Avenue Supermarts Limited has announced the opening of a new store in Gangshahr Road, Bikaner, Rajasthan, causing the total number of stores to 429 by date.
The company informed BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited about opening the store through an official information.
Avenue Supermarts Limited’s company secretary and Complication Officer Ashu Gupta confirmed the opening of the new store.
India successfully tested its most powerful Agni-5 missile from Chandipur in Odisha on Wednesday, August 20. According to the Ministry of Defense, during this period all the technical and operational aspects of the missile were thoroughly investigated. This testing is considered a big step towards further strengthening India’s military capacity.
NEW DELHI: In a show of solidarity, Congress and TMC leaders accompanied the opposition’s Vice Presidential candidate former Supreme Court judge B Sudarshan Reddy to the residence of AAP national convener Arvind kejriwal who assured his party’s full support.Though AAP has disengaged from the bloc it joins hands with INDIA bloc members on issues where it deems fit and Sanjay Singh from the party was present when Reddy filed his nomination in the presence of top opposition leaders earlier in the day.AAP has three MPs in Lok Sabha and out of its 10 MP posts in Rajya Sabha currently it has nine MPs including the estranged Swati Maliwal. One seat fell vacant after MP Sanjeev Arora won the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll in June.Congress’s Pramod Tiwari and Syed Naseer Hussain and TMC’s Kalyan Banerjee were present at the meeting at Kejriwal’s residence. “Justice Reddy’s judicial career is very impressive. He gave many unbiased judgments in favour of the country. I request everyone to vote for him, keeping party affiliations aside,” Kejriwal said. Noting that Justice Reddy is from Andhra Pradesh where NDA ally TDP is in power, Kejriwal said “we expect parties from AP and Telangana to rise above partisan politics and vote for Telugu pride and national interest.”With 781 members in the electoral college and 391 required for a majority, the ruling alliance has a clear numerical advantage.
LG Balakrishnan & Bros has announced a dividend of ₹ 20 per equity share for the financial year ended on March 31, 2025. The announcement was made during the 69th annual general meeting (AGM) of the company held on August 21, 2025.
In the AGM done through video conferencing, Mr. B.K. Many Chief Directors, members and stakeholders were present, including Vijaykumar (Executive Chairman) and Mr. P. Prabhakaran (Managing Director). Several proposals were discussed in the meeting, including adopting financial results and re -appointment of directors.
Some of the main things of the meeting:
The meeting was held through video conferencing, in which Senior General Manager (Legal) and Company Secretary Mr. M. Laxmi Kant Joshi played an important role. The shareholders were given an opportunity to vote electronically and the results will be announced within the stipulated time.
The 69th AGM proceedings ended at 12:09 pm (IST) and the facility of e-voting to vote for members was extended for 15 minutes.
The dad of Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown, Marselles Brown, was arrested in Las Vegas on attempted murder charges after a violent clash at a local park. The 57-year-old ex-boxer allegedly stabbed a youth football coach in the stomach during a heated argument about a parking spot, turning what started as a verbal spat into a life-threatening situation. This incident took place on Wednesday evening, August 20, 2025, at All American Park, near South Buffalo Drive and West Charleston Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada.
As per a statement from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), officers were sent to the park around 5:42 p.m. PT following reports of a stabbing. When they got there, they found the victim, a man in his 40s who coaches youth football locally, with several stab wounds, mostly to his stomach.The LVMPD’s official release described the incident as stemming from “two people [getting] into an argument over a parking space,”. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital for emergency surgery. By Thursday afternoon, his condition was described as critical yet stable, with no new information shared by hospital officials or law enforcement.Accounts from witnesses and police reports describe how the argument turned aggressive. The park was crowded with families and coaches at the time. Sources close to the investigation informed News 3 Las Vegas (KSNV) that the dispute began innocently when both men asserted their claim to the same parking space at the park’s entrance. They traded words, and the tension escalated quickly.Marselles Brown reportedly pulled a knife during an altercation and stabbed the victim once in the stomach before taking off on foot.
After this news got viral social media was flooded with all sorts of reactions and opinions. People were pointing out how rage can ruin our life for good. He commented, “It takes 10 seconds to ruin your life. We really have to find a better way to value life.”
