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Bitcoin (BTC) has continued its positive price movement this week, briefly rising above $65,000 on Wednesday. The cryptocurrency asset is now up roughly 12% since Friday amid improved odds for crypto-friendly candidate Donald Trump to be re-elected president and the upcoming approval of spot ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Akhilesh Yadav and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya over reports of alleged infighting within BJP's UP unit. While reacting to Akhilesh's claim regarding alleged infighting in the BJP's UP unit, Maurya asserted that BJP has a strong organisation and has its government both at the Centre and the state. «SP Bahadur Shri Akhilesh Yadav ji, BJP has a strong organisation and government both in the country and the state, SP's PDA is a 'Dhokha» (fraud/cheat). The return of SP's hooliganism in UP is impossible. BJP will repeat 2017 in the 2027 assembly elections," Maurya posted on X. Since Maurya is his party's prominent OBC face, his comments are politically significant.

Democrats face an important challenge on how to convince Joe Biden to step down ahead of the US Presidential Election in November. Biden’s popularity ratings have gone down and now Democrats are worried about how to convince him to step down. Trump and the Republicans have surged ahead in most of the surveys. Biden has continued to stay in the race and refused to step aside making way for another party member to take his place. Politico has reported that the former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has been working behind the scenes to convince Biden to step down and let another Democrat take over and contest against Trump. Being a senior member of the party and who someone Biden looks up to, she may be the one to save the Democrats.

state government has modified its apprenticeship scheme 'Mukhya Mantri Yuva Karyaprashikshan Yojana' under which unemployed youths who have completed Class 12 or HSC or diploma or degree holders will be paid a stipend between ₹6,000 to ₹10,000 per month. The scheme is for six months and would provide benefits to 10 lakhs youths per year, chief minister Eknath Shinde said on Wednesday while addressing a rally in Pandharpur. «The state will extend ₹6,000 to those who have passed class 12, ₹8,000 to those with ITI and diploma holders and ₹10,000 for those with a degree and post graduation as a stipend,» said Shinde.

Modi on Wednesday himself meeting the party's UP chief. The meeting between the two lasted for more than an hour. Though the PM meets the BJP's organisation leaders at the party meetings and events. But, it is not very often that Modi holds one-on-one meeting with a state unit chief of the party. A senior leader from UP said this meeting shows the concern in the BJP's top brass over the situation in the state and rumblings within its ranks, especially between the government and organisational workers.

ABVP) wasted no time in organising a nationwide agitation on the NEET-UG paper leak controversy in June, the Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas has now raised questions over the «centralised» approach for the Central University Entrance Test (CUET). The Vidya Bharti — which runs a chain of schools — had earlier this month expressed «deep concern» over the NEET-UG leak. All these organisations are affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). It is probably the first such instance during the tenure of the Narendra Modi government that these organisations have unanimously and strongly pointed out faults and gaps in the government-run exam system. All of these are also learnt to have communicated concerns and forwarded various suggestions to the Centre's high-powered panel on exam reforms under former Isro chairman K Radhakrishnan, ET has learnt.

Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean enough for athletes to swim in? Triathlon and marathon swimming are scheduled to take place in the Seine, where it has been illegal to swim for more than a century. Despite the city's efforts to clean up the long-polluted river, the water has tested unsafe for humans in recent weeks, and cleaner on other days. The Games run from July 26-Aug. 11. To clean up the river, Paris invested 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in building infrastructure to catch more stormwater when it rains — the same water that contains bacteria-laden wastewater that enters the river during periods of heavy rain and makes it unsafe to swim in. In May, Paris officials inaugurated a giant underground water storage basin next to the Austerlitz train station aimed at collecting excess rainwater and stopping wastewater from entering the Seine. The basin can hold the equivalent of 20 Olympic swimming pools of dirty water that will now be treated and is the centerpiece of major infrastructure improvements that the city has rushed to finish in time for the Games, but to also ensure that Parisians have a cleaner Seine in years to come.

Supreme Court on Monday ordered that evidence shall not be recorded in a coal scandal involving M/s Revati Cements Private Limited till further orders. Many individuals and entities allegedly involved in the coal scandal had approached the top court seeking quashing of the proceedings initiated against them by the Enforcement Directorate as they have been made witness by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the predicate offence. The company had petitioned the top court challenging the order of the special CBI court trying the coal scandal.

