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market, as per an Economic Times report. This potential move would position Reliance against competitors such as Tata's Zudio, Max from Landmark Group, and Shoppers Stop's new value format InTune, it added. The 55-year-old Primark brand, known for its affordably priced clothing and shoes, has been assessing the Indian market for several years and might collaborate with Reliance through a joint venture or licensing agreement, two sources told the paper.

Hong Kong’s government is lifting some curbs on property deals after home prices fell to a seven-year low

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King Charles III launched the legal action after the British government told him in February 2020 that he would no longer be given the "same degree" of publicly-funded protection when in the UK. Harry, the Duke of Sussex, sensationally relocated to North America in 2020 with his wife Meghan Markle, eventually settling in California in the United States, and is no longer classified as a working royal. High Court judge Peter Lane said in a 52-page judgement that the "bespoke process" devised for him by a committee which is under the remit of the interior ministry "was, and is, legally sound".

Portofino Technologies has announced that its UK entity received the regulatory permit to act as a registered crypto asset firm.

Sharif said 'Shehbaz is the best choice for the prime ministership, especially in the current circumstances Pakistan is in’, English daily Dawn reported. “Nawaz officially nominated his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif and party loyalist Sardar Ayaz Sadiq for the posts of prime minister and speaker of the National Assembly.

A just-launched meme token called FrogWifHat (FWIW) is generating a significant buzz within web3 circles as it attempts to emulate the viral success of its predecessor Dogwifhat (WIF), with three crypto experts predicting this new coin might 50x in March.

As Hong Kong moves toward enacting a new national security law, more than three years after Beijing imposed a similar law that all but wiped out dissent and vocal pro-democracy media in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, concerns are spreading among the...

A London judge has ruled that Prince Harry was not improperly stripped of his publicly funded security detail during visits to Britain after he gave up his status as a working member of the royal family and moved to the U.S. Justice Peter Lane said Wed...

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reliance on inhalers by patients with poorly controlled asthma has been calculated to significantly contribute to overall carbon footprint, according to a new UK research published in the British Medical Journal. Examining health records of more than 236,000 people with asthma, researchers found that the overall carbon footprint attributed to asthma care added up to 750,540 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) of greenhouse gas emissions per year when scaled to the entire UK asthma population. The records were submitted to the clinical database 'Clinical Practice Research Datalink' between 2008 and 2019. In nearly half of these patients (47 per cent), asthma was poorly controlled and contributed to excess greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 303,874 tonnes CO2e per year, equivalent to emissions from more than 124,000 homes in the UK, the researchers estimated. They categorised poorly controlled asthma as involving three or more short-acting beta-agonists (SABAs) reliever inhalers in a year, along with episodes of severe worsening symptoms.

PTI. Mittal receives a KBE under the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire – one of the highest honours conferred by a British monarch., according to the list of honorary British awards unveiled by the UK Cabinet Office, The 66-year-old entrepreneur said in a statement that he was ‘deeply humbled’ by the gracious recognition from King Charles. “The UK and India have historical relations, which are now entering a new era of increased cooperation and collaboration.

Lilly expects to launch Mounjaro, its blockbuster diabetes drug and a wildly popular obesity treatment, in India as early as next year, CEO David Ricks told Reuters on Wednesday. The market opportunity is huge in the world's most populous country, which has high obesity rates, especially among women, and the second-highest number of people with type-2 diabetes globally. Indian drugmakers are making their own versions of such drugs, while illegal versions are also sold online. «We're open to any way to reach more patients as long as it makes sense for the company and we can supply the market,» Ricks said when asked if Lilly was open to authorised generic versions of drugs containing tirzepatide, the active ingredient in popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs.

China’s dominance in electronics exports in some key markets as manufacturers diversify supply chains away from the world’s factory to other parts of Asia, a new study shows. The impact is most pronounced in the UK and US, where geopolitical tensions with China have increased in recent years. India’s electronics exports to the US as a ratio of China’s increased to 7.65% in November last year from 2.51% in November 2021, according to London-based Fathom Financial Consulting. In the UK, the share rose to 10% from 4.79%.

BEIJING — China is beefing up national security measures by expanding its protections of state secrets to include a broad category of «work secrets.»

India’s position remained unchanged at 42 at the International IP Index 2024 compared to 2023, with no change even on the index score which stood at 38.64% since 2022, the US Chamber of Commerce said in a report released on Wednesday. The index ranks 55 countries on their intellectual property (IP) regime. The top countries on the index were the USA (95.48%), UK (94.12%), France (93.12%), Germany (92.46%), Sweden (92.12%), Japan (91.26%), Netherlands (91.24%), Ireland (89.38%), Spain (86.44%) and Switzerland (85.98%).

told Newsweek such claims were "ludicrous". It earlier emphasised that the Princess was "making good progress." Despite the palace's efforts to quash the rumours, the lack of public appearances and photographs of Kate has only intensified speculation. The situation was further complicated when Prince William cancelled a significant appearance, citing a "personal matter," yet without providing further details.

reported. However, before they decide to go back, they might first fix their relationship with the family as Harry wants to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games in London. This event is important to him and he hopes it could bring the family together.

READ HERE: India's GDP growth to moderate in Q3 & Q4; Capex to remain tepid: ICRA's Aditi Nayar The brokerage further informed that its estimates are corroborated with the in-house developed SBI-ANN (Artificial Neural Network) model, with 30 high-frequency indicators. ANN has been trained for the quarterly GDP data from 2011Q4 to 2020Q4 and the in-sample forecast performance of the model in the training period has been precise.

Birla Corporation, Marksans Pharmaceuticals, Saregama India, Savita Oil Technologies and Jash Engineering. The brokerage firm advises buying these stocks at current market prices and add on dips, keeping a time horizon of 2-3 quarters.

Russian allies are “interested” in using CBDCs like the digital ruble for cross-border settlements, a lawmaker said on February 26.