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While another said, “Your son just got 300 mill and you out here thinking you bishop , wtf”. Most of the people could not believe that it was all for a parking spot.The most pointed out fact was that his son is successful so how can he do such a horrible thing. It was also reported by some sources that Jaylen Brown isn’t close with his father so he is unaware of his arrestAlso Read:Philadelphia 76ers Paul George reaches rare milestone after John Wall retires
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he plans to join law enforcement and national guard personnel on patrol in Washington, DC, as part of his administration’s increased crackdown on security in the capital, news portal Politico reported.“I’m going to be going out tonight … with the police and with the military of course,” Trump told conservative radio host Todd Starnes. The outing was not included in the president’s official schedule released late Wednesday.A White House official, speaking to the news portal on condition of anonymity, said further details on the visit would “be forthcoming.”The announcement came a day after Vice President JD Vance, defence secretary Pete Hegseth, and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller made an unannounced visit to Union Station, where they served burgers to national guard troops. The visit turned chaotic as protesters disrupted the event, shouting slogans and calling for authorities to “free DC”Trump had earlier announced federal control over Washington’s police force, alongside deployment of National Guard troops, in what he described as an effort to tackle “crime and ugliness” in the city.However, a recent Washington Post–Schar School poll found that a supermajority of Washington residents oppose the federal takeover of local law enforcement.The White House has not yet clarified whether Trump’s appearance with the police and military will include public engagement or remain a closed-door visit.
Parliament approved an important bill on August 21 to regulate online gaming and promote educational and social online games. The name of the bill is ‘Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025’. Through this bill, a step has been taken to ban all types of online real money games. Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has described these real money games as a bigger threat to drugs, which is growing very fast.
In an exclusive interview with Moneycontrol, the Union Minister said on online real money games that problems related to such sports have become a ‘social threat’. If it is left like this, then it can be out of control. The President’s approval is now awaited on the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025. It was approved by Rajya Sabha on 21 August. It has already passed from the Lok Sabha. This bill will become law after the President’s approval.
Families are being destroyed
Ashwini Vaishnav says, “We have seen many cases where the whole families were affected, where students also resorted to crime due to sinking in debt through these platforms. If we had not yet taken action, it would have become uncontrollable.” The minister insisted that the government should give priority to middle class families instead of industry concerns, which are being destroyed.
During the interview, Vaishnav said that the World Health Organization (WHO) has formally recognized gaming disorder as a disease under its International Classification of Diseases.
Presenting the bill in the Rajya Sabha, Vaishnav said that online money game has become a matter of great concern in society today. There are many individuals who get addicted to it and they blow the saving of life in online games.
How many fines and punishment in the bill
This bill bans all types of online betting and gambling activities. These include games like poker, rami. The bill provides for imprisonment of up to 3 years and a fine of up to Rs 1 crore on offering online money gaming or facilitating online money gaming. Advertising a money game can imprison up to 2 years and a fine of up to Rs 50 lakh. Promoting financial transactions related to money games can be imprisoned up to 3 years and a fine of up to Rs 1 crore. Repeated crime can be imprisoned with imprisonment of 3 to 5 years and an increased punishment with a fine of up to Rs 2 crore.
Through the new bill, the government will not only ban online money games, but will also promote e-sports and online social games. The government considers them non-addictive and beneficial. Vaishnav said, “We are improving gaming ecosystem by ways to improve society, e-sports and social games come in this category.” There is also a provision to set up an authority to promote online gaming sector, including e-Sports, Educational and Social Games.
