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Donald Trump made a pitch for votes from autoworkers in key swing states during his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination

growth imperatives. Geopolitical conflict has frequently disrupted trade, and geo-economic fragmentation has added to the uncertainty. The April 2024 edition of the IMF Fiscal Monitor noted that governments worldwide were grappling with high debt and deficits. In this context, the Indian economy's average growth rate of around 8% in the last three fiscal years is a creditable achievement. The economy has firmly put behind the scars of the pandemic. India is one of the only two major economies whose GDP at constant (2011-12) prices is 20% above the pre-pandemic level. While this is truly creditworthy, now is the time to consolidate and further build on the gains achieved while implementing policies safeguarding the growth process. This is the overarching message of Chapter 1 of the Economic Survey 2023-24.

humanoid robot, known as Optimus, would be operational in Tesla factories by year's end and available for purchase by late 2025.The development of humanoid robots has been ongoing for several years, with notable advancements from Japan's Honda and Hyundai's Boston Dynamics. These companies are aiming to address potential labor shortages and manage tasks that are either hazardous or monotonous, such as in logistics, warehousing, and manufacturing.Despite Musk's ambitious promises, there is a track record of unmet expectations, including his 2019 declaration that Tesla would launch a network of autonomous "robotaxi" vehicles by 2020.

software update caused havoc worldwide and led to the grounding by almost all airlines of a number of flights, but the impact is receding. Total cancellations within, into or out of the US early Monday totalled 758, according to the latest data from FlightAware, which is greater than a typical with no holiday. The vast majority of cancellations were Delta Air Lines flights.

The Canada Revenue Agency issued a cautionary press release earlier this year about the importance of sticking within your tax-free savings account contribution limit. Titled Watch your limit – stay within it!, the CRA reminded Canadians that it’s possible to overcontribute to a TFSA in a number of ways.

Having secured the backing of leading Democratic donors and many party officials, Harris, currently vice president, is now on track to be officially nominated as the Democrats' nominee for the November election. Her nomination came shortly after Biden announced his withdrawal from the re-election race, and in the process, throwing his weight behind Harris. «Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Harris to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it is time to come together and beat [Donald] Trump,» Biden wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.  Richard d...

NASA News: The Curiosity rover made its most unusual discovery on Mars: rocks made of pure sulfur. The rover drove over a rock and cracked it open, revealing yellowish-green crystals which had never been seen before on Mars.Ashwin Vasavada, the Curiosity project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), called it the Mars mission's strangest and most unexpected find. He attributed it to luck since not every rock contains something interesting.On May 30, Vasavada and his team observed Curiosity’s mosaic and noticed a crushed rock in the rover’s wheel tracks.

goods train derailed in Alwar Yard in Rajasthan in the early hours of Sunday, Railway officials said. According to CPRO, North Western Railway, «It happened on side line of the yard hence traffic movement on Delhi-Alwar route remained unaffected.» The incident happened at 2:30 am, the officials said. «The Alwar-Mathura route was affected but since there was no passenger or freight train during that time it didn't effect train operations,» he added.

Best smartwatches: Top 10 picks to stay on top of latest techThe Amazfit Falcon 49mm Smartwatch for Men, available during the Amazon Prime Day sale, is a premium multisport GPS smartwatch featuring over 150 sports modes and strength training capabilities. With its titanium build and supersonic black strap, it combines durability with style.

Lewis Hamilton decided he needed to switch teams, Mercedes finally gives him a competitive car. Mercedes has elbowed its way into the most tightly contested Formula 1 season since Max Verstappen wrested the mantle of serial winner from Hamilton in 2021. Seven-time world champion Hamilton and Mercedes teammate George Russell have won back-to-back races; Russell was first in Austria and Hamilton surprisingly took the victory at Silverstone, and the team arrived this week at the Hungarian Grand Prix with renewed hope after a long spell of self-doubt.

Mike Conley spent most of the 1980s ranked among the top triple jumpers in the world. So, heading into the US Olympic trials in ’88, there was very little thought given to the idea he wouldn’t finish in the top three and make the trip to Seoul. In a sport embedded inside an Olympic world where medals can be won and careers can be made by the most minuscule of fractions — of seconds or centimeters — what toppled Conley’s hopes had nothing to do with a measuring tape. It was a pair of baggy shorts, the likes of which he had never worn in a track meet before, that did him in. Conley recalls video replays that showed the breeze that was kicked up by the vented flaps on the sides of his shorts created a barely perceptible mark in the sand nearly a foot behind where he landed.

