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Joey Chestnut will take on Takeru Kobayashi, in the hot dog eating matchup at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Labor Day, September 2, reports the 'ABC News'. It will be streamed live on Netflix. «Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef,» will be held for the first time since they faced each other way back in 2009. Earlier, chestnut said he learned from the media that he was not allowed to take in this year’s contest because he chose to represent plant-based food giant Impossible Food.

Oracle's strong financial outlook this week, founder and top shareholder Larry Ellison moved up two points on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, reports 'Yahoo Finance'. Ellison had a net worth of $138 billion as of yesterday. Overnight, it jumped $14 billion to $152 billion. The main reason for this rise is that the 79-year-old businessman owns more than 40% of Oracle, a company whose shares rose 13% on June 11 following the release of the company's strong year-end results.

Suvendu Adhikari would appeal to Calcutta High Court tomorrow after 200 BJP activists, headed by him, were denied entry to Raj Bhavan on Thursday afternoon to see Governor CV Ananda Bose amid postpoll violence. Kolkata police blocked them with multi-level barricading outside Raj Bhavan despite Bose's signed authorisation. «The Governor had given permission to meet 200 victims in writing,» Adhikari said. The delegation could not enter Raj Bhawan even after waiting outside for two hours after the scheduled time of appointment with the Governor at 4PM. All the gates of Raj Bhavan were barricaded at multiple levels by police citing Section 144. These BJP workers are staying in Kolkata shelter following violence in the districts after the polls.

inflation data raised hopes for two rate cuts in 2024, even as the Federal Reserve's projections called for just one cut this year. Spot gold was down 0.5% at $2,310.89 per ounce, as of 1510 GMT. Prices fell as low as $2303.84 before the data came out. U.S. gold futures were down 1.2% to $2,326.90.

new Speaker on June 26 for which notices for motions supporting candidates can be submitted by members by 12 noon a day prior, the Lok Sabha secretariat said on Thursday. The 18th Lok Sabha will meet for the first time on June 24 and the session will conclude on July 3. At any time before 12 noon on the day preceding the date fixed for the election, any member can give notice in writing to the secretary general of a motion supporting another member for the office of the speaker, a Lok Sabha bulletin noted. «In the present case, notices of motions for the election of the Speaker can be given before 12 noon on Tuesday, June 25,» it explained.

Jayant Chaudhary, minister of skills development and entrepreneurship (independent charge), on Thursday, called for increased collaboration with the industry partners to enhance the scope and effectiveness of apprenticeship and vocational training programmes in India besides . During a comprehensive review of the skilling schemes with the top ministry officials, Chuadhary reiterated on providing quality skill training to the youth, across the country, with a special focus on marginalized communities, backward areas, and new-age market relevant skills, the ministry of skills development and entrepreneurship (MSDE) said in a statement. Elaborating on the necessity of a unified effort to ensure the successful implementation and expansion of skill development initiatives across the nation, Chaudhary said that focus should be on close collaboration and convergence with other ministries and states to bring scale and speed to the skill ecosystem.

Imran Khan, a Pakistani court on Thursday acquitted the jailed former premier, his aide Shah Mehmood Qureshi and former minister Sheikh Rashid in a case of vandalism. The case was registered in 2022 at Islamabad's I-9 police station and based on the alleged involvement in acts of vandalism and violation of Section 144 of the Pakistan Penal Code which had banned rallies. Judicial Magistrate Malik Muhammad Imran issued the verdict, acquitting the three senior leaders along with two more leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf — Sadaqat Abbasi and Ali Nawaz Awan.

desktop and mobile more seamless. These updates will begin rolling out over the next few weeks, the company said in a blog post. WhatsApp said it will now allow screen sharing with audio which could be used to watch videos together. So now when a user shares their screen, they can share their audio too.

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) will hear the plea of Hinduja Group firm IIHL for extension of deadline for completing Reliance Capital's resolution on June 20. IndusInd International Holdings Ltd (IIHL) is the successful bidder for the resolution of debt-ridden Reliance Capital, the financial services arm of Anil Ambani Group. The National Company Law Tribunal Mumbai bench on February 27, 2024 approved the Rs 9,650-crore resolution plan for Reliance Capital and fixed May 27, 2024 as deadline for completion. IIHL has moved NCLT seeking a 90-day extension beyond the deadline to implement the resolution plan.

Rafael Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, he hasn't been to in 19 years. The 22-time Grand Slam champion, who turned 38 on June 3, said Thursday he wants to just remain on clay, rather than switching over to grass for the All England Club, then needing to go back to clay for the Summer Games. «We believe that the best for my body is not to change surface,» Nadal said in a statement.

