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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Theatre practitioners in India are using food in their performances to challenge existing oppressive structural injustices, such as casteism and patriarchy. In these food theatre pieces, playwrights weave together personal narratives and political messaging interspersed or bookended with a shared communal meal.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The central government will maintain its focus on capital expenditure in the final quarter of 2024-25, and the year ahead, despite a dip in the first half of the year, expenditure secretary Manoj Govil said on Monday.

A baby food maker is recalling edible sticks meant to ease teething pain over a possible choking hazard

Alicia Kalvin awoke the morning of Jan. 7 to an urgent text from a friend: «There's a fire on your street.» She hurried outside, alarmed to see red skies and low-flying planes dumping water.

QI Research CEO and chief strategist Danielle DiMartino Booth reacts to the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged on ‘Making Money.’

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. There is a spring in the step of Indian consumer-related companies after the budget 2025’s proposal to make income up to ₹12 lakh tax-free under the new tax regime. With more disposable income in the hands of millions of taxpayers, the expectation is that consumers would be encouraged to spend more on items like staples, electronics, clothes, footwear, restaurants and travel.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Online platforms such as Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon and Flipkart are likely to see increased interest for delivery-partner and warehouse-worker jobs as the Union Budget has proposed formalising the gig economy, industry executives told Mint.

Nikhil Kamath’s predictions came true. In a transformative step aimed at reshaping Bihar’s thriving Makhana sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled plans to establish a specialized Makhana Board in the Union Budget. To ensure effective implementation, institutional mechanisms will be developed, encouraging active participation from farmer-producer organizations (FPOs) and cooperatives.

wildlife presenter’s serious lesson on elephant biology took an unexpectedly comical turn when a mischievous bull elephant decided to snatch his hat—straight off his head!

Imanvi, plays the lead role.

Bollywood actor Jaideep Ahlawat, best known for his brilliant performance in Paatal Lok, has left fans amazed with his dramatic weight loss. The actor dropped an impressive 26 kg in just five months, going from 109.7 kg to 83 kg! His dedication to fitness and strict discipline in both diet and exercise has set a new benchmark for health-conscious celebrities.

₹9.5 lakh crore for FY 2023-24, and the budgeted expenditure on interest payments was at 30.4% of the nation's revenue expenditure in FY24.The global rating agency S&P Global upgraded India's sovereign credit rating outlook to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’ in May 2024.The Economic Survey projected that India would grow at the rate of 6.5 to 7% of real GDP growth due to the improving balance sheet of the country's private sector, the estimated increase in goods and services export, normal rainfall forecast by IMD, and structural reforms in the economy.On the Inflation front, the report said that India managed to keep retail inflation at 5.4% in FY24, the lowest since the Covid-19 pandemic period. However, the food inflation hit 7.5 per cent in FY24, compared to 3.8 per cent in FY22.The report also outlined the focus outlook for the year, with increasing oilseed production, improving pulses production, focusing on storage facility for vegetables, and price monitoring data for essential food items, among other things.Economic Survey 2025 Live: The Economic Survey is an analysis report of India's growth prepared by the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA).

Senate Health committee on Thursday who said he had reservations about the nominee's «misleading arguments» on vaccines.

Shark Tank India Season 4, Sahil Vohra and Isha Chadha Vohra, the dynamic married duo behind The Naturik Co., presented their breakfast brand, aiming to revolutionize the traditional Indian morning meal. Their pitch, designed to highlight their healthy, time-saving products, struck a chord with the sharks, eventually leading to the show’s first all-shark deal of the season.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BTB Marketing, a wholly owned subsidiary of B9 Beverages Ltd, is targeting ₹200 crore in revenue by FY26 with plans to expand its popular beer chains and taproom outlets across cities. The company aims to open 25 new outlets, with most of the growth set to come from The Beer Cafe chain, which has 51 locations nationwide, Rahul Singh, vice president of the pubs and taprooms division at the company, told Mint.

Small and midcap stocks have tumbled 15% since September 2024, weighed down by slowing domestic growth and tightening liquidity conditions. According to Nuvama Institutional Equities, the correction bears a strong resemblance to past downturns in 2011 and 2018, raising the risk of a prolonged bear market rather than a short-term blip. The brokerage warned that despite the recent slide, valuations remain elevated, suggesting that further downside risk persists unless policy intervention provides relief. Nuvama expressed a preference for exporters such as chemicals, domestic laggards with profitability nearing a bottom like cement firms and quick service restaurants, and consistent compounders.

An upstate New York food bank was offered more than 40,000 pounds of coho salmon — a bountiful feast

Egg prices in the United States continue to crack under pressure while in Canada they remain relatively stable — and even late-night TV is taking notice.On The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Tuesday night, the host couldn’t resist a jab at the price gap, joking that while Americans face egg rations, Canadians are “yolking it up” with their cheaper cartons.“F— it, I’m with Trump — let’s bomb Saskatchewan,” Colbert joked.But behind the joke is a serious issue driving up costs in the U.S. — a relentless outbreak of bird flu that is devastating poultry farms, forcing farmers to kill millions of chickens and sending egg prices soaring.The average cost of a dozen large eggs was USD$4.15 in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Umang Dairies Ltd.(up 3.86%), Vadilal Industries Ltd.(up 2.34%), Sheetal Cool Products Ltd.(up 2.34%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd.(up 2.22%), Bikaji Foods International Ltd.(up 2.17%), ADF Foods Ltd.(up 2.02%), Dangee Dums Ltd.(up 1.80%), Heritage Foods Ltd.(up 1.65%), Dodla Dairy Ltd.(up 1.38%) and Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(up 1.20%) were among the top gainers.

Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal loans and grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country.