CHASOTI/DEHRADUN: Within nine days, two Himalayan villages separated by hundreds of kilometres but bound by similar economies and geographies were torn apart by sudden floods. Dharali in Uttarkashi was hit on Aug 5, and Chasoti in J&K’s Kishtwar followed on Aug 14. Both live off pilgrim traffic and the rhythms of apple and walnut orchards. Both saw their temples, bridges and farmland vanish in minutes. Both were said to have been hit by cloudbursts, a familiar shorthand in the mountains. Yet meteorological records tell a different story — the rain that fell in those hours was too little, too scattered, to have unleashed such destruction. And in neither village was there any weather monitoring system that might have clarified the sequence of events.The contradiction has led scientists to suggest another possibility — that these were glacial lake outburst floods, or GLOFs, disasters triggered when melting glaciers or fragile moraine dams gave way. The question matters. If rainfall was not the culprit, then the risks faced by mountain communities are even more unpredictable than assumed.At noon on Aug 14 in Chasoti, Suresh Chander, 49, was at his dhaba near the stream when the sound came. “On the night of Aug 13, there was no heavy rain. Even the next day, only a thin drizzle, the kind that barely makes you wet. I was at my dhaba when the water came down and we just ran,” he said. “My family survived, but my uncle Dina Nath, 75, a priest at one of the three temples, was taken. Three temples were gone in minutes. I grow apples, but what kept us going was the yatra season.”IMD gauges near Dharali logged only low totals on Aug 5, even as floods struck and left one killed and at least 68 feared dead, forcing a halt in the Gangotri yatra. In Chasoti, the district recorded almost no rain on Aug 14, with duty officers reporting only intermittent drizzle at best. Yet torrents of water, rocks and mud swept down the valleys, destroying homes and orchards. The official toll here reached 70 on Thursday, with an equal number missing. CM Omar Abdullah has said it is “nearly impossible” they would be found alive.Mukhtar Ahmed, director of the meteorological centre in Srinagar, told TOI that satellite and radar data confirmed rainfall activity over Chasoti and indicated the catchment’s linkage with Ladakh’s Zanskar valley, which houses several glaciers. However, he admitted that the recorded rainfall alone was too low to account for the scale of flooding.“The nearest weather station at Gulabgarh — just 2–3 km aerially from the site—recorded only 4–5 mm of light rain on Aug 14. Such limited rainfall cannot generate a flash flood of this magnitude. It suggests something occurred in the upper catchment, possibly intense localised rainfall in several adjoining valleys, which then funneled down through a single narrow catchment valley,” Ahmed added.He also drew more parallels between Chasoti and the recent Dharali disaster. “Both areas have glaciers in their upper catchments, and in both cases, the flash floods carried down unusually large boulders of extraordinary size,” he added. Chasoti lies in Paddar valley, which borders Zanskar to the north and east. From the village, it takes a multi-day, high-altitude trek across Umasi La, at 5,300 metres, to reach Padum, the main town of Zanskar.Anand Sharma, president of the Indian Meteorological Society and former additional director general of IMD, echoed similar concerns, noting that the available rainfall data does not support the cloudburst theory. Instead, he stressed the need for improved data collection from upper catchment zones to better understand what triggered incidents like Chasoti and Dharali.“Rain-bearing clouds are typically large-scale systems. To attribute such devastation to a tiny, hyper-localised cloudburst does not align with meteorological science,” Sharma said. He added that rainfall must be examined across entire catchments, alongside closer monitoring of glaciers and unstable slopes, to accurately assess such disasters.The official reliance on “cloudburst” as a blanket explanation, researchers warn, risks obscuring the complexity of Himalayan disasters. Doppler radars may track extreme rainfall, but they cannot anticipate a glacial dam breach or a slope collapse. India’s National Disaster Management Authority has already identified dozens of potentially dangerous glacial lakes in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and J&K. Monitoring remains limited, and warnings rarely reach communities living directly in harm’s way.Amid these debates, infrastructure projects in both areas are inching forward. The government has proposed a strategic Paddar–Zanskar road to link Jammu with Ladakh. Plans include a 45 km road via Chasoti–Machail–Soomchan–Zongkhulm. A 31- km stretch from Paddar to Lossani Machail has already been sanctioned under PMGSY, along with a proposed 8-km tunnel through the mountains to Dangail.For survivors in both Dharali and Chasoti, though, scientific debates and infrastructure promises feel distant, even as they struggle to come to terms with the recent tragedy, and brace themselves for the future, in case another one strikes.
Market Regulator- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has conducted a big search operation against Avadhoot Sathe, a large financial influencer in Mumbai. Sathe’s YouTube channel has reached 9,36,000 subscribers. Where they share market analysis, chart patterns and investment strategies. Kamlesh Varshney, the full time member of SEBI, also shared its information at a FICCI program on Thursday. However, he did not take the name of Sathe directly.
Who is Avadhoot Sathe
Avadhoot Sathe is a well-known market influencer and trading guru, whose focus has been on giving information about investing and trading in the stock market to retail investors. Through his social media channel and Karjat Trading Academy, Sathe introduced herself as an expert and connected millions of users to his trading class.
However, recently SEBI has kept him in his eyes, as he has received complaints about some of his programs and classes that they can mislead retail investors in collaboration with operators promoting Penny Stocks. In this regard, the search and seizure campaign lasted for two days on his trading academy near Mumbai exposed the strict monitoring of SEBI on the functioning of Sathe and his academy.
