TRUMP TO FOX: I MAY ENDORSE SOMEBODY IN ISRAELI ELECTION

TRUMP THREATENS TO BOMB OMAN IF IT GETS IN US’ WAY

TRUMP, ON IRAN, SAYS HE'S IN NO HURRY: FOX NEWS

TRUMP SAYS THERE IS BACKCHANNEL WITH IRGC OFFICIALS: FOX

JUST IN: 75% of active fund managers "failed" to beat the S&P 500 over last year

OPENAI’S BROCKMAN BRUSHES OFF CONCERNS ABOUT LEADERSHIP CHANGES – CNBC

IRGC SPOKESMAN TO TASNIM: TRUMP’S CLAIM OF BACKCHANNEL TALKS WITH THE IRGC IS A DELUSION STEMMING FROM DEFEAT.

YEMEN'S HOUTHIS : THEY ATTACKED SAUDI MILITARY LANDING SHIP AND FOUR ESCORT VESSELS OFF MOCHA COAST IN RED SEA WITH BALLISTIC MISSILES, NO SAUDI CONFIRMATION

SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL: IRAN HAS DECIDED TO SHIFT ITS POLICY FROM DEFENSIVE TO A 'FULLY OFFENSIVE' ONE || PRESSURING U.S. OR RELYING ON MEDIATORS TO REACH A LASTING PEACE IS NOT REALISTIC -RTRS

IRAN HAS SET A DEADLINE OF A FEW WEEKS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF MOU BY U.S. - SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL

ALL IRANIAN ENTITIES WILL BE PREPARED TO ESCALATE TENSIONS IN HORMUZ STRAIT AND THE REGION IF DIPLOMACY FAILS - SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL

THE TIMEFRAME SET BY IRAN WILL BE CONVEYED TO U.S., REGIONAL COUNTRIES VIA MEDIATORS || IRAN WILL NOT WAIT FOR U.S. TO CONTINUE THE NAVAL BLOCKADE INDEFINITELY - SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL

SAMVARDHANA MOTHERSON — STAKE INCREASE IN CHINA 🇨🇳

• Subsidiary SMR Automotive (Langfang) to acquire additional 0.15% stake in Shenzhen Autoruis Technology

• Acquisition value: CNY 3 Mn (~USD 440K)

• Stake to increase from 67.78% to 67.93%

• Follows earlier agreement to acquire 64.76% stake for ~USD 22.6 Mn

• Mildly Positive — further consolidates Motherson’s ownership in China operations

INDIA NEEDS 10 GW ANNUAL WIND ADDITIONS TO MEET 2030 TARGET BUT BOTTLENECKS POSE CHALLENGE

OM INFRA:

CO RECEIVES ₹29.01 CRORE SUPPLEMENTARY ORDER FROM UTTAR PRADESH JAL NIGAM FOR DRINKING WATER SCHEMES

LLOYDS ENGINEERING WORKS:

CO MATERIAL SUBSIDIARY LLOYD'S ADVANCE DEFENCE SYSTEMS SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH ALPAR INGEGNERIA FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND LICENSED MANUFACTURING

Govt Approves 31 Investment Proposals Worth ₹7,877 Cr Under ECMS

PCBL Chemical Secures ₹329 Cr Investment Approval

UMA EXPORTS:

BOARD TO CONSIDER FUND RAISING VIA WARRANTS ISSUE ON 20 AUG

BHARTI AIRTEL

Airtel Payments Bank Announces Board Transition

Appoints Shabnam Sinha As Chairperson Of Airtel Payments Bank, for 3 years, from Oct 1

Shabnam Sinha to Succeed Sunil Bharti Mittal as Chairperson

LLOYDS ENGINEERING WORKS: CO ALLOTS 7.07 CRORE EQUITY SHARES AT ₹71.25 PER SHARE AGGREGATING ₹499.05 CRORE ON PREFERENTIAL BASIS

CAPITAL INFRA TRUST: CO BOARD APPROVES ACQUISITION OF 6 ROFO SPVS FOR ₹2,921 CRORE AND PREFERENTIAL ISSUE OF UNITS WORTH ₹125 CRORE