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Forecasters have revealed that Tropical storm Alex was nearing hurricane strength late Tuesday as it moved north-northwest across the Gulf of Mexico.

The storm, At 8 p. m. EDT, was about 215 miles east of Las Pesca, Mexico, and about 265 miles southeast of Brownsville, Texas, and was moving toward the north-northwest at 12 mph with top sustained winds near 70 mph, said the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

A hurricane warning was in effect for the coasts of Texas and Mexico.

Stock market analyst Salil Sharma has maintained 'buy' rating on Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd stock to achieve a target of Rs 76.

According to analyst, the investors can hold the stock with stop loss of Rs 63.

The stock of the company, on June 29, closed at Rs 493.70 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 123.60 and a low of Rs 53 on BSE.

Stock market analyst Kunal Saraogi has maintained 'hold' rating on TVS Motor Company Ltd stock to reap good returns in the coming days.

According to analyst, the investors can hold the stock with stop loss of Rs 103.

Today, the stock of the company opened at Rs 114.50 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 116.90 and a low of Rs 40.50 on BSE.

Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 5.25 and 21.85 respectively.

The White House said on Tuesday that Gen. Stanley McChrystal, stripped of his command in Afghanistan by President Obama, will retain his four-star rank as he retires.

He intended to leave active duty, McChrystal informed the Army on Monday.

While the general has not held the four-star ranking long enough to automatically qualify to retain it in retirement, the president is taking steps to allow that to happen, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters.

The honesty of U. S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan was questioned by Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

It has been reported that Kagan, the U. S. solicitor general appointed by President Barack Obama to fill the vacancy on the nation's highest court created by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens, was questioned during a committee hearing on a wide range of issues and told committee members she believes in following precedent.

After conducting a new research, scientists are now saying that shopping is really bad for men's health as well as their fertility.

Boffins have found that a chemical compound found on some cash receipts have a dangerous substance, Bisphenol A (BPA) that inhibits male hormones inside the body and can make males unable to copulate.

The compound, utilized to make ink visible on thermally sensitive paper, is consumed when males handle the paper and then touch their mouths or handle food.