social media sensation for all the wrong reasons. How what exactly did he do to become an overnight headline?

Sheikh Hasina, one person took a bag full of the former Prime Minister's saree. The protests which lasted for weeks resulted in hundreds of deaths in Bangladesh with curfews being imposed and the internet being restricted. A viral video on social media showed a man with a bag on his head. When inquired, he said it contained Sheikh Hasina's saree. The man doubled down on his remarks and claimed that he would give the sarees to his wife, and make her the PM. «I am going to make my wife the PM,» he said.

evacuated from Kedarnath Dham, according to news reports.

State Rural Youth Employment report by Global Development Incubator (GDI), Global Opportunity Youth Network (GOYN), and Development Intelligence Unit (DIU). Among rural men aged 18-25, 31% prefer government jobs, while 28% of women in the same age bracket express the same preference. This interest drops significantly to 19% for men and 11% for women in the 26-35 age group.

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Turkey's government will hold talks with Instagram officials on Monday after blocking access to the social media platform last week, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said in a post on X. The move came after a senior Turkish official accused Instagram of blocking condolence posts following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Uraloglu said Turkey had expressed certain sensitivities regarding compliance with Turkish laws in a previous meeting with representatives of Instagram last week.

JSW Energy on Monday said it has achieved 'A' rating for Environment, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) in the latest update from Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) ESG rating. MSCI is a leading provider of research and critical decision support tools for the global investment community, JSW Energy said in an exchange filing. The rating underscores the company for leading its peers in carbon emission mitigation practices and capitalising on opportunities in renewable energy space, it said. The 'A' rating in Morgan Stanley Capital International ESG rating refers to a company with a mixed or unexceptional track record of managing the most significant ESG risks and opportunities relative to industry peers.

anti-immigration protests have flared across England. Mosques and police officers have been attacked. In Rotherham criminals tried to set fire to a hotel they thought was housing asylum-seekers.

Police forces across the UK have made at least 100 arrests as violent clashes and unrest involving anti-immigration far-right groups continued to spread over the weekend, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer offering his full support to officers to take firm action against the «extremists». Bricks being hurled, fireworks thrown, windows of a hotel housing asylum seekers smashed, shops attacked and set on fire and several scuffles breaking out between mobs and the police were among the scenes of confrontation that played out in Liverpool, Hull, Bristol, Leeds, Blackpool, Stoke-on-Trent, Belfast, Nottingham and Manchester on Saturday. UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper warned the mobs they will «pay the price» for such «criminal disorder and violent thuggery». «Addressing the scenes of disorder we have seen, the Prime Minister set out that the police have our full support to take action against extremists on our streets who are attacking police officers, disrupting local businesses and attempting to sow hate by intimidating communities,» Downing Street said after a high-level meeting of ministers convened by Starmer on Saturday.

Unny Radhakrishnan and Bindhu Unny's journey from the brink of bankruptcy to financial stability is a tale of resilience and reinvention. In the late '90s, they were idealistic young professionals driven by a passion for social impact, only to end up being financially broke.

Elon Musk said on Sunday the Federal Reserve needs to cut interest rates and that it was foolish for the U.S. central bank not to have done so already. Musk's comment, which was made in response to a post on the social media site X, followed a run of weak data last week that has sparked worries the Fed may have left interest rates elevated for too long, resulting in damage to the economy.

social media that the 24-year-old firefighter is being remembered Sunday.“Today we are mourning the loss of one of our own. An Alberta Wildfire crew member was fatally injured yesterday while responding to the wildfire in Jasper.

Chinese ambassador to Nepal kicked up another controversy through social media, drawing the ire of the local population. In the latest such instance, Chen Song faced criticism for passing a «joke» about a bus accident in Nepal. On July 28, while reposting a news article titled «19 kg magnet, brought to search for the lost bus, is itself missing», he wrote on X, «Find the magnet then». He was referring to the July 12 accident, when a bus travelling from Kathmandu to Gaur and another coming from Birgunj to Kathmandu were swept away into the Trishuli river at Simaltal, Chitwan district of Nepal. Out of 65 passengers, 62 were missing. The whereabouts of the buses and most of the passengers are still unknown. Upon the request of the Nepal government, India sent a 12-member diving team with magnets to assist in the search. The Chinese ambassador's comments appeared to be targeted not only at Nepal but also at the failure of the Indian team, according to Kathmandu-based people.

Netflix confirms the return of Squid Game for a third season, with a release date set for mid-2025. This announcement follows the filming of both seasons 2 and 3 back to back.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has put out the definition of "memorable" to hit back at those criticising him for using the word in a social media post on the Wayanad landslide relief works he participated in. It started with Tharoor sharing on X a video montage of the relief works he was a part of for victims of the landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district. «Some memories of a memorable day in Wayanad,» he captioned his post on Friday. Several people slammed him for using the word «memorable» in the post.

actor Adil Hussain recently found himself at the center of an amusing mix-up when he was mistakenly congratulated for winning a silver medal at the Paris Olympics. The congratulatory message was intended for Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec, leading to a lighthearted exchange that captured the actor's sense of humor. The confusion began when a social media user shared a collage featuring both Hussain and Dikec, with a message reading, «Congratulations sir @_AdilHussain on winning silver at Olympics 2024 for Turkey. Respect.» The tweet quickly went viral, catching the attention of the actor himself.

children happily engrossed in making 'parthiv shivling' (creating shivlings out of clay) in Shahpur in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district on a wet Sunday had no inkling that a cruel twist of fate would snatch nine of their friends forever. Nine children in the 10-15 age group were killed and two injured after a wall of a dilapidated house near a temple collapsed between 8:30am and 9am, wiping out the happiness residents of Shahpur town were deriving from the three-day 'parthiv shivling nirmaan' programme, a staple of the month of 'Saavan', underway at Hardoi Temple. «I was returning after offering water to the shivling when a wall collapsed, trapping several children who were making clay shivlings under a tent. I was stunned and could not fathom what was happening. The urn in which I had taken water for the offering fell from my hand. I shouted and people for all around rushed to help,» said an eyewitness, who was one of the organisers of the religious event. A video of his narration of the incident to local police at the site, in which he can be heard saying the programme was on for the past three days, went viral on social media soon after. «The wall collapse took place in a dilapidated house belonging to one Patel. We did not know how precarious its condition was or else we would never have erected a tent using it as support. Constant rains further weakened the structure,» he said.

Unrest related to misinformation about a mass stabbing that killed three young girls last week spread to multiple towns and cities on Saturday as anti-immigration demonstrators clashed with police. The violence is posing a major test for Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was elected only a month ago after leading Labour to a landslide win over the Conservatives.

Pinarayi Vijayan announced that a township will be built to rehabilitate those displaced by the landslides in this north Kerala district, state Industries Minister P Rajeev on Sunday said a model project will be prepared for it and appealed to all sectors to join hands to achieve this goal. Speaking at a meeting of plantation owners and representatives at the Wayanad collectorate, Rajeev said the government aims to set up a safe township project with everyone's support. The minister said the rehabilitation project will be implemented through the government's distress relief fund.

BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Sunday said her party doesn't agree with the recent Supreme Court's verdict allowing sub-classification within Scheduled Castes. «The sub-classification of people within Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) has been permitted, our party doesn't agree with it at all,» Mayawati said while addressing a press conference here.