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An investigation focused on three of the world’s largest shrimp producers claims that as big Western supermarkets make windfall profits, their aggressive pursuit of ever-lower wholesale prices is causing misery for people on the bottom end of the suppl...

“Earn ₹200 crore in 30 years through a ₹5,000 monthly SIP in a smallcap index," screamed a video on social media. The video rather boldly based the calculations on the 30% annual returns of a Nifty Smallcap 250 index fund over the past five years. While such returns are attractive, they're not sustainable. Here’s why.

Motilal Oswal named HCL Technologies, LTIMindtree, Persistent Systems and Coforge as its top picks in the sector. “Among Tier-I players, we prefer HCLT and LTIM for their strong capabilities in data engineering, ER&D offerings (HCLT) and ERP modernization, making them well-suited for pre-GenAI spending. For Tier-II players, our top picks are PSYS and COFORGE, both poised for strong performance,” said the domestic brokerage firm in its report.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As I leave from New York after a week full of conversations and action points around climate change, I feel a deep sense of urgency. For the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5° Celsius—not just for a week or month, but for an entire year! And 22 July 2024 went down in history as the hottest day since humans started recording temperatures 175 years ago.

ICICI Securities has buy call on Adani Energy Solutions with a target price of Rs 1,318. The current market price of Adani Energy Solutions is Rs 1010.2. Adani Energy Solutions Ltd., incorporated in the year 2013, is a Large Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 121227.44 Crore) operating in Power sector. Adani Energy Solutions key Products/Revenue Segments include Traded Goods, Sale of services and Income From Construction Work for the year ending 31-Mar-2024.

UST said on Monday that it is expanding its presence in India by adding over 3,000 new jobs at its upcoming Kochi campus in the next five years. The IT firm has set its target to have 6,000 employees, up from the current level of 2,800 in the next five years at its Kochi centre. The firm will inaugurate its second own campus in Kochi by December 2027, the company said in a statement. The company laid the foundation stone for the new Kochi campus that is coming up in a 9-acre land at Infopark Kochi Phase 2 and the new UST campus will be completed in three years. “When the Kochi campus goes on stream, it will become the second owned campus in India for UST after Thiruvananthapuram”, added the firm. While UST’s Trivandrum centre has about 7500 employees and is the largest centre globally, UST Bengaluru has over 6,500 employees. Across India, the IT firm has more than 20,000 employees.

Seyed Abbas Araghchi has called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in response to recent Israeli attacks. According to a statement released by Iran's foreign ministry on Sunday, Araghchi made the appeal during a meeting with OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha in New York on Saturday. As per the official statement, Araghchi emphasised the responsibility of Muslim nations to respond to what he described as the «inhumane crimes» committed by Israel in Palestine and Lebanon. He condemned the recent Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, particularly those targeting densely populated areas with large bunker buster bombs, labelling them as crimes against humanity. He also criticised the inaction of international bodies like the UN Security Council and highlighted the political and military support Israel receives from the United States.

Israeli airstrikes have killed seven senior commanders from Hezbollah, including its leader Hassan Nasrallah. These targeted strikes followed Hezbollah's support for Hamas after its attack on southern Israel. The loss of key members, integral since Hezbollah's inception in the 1980s, poses a significant challenge for the militant group, which is a dominant force in Lebanon's military and political landscape.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is on the brink of a technological revolution, fuelled by its rapidly growing drone industry. Recent global conflicts, from Israel-Hamas to Russia-Ukraine, have demonstrated the growing importance of drones in modern warfare.

Lebanon killed dozens of people on Sunday as the Hezbollah militant group sustained a string of deadly blows to its command structure, including the killing of its overall leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Hezbollah confirmed Nabil Kaouk, the deputy head of the militant group's Central Council, was killed on Saturday, making him the seventh senior Hezbollah leader slain in Israeli strikes in a little over a week. They include founding members who had evaded death or detention for decades. Hezbollah had earlier confirmed that Ali Karaki, another senior commander, died in Friday's strike that killed Nasrallah. Israel says at least 20 other Hezbollah militants were killed in the strike, including two close associates of Nasrallah, one of whom was in charge of his security detail.

Pope Francis suggested Sunday that Israel's attacks in Gaza and Lebanon have been «immoral» and disproportionate, saying its military domination has gone beyond the rules of war. Francis was asked en route home from Belgium about Israel's targeted killing of one of Hezbollah's founding members, Hassan Nasrallah. Friday's strike in Beirut targeted an area greater than a city block and reduced several residential buildings to rubble, and at least six other deaths have been confirmed. Francis didn't mention Israel by name and said he was speaking in general terms. But he said that «the defense must always be proportionate to the attack.»

