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AstraZeneca India Private Limited (AZIPL), the global capability centre (GCC) of British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca, announced an investment of Rs 250 crore ($30 million) to expand its Global Innovation and Technology Centre (GITC) in Chennai. The expansion includes adding close to 1,300 job roles focused on driving innovation, enhancing efficiency, and streamlining operations across the company globally. The facility currently occupies 334,000 square feet of office space at Ramanujan IT City, with plans to add approximately 180,000 square feet over the next six months to accommodate this expansion, creating AstraZeneca’s biggest global capability centre.

Matt Damon and Casey Affleck are seen together in a new image from 'The Instigators.' The image, revealed by Empire Magazine, shows them in a car. Affleck's character, Cobby, appears injured, hinting at a recent fight scene.

The open sewer runs straight for 10 kilometres. In a gorge about 8 metres deep and 50 metres wide, with sides sloping such that 20 metres of its width in the middle is flat. The 6-metre-wide sewer is in the middle of this flat stretch.

MUMBAI : Mumbai: Some of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, including Singapore’s GIC Holdings Pte. Ltd, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, and Kuwait Investment Authority, have significantly increased their investments in Indian stocks and startups the past few years. These three funds held a collective ₹5 trillion, or nearly $60 billion, in Indian stocks as of 31 March, show data compiled by Mint.

2024 India Office Occupier Survey conducted by property consultancy CBRE India, occupiers want to move to high-quality office buildings to attract and retain top talent and enhance employee experience. In 2023, 46% of office leasing took place in buildings less than three years old; 57% relocated to buildings constructed post 2020; and 30% of occupiers wanted to expand flexible office usage, as per the survey. “There is a change in mindset.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal over unsolved issues of water scarcity and garbage in the city by Arvind Kejriwal and said " The way the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Arvind Kejriwal have created a chaos in the country's capital, Delhi due to their dishonesty has created chaos. Every citizen in the city is suffering now because of their irresponsibility." The minister's attack came after several areas in Delhi's Bawana area came under flood when the Munak Canal Barrage sustained a breach on Thursday morning. Hitting out at the AAP government in Delhi the Union Minister said «They made false promises of cleaning the city and providing drinking water, closing drainages but they have not done anything. They could not provide the people with drinking water but focused totally on liquor.

Shah Rukh Khan and his daughter Suhana Khan are currently in New York City for pre-production work on their upcoming action-thriller, "King." Recently, an Indian man spotted the duo at a New Balance store, and his encounter has sparked a wave of reactions online. An Indian content creator known as Bunty Bhaiya on Instagram shared a video of Shah Rukh and Suhana browsing through the store. In his video, he said, “I am at a New Balance store in New York where Shah Rukh Khan sir and Suhana have come.” The clip shows the Bollywood superstar and his daughter walking around the store and trying on shoes. The short video quickly went viral, garnering over a million views and more than 27,000 likes within 24 hours.

The FanDuel sports book took bets on some mixed martial arts fights on April 1, 2022

AirAsia on Tuesday announced it will bring an innovative 'cinematic in-flight' experience for movie-goers to selected cinemas across the country to showcase its destinations as part of the movie-goers experience. AirAsia said the initiative is aimed at inviting travellers from India to discover the hidden gems of Asia and Australia and beyond through its network that will soon connect 16 cities in India to over 130 destinations across its network via Malaysia and Thailand. The collaboration will enhance AirAsia's outreach via more than 130 cinemas across 12 cities over the next six months, AirAsia's Chief Commercial Officer Paul Carroll. As part of this initiative, movie-goers will stand the chance to win AirAsia tickets to anywhere across its network, Carroll said, adding during this period, AirAsia will also be collaborating with more than 130 local travel content creators to showcase its destinations to Asia, Australia and beyond, spanning bustling cities, serene beaches, historic landmarks, and vibrant local cultures.

