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Reckitt Benckiser designed products and marketing to lure Indian men to its Durex brand. Now, it is pushing a growth strategy by betting on women and rural consumers. India last year surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation, but still fares poorly on the use of contraceptives. India's government estimates only around 10% of men use condoms and for women, sterilization remains the popular form of contraception. Social stigma surrounding sex — which some say stems from Victorian social norms established during British colonization — has for decades marginalized female pleasure in the Indian society.

Dutch challenger bank Bunq told CNBC that it plans to grow its global headcount by 70% this year to over 700 employees, even as other financial technology startups have decided to cut jobs.

United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield will announce on Thursday. The move comes as the U.S. seeks to repair ties with Africa, where many are unhappy about Washington's support for Israel's war in Gaza, and deepen relations with Pacific Islands nations important to countering Chinese influence in the region. Thomas-Greenfield told Reuters she hopes the announcement will «move this agenda forward in a way that we can achieve Security Council reform at some point in the future,» describing it as part of U.S. President Joe Biden's legacy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that it is his dream to see an India-made chip in every global device. He also sought to attract global players by highlighting India’s stable business environment and chip investments already secured to fast-track the sector’s growth.

MoneyTransfers.com while carrying out a research gave a shocking revelation that the ratio of tourist to citizen in the beautiful country is near about 1:3.6, reported the Independent. Right now, Austria is accepting nearabout 32 million international tourists each year whereas, the country itself has a mere population of only 9 million. As very famous European countries like Spain, Greece and many more are suffering with over tourism, Austria has emerged out at the top mostly because of its beautiful capital Vienna.

Based on latest edition of analysis which is released on Tuesday, the Central European nations secured the top position. Japan is in the second position whereas United States is in third position. Canada holds the fourth position while Austria has secured the fifth position as per the report of U.S.News & world report. According to 2024 ranking, European countries gained the majority portions in the list of 25 out of 15 spots. The middle eastern countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Qatar also secured a position in the top 25 list. Four countries including Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea featured Asia.

Kentucky Fried Chicken or KFC as we know it popularly, is one of the most loved fried chicken venture which is renowned across the globe and has thousands of outlets spread across multiple countries, is actually struggling to manage its business, and keep themselves afloat, a latest report has revealed.

Latin America, has opened its first office in India. LIDE, who represent over 2,000 large cap member companies globally have a business network spanning 34 economic sectors.

A European business group says China must reprioritize economic growth and reforms and boost investor confidence by leveling the playing field for all companies in the country

India led the way in global adoption of cryptocurrencies for the second straight year as investors braved the country's tough regulatory stance and steep trading taxes, a report from blockchain analytics company Chainalysis showed on Wednesday. The report, which tracks adoption across four sub-categories in 151 countries, showed India ranked high on usage of centralized exchange and decentralized finance assets from June 2023 to July 2024.

India will buy soybeans from farmers of the central state of Madhya Pradesh at state-set support prices to help growers reeling from a crash in domestic rates for the oilseed, a government statement said on Wednesday. India uses soybeans to manufacture soyoil, which helps the country cut its hefty edible oil imports, while the by-product soymeal is used for animal feed and exported mainly to Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Farmers plant soybeans during the monsoon season in June and July and harvest the main summer oilseed crop from October.

Canada has to get “in sync” with the United States and do a better job of plugging into its larger neighbour’s economic system in order to improve struggling productivity at home, says the head of this country’s biggest bank.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge heavily criticised the Bhartiya Janta Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a press conference at Srinagar on Wednesday. Kharge launched a scathing attack on PM Narendra Modi, saying that whatever building or developmental initiatives that were launched by the PM have collapsed or are leaking. «The BJP has not done anything in the last 10 years, where ever a bridge was inaugurated, that bridge collapsed. Ram Mandir was inaugurated, the roof is leaking now. Wherever PM Modi inaugurates anything, this has happened. People say his touch is pure, but I don't know what touch he has. Not only that, wherever there is a flood, there is no money for flood relief. This is the situation of the nation,» he added.

4G stack will be rolled out by middle of next year and the country is also aiming to achieve a 10% share in 6G patents, communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said Wednesday. Speaking during an industry event, Scindia said India has emerged as a beacon of hope and stability amid tremendous amounts of global economic and social turbulence. He said India is rising on the world stage and the country is no longer an embodiment of a struggling economy, but an economy that is on the rise, an economy that is rising like a phoenix in the comity of the nations.

Shalini is a crypto reporter who provides in-depth reports on daily developments and regulatory shifts in the cryptocurrency sector.

The German government says it is cracking down on irregular migration and crime following recent extremist attacks, and plans to extend temporary border controls to all nine of its frontiers next week

They faced the challenge of moderating what is probably the only general election debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

Britain’s government has unveiled details of a new support package for workers who face losing their jobs at the country’s biggest steel plant ahead of its transition to a greener way of production

When bourbon fans enter the Wild Turkey visitors’ center in Kentucky, they might be welcomed by Jimmy Russell

Authorities in Congo say 50,000 doses of the mpox vaccine from the United States have arrived in the country

Wall Street lurched toward minor losses before the opening bell Wednesday as markets awaited the last batch of inflation data before the Federal Reserve meets next week, when most expect U.S. central bank officials to approve an interest rate cut