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World Designing Forum, one of the world's largest global fashion community, has announced the setting up of India's first Handloom Cluster and Apparel Designing Park in Agra. This initiative is poised to redefine the landscape of fashion by showcasing designer garments made from handlooms across India, particularly targeting the influx of foreign tourists visiting Agra each year, the Forum said in a statement. The park, located at the famous «I Love Agra Selfie Point,» is a collaborative effort between RVA and the World Designing Forum. The park is set up with natural threads and handlooms. Recently, the Agra Development Authority announced organisation of weekly programs at this point, leading to the construction of a temporary apparel park, with RVA winning the contract. Meanwhile, the World Designing Forum said that a World Couture League has been formed to promote handloom on an international scale. It will organize annual competitions in handloom designing among 20 Indian states. The league includes notable figures in the country such as industrialist Puran Dawar, Dr. Ranjana Bansal, and Shekhar Dikshit. Member of the National Core Committee, Shekhar Dikshit, disclosed plans for similar handloom parks in Jaipur, Goa, and Kanyakumari, following the success of the initiative in Agra.

As the Middle-East braces for potential Iranian strike, commandos from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard today rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel. U.S. President Joe Biden had said on Friday he expected Iran to attack Israel «sooner, rather than later» and warned Tehran not to proceed. Israel did not claim responsibility for the airstrike on April 1. But Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Israel «must be punished and shall be» for an operation he said was equivalent to an attack on Iranian soil.

Rajnath Singh on Saturday claimed that corruption increases every time the Congress comes to power and likened the party to the reality show 'Bigg Boss', known for squabbles among participants. Addressing rallies in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada and Kanker districts, he said the Congress would be finished in the state after the Lok Sabha polls and extinct like dinosaurs in the next few years in the country. He also pitched for the 'one nation, one election' idea citing it would save time and resources. «Corruption increases whenever the Congress comes to power. Since Independence, the party has faced charges of corruption whenever it was in power,» said Singh during a rally at Geedam in Dantewada district. Even after being elected to power in Chhattisgarh in 2018, he said, «it committed scams including the one concerning cow dung».

Manipur has many manifestation, the organisation now ask traders and businessman to sponsor nothing less than arms. During the violence several organization or fringe elements propped up, these organization self style themselves as civil society group. They espouse the cause of fighting for their respective communities and operate like armed cadres of a militia. A Thoubal based businessman, who do not want to be named told ET, " A got a call from a popular organization in the valley asking me to get AK 47 for it. I told I have no knowledge of arms and how much does it cost. They told me it will cost in the range of Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 Lakh. They keep on following up with phone calls. "

ship seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards off the UAE coast on Saturday, 17 are Indian, PTI reported citing sources. «We are aware that a cargo ship 'MSC Aries' has been taken control by Iran. We have learnt that there are 17 Indian nationals onboard,» said a source. «We are in touch with the Iranian authorities through diplomatic channels, both in Tehran and in Delhi, to ensure security, welfare and early release of Indian nationals,» it said.

“If we analyse the healthcare space, it is looking very promising. Metropolis, Lal PathLabs, are looking very positive. The kind of breakout which we are observing on the daily as well as on the weekly time frame is bullish. So, I think these two stocks can do well. One can look to buy these stocks as overall structure for near-term to short-term is looking promising,” says Rajesh Palviya of Axis Securities. Edited excerpts:

Shah on Saturday accused the DMK of 'hurting' the sentiments of the people by insulting 'Sanatan Dharma' and called upon the people to reject the Dravidian party in the April 19 Lok Sabha election. He said the DMK passed unsavoury remarks on the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. «The DMK party has hurt the sentiments of people by making insulting remarks on Sanatan Dharma. But on the other hand, the BJP government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi respected everyone and believed in unity,» Shah said at the roadshow in Kanyakumari Lok Sabha constituency in support of the party candidate Pon Radhakrishnan.

