LONDON: Marks & Spencer‘s chief executive said on Thursday he would work to mitigate higher costs and consumer caution in the months ahead, even after the retailer delivered the best results on the UK high street for the all-important Christmas season. M&S shares, which have risen more than 30% in the last 12 months, on…
German shoe manufacturer Birkenstock, which doubled its revenue every year since its launch in India about five years ago, saw its sales growth halve during 2023-24 to ₹173 crore, even as it outpaced most sports and footwear brands, albeit on a lower base. The company’s sales growth rate fell to 46% in 2023-24 compared to…
Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh (Agency Photo) Yuvraj Singh is hailed as the one of the finest white-ball players to play the sport, a match-winner who proved it at the biggest stage — playing a key role in India’s T20I and ODI World Cup triumphs under MS Dhoni. But the unfortunate diagnosis of lung cancer…
IN OR OUT? KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Rahul’s wicketkeeping fitness in question with Pant and Samson in fray; eyes also on spin attack, fitness of Bumrah and ShamiNEW DELHI: When the national selectors and the Indian team management get together during the weekend to discuss the squad for the…
NEW DELHI: A thick blanket of fog covered Delhi-NCR on Friday morning, reducing visibility to zero. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi recorded a temperature of 9.6 degrees Celsius at 5.30am. The Met Department has forecasted a minimum temperature of 6 degrees Celsius and a maximum of around 20 degrees Celsius for the…
Novak Djokovic (AP Photo) In a sensational revelation ahead of the Australian Open, the 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic has revealed that he was served food that “poisoned” him during his short and difficult time in Melbourne in 2022, before his deportation from the country in the Covid vaccine row.“I had some health issues,…
Motilal Oswal Financial Services has a ‘buy’ recommendation on Page Industries (which is also its top pick for 2025) with a target price of Rs 57,500 (+21%). Analysts believe the company is well-positioned to capitalise on India’s growing innerwear and athleisure markets, aided by favourable macroeconomic trends such as rising incomes, urbanisation, and a young…
US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s urgent request to delay sentencing in his hush money case. In a brief, unsigned order, the court ruled 5-4 that the “burden that sentencing will impose on the President-Elect’s responsibilities is relatively insubstantial” and confirmed that Trump would be permitted to attend the proceedings virtually.The court…
PUNE: A 25-year-old BPO worker, Shubhada Kodare, was hacked to death with a cleaver by a colleague in the parking lot of her office, while two dozen people remained mute spectators.Shubhada was attacked by 27-year-old Krishna Satyanarayan Kanojia on Tuesday, allegedly because she refused to return money borrowed from him on false pretext. She succumbed…
The couple’s arranged marriage took place in 2018, as stated by the husband’s representative. AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court has served notice to a woman who obtained a divorce through a family court primarily citing cruelty because her husband’s sister had married outside their caste and this information was hidden from her. The couple’s arranged marriage…
