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medical tubing used in catheters. The groundbreaking of the new manufacturing site is expected in 2025, with operations commencing in 2026. The manufacturing site will increase US-based Lubrizol’s local medical tubing volume five-fold, creating easier access to life-saving medical tubing in India and in markets around the world through export. High-quality medical tubing produced through the partnership will be used in neurovascular and cardiovascular medical applications, such as balloon catheters and minimally invasive procedure catheters.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids and search operations in and around Kolkata in connection to a multi-crore alleged financial fraud and money laundering through lottery tickets. Three teams of the central agency officials carried raids and search operations in at least three locations in Kolkata. The central agency officials carried out raids in at least three locations in Kolkata, Madhyamgram area in North 24 Parganas district and two other locations. In Madhyamgram's Michael Nagar, raids and searches were conducted in a lottery-ticket printing factory. The other two places where raid and search operations were conducted were at Lake Market and Lake Gardens in South Kolkata. The central agency also conducted raids at the offices-cum-residences of two lottery agents, people in the know said. Multiple charges against the lottery scam include evasion of taxes and diversion of the proceeds of the income illegally.

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) accepted one demand of the aspirants to hold the Provincial Civil Services preliminary examinations on a single day on the old pattern, the trouble for the state administration could not come to an end. Reports reaching here said several aspirants continue to protest in front the UPPSC headquarters in Prayagraj in support of their other demand to hold Review Officers (ROs) and Assistant Review Officers (AROs) examinations in one shift on a single day. However, the UPPSC has decided to postpone the ROs and AROs examinations-2023, which were scheduled to be held in three shifts on December 22 and 23.

«Under the existing guidelines of SDRF/ NDRF, there is no provision to declare any calamity as 'National Disaster',» Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in a letter dated November 10. SDRF and NDRF refers to State Disaster Response Fund and National Disaster Response Fund, respectively.

Honasa Consumer, the parent company of beauty and personal care brand Mamaearth, reported a decline in its operating revenue for the September quarter while also slipping into losses, on account of a significant hit from its offline distribution restructuring exercise. For the July-September period, Honasa Consumer reported a 7% year-on-year (YoY) decline in operating revenue at Rs 462 crore. It posted a net loss of Rs 19 crore in the quarter, compared to Rs 30 crore net profit in the same period last year. “The impact (of the restructuring) was actually higher than what we had planned and expected…we initially had certain assumptions in place, which were based on a certain level of inventory but when we got into the actual execution, it turned out to be relatively higher,” the company’s founder and CEO Varun Alagh told ET.

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy reiterated his statement of not believing in work-life balance at the CNBC Global Leadership Summit. Murthy said that KV Kamath, Independent Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Jio Financial Services, had once said that since India is a poor country with lot of challenges and we need to worry about those rather than about work-life balance."

JioStar, has announced the leadership team that will work closely with the three co-CEOs Kevin Vaz (entertainment across platforms), Kiran Mani (digital), and Sanjog Gupta (sports). Nita Ambani will be the chairperson of the merged entity while Uday Shankar will serve as its vice-chairperson. In an internal email to employees, the leadership team was unveiled.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Recent regulatory curbs on options trading will actually give a fillip to BSE Ltd's ongoing efforts to make the Sensex and Bankex options more mature products, enabling the exchange to potentially generate higher premium turnover and earn more in transaction charges, according to bourse’s MD and CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy.

At Technovation, science takes centre stage, playing a crucial role in the evolving landscape of tobacco alternatives. Philip Morris International (PMI) recently hosted its ninth Technovation event ‘30 years of innovation, 10 years of progress at the Cube, its R&D centre in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. In this context, PMI’s Chief Communications Officer, Dr. Moira Gilchrist, shares her perspective on the critical role of science & technology in driving PMI's commitment to a smoke-free future.

Delhi CM Atishi took to her X and said, «Due to rising pollution levels, all primary schools in Delhi will be shifting to online classes, until further directions.» Delhi’s air quality has rapidly deteriorated over the past few days, with readings crossing the 400 AQI mark in many areas.

«In our region, less than one in three adults with diabetes are on treatment and less than 15 per cent of people living with the condition have it under control. »The lack of readiness in our primary healthcare systems in terms of standard management protocol, availability of essential medicines, issues related to availability and affordability of quality diagnostics, and trained healthcare professionals need to be remedied immediately," the WHO regional director said.

Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health in Bengaluru. He called SMA a rare and often devastating genetic disorder while adding this initiative as a transformative one for patients from low-income families. The government has established a Centre of Excellence for Rare Diseases (COERD) at the institute. «We are proud to share that this is the first such centre in the country to enrol 100 beneficiaries under the National policy for the Rare Diseases,» the minister said. Since 2016, the government has been supporting patients with rare diseases and has provided Rs 75 crore as additional fund for the treatment of rare diseases. «We are also investing in infrastructure, training, and outreach to improve early diagnosis, making Karnataka a leader in addressing rare diseases,» Dr Patil said.

Glenmark Pharma reported Rs 340 crore net profit in Q2FY25 led by robust sales growth in India and Europe. The drugmaker reported a net loss of Rs 180 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Revenue rose 7% YoY to Rs 3,434 crore in Q2FY25.

The ETF strategy, launched on Xetra and Borsa Italiana in October this year, was listed on the London Stock Exchange via the UK's Overseas Funds Regime (OFR). PTAM offers investors exposure to the US bonds market and employs its own ‘Shape Management' methodology, which targets long-term performance and stable growth across both rising and falling rate environments. European active ETFs double their AUM as passives gain popularity across the continent Following the launch of PTAM to the UK market, HANetf now has five active ETFs on its platform. The move comes as active ETFs are...

unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting the labor market continued to chug along and that the abrupt slowdown in job growth in October was an aberration. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 217,000 for the week ended Nov. 9, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 223,000 claims for the latest week. Claims surged in early October amid distortions from Hurricanes Helene and Milton as a well as a strike by factory workers at Boeing, but layoffs have remained historically low, which is underpinning the economy.

JEE (Main) exam has started on a slow note. The country's largest engineering entrance exam saw only 5.1 lakh students register with less than a week left for the deadline. During the same time period last year, 12.2 lakh applications were submitted. As the deadline approaches on November 22, experts are expressing concern over the sluggish pace of registrations.

Mahesh Khichi of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was elected as the new mayor of the national capital on Thursday, edging out BJP’s Kishan Lal by a razor-thin margin of just three votes. Khichi, a Dalit candidate, received 133 votes, while Lal secured 130 votes. Two votes were declared invalid during the process. The win marks a major boost for the ruling AAP ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, scheduled for early next year. Khichi’s victory strengthens the party's position in the city’s political landscape, further consolidating AAP’s control over municipal affairs.

Kerala-based naturopath Jacob Vadakkanchery wanted that all medical professionals should specify the side effects in an additional slip in the regional language along with the prescription. The Bench led by Justice BR Gavai said if this practice is followed, then the general practitioners would not be able to attend more than 10-15 patients if this was followed. It was «not practical at all» and for every patient there are different medicines, the apex court said.

Logistics aggregator Shiprocket and air cargo handling company Cargo Service Centre (CSC) have been selected by the government on a pilot basis to set up ecommerce export hubs in the country, a senior official said on Thursday. The ecommerce export hubs (EECH) will come in and around Delhi airport and begin operations in February next year, Director General of Foreign Trade Santosh Kumar Sarangi told reporters here. While Shiprocket is headquartered in Gurugram, the CSC is Mumbai-based.

1 According to the records, 1 in 7 of all diabetics in the world currently are from India.2 It is anticipated that by 2045, 134 million people will be affected by diabetes.3 Diabetes is usually split into type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes is becoming more common, yet it is still not widespread in India. On the other hand type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects 90–95% of diabetics in India.1

Reliance Industries Limited, Viacom18 Media Private Limited, and The Walt Disney Company announced on Thursday that the merger of Viacom18's media and JioCinema businesses into Star India Private Limited (SIPL) is now officially effective. The transaction values the joint venture at Rs 70,352 crore (~US$ 8.5 billion) on a post-money basis, excluding synergies. At the closing of the transactions, the JV is controlled by RIL and owned 16.34% by RIL, 46.82% by Viacom18 and 36.84% by Disney. The JV will be led by Nita M. Ambani, Chairperson, and Uday Shankar, Vice Chairperson, who will offer strategic guidance.