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RBI) recent analysis of employment data for the pandemic year 2020-21 has revealed significant increases in employment within agriculture and allied activities, construction, health, and social welfare. This report, which measures productivity across 27 sectors, has sparked debate due to the unexpected rise in employment during a year marked by severe economic downturns, resulting from COVID-19. According to RBI's report released last week, there was an 18.5 million increase in employment in agriculture and allied services, while the construction sector saw a 4.8 million rise. These figures align with the real gross value added (GVA) in agriculture, which grew by 4%, against an overall GVA contraction of 4.1%. On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the report, stating, «80 million new jobs were created during the last three-four years,» adding that this should silence those perpetuating false narratives about the lack of job creation.

Anupam Mittal, the founder of Shaadi.com and a well-known figure from Shark Tank India, quipped that the Ambani family could have televised their grand wedding on JioCinema, their own streaming platform. In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Mittal wrote, «Dulha bhi khud ka, JioCinema bhi khud ka (Groom belongs to them, JioCinema also belongs to them). Should have broadcast 'The Shaadi', would have rivaled IPL ratings.» This tongue-in-cheek remark suggested that broadcasting the wedding might have garnered viewership comparable to the Indian Premier League (IPL), one of the most-watched cricket tournaments in the country. The Ambani wedding, which took place on July 12, was indeed a spectacle. Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Mukesh and Nita Ambani, tied the knot with Radhika Merchant in a lavish ceremony that drew a constellation of celebrities, cricketers, business moguls, and dignitaries. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi graced the event, blessing the newlyweds with his presence.

Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian stole the spotlight at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s grand wedding in Mumbai. The Kardashian sisters turned heads in exquisite outfits crafted by acclaimed Indian fashion designer Manish Malhotra, sharing numerous photos and videos of their glamorous looks on social media. Khloe Kardashian showcased the lavish wedding celebrations through her Snapchat stories, providing her followers with an inside look at the opulent event. However, one of her comments sparked a flurry of reactions online. In a video, Khloe flaunted her stunning Manish Malhotra lehenga, referring to him as a “local designer.” “You guys, how beautiful are my clothes?” Khloe said in the video. “They’re all so beautifully designed by a local designer. I’ll get you his name, but look at the details. Everything is so spectacular.”

Budget expectations: Finance Minister Nirmala SItharaman will present the full Union budget after nearly a week. She presented an interim budget in February. Equity investors are keenly watching the budget for its impact on different sectors and stocks as well as for larger policy goals that impact the market in the long term. While the Budget is likely to set the priorities for the third five-year term of the Narendra Modi government, it is also likely to present a roadmap for the period up to 2047, the hundredth anniversary of India's independence, In her interim budget speech, she said, «In the full budget in July, our Government will present a detailed roadmap for our pursuit of ‘Viksit Bharat’.» The budget is expected to lay emphasis on infrastructure, manufacturing, fiscal discipline, creation of jobs and social spending as well as economic reforms. Below are the sectors which are expected to be the main themes in the budget.

«The daily data that we are tracking is showing that vegetable prices is probably going to be as much if not higher than what we have observed in June. The other aspect is also that telecom tariffs were increased by around 20% or so in end of June and so the impact of that is likely to be visible in the July print,» says Aurodeep Nandi, India Economist, Nomura. The inflation reading though on a bit on expected lines came in above the 5% mark. Thanks to perhaps what is happening in the veggies side because of erratic monsoon. But do you expect it to remain sticky for some time? It appears even RBI is readying the street that inflation is sticky, rates could remain higher for longer. Aurodeep Nandi: Well, there are three things really to watch out for as far as July is concerned. One is that we have this massive-massive favourable base effect that kicks in. So, last year, June was 4.9%, that spiked to 7.4% in July. So, simultaneously, the July number coming up will be impacted by a favourable base. But that is going to mask a lot of the upside pressures that are there. One, as you mentioned, vegetable prices. These are typically the months when vegetable prices go up quite a lot.

airline has noticed this as a problem over the past few weeks and has started working on technological solutions to provide more informative and precise responses, to queries and complaints by travelllers, which would aim to address their concerns and anxiety about a delay, cancellation, or any other grievance. “In our evolution of implementing skai (AI chatbot) into various use cases, this is a use case we have just kind of started looking at, and over the next year we will make an attempt to help the humans responding on social media, get them augmented with artificial intelligence.

Campaigning to be elected US president again, Donald Trump had a narrow escape on Saturday as a bullet apparently aimed at him grazed his right ear, from which oozing blood was captured on camera as security officers formed a ring around him and whisked him to safety. It’s a relief that the attacker, identified as a 20-year-old local after he was killed by officers, missed his mark, although it’s tragic that an onlooker died and two others were grievously injured. That America has far too many guns around has long been obvious.

