Some Republican officials, donors and advisers said Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, had botched his debate with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, although Trump himself praised his performance.

"I think it was one of my better debates, maybe my best debate," Trump told the "Fox & Friends" programme on Wednesday, adding that he was not sure whether to do another one. "I'd be less inclined ... because we had a great night." Harris, 59, put Trump, 78, president from 2017-2021, on the defensive in a combative presidential debate on Tuesday with a stream of attacks on his fitness for office and his myriad legal woes.

The Union Cabinet approved two major schemes with a total outlay of Rs 14,335 crore to promote the use of electric vehicles (EVs), including buses, ambulances, and trucks. The two schemes are PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) with an outlay of Rs 10,900 crore over two years, and PM-eBus Sewa-Payment Security Mechanism (PSM) with a budget of Rs 3,435 crore.

The PM E-DRIVE scheme replaces the earlier Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (FAME), which was introduced in 2015 with an initial budget of roughly Rs 900 crore.

As the country ages, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved expansion of health coverage under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to all senior citizens aged 70 years or above. The flagship health insurance scheme launched in September 2018 saw a further boost as the move aims to benefit approximately 45 million families, having 60 million senior citizens, with Rs 5 lakh free health insurance cover on a family basis.

With this approval, all senior citizens of the age 70 years and above, irrespective of their socio-economic status, would be eligible to avail of the benefits of AB-PMJAY.

Shares of Century Textiles & Industries, an Indian textile and paper manufacturing company that is a part of the Aditya Birla Group, clocked an all-time high of Rs 2,648.85 per share on the BSE, on Wednesday.

The stock extended its rally for the second consecutive day and climbed 6.7 per cent intraday after it acquired the ownership rights in its leasehold land parcel in Worli, Mumbai.

Shares of state-owned upstream oil companies Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Oil India dipped up to 6 per cent on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day on profit booking as crude oil prices were trading near three years low on concerns over a weak demand outlook.

Shares of Oil India have dipped 6.4 per cent to Rs 570 on the BSE in intra-day trade. With today’s decline, the stock has fallen 26 per cent from its record high level of Rs 767.30 that it touched on August 30.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has recommended that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) encash bank guarantees of telecom companies for failing to pay financial penalties imposed for their inability to curb spam, according to a report by The Economic Times (ET). If enacted, this unprecedented move would serve as a reminder of regulations previously ignored by telcos, resulting in a penalty of upto Rs 115 crore.

Recently, the telecom regulator has been doubling its efforts to eradicate spam messages and calls.

Junior doctors in India's state of West Bengal vowed on Tuesday to keep up a protest strike over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor unless their demands were met, flouting a Supreme Court deadline.

Hundreds of doctors are demanding better security at hospitals and justice for the woman, found dead on Aug. 9 in a classroom at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the state's capital.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has intensified his criticism of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the 2024 Lok Sabha election results. Speaking at an Indian diaspora event in Herndon, Virginia, he claimed that the fear of PM Modi among the people has disappeared.

An Israeli strike on an area in the Gaza Strip home to Palestinians displaced by the Israel-Hamas war killed at least 40 people and wounded 60 others, authorities said Tuesday.

The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported the toll for the strike, citing medical officials, and suggested the figures could change.

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai has said the ongoing construction work connected to the Ram temple in Ayodhya is estimated to generate Goods and Services Tax (GST) of nearly Rs 400 crore.

However, the actual tax collection figure will be known only after the completion of the construction work, Rai said at a public felicitation function in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Monday.

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