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Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday wished the people on the occasion of Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath. The President, in X posts in Odia and Hindi, greeted people on the auspicious day. «I extend my heartiest greetings to all people of our country on the occasion of the world-famous Rath Yatra of Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath. Countless Jagannath lovers of the country and the world are eagerly waiting to see three deities on the chariot today,» she said. Notably, President Murmu is in Odisha and is scheduled to witness Rath Yatra in Puri this afternoon.

Royal Enfield on Tuesday said it has reported a 5 per cent decline in total sales at 73,141 units in June as against 77,109 units sold in the same month a year ago. Dometic sales were at 66,117 units last month as against 67,495 units in the year-ago period, down 2 per cent, Royal Enfield said in a statement. Exports declined 27 per cent to 7,024 units last month as compared to 9,614 units in June 2023, it added. «We remain steadfast on our long-term plans and are making considerable progress towards the same. This year will be an exciting one for Royal Enfield, as we have several new launches planned that will significantly strengthen our product portfolio,» Royal Enfield CEO B Govindarajan said.

SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd. traded 0.87 per cent down at Rs 715.25 on Monday at around 12:17PM (IST), while the benchmark BSE Sensex declined 203.09 points to 79793.51. As many as 9,663 shares changed hands on the counter with a total value of Rs 0.7 crore.

Metal major Vedanta reported a 36% year-on-year jump in alumina production at Lanjigarh refinery at 539 kt driven by new capacity, the company said today in a filing to the exchanges. In Q1FY24, the company had produced 395 kt. It was up by 11% on the quarter-on-quarter basis versus 484 kt in the March quarter.

terrorists have been neutralised and two Indian Army soldiers were killed in action in separate encounters with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, defence officials said on Sunday. According to officials, two separate encounters broke out in Kulgam district on Saturday and were ongoing. The first encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Modergam village. Hours later, another encounter broke out in the Frisal Chinnigam area of the district.

Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund collected Rs 1,676 crores during the New Fund Offer (NFO) period between June 13 and 27, Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company (AMC) said in a release on Thursday. Units were allocated on July 3 in the newly launched defense-themed fund and the scheme will reopen for further subscription and redemption from July 9.

GAIL (India) Ltd. traded 0.45 per cent down at Rs 229.45 on Tuesday at around 11:41AM (IST), while the benchmark BSE Sensex advanced 293.8 points to 80254.18. As many as 1,171,790 shares changed hands on the counter with a total value of Rs 27.12 crore.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and sought the Union government's support for crucial proposals for the state's development. Naidu, whose Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is a vital partner in the BJP-led NDA government, sought enhanced assistance for Andhra Pradesh if the special category status cannot be granted to the state, sources said. The TDP chief, who is on a two-day visit to the national capital, also held talks with Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Piyush Goyal on state-specific issues. Sources indicated that Naidu is scheduled to meet several other Union ministers, including Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and Health Minister J P Nadda.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday decided to keep his Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in office after parliamentary elections in which the government's political camp lost its role as the strongest party to the left in a hung parliament. «The President has asked Gabriel Attal to remain prime minister for the time being in order to ensure the country's stability,» Macron's office said in a statement. Attal had already flagged on Sunday he would offer his resignation, which follows French political tradition, but added he was prepared to stay in office longer as a caretaker but it was up to the president to decide.

JP Nadda chaired the first executive committee meeting of the National One Health Mission on Wednesday. He said the mission will help India achieve integrated disease control and pandemic preparedness by institutionalising the 'One Health' approach, the health ministry said in a statement.

Greenko Mauritius, a subsidiary of Greenko Energy Holdings, has decided not to proceed with its planned dollar bond issuance that had sought to refinance a $425-million bank loan. The company, which is into renewable energy sources, will now seek alternative bank borrowing instead, Fitch Ratings said, while withdrawing the 'BB' rating assigned to the proposed bond. Initially, the proposed notes, rated 'BB' by Fitch and 'Ba2' by Moody's, were expected to price a 3.5-year bond under 7%. However, earlier this year, Greenko Mauritius deferred the bond due to interest rate volatility. The $425-million bridge loan remains outstanding and is due by September 30, 2024.

NHAI) on Tuesday entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Survey of India for development and validation of GIS-based land acquisition plan for upcoming national highway projects in India. The agreement aims at leveraging geospatial technology and development of standard operating procedures for GIS-based land acquisition plan to enhance land acquisition planning as well as preparation of terms of reference for consultants. “The detailed project reports will outline the technical specifications for the GIS-based land acquisition plan,” NHAI said.

Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi reviewed the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday and exhorted the troops to remain steadfast to meet all security challenges, officials said. This was his first visit to the Jammu region after taking charge as the 30th chief of the Indian Army on June 30 and it assumes significance in view of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra and massive anti-terror operations underway, especially in the hilly districts. The Army chief reached Jammu in the morning and flew to the border district of Poonch to review the security situation and operational preparedness along the LoC, the officials said, adding he was accompanied by General Officer Commanding-in-chief, Northern Command, Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar and General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Jammu-based White Knight Corps Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva. Gen Dwivedi also chaired a high-level meeting of Army and police officers on his return from Poonch at the Army headquarters in Nagrota. Director General of J&K Police R R Swain, Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order, Vijay Kumar and ADGP, Jammu zone, Anand Jain attended the meeting.

Punjab police registered the first case under the newly-introduced «organised crime» sections of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 which attracts maximum punishment of life imprisonment. The interstate organised crime syndicate was booked under Section 111 of BNS, 2023 and the kingpin of the gang and four members were arrested from a flat in Mohali's Kharar, Punjab Police said on Monday. Under Section 111 of BNS, «If such offence has resulted in the death of any person, be punishable with death or imprisonment for life without the benefit of parole and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than Rs 10 lakh.» According to the Punjab police, the syndicate kingpin was identified as Jai Sharma alias Sukha Pistol Ambarsarya of Prem Nagar in Amritsar. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the four members are Nikhil Sharma alias Lala of Sandhu Colony in Amritsar, Moni of Kot Khalsa in Amritsar, and Arpit Thakur and Karan Sharma of Bilaspur district in Himachal Pradesh. Sukha Pistol has seven cases pertaining to the Arms Act, snatching and theft registered against him, Yadav said. Police seized two .32 bore pistols, three magazines and eight live rounds from them.

Avenue Supermarts Ltd. traded 0.73 per cent down in Tuesday's trade at 12:02PM (IST). Around 5,369 shares changed hands on the counter. The scrip opened at Rs 4849.0 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 4891.2 and Rs 4780.0, respectively, in the session so far. Shares of the company of Avenue Supermarts Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 5220.0 and a 52-week low of Rs 3493.05.

solar mission Aditya-L1 spacecraft completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 point on Tuesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a statement. The Aditya-L1 mission is an Indian solar observatory at Lagrangian point L1, launched on September 2 last year and was inserted in its targeted halo orbit on January 6. Aditya-L1 spacecraft in the Halo orbit takes 178 days to complete a revolution around the L1 point.

Calcutta High Court will hear on Monday an application for interim order by West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose in a defamation suit filed by him against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and some other TMC leaders over alleged comments made by her. Justice Krishna Rao on Wednesday granted leave for the defamation plaint to be registered before his court. He directed that Bose's application for an interim order, for a direction upon Banerjee and the others not to make any further comment on the issue under contention, will be taken up for hearing on Monday. Justice Rao also directed Bose's lawyer to serve copies of the application to the defendants in the suit in the meantime.

Team India's triumph in the Men's T2O World Cup. On Thursday, the Indian cricket team-captained by Rohit Sharma-arrived home to a hero's welcome via a specially scheduled charter flight. Before making their way to the ITC Maurya hotel, the players showed off the T20 World Cup trophy to the enthusiastic spectators.

Jyothy Labs Ltd.(up 5.78%), Hatsun Agro Products Ltd.(up 5.60%), Zydus Wellness Ltd.(up 2.85%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.99%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(up 0.96%), Adani Wilmar Ltd.(up 0.95%), Bikaji Foods International Ltd.(up 0.83%), Prataap Snacks Ltd.(up 0.66%), Heritage Foods Ltd.(up 0.58%) and LT Foods Ltd.(up 0.46%) stood among the top gainers.

Mumbai: In another tragic hit-and-run incident, a woman tragically lost her life after a BMW collided with the bike she was riding with her husband early on Sunday morning. According to a report from TOI, the couple, residents of Worli, Mumbai, were heading to fetch fish when the accident occurred. The collision was so severe that the 45-year-old woman was thrown onto the car's bonnet. Rather than stopping, the driver continued for approximately 100 metres before fleeing the scene. The injured woman was rushed to Nair Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Shares of Persistent Systems Ltd.(up 1.13 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.