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YSRCP to hit capital street YSRCP is bringing the issue of post-poll violence in Andhra Pradesh to New Delhi. Former chief minister and YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will hold a protest with party MPs, MLAs and MLCs in the national capital. The party will organise an exhibition of photographs and videos of party workers who allegedly have been targeted by the ruling TDP over the last 45 days since the regime change. YSRCP has invited all political parties to lend support to this move. Samajwadi's wishlist After strong performance in the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party is now looking to extend its footprint beyond the state. To put pressure on Congress for an alliance in Maharashtra, all the 37 SP MPs held a public meeting in Bandra, Mumbai. SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav wants a few seats from Congress in Maharashtra and Haryana.

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court against the directives by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route must display the names of their owners. In her plea before the top court, Moitra has sought a stay on the orders passed by the two state governments saying such directives aggravate discord between communities. The plea is yet to be listed for hearing. The TMC leader said by forcing the disclosure of the names of proprietors and even those of their staff, on the stated ground of respecting pilgrims' dietary choices, «makes it clear that dietary choices is a pretext, or a proxy, for the compelled disclosure of personal — and, in this case, religious — identity», the plea said.

Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners' names escalated as the BJP's ally RLD on Sunday joined the chorus for its withdrawal and the opposition parties stated they will raise the issue in Parliament. The issue has also reached the Supreme Court which is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea filed by an NGO — Association of Protection of Civil Rights — against the UP government order. Extensive arrangements have been made across several states for the Kanwar Yatra that starts on Monday with the beginning of the Sawan month of the Hindu calendar during which lakhs of Shiva devotees carry the holy water from the Ganges in Haridwar to their homes while offering it at Shiva temples on their way. The opposition has alleged that the order on eateries is «communal and divisive» and intended to target Muslims and Scheduled Castes by forcing them to reveal their identity. But the BJP maintained that the step has been taken keeping in mind law and order issues and the religious sentiments of pilgrims.

Ukrainian shelling of Russia-held areas of the Donetsk region killed two people in the village of Horlivka, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said. Three people were wounded by Russian drone strikes in southern Ukraine's partly occupied Kherson region, local officials said Sunday morning. In the country's northeast, officials in the Kharkiv region said two people were wounded when a village was hit by Russian shells.

YSRCP) will bring the issue of post-poll violence in Andhra Pradesh to Delhi this week. The Opposition party, which was recently routed in Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh, has accused the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) of targeting YSRCP cadres and elected representatives – a charge that TDP has refuted. Former chief minister and YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy will be in the capital on Tuesday and has sought time with President Draupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah. On Wednesday, Reddy will hold a protest against the violence with his party MPs, MLAs and corporators. YSRCP has invited all political parties, including Congress and BJP, to come out in support. The party will also hold an exhibition of photographs and videos of people affected by violence at India International Centre (IIC). Speaking to ET, YSRCP’s Rajya Sabha MP V Vijaysai Reddy said, “There is a complete breakdown of law and order in the state. It is a fit case for imposition of President’s rule. There have been 1,050 assaults, 31 murders and 300 attempted murders including the brutal murder of YSRCP youth worker in the state over the last 45 days of TDP-Jana Sena government’s rule.” The protest follows a brutal incident where a YSRCP youth wing worker was brutally hacked to death in Vinukonda.

That cybersecurity and its failures can impact large parts of the world was evident on Friday, when Microsoft’s Azure outage—reported to be on account of CrowdStrike, Azure’s first line of cyber defence—left large numbers of computer users staring at blue screens that did not budge, preventing work. It brought airlines, media houses and banks (among others) to their knees in diverse markets, including India. So crucial is cybersecurity now in the tech world that Google’s parent Alphabet wants to acquire Wiz, a cybersecurity startup, as New York Times reported, even if that exposes it to antitrust scrutiny from regulators worldwide.

free trade agreement negotiations are set to be defined this week as UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy is expected in India on Tuesday, the first high-profile visit under the newly elected Labour government in Britain. The free trade agreement (FTA) talks began in January 2022, under the then Conservative government, with a target to significantly boost the GBP 38.1 billion a year bilateral trading partnership but hit a block in the fourteenth round of negotiations to make way for general elections in both countries. A report in 'The Daily Telegraph' on Sunday quotes a New Delhi source to claim the Indian side would seek clarity on whether the Labour government intends to pick things up from where they were left off or start afresh in some way. «India is keen to resume talks on a positive note, but the date needs clarity,» the source told the newspaper.

G Kishan Reddy said there is «no shortage» of coal for the power sector and the Centre will ensure adequate supply of the dry fuel to meet demand. The long-term demand will be met by increased productivity of Coal India and commercial mines, he said. «We are supplying coal to all thermal power plants. We have requested plants based on imported coal to switch their technology to utilise domestic fuel. There is no shortage of coal in the country,» Reddy, the minister for coal and mines, told PTI. Coal production usually faces hindrances during the monsoon season.

Vedanta Limited raised Rs 8,500 crore (over USD 1 billion) through Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP) of 19.31 crore equity shares at an issue price of Rs 440 per share, according to a stock exchange filing by the company. The issue, which closed on July 19, implied a discount of 4.61 per cent to the floor price of Rs 461.26 per equity share. In a stock exchange filing, Vedanta said it sold 19.31 crore shares to raise Rs 8,500 crore.

