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top-10 most valued firms together lost Rs 1,28,913.5 crore in market valuation last week, with IT majors Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys emerging as the biggest laggards, amid weak trend in equities. The valuation of TCS tumbled Rs 37,971.83 crore to Rs 15,49,626.88 crore, the most among the top-10 firms. The market capitalisation (mcap) of Infosys tanked Rs 23,811.88 crore to Rs 7,56,250.47 crore.

cloudburst in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir has caused significant damage to a road, leading to the suspension of traffic on the Srinagar-Leh national highway, officials told PTI on Sunday. The road was damaged during the intervening night. «The traffic on Srinagar-Leh road has been suspended till further notice due to road damage at Kacherwan in Ganderbal district,» an official of the traffic control room said. A police official mentioned that some buildings, including residential houses, have been damaged as well due to the flash floods triggered by the cloudburst.

National Sisters Day, celebrated on the first Sunday in August, honors the special bond between sisters. This year, on August 4, 2024, people across the country will show appreciation for their sisters with heartfelt gestures. Whether through a thoughtful gift, a heartfelt note, or quality time together, it's a day to acknowledge the unique and cherished relationship sisters share. From shared memories to mutual support, sisters often play a crucial role in our lives. Take this day to celebrate and strengthen these important connections, and let your sister know just how much she means to you. National Sisters Day is a wonderful opportunity to show your appreciation for the special bond you share with your sister. If you’re short on time but still want to give her a heartfelt gift, a DIY present can be a perfect solution. Here are 20 last-minute DIY gift ideas that will make her feel cherished: 1. Personalized Photo Frame

Indian Army continues its efforts in rescue and restoration in the areas affected by the cloudburst that occurred on Thursday in Rampur's Samej. The Army has established temporary bridges to establish connectivity between areas cut off to facilitate rescue operations. Teams of NDRF, SDRF, Home Guard, and CISF have been coordinating to carry out the rescue and search operation.

Manu Bhaker is set to be India's flagbearer in the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) sources stated that Bhaker will be India's women's flagbearer in the closing ceremony. India's men's flagbearer for the ceremony is yet to be confirmed. The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics will take place on August 11. Bhaker brought her A-game in Paris and broke numerous accolades to claim two bronze medals in the Summer Games.

rockets were fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel on Sunday (local time), SKY News reported, citing Israeli media reports. Videos showed Israel's Iron Dome defence system being activated over the area. Hezbollah said in a statement that it attacked a new Israeli settlement, Beit Hillel, with rockets. This is in response to Israel's attacks on Palestinian villages in Gaza, which hurt civilians. Hezbollah is supporting the Palestinian people and their resistance.

Boeing Starliner is one of those spacecrafts that has been in the headlines for some time now, but for all the wrong reasons. The spacecraft is currently stranded in space, with hopes of being repaired diminishing as each day passes. Meanwhile, the two astronauts it had carried to space, are currently marooned and there is a concern over the fact about how these astronauts will return home safely.

Time Bandits, a popular series, is releasing Episode 5 and 6 of Season 1 on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, on Apple TV+. These episodes will explore different historical periods.

drone attack overnight damaged critical infrastructure in the central Ukrainian region of Vinnytsia, a local official said on Saturday. The Ukrainian air force said it shot down 24 out of 29 Shahed-type drones launched by Russia in the overnight attack over nine regions. Russian forces also launched two S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles and two Kh-31 missiles, the air force said. Kherson regional governor Oleksander Prokudin said air defence shot down five drones over his region on Saturday. Russian attacks on the region in the past day struck critical infrastructure, an administrative building and nine residential homes, he said.

terminated the services of six government employees, including five policemen and a teacher for their alleged involvement in «anti-national» activities. The terminated employees were identified as Saif-ud-din from Doda, selection grade constable; Farooq Ahmad Sheikh, head constable from Kupwara; Khalid Hussian Shah, selection grade constable from Kupwara; Rahmat Shah, constable of Kupwara; Irshad Ahmad Chalkoo, selection grade constable of Baramulla and Nazam Din, a teacher in the education department from Poonch. The order stated that J&K LG Manoj Sinha was satisfied that after considering the facts and circumstances of the case and on the basis of the information available that their activities are such as to warrant their dismissal from service under Article 311 (2) ©, without any enquiry.

National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against two accused persons in a case related to the arrest of two Maoist cadres of Kuyemari area committee of proscribed terrorist organisation — CPI (Maoist) — while carrying arms and explosives to attack the security forces. The accused persons have been identified as Vinod Awalam and Ashu Korsa. The chargesheet was filed before the Special Court, Jagdalpur, under various sections of Indian Penal Code, Arms Act, Explosives Substances Act and UA(P) Act. Both the accused persons are members of CPI (Maoist) and have been found to be involved in the conspiracy of carrying out attacks on security forces. The duo were apprehended along with weapons and other incriminating material from Mujalgondi village in Kanker district.

