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Talk to the hukka-smoking elders playing cards in villages or those on their morning jogs in urban parks, the issue of migration of youth, especially through the 'dunki' route and drugs feature prominently. Dunki or the mule route, is the slang used to gain unauthorised entry into the US, UK, Canada and Australia. Angoor Devi, in her early 60s, at Narukhera village near Karnala asks her husband Chand Singh whether their son Vikas has called or not. Smoking a hukka, along with others from the village, Singh says he was still waiting for his call. A Jat, Singh who owns six acres, says the land he has is just sufficient for his entire family. «Aage ka bhi toh sochna pade hai, Yehi soch ke chora bahar chala gaya dunki mar ke (But we have to think about the future as well, that's why my son went abroad),» Singh says.

At oil and gas giant Shell, Cindy Taff was in charge of drilling wells that are considered unconventional because the oil or natural gas is difficult to access

Congress is looking to go all out to wrest power from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana, party leader Rahul Gandhi will be campaigning in the state over the next few days, covering several districts, in what is likely to take the shape of a «yatra». This will be the second leg of his campaigning in Haryana for the October 5 Assembly polls. Gandhi addressed poll rallies at Assandh in Karnal and Barwala in Hisar on Thursday. Sharing a tentative schedule of his campaign programme, sources in the Congress said Gandhi, who is likely to be joined by party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, will launch the second leg of his poll campaign from Naraingarh in Ambala district by addressing a public meeting on Monday.

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Devara’ is on its way to become a box-office goliath! The JR NTR-Janhvi Kapoor-starrer has reportedly crossed Rs 243 crore within two days of release. The Koratala Siva directorial has also performed phenomenally well on the home turf, earning Rs 139.99 crore within three days of its release, according to a report by box-office tracking portalSacnilk.com. The movie earned an impressive Rs 82.5 crore on its opening day. The following days, it earned Rs 38 and Rs 19 crore, respectively. Looks like it won’t be slowing down any time soon! The X account for Devara posted a fresh poster showcasing Jr NTR and disclosed the film's total earnings from its first two days in theaters. The poster proudly displayed the message: «Rs 243 Crores, Global Box Office Collection..” along with the caption, “Weapons of DESTRUCTION… unleashing FEAR that no corner can hide from!!” Despite its success, Devara is trailing behind this year's other major release, ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, starring Prabhas and Deepika Padukone. The sci-fi film directed by Nag Ashwin earned Rs 298.5 crore globally within its first two days. Devara also falls short of Prabhas' Salaar Part 1: Ceasefire, which premiered in 2023, collecting Rs 295.7 crore in the same timeframe.

Reserve Bank of India’s former governor Raghuram Rajan said that India was creating enough jobs as reflected by the number of applicants for vacant posts in some states with 7 per cent economic growth. Rajan suggested that the focus must be on promoting labour-intensive industries to generate employment. He further said that some Indians at the upper-level are comfortable and have high incomes, but consumption growth from the lower half of the country has not recovered to pre-pandemic levels. «That is the unfortunate part...You would think with 7 per cent growth, we would be creating a lot of jobs. But if you look at our manufacturing growth, it is more capital intensive,» he told PTI.

NLC India has said it is in the process of participating in the upcoming auctions of critical mineral resources and aims to achieve the annual capacity of mining one million tonnes of such materials by 2029-30. NLC India's core business include mining of coal and lignite as well as power generation. Having critical mineral capacity assumes significance amid increasing demand of these resources for a wide range of activities from semiconductor manufacturing to renewable energy projects, including those related to production of solar panels, wind turbines and advanced batteries for storage and transportation. «With the recent developments in renewable energy sector and the strategic importance of the critical minerals required for RE (renewable energy), we are in the process of participating in upcoming auctions and envision achieving a critical mineral mining capacity of 1.0 MTPA by 2029-30,» the company said in its recent report.

Lulu Group Chairman MA Yusuf Ali met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday in a bid to renew investments once again in the southern state. During the meeting, the Lulu Group Chairman discussed exploring opportunities to invest in regions including Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, and Tirupati. Yusuf Ali met the Chief Minister at his residence in Undavalli, during which CM Naidu discussed the avenues for investment in the state with Lulu Group.

Pascale St-Onge is set to make history by becoming the first openly lesbian cabinet minister to take parental leave when her wife gives birth in the coming weeks.“I’m not someone who really likes to talk about myself or my personal life either,” St-Onge said in an interview with The Canadian Press.The Quebec MP said she decided to speak publicly about her parental leave because she has “a responsibility to continue the fight” for LGBTQ rights.St-Onge smiled as she described “the joy” of soon welcoming a baby into her life, which she described as “an incredible experience that many humans go through and that some take for granted.”Her wife’s pregnancy is going very well, St-Onge said, with a due date in November. The timing, though unplanned, is almost perfect as the House of Commons will rise for the holidays in mid-December, she added.St-Onge plans to leave Ottawa and work virtually starting in early November.

Nate Silver stated that they’d probably rather have Vice President Kamala Harris' hand to play. Nate Silver said that Harris's recent surge in national polls was supported by his election forecast and model, which show the Democratic nominee ahead of the outgoing president Trump by three percentage points, 49.1 percent to 46.1 percent, on a national level. In the published post, Silver stated that a lot of polling since their last update, and the model mostly liked it for Harris, especially the national polls, which show her lead expanding to an even 3 points. Silver pointed out that there is a noteworthy exception in Arizona, even though Harris has been polling well overall. The former president was leading the Democratic contender by six points in a recent Grand Canyon State USA TODAY poll.

The federal government postponed an auction of floating offshore wind leases off the Oregon coast on Friday after developers said they wouldn’t bid and the state’s governor asked that all leasing activities stop

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«Even the Nifty has added almost 30 lakh shares for this fresh series. So, both indices have witnessed a long built up setup series on series and looking at the data, we believe that this momentum can extend further,» says Rajesh Palviya, Axis Securities.

supply chain industry is witnessing a growth in operations as both e-commerce and quick commerce is rising in India. This has pushed up the market for wooden pallets — used for stacking and storing goods and are designed to provide stability to the item. According to Jay Deepak Shah, CEO & MD of Jay Wood Industry, the Indian market for wooden pallets has seen significant growth over the years, and it's poised to continue this upward trajectory. “Between 2024 and 2032, the market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 6.8%, driven by several key factors. One of the main drivers is the increasing demand for pallets, which play a critical role in simplifying loading and unloading processes and ensuring the safe delivery of goods. This demand is being further fuelled by the rapid expansion of the e-commerce and logistics sectors in India, which rely heavily on efficient and durable packaging solutions,” he said.

A Federal Reserve official says he supports reducing the central bank’s key interest rate somewhat from its current level

Britain’s competition watchdog has cleared Amazon’s partnership with artificial intelligence company Anthropic because the $4 billion deal didn’t qualify for further scrutiny

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be deposed as part of a lawsuit brought by authors including comedian Sarah Silverman accusing the company of copyright infringement to train its artificial intelligence technology

anime drama, Oshi no Ko, will release Season 2 Episode 13 soon. Anime drama’s Season 2 premiered on July 3.

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