GERMANTOWN, Wis.—The Trump campaign’s effective takeover of the Republican National Committee has come with a new approach to on-the-ground canvassing efforts: doing more with less. The party says its get-out-the-vote effort, dubbed “Trump Force 47," is driven by a dedicated army of volunteers. It has been shrouded in secrecy since it launched earlier this year, raising questions in political circles about the ground-game strategy to support Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Interim budget, the government should continue on the path of fiscal consolidation. D-St could be pencilling in some added populist measures in this budget,” says Jaspreet Singh Arora, CIO, Equentis — Research & Ranking. In an interview with ETMarkets, Arora said: “The budget may look at adding some populist measures which address unemployment and rural stress. This is considering four state elections coming up in the next one year,” Edited excerpts:

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Indian Oil Corporation, the nation's largest oil firm, is targeting to become a USD 1 trillion company by 2047, combining growth in traditional oil refining and fuel marketing with clean energy avenues like green hydrogen and EV charging, its chairman said. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) posted a record net profit of Rs 39,619 crore (USD 4.7 billion) on a revenue of Rs 8.66 lakh crore (USD 104.6 billion) in the 2023-24 (April 2023 to March 2024) fiscal. The company will continue to invest in fossil fuels and new energy avenues to have a balanced portfolio that will help achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2046, company chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya said in its latest annual report. It will expand oil refining capacity, and invest in petrochemical units that will convert crude oil into value-added chemicals directly, while also increasing its focus on gas, biofuels and clean mobility.

inflation in its services sector last month, retail sales weakened and the budget deficit exceeded estimates — highlighting a host of challenges for UK policymakers. Money markets see about a 40% chance that the Bank of England will lower interest rates next month, as officials balance signs of a weakening labor market with stubborn price pressures. The European Central Bank, meanwhile, left interest rates unchanged after last month’s landmark cut. The ECB is weighing whether euro-zone inflation is cooling sufficiently to allow further monetary loosening.

BJP government in UP for eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route. Violators will have to pay a Rs 2,000 fine for the first offence and Rs 5,000 if they defy this order for the second time, Ujjain Mayor Mukesh Tatwal said on Saturday. This order is aimed at ensuring safety and transparency and not intended to target Muslim shop-keepers, the mayor said. Ujjain, the hometown of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, is known for its sacred Mahakal temple, attracting devotees from around the globe, especially during the Savaan month, which starts on Monday. Tatwal said the Mayor-in-Council of Ujjain had approved a proposal for shopkeepers to display their names on September 26, 2002, followed by the Corporation House, and subsequently sent it to the state government for objections and formalities. «All formalities have been already completed. The implementation was delayed as the nameplates were initially required to be of the same size and colour. Now, we have relaxed these terms. Displaying the names and mobile numbers of shopkeepers will suffice,» he told PTI over the phone.

Donald Trump mocked Democrats and compared former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to a «dog.» Trump attacked Democrats, saying they wanted to kick Biden off the ticket after he won their presidential nominating contest. «They have a couple of problems. No. 1, they have no idea who their candidate is,» Trump said to laughter and jeers. «This guy goes and he gets the votes and now they want to take it away.»

Indians are buying daily necessities and fast-moving consumer goods more frequently and in larger numbers than a few years ago, with researchers and senior executives attributing this to a growing trend of consumers seeking instant gratification, fuelled by burgeoning quick commerce. Realising the consumer behaviour, mainstream retailers like Reliance Retail and Spencer’s Retail are focusing on online orders and reducing their delivery time. Ecommerce firm Amazon is trying to turn around orders faster, while rival Flipkart has introduced its own quick commerce service.

This is what exactly the counter-sniper from the US Secret Service faced when he eliminated Thomas Crooks who tried to assassinate Donald Trump at Butler in Pennsylvania. The Secret Service counter-sniper killed him with a single shot which has been described as a ‘one in a million shot’ by Fox News.

Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day. The Israeli strikes appeared to be the first on Yemeni soil since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, and they threatened to open a new front in the region as Israel battles proxies of Iran. A number of «military targets» were hit in the western port city of Hodeidah, a Houthi stronghold, the Israeli army said, adding that its attack was «in response to the hundreds of attacks carried out against the state of Israel in recent months.»

Union Budget. This time, I want to talk about how to understand the Budget in a very simple way. A country’s Budget is nothing but the plan of how it will meet the expenses and arrange means to achieve them via income sources. A Budget is a financial statement that documents the government’s expected expenditure across all fields for the next year and matches it with the income or receipts expected from various sources.

Tamil Nadu, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Minister and DMK Youth Wing Secretary, chose to play down the reports. In his speech, Udhayanidhi clarified, «There is a resolution passed today to take charge to help our CM and party president. I know some of you have initiated this resolution just to make sure we do it in advance and get a good name,» he said humorously. Addressing the reports about his potential promotion, Udhayanidhi reiterated his previous statement, «There are many news reports on the Deputy CM elevation. I have said to the press before that all ministers in our Government are Deputy Chief Ministers.»