Jyothi Yarraji is not new to expectations, disappointments, and glory — the constant circle of an athlete’s life. Born on August 28, 1999, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, to parents with very limited means — father a security guard and mother a domestic help — she was never short on determination. Taking care of her family “on her own” was the biggest motivation. She had to deal with injuries and frustrations too, quite early in her career. She was denied 100m hurdles national record on two occasions.

Andhra Pradesh demands Rs 15,000 crore for its new capital Amaravati, can’t Chhattisgarh make a similar pitch? The Chhattisgarh government has appealed to the 16th Finance Commission for a special grant of Rs 4,131 crore to bolster its new capital, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar. When FC chairman Arvind Panagariya and his team visited Raipur earlier this month, the state presented a 10-point proposal encompassing infrastructure development such as new roads, cycle tracks, indoor stadium and a substantial IT building spanning 100,000 sq m. “If the Government of India gives a special financial grant for Amaravati in the forthcoming budget, we should also receive the same,” says Chhattisgarh Finance Minister OP Choudhary, while speaking to ET over the phone. “Nava Raipur, in fact, deserves more, as Chhattisgarh has already invested Rs 8,000 crore from the state coffer.” He adds that the state is exploring various financial instruments to raise funds, including a `1,000 crore Nava Raipur bond, and leveraging a 6,000 acre land bank to attract private sector investment. Nava Raipur Atal Nagar—previously known as Naya Raipur (“Nava” means new in the Chhattisgarhi dialect)—is set to expand from its initial expanse of 80 sq km to 237 sq km. The new city is located 20 km southeast of Raipur. Of late, state officials have been courting private investors across sectors such as IT (with plug-and-play facilities), pharmaceuticals, electronics, logistics and defence.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said in the seven decades of independence, India left behind its former colonial rulers who had «looted» the country for more than two centuries. Speaking at the second regional industry conclave here, he appealed industrialists to invest in Madhya Pradesh, assuring them of ample water and electricity supply. «We have regained our lost glory by leaving behind in 70 to 75 years those who looted us for 250 years....We are back on track. India is the fifth largest economy now,» he said, apparently referring to India replacing the United Kingdom in the pecking order of global economic powerhouses in the fifth spot after the US, China, Germany and Japan.

Amazon says it had its best Prime Day sales event ever this week

U.S. stocks are slipping, as businesses around the world scramble to contain the effects of a disruptive technology outage

Next week’s Summer Olympics in Paris will be the first in which equal numbers of female and male athletes participate. The milestone is owed in large part to an International Olympic Committee working group started in 2018 that established specific benchmarks for achieving gender parity.

Tata Technologies on Friday fell 2% to the day’s low of Rs 989 on BSE after the company recorded a 15% year-on-year (YoY) decline in its quarterly net profit at Rs 162.03 crore. The company’s net profit was weighed down by an increase in expenses incurred for the purchase of technology solutions. Sequentially, the net profit has increased by 3.04%.

Gold prices slipped on Friday, but were on track for a fourth straight weekly gain as expectations that the Federal Reserve was likely to cut U.S. interest rates in September lifted appeal for non-yielding bullion. FUNDAMENTALS

economic weakness overwhelmed the market’s optimism surrounding interest-rate cuts. Shares in Japan, South Korea and Australia dropped. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% Thursday, extending a drop from the prior session and placing the benchmark on track for its largest weekly decline since April.

IOC president, Pierre de Coubertin, once said women competing in the Games would be «impractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic and improper.» Over a century later, the 2024 Paris Olympic Games are targeting gender parity in the same city where women made their Olympic debut in 1900. The IOC set a goal of a 50-50 split among the more than 11,000 men and women, including backups, registered to compete from July 26 to Aug. 11. However, the latest numbers from the IOC suggest organizers might fall just short of that target. Slightly more medal events for men than women. There is still a slight edge toward men among the 329 medal events at the Paris Olympics. The IOC has said there are 157 men's events, 152 women's events and 20 mixed-gender events.