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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Operating leverage is a double-edged sword, and Tata Motors Ltd illustrates this well. Factors that had dampened sales of its UK-based luxury car subsidiary, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc (JLR), in the September quarter (Q2FY25) have now been resolved, setting the stage for a sales recovery in the second half of the fiscal year.

European shares opened higher on Monday with most sectors rising, kicking off a week packed with global economic data including inflation readings in Germany and the United States. The pan-European STOXX 600 added 0.9% as of 0811 GMT, with industrials among the top gainers, up 1.2%.

UK universities are among the most prestigious in the world, but visa restrictions mean they are now attracting fewer international students — taking a heavy toll on their finances. The restrictions are compounding problems caused by the UK's departure from the European Union four years' ago. Almost 760,000 foreign students were enrolled in British universities in 2022, making Britain the second most popular destination after the US, in a highly competitive market.

Gurjeev Kapoor, Head of Distribution and International Markets at Disney Star, has likely decided to leave the company to pursue entrepreneurial ambitions in the entertainment sector. Kapoor's departure comes as the $8.5 billion merger between Reliance and Disney’s Indian assets nears finalization, sources close to the development informed ET Online. «Gurjeev Kapoor has chosen not to accept a role in the Viacom18/Disney Star joint venture, opting instead to pursue an entrepreneurial career in the entertainment space,» sources told ET Online. Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance had in February this year signed a binding agreement with Disney to merge the media operations in India, the world's most populous country with diverse demography that consumes high volume of media content.

A viral video from the concert was shared on social media that captured a heartwarming moment. Chris Martin, mid-performance of the 2017 hit Something Just Like This, steps off the stage to tap a security guard on the shoulder. The guard, focused on the crowd, was surprised by the invitation and joined Chris on stage. In a memorable gesture, Chris handed the guard a signature alien headgear, part of the concert’s unique aesthetic. What followed next was the security guard’s spontaneous dance performance which proved to be a show-stealer. With enthusiastic moves and undeniable charisma, he thrilled the crowd, who erupted in cheers as he danced freely. The viral post's caption aptly summed it up, stating that “embracing our flaws makes us shine brighter.” It added that the guard “truly deserves a raise” and praised Coldplay’s choice for adding such a special moment to the tour.

badiyan (dried spiced dumplings). A not quite relationship builds, broken off when she gets married. Years later, as a soldier, Lahna Singh, he meets her as his officer’s wife. She begs him to safeguard her husband and son in the great war they are all being sent to fight in Europe. This is from Chandradhar Sharma Guleri’s 'Usne Kaha Tha' (She Has Said), one of the first Hindi short stories. It has descriptions of battlefield life, a ribald song with innuendos about cloves and pumpkins, unexpected action in the form of an Urdu-speaking German spy and a moving climax where Lahna fulfils the request, sacrificing his own life. He dies dreaming of mangoes he will never eat. Guleri wrote this just months after World War I started in August 1914. It was a sign of how confident the British were that colonial troops could give them swift victory that they were immediately moved to Europe, in September 1914. The special arrangements made for these troops were a sign of how they were valued — or of the fear that news of problems might cause unrest in India, which was being emptied of its army, guarantor of the British Raj’s stability.

Pakistani actress Mahira Khan recently delighted her fans by sharing a series of rare, candid photos and videos on social media. On Saturday,the 'Humsafar' star posted a video capturing moments spent with friends, filled with laughter, poses, and joyful dancing. She captioned it “Leap of faith.” The clip is set to the song “Raanjhan” from Kriti Sanon’s mystery thriller ‘Do Patti’. The video showcases the many moods of the ‘Maula Jatt’ actress. She is seen having the time of her life with loved ones, dancing with abandon, gorging on an ice cream.

Donald Trump's election as the 47th President of the US.

re-election of Donald Trump are taking a sudden interest in a feminist movement that started in South Korea and encourages the rejection of heterosexual marriage, sex, childbirth and dating.The 4B movement, as it’s called, began in South Korea when women started swearing off heterosexual dating in protest of misogyny in the Asian country. While it’s hard to pin down the start of 4B, it’s believed to have begun around 2017, but gained traction in 2018 when protests erupted around the country in response to a spy cam epidemic and grew into a #MeToo-esque feminist phenomenon.On Wednesday, Google searches for “4B” spiked by 450 per cent in the U.S., with the most interest coming from Washington D.C., Colorado, Vermont and Minnesota.

Queen Camilla will miss Britain's annual remembrance weekend events to honor fallen service personnel while she recovers from a chest infection, Buckingham Palace said Saturday.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. If anything has lived, we will eat it," my father once boasted. He certainly did, trying beetles in Mizoram and rats in Nagaland and, along with my mother, encouraging us to enjoy the blood curries and sundry offal specialities of north Karnataka.

Modi on Saturday said that wherever a Congress government is formed, that state becomes the ATM (Automated Teller Machine) of the party's 'shahi parivar'. «We won't let Maharashtra become the ATM of Congress,» Modi said, addressing a campaign rally in Akola for the November 20 state assembly elections.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : The godfather of Indian advertising and the patriarch of English theatre in India are two terms often used to describe Alyque Padamsee. That might be too limiting.

JD Vance has now become the Vice- President elect thanks to the massive victory by the Republicans in the US Presidential elections 2024, having secured more than 292 Electoral College Votes to attain a mandate in the election race.

David Axelrod eventually highlighted the major roles of ‘racial bias’ and ‘sexism’ in the recent US Presidential elections while asserting that these factors eventually influenced the outcome of the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, reported The Hill. In an interview with CNN, David Axelrod asserted that ‘Let’s be honest about this…. There were appeals to racism in this campaign’.

US President- elect Donald Trump has eventually appointed Susie Wiles as his White House Chief of Staff which actually make her the very first woman to hold this influential position, reported The Associated Press. Susie Wiles, who had already managed the successful campaign of Donald Trump is highly credited with running a disciplined operation while maintaining a pretty close working relationship with US President- elect Donald Trump.

Alastair King, who is being sworn in as 696th Lord Mayor of the City of London today (8 November), says he plans to encourage pension funds to go further on their Mansion House commitments to invest in the UK. Global investors doubt Reeves' Budget will make UK markets more attractive According to a Financial Times interview, King wants to increase the commitments of the Mansion House Compact signatories – which are currently required to invest 5% of their assets in unlisted UK equities – but stops short of saying this should be mandatory. The interview with the incoming Lord Mayor,...