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IndiGo airlines has canceled all flights to/from Terminal 1 due to partial closure of Delhi Airport caused by heavy rains. All departures from Terminal 1 are temporarily suspended, and check-in counters are also closed.

Donald Trump laid the blame for the Ukraine war at US President Joe Biden's feet Thursday, insisting that the invasion never would have happened «if we had a leader.» «This is a war that never should have started. If we had a leader in this war… He's given $200 billion now or more to Ukraine, he's given $200 billion.

IPO of Allied Blenders and Distillers was subscribed 23.55 times on Thursday, its final day of bidding. The retail investor category of the issue was subscribed 4.51 times while the qualified institutional investors category was subscribed 50.37 times.

banks are well capitalised and capable of absorbing macroeconomic shocks, with lenders likely to report higher-than-required capital ratios even under the most severe stress scenarios, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said. «Under the baseline scenario, the aggregate CRAR (capital to risk weighted asset ratio) of 46 major banks is projected to slip from 16.7% in March 2024 to 16.1% by March 2025,» the RBI said in its June 2024 Financial Stability Report.

household debt, having already raised the risk weighting on unsecured retail exposure to moderate the pace of credit expansion in a loan segment that could prove vulnerable in the future. «With overall household savings declining to 18.4% of GDP (gross domestic product) in FY23 from an average of 20% of GDP over 2013-2022, and coupled with an increasing trend in financial liabilities, household debt warrants close monitoring from a financial stability perspective,» the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its latest Financial Stability Report released on Wednesday.

HCL Tech, Polycab, SAMHI Hotels, Archean Chemical, Ambuja Cement among others due to various news related developments. India Cements Ace investor Radhakishan Damani and related entities sold around 6.91 crore shares or about 24% stake in India Cements through a block deal to Ultratech Cement.

India Cements is in advanced talks with Bank of America (BofA) and Nomura to raise up to ₹500 crore in bonds, with each investing ₹250 crore. The bonds, which could be raised at more than a 15% coupon, will be used to fund both working capital and capital expenditure, said two sources aware of the development. «India Cements is in advanced discussions with BofA and Nomura to raise the debt by issuing bonds, which could be borrowed at 15%,» said a source.

Sebi on Thursday approved a proposal to tighten rules on the inclusion of stocks in the futures and options(F&O) segment and approved introduction of fixed price for taking a company private. The revision will lead to addition and deletion of about two dozen stocks.

Earth or passing near it, this warning is more serious. It will come closer to the Earth in a few hours and you may be one of those fortunate people who may watch it. As asteroid 2011 UL21 is likely to come near us on June 27, you may get ready to watch it. According to SpaceReference, this asteroid orbits the sun once every three years and is estimated to be somewhere between 1.1 and 2.4 miles wide. According to the European Space Agency, it is one of the known near-Earth asteroids. In a statement issued earlier, Virtual Telescope Project Scientific Director Gianluca Masi said that minor planets are those that are larger than 140 meters and can come within 7.5 million kilometers from the Earth. He also said that only the largest asteroids capable of approaching close enough to our planet are flagged as PHAs. They may not hit us, but better monitoring is required.

premiere date for the fourth season of its espionage series 'Slow Horses.' The new season will debut on September 4 with a two-episode release.

Nate Silver has predicted that Donald Trump is easily winning the upcoming US presidential elections in November 2024. His predictions are different from the various national surveys which have predicted a close competition between the two candidates. He has predicted that Trump will win by a large margin in the electoral college votes. In the event that neither of the candidates are able to secure the bare minimum votes of the electoral college, Trump will have an upper hand in the US Congress which will then elect the new president. He made these comments writing on the Silver Bulletin which is his Substack account. He added that though he is a supporter of Biden, all data reveals that Trump is on his way back to the Whitehouse.

Netflix's animated series Terminator Zero will feature Rosario Dawson, Ann Dowd, André Holland and Sonoya Mizuno in voiceover roles. The series, produced by Production IG, premieres on August 29.

