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software update that caused technological havoc worldwide on Friday, and its repercussions continued through the weekend. The breadth of the outages highlighted the fragility of a digitized world dependent on a few providers for key computing services. But the problem appeared to divide those affected into haves and have-nots. Major customers of Microsoft and CrowdStrike are getting IT support to resolve the issues, but many smaller businesses whose Windows PCs may have received the problematic update are still struggling. Take Tsvetta Kaleynska, owner and founder of the Manhattan-based consumer insights company RILA Global Consulting, which has Fortune 500 clients. As of Saturday, she resolved the payroll issue and she got an extension until Monday on the research project. But the prospective client will not move forward with the new contract, cutting her annual earnings by nearly 25%, she estimated. The problem: she couldn't sign the contract because Docusign, which runs on Microsoft software affected by the faulty update, was down.

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Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners' names escalated as the BJP's ally RLD on Sunday joined the chorus for its withdrawal and the opposition parties stated they will raise the issue in Parliament. The issue has also reached the Supreme Court which is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea filed by an NGO — Association of Protection of Civil Rights — against the UP government order. Extensive arrangements have been made across several states for the Kanwar Yatra that starts on Monday with the beginning of the Sawan month of the Hindu calendar during which lakhs of Shiva devotees carry the holy water from the Ganges in Haridwar to their homes while offering it at Shiva temples on their way. The opposition has alleged that the order on eateries is «communal and divisive» and intended to target Muslims and Scheduled Castes by forcing them to reveal their identity. But the BJP maintained that the step has been taken keeping in mind law and order issues and the religious sentiments of pilgrims.

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Indian tennis legends Leander Paes and Vijay Amritraj became the first Asian players to be formally inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in a gliterring ceremony. On Saturday, in the ceremony, both players raised the Tricolour high with honour as they were formally inducted into the Hall of Fame. Now 70, Amritraj peaked at 18 and 23 in singles and doubles careers, respectively, winning 13 doubles and 15 singles titles throughout his journey as a tennis player which lasted over two decades.

BJD and Congress bracing up to attack the BJP government over a host of issues, including alleged assault on a government servant in Puri Raj Bhavan and Rath Yatra «mismanagement». During its legislative party meeting on Saturday evening, principal opposition BJD decided to raise alleged mismanagement during Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra, law and order situation in the state, «assault» on an assistant section officer (ASO) at the Raj Bhavan in Puri and prevailing price rise of essential items, among other issues. BJD chief whip Pramila Mallick said the BJP had promised many things, including free 300 units of electricity and paddy MSP before the polls. «We will see whether the new government fulfils those or not,» she added.

With the key highlight of the session to be Union Budget by Finance Minister on Tuesday, the Monsoon Session will observe a stormy battle with united opposition, INDIA bloc, set to corner the Centre on issues ranging from the NEET paper leak case and railway safety.

Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who will present Union Budget for record-seventh time is scheduled to table the Economic Survey on July 22, Monday. «The Economic Survey of India will be laid on the table of the Houses of Parliament on Monday, the 22nd of July, 2024. The Budget for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for 2024 will also be presented on the 23rd of July, 2024. Tentatively 6 items of legislative business and 3 items of financial business have been identified for being taken up during this session,» said Kiren Rijiju, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. The upcoming Budget will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's first major policy announcement after securing a third term in May. The Budget is set to host an array of measures to combat unemplyement and other persisting issues in the country.

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Boeing has a parking problem. Parts shortages and other issues have left the jet maker with about 200 fully or mostly finished airplanes sitting in airfields, outside plants and—in one location—an employee parking lot. Some of the planes are awaiting interiors; others need engines.

That cybersecurity and its failures can impact large parts of the world was evident on Friday, when Microsoft’s Azure outage—reported to be on account of CrowdStrike, Azure’s first line of cyber defence—left large numbers of computer users staring at blue screens that did not budge, preventing work. It brought airlines, media houses and banks (among others) to their knees in diverse markets, including India. So crucial is cybersecurity now in the tech world that Google’s parent Alphabet wants to acquire Wiz, a cybersecurity startup, as New York Times reported, even if that exposes it to antitrust scrutiny from regulators worldwide.

As owner, editor and sole reporter of Ku’ku’kwes News, Maureen Googoo starts the day by publishing her latest scoops about Canada’s indigenous communities. Tracking the number of people that flocked to read those stories used to be a pleasure. Nowadays, Ms Googoo says, she dreads it.

