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Colgate-Palmolive India signals further pricing action to offset commodity inflation. Photo credit: ANI MUMBAI: Colgate-Palmolive India on Monday signalled that the company may take more price hikes in the coming quarters to protect margins as firms across sectors continue to tackle commodity inflation triggered by the West Asia war. Inflation will be an issue, the FMCG company said, adding that it has, however, shielded the most vulnerable consumer cohorts against price hikes by increasing grammage in small packs last year to pass on GST cut benefits.CEO & MD Prabha Narasimhan said that the company has kept the grammage additions intact…

This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) accused Iran of firing two ballistic missiles at its territory, marking the first time the Defence Ministry detected a barrage aimed at the country in months.Also read: West Asia war updates on August 18, 2026“UAE air defences detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran toward the country, with the first falling outside the country’s territorial waters, while the second fell within the territorial waters,” said a statement posted by the Defence Ministry on X.The statement came nearly two…

The controversy was triggered by Sonia Gandhi’s gestures at Congress’ I-Day event. BJP has said that singing of all six stanzas of Vande Mataram was an integral feature of the freedom struggle until Congress gave in to pressure from those aligned with Muslim League and curtailed it to just two stanzas NEW DELHI: Congress and BJP tussled over Vande Mataram Tuesday with the opposition party’s president Mallikarjun Kharge defiantly declaring Congress would restrict to only two stanzas of the national song despite a just-passed law requiring all its six stanzas to be rendered, and BJP hitting back by saying the…

The policy was put on hold in 2016 by CM Devendra Fadnavis following an uproar over allowing private players to adopt open spaces Mumbai: Another day, another open space staring at disappearance. In recent weeks, BMC has steamrolled through objections from resident groups, citizen forums, activists and even MLAs from governing parties to either change the reservations of close to half a dozen open spaces in the city or has laid out plans to do so and make them available for a convention centre, as is the case with the Neville D’Souza Football Ground in Bandra Reclamation, or rezone it…

New Delhi: AAP Tuesday alleged former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain was arrested by ACB “at the behest of BJP” in another “fake case”. BJP dismissed the charges, saying Delhi govt’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) had established the money trail of the alleged embezzlement before arresting Jain and others.Jain, who is currently the co-in-charge of AAP in Punjab, which will likely go to polls early next year, and five others were arrested by ACB in connection with an alleged 2024 corruption case linked to Delhi Jal Board.“Everyone still remembers the ordeal they put him through by throwing him in jail. The previous…

For a generation that grew up swiping right and left, meeting someone across a table might sound old-fashioned. Yet speed-dating events are finding a new audience in Bengaluru, where young professionals are looking beyond dating apps to meet people face-to-face and see where the evening takes them.For 28-year-old banking professional and storyteller Sudhanshu, who has attended speed-dating events, the appeal lies in meeting people without the pressure of defining the outcome. “I feel when you meet someone, it’s not always about finding out what you want in life. Sometimes you learn what you don’t want in life,” he says.Unlike dating…

Hyderabad: A routine update to a govt bank account mandate in Suryapet has snowballed into a criminal case, with a private bank manager accused of forging the signature of district collector Tejas Nandlal Pawar on official documents linked to the District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT).The alleged forgery surfaced during scrutiny of account records, prompting the collector to lodge a complaint that led to the bank official’s arrest and remand. Chivemula police in Suryapet district registered the criminal case against the private bank manager for allegedly forging the signature of Pawar.Koduru Raghu, who is the Suryapet branch manager of the private…

Tufted capuchin at Perundurai farmhouse Chennai: At least 11 exotic animals kept at an Erode farmhouse without any mandatory licence could not be seized by forest officials and taken to Chennai as scheduled on Tuesday, as the local magistrate court did not accord permission.Forest officials visited the farmhouse, owned by S K Kesavanathan, who is accused of trafficking Lar gibbons from Manipur, and found the undocumented exotic species, including seven servals, two Lar gibbons and two tufted capuchins, all kept in enclosures on the premises.Lar gibbons at the farmhouseKesavanathan had no documents to show that the animals were legally procured…

Ahmedabad: Expired food items and mouldy vegetables prompted the civic body to seal the canteen at St Xavier’s Loyola Hall in Naranpura on Tuesday. Officials said the canteen workers were not wearing caps, aprons or gloves, while dirt was found inside a refrigerator.According to an AMC official, the canteen also lacked a valid FSSAI licence or registration.After taking action against panipuri stalls, restaurants and dairies for various food safety and hygiene violations, AMC has turned its eye on school canteens.The civic body’s food and health department inspected five school canteens on Tuesday. Besides St Xavier’s Loyola, teams inspected the canteens…

148 additional trips for sisters on rakshabandhan Prayagraj: This Rakshabandhan, sisters will be able to travel free of cost across the state as the frequency of UP State Road Transport corporation (UPSRTC) buses has been increased to ensure convenience and help women avoid overcrowding during their journeys.Regional Manager of the Roadways Prayagraj region, Ravindra Kumar stated that, following government directives, women will be able to travel for free on Roadways buses during the festival. The Uttar Pradesh government has extended this free travel facility to women on both UP Roadways and city buses. This facility will be valid from 6:00am…