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Fashion group SMCP, owner of French fashion labels Sandro and Maje, said on Thursday it signed a deal with Reliance to expand into India and will join other high-end European brands opening stores in the Jio World Plaza mall in Mumbai. «There aren't a lot of accessible luxury fashion labels in India so we think it's time to be pioneering,» said SMCP CEO Isabelle Guichot, citing India's wealth and growing population of younger generations among reasons for entering the country. After years of testing the Indian market with outlets in luxury hotels, high-end European labels are seeking to expand their retail presence there to tap its strong economic growth and a rapid rise in the number of local millionaires. SMCP did not disclose the financial terms of its partnership with Reliance Brands, which will become the exclusive distributor in India of Sandro and Maje. Reliance plans to open around 10 stores selling the SMCP brands in the next three to five years, said Guichot, starting with the mall in Mumbai developed by Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani. Reliance Brands, a subsidiary of Ambani's Reliance Retail Ventures, has partnership deals with dozens of high-end European and American labels, including Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Valentino and Tiffany.

Sunil Gavaskar recently visited Sachin Railway Station in Surat, Gujarat, evoking fond memories and garnering reactions from fans and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. Gavaskar, 74, shared a photo on Instagram, cheekily expressing his delight at being at a railway station named after his "favourite cricketer and, more importantly, favourite person" — Sachin Tendulkar. The image captured Gavaskar posing at Sachin Railway Station, pointing towards its name, with a caption that reflected his enthusiasm during the visit. In the post, Gavaskar lauded the foresight of those from the last century who named the station, giving a nod to the unique connection between the station and the iconic cricketer.

World Cup, the final of the 2023 ICC World Test Championship and the ODI World Cup final clash. Despite these achievements, India's trophyless run in ICC events continued, with a recent loss to Australia in the ODI World Cup final at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Suryakumar Yadav has been handed the leadership role for the T20I series against Australia.

Elton John has addressed Britain's Parliament at an event honouring his dedication to fighting HIV in the UK and beyond. The British star spoke to dozens of lawmakers and campaigners in the grand Speaker's House of Parliament on Wednesday.

Loco, a gaming-focused streaming platform, has laid off around 40, or 36%, of its 110 employees. The company announced the layoffs during a town hall meeting with employees on Wednesday, even as it plans to expand operations overseas. Anirudh Pandita and Ashwin Suresh, the founders, told employees that the layoffs are part of the firm’s restructuring strategy, said people aware of the matter.

HCL Group is moving closer to setting up an Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility — also termed as a chip packaging unit — in Karnataka, multiple people aware of the developments told ET. The facility will be «small-to-medium sized» with an estimated investment of about $400 million, they added. The group — best known for its $12.6 billion IT arm HCLTech — is in active talks with the state government, which has offered land both near the international airport in Bengaluru as well as in Mysuru.

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This initiative follows a summer surge in COVID-19 cases that sparked debates about masking in classrooms, leading to varied policies across different districts. Although there has been a slight decrease in COVID-19-related hospitalizations in recent months, there has been an uptick in the last few weeks, as indicated by the latest federal data. This announcement highlights the enduring impact of the coronavirus on American schools and society. It reflects the evolution from the challenges faced during the height of the pandemic, with limited testing availability, to the current efforts to ensure resources for testing are more widely accessible as schools navigate ways to stay open while prioritizing student safety. Novavax's updated vaccine has been granted emergency-use authorization by the World Health Organization (WHO) for active immunization to prevent COVID-19 in individuals aged 12 and older, the company said on Tuesday. The updated Novavax shot, which was authorized in the U.S. last month, targets a descendant of the XBB lineage of the coronavirus that was globally predominant earlier this year. The emergency use listing helps speed up the regulatory approvals to import and administer the vaccines by member states, according to the WHO. Novavax missed out on the COVID-19 vaccine windfall, which benefited mRNA rivals, due to manufacturing issues that delayed its filing for regulatory approval during the peak of the pandemic. Its original COVID shot received U.S. authorization in July 2022, long after Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were in use. Novavax's updated shot uses a more traditional protein-based technology than the mRNA-based vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna.

Rainbow Six Siege's Year 8 season 4, Operation Deep Freeze, brings substantial changes to the game. The release date, initially set for November 28, 2023, has been delayed by Ubisoft for further testing, with no specified duration. Operation Deep Freeze marks the end of Year 8 and introduces Tubarao, a new operator from Portugal. Tubarao's primary gadget, the Zoto Canister, is a throwable device releasing freezing gas, deactivating gadgets, exposing footprints, and slowing down attacks. Tubarao can complement defenders like Bandit and Pulse. The Defender AI playlist debuts with Operation Deep Freeze, replacing Terrorist Hunt. This playlist allows players to go solo or team up against a stack of five AI bots, mirroring casual matches. Frag Grenades have been reworked — they can no longer be cooked and will now fuze two seconds after bouncing off a surface. IQ, Lion, Sens, Osa, and Blackbeard have gained access to these grenades. The Marketplace, a novel concept, is introduced in Rainbow 6 Siege. In-game Credits, the premium currency, are used to trade items with the community. The Marketplace beta will be launched in Y8S4, offering various cosmetics and headgear. A full release is scheduled for Year 9, and registration for beta access is available on Ubisoft's official website. Operation Heavy Mettle, the current season, extends beyond November 27, ensuring a seamless transition to Operation Deep Freeze, the fourth and final season of Year 8. Year 9 content is anticipated to follow.

Mint Healthcare Summit, Kotecha said the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has already published 50 standards for Ayush medicines, which are now being converted to ISO standards. “We were sending our products across the globe but certain drug regulators asked us to specify standards for our products and were rejecting its use even as supplements ," the secretary said. “So, we are working with BIS and it has already published 50 such standards which we are willing to convert to ISO standards.

MUMBAI : Robust domestic buying as well as short-covering by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) ahead of the assembly election results on 3 December propelled BSE’s market capitalization to $3.99 trillion on Wednesday, well past the government’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP) forecast of $3.62 trillion for the current fiscal (FY24). The Nifty 50 index reclaimed the 20,000-mark after a span of two months.

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After a two-hour hearing regarding the potential issuance of a digital euro, expert testimony has done little to settle the continent’s legislative debate on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

Sam Bankman-Fried got a test run taking the stand at his New York criminal trial on Thursday, after a judge sent jurors home but let him demonstrate portions of his testimony before deciding what parts of it he'll allow.

Space.com, the NASA is planning to incorporate helicopter-like drones into future Mars missions. These are expected to be "built with designs more robust than their predecessor — which has completed 66 flights, and counting". The NASA said a new rotor, that could be used with next-generation Mars helicopters, was tested at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on September 15 this year.

The Space-time, is an amalgamation of the one-dimensional time and three-dimensional space, functions as a continuum, altering and curving under the influence of massive celestial bodies. Utilizing NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, a team of physicists probed this black hole, situated 26,000 light-years away from Earth. Their approach, termed the outflow method, examines radio waves and X-ray emissions within the accretion disk enveloping black holes.

By now, hearing “NFT” in any context evokes some sort of reaction — good or bad. Some may be immediately thrust back to the spring of 2021 when digital artist Beeple sold an NFT of his original artwork for $69 million. Others might remember Peter Davidson’s singing “What the hell’s an NFT?” on Saturday Night Live. But for others, it’s less about novelty and more about utility.  

This is the view of Ravi Menon, retiring head of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) who belives he is not the only one on the way out.

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persuading people to get tested is hard. People with HIV may experience no symptoms for years, and men are often reluctant to visit a clinic when they feel well. As for prevention, condoms work, but only when people use them, which many don’t.