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Georgia high school and killed four people on Wednesday, authorities said, sending students scrambling for shelter in their classrooms — and eventually to the football stadium — as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if their children were safe. The dead were identified as two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Winder, about an hour's drive from Atlanta. At least nine other people — eight students and one teacher — were taken to hospitals with injuries. The words «hard lockdown» appeared on a screen in junior Layla Ferrell's health class and lights began flashing. She and her frightened classmates piled desks and chairs in front of the door to create a barricade, she recalled.

₹71,112 crore for 2024-25. Out of this, poll-bound Maharashtra gets the highest amount of ₹19,023 crore. States ruled by all-important NDA allies Andhra Pradesh and Bihar get an allocation of ₹7,266 crore and ₹10,720 crore respectively.

Mint breaks down which option would be the best fit for your needs and how this choice can shape your investments. But first, what’s a portfolio investment scheme? It’s an arrangement introduced by the Reserve Bank of India to enable NRIs to invest in the stocks of Indian companies, and allows for both repatriation and non-repatriation of profits. But there are differences in PIS and non-PIS accounts that you need to consider before deciding on one.

The Arc reported last week. To be sure, most quick commerce platforms already offer a limited number of items such as earphones, toasters and induction cooktops. The companies are expected to expand stocks and add new categories for the festive season.

Apart from its soccer club, there’s one thing that’s associated with the image of Marseille

6G rollout which will spur the growth that is required to achieve the developed nation status, Telecom Secretary Neeraj Mittal said on Wednesday. Mittal said that the government has replaced 150 years old Telegraph Act with a new Telecommunications Act which is expected to stand the test of time for the next 20-30 years. "5G technology has been already rolled out. We are now planning for 6G. All of them will spur the growth in achieving the developed nation status that we are yearning for," he said while speaking at a public relations industry event Prana. Mittal said that the race of technology is not going to stop. He said policymakers need to visit global manufacturing hubs in countries like Vietnam and China and get their acts together to replicate the success stories in India.

The Bank of Canada cut its interest rate for the third consecutive time on Wednesday.

Members of the Nordstrom family are teaming up with a Mexican retail group and are offering to take the department store retailer private at $23 per share cash, months after first expressing interest in a buyout

One lucky trader has turned $857 into $2 million after purchasing 23 million $FWOG meme coins, according to a tweet by wallet tracking X account Kakashi (@KKashi_YT).

Stocks lost more ground on Wall Street Wednesday, led by declines in the technology and energy sectors

Swiggy has reported a 36% year-on-year (YoY) increase in its operating revenue to Rs 11,247 crore for FY24, driven by strong growth in its quick commerce vertical Instamart and out-of-home consumption business, according to the company’s annual report. The Bengaluru-based company significantly reduced its net loss for the year to Rs 2,350 crore, 44% lower than a year ago. By comparison, Swiggy’s key rival,Zomato, reported a net profit of Rs 351 crore in FY24. The fall in Swiggy’s losses was primarily on account of a controlled YoY increase of 8% in its total expenses. Swiggy cut down on staff costs, advertising and sales promotion spends.

Andor Season 2 will be released in 2025. The second season will continue the journey of Cassian Andor, leading up to the events of Rogue One.

Sun TV Network's revenue for the fiscal year 2023-24 experienced a significant boost, largely driven by its Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and its SA20 franchise, Sunrisers Eastern Cape. The company's revenue from cricket franchises surged by 138% to Rs 659 crore in FY24, up from Rs 276 crore in the previous year. The company's consolidated revenue from operations surged 15% to Rs 4,787 crore, while net profit jumped 13% to Rs 1,925 crore. This increase was fuelled by a rise in revenue from the central revenue pool, which was supported by the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) record Rs 48,390 crore media rights deal with Disney Star and Viacom18 in 2022.

By a landslide, “The Apprentice” is the most controversial movie of the fall

Carmaker Volvo has backed away from its pledge to stop selling cars with internal combustion motors by 2030, saying slow rollout of places to charge up and withdrawal of purchase incentives will leave room for a few cars that still need fossil fuels

Roger Federer has questioned why Jannik Sinner was not provisionally suspended after the Italian world No. 1 failed two drugs tests earlier in the year. There were claims that Sinner was receiving preferential treatment. More recently, Sinner admitted that he got a frosty reception in the locker room at the US Open. Federer weighed in on the debate when speaking to NBC, saying: “I understand the frustration of, ‘Has he been treated the same as others?’ And I think this is where it comes down to”. “I think we all trust pretty much that Jannik didn’t do anything, but the inconsistency potentially that he didn’t have to sit out while they weren’t 100 per cent sure what was going on, I think that’s the question that needs to be answered.

Google, are being made available across all compatible Android devices, not just Google's Pixel lineup. While the rollout of these features has already commenced, it may take up to two weeks for all users to receive them.One of the key upgrades is for TalkBack, Android's built-in screen reader designed to assist users with visual impairments.

Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later this week — with empty seats

Billionaire investor Ken Griffin's suite of hedge funds at Citadel eked out small gains in what proved a volatile month in August as markets grappled with an emerging growth scare.

Adani Enterprises’ first-ever non-convertible debentures (NCDs) issuance has received bids of Rs 716 crore on the opening day, higher than the base issue size of Rs 400 crore. The overall issue, open for subscription for a fortnight, was oversubscribed 1.8 times. The NCDs, rated CARE A+ (Positive) by CARE Ratings Ltd., offer an effective yield of up to 9.9% annually across eight series, with tenors ranging from two to five years. The issue, launched Wednesday and is scheduled to close on September 17, includes a green shoe option to raise an additional Rs 400 crore, potentially taking the total fund mobilization to Rs 800 crore.

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