Hamas official Osama Hamdan expects an Israeli response to new ideas for ending the nine-month Gaza war and freeing hostages. Mossad's David Barnea is in Doha for talks. Benjamin Netanyahu insists on hostages' freedom. The conflict, sparked by October 7 attacks, left 1,195 dead. Joe Biden discusses a prisoner exchange and US pressure continues.
IIM Shillong and AIT Thailand signed an MoU to enhance collaboration in cultural exchanges, dual/joint masters, joint research, and internships. The partnership aims to improve educational standards through shared resources like library databases and SOM resources, benefiting both institutions.
Rishi Sunak won Richmond and Northallerton. 28 Indian-origin MPs joined the House of Commons. Suella Braverman, Seema Malhotra, Claire Coutinho retained seats. Labour's landslide victory included Lisa Nandy. Munira Wilson won Twickenham. Keith Vaz contested as Independent. Major Conservative losses. Jeremy Corbyn defeated Praful Nargund. 87 ethnic minority candidates contribute to a diverse Parliament, including British Sikh MPs.
From July 9-10, PM Modi will visit Austria after Russia. His first trip in 40 years aims to strengthen partnerships in infrastructure, technology, start-ups, and more. Meetings include Chancellor Karl Nehammer. Austria hosts IAEA and UNIDO. Recent agreements in migration and mobility show positive results. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra emphasized enhancing bilateral cooperation.
The UK's Labour Party's recent election win in parliamentary election raises questions about its stance on movements like Khalistan. New PM Keir Starmer aims to improve UK-India relations, but concerns remain due to the party's past support for pro-Khalistan leaders.
The India-UK FTA talks began in January 2022 but were stalled in the 14th round as both countries stepped into their general election cycles this year. India saw the new government in the first week and on Friday, it was the UK's. "There is no question in my mind that India will continue to be important for the new Labour government," said Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
US-based Glean Technologies, which offers AI assistant platforms for businesses, has chosen to set up shop in Bengaluru, its first in India. The company plans to significantly expand its presence there, aiming to triple its staff to 450 within the next two years.
Gold prices extended gains on Friday to their highest level in a month following key U.S. jobs data that showed the labor market was softening, lifting expectations around a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September.
Keir Starmer becomes PM after Labour’s 2024 win. Angela Rayner, Deputy PM; Rachel Reeves, Finance Minister; David Lammy, Foreign Minister; Yvette Cooper, Home Secretary; John Healey, Defense Minister; Wes Streeting, Health Minister tackling NHS waitlists; Ed Miliband, Energy Minister; Jonathan Reynolds, Business Minister. Starmer rebranded Labour for competence and pragmatism after Corbyn's defeat.
Tejashwi Yadav emphasized RJD's uncompromised stance against BJP on their 28th foundation day, July 5, 1997. He noted a 9% RJD increase and 6% NDA decrease in Lok Sabha vote share, with RJD winning 4 seats and 9 for their alliance. Critiquing Janata Dal (U)'s power greed, he praised Mahagathbandhan's 75% reservation hike, supporting Bihar's weak and deprived.
Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal's interim bail extended by Bombay High Court for medical reasons. Goyal, suffering from cancer, to undergo surgery. ED alleges money laundering of Rs 538.62 crore. Wife, Anita Goyal, arrested and later passed away.
ASM Tech's ownership is primarily held by promoters (47.36%), with the remaining 42.64% held by the public. Notably, neither mutual funds nor foreign portfolio investors hold significant stakes in the company.
Regional Met Centre Director at Mumbai, Sunil Kamble said, "There is a possibility of heavy rain in Mumbai today. We have issued a yellow alert for Mumbai. There will be light to moderate rain in Mumbai for 2-3 days. Orange alert and yellow alert have been issued for some districts of central Maharashtra... Heavy rain is likely in the ghat areas."
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed the final tranche of a Rs 4,657-crore loan for the Mumbai Metro Line 3 project. This completes the funding for the 33.5-kilometre underground metro line connecting key areas in Mumbai.
The new fund offer (NFO) will open for subscription on July 8th and will close on July 22nd. Investors can begin continuous sale and repurchase of the fund starting July 29th.
Biden will travel to Madison, Wisconsin, to rally Democratic voters. During the trip he will be interviewed by ABC News, part of a flurry of events over the next week aimed at showing Americans he still has the stamina to run against Republican candidate Donald Trump in the Nov. 5 election.
The government has notified new sections of the Telecommunications Act focusing on spectrum utilization and regulatory appointments. The Act aims to enhance efficiency through methods like sharing and trading of spectrum.
In his resignation letter marked to Infosys CEO Salil Parekh, Lamba wrote: "I am writing to inform you of my decision to resign from the services of Infosys. I am thankful for the opportunity and experiences I have had over the years".
Bhavish Aggarwal, cofounder of Ola Cabs, said the company will now use its in-house navigation system, exiting Google Maps. This comes a month after Ola took its IT workload off Microsoft Azure.
Grant Thornton Bharat's Q2 2024 report shows 501 deals worth USD 21.4 billion. Despite a 28% value decrease post Reliance-Disney mega-merger, domestic investment and private equity remain strong. High-value deals (over USD 100 million) rose 58% with 30 significant deals. Political stability and policy clarity boosted traditional sectors like pharma and manufacturing, states Shanthi Vijetha.
The Kolkata-headquartered corporation now has only 14 MW installed solar capacity and is executing a 348 MW project in association with NTPC. A 250MW/hour capacity of battery storage is also under consideration, he said.
Consequences of such advertising are increased intake of unhealthy food products associated with obesity and diabetes, the report said. “India is facing a dubious distinction of persistent under-nutrition among children under five, and a rising trend of obesity and diabetes among grown-ups,” according to the report.
The Kremlin expressed a lack of optimism on Friday regarding any potential improvement in the strained relations between Britain and Russia following Labour's victory in the UK general election.