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India firms up threat to boycott Commonwealth Games for shooting exclusion

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra has written a letter to sports minister Kiren Rijiju seeking a meeting to explain the "proposed boycott"

China says all parties at Vienna meeting aim to safeguard nuclear deal

Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China, the EU and Iran - met for emergency talks in Vienna

'Pilgrimage tourism': Govt boosts Amarnath Yatra in conflict-torn Kashmir

Amarnath Cave, covered by snow almost all year round, contains an ice stalagmite that is considered a physical manifestation of Lord Shiva, a Hindu god

FM Sitharaman rules out rethinking on overseas sovereign bonds: report

The proposal has been criticised by former heads of the Reserve Bank of India, economists and allies of the ruling BJP

Musk's Boring Co raises $117 mn in latest funding round from 20 investors

In the past, Musk has sold Boring Co's hats and flamethrowers to raise funds

London Stock Exchange in talks to buy Blackstone's Refinitiv for $27 bn

LSE and Thomson Reuters both cautioned that there is no certainty that discussions between the parties will progress or that a transaction will be forthcoming

Pfizer may be talks to merge off-patent drugs business with Mylan

Separation of Pfizer's off-patent business would be a tax-free spin-off

Sanofi ends partnership with Lexicon to develop add-on pill for diabetes

Shares of Lexicon fell nearly 40% in extended trading

Alphabet, Starbucks earnings drive S&P 500 and Nasdaq to record highs

GDP data further solidified wide expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its policy meeting next week

China's industrial profits fall in June, add to fears of slowdown

Economic growth in the second quarter slowed to a near 30-year low

E-cigarettes and heated tobacco products do not help reduce cancer: WHO

The seventh "WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic" said blocking the industry's interference was critical to cutting the harm from tobacco use

Poor diet quality may increase chances of frailty in older people: Study

One limitation of the study is that it relied on elderly people to accurately recall and report on their eating habits over the previous year

India asks Iran to release three remaining crew members of a seized tanker

Iran said it had seized the Stena Impero because it had collided with a fishing boat

Twitter posts better-than-expected second quarter revenue; ad views rise

Twitter's revenue rose 18% from a year earlier to $841 million, beating Wall Street expectations of $829 million, based on Refinitiv data

Summer crop planting lags as monsoon rains remain patchy in India

Planting of rice, the key summer crop, was at 18.5 million hectares on Friday, against 19.8 million hectares at the same time last year.

M&M's GA8 planes to fly after Australia, EU lift grounding orders

Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority said the precautionary suspension was triggered by initial information that the plane had broken up in flight

Bitcoin slumps over 10% as fears of a crackdown on cryptocurrencies grows

Politicians and financial regulators across the world have called for scrutiny of Facebook's Libra coin, with concerns ranging from consumer protection and privacy to its potential systemic risks

Trump may fire Commerce Secy Wilbur Ross after citizenship question debacle

Trump retreated on Thursday from adding a contentious question on citizenship to the 2020 census

India to keep sugar export subsidies despite rivals' WTO complaint: Report

The export subsidies are designed to increase shipments from the world's second-biggest sugar producer and reduce their brimming inventories

Explained: Will tax on the rich hit foreign investments in India?

There is still a possibility of some relief to the FPIs, when the parliament gives final approval to the tax proposals later this month