Lok Sabha is set to turn stormy with INDIA bloc deciding to move adjournment motions on Friday to discuss NEET paper leak. The Opposition will move the motions under Rule 267. The decision was taken at a meeting of floor leaders of INDIA bloc parties held at the residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday. The Opposition parties unanimously decided to raise NEET, Agniveer, unemployment and other issues in Parliament. According to sources, a uniform strategy will be employed in both Houses. Both Houses are scheduled to debate the motion of thanks to the President's address on Friday. While Rajya Sabha's business advisory committee has allotted 26 hours for this discussion, the Lok Sabha is likely to allot a similar time. The business advisory committee of the Lok Sabha has not been formed yet.

electric vehicles, will go up substantially as the world shifts to cleaner energy sources to mitigate climate change, according to Hindustan Copper Chairman and Managing Director Ghanshyam Sharma. By transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal, greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced significantly. «As the world transitions to cleaner energy sources...the demand for copper will increase significantly as a vital component in electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies such as solar panels, wind turbines etc,» the CMD said in a recent message on the company's website. He further said the company has been given the charge of utilisation of the nation's copper resources in an efficient and sustainable way.

Trai) to recommend the terms and conditions for the authorisation mechanism to be followed to regulate the industry, as it looks to abolish the licensing regime. The Department of Telecommunications has asked Trai to share its recommendations preferably in 60 days as it looks to act swiftly on the matter, said officials. «Trai met the telecom operators and internet service providers today (Thursday) to seek their inputs on the authorisation structure. The players can provide their comments by early next week, following which Trai will issue a consultation paper,» an official told ET on condition of anonymity.

Georgia arrived at Euro 2024 with no expectations, manager Willy Sagnol said, having already celebrated what they thought would be their biggest achievement in just qualifying. Sagnol's men upended Portugal — a team ranked 68 places above them — 2-0 on Wednesday to roar into the knock-out round in their major tournament debut, thanks to goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Georges Mikautadze. There are benefits to being tournament underdogs, Sagnol said.

CBI takes over NEET paper leak case from the Economic Offence Unit of Bihar Police and the Union education ministry constituting a committee to look into the loopholes in the system and suggest reforms to streamline the examination process, the probe by Bihar Police has thrown up some red flags which will form the crux of future probe and reforms in the case. Habitual Offenders The names which have come up in the NEET paper leak are not new. They have a history of paper leaks. Sanjeev Mukhiya, still absconding, has been in jail in the past on similar cases. His son, Dr Shiv Kumar, is in jail in relation to the paper leak of the Bihar Public Service Commission Teachers Recruitment Examination. Others too have been in the business for long with inter-state networks, which gets activated when a big examination like NEET is announced.

CBI arrested two individuals — Manish Kumar and Ashutosh Kumar — from Patna. The agency has registered six FIRs in the NEET paper leak case. According to people in the know, the two accused allegedly provided safe premises to aspirants before the exam. The aspirants were given leaked papers and answer keys. People quoted above said that Manish allegedly facilitated students' transportation in his car and is suspected of taking them to an empty school, where at least two dozen aspirants were given the leaked paper. Co-accused Ashutosh allegedly provided lodging for students at his residence. The duo was called for questioning on Thursday after which they were arrested.

Airtel's data centre arm Nxtra has joined the RE100 initiative, a flagship global initiative led by Climate Group in partnership with Carbon Disclosure Project, and has committed to sourcing 100 per cent renewable electricity, the company said on Thursday. Nxtra has the largest network of data centres in India with 12 large and 120 edge data centres across the country. «We are an environmentally responsible brand and have been increasingly adopting clean energy alternatives. We are on a healthy trajectory towards achieving our net-zero goals of 2031 and are happy to become a part of the RE100 initiative with a commitment to 100 per cent renewable electricity,» Nxtra by Airtel, CEO, Ashish Arora said in a statement. According to the statement, Nxtra has become the only data centre organisation in India to have pledged to RE100 and the 14th Indian company to achieve this milestone.

Sebi) on Thursday approved finfluencer norms, prohibiting regulated entities like brokers from dealing with them. The decision was taken at a board meeting of the regulator.

Gold prices fell Rs 120 to Rs 72,180 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday in line with weak trends in the global markets, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had settled at Rs 72,300 per 10 grams in the previous session. However, silver prices remained flat at Rs 90,600 per kg.