Union home secretary, the person said. Proposals under Press Note 3 will be expedited only when certain conditions are met. First, the Indian company has to make a case that the technology required and investment proposed is critical for developing the local manufacturing supply chain in areas such as hi-tech components. Second, the management and board of the investee company should not have any Chinese nationals in key roles such as MD/CEO and finance chief, and the Chinese partner can only have a minority stake in any partnership. These conditions will apply to Chinese joint ventures with Indian entities and even with foreign firms operating in India, according to four industry executives. The government plans underscore acknowledgment in industry circles that current Press Note 3 approvals are taking much longer time even where the Chinese has a minority, non-controlling and non-strategic stake, impacting investor sentiments, decisions and investment flows into India. The ministry of commerce and industry, through which Press Note 3 applications are processed, didn't respond to ET's queries.

Karnataka Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill mandating 100% reservation for Kannadigas in the private sector for Group C and D posts, a look at similar laws in other states that didn't pass the court test. In November last year, the Punjab and Haryana High Court struck down a similar law passed by the BJP-led government in Haryana. The Haryana government had passed a law that mandated 75% reservation for locals in private sector jobs having a gross monthly salary of less than Rs 30,000. Terming it «unconstitutional», a division bench of the Punjab and Haryana HC had struck down the law.

Donald Trump demanded the self-governed island of Taiwan pay for US protection, dodged the question of whether he would defend the island from Beijing's military action, and accused the island of taking the semiconductor industry away from the United States. “Taiwan should pay us for defence,” Trump said, in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek. “You know, we're no different than an insurance company." Trump's remarks, made public Tuesday, mark a departure from the stance of President Joe Biden, who has said several times that he would send troops to defend the island, and add uncertainty to Trump's approach to Taiwan at a time his running mate, JD Vance, has called China the “biggest threat” for the United States.

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Haseen Dilruba’, the sequel to the 2021 Taapsee Pannu-Vikrant Massey-starrer will be premiering on Netflix this August! The OTT giant announced that the second installment of the romantic thriller will be released on August 9. Taking to Instagram, Netflix announced, “9 August ki Haseen shaam, Dilruba ke naam, Phir Aayi Haseen Dilruba, is out on August 9, only on Netflix." Some posters were also released. The first poster showcases the trio with Sunny Kaushal standing in the rain. He gazes at Vikrant Massey and Taapsee Pannu, who are taking shelter under an umbrella to avoid the downpour. Sunny holds a bouquet of roses in one hand and Taapsee's hand in the other, suggesting a romantic involvement. Pannu looked ravishing in her trademark red saree and crimson lips.

Pepe Unchained ($PEPU) continues to hit the home run in its presale, now with over $3.9 million raised.

Wall Street is looking beyond the obvious megacap stocks to find the next leg of the artificial intelligence trade.

IREDA on Wednesday said the company will invest Rs 290 crore in a 900 MW hydroelectric power project in Nepal. The Board of Directors of IREDA gave in-principle approval for the equity investment at a meeting on Tuesday, the company said in a statement.

Avantax, Cetera’s tax-centric subsidiary, has strengthened its advisor presence in Long Island as it welcomes a veteran advisor duo in New York.

Mint explains the domino impact this decision can have on employment and investments across sectors: The IT and ITes sector, which employs millions, has warned that investments will dry up on the back of such protectionist measures. Industry body Nasscom that represents the IT companies said it was "seriously concerned" and urged the state government to withdraw the bill. In a statement on Wednesday, the industry body said the tech sector contributes 25% to the state's GDP.

Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said his government would waive crop loans of up to Rs one lakh on July 18 as per his government's promise. Speaking at a meeting of ruling Congress MLAs, MLCs and MPs and other leaders here, he said that as part of the state government's Rs two lakh farm loan waiver promise, money would be credited to farmers' accounts in phases, based on the loan amount. On Thursday, Rs 7,000 crore in total would be credited to the accounts of farmers whose loans of up to Rs one lakh are being waived, the CM said, adding that crop loans of up to Rs 1.5 lakh would be waived by the end of July, and the loan waiver process would be completed in August when loans of up to Rs two lakh are dispensed with. The Congress government's objective is to free every farmer from the burden of loans, Revanth Reddy said. He said his government is «not tricking ryots» in the name of loan waiver «the way the previous BRS government of K Chandrasekhar Rao did».

Vivo V40 and V40 Pro are likely to launch in India in August this year. The report further suggests that both models will come equipped with Zeiss Optics cameras, supporting multifocal portraits.The Vivo V40, which has been unveiled globally, boasts a 6.78-inch curved AMOLED display with a resolution of 2,800 x 1,260 pixels, a 120Hz refresh rate, and a peak brightness of 4,500 nits. The device features the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset, paired with an Adreno 720 GPU.

data just published by the federal Treasury Board. On March 31, 2015, the last full fiscal year that the Harper Conservatives were in power, the civil service population was 257,034.