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India’s beauty brands have been drawing a lot of interest from global capital recently. Earlier this year in March, American luxury cosmetics maker Estée Lauder fully acquired, external the homegrown ayurvedic company Forest Essentials. France’s L’Oréal Group followed in June, picking up a majority stake in digital personal care brand Innovist, external. And Unilever has made at least four beauty investments in the country through its venture capital arm in the last couple of years.Founded at the turn of the millennium in a garage in the Himalayan foothills by entrepreneur Mira Kulkarni – a single mother of two – Forest…

Devdutt Padikkal and Manav Suthar (Agency Image) India’s crushing victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle unearthed two potential long-term assets in different departments — left-arm spinner Manav Suthar and batter Devdutt Padikkal.Suthar, in particular, looks every bit a Test star in the making. In just two Tests, the 24-year-old has claimed 17 wickets at an average of 11.35, including two five-wicket hauls and his maiden 10-wicket match haul. In Galle, he showcased the classical virtues of left-arm spin, extracting loop, drift, turn and bounce.Padikkal, meanwhile, grabbed his opportunity with both hands. Playing his first Test in…

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, during the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Wednesday, stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political rule is in its “final phase” and claimed that a search for his successor is already underway, as per sources.According to sources, Rahul Gandhi said, “Narendra Modi ka siyasi ant ho chuka hai. Inka waqt khatam ho gaya hai. Modi ka shasan aakhiri daur mein hai. Inke uttaradhikari ki talash chal rahi hai. (Narendra Modi’s political end has come. His time is over. Modi’s rule is in its final phase. A search for…

There are some phone calls that divide life into a “before” and an “after.”A few days ago, I received one such call. Dr. Aditya Batra was gone.I sat stunned with the phone in my hands for several minutes. Aditya was only 45. He was my junior from Medical College, Rohtak. Over the years he had become a dear friend, and more importantly, one of the pioneers and leaders in interventional cardiology in Haryana, who spent his life reopening blocked arteries, restoring blood flow and saving thousands of patients. He had also started participating in political activities and advocacy events to…

The Medical Counselling Committee has started the choice filling process for MCC NEET MDS Counselling 2026 Round 1. Candidates who want to apply and fill the choices for the counselling round can find the direct link through the official website of MCC at mcc.nic.in.MCC NEET MDS Counselling 2026: Round 1 choice filling begins at mcc.nic.in, direct link here (Getty Images/iStockphoto)The last date to apply for the counselling round 1 and choice filling facility will be available till August 23, 2026. The processing of seat allotment will be done from August 24 to August 25, 2026.The seat allotment result for Round…

Pavithra Gowda’s former husband Sanjay Singh died months ago after liver-related complications in Rajasthan amid Renukaswamy murder case – Report TRIGGER WARNING: This article mentions death, reader discretion is advised.Pavithra Gowda’s former husband Sanjay Singh has reportedly died, with details of his death emerging several months after he passed away. Pavithra Gowda is currently in custody in connection with the Renukaswamy murder case. According to a Kannada Prabha report, Sanjay Singh died around seven or eight months ago. He reportedly died in Rajasthan after suffering from liver-related health complications. The report also claimed that Sanjay Singh developed an alcohol dependency…

MUMBAI: Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Wednesday said that among several market reforms that the regulator was working on, it was in the process of putting in place “a framework to support global fund-management activity from India.” He also said that the Securities Lending & Borrowing Mechanism (SLBM) and the short selling frameworks were being reviewed to deepen the cash markets. In debt markets, proposals include greater ISIN (International Securities Identification Number) flexibility, support for ESG debt and some tech-driven changes in the corporate bond market, he said.The Sebi chief also said that the regulator was working on a…

A European rabbit in Tasmania. Image Credit: JJ Harrison/Wikipedia In 1937, Australian scientists took an unusual step in the fight against one of the country’s most destructive pests known as ‘rabbits.’ They released rabbits carrying ‘myxoma virus’ on Wardang Island, off South Australia, to see whether the disease could spread naturally. The experiment was part of a much longer effort to find a biological way of controlling Australia’s enormous European rabbit population. Rabbits had multiplied rapidly after being introduced in the 19th century, competing with livestock for food and damaging native vegetation. Earlier laboratory work had suggested that myxomatosis could…

As the US national debt climbed past $40tn for the first time on Wednesday, and the war with Iran he started nearly six months ago dragged on, forcing Americans already struggling to pay the bills to spend more on fuel, Donald Trump led the press corps on a tour of the extensive remodeling of the White House grounds he is personally overseeing in his role as the self-styled “builder-in-chief”.The tour, during which Trump showed off upgrades such as a new granite driveway and refurbished columns, and expounded at length on newly laid grass, culminated in Trump autographing the back of…

US debt hits record $40.047 trillion. Photo credit: AP The US national debt has crossed the $40 trillion mark for the first time, according to Treasury data showed on Wednesday. The milestone comes as rising spending on defence, Social Security and Medicare, alongside mounting interest payments, pushes federal borrowing to a record level.The latest milestone comes as the pace of borrowing outstrips earlier forecasts, with longer-term obligations for healthcare and retirement benefits continuing to grow.The debt stood at $40.047 trillion on Tuesday, including $32.266 trillion held by the public and $7.782 trillion in intragovernmental holdings, according to Treasury data.This came…