Varshney said that SEBI usually does not comment on personal matters, but this action is part of the comprehensive campaign to strengthen market discipline. He clarified that the purpose of the investigation is not a revenue collection, but to create fear in the wrongdoer and the message is that the regulator is completely attentive.
Strict stand on financial influencers
Speaking on financial influencers, Kamlesh Varshney said that it is necessary to make a difference between real educators and those who mislead investors. According to him, if someone claims guaranteed returns, gives an investment call or uses live market data in the classroom, it is not possible without SEBI registration. However, only those who give information will be encouraged under investor education.
Work on new initiatives
SEBI is working on creating a structure to regulate gray market trades of pre-IPO shares. According to Kamlesh Varshney, this will help in price discovery and tax compliance. He said that discussion on possible changes in the duration of derivative contract will be discussed through advice-psychosis.
Special preparation to stop manipulation
SEBI is developing advanced expertise to analyze complex market manipulation such as gamma trades and high-frequency strategies. PHD scholar is also being appointed for this.
Referring to cases like Jane Street, Varshney said that such investigations are very detail and time taking as the results have to live up to the test of the investigation in the court.
A New York state appeals court on Thursday overturned the more than $500 million civil fraud penalty imposed on US President Donald Trump and his company, ruling that the amount violated the eighth amendment’s ban on excessive fines, reported CNBC.The decision, delivered by the first judicial department of the New York state appellate division, struck down the monetary penalties while upholding non-financial sanctions placed on Trump and other defendants by the lower court. The civil lawsuit was filed by New York attorney general Letitia James, and led to a February 2024 ruling by Manhattan Supreme Court judge Arthur Engoron. The judge ordered Trump to pay about $454 million in penalties for overvaluing assets between 2014 and 2021 by as much as $2.2 billion. With interest, the amount had exceeded $500 million, according to the news outlet. While the appeals court acknowledged that the “injunctive relief” issued by Engoron was “well crafted to curb defendants’ business culture,” it found the financial penalty excessive under constitutional protections. In a concurring opinion, judge Peter Moulton wrote that James “did not carry her initial burden” in proving the approximate profits linked directly to the alleged violations. He added, “The calculation of the disgorgement in this case was far from a reasonable approximation,” as quoted by the CNBC. Reacting to the verdict, Eric Trump, one of the defendants and executive vice president of the Trump Organization, posted on social media: “Total victory in the sham NY attorney general case!!! After 5 years of hell, justice prevailed!”Reacting further, Donald Trump issued a lengthy statement on his social media platform Truth Social, calling the ruling a “TOTAL VICTORY in the FAKE New York State Attorney General Letitia James Case.” He said, “The Court had the Courage to throw out this unlawful and disgraceful Decision that was hurting Business all throughout New York State… It was a Political Witch Hunt… Everything I did was absolutely CORRECT and, even, PERFECT.” Calling Judge Arthur Engoron “one of the most overturned in History” and attorney general James “a Trump Deranged Lunatic,” Trump also alleged that the case amounted to “Election Interference.” He further noted, “Importantly, the Vote was 5 to 0.”The attorney general’s office, the White House, and the Trump Organization have yet to issue formal comments. Both sides have the option to appeal the decision.
The Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Council has extended the last date for students taking admission in class 10th and 12th in 2025-26 sessions. Students can now enroll in these classes by September 1, 2025. Earlier, the last date for admission was 10 August. The Principal of the school can submit the examination to the examination by 1 September 2025 through challan in the treasury. Along with this, information about the details and fees of the student on the UP board website can be uploaded on the board’s website till 12 pm on 6 September. Earlier its last date was set till 16 August.
Time given till 20 September for improvement
The principal of the school will be able to check the names of the students, the name of the students, gender, subject, photo etc. from September 7 to 11 by receiving the check list of the details uploaded on the website of the UP board. UP Board Secretary Bhagwati Singh said that if any mistake of any kind is found in the information of the student, the principal will also be able to revise between September 12 to 20.
Important instructions have already been given to schools
All schools will have to upload information related to admission on time. Any type of negligence can cause damage to students. The application and fee process will be completely online. Students wishing to take admission can apply at the prescribed dates at upmsp.edu.in. Fees details, last dates and improvement process have also been declared.
The UP board has also announced to extend the registration date of classes 9 and 11. The UP board has extended the date of registration of classes 9 and 11 to 10 September. In the 9th and 11th grade, the last date for depositing the registration fee in the Treasury and the educational details of the registration fee and the educational details of the students has been reduced to 10 September on the UP Board website on 10 September. After this change, the principal will be able to get a checklist from 11 to 13 September and check. After this, you will be able to correct the mistake by 14 and 20 September.
