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Botic van de Zandschulp gave himself to the end of the year to turn things around after foot injuries left him contemplating retirement but after beating Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open it is safe to say he will not hang up his racket anytime soon. The world No. 74 outclassed third seed Alcaraz 6-1 7-5 6-4 under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday to move past the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time since mid-2022. It was the biggest win of the 28-year old’s career and came against an opponent who had won back-to-back Grand Slams and was on a 15-match winning streak at the majors.

The Indian culinary scene still suffers from that same colonial hangover when it comes to codification, with the curricula in desi catering and cooking colleges continuing to teach primarily European precepts, mainly French. Considering India regained independence 77 years ago, and our cuisines have become popular worldwide especially in the past 30 years, it is mystifying why the basic principles of our many cooking styles are not better known or widely taught yet. The first reason that comes to mind is inertia. A famous Indian chef recently commented how Indians tend to just replicate a successful idea millions of times to make 'easy' money instead of innovating. Although the redoubtable Thangam E Philip of Dadar Catering College wrote her magnum opus Modern Cookery for Teaching and the Trade in 1965 and was awarded a Padma Shri in 1976 for services to the hospitality industry, not much has happened since then.

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Sweet Magnolias are eagerly awaiting the return of the beloved Netflix series, and while the official release date remains under wraps, excitement has surged with the recent unveiling of episode titles for the upcoming fourth season. Filming for the new season wrapped up over the summer, and viewers are now speculating on the storylines that will unfold in the episodes set to air soon, as mentioned in a report by What’s on Netflix.

Global News had heard from dozens of women across Canada about the struggle to access care for endometriosis, several of whom are now seeking or have sought help outside of Canada. This is Part 1 of a three-part series on why women are choosing to leave their own country for medical help. Part 2 will be posted on Tuesday, Sept. 3 and Part 3 will be posted on Friday, Sept. 6.

An inflation measure closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, extending a trend of cooling price increases that clears the way for the Fed to start cutting its key interest rate next month for the first time in 4 1/2 years

Modi Friday laid the foundation stone for the Vadhavan Port project in Maharashtra's Palghar district, near Dahanu town. The port is set to become one of India’s largest deep-water ports, with a total project cost of Rs 76,220 crore. Vadhavan Port, a joint venture between Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority and Maharashtra Maritime Board, will enhance India’s maritime infrastructure. It will feature 9 container terminals, 4 multipurpose berths, 4 liquid cargo berths, a Ro-Ro berth, and a Coast Guard berth, with a depth of 20 meters, handling vessels up to 24,000 TEUs. Modi described the day as historic for both Maharashtra and India’s development. He stated, “The Vadhavan Port will be the country’s largest container port and will be counted among the world’s deep-water ports. It will become an epicenter of trade and industrial development for Maharashtra and India.”

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Strong growth for stocks on Wall Street this year have helped juice gains for savers with retirement accounts

Dogecoin ($DOGE) yesterday slipped below $0.10, making for a 6-month low, however its descent has slowed after news broke earlier that a Federal court dismissed charges that Tesla/X CEO Elon Musk used X to manipulate the token’s price.

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Japan's Defense Ministry Friday sought a record 8.5 trillion yen ($59 billion) budget for the next year to fortify its deterrence on southwestern islands against China's increasing threat, while focusing on unmanned weapons and AI to make up for the declining number of servicemembers as a result of the country's shrinking population. The ministry's request for 2025 marks the third year of Japan's rapid five-year military buildup plan under the government's ongoing security strategy. Japan aims to spend 43 trillion yen ($297 billion) through 2027 to double its annual military spending to around 10 trillion yen, making it the world's third-largest military spender after the United States and China. The budget request was approved at the Defense Ministry meeting Friday ahead of a submission to the Finance Ministry for negotiations through December.

Centre has directed states to focus towards creating quality jobs while ensuring creation of employment data, integration of unorganised sector worker data with e-Shram portal, timely and regular submission of employment returns and job fair details and undertaking a consultative approach to framing rules across four Labour Codes. The directive was issued by Shobha Karandlaje, minister of state for labour and employment during her regional meeting with top government officials of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, Puducherry, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands in Bengaluru on Friday. The ministry of labour and employment plans to hold five more such regional meetings with states over the next month, aimed at greater participation of states in boosting employment generation under the three employment-linked incentive schemes and to fast-track labour reforms.

Shares of TVS Motor Company Ltd.(up 2.25 per cent), Bosch Ltd.(up 2.08 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 1.74 per cent), Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(up 1.51 per cent) and Ashok Leyland Ltd.(up 1.05 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

Unicommerce Esolutions reported a net profit of Rs 3.5 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, which was up by 31% from Rs 2.7 crore reported by the company in the year ago period. The revenue from operations stood at Rs 27.5 crore, which was higher by 9% over Rs 25 crore posted in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.

Investors appear to be shaking off market volatility and focusing on some positive fundamentals for the long term.

The Immutable price has dropped by 2% in the past 24 hours, falling to $1.45 as the crypto market suffers a comparable 1.5% loss today.

consumer spending increased solidly in July, suggesting the economy remained on firmer ground early in the third quarter and arguing against a half-percentage-point interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next month. Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, rose 0.5% last month after advancing by an unrevised 0.3% in June, the Commerce Department reported on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast spending would accelerate by 0.5%. This implies that consumer spending maintained most of the momentum from the second quarter, when it helped to boost gross domestic product growth to a 3.0% annualized rate. The economy grew at a 1.4% pace in the January-March quarter.

Startups raised a total funding of about $1.47 billion in August 2024, marking an 89% increase from the same period last year, when they had raised a total of $779 million across 123 rounds. Startups, primarily in the early and late stages, secured funding through 86 rounds, according to data from the private market intelligence platform Tracxn. In July 2024, startups raised around $718 million from 72 rounds.

Elon Musk and Tesla Inc. won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming they pumped up the price of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin into a $258 billion “pyramid scheme.”