They exchanged greetings and the Prime Minister was ushered into the venue where celebrities, cricketers, business tycoons, and politicians had already gathered to celebrate Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding celebrations. An elite guest list of political dignitaries Among the other high-profile dignitaries who attended the event were Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal and President of TMC, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Former Chief Minister of Bihar and President of RJD.

CBS's popular series The Equalizer, starring Queen Latifah, will premiere its fifth season on October 27. The show will air at 9:30 PM ET/PT, then move to its regular slot at 9:00 PM ET/PT starting November 3.

BJP unit after the Lok Sabha poll debacle in the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said "overconfidence" hurt the BJP's hopes in this year's elections. Addressing the BJP's UP working committee meeting here, Adityanath said while the BJP managed managed to maintain its vote share of previous elections, there was a «shifting of votes», and now the «defeated» opposition is «jumping around» again. The chief minister said, «Under the leadership of PM Modi, we had maintained constant pressure on the opposition in UP, achieving great success in 2014, 2017, 2019 and 2022 (national and state elections).» «The percentage of votes that BJP had in its favour in 2014 and subsequent elections, BJP has been successful in getting the same number of votes in 2024 as well, but shifting of votes and overconfidence have hurt our hopes,» he said.

Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma settling in London have been around for some time. While most of Bollywood was seen letting their hair down at Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant’s wedding, the ace cricketer and the former actress was seen attending a kirtan in London. The power couple was seen listening attentively to a live performance by devotional song sensation Krishna Das Kirtan in London. In the video, Virat and Anushka are seen clapping and cheering during the bhajan, while American vocalist Krishna Das greets the audience with folded hands. The video was shared on the popular sub reddit Bolly Blinds Gossip. One Reddit user humorously commented with a famous line from Panchayat Season 3, «Kohli to Ambani: Kijiye wedding, kheliye wedding wedding, karte rahiye wedding wedding, alhua wedding.» Another fan observed, “They’re generationally securing ties for their future generations to reap benefits. Virat and Anushka I don’t think want power or even social capital. They just want to be wealthy private NRIs in the long run.”

A shooting at Donald Trump‘s rally in Butler, Pa., is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the former president and presumptive Republican nominee, law enforcement officials say.

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Donald Trump clutched his right ear as blood spurted out, then ducked for cover as supporters screamed and Secret Service agents raced to surround and protect him. Within moments, someone shouted «shooter down,» and the agents, agitated but in control, began moving Trump offstage to safety. «Wait, wait, wait, wait,» he called out, then made a point of pumping his fist at the crowd and seemed to defiantly shout, «Fight! Fight!» The crowd roared and responded with chants of «USA! USA!» For the first time in more than four decades, a man who was elected president of the United States was wounded in an assassination attempt when a gunman who appeared to have crawled onto a nearby roof opened fire at Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday evening. The explosion of political violence came at an especially volatile moment in American history and further inflamed an already stormy campaign for the White House.

Trump on Sunday said the US must «stand united» and called for people to show «true character as Americans», remaining «strong and determined», after he survived an assassination attempt during a rally. Trump, 78, survived the attempt on his life on Saturday when a 20-year-old shooter fired multiple shots at him at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, injuring his right ear. The shooting left one person attending the rally dead and two others in serious condition. The suspected shooter was shot and killed by a member of the Secret Service. Taking to his social media platform Truth Social platform, Trump said, «It was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening,» CNN reported.

Narendra Modi has become the world's most followed leader on the social media platform 'X' with over 100 million followers. While comparing the followers of various Indian politicians on X, PM Modi stands out significantly in terms of numbers. The Leader of Opposition (LoP), Rahul Gandhi has 26.4 million followers, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has 27.5 million, Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav has 19.9 million, and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has 7.4 million.

Jairam Ramesh targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre on Sunday, over the recent tax collection data, and said that individuals are paying more tax than companies, and the middle class is bearing the weight of heavy taxation while Rs 2 lakh crore has been put in «pockets of billionaires» due to slashing of corporate taxes. He highlighted that income tax collection stood at Rs 3.61 lakh crores and gross corporate tax collections were Rs 2.65 lakh crores, from April 1 to July 1, 2024. Taking to social media platform X, Jairam Ramesh said, «As we head towards the Budget on July 23rd, data has just been released that gross personal income tax collections amounted to Rs 3.61 lakh crores during April 1-July 1 2024 while gross corporate tax collections were Rs 2.65 lakh crores. This reconfirms and re-establishes the point we have been making for quite some time--that individuals are paying more tax than companies.»

Aishwarya and Deepika, both dressed in elegant red attire, stole the limelight as they shared a warm hug captured in viral videos and photos circulating on social media. The heartfelt moment between the two actresses, reminiscent of their camaraderie at previous events, delighted fans worldwide.

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Trump Shooting Attempt: The recent shooting incident at a rally in Pennsylvania involving former US President Donald Trump has sparked global attention. According to his communications director, Steven Cheung, Trump sustained a gunshot injury to his right ear but is reportedly in stable condition at a local medical facility.