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Manu Bhaker made history by becoming the first Indian player to win two Olympic medals in one single Olympic event. She won a bronze in the 10m air pistol shooting as well as another bronze in mixed 10 m air pistol shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The 22-year-old secured a bronze in the 10m air pistol competition at the Chateauroux Range, marking a significant achievement as the first Indian woman to earn a medal in shooting at the Olympics.

WestJet and Whitehorse-based Air North have announced a new agreement that will allow single-ticket travel across both airlines’ networks.

Varun Beverages reported a 26% year-on-year (YoY) increase in its Q2 CY24 profit after tax (PAT), reaching Rs 1,262 crore. Revenue from operations stood at Rs 7,197 crore, up 28% YoY. In the corresponding quarter of the previous year, the company's revenue was Rs 5,611.4 crore. For the half-year ending June 2024, revenue showed a 21% YoY growth.

Ruloans has achieved a business volume of Rs 37,500 crore in FY24, marking a 40% growth compared to that of FY23. This business growth was driven by demand rising across all loan categories, including home loans, business loans, personal loans, and loans against property.

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are expected to visit Kerala's Wayanad, where massive landslides claimed ,ore than 40 lives.

Electric vehicles cost more to buy than gasoline cars, and they may lose value more quickly. Even for people eager to own a car with no tailpipe emissions, it's reasonable to wonder whether it makes sense to buy one now.

Russian navy started planned exercises involving most of its fleet as well as 20,000 personnel and 300 ships, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday, citing the defence ministry.

Based on the consensus expectations, Jitendra Sriram, Senior Fund Manager, Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund, expects the market may be marginally disappointed with the earnings in the current quarter. «While the consensus earnings for FY2024-25 are in the low teens, we expect the growth to be more in 2H,» he said, explaining that elections and heat waves slowed down economic activities during the quarter. Edited excerpts: With Sensex above 81,000, how tough is it to find new stocks to invest in? Many stocks are trading well above their historical average valuation levels. Index hitting a new high is a derivative of high economic activity and function of earnings growth. Despite equity trading at a new high, valuations are in line with long term averages. Thus, market returns are tracking earnings momentum.

Google became one of the world’s largest companies by building the world’s most popular internet search engine. But the advent of AI has spawned an army of rivals ready to upstage its monopoly. Now, with OpenAI showcasing SearchGPT, should Google be scared? Not really.

FBI confirmed that it was indeed a bullet that struck Donald Trump's ear, people now ask how the wound healed so quickly. Though the conflicting accounts about what caused the former president’s injuries have been addressed, many people, particularly netizens have raised other questions and expressed surprise at the recovery. According to the 'Daily Express US', an X user asked in a post, «Trump's 'bullet wound to the ear' healed very quickly… almost like it wasn't even hit by a bullet or shrapnel.» Another user of the social media platform Wrote on X, «Trump's 'bullet wound to the ear' healed very quickly… almost like it wasn't even hit by a bullet or shrapnel.»

Cetera Financial Group, a financial advisor wealth hub, has announced that Mike McCormick, operating as Southshore Wealth Management, has joined Cetera Advisor Networks via Summit Financial Networks. McCormick, who previously worked with Ameriprise, brings with him over $151 million in assets under administration as of May 1, 2024.

Casey Jorgensen at Dynasty Financial found the narrative of the impending “silver tsunami” of advisor retirements to be compelling enough that she asserted herself at the forefront of helping advisors transition into their next chapter.

U.S. water polo captain Maggie Steffens is playing with a heavy heart at the Paris Olympics after her sister-in-law died a couple days before the Games began.

Authorities in Greece have ordered nationwide restrictions on goat and sheep to combat a deadly viral outbreak

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for further cooperation with Italy on Monday at a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, saying the two countries were the ends of the historical Silk Road trade route

bank accounts in customs violation cases should be exercised after careful examination of facts and not in a mechanical manner. In an instruction to field formations, the CBIC said in cases where bank accounts have been attached, the investigation and adjudication should be completed at the earliest.

Few industries do well when their products keep breaking down. Jet-engine makers are currently an exception—and this is raising eyebrows. Shares in RTX Corporation hit a record high last week after the aerospace conglomerate significantly beat second-quarter earnings forecasts.

BHIVE Workspace, a managed office spaces firm, has leased 42,000 sq ft of Grade-A office space in Garudacharapalya, Mahadevapura in Bengaluru.

S Jaishankar on Monday ruled out any role for a third party in India's border dispute with China, saying the two neighbours have an issue and it is for them to find a way out. «We are not looking to other countries to sort out what is really an issue between India and China,» Jaishankar said while responding to a series of questions at a press conference in Tokyo.

Supreme Court on Monday adjourned till August 5 on AAP leader Manish Sisodia's bail petition challenging the Delhi High Court order rejecting his bail plea in an excise policy money laundering case.