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Air Canada is offering passengers who have booked flights around the date of a possible pilot strike next month some increased flexibility in rebooking their travel.

New York Stock Exchange. S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite each finished 0.2 per cent higher after drifting between small gains and losses most of the day. The benchmark S&P 500 is now within 0.8 per cent of its record high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 9 points, or less than 0.1 per cent, which was good enough for its second all-time high in two days. The index is on an eight-day winning streak. S&P 500 rose 8.96 points to 5,625.80. The Dow rose 9.98 points to 41,250.50, and the Nasdaq gained 29.05 points to close at 17,754.82. The S&P 500 and Dow have been hovering around all-time highs since last week amid expectations among investors that the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates.

Labor Day 2024 in the USA is just days away and millions of Americans will be travelling. Airports, highways, beaches and theme parks are expected to be packed for the long holiday weekend. The Transportation Security Administration anticipates screening more than 17 million people between Thursday and next Wednesday — a record for the Labor Day period. AAA says bookings for domestic travel are running 9 per cent higher than last year for the holiday weekend, while international trips are down 4 per cent. American Airlines plans to have its largest Labor Day weekend operation ever and expects a 14 per cent increase in passengers compared to last year. If you are traveling to get a last blast of summer, here is a rundown of what you need to know.

Jared Isaacman is about to launch a revolutionary space expedition. He will be in charge of Polaris Dawn, which is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday morning. With plans to go farther from Earth than any previous private expedition, Isaacman and his crew hope to push the limits of space tourism. During the course of the five-day journey, Isaacman hopes to make history by being the first private citizen to try a spacewalk, as per the reports of the New York Post.

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Spain’s leader has met with the regional president of the Canary Islands to discuss irregular migration as the archipelago struggles to care for thousands of unaccompanied minors who made it there

Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association has lodged a formal complaint with the sport's world governing body and the organisers after their squad was denied visas by the Indian High Commission for the IBSF U-18 and U-21 World Championships, which began in Bengaluru on Saturday. A top official of the PBSA said that they couldn't secure visas for their three players, Ahsan Ramazan, Hasnain Akhtar and Hamza Illyas. «We had applied to the Indian High Commission on time after getting all NOCs from our government and Pakistan Sports Board. But they didn't issue visas due to which our squad could not travel to Bengaluru,» Alamgir Sheikh said. He said the three players had recently done very well for Pakistan and had very good chances of doing well in the world events but were deprived of an opportunity.

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Asian stocks are mixed after U.S. stocks rallied close to their records on the expectation the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates soon to help the economy

policy to allow strengthening of ageing national highways through 'white-topping' to increase their lifespan. The focus will be to rehabilitate flexible, or asphalt, pavement which constitutes the most important and largest component of the ageing national highway network. The ministry of road transport and highways has sought comments on a draft policy that lays down the technique, its benefits and the selection criteria for identification of national highways to be rehabilitated. India currently has a national highway network of about 146,000 kilometres. «As India is building more and more two-, four- and six-lane national highways and expressways, the quantum of aged assets is increasing which warrants rehabilitation to extend its life further,» a senior government official told ET.

Labor Day weekend is the last blast of summer vacation, and that means lots of Americans will be traveling

Pakistan Cricket Board has named 22-year-old Fatima Sana as their captain, replacing Nida Dar for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup in UAE from October 3-20. The 37-year-old Nida is going through a lean patch and the team under her suffered T20I and ODI series defeats in England before making a semi-final exit in the Women's Asia Cup last month. The selectors however have retained Nida in the squad that has at least 10 players who appeared in the last edition of the global showpiece.

An apparent cyberattack disrupted internet, phones, email and other systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for a third day on Monday

Visa applications in India in H1 2024 (January to June 2024) exceeded the H1 2019 volumes by 2% said VFS Global on Monday. The year on year increase during the same period was 11%. VFS Global manages visa applications for 51 countries from India. VFS said acceptance of personalised services such as Visa At Your Doorstep (VAYD) recorded a four-fold rise against 2019 with a year on year increase of 16%.

Indian gaming influencers seek the stars, but it’s a tricky upward trek India’s ₹2,344 crore influencer market is expected to reach ₹3,375 crore by 2026, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 18%, according to the ‘State of Influencer Marketing in India’ report by consulting firm EY. The career is unpredictable, with longevity being a significant worry like most other entertainment and sports-related careers. “Volatility in their inflows makes them concerned about their shelf life, and while they are making money, they want to save meaningfully," said Jethwani.

Mint recently reported on AI’s role in enabling hyper-personalized campaigns, as seen in Cadbury's Diwali ad, which featured Shah Rukh Khan promoting local businesses. With machine learning, agencies can now create thousands of custom ads quickly, improving efficiency at every stage of a campaign.

Swapnil Kusale is on cloud nine. The ace shooter created history at the Paris Olympics in 2024. He bagged a bronze medal in the Men’s 50m rifle 3 Positions event in Paris with a final score of 451.4. He secured India's third shooting medal in Paris, following the victories of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh. While Kusale is not superstitious, he does keep a special key chain to ward off the evil eye. His mates Akhil Sheoran and Shriyanka Sadangi gifted him the chain before he left for Paris. For Kusale, the chain proved to be a lucky charm. He became the first Indian male to win bronze in the men’s category.

Although the wait time for US visitor visa appointments in India has decreased from a peak of 999 days at the end of 2021, it still exceeds a year. The US Department of State website Friday showed wait times for B1/B2 visa interview at 459 days in Chennai; 450 in Mumbai; 407 in Hyderabad; 381 in Kolkata and 379 in Delhi.

Several countries, including the US, offer «investor visa» programme that provide a pathway to residency in exchange for significant financial investments. The US investor visa programme, known as the EB-5, allows individuals to obtain a green card, granting them the right to live indefinitely in the US.

InterGlobe Enterprises, the biggest shareholder of IndiGo airline, has opened its boutique lifestyle hotel Miiro in Paris and Barcelona and is looking to add more properties in Europe over the next couple of years, a top official said. Neena Gupta, CEO of Miiro, said Le Grand Hotel Carye in Paris opened in July and Borneta in Barcelona this month. The entry-level luxury lifestyle hotel brand will continue back-to-back launches into 2025 with London and Vienna. Templeton Garden in London, located in the leafy area of Earl's Court, will offer 156 rooms, complemented by a cafe-deli, a neighbourhood restaurant, a vibrant bar, and an outdoor F&B experience in an expansive garden oasis in the Spring of 2025, she said.