IndiGo has announced new routes connecting Durgapur with Bhubaneswar, Bagdogra, and Guwahati. These new flights will commence on August 30, a statement by the airline said. Flights between Durgapur and Bhubaneswar will operate daily, Durgapur-Bagdogra four times a week, and Durgapur-Guwahati thrice a week, the statement added. Vinay Malhotra, head of global sales at IndiGo, said, «We are pleased to announce new routes connecting Durgapur with Bhubaneswar, Bagdogra, and Guwahati. With these direct flights, we aim to provide our customers with further seamless connectivity.» With the addition of these services, IndiGo will now operate 42 weekly flights from Durgapur, significantly enhancing trade, travel, and tourism across eastern India, the statement said.

Vodafone Idea (Vi) plans to raise upto Rs 2,458 crore through a preferential issue of equity shares to its two European gear vendors Nokia and Ericsson, clearing part of their pending dues and setting stage for Vi’s 4G expansion and 5G rollout. “The Board of Directors of Vodafone Idea Limited (“VIL” or the “Company”), today approved preferential allotment of ~166 Crore equity shares of face value of Rs. 10/- each, at an issue price of Rs. 14.80 per share, for an aggregate consideration of up to Rs. 2,458 crore, to two of its key vendors, Nokia Solutions and Networks India Private Limited (“Nokia”) and Ericsson India Private Limited (“Ericsson”),” Vi said in a statement on Thursday.

Delhi Police is in the process of preparing a "100 Day's Action Plan", after the newly formed central government asked all the ministries and departments to give final touches of their planning of work for the next 100 days of Modi 3.0. According to sources, Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora has asked all the unit heads to submit «100 Day's Action Plan» by June 14, which may be later submitted to the Union home ministry. A letter was sent to all the special commissioners and joint commissioners of their respective units, seeking a plan for the next 100 days for their 'verticals' by the Delhi Police Headquarters earlier this week, the sources said. A senior police officer, who did not wish to be named, said the heads of the units have held multiple rounds of talks and meetings, and drew their plans for them to be submitted to the police headquarters.

Vodafone Idea's board of directors have approved a fundraising plan where the company will raise up to Rs 2,458 crore by issuing over 166 crore fully paid-up equity shares in one or more tranches on a preferential basis. The decision was taken at a meeting held on Thursday and the announcement was made after market hours.

Power and Instrumentation(Gujarat)Ltd.(up 5.00%), RattanIndia Power Ltd.(up 4.99%), KEC International Ltd.(up 4.93%), Neueon Towers Ltd.(up 4.75%), GE T&D India Ltd.(up 4.61%), Indowind Energy Ltd.(up 3.39%), Hitachi Energy India Ltd.(up 3.26%), Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.(up 1.87%), JSW Energy Ltd.(up 1.42%) and Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd.(up 1.20%) stood among the top gainers.

Safdarjung Tomb's main door is being repainted by the Archaeological Survey of India because it was unintentionally painted a dark yellow tint lately rather than its natural pale yellow. According to ASI officials, they had assumed that the gate's yellow color would lighten up after drying, but it didn't and didn't match the original color. As a result, we chose to start over. Officials stated, «We are really concerned to the originality of the construction, and it was a human error that is being corrected immediately. By the end of this month, the tomb's conservation efforts, which commenced in February, should be completed. This error would have prevented further work from being done till now. „This resulted in at least a month's delay,“ a senior Delhi Circle official stated.

Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.(up 17.52%), Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Ltd.(up 14.46%), Mawana Sugars Ltd.(up 11.73%), Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd.(up 11.64%), KCP Sugar & Industries Corporation Ltd.(up 11.42%), Sakthi Sugars Ltd.(up 9.18%), Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd.(up 8.54%), KM Sugar Mills Ltd.(up 8.13%), Rana Sugars Ltd.(up 7.68%) and Magadh Sugar & Energy Ltd.(up 7.54%) stood among the top gainers.

GAIL (India) Ltd. traded 0.06 per cent lower in Thursday's session at 01:39PM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 219.3 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 219.3 and Rs 214.3, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 233.0 and a 52-week low of 103.2. About 1,479,286 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

European shares edged lower at open on Thursday, weighed down by elevated government bond yields, as a more hawkish stance on rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve dampened sentiment. The continent-wide STOXX 600 was down 0.2%, as of 0715 GMT, after closing 1.2% higher in the previous session.

Union Budget 2024-25 has commenced after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman directed the officials to initiate the process, emphasizing the need for meticulous planning and comprehensive analysis. The Union Budget is likely to be tabled in Parliament by the third week of July. Sitharaman who had retained Finance Ministry will be presenting her sixth budget by mid-July. After taking charge, the Finance Minister announced that the Modi govt intends to move on the reforms path to boost macroeconomic stability and growth. The Budget will also incorporate elements of the 100-day plan that PM Narendra Modi had asked his team of officers to prepare. The idea is to use the inputs and then set the agenda for the next 12 months as also for 2030 and 2047, when govt expects India to be a developed country.