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A federal appeals court says a requirement that cigarette packs and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking does not violate the First Amendment

The European Union’s executive arm is proposing to member countries to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus

A butcher shutting down his shop barely eight months after opening it

Australia is set to provide $3 billion to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time

The European Commission wants to prevent Russia from using agriculture products as a tool to wreak havoc on the EU market and will impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus

French President Emmanuel Macron says he “regrets” the Senate’s vote to reject legislation to ratify a trade deal between the European Union and Canada

Hundreds of students in Nigeria rushed to get food donated to their school by the government to help ease hardship, triggering a stampede that left two dead and 23 others injured

Regional and local leaders in Morocco met this week with residents of an oasis where many have staged protests over a water management plan

Vietnam's president has resigned as the ruling communist party in the latest episode of a “blazing furnace” anti-corruption campaign

dream job’, mastering the art of whipping up this iconic snack was what helped Arun Joshi transition from the streets to gaining his place among the hallowed top earners of the country! Today, Arun Joshi owns not one, but two sprawling houses at the heart of the City Of Dreams, and one of his sons is settled in the US. In an interview with the Humans Of Bombay, Joshi recounted his journey from working in panipuri stalls for a living wage of Rs 5, to building a flourishing street-food business that catered to illustrious clients such as music icon RD Burman.

Wipro has promoted six employees to senior vice president (SVP) roles and 25 others to vice president (VP) roles, as per an internal memo. Those elevated include Wipro's chief delivery officer Ajit Mahale, healthcare portfolio leader Anuj Kumar, Canada country head Kim Watson, Europe cloud sales head Srinivasaa HG, the head of its cloud arm's strategy and execution arm Satish Y and consulting unit Capco's chief financial officer (CFO) Benjamin Simon.

Arvind Kejriwal arrest news: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced that they will gherao Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence at Lok Kalyan Marg on 26 March. AAP will not celebrate Holi this year, the party's Delhi convenor Gopal Rai said on Friday. Addressing a press conference in national capital Delhi, Gopal Rai alleged that MLAs and councillors of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were stopped from meeting the family members of the Delhi chief minister, who was arrested by the ED in an excise policy-linked money-laundering case on Thursday.

AAP leaders, including its national organisation secretary Sandeep Pathak, Punjab Chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj, are likely to grow within the party after its supremo Arvind Kejriwal's arrest weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. The prospect of the Delhi chief minister's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, who has so far maintained a distance from politics, assuming a new role is also being discussed by people. In a post on X, Sunita Kejriwal said on Friday that her husband always stood with the people of Delhi and his arrest was a betrayal with them.

Mohamed Muizzu has struck a reconciliatory tone, saying India will continue to remain his country's «closest ally» and urged New Delhi to provide debt relief to the archipelago nation. The Maldives owed approximately USD 400.9 million to India by the end of last year. Ever since he took oath as the president in November last year, the pro-China Maldivian leader has pursued a hardline stand towards India and within hours had demanded that Indian military personnel operating three aviation platforms be repatriated from his country by May 10. On Thursday, in his first interview with the local media since assuming office, Muizzu said India was instrumental in providing aid to the Maldives and has implemented the «greatest number» of projects.

Uno Minda on Friday said it has tied up with Starcharge Energy to manufacture and sell electric vehicle supply equipment in the country. The company has entered into a technical license agreement with Starcharge Energy Pte for wall-mounted AC chargers designed for home charging. «This collaboration further strengthens our dedication to 'Make in India' and for accelerating the nation's transition to a sustainable and electrified future,» Uno Minda Group CMD Nirmal K Minda said in a statement. StarCharge, a global leader in electric vehicle charging infrastructure and microgrid solutions, operates in 67 countries and regions with manufacturing facilities in the US, Vietnam, and China.

Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the excise policy-linked money laundering case, his wife Sunita Kejriwal broke her silence for the first time and hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying ‘this is arrogance of power’. Taking to X, she wrote, “Modiji got your thrice elected Chief Minister arrested out of arrogance of power. He is trying to crush everyone.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at the residence of West Bengal minister Chandranath Sinha in Bolpur in Birbhum district on Friday in connection with its investigation into the alleged school recruitment scam, officials said. Accompanied by a huge contingent of central forces, the ED team reached the residence of Sinha, who holds the MSME and Textiles portfolios, in the morning and began the search, they said. «The search is in connection with the investigation of the alleged irregularities in the school recruitment scam. The minister is not present at his residence, we are talking to his family,» an officer said. Sinha was at his ancestral house in Murarai, around 90 km away, at that time.

Tamil superstar Ajith is busy biking across the country and whipping up delicious bowls of biryani. The ‘Thunivu’ actor recently went on a biking trip to Madhya Pradesh along with his ‘Vidaa Muryachi’ co-actor Arav and some other friends. Videos of the star cooking biryani became viral on the Internet. The actor’s publicist Suresh Chandra took to X (formerly Twitter), and shared a clip of the ‘Valimai’ star cooking biryani, playing billiard, and chilling out with his besties. “Ride with Venus,” he captioned the post. The post went viral, gaining more than 471K views and 18K likes. Many fans and well-wishers flooded the comment section to gush about his gesture. “My dear fellow ajithians, get ready for the Netflix documentary..” wrote a fan. “They should just make a film with him about a top actor losing interest in films and starting to pursue his personal interests. The film could explore how he finds contentment in doing what he likes rather than seeking larger fame and success..’’ quipped another. “Man has the right balance of family, friends, work, and passion. My role model!” gushed another. “A superstar actor, a superstar family man, a superstar friend, a superstar rider, a superstar cook, a superstar athlete and all in all a superstar human being..” tweeted another.

Australia and Britain said in a joint statement on Friday there were potentially devastating consequences of an Israeli ground invasion of Rafah in Gaza. «Given the large number of displaced persons taking refuge in the area and lack of safe spaces in Gaza, ministers shared deep concern at the potentially devastating consequences for the civilian population of an expanded Israeli military operation in Rafah,» the statement said. Israel says a ground invasion of Rafah is necessary to eliminate Hamas, despite countries including the United States warning of dire consequences for the more than a million Palestinians who have sheltered there since being displaced elsewhere in the Gaza Strip during the five-month-old war.

domestic household savings in order to finance private sector's capital formation in the economy, the Finance Ministry said in the February edition of its Monthly Economic Review. «The narrowing merchandise trade deficit and rising net services receipts are expected to result in an improvement in the current account balance in the ongoing financial year,» the report said. However, the current account deficit will bear watching in FY25, it cautioned. The ministry has a positive outlook when it comes to retail inflation in the country.

A handy, AI-powered assistant to guide you if you’re ever lost in a new country — a clip-on accessory that can identify the right path by scanning your surroundings and sharing instructions in real-time. These aren’t just flights of fancy, but real inventions debuted at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Together they showcase the remarkable speed at which technology has developed. Keeping this in mind, five bosses share with ET Panache what inventions they would like to see developed in the next five years.