Rajnath Singh on Saturday urged citizens to take part in 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign with the same zeal and enthusiasm as in the last two years to mark the Independence Day. He said this in a post on X and also shared a video. «On the call of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi > people from all over India have been participating in the #HarGharTiranga > campaign with great zeal and enthusiasm on the occasion of Independence Day for the last two years,» he said. «This time also you should hoist the national flag, the symbol of India's pride and honour, in your homes from August 9 to August 15 with great respect. All of you are also requested to hoist the 'tricolour' at your homes and also take a selfie and upload it on the www. harghartiranga.com > website. Along with participating in this campaign yourself, inspire others to join it as well,» the minister wrote on the social media platform.

Indian submarine INS Shalki is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka in reflection of growing maritime security cooperation between the two countries. The Shishumar class diesel-electric submarine arrived in Colombo on August 2, the Indian Navy said on Saturday. India sends submarines to a handful of countries with whom it has close defence and strategic ties. The Indian submarine's visit to Colombo comes against the backdrop of China's persistent attempts to enhance its strategic and military influence over the island nation.

Kuki MLAs urged the Prime Minister and Home Minister separately not to withdraw two battalions of Assam Rifles from the Kuki-Zo-Hmar inhabited tribal areas. The ten tribal MLAs, including two ministers — Nemcha Kipgen and Letpao Haokip – in separate memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah said that it is pertinent to cite that the un-biased service of the Assam Rifles in the fringe areas has been obviously instrumental in prevention of further escalation of violence till date. “The role played by Assam Rifles so far in maintenance of law and order is absolutely neutral,” the legislators said in their Friday’s memorandum, released to the media on Saturday.

CBI has registered an FIR into a major racket of making Aadhaar cards allegedly using forged documents and fingerprints for Rs 25,000 in Rajasthan, officials said, adding that three persons have been booked. In some cases, fingerprints and retina scans of school kids, even toe prints were used to make the Aadhaar cards, they said. The matter came to light through a news report after a complaint was filed with police by a programmer in the department of information technology and communication, Manohar Lal, in Sanchore, they said.

Kejriwal's close aide Bibhav Kumar in a case concerning alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal was «necessary» and police strictly followed the law while doing so, the Delhi High Court has said. The court, which on Friday dismissed Kumar's petition that claimed his arrest was illegal, said in its written judgment that there was no merit in his plea. Kumar, currently in judicial custody, allegedly assaulted Maliwal at Kejriwal's official residence on May 13. He was arrested by the Delhi Police on May 18. In his plea, Kumar had sought a direction to declare his arrest as illegal and in gross violation of the provisions of section 41A (notice of appearance before police officer) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and against the mandate of the law.

Delhi High Court has upheld an order accepting cancellation report filed by the police in a complaint filed against BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain alleging rape and criminal intimidation. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said there was no infirmity in the order passed by the additional sessions judge (ASJ) and dismissed the revision petition filed by the complainant challenging the December 2023 order. «In the present case, the overwhelming independent ocular, documentary and scientific evidence collected during the investigations, whereby the presence of the respondent no.2 (Hussain) and complainant on the date of the alleged incident at the place of alleged incident… is completely ruled out, the possibility of the commission of alleged offence is rendered zilch. »Hence, the conclusion of the ASJ in accepting the cancellation report has to be upheld. In view of the foregoing discussions, there is no infirmity in the impugned order dated December 16, 2023 and the revision petition is hereby dismissed," the high court said in the order which was passed on Friday and made available on Saturday.

NCL) CMD B Sairam on Saturday said that the company despatched 94 per cent of its total coal to the power sector and contributed Rs 15,000 crore to the central as well as state exchequer in FY24 in the forms of royalty and GST. Sairam also reaffirmed the company's commitment towards fulfilling the energy security of the nation. Speaking at the sidelines of Singrauli Industrial Summit 2024 organised by NCL at its headquarters, the CMD of the Coal India arm also outlined the company's contribution to the inclusive development of the Singrauli region. He also underscored the benefits of adopting an integrated approach based on shared values for the holistic development of Singrauli.

Uddhav Thackeray's remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah have established the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader's credentials as a member of the "Aurangzeb fan club", Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Saturday. Fadnavis was reacting to Thackeray's tirade against BJP wherein he termed Shah a political descendant of Ahmad Shah Abdali, the Afghan king who defeated the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat. «Amit Shah had spoken about the Aurangzeb fan club. Uddhav Thackeray today proved that he is indeed from the Aurangzeb fan club,» Fadnavis told reporters. Addressing a BJP convention in Pune last month, Shah had dubbed Thackeray «the head of the Aurangzeb fan club» who was sitting with people who sought pardon for 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon.

Carlsberg has said it will acquire the remaining 33.33 per cent stake in Carlsberg South Asia Pte. Ltd. (CSAPL) from its partner CSAPL (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd in a deal valued at USD 744 million. CSAPL is the holding company for the Carlsberg's businesses in India (100 per cent) and Nepal (90 per cent), through its shareholding in Gorkha Brewery Private Limited (GBPL). CSAPL Holding's 33.3 per cent shares is under the control of Singapore resident C P Khetan, with whom the company was having disputes.