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Noah Lyles won the Olympics gold medal for the men's 100m sprint and Team USA added yet another gold medal to their rising tally. However, there have been stern discussions around the close finish of the particular finals, that has seen Jamaica's Kishane Thompson finish almost on the same lines with the gold medalist from USA.

Paris Olympics' running tracks since the races began. Viewers observed that the running tracks were purple in color, which is a first in the entire Olympics history. Typically, tracks are red in color, and this tradition is popularly followed in major competitions and sporting events across the globe. However, in 2016, the Rio de Janeiro Olympics featured a blue running track, which was also a first in Olympic history.

Max has released a special sneak peek of 'Creature Commandos' to celebrate the season finale of 'House of the Dragon.' The animated series marks the beginning of a new era in the DC Universe.

Bangladesh Air Force's flight 'AJAX1431', possibly carrying former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has become the most-tracked flight on Flightradar24. Departing from Dhaka, the flight attracted significant attention, with over 22,000 users closely monitoring its journey. Real-time data from the flight tracking portal showed 'AJAX1431' gaining immense interest. Media reports speculated that Hasina might flee to India or the UK. At the time of publishing, the flight was moving across Bihar.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund has announced the launch of Aditya Birla SL Nifty India Defence Index Fund, an open-ended index fund that replicates the Nifty India Defence Total Return Index. The new fund offer or NFO of the scheme will open for subscription on August 9 and will close on August 23. The investment objective of the scheme is to provide returns that, before expenses, match the total returns of the securities represented by the Nifty India Defence Total Return Index, subject to tracking errors.

iPhone was stolen in the bustling Chandni Chowk market in Delhi, he smirked and told his friends to remain calm. The police were able to track the device within 30 minutes as it had an embedded SIM (eSIM) which cannot be physically removed from the phone unlike a normal SIM Card. An eSIM can be tracked even when a phone is switched off. In another instance, an oil refinery in Assam was able to fix leakages and prevent accidents within a few seconds as several Internet of Things (IoT) devices with eSIMs sent live alerts to a centralised provisioning system. Virtual SIMs or eSIMs offer several advantages to retail and enterprise phone users. However, the pace of adoption in India has been sluggish so far, mainly due to a Chinese government policy, executives and experts said.

Carolina Marin withdrew in tears from her badminton semi-final on Sunday after her right knee buckled in distressing scenes. Marin, who won women's singles gold at the Rio 2016 Games, was on track to reach the final but collapsed midway through the second game against China's He Bingjiao. Coaches and He rushed to her side as she lay on the ground for several minutes, clutching her leg.

Brown Sauce, the two rappers flexing their lyrical muscles over choppy, twitchy percussion and the occasional burbling synth. Within two days, they’d written five tracks. They realised they had an album on their hands.

NASA has sounded the cosmic alarm as asteroid 2024 OC, an astronomical giant nearly double the size of Qutub Minar, zooms toward Earth today. NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has been crunching numbers and tracking the behemoth rock, measuring a staggering 410 feet. This asteroid, dubbed 2024 OC, is set to make a dramatic close approach to our planet, skimming by at a distance of approximately 4,610,000 kilometers on August 4. While this might sound like the setup for a sci-fi thriller, fear not! Despite its grand size and proximity, NASA assures us that this celestial visitor poses no immediate threat to Earth.

countries are winning most of the Olympic medals every two years, that's because it's largely true. Even though more than 150 countries and territories have claimed a medal since the modern Games began in 1896, the list of winners is top-heavy. Entering the Paris Summer Games, the United States has the most, by far, with 2,975 medals, according to the International Olympic Committee's research wing. A group of usual suspects follow: the former Soviet Union (1,204), Germany (1,058), Great Britain (955), France (898). Nearly 70 countries and territories, though — roughly a third of the parade of nations — cannot boast an Olympic medalist in any discipline, summer or winter. Some, like South Sudan, which sent its first team to the Olympics in 2016, have only just begun trying. Others, like Monaco, have been at it for more than a century.

track on which Olympic athletics champions are crowned in Paris is a vibrant purple — and athletes so far seem pretty pleased with it. «The entire thing just kind of radiates light,» said Thea LaFond, who will chase the first ever Olympic medal for Dominica when she competes in the triple jump final later on Saturday. «It's probably really girly to be like, ah I think it's so cute, but I do — a purple track, how, like, fabulous!»

Indian submarine INS Shalki is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka in reflection of growing maritime security cooperation between the two countries. The Shishumar class diesel-electric submarine arrived in Colombo on August 2, the Indian Navy said on Saturday. India sends submarines to a handful of countries with whom it has close defence and strategic ties. The Indian submarine's visit to Colombo comes against the backdrop of China's persistent attempts to enhance its strategic and military influence over the island nation.

Adani Cement-owned Ambuja Cements will be investing Rs 1,600 crore in the Nawada district of Bihar to set up a six-million-tonne cement grinding unit. This is not only the first investment by the Adani group in Bihar, but also the largest investment for the state from the cement industry. The project will be set up in three phases in the states, with the first phase entailing an investment of Rs 1,100 crore, a capacity of 2.4 million tonne, and completion targeted by December 2025. “This investment aligns with the State Government's development programs and our growth plans,” Pranav Adani, director of Adani Enterprises was quoted in a release. “State Government’s support in fast tracking and provisioning of all permits has made this landmark investment possible in short time,” he said.

Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund has filed a draft document with Sebi for a defence fund, Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence ETF. In the last one year, Nifty India Defence — TRI has offered an absolute return of 157%, making it attractive among mutual funds. Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence ETF will be an open-ended fund replicating/tracking the Nifty India Defence Total Return Index.

seemingly unstoppable bull run, after months of hitting new all-time highs. Now they are in free fall. America’s Nasdaq 100 index, dominated by the tech giants that were at the heart of the boom, has fallen by more than 10% since a peak in mid-July.

track and field events scheduled for August 3, at the Paris Olympics kick off within a matter of hours now and fans cannot hold their excitement as the past day of action in track and field has been nothing short of exciting, seeing phenomenal runs, selections, shocks and heartbreaks.

Cetera Financial Group continues its expansion into the credit union space as it forges ties with a new partner institution in California.

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Nasdaq Composite index fell 2.2% on Friday, putting it on track to confirm it is in a correction following concerns about pricey Big Tech valuations and a cooling economy. Hit by softer-than-expected job reports and disappointing forecasts from Amazon and Intel, the Nadsaq's latest decline leaves it down 10.2% from its record high close of 18,647.45 points on July 10.

North American interest rates aren’t just falling; they’re skydiving. With the U.S. Federal Reserve hinting at a possible September rate cut, inflation improving and economic data limping in weaker, it’s clear to markets that elevated rates have overstayed their welcome.

Supreme Court said on Friday while wondering why public interest litigations (PILs) are filed when infrastructure projects like highways are launched. The apex court's observation came while dealing with a petition over construction work for doubling of the railway tracks on the Vasco Da Gama-Kulem section of Tinaighat-Vasco Da Gama route in Goa. «We are only wondering why this happens only in this country that when you start constructing a road in Himachal (Pradesh), the PILs come. When you start constructing a highway, national highways, the PILs come,» a bench of Justices Surya Kant and R Mahadevan observed. «You tell us a single internationally famed tourist resort where the railway facility is not there,» the bench told the petitioner's counsel, adding, «Go to the Alps mountains and they take you through the snow in train.»