: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Girish Chandra Murmu has said Artificial Intelligence (AI) has arrived and the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) is taking advantage of new technologies in improving the quality of public expenditure. «As it develops, we will develop ourselves accordingly. Whatever challenges are there we will try and overcome. We will follow global experiences and practices related to this and share our own to them,» Murmu told PTI. Recently, he said, «We have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi for leveraging AI and other emerging technologies for the advancement of audit practices.» With the rapid advancement of AI, machine learning, and data analytics, traditional methodologies are being redefined, offering unprecedented opportunities for innovation and efficiency, he said.

Nilesh Shah believes there is some froth in certain pockets of the markets, where low floating stocks and concentrated counters are trading at exorbitant valuations. «These valuations do not make sense from an ordinary point of view,» said Shah, who heads Kotak AMC, in a chat with ETMarkets.

Food Processing Minister Chirag Paswan feels that his ministry «deserves a good budget» allocation for setting up of processing units across the country which will help in providing job opportunities to local people and also boost farmers' income. Without disclosing contents of his ministry's request from the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Paswan said his ministry has sent the Budget wish list to the finance ministry and was not sure of how much of that will be accepted in this budget, considering the limitations. But, he was hopeful that the wishlist would be accepted in the subsequent years. In an interaction with PTI, he also outlined his top three priorities — setting up of food processing units, taking Indian brands to global markets and clearing various misconceptions regarding processed foods.

chicken for himself but told the waiter to bill it as a vegetarian dish. This was treated as quite routine. I was reminded of this while reading Avay Shukla’s memoir of IAS life, 'The Deputy Commissioner’s Dog and Other Colleagues'. Since liquor is not allowed at government dinners, it is simply billed as chicken, he wrote: “A peg of single malt is worth a whole chicken, a Scotch two legs, a shot of rum is equivalent to a wing…” This kind of creativity comes up whenever people find consumption habits constrained. Yes Minister, the British TV serial, depicted this with an episode set in a Middle Eastern country with strict prohibitions on alcohol. So, at an official reception, the British set up a secure communications room where the booze is stored and periodically, the minister and bureaucrats visit it for a ‘message’ from “Mr Johnny Walker from the Scotch Office”, “Mr Smirnoff from the Russian embassy” or “a delegation of Teachers”.

FMCG major Godrej Consumer's advertising investment shot up by 47 per cent to Rs 1,011 crore in FY24 in the domestic market, even as it has reduced SKUs by around 30 per cent through a rationalisation process. Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL), which aims for double-digit volume growth, is spending more on brands, automation and SKU rationalisation with a «keen focus on simplification», according to the latest annual report of the company. «In line with our strategy of category development, we have made significant investments in advertising. We were the fifth largest advertiser in India in 2023, from being number 17 in 2021. We are adding to this with investments in distribution,» GCPL Managing Director and CEO Sudhir Sitapati said. GCPL's spending on 'Advertising and Publicity' was Rs 1,011 crore for the financial year ended March 2024. This was 47 per cent higher than Rs 687.34 crore a year before.

G Kishan Reddy said there is «no shortage» of coal for the power sector and the Centre will ensure adequate supply of the dry fuel to meet demand. The long-term demand will be met by increased productivity of Coal India and commercial mines, he said. «We are supplying coal to all thermal power plants. We have requested plants based on imported coal to switch their technology to utilise domestic fuel. There is no shortage of coal in the country,» Reddy, the minister for coal and mines, told PTI. Coal production usually faces hindrances during the monsoon season.

Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the BJP-led government at the Centre would not last long as it has been formed through «intimidation». While addressing the mega 'Martyrs' Day' rally of the TMC, Banerjee lauded Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, who was present at the programme, for his party's performance in the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh. «The government at the Centre won't last long. This is not a stable government and will collapse soon,» she said. While praising Akhilesh Yadav, the TMC supremo said, «The 'Khel' (game) you played in UP should have forced the BJP government (in UP) to resign, but the shameless government is continuing in power by misusing agencies and other means.»

population dynamics, potentially leading to an ageing crisis, Dr Ajay Murdia, the man behind India's one of the largest fertility chain, Indira IVF, has said. Talking to PTI ahead of the World IVF Day on July 25, Dr Murdia said that India stands at a critical crossroads, facing an unprecedented infertility crisis that threatens not only millions of families but the country's future demographic balance. «According to some estimates, about 27.5 million married couples are actively trying to conceive and are suffering from infertility. But only about 275,000 IVF cycles are performed every year,» he said. «This silent epidemic, affecting one in six couples, is rapidly evolving into a national emergency with far-reaching consequences for India's societal structure and economic prospects,» Murdia, Founder and Chairman of Indira IVF, said.