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Joe Biden «should have to take a cognitive test,» only to confuse who administered the test to him in the next sentence. The former president and presumptive Republican nominee referred to Texas Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson, who was the White House physician for part of his presidency, as "Ronny Johnson." The moment came as Trump was questioning Biden's mental acuity, something he often does on the campaign trail and social media. «He doesn't even know what the word inflation' means. I think he should take a cognitive test like I did,» the former president said of Biden during a speech at a convention of Turning Point Action in Detroit.

Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) will drive parent Hyundai Motor's ambitious strategy to make India a key export hub to expand its global business, besides seeking gains in the domestic market, said senior industry executives with knowledge of the matter. As part of this, the company plans to introduce nearly half a dozen electric vehicles over the next four years for local sales and exports, as more assembly lines come on stream in India. «Hyundai has been constrained by capacity the last couple of years,» said one of the persons cited. «The company has already enhanced capacity at its manufacturing plant in Chennai to 820,000 units per annum to meet domestic demand. With fresh capacity coming in from Talegaon in 2025, Hyundai is looking at ramping up exports from India which have been received well in markets in Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.» HMIL's revenue from exports rose 83% to ₹14,120.92 crore in the last three years, despite geopolitical uncertainties. Revenue from operations in the local market rose 39% to ₹33,274.83 in the same period. As much as 23.4% of the company's total revenue came from the sale of vehicles and parts overseas in FY23. In volume terms, exports accounted for about 21% of total vehicle sales in that fiscal year.

France Saturday to protest against the far-right National Rally (RN) ahead of the French parliament elections. Following the RN's surge in last Sunday's European elections, police said 350,000 people were expected to march and 21,000 officers had been mobilised after labour unions, student groups and rights groups called for rallies to oppose the anti-immigration, eurosceptic party.

Jessica Madsen, known for her role as Cressida Cowper in Bridgerton, recently disclosed an alternative ending for her character in the third season. Throughout the latest episodes, Cressida navigates her scheming ways, including a false claim to being Lady Whistledown and attempted blackmail of Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton, despite forming an unlikely friendship with Eloise Bridgerton.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday predicted «history being made» at the Swiss-hosted conference that aims to plot the first steps toward peace in Ukraine even though experts and critics don't expect any major breakthroughs because Russia isn't attending. The presidents of Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Somalia joined dozens of Western heads of state, other senior government leaders and high-level envoys at the meeting, in the hopes that Russia could join in one day.

An interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada earlier this month marked the first signal that borrowing costs are heading down, but experts say the rates Canadians can expect on savings accounts are also at risk.

Britain, our destination. Similar gaffes have occurred in the past. In the 15th century, Christopher Columbus landed in what he thought was India, but it was America. This case of mistaken identity caused the Italian navigator to call the local inhabitants 'Indios', Indians, an appellation that would be used for centuries to refer to indigenous Americans. What I was wondering on the long ride from the airport to the city was where the dickens I'd landed. Because London seemed transformed by some wave of a Hogwarts wand into an ersatz America.

A Montreal restaurant owner who has given out hundreds of free meals as part of a “pay it forward program” says his initiative has been halted because of the so-called language police.

A Nova Scotia man is thanking a digital watch for saving his life.

Water restrictions in Calgary are set to remain in place for up to five more weeks, as crews working to repair the water feeder main discovered more locations than need to be repaired.

The Telegram-based crypto game sensation, Hamster Kombat, has announced that its player base has exceeded 150 million users, surpassing the population of Russia.

Lauderhill amidst a flash flood warning in the region as a confident India aim to make it four wins in a row when they face Canada in their last Group ‘A’ match of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground on Saturday. Having secured three consecutive wins, India has already qualified for the Super Eight stage, which will take place entirely in the West Indies, and is poised to top the Group A points table even if their match against Canada is rained out. However, if the weather clears up, India will aim to address any weaknesses before advancing to the Super Eights. Talismanic batter Virat Kohli came into the tournament on the back of being the leading run-getter in IPL 2024, where he amassed 741 runs in 15 matches while opening the batting for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. But in the Men’s T20 World Cup, Kohli has amassed scores of 1, 4 and 0, with his pattern of being out to wide deliveries a cause of concern.

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The government has kept the interest rate on general provident fund (GPF) and related funds unchanged at 7.1% for the three months from April-June 2024. The Ministry of Finance revises the interest rate for GPF and related provident funds for government employees every three months. The rate has not been chnaged for the last 17 quarters.

Question: As the income tax return filing season has set in, kindly guide on what are the key documents which taxpayers should possess for duly furnishing their tax returns?

Instant financial gains in life give you an opportunity to either use them to reduce your financial burden or make the most of them by investing the gains aptly. Gratuity is one such monetary benefit given by an employer to an employee. It is a lump sum amount given at the time of retirement, resignation, or upon an employee’s death or disability.

The recent inauguration of the Haryana section of the Dwarka Expressway by Prime Minister Narendra Modi signifies a stupendous leap towards comprehensive development in Gurugram and its surrounding regions. Spanning 29 kilometres, this expressway is a catalyst for economic growth, job creation, real estate boom, and a stepping stone towards Gurugram’s transformation into a vibrant urban place.

Bank fixed deposit rates: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently announced raising the threshold for bulk fixed deposits to Rs 3 crore from the earlier Rs 2 crore. So, now your FDs worth up to Rs 3 crore will be considered as retail FD and above that mark will be categorised as bulk FD. Earlier, FDs of Rs 2 crore were considered as bulk deposits.

India Meteorological Department on Saturday forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning in parts of Andhra Pradesh for five days from June 15 to 19. Thunderstorms are predicted across parts of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh (NCAP), Yanam, South Coastal Andhra Pradesh (SCAP) and Rayalaseema. Heavy rain has been forecast for parts of NCAP and Yanam on Saturday. Gusty winds up to a speed of 40 km per hour (kmph) are expected to blow in these places over the next five days.

Sahitya Akademi on Saturday announced the names of 23 writers, including English writer K Vaishali and Hindi author Gaurav Pandey, who will receive the prestigious Yuva Puraskar across as many languages. The National Academy of Letters also announced the names of 24 winners of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for 2024. The winner of the Yuva Puraskar in Sanskrit will be announced at a later date, the Akademi said in a statement. «The Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi in its meeting held today under the Chairmanship of its President Sri Madhav Kaushik approved selection of 23 writers who were selected on the basis of recommendations made by the Jury comprising three members each in the concerned language in accordance with the rules and procedure laid down for the purpose,» the literary body said in a statement.

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