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surveillance measure (ESM) framework from August 13 to include mainboard companies with a market capitalisation of up to '1,000 crore. Previously, the ESM framework applied only to companies with a market capitalisation of less than '500 crore. To address volatility in smallcap stocks, ESM mechanism was introduced in June last year.

NaBFID), which funds India's infrastructure sector, is raising at least '1,000 crore by issuing a rare 20-year bond, the first of its kind from a development finance institution (DFI) from the country in many years. «The bond will be priced on Monday with a base issue size of '1,000 crore with the option of increasing the size by another '4,000 crore. Insurance companies and pension funds which are the only buyers of this security have already been sounded off,» said a person aware of the issue. The company's debt is rated AAA.

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boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online abuse from around the world over misconceptions about her womanhood. Khelif beat Yang Liu of China 5:0 in the final of the women's welterweight division, wrapping up the best series of fights of her boxing career with a victory at Roland Garros, where crowds chanted her name, waved Algerian flags and roared every time she landed a punch. After her unanimous win, Khelif jumped into her coaches' arms, one of them putting her on his shoulders and carrying her in a victory lap as she pumped her fists and grabbed an Algerian flag from the crowd.

Jules Bouyer, an Olympic diver from Paris had become an overnight sensation after Olympic viewers and netizens gasped at his revealing swimsuit, which he donned while appearing for diving events at the Paris Olympics. There were concerns and questions by traditionalists around the reason why these swimsuits were not being banned from the Olympic Games for being too revealing and vulgar in nature.

Embraer is in talks with the government and top conglomerates to set up a manufacturing unit in India, a top executive said. However, progress will depend on the company’s jets gaining access to India’s large and rapidly expanding domestic market, dominated by Airbus and Boeing planes. India is among countries such as China, Turkey, Japan and Saudi Arabia with which the firm is discussing a possible partnership, said Arjan Meijer, CEO and president of Embraer’s commercial aviation business. “We have been vocal for the last couple of years that we are looking for a partner,” Meijer told ET. “We have always said we want to cooperate, but we also want to bring our products into the market.”

As per market trackers Counterpoint Research and IDC, four Chinese brands-Xiaomi, Vivo, Realme and Oppo-are ranked in the top five for smartphones. The only one not from that country is South Korea's Samsung. Industry executives estimate this will translate into combined sales of almost Rs 90,000-95,000 crore. China's Xiaomi was examined by Indian government agencies over alleged foreign exchange violations in 2022, which coincided with a large proportion of its top leadership changing. The company ceded its No. 1 spot in the December quarter of 2022 to Samsung, eventually sliding to fourth. But by the June quarter this year, Xiaomi was back at the top on the back of an aggressive expansion in offline retail. Vivo is another Chinese company that has faced investigations over allegations of tax violations and money laundering.

festive season is sparking a burst of temporary hiring, with 600,000-700,000 jobs likely to be created across industries. Demand for temporary staff is surging 15-20% year-on-year, fuelled by an anticipated increase in consumer spending, resurgence in the rural economy amid prospects of a good harvest and a buoyant stock market, said staffing firms including Quess, Randstad, Adecco, CIEL HR Services and TeamLease Services. Ecommerce and logistics are likely to see the highest jump of 30-35% in temporary hiring, though demand is also strong from the consumer, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), retail and hospitality sectors, the firms said. “We are still in the early stages but there’s already been a considerable rise in festive demand. We are expecting to see some 600,000- 700,000 temp jobs being created across sectors this year,” said Lohit Bhatia, president, workforce management, Quess Corp.

Tata Motors to Maruti Suzuki, Japan's Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and China's BYD set to take the covers off a slew of vehicles, many in the electric vehicle segment, at the Bharat Mobility Show to be held in January next year. The number of vehicle makers who have confirmed attendance for the upcoming edition of the show is four times that seen in 2023, and highest-ever since the auto expo started in 1986. The participation is also significantly higher than that seen at the 'Big Five' — the five major auto shows held globally in Geneva, Munich, Detroit, Paris and Tokyo — where participation has been dwindling amid high costs and lower footfalls. While 13 carmakers participated at the Munich Auto Show in its latest edition, 20 showed up for the Geneva Motor Show held between Feb 26 and March 3 this year. The mobility shows in Paris and Tokyo saw participation from 11 and 22 vehicle makers, respectively. Around 13 automakers showcased 35 vehicle brands at the Detroit Auto Show last year.

domestic accounting firms to merge and acquire scale. The government is of the view this will help create large domestic audit firms akin to the Big Four, people aware of the development said. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) could outline some details as part of the new government's 100-day agenda, one of them said. The LLP law and the Companies Act could be amended in the winter session of Parliament, likely to be held in December, he added. The ministry is also engaged in talks with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), which has decided to relax key provisions in its regulatory framework to facilitate the "aggregation of chartered accountant firms," the person said.

Paris Olympics 2024 action is at its very last phase, with the penultimate day of action starting off in a few hours. On August 10, 39 gold medals will be up on offer for the athletes of respective nations, in a final bid to consolidate their positions in the Paris Olympics medal tally, which is seeing some massive ups and downs, as countries keep increasing their medal count.

Steady employment levels in July mask “some warning signs” about the health of the Canadian labour market, with most economists expecting the latest figures will open the door for more interest rate cuts to come from the Bank of Canada.

The new series, The Braxtons, is set to make its debut soon, promising a fresh look at the family's dynamics amidst recent changes.

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Working Americans could get an opportunity to start their retirement savings journey earlier than ever thanks to a newly proposed piece of legislation in the House of Representatives.

Crypto influencers are stockpiling a new play-to-earn (P2E) meme coin called PlayDoge ($PLAY) ahead of an exchange listing and a potential GameFi explosion thanks to its intriguing sales pitch: it’s an on-chain Tamagotchi remake starring the iconic doge.

India can set up 5-6 massive zones for manufacturing, similar to the Gift City for financial services, as it moves towards its $1 trillion goods exports target, PwC India chairperson Sanjeev Krishan said. He spoke to ET on a PwC India report released Friday that said India's $1 trillion goods export target can be achieved one year in advance by fiscal 2029 with appropriate measures. The report, 'VIKSIT: An approach for India to achieve $1 trillion exports', offers a six-pillar framework for achieving the target.

Stellar Lumens, known by the ticker XLM, is trading against the grain today as investors move their money into established larger-cap tokens and exciting new presales.

Bitcoin (BTCUSD) briefly rose above $61,000 early Friday, riding on the heels of Thursday's stock market rally, but the cryptocurrency gave up some of those gains to trade on either side of the $60,000 mark depending on where stocks were trading.