India abstains from voting at UN to condemn activities of Hamas

India has abstained from voting on a United Nations General Assembly draft resolution put forward by the United States that would have condemned the activities of Hamas and other militant groups in......

US withdraws from 'cesspool' UN human rights council

The United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council and condemned its "shameless hypocrisy" in absolving wrongdoers through silence and falsely condemning those committing no......

US vetoes United Nations resolution on Jerusalem

The United States has voted against a United Nations resolution calling on President Donald Trump to withdraw recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the first veto exercised by......

Israel accepts Egypt's ceasefire, but Hamas rejects 'surrender'

Israel on Tuesday accepted an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire plan to halt its deadly offensive on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip but the Palestinian militant groups rejected it calling it......

Danone to enter new product categories with Protinex

The company believes that Protinex's current powder form limits the scope of expanding the business and hence, diversification into new categories is essential for its growth. French multinational......

Kraft, Danone deal excludes India

Even as US-based Kraft Foods has entered into a deal to acquire the global biscuit business of Groupe Danone, the arrangement does not include Groupe Danone's stakes in biscuit businesses in India......

Wadias, Danone to revive talks

The warring promoters of FMCG major Britannia - the Wadias and the French dairy giant Danone - are looking at sorting out intellectual property rights issues in their joint venture as a first step......

Wadia-Danone hearing on Jan 12

The ongoing tussle between the Mumbai-based Wadia group and European food major Groupe Danone, which was scheduled for a hearing in the Bombay high court on January 10, will now be heard on January......

Sponsors stick with Zidane despite head-butt

The main sponsors of soccer icon Zinedine Zidane rallied around the retiring France football captain on Tuesday despite his dismissal for head-butting an opponent in the closing stages of Sunday's......

Sports Shorts: Barcelona star Messi loses appeal in tax fraud trial

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: Barcelona's Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi (C) arrives to court with his father Jorge Horacio Messi to stand......

Why are brands not signing Prithvi Shaw or Shubman Gill?

Major companies have waited for the teen stars to turn into match winners; some that did not and moved too early have burnt their fingers.Urvi Malvania reports. IMAGE: U-19 teams in the past have......