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Congress workers on Saturday held a 'Matka Phod' (break pitchers) protest in Delhi's Krishna Nagar area against the AAP-led Delhi government and the BJP-led government at the Centre to highlight the water crisis in the national capital. A Congress worker told ANI, «The public is being cheated in the name of water. Poor people are suffering the most. The governments are playing the blame game. Why was water not arranged in advance? They were busy doing politics. The Congress party will hold a 'matka phod' protest in Delhi to wake up the deaf and dumb government. They have connived with tanker mafia.» He added,«The Congress has resolved that 'matka' will be broken in every corner of Delhi and the sleeping government will be awakened.»

Agriculture, Consumer Durables, Insurance and Services,” says Kush Gupta, Director at SKG Investment & Advisory. In an interview with ETMarkets, Gupta said: “The new government would enhance capital expenditure, above normal monsoon are expected to support agriculture, Crude oil prices have come down which should support inflation,” Edited excerpts:

Central bank decisions in Britain, Switzerland and Norway are expected to provide more evidence that the global rate cutting dash is slowing to a crawl, while retail sales data from the United States and China will provide a consumer health check. A supply crisis puts cocoa markets in the spotlight and Europe gears up for a summer of sports with the Euros 2024 tournament kicking off in Germany.

Donald Trump used his 78th birthday party on Friday to promise deeper tax cuts if he wins the Nov. 5 U.S. election and to make vague predictions of future attacks on U.S. soil after the arrest of Tajik nationals with suspected ISIS ties. Speaking to thousands of supporters at a convention center in West Palm Beach, Florida, the Republican candidate vowed to further cut the corporate tax rate he lowered while president, while also providing tax relief to the middle class.

Cricbuzz recently, Sehwag had said, “During the last World Cup, I thought he should no longer be picked for the T20 format. Time for retirement came a long time ago. You are such a senior player, you were the captain of this team.

G7 Summit in Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the leaders of Turkey, the UAE, Brazil and Jordan and struck a pose for the camera along with them on Friday. PM Modi had a «delightful conversation» with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, as well as the President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All the four leaders also posed for the camera and got a picture clicked at the Summit as well, which PM Modi shared on X, saying, «The interactions in Italy continue...Delightful conversation with President @LulaOficial, President @RTErdogan and His Highness Sheikh @MohamedBinZayed»

Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in Apulia, Italy and discussed the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project with a targeted 5 trillion yen worth of investment in India. Highlighting India-Japan relations, the Prime Minister's office said on X, «Boosting India-Japan relations! PM @narendramodi held a productive bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister @kishida230 in Italy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit.»

Narendra Modi met United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Italy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit here on Friday night. In a post on X, PM Modi said, «Pleased to meet the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, in Italy.» Earlier, PM Modi met also US President Joe Biden and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G7 Summit.

NEW DELHI : New Delhi: A majority of the companies defaulting on repayments of small loans, and their creditors, are seeing the wisdom in avoiding long-drawn bankruptcy proceedings and the risk involved, opting to settle their disputes out of court. But when the stakes are high, the parties tend to remain locked in tribunals. About 80% of the out-of-court settlements once bankruptcy proceedings were initiated were for debt up to ₹10 crore, show data from the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).

Moon is slowly moving away from Earth, 3.82 centimeters per year. Over millions of years, that movement lengthens the average day on Earth. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison examined rock formations aged at 90 million years to analyze the Earth-Moon interactions 1.4 billion years ago. The scientists concluded that in 200 million years, days on Earth will last 25 hours.

Godzilla has been a fans' favourite monster since 1950s. The latest additions to the popular Godzilla filmography are Japanese film "Godzilla Minus One", and "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire". Both movies were received well by the global audience as well as viewers in the North America.

Wells Fargo this week became the latest employer to be sued over how it uses forfeited 401(k) assets.

Automobile retailers' apex body FADA on Friday voiced its concern on the high inventory level and said it is planning to take up the matter with the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). At the third edition of the Finance and Insurance Summit 2024 here, Federation of Automobile Dealers' Association (FADA) President Manish Singhania also demanded continuity in the FAME-3 policy and in infra push. Singhania said in 2018-19 was a very bad year for the automobile dealers in the country when 280-odd dealerships had gone out of business, and FADA does not want that to happen again. «We are cautious about the inventory levels because anything above 30 days starts hitting the dealerships. We follow a cycle where the dealer takes funds from banks, which are paid back with interest in 60 days.

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and a French private equity group will acquire a 38-percent stake in Heathrow, the London airport's biggest shareholder said Friday. Heathrow, one of the world's busiest airports, is owned by the consortium FGP Topco Limited with Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial holding the lead role with a 25-percent stake.

Also Read: Airfares have soared, but summer travellers don't careHow did the traffic not grow? The growth has been on the edge for a while until countries enticed Indians with visa-free travel or visa on arrival, which has been the case with Thailand and Malaysia. While travel to South East Asia has been on the rise, largely led by increased connectivity, travel to Europe and North America is yet to see its heydays.Europe has seen an ongoing war since 2022, along with the delay in issuing Schengen visas.

Raymond James is continuing to build on its recruitment tear in June, this time with a breakaway advisor joining in a Southwestern US portion of the Sun Belt.

insurance coverage under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to all aged 70 years and above as part of the 100-day agenda of the Modi 3.0 government. Nadda chaired a high-level meeting on attaining targeted health goals in the first 100 days of formation of the new government, with senior officials of the ministry here today, an official statement said. He was joined by ministers of state for health Anupriya Patel and Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav. Taking stock of the overview of the ministry's functioning, Nadda directed that emphasis should be laid on the quality of health facilities and health systems, the statement stated.

Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday reviewed the security, punctuality and services in stations and trains during a meeting with members and officials of the Railway Board, zones and divisions. At the high-level meeting, held through video-conferencing, the minister emphasized that safety and infrastructure are paramount and there cannot be any compromise on this front, officials said. «A detailed discussion on all issues related to passenger safety and amenities took place. The special focus of the meeting was on ways to improve services as well as punctuality of trains and avoid overcrowding by identifying busy routes and introducing special trains on them,» a senior railway official, who attended the meeting, said. «Also, regular services of equipment such as ACs, fans, and water coolers at stations to be ensured during summer rush,» he said.

The streaming giant will broadcast two National Football League games next season for the first time, as well as a boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul in November.

Tata Motors in terms of market capitalisation (mcap) earlier today. M&M shares hit three per cent upper circuit at a fresh 52-week high on the robust momentum.