India’s fashion appeal changes! Uniqlo, Nike gain ground; M&S, Adidas & others see muted growth

India’s western fashion market is seeing mixed results after the strong post-pandemic boom. While some global brands are struggling with slower demand, others are continuing to grow. Brands like Marks & Spencer, Benetton and Adidas are facing weak sales, while Uniqlo and Nike are expanding their footprint. At the same time, Zara’s growth has remained…

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Can’t have different DA hikes for staff and pensioners: Supreme Court | India News

NEW DELHI: Observing that inflationary pressures do not discriminate between a serving employee and a pensioner, hitting the two equally, Supreme Court Friday held that fixing differential rates of enhancement of inflation-linked dearness benefits for the two categories is arbitrary and cannot be allowed. A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Prasanna B Varale disapproved…

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It’s a big deal

An American negotiator involved in the long-drawn saga of the Indo-US trade deal described India as being “a tough nut to crack”. When it comes to striking a bargain, ensuring that we make a deal of maximum benefit to us, we are indeed a tough nut to crack, being not of peanut size but of…

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US shields Venezuelan oil revenue as Trump signs executive order for investment in the nation’s oil sector

US President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order meant to declare a national emergency and safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue held in US accounts, taking another step to control future sales of Venezuelan oil.The executive order effectively blocked the oil revenue from the Latin American country’s creditors and prevented its seizure to satisfy debts…

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‘We are allowed to voice our opinion’: Chloe Kim defends fellow Olympian Hunter Hess after Trump calls her ‘real loser’

Chloe Kim, who is a two-time Olympic snowboarding gold medallist and a child of immigrant parents, voiced support on Monday for Hunter Hess, a fellow Team USA athlete who drew criticism from President Trump over comments expressing mixed feelings about representing the United States in Milan-Cortina.“My parents being immigrants, this one definitely hits pretty close…

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SIMply Problematic 

Govt should rethink idea that SIM-binding will curb cyber fraud. Biggest impact will be consumer inconvenience GOI’s push for continuous SIM-binding for messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal appears to be a classic case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Govt has been pitching the move as a way to counter cyber fraud…

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