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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Vikram Sarabhai, when pressed on why a poor country should spend on space research, offered an elegant rebuttal. He said that we are not in competition with economically advanced nations. We are endeavouring to apply the most advanced technologies to the real problems of humankind.

Kati Patang Lifestyle, the maker of Saffron Lager and Bareilly Bold, is sharpening its focus on premium beers and preparing to enter the spirits business.Co-founder, Shantanu Upadhyay, speaking to Mint exclusively, said it is in advanced discussions to acquire a controlling stake in premium spirits brands and distribution networks, which could expand its addressable market from roughly $1-10 billion while improving margins.The company is also scaling up its UK presence as the BSE-listed brewer seeks to reposition itself as a lifestyle-led alcoholic beverage platform rather than a niche craft label. Kati Patang is also planning a real estate project under its name, which will house some hospitality projects.The decade-old New Delhi-based company, which listed last year through a share-swap with VirtualSoft Systems Ltd, has increased its stake in CHADKP Holdings Ltd, owner of Chadlington Brewery and The Tite Inn in Oxford, from 23% to 51%, gaining majority control within a year of its initial £300,000, or about ₹3.67 crore, investment.The company is also in advanced talks to enter the spirits business, given that a large share of alcohol consumption in India is in brown spirits such as whisky.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The word “work" has become loaded with meanings, is weighed down by multiple connotations and teems with social divisions. But what is work? Some view it as a four-letter word signifying a quotidian preoccupation, the root of a humdrum existence but an unavoidable necessity.

Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has officially recognized two culturally significant words in its latest update—spice bag from Ireland and gigil from the Philippines. The OED recognizes these words because of their cultural significance that reflects their impact on daily spoken language. For about 20 years, the spice bag has ruled Irish fast-food establishments, while gigil demonstrates the Filipino emotion of deep cuteness or affection.

Reliance New Energy (RNEL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries, has acquired the remaining stake in sodium-ion battery technology company Faradion from existing shareholders, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary, the company said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. RNEL, in December 2021 announced the acquisition of Faradion at an Enterprise Value of £100 million. RIL had then stated that it intends to use Faradion’s technology at its proposed fully integrated energy storage giga-factory, part of the Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex facility at Jamnagar.

An “affordability shift” is taking root in the U.S. auto industry

Is it pasta-de Nadal — a pasta liked by the tennis maestro? I started reading the phrase 'Pastel de Nata' in a couple of British food columns. I still wasn't paying attention, so I continued to think this PdN was a) Spanish, b) a savoury. Then I read some descriptions that identified it as 'a sweedish item', as my school mess manager used to call desserts and puddings. Finally, I understood that this 'Swedish' item was Portuguese. Last year in Oxford, I saw something called a pasteleria — Portuguese for bakery — had opened, and there was a long queue outside. Walking past it one day, I saw the queue wasn't there so I leapt in. 'Hi, can I please have one of those...?'

Singapore's DBS Group has appointed Tan Su Shan, currently its institutional banking group head, as CEO from March, replacing Piyush Gupta, who has led Southeast Asia's biggest bank for 14 years. She will be the bank's first female chief executive and also the first to be appointed from within the ranks of the bank.

Middle class’ is a term used rather loosely by individuals wanting to project that they are not as well-off as others think they are. And it has been used extensively on social media since the Narendra Modi government decided to remove indexation benefits available on long-term capital gains made on the sale of property. We have been told by rich mutual fund agents, chartered accountants and registered investment advisors in the business of managing other people’s money that this is an anti-middle class move.

Malaria vaccine: Ivory Coast has become the first country to deploy a malaria shot developed by Serum Institute of India Ltd., the world’s largest vaccine maker, and the University of Oxford.The first doses of the R21 immunization were administered on Monday to children in Abidjan, the commercial capital of the West African country, the developers and their partners said in a statement — the second malaria vaccine to go into use.“The new vaccine has been authorized by Ghana, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and the Central African Republic, and many others are preparing to receive shipments," they said in the statement. A total of 656,600 doses have been received, which will initially vaccinate 250,000 children from newborns to 23 months across 16 regions of Ivory Coast.The vaccine was recommended in 2023 by the World Health Organization for use in Africa for children under five years old, the age group there that bears the brunt of a disease that kills more than 600,000 people per year.

Organizers of America’s perennial July Fourth hot dog swallowing contest say the reigning champion won’t compete this year due to a contract dispute

ALSO READ: Mumbai most expensive city for expats in India; see full list here According to the report, Delhi fared better than Mumbai in several parameters, including Economics, Human Capital, and Quality of Life. Delhi was worse in the Environment ranking, while all the Indian cities ranked 380 on Governance.

Organizers of Spain’s Princess of Asturias Awards have awarded the prize for the social sciences to Canadian historian and writer Michael Ignatieff

international student numbers or some universities may collapse, a government commissioned report said on Tuesday, after foreign registrations plummeted for next year. High levels of legal migration have long dominated Britain's political discourse and were one of the major drivers for the Brexit referendum in 2016. Are you immigration ready? Find out Along with care staff and low salaried workers, the government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sought to reduce the number of students coming to Britain, including preventing some post-graduate students from bringing family members.

Ethnologue data). This may be a function of a more globalised world and the need for a common language. Interestingly, English is not a rigid language and has various versions across different geographies to help the local population converse more seamlessly.

In the trust's annual report for 2023, managers Tim Creed and Harry Raikes set out the progress made towards rebalancing the portfolio to ensure the «appropriate» liquidity to execute the share repurchase programme announced in September 2023 and «support the portfolio». To accomplish this, the managers reduced INOV's holding in Oxford Nanopore, one of the trust's legacy holdings dating back to Neil Woodford's tenure as fund manager of the former Woodford Patient Capital trust. As of 31 December 2022, Oxford Nanopore comprised 23.3% of the trust's total equity holdings. By the end of ...

The coach of Oxford’s crew taking part in the Boat Race has described the pollution in London’s River Thames as a “national disgrace.”

Additionally, Sonia Gandhi has mentioned her share in her ancestral property in Italy, which is currently valued at over Rs 26 lakhs. She possesses 88 kg of silver and 1267 grams of gold and jewelry. Furthermore, Sonia Gandhi owns three bighas (2529.28 square meters) of agricultural land in Dera Mandi village, New Delhi. The market value of this property is estimated to be Rs 5.88 crore at the current market rate. In terms of income, she receives a salary as an MP, royalty income, interest on bank deposits, dividends from mutual funds, and capital gains. She also receives royalties from various publishers, including Penguin Book India, Oxford University Press, Ananda Publishers, and Continental Publications. The affidavit mentions a royalty receipt of Rs 1.69 lakh from Oxford University Press.

Microsoft has made an announcement on a big investment in the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure of the United Kingdom. The company's objective is to dramatically enhance the capabilities of the nation's AI. The following are some of the important topics that are covered by this all-encompassing investment plan:

Archie Verspeeten’s long and storied life came to an end on Saturday but his impact across southwestern Ontario will be felt for generations of cancer patients thanks to his parting gift: $20 million to the London Health Sciences Foundation.

Disney has released a study showing its economic impact in Florida at $40.3 billion, directly and indirectly through its supply chain and employee spending