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INDIA bloc would soon form Government at the Centre, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah claimed on Wednesday as he predicted that the ruling NDA will not complete its five-year term.He also lashed out at the BJP over the recent statements of its leaders targeting former Congress President Rahul Gandhi. «BJP leaders are issuing threats to Rahul Gandhi as BJP faced a setback in Lok Sabha polls.....We have reached 100 (seats), we will soon form a government, (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi will not complete five years. I don't believe in predicting the future, but I'm still saying it based on the political developments,» Siddaramaiah said. «Looking at the political developments taking place in the government (at the Centre) — see with the support of JD(U) and (N) Chandrababu Naidu (of TDP), he (Modi) is surviving (as PM). They may withdraw support any moment, what will happen then?», he said at a press conference at his home-office 'Krishna.'

Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria Tuesday, killing at least 12 people — including two children — and wounding thousands more. A U.S. official said Israel briefed the U.S. on the operation — in which small amounts of explosive hidden in the pagers were detonated — on Tuesday after it was concluded. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the information publicly. The Iran-backed militant group blamed Israel for the deadly explosions, which targeted an extraordinary breadth of people and showed signs of being a long-planned operation. Details on how the attack was executed are largely uncertain and investigators have not immediately said how the pagers were detonated. The Israeli military has declined to comment.

Pernod Ricard, which owns popular brands such as Absolute, Chivas Regal, and Glenlivet, said its India MD Jean Touboul on Wednesday. The India market, which reported a 6.1 per cent growth in net sales in FY24, has become a «growth engine» for Pernod Ricard, he said. The French company also owns the IMFL portfolio of Royal Stag, Blenders Pride and Imperial Blue. Besides, India has become the second largest market for Scotch whiskey Glenlivet and Irish whiskey Jameson as the Indian whiskey market is witnessing premiumisation, Touboul told PTI in an interaction. The company is also increasing exports from India by taking its Seagram's portfolio of Royal Stag, Blenders Pride and Imperial Blue to around 70 markets from the present 40 countries, targeting the Indian diaspora.

A Taiwanese company says that a firm based in Hungary was responsible for manufacturing the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria in an apparent Israeli operation targeting Hezbollah’s communications network

Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the development of a partially-reusable Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) with three times the payload capability of ISRO's workhorse Launch Vehicle Mark III. It allocated Rs 8,240 crore for the development of NGLV, three developmental flights, essential facility, programme management and launch campaign. It will be a significant step towards India's aim of establishing and operating the Bharatiya Antariksh Station and developing capability for Indian crewed landing on the moon by 2040, an official statement said. NGLV will have three times the payload capability at 1.5 times the cost compared to LVM3, it said, adding that the partially-reusable launch vehicle will provide low-cost access to space.

Google has won a court challenge against a 1.49 billion euro European Union antitrust fine imposed five years ago that targeted its online advertising business

Inflation in the U.K. held steady at an annual rate of 2.2% in August with higher air fares offset by lower fuel costs and restaurant and hotel bills

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week, further highlighting the regional spread of the Israel-Hamas war

In what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack, pagers used by hundreds of members of Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria Tuesday — killing at least nine people, including a young girl, and wounding thousands more

As the Federal Reserve gears up for potential shifts in monetary policy, Bitcoin enthusiasts and market analysts are closely monitoring its impact on the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin’s price, which has experienced subdued activity over the past six months, may see a major upswing, with some analysts forecasting significant moves in Q4 2023 and beyond.

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Inflation slowed to two per cent in August, hitting the Bank of Canada’s target and adding to the case for more aggressive interest rate cuts.

For all the hype that goes into them, Federal Reserve meetings are usually pretty predictable affairs. Policymakers telegraph their intentions ahead of time, markets react, and everyone has at least a general idea of what's going to happen.

Fed rate cut is directly targeted at battling the inflation levels in the United States, and also halt the recession in its tracks, but there is still some more insight needed as to how much the move will affect the markets beyond the US. There are chances that the global markets will resonate the impact of the Fed rate cut, and countries like China, which exports heavily to the United States, could be among the ones most affected by the call.

Logan Paul and KSI, the three popular youtubers have come together to start their business Lunchly. The release of Lunchly was done by an announcement of the three of them which will mainly have the school going kids as the target audience and Lunchly will have a school lunch which will be pre packed, reported the Mashable. Three of them, Logan Paul, MrBeast and KSI came together on a live stream to confirm that ‘Lunchly’ is here to rule and it will be available in the US markets and stores from the later part of this week and KSI also clarified that it will hit the markets of UK sometime later this year. According to Mashable, Lunchly will come with store locator on the site for the convenience of its customers. Also Read :This is the one thing that far-right activist Laura Loomer wants from Donald Trump

inflation cooled sharply to two per cent in August, according to Statistics Canada, marking a major milestone in the Bank of Canada’s efforts to tame price pressures.That’s half a percentage point lower than the 2.5 per cent annual rate recorded in July and continues a general cooling trend through 2024.The last time inflation was at or below two per cent was in early 2021.Statistics Canada pointed to cheaper prices on gasoline as driving down the headline inflation figure in August. Without the drop in gas prices, annual inflation would’ve been 2.2 per cent in August, StatCan said.Grocery prices rose 2.4 per cent annually in August, up from 2.1 per cent in July, mostly because of comparisons to sizeable price movements the same time last year.On a monthly basis, grocery prices were down 0.2 per cent from July to August, StatCan noted, thanks largely to seasonal drops in fresh vegetable costs.Another part of the basket seeing monthly prices drops last month was clothing and footwear, down 0.6 per cent.StatCan noted how rare this is — it’s the first time prices have fallen here in August since 1971 — given the month marks back-to-school shopping season.

Shares of Intel are surging before the opening bell after the chipmaker said its foundry business would make some custom artificial intelligence chips for Amazon Web Services as it attempts to reinvigorate its business

Americans spent a bit more at retailers last month, providing a small boost to the economy just as the Federal Reserve considers how much to cut its key interest rate

EY-Parthenon chief economist Gregory Daco outlines why the Fed will gradually cut interest rates and not get too aggressive on «Making Money.»

TikTok faced off with the U.S. government in federal court on Monday, arguing a law that could ban the platform in a few short months was unconstitutional