Taylor Swift is one gem of a singer, and most importantly, a strategical thinker. As her Eras Tour 2024 plans kicked off a few months back, she is now continuing with her latest leg of her Eras Tour. She has been busy with the Europe leg of her Eras Tour shows since May and will now be proceeding towards US and Canada this fall. Swifties in US are eagerly waiting for her shows this year as major part of her year has been spent in European cities, especially Paris.

Taylor Swift's European tour was top of mind for Nikita Rao when planning where to go for her family's annual summer vacation.

zhengbao for short). The total number of Chinese police officers is not made public, but is thought to be over 2m. Drawing on provincial, municipal and county yearbooks and publications, Mr Pei estimates that 3-5% of all police work for the zhengbao at the national and local level.

In a game-changer for frequent travellers and students studying abroad, the Reserve Bank has allowed resident Indians to open foreign currency accounts in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, or Gift City.

Mint. Since Allen faculty never had a variable component, about 600 teachers had sent a letter to the institute earlier this month. "We have been a part of this prestigious organization since the competitors tried to woo us away or dilute the business you have built so passionately...

heat wave to high humidity and now the monsoon, all within days. And as many retreated indoors, it was left to gig workers to brave the elements as they delivered food and myriad essentials on their two-wheelers. Heat, humidity, hail, or heavy rain, when the weather gets tough, theirs is the band that gets going, working harder and for longer hours than earlier. It's a job that has been getting increasingly tough with extreme weather events becoming more commonplace and frequent. Weaving in and out of lanes as they whiz through traffic, Vimlesh Kumar is amongst the thousands of gig workers in Delhi-NCR. Waiting outside a bakery in Ghaziabad for the rain to stop one day last week, the 27-year-old said he has mixed emotions on such days — worried that he might get sick, glad it will pay him more.

Las Vegas: Uruguay beat Brazil on penalties (4-2) to reach the semi-finals of Copa America after their game ended goalless on Saturday. Uruguay, who finished the game with ten men after Nahitan Nandez was sent off in the 74th minute, will face Colombia in Charlotte, North Carolina, in their semi-final on Wednesday. Colombia beat Panama 5-0 in Saturday's other quarter-final earlier in Arizona.

Nearly 40 per cent of recent immigrants to Canada are considering moving to another province or leaving the country altogether due to a lack of housing affordability, a recent poll conducted by the Angus Reid Institute suggests.

urban local body in India and fourth in the world to unveil a climate budget for FY25 and earmarked ₹10,224 crore to fight climate change. In January this year, the Solapur Municipal Corporation prepared its own climate change action plan that included a detailed vulnerability assessment and greenhouse gas emissions inventory as well as causes and mitigation. Later in February, Vadodara Municipal Corporation raised ₹100 crore by issuing Asia's first certified green municipal bond for sustainable water infrastructure.

Dipan Mehta, Director, Elixir Equities, says the question that everybody on the Street will ask the IT company is how big is this AI opportunity. Is it for real? Is it going to translate into double-digit growth rates for the next four to five years for IT companies? If we get a positive response over there, then IT will take a leadership position. The first few results will immediately set the tone for the entire sector. All the Maruti magic yesterday pilfered through the entire auto pack as well. But how much more of a material gain do you think Maruti can get out of this UP discount registration now for hybrid cars? Dipan Mehta: It is not just the actual material benefit that may or may not take place, but it is a signal to the other states as well that this is something which they can implement to reduce pollution and give encouragement to cleaner vehicles and that has what has driven the sentiment up in Maruti. If other states also follow suit, then certainly Maruti will have a phenomenal edge over its competition, because the best hybrid cars, the most popular ones are the ones which Maruti is producing.

Starry Night. My favourite queuing experience, undoubtedly, is one that involves food. It is at Katz’s, one of New York’s most famous food institutions.

If you aspire to work for HSBC and have spent hours wooing and being wooed by the bank at recruitment events, been through its recruitment process, and attended some induction events, only to be unexpectedly rejected, you will not be happy. You will be even less happy if HSBC accidentally sends you an email saying it's a shame that you voluntarily withdrew your application.