NEW DELHI: In the latest episode of Ravichandran Ashwin’s Kutti Stories series on his YouTube channel, the legendary off-spinner finally revealed the emotions and reasoning behind his shock retirement announcement in December 2024. The 38-year-old, India’s second-highest wicket-taker in Tests, stepped away during the middle of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Gabba, leaving fans and experts stunned by the abruptness of his decision.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Speaking to former teammate and India head coach Rahul Dravid, Ashwin admitted that the timing was deeply personal rather than purely professional. “I think it was just the time, and where I stood in my life, right? I think I was pretty old, I must admit,” he joked, before delving into the true motivations.
The veteran revealed that the constant touring schedule and the frustration of being benched on overseas tours gradually wore him down. “But going on tours, and you know, having to just sit out a lot more, eventually got to me,” Ashwin explained.Yet the defining factor, he said, was family. “I mean, not in terms of not wanting to contribute to the team, but you’re thinking if I would rather be at home, spending time with children. They are also growing up, and what am I actually doing?” he reflected, in what he described as a moment of clarity.Ashwin also disclosed that he had long set a personal deadline for his international career. “In my head, I always decided that I would retire at 34-35,” he said, adding that while his international journey ended, he was open to playing domestic cricket for its flexibility and balance.Dravid, recalling his own transition out of the game, pointed out that sometimes a temporary withdrawal from cricket can reignite passion. Ashwin agreed, stressing that he needed time away to “re-establish that connect” with the sport.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he will give final approval for the takeover of Gaza City while restarting negotiations with Hamas aimed at securing the release of hostages and ending the war on Israel’s terms. The wide-scale operation could begin within days once Netanyahu meets senior security officials.Hamas earlier this week said it had accepted a ceasefire proposal from Arab mediators, which, if agreed to by Israel, could delay the offensive.Preparations for offensiveThe Israeli military has begun calling medical officials and international organizations in northern Gaza to encourage evacuation to the south. Plans include calling up 60,000 reservists and extending the service of 20,000 others. Limited operations have already begun in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood and the Jabaliya refugee camp. The military says it aims to target areas where Hamas still retains military and governing capabilities.So far, there has been little sign of mass flight by Palestinians as seen during earlier offensives. Residents say nowhere in Gaza feels safe. Israel claims it controls around 75% of the territory.Civilian toll mountsAt least 36 Palestinians were killed Thursday in Israeli strikes across Gaza, according to hospitals. Fourteen of them were reportedly seeking humanitarian aid. Witnesses and health officials said Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire on people heading to aid sites. The military said it only fired warning shots.The Gaza Health Ministry said total deaths have reached 62,192, with 271 more people, including 112 children, dying from malnutrition-related causes. The ministry, run by Hamas, does not distinguish between civilians and combatants, but the U.N. and independent experts say its figures remain the most reliable.Israeli airstrikes also destroyed a tent camp in Deir al-Balah, the last relatively safe city in Gaza. Families, many with children, were told to flee minutes before the strikes. “We are civilians, not terrorists. What did we do, and what did our children do, to be displaced again?” said Mohammad Kahlout, displaced from northern Gaza.Protests in Gaza and IsraelHundreds of Palestinians staged a rare protest in Gaza City on Thursday, demanding an end to the war. Women and children held signs reading “Save Gaza” and “Stop the war,” against the backdrop of destroyed buildings. “We don’t want to migrate. Twenty-two months … it’s enough. Enough death. Enough destruction,” said Bisan Ghazal, a displaced resident.In Israel, families of hostages rallied in Tel Aviv, warning that the operation could jeopardize the lives of around 20 hostages believed to still be alive. “Enough to sacrifice the hostages. Enough to sacrifice the soldiers, both regular and reservists,” said Bar Goddard, whose father’s body is being held by Hamas. Additional protests are planned.International concernThe planned offensive has drawn criticism from Israel’s allies, though not from the United States. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned of “massive death and destruction” if Israel proceeds. The Media Freedom Coalition, representing 27 countries, also called on Israel to allow international media into Gaza, citing the deaths of at least 184 journalists and media workers.War’s originsThe war began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel, killing around 1,200 people and abducting 251. Most hostages have been released in previous deals, but Hamas says it will only release the remaining captives in exchange for a lasting ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal.