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Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Wednesday announced the launch of toripalimab, an immune oncology drug to treat adults with a rare and aggressive form of head and neck cancer that originates in the nasopharynx, the upper part of the throat. Toripalimab, a new biological entity (NBE), is approved by various regulatory authorities around the world including the US Food and Drug Administration, European Medicines Agency and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency for the treatment of adults with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (RM-NPC). Last year, Dr Reddy's entered into a licence and commercialisation agreement with Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co. for toripalimab. Under this agreement, it obtained exclusive rights to develop and commercialise the drug in 21 countries including India, South Africa, Brazil and various countries in South America. The agreement also allows Dr Reddy's to expand the scope of the licence to cover Australia, New Zealand and nine other countries.

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Zarina Wahab has expressed her admiration for star Prabhas. In a recent interview, the actress described the Baahubali star as a “wonderful” individual and even wished to have him as her son in the next life. While discussing her upcoming film, The RajaSaab, where she shares the screen with Prabhas, Zarina praised the actor's humility and kindness. She highlighted his ego-free demeanour, recounting how Prabhas ensures a warm environment on set. Zarina Wahab said that there can be no one like Prabhas. She said, “I say, in my next life, I want two sons—one like Prabhas and the other like Sooraj (her real son)." The actress also shared that despite his star status, he treats everyone equally, whether it’s the leading actresses or character artists and mentioned he «has no ego.» After the pack-up, Prabhas makes it a point to bid farewell to every crew member, showcasing his thoughtful nature. Zarina also shared how Prabhas goes out of his way to care for others, often ordering food from his home to feed dozens of people on set when someone mentions they are hungry. https://www.instagram.com/p/DC50G7Ay4eR/

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Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Thursday said it has launched Toripalimab, a drug for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma in India. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare, aggressive form of head and neck cancer that originates in the nasopharynx, the upper part of the throat. The company has launched Toripalimab, a new biological entity (NBE), Dr Reddy's Laboratories said in a regulatory filing. The medication is the only immuno-oncology drug approved by various regulatory authorities around the world such as the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), European Medicines Agency (EMA), Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), and others for the treatment of adults with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (RM-NPC), it added.

urban demand slump, Marico CEO Saugata Gupta has a sunny forecast to make, ToI reported on November 28. Urban consumer spending will rebound after a brief decline, Gupta told the Times of India's Asmita Dey. According to Gupta, high food prices driven by food inflation are causing a temporary dip in urban demand for packaged consumer goods. He expects this trend to reverse in the next one or two quarters as food inflation stabilises. «Whenever there are bouts of high food inflation, people tend to titrate or downgrade on FMCG consumption. That's what we are witnessing but this will smoothen out soon. In a quarter or two, things should be much better with respect to urban consumption as we expect inflation to stabilise soon,» Gupta told the newspaper.

regenerative food packaging are showing the path to others. In an interaction with ET Digital, Pranay Pasricha, Brand and Marketing Head India of NSE-listed Pakka Limited, explains why energy-efficient manufacturing is essential for reducing our environmental impact and why, for Pakka, it’s not just about saving on energy costs but also about cutting carbon emissions and conserving natural resources. He also says that one of the biggest challenges for them is making sustainability more affordable for people. Edited excerpts: The Economic Times (ET): Share Pakka’s journey and how sustainability has been integrated into the company’s core mission. Pranay Pasricha (PP): Pakka’s journey has always been guided by a deep respect for the planet and the communities we work with. From the very beginning, we have focused on creating solutions that are both practical and environmentally friendly. For us, sustainability isn’t an extra step—it’s the heart of everything we do.

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Consumer Price Index (CPI) decline by up to 6.5 percentage points in rural areas and 3.4 percentage points in urban areas, going by the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2022-23, experts said. A government panel is looking into changes to the CPI basket and base year revision of the inflation series. The CPI was last revised in 2011-12 as the HCES held in 2017-18 was junked due to inaccuracies.

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tariffs once Donald Trump takes office, the question remains on if the federal government would issue retaliatory tariffs like they did during the previous trade spat between the two countries.In 2018, Trump imposed a 25-per cent tariff on steel and 10-per cent tariff on aluminum products amid ongoing negotiations of a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).In response, Canada released a list of retaliatory tariffs on items imported from the U.S.

Virtuoso Vice President of Global Public Relations Misty Belles breaks down the holiday travel season, the trends and destinations as well as her outlook for 2025.

Last week the federal government announced a $4.7-billion tax expenditure, along with a two-month sales tax change that will create severe administrative and logistical nightmares for businesses, and whose effect on federal revenue the government seems to have badly miscalculated. According to economist Trevor Tombe, it will likely cost around $3.0 billion, versus the $1.6 billion the government estimates. Ottawa branded this $7.7-billion package an affordability measure and tax “holiday.” It is nothing of the kind. It is ridiculous nonsense, which this government delivers on a regular basis and is what Canadians really need a holiday from.

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Adani Wilmar Ltd.(up 8.37%), LT Foods Ltd.(up 5.29%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd.(up 4.96%), Bikaji Foods International Ltd.(up 3.82%), Marico Ltd.(up 3.43%), Zydus Wellness Ltd.(up 2.82%), Euro India Fresh Foods Ltd.(up 2.72%), Hindustan Foods Ltd.(up 2.52%), Colgate-Palmolive(India)Ltd.(up 2.20%) and Heritage Foods Ltd.(up 2.14%) stood among the top gainers.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The idea to eat clean and shed some extra pounds always peaks during this time of year, whether it is to fit into that sparkly dress or to get a head start on a New Year’s resolution. In the last few years, a range of detox recipes and cleanses have become popular— be it the Hollywood-approved Master Cleanse diet that involves drinking a concoction of water, lemon juice, cayenne pepper and maple syrup through the day for 10 days, sticking to a diet of only green juices, or eating salads for several days.

According to the information available on Uber's app, it has priced the subscription service at Rs 149 per month and Rs 1,499 for the annual plan. However, it is offering discounts as high as 50% to certain users on the monthly plan. As part of the loyalty programme, Uber is offering up to 10% credits on ride-hailing for four-wheelers, three-wheelers and two-wheelers, in addition to its parcel delivery offering.

Swiggy climbed as much as 8.1% on Wednesday to Rs 499 on BSE, with the stock surging nearly 16% in the past two sessions after UBS became the latest brokerage to initiate coverage on the food delivery major with a “Buy” rating, highlighting Swiggy's promising growth in India's food delivery and quick commerce markets. Brokerage firms — HDFC Securities, Motilal Oswal and JM Financial — were the first ones to initiate coverage on Swiggy with particularly bullish views.