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News reports indicate that Putin is struggling with serious health issues such as cancer and Parkinson's, as evidenced by shaking limbs and puffy features. The Kremlin persists in denying everything.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru-based life sciences commercialisation firm Indegene sees significant headroom for growth in the US, its largest market, despite uncertainties around the new Trump regime’s stance on regulatory and pricing issues. Top global pharma companies are doubling down on the use of technology and AI to make processes more agile, which plays to Indegene’s strengths, CEO and co-founder Manish Gupta told Mint in an interview.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to announce another rate cut in April, and its impact on bank fixed deposit (FD) rates remains a key question. Ashok Vaswani, Managing Director and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank, in a interview to ToI said he believes that while the previous 25-basis-point cut has not yet led to lower deposit rates, a total reduction of 50-75 basis points could start influencing term deposit pricing. He expects significant movement in the banking sector over the next 6-12 months. Deposits remain a critical focus for banks, with last year witnessing a competitive battle for attracting funds. Vaswani acknowledges that securing deposits is not just about volume but also pricing. To sustain growth, Kotak Mahindra Bank is leaning on product innovation, customer-centric offerings, and its digital platform, 811. However, liquidity constraints persist, making it too soon to determine whether conditions will improve. The bank continues to monitor macroeconomic trends closely. Also Read: Billionaire Uday Kotak’s private bank adds thousands of clients

«Your first needs are food and shelter. And then, we're a little bit down the list of expenditures,» said David Neeleman, CEO of low-cost carrier Breeze Airways, in an interview. «If you don't have a job, you're not going to go buy an airline ticket.» With demand slowing, airlines have started culling flights to avoid lowering fares and to protect margins. Frontier, Delta, United, American Airlines, JetBlue and Allegiant all trimmed their April-June quarter capacity in the past two weeks. United CEO Scott Kirby has warned of a large drop in industry-wide capacity by the second half of August if demand does not rebound. To be sure, bookings for premium and long-haul travel are holding up. United reported an 8% year-on-year jump in spring international bookings. Some of the demand slowdown is also due to recent safety incidents. Amanda Demanda Law Group data shows airplane safety concerns reached an all-time high in February, with Google searches for «Are planes safe now?» up 900%. Airlines expect the hit from safety incidents to fade soon. But they are less sure about economic pressures.

Elon Musk’s daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, clapped back at her father after he disowned her in a series of posts on X. Wilson posted a video on her social media mocking her father, which featured a screenshot of Elon Musk’s tweet where he dead-named his estranged daughter. Elon Musk, 53, on March 23, reacting to a recent article about Wilson’s recent interview, said that Wilson was killed by the woke mind virus. The Tesla chief mentioned Vivian’s birth name and added that the woke mind virus will now “die”. The statement ignored Vivian’s transition and preferred pronouns.

They told ET in an interview that macroeconomic uncertainty, potential tariff wars and inflation concerns may slow down global real estate recovery, but India's strong fundamentals continue to attract long-term investors. «We think 2025 will continue to be a little bit more choppy, just because of the potential tariff wars. But as that gets resolved, we expect strong growth heading into 2026,» Robinson said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump acknowledged that his rapid drive to end the war in Ukraine had hit a snag, observing that Russia appeared to be slow-walking the U.S.-brokered negotiations as it angles for further concessions from the West. Trump’s comments came hours after the White House announced a Black Sea cease-fire deal and Russia promptly demanded additional steps from the West on sanctions relief before complying with such a truce.

President Donald Trump said that tariffs will likely be more «lenient than reciprocal,» as the April 2 tariff deadline looms for a number of levies to go into effect.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. VerSe Innovation, the parent of news aggregator Dailyhunt and short-video app Josh, expects to break even in the next three to four months and turn profitable in FY26 after reducing losses and improving cost efficiency, co-founder Umang Bedi told Mint in an interview. “The primary focus is to break even in the next few months," Bedi said.

sign-on bonus, along with a six-figure salary and $100,000 (about Rs 86 lakh) in stock options. Now the CEO of career development platform PayBump, she emphasizes that discussing salary early in a job interview can lead to better outcomes. «They initially pushed back, but because I knew how to quantify my value, I was able to show them how much they would lose if I walked away. Two days later, they told me they found the budget to give me the full $54,000 I had asked for,» McCall told CNBC Make It.

security for celebrities, and handling disruptions at pubs and parties. While the profession has traditionally been dominated by men, a growing number of women, confident in their physical fitness and mental strength, are now stepping into this unconventional role. One such person is Anu Kunjumon. Clad in a black T-shirt and jeans, she moved with confidence, effortlessly clearing the way for superstar Mohanlal amid a bustling crowd. Her firm stance and commanding gestures stood out as she managed security at a recent event in Kochi. Unlike the usual male-dominated watch-and-ward staff, Anu Kunjumon was breaking stereotypes—one of the growing number of women making her mark as professional bouncers in Kerala.

