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bird flu vaccination campaign launched in France in 2023 has enabled the country's poultry production to recover to levels not seen since outbreaks of the virus wiped out tens of millions of birds, producers said on Tuesday.

Mamaearth co-founder Ghazal Alagh believes that every thriving brand shares a common factor—an «enemy.» Taking to X, Alagh explained that this enemy is not necessarily a rival company but can be a system, a mindset, or a deeply ingrained issue that the brand actively works to challenge and redefine.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Let’s take stock of India’s external environment. Our pile of foreign exchange has dropped by nearly $80 billion or about 12% in five months.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A name can mean everything—or nothing. When Zomato decided to rename its corporate entity to Eternal Ltd last week, the industry sat up and took notice.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: When finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced tax cuts and sops for taxpayers in her latest budget, she said: “Slabs and rates are being changed across the board to benefit all tax-payers. The new structure will substantially reduce the taxes of the middle class and leave more money in their hands, boosting household consumption, savings and investment." Changes included pushing forward the starting point of income tax from an annual income of ₹7 lakh to ₹12 lakh, and a revision in tax slabs.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The 67th Annual Grammy Awards on 2 February had several great fashion and beauty moments worth exploring beyond the red carpet. One beauty product that stood out, though, was the brown eye shadow, be it in cream or powder formula.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: Zomato Ltd’s decision to carve out a distinct identity for its parent entity will allow it greater freedom in exploring its ambitions without putting all its eggs in one basket, while providing investors more granular insights into the company, say industry experts. Four years after Facebook rebranded as Meta Platforms Inc.

Mark Cuban sparked a major debate on social media regarding Elon Musk's influence on the Donald Trump-led US government. He has raised questions about Musk’s intentions and control over free speech and said that the Tesla and Space X CEO is on a mission to make himself “above and beyond the President of the United States.”

China on lashed out at what it called U.S. “coercion” after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement with Beijing following Washington’s threat to take back the Panama Canal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TEL AVIV : When President Trump proposed to empty Gaza of close to two million Palestinians, he revived an idea that has long been taboo in mainstream Israeli politics. But this week, no Jewish leader of a political party in Israel condemned the comments.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In 2011, a British bakery was fined for selling metric bread rolls instead of the traditional imperial ones—because, apparently, the greatest threat to public order was a rogue baguette. This kind of regulatory absurdity will not come as a surprise to people in India, and that is exactly why the finance minister’s announcement of a High-Level Committee for Regulatory Reforms (HLC) is a breath of fresh air.

Sunita Williams, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) after being stranded since June 2024 alongside fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore, recently captured a stunning moment during a spacewalk. NASA shared an awe-inspiring selfie of Williams taken during the mission, calling it “the ultimate selfie,” which has captivated space enthusiasts worldwide.

Liberal leadership contenders Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland want Canada to look beyond the United States to bolster its roster of trade partners amid ongoing tariff threats from President Donald Trump.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The backdrop of the monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting later this week is a complex one. Growth momentum has slowed in 2024-25.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. On 4 February, global cues dictated the trends once again. After a weak start that was beset with some apprehension, the strong resurgence by the bulls has surprised the bearish camp to move beyond the Budget-day high.

Best Country Album award for Cowboy Carter, her husband leaned in and whispered something in her ear—a brief but intriguing exchange that sent social media into overdrive.

Prashant Khemka, Founder, White Oak Capital Management, says since the central election, there has been a noticeable shift in how cyclical stocks perform compared to defensive or consumer stocks. This Budget may strengthen that trend. Khemka does not expect any significant underperformance from specific sectors, but the strong performance of cyclical stocks over defensive or consumer stocks may not continue as it has in recent years. Khemka says White Oak always wants to have a balanced portfolio. There are great opportunities to find in every segment of the market, in every sector of the market, and every other way you slice and dice the market, you can find good investment opportunities. Is it time to go ahead and park your money in the consumption theme and say goodbye to the capex theme? Prashant Khemka: In the last several years, there was a strong operating momentum and as a result of that, there were multiple expansions in the domestic cyclicals. In consumption, it was the other way around. Consumption stocks were suffering from a somewhat weaker operating environment. As we all know, the last couple of years the consumption names have reported somewhat subdued numbers and they have gone through multiple compression.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the Union Budget for 2022-23, India's finance ministry introduced the concept of updated tax returns to promote voluntary tax compliance. At the time, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that its purpose was to motivate taxpayers to voluntarily disclose any income omitted in their original tax filings.

work culture in India and Europe has sparked widespread discussion. After living in Europe for six months, she took to X (formerly Twitter) to express her frustration over the stark differences in professional life between the two regions.