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Israel's killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an air strike on Friday was a feat of spycraft capping days of operations highlighting its deep infiltration of the Iran-backed group. Here's what we know about how Israel marshalled its intelligence resources to pull off the attack: The buildup

Government bond yields are likely to soften further by the end of the fiscal, leading to an annualised savings of Rs 1,000-2,000 crore for the exchequer. Higher demand, especially from foreign portfolio investors, would help yields remain tamed, economists said, pointing to North Block’s second-half borrowing calendar published last week. The Centre’s gross borrowings for the second half of the fiscal have been fixed at Rs 6.61 lakh crore with the borrowing target for the entire fiscal being maintained at Rs 14.01 lakh crore, the central bank said last week. About 77% of the bond issuances will be for 10 years or higher tenure. «Given the favourable global and domestic backdrop, we expect a further downward bias in domestic yields, leading to a steepening bias in the yield curve,» Bank of Baroda economist Aditi Gupta said.

the fighting. Both sides pummel the enemy with cheap kamikaze models and use long-range craft to strike targets far from the front lines. In the Black Sea Ukrainian naval drones have helped to inflict serious damage on Russia’s fleet.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BEIRUT—Hassan Nasrallah and other senior leaders of Hezbollah were under siege as they gathered Friday afternoon in a bunker more than 60 feet beneath the surface of a bustling working class neighborhood in southern Beirut. A series of Israeli attacks had killed many of the Lebanese militant group’s senior leaders, blown up its electronic devices and destroyed some of its vast arsenal of missiles.

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an airstrike in Beirut. Reports indicate that an Iranian mole provided Israeli authorities with critical information about his whereabouts just hours before the attack. According to the French newspaper Le Parisien, the mole informed Israeli officials that Nasrallah was at Hezbollah's underground headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs for a meeting with top members of the organization. Around 1.30 pm IST yesterday (11 am Lebanon time), Israel Defence Forces said in a post on X, «Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorize the world.» Later in the day, Hezbollah confirmed the news. «Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah… has joined his great, immortal martyr comrades whom he led for about 30 years,» it said in a statement. The recent airstrike is part of Israel's ongoing campaign against Hezbollah, which has been bolstered by significant intelligence efforts. A report from The New York Times highlights that Israel has devoted increased resources to gather intelligence on Hezbollah since the 2006 war, a conflict that ended without a decisive Israeli victory.

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will conclude its seat-sharing talks in 8 to 10 days for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls and asserted the opposition alliance has to strive to come to power in the state «at any cost». Targeting those who left his party, Pawar claimed not even a handful of them will win the state polls. Elections to the 288-member state assembly are likely to be held in mid-November, the NCP (SP) chief said addressing his party workers in Pune's Baramati town. Winnability will be the only merit for the selection of candidates, the former Union minister said, adding that in a coalition, adjustments and flexible approach are a must.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Every month, Mint’s Plain Facts section brings out an update on key global data to thread together the biggest developments in the world that are worth paying attention to. The accompanying analysis and charts explain how each development is creating ripples on the global stage, where it is headed in the coming weeks, and whether it can impact India.

Hassan Nasrallah's location for months and decided to act last week, believing they had a brief opportunity before he moved. This decision led to an operation that saw over 80 bombs dropped within minutes, according to three senior Israeli defense officials. Early Saturday, Hezbollah operatives discovered the bodies of Nasrallah and Ali Karaki, a top Hezbollah commander. Hezbollah confirmed Nasrallah's death in the strikes. Israeli officials stated that the operation had been in planning since earlier in the week and timed with discussions of a cease-fire in Lebanon. Hashem Safieddine, Nasrallah's cousin, is a potential successor and was not at the strike site. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the order for the strike from his hotel room in New York before his United Nations speech. Netanyahu called Nasrallah’s death “necessary” and warned, “In the coming days, we will face significant challenges.”

pro-Iranian fighters have been killed in air strikes of unknown origin in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Sunday, adding that a large number of people were wounded. «Twelve pro-Iranian fighters were killed in air strikes of unknown origin targeting their positions in the city of Deir Ezzor and to the east of the city, as well as the Boukamal region, near the border with Iraq,» said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The strikes were not immediately claimed by any entity, according to the monitor.