global shipping industry should be open to working with a new group of insurers that emerged to support Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, provided they follow best practice, according to a leading maritime group. The new insurers and P&I clubs — groups that pool risks — should be assessed based on their adherence to international safety and technical standards, Nikolaus Schues, president of shipping association Bimco, said in an interview. They may become legitimate should the Trump administration roll back sanctions on Russia, he said, with the US bidding to end the war in Ukraine. “Some of the new insurers may become part of the IG,” Schues said on Tuesday, referring to the International Group of P&I Clubs, an association whose members provide cover for most ocean-going tonnage against risks including spills and collisions. “Hopefully, after the Russian sanctions end, the bad part of the parallel fleet will go away.”

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Deposit rates may begin to come down starting April as lenders move to protect margins, at a time of easing credit demand and expectations of another repo rate cut. Most banks did not change their deposit rates after the Reserve Bank of India reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) in February.

Jeremy Clarkson has taken aim at Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The Top Gear host had just one word to say on the problems Tesla has been facing recently. Clarkson called Elon Musk an «idiot» and attributed the backlash against Tesla as «payback.» In 2008, Clarkson gave a harsh evaluation of the Tesla Roadster on BBC’s Top Gear viewers, starting a feud with Elon Musk. A BBC segment depicted the vehicle experiencing brake issues at 55 miles. The review led Elon Musk to file a lawsuit against the BBC. The legal proceedings did not change Clarkson's point of view regarding the vehicle.

Donald Trump shared his thoughts on Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post in a recent interview. He said Bezos criticized the newspaper’s employees and discussed changes in its opinion section. Trump said he believes Bezos is making efforts to be fair.

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CBS’ 60 Minutes, where the actor and director voiced concerns about press freedom and government interference. Trump, never one to stay silent, fired back on Truth Social, dismissing Clooney as a «second-rate movie star» and a «failed political pundit.» The timing couldn’t be more fitting—Clooney is promoting his Broadway adaptation of Good Night, and Good Luck, a play inspired by journalist Edward R. Murrow’s takedown of Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist hysteria in the 1950s. The parallels between McCarthyism and today’s media battles weren’t lost on Clooney, who warned that the press is facing an era of suppression, much like in Murrow’s time.

Oil and Natural Gas Corp. is seeking to diversify its portfolio to shield its core business from volatile oil prices, said Arunangshu Sarkar, director for strategy at the state-run giant. The company’s multi-pronged approach involves entering the refining and petrochemical sectors, trading liquefied natural gas and growing its renewable capacity. According to the International Energy Agency, the world is entering an era of cheaper energy prices, with growing electricity use leading to a surplus of oil and gas. ONGC is among the several oil majors looking to diversify their business strategies as the global economy moves away from fossil fuels.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Wipro GE Healthcare, the 35-year-old joint venture between GE HealthCare and Wipro Enterprises, has started rolling out its $1 billion investment plan to expand manufacturing in India and boost exports, confident that it can dodge the impact of reciprocal tariffs that the US may impose on India’s medtech industry. The company expects to make about 70% of its products for the Indian market locally by 2030, a top executive said, compared with 40-45% currently.

George Clooney spoke about government interference in journalism during a ‘60 Minutes’ interview. He warned about efforts to limit press freedom and emphasized the role of journalists in holding power accountable. Clooney also defended his public statements on Joe Biden’s leadership. Donald Trump criticized Clooney’s remarks on social media.

Pidilite's ability to create categories by identifying unserved and underserved consumer needs and fulfilling them, not just with a product but with a brand, has ensured its presence among the top quartile of growth companies over the past 5-10 years, said Bharat Puri, the chief executive, who will hand over the baton to joint managing director Sudhanshu Vats next month. «Our success stems from an aggressive expansion of core businesses and, more importantly, our ability to pioneer new product categories,» said Puri. «We are an entrepreneurial-cum-professional company. Our success formula is simple-we create categories by identifying unserved and underserved consumer needs and fulfilling them, not just with a product, but with a brand.» As much as 80% of the company's business was in core categories until a decade ago, with only 20% focused on growth and pioneering initiatives, he said. «Today, that ratio stands at 55:45. Even in a challenging year, we delivered double-digit volume growth because we configured our portfolio around category creation.» Vats said while the philosophy in running the business will remain consistent — focussing on core, growth and pioneer — his plan is to accelerate innovation and digital transformation while building on Puri's legacy.