Buy or sell stocks: After showing a range-bound action on Wednesday, the Indian stock market slipped into a sharp weakness zone and ended lower on Friday. The Nifty 50 index nosedived 234 points and closed at a 22,519 level, the BSE Sensex crashed 793 points and finished at the 74,244 mark, and the Bank Nifty index corrected 422 points and ended at 48,564 level. In the broad market, the small-cap index dipped 0.60 percent whereas the mid-cap index went down 0.49 percent.

Videos of Pakistan Army allegedly 'torturing' policemen spark outrage The same attackers later fired at a car belonging to a provincial parliamentarian. While the lawmaker was not in the vehicle, two passengers were killed and two others injured when the car careened into a ditch, AFP reported. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described Friday night's attack as an "incident of terrorism" in a statement and said "facilitators will be punished".

₹45,000 crore. It is set to raise over ₹20,000 crore this month, via the combination of a massive follow-on public offer (FPO), and a rights issue. Starting 18 April, the FPO targets a fund infusion of ₹18,000 crore, by selling shares in a band of ₹10-11, which is at a discount to the prevailing price.

Kerala to channel their compassion and rally together to raise an astounding ₹34 crore to save a man from the state from the gallows in Saudi Arabia. In a display of solidarity, people in Kerala have come together to save Abdul Rahim, who hails from Kozhikode, whose only chance to live is to pay the blood money of 15 million Saudi Riyals which comes to around ₹34 crore, before April 18, 2024. Until five days ago, the action committee, formed to work for the release of Rahim, could raise only a meagre amount but as the deadline neared, the campaign was intensified and help poured in from Kerala people from across the world, the action committee formed to help Rahim, said on Friday.

Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in the South China Sea and the region, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday, while seeking to assure China it was not a target. «I think the trilateral agreement is extremely important,» Marcos told a press conference in Washington a day after meeting President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the nations' first trilateral summit. «It is going to change the dynamic, the dynamic that we see in the region, in ASEAN in Asia, around the South China Sea,» Marcos said, referring to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Salesforce is in advanced talks to acquire data-management software provider Informatica, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The price of the deal being discussed is below Informatica's current stock price of $38.48, which is a potential complication factor, the Journal said.

Regional tensions have intensified following Iran's warning of retaliation against Israel over an attack on its embassy in Damascus that resulted in the deaths of two Iranian generals. This development has heightened concerns about a potential escalation in the already volatile region, with countries like India, France, and Russia advising against travel to the area. Threat of Direct Iranian Attack on Israel Iran perceives the strike on its embassy as an attack on its territory, raising the possibility of a direct Iranian assault on Israel. This threat comes amid ongoing tensions over the war in Gaza, which has entered its seventh month.

market such as bonds and the dollar. Oil rose. Equities saw their worst day since January after a news report that Israel was bracing for an attack by Iran on government targets.

Modi on Friday addressed an election rally in Udhampur constituency of J&K during which he promised that assembly elections will happen in the union territory soon and statehood will be restored as well. The PM also targeted the Congress, challenging them to announce the restoration of Article 370, which he said was a wall between the J&K and rest of the country which he demolished and buried its debris. Modi said that the upcoming Lok Sabha election is the first election when terrorism, separatism, stone pelting, hartal and firing from across the border are not the election issues. «J&K is touching new heights of development and increase in trust...what has happened till now is just a trailer. I have to strive for a new and fabulous J&K...Assembly elections will happen in J&K and it will get back statehood. You could share your dreams with your legislators and your ministers,» said Modi. The PM said that only one slogan is resonating in J&K, «Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar.» He urged people to vote for BJP candidate Dr Jitendra Singh from Udhampur constituency and Jugal Kishore from Jammu constituency.

an attack in Damascus, Syria. Tehran had accused Israel of launching airstrike on a consulate building. It had reportedly killed 13 people, including a senior member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds Force.

is a banned terrorist outfit. Prabhpreet Singh is accused of recruiting and funding a terrorist module in Germany. Punjab Police's State Special Operation Cell arrested the banned Khalistan separatist organisation's operative.

Last December, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem suggested we’d ride an economic rollercoaster on the way back to two per cent inflation. “We can’t rule out bumps along the way,” he warned.