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Biocon bets on US, EU mkts for growth
Biocon Biologics Ltd, the biosimilars unit of biopharmaceutical giant Biocon and its largest revenue driver, expects to accelerate growth after posting a strong first quarter, said a top company executive.
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August 09, 2025
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On land and in water, a shining summer of striving
July sweats and bleeds and vomits into August. In Toulouse, during the Tour de France, Jonas Abrahamsen, who starts the race 10 days after fracturing his collarbone, wins a stage. In Singapore, in a draining heat, 10km open water swimmers at the world aquatics championships are handed mid-race feeds and then regurgitate part of this gruel into the water. \"It's not pretty,\" says Australian swimmer Moesha Johnson.
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August 09, 2025
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Antwerp's other diamond: Rubens
The legendary painter's legacy can be found everywhere in the Belgian city
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August 09, 2025
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Grasim Q1 profit up 34% at ₹2,767 crore
The nearly 16% revenue growth was driven by all-round growth across key businesses, the company said
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August 09, 2025
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Let's hear it for the new music bars
Listening rooms inspired by Japanese 'kissas' are showing up in India, with a focus on intimate bar experiences
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August 09, 2025
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States Step Up Borrowings in July as Capex Drive Gains Pace
₹96,769 cr allotments made through state development loans, well above ₹68,383 cr a year ago
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August 09, 2025
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Horsing around in a Sunil Shanbag play
Based on Hungarian playwright Julius Hay's 'The Horse', Sunil Shanbag's play has both scale and satire
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August 09, 2025
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Rallying in style for pickleball
The social aspect of the game makes it popular and a perfect canvas for fashion—brands are trying to cash in on this
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August 09, 2025
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CapitaLand Reit to develop IT parks across key cities
The trust will sell 33% in its data centre projects to bring in global investors, free capital for other deployments
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August 09, 2025
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'Sholay', perhaps the greatest popular film made in India, turns 50 this month. To fans, the film can resemble an oral epic, constantly surprising those who believe there is nothing more to learn
Is it possible for the most iconic and mythologized film in your life—the one that is most thoroughly familiar—to also feel like a jigsaw puzzle that took a long time to put together?
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August 09, 2025
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GeM records ₹5.4 tn gross sales in FY25
The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) marked its ninth Foundation Day this month with a record ₹5.4 trillion in gross merchandise value (GMV) in FY25, cementing its position as India's flagship public procurement platform, the commerce ministry said on Friday.
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August 09, 2025
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Corporate Recycling Efforts Lag as UN Seeks Treaty on Plastic
With diplomats gathered in Geneva this week to try to hammer out a treaty to reduce plastic pollution, major buyers of plastic packaging are behind on their targets to use more recycled content—and some are scaling those goals back.
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August 09, 2025
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Apparel co PGIL eyes ₹6,000 cr revenue by FY28
Pearl Global Industries Ltd (PGIL), one of India's largest listed garment exporters, has maintained its growth momentum, having reported a 16.6% rise in consolidated revenue to ₹1,228 crore for the quarter ended June (Q1FY26).
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August 09, 2025
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Industry body flags concern on EPFO's facial authentication rule
On 30 July, EPFO mandated facial authentication via Aadhaar for generating UANs only through the UMANG app
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August 09, 2025
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Tesla CEO disbands Dojo team, unwinding key AI effort
Tesla Inc. is disbanding its Dojo team and its leader will leave the company, according to people familiar with the matter, upending the automaker's effort to build an in-house supercomputer for developing driverless-vehicle technology.
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August 09, 2025
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Jeet Thayil's new book, 'The Elsewhereans', is a hybrid of fiction, biography, history and imagination, revisiting the story of his parents
Jeet Thayil's new book, The Elsewhereans, has been published as fiction, but it defies neat generic classifications.
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August 09, 2025
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New Delhi plans policy reset to offset Trump's tariff blow
India plans reforms to boost manufacturing, attract FDI and remove procedural bottlenecks
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August 09, 2025
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Bang bang, he shot us down
Today's villain is less a character than a stepping stone for the hero's glory. Gabbar, in contrast, is a charismatic force of nature
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August 09, 2025
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Embracing the slow life in Aurangabad
Luxury farmstays and bespoke dining experiences are transforming the home of the Ajanta and Ellora caves
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August 09, 2025
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China hails Modi's SCO summit visit plan
China on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's planned visit to the Tianjin Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to be held later this month, expressing hope that the event would be a \"gathering of solidarity, friendship and fruitful results.\"
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August 09, 2025
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Apple Got the Jump on Tariffs, Deciding Years Ago to Make iPhones in India
India's iPhone production capacity is expected to more than double when two new production centers gear up in the next two years
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August 09, 2025
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Native cotton in the spotlight
The second edition of 'Weave the Future' focuses on the resilience of local cotton in the face of climate change
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August 09, 2025
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The Hidden Gems From India's Rap Scene
As a professional music critic, my inbox is always overflowing with new music—advance copies of major label albums pushed by corporate PR, indie artists sending me their new EPs, even demos from teenagers just starting out on their musical journey.
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August 09, 2025
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A dictionary on Vidarbha textiles
'Threaded Tales of Vidarbha' documents the region's saris but leaves you asking for more
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August 09, 2025
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Myth-making in a modern context
In 'The Personal is Mythical', three artists connect the personal and the universal, the real and the imaginary
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August 09, 2025
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Tasmania's superpower is its fresh produce
The rugged island is home to creative mixologists and chefs who make local ingredients shine
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August 09, 2025
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Andhra's delicate dessert art
A trip to Atreyapuram village in East Godavari to see first-hand how 'pootharekulu' is made
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August 09, 2025
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A stent, low fats and high spirits
Two days after his arrival from Australia and a day after he had a stent shoved up into one of his arteries, my friend Roger Galway sat up brightly in bed and watched as a young woman made her way into the hospital room.
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August 09, 2025
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Paused Your SIP In A Downturn? You Just Disrupted A System Built For Chaos
Every time markets wobble, WhatsApp groups light up with worry. \"Should I pause my SIPs?\" one investor asked after Trump's latest tariff threats sent the Sensex sliding. \"Maybe wait and watch?\" suggested another. The pattern is as predictable as it is self-defeating: the moment volatility sets in, systematic investment plans (SIPs) start to feel optional.
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August 08, 2025
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LIC Reports 5% Rise in Q1 Profit, VNB Up 21%
Life Insurance Corporation of India reported a 5% rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher premiums from renewed policies, while its margins expanded due to an improvement in its product mix.
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