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Mumbai: Tira, Reliance Retail’s omnichannel beauty retail platform, today announced the launch of its skincare brand, ‘Akind’. Co-founded by Mira Kapoor, Akind was unveiled at Tira’s flagship store at Jio World Drive in Mumbai. Akind understands that everyone’s skin is unique and deserving of personalized care and seeks to simplify skincare by listening to its needs. Through this targeted approach the brand will empower individuals to achieve their skincare goals. Each formulation in the Akind range serves a distinct purpose in improving one’s skin barrier health, falling under three categories: ●       The BUILD range, featuring the Clean Slate Hydrating Cleanser, the On…

Indian home builders may have to construct as many as 100 million new dwelling units this decade as rising household incomes in the world’s fastest-growing major economy buoy demand for new residences, according to a top official at one of the country’s largest developers. About 70 million Indian households will turn eligible for home ownership over the next 10 years, which, along with people seeking to upgrade their apartments, should create requirement for as many as 100 million new houses, Abhishek Lodha, chief executive officer at Mumbai-based Macrotech Developers Ltd. said in an interview earlier this month. Macrotech’s flagship projects…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is heading to Italy to attend a summit of Group of Seven, known as the G7, which is likely to be dominated by Ukraine and Gaza ceasefire talks. The summit will be held between June 13-15 at the luxurious Borgo Egnazia resort in Apulia region, with leaders flying in from the seven member countries, US, UK, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, and France, as well as the European Union. India, which has been invited to the G7 Summit as an outreach country, has defence and maritime cooperation on its agenda, according to Ambassador Vani Rao. “Defence and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The State government today assured the High Court of Bombay at Goa that the rights and claims of the scheduled Tribes and forest dwellers, residing in the protected areas of the State forest, would be settled by July, this year. The application for contempt filed by the Goa Foundation against the Goa government for not notifying the tiger reserve came up before the division bench at the Bombay High Court at Porvorim today. Norma Alvares, appearing for the petitioner, told the court that there were several directions given by the Court, in addition to the notification of…

Goemakrponn desk Panaji: Alleging corruption and substandard work involved in the Smart City project, Goa Forward Party MLA Vijai Sardesai has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order a comprehensive audit of the project, encompassing financial, quality, and safety aspects. In his letter to PM Modi, former Deputy Chief Minister Sardesai said that there are grave allegations of massive corruption and financial misappropriation associated with the project. “Despite Chief Minister Pramod Sawant acknowledging the faults of the consultant, no significant action has been taken against contractors. The contractor in question has a history of substandard work across various departments, yet…

NEW YORK: Despite the United States of America putting up a phenomenal performance against India in the T20 World Cup 2024 group-stage game that took place at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, they were pushed back as they were docked 5 penalty runs. This happened because the USA were not ready to bowl next over 60 seconds after completing the previous one. This is a new rule that has been applied to the “If the bowling team is not ready to bowl the next over within 60 seconds of the previous over being completed, a 5-run penalty will be…

KUWAIT: Caught by surprise in their sleep, migrant workers sleeping in a housing building in Mangaf, Kuwait, faced a harrowing ordeal as a blaze erupted on Wednesday morning, claiming the lives of at least 49 foreign workers, including 42 Indians. The building primarily housing close to 196 single men without families, became a scene of horror at 4 am on June 12 as the fire rapidly spread throughout the premises. Amid the chaos, some workers made desperate attempts to flee the inferno by jumping from the first floor, while others succumbed to suffocation as they tried to navigate through the…