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Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) may see better-than-peers earnings growth ahead, under chief executive officer Sudhir Sitapati’s leadership. The company is taking the right steps to improve the overseas and India portfolio. It plans to bolster the financial position of the GAUM (Godrej Africa, USA, and Middle East) segment, which formed over 24% of GCPL’s consolidated revenue in the nine months ended December (9MFY24).

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Investing.com-- U.S. stock index futures moved little in late-evening deals on Sunday, with a record-high rally now showing some signs of cooling in anticipation of more cues on monetary policy and fresh developments in the Presidential Election.

PTI reported. Fortunately, there have been no reported casualties from any of the avalanches thus far.

NEW DELHI : The growth in private investments in fixed assets cooled in 2022-23 after a rebound in the year before when it recovered from a pandemic-induced contraction, official data showed. Unless exports revive and wage growth fuels domestic consumption, private investments may not improve in the coming year either. Private investments in fixed assets rose 6.4% in real terms in 2022-23 to ₹19.7 trillion at 2011-12 prices, after a 16.4% growth in 2021-22.

Flipkart Internet, the marketplace arm of Walmart-owned ecommerce firm Flipkart, received a cash infusion of about Rs 924 crore ($111 million) in two parts from its related entities based in Singapore in January, regulatory filings with the Registrar of Companies (ROC) showed. Flipkart has a number of units in India that run a variety of businesses like logistics and the ecommerce marketplace. The fresh capital came from the firm’s related Singapore-based entities on January 8 this year. Two resolutions to infuse capital into the firm were approved on December 20 and December 22 last year, the documents showed.

The Masked Singer," originating from South Korea, captivated audiences worldwide since its 2019 debut. With a unique «Guess Who?» format, contestants perform in elaborate costumes, leaving viewers and judges guessing. Season 11 promises new surprises, including a fresh judging face and intriguing costumes.

₹1 apiece at Jan Aushadhi Kendras imply a significant rise in real living standards at relatively low household spending levels. Similarly, the impact of prominent schemes such as the Swachh Bharat Mission, Ayushman Bharat and PM-Awas Yojana in directly improving the living standards of Indian households could be interpreted as a (notional) rise in consumption expenditure, especially for the lower fractiles.

first searched in 2018. He said he has invited the company to meet him to evaluate new scientific evidence it has to find the plane's final resting place. If the evidence is credible, he said, he will seek Cabinet's approval to sign a new contract with Ocean Infinity to resume the search.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is expected to double down on his message that there’s no rush to cut interest rates, especially after fresh inflation data showed that price pressures persist. Powell is headed to Capitol Hill, where he’ll deliver his semiannual monetary policy testimony to a House committee on Wednesday and a Senate panel on Thursday. The US central bank chief and nearly all of his colleagues have said in recent weeks that they can afford to be patient in deciding when to cut rates given underlying strength in the US economy.

Mint looks deeper into the third quarter performance and the prospects for the next few quarters. After strong growth in the first two quarters of 2023-24 (8.2% in Q1 and 8.1% in Q2), it was expected that the economic expansion will moderate to 6.5% levels in the third quarter. This was because manufacturing, mining and electricity sectors were showing signs of weakness, and an uneven monsoon was hurting agricultural output.

Indian Idol 14: Vaibhav Gupta emerged as the winner of the 14th season of the popular singing reality show, Indian Idol. He walked away with a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh. Gupta, who hails from Kanpur, also won a car apart from the prize money and a trophy. Subhadeep Das Chowdhury secured the first runner-up position, receiving a prize of Rs 5 lakh.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali after a gap of 25 years, actor Manisha Koirala said on Thursday as Netflix India unveiled the character posters of the filmmaker's ambitious web series "Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar". Koirala, who plays Mallikajaan in the upcoming eight-part period drama set during the freedom struggle movement in India, worked with Bhansali in his feature directorial debut "Khamoshi: The Musical" (1996). At the Next on Netflix India event, the actress said 'Heeramandi' has turned out well and the team is «dying to show it» to fans. «We all have tried to do our best because we were working with a master. To be working with Sanjay 25 years after his first film, 'Khamoshi', it can't get better than 'Heeramandi'. It's been a humongous journey, I've seen him grow as an artist, as a maestro, as a genius, he is India's best, he is the greatest filmmaker in India. We are lucky to be working, sweating and trying to perfect our act,» Manisha said at the event.

Elsbeth Tascioni, in the new spinoff series titled «Elsbeth,» a continuation of her acclaimed portrayal from "The Good Wife" and «The Good Fight.» However, for those eager to watch the series, there's a specific platform you'll need to access.

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National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has sought action against an app for allegedly disseminating explicit and objectionable material, including content targeted at children. The move comes in response to a complaint filed with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) that raised serious concerns regarding the accessibility of explicit content through these apps, which lack stringent age-verification measures, the apex child rights body said in a letter to the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Specific shows within these apps are accused of depicting explicit sexual scenes and storylines — with screenshots submitted as evidence — showing disturbing portrayals of sexual intercourse involving schoolchildren, it said. The absence of proper Know Your Customer (KYC) or age-verification systems is deemed to violate Section 11 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, it observed.

absolutely stunning in the formals and reflected the scintillating glamour of his parents. In another picture from the Khan family, Saif Ali Khan's younger son Jeh Ali Khan is making the perfect pose to steal hearts and display the treasure chest of endless wonders. Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt's daughter Raha is well-known for making headlines for a smile that can melt even the grumpiest clouds away.

Girls5Eva, the musical comedy that won hearts on Peacock, is set to hit a new crescendo as it moves to Netflix for its highly-anticipated Season 3. Despite Peacock canceling the show a month after Season 2's premiere, the spirited comedy has found a new home, and fans can rejoice as Netflix takes the stage. With the premiere date fast approaching, here's everything you need to know about Girls5Eva Season 3, from its plot to the star-studded cast.

Sex and the City', all six seasons of the beloved HBO series are set to premiere on Netflix come April 1, 2024. The eagerly awaited arrival promises a trip down memory lane, capturing the essence of New York City through the eyes of the fearless foursome—Carrie Bradshaw, Miranda Hobbes, Charlotte York, and Samantha Jones.