Vladimir Putin is heading to Friday’s planned summit with Donald Trump confident that Russia is in a dominant position on the battlefield as his military advances in Ukraine.That’s likely to strengthen his determination to secure major territorial concessions when the Russian and US presidents meet in Alaska in return for a ceasefire that Putin has so far been reluctant to concede to Trump. Russian forces broke through Ukrainian defenses in the eastern Donetsk region around villages leading to the town of Dobropillya, according to the Deep State monitoring platform, which maintains cooperation with Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. They’re consolidating positions and probing for weak points in defenses to try to reach the road linking the town and the strategic city of Kramatorsk, it sai
Mumbai: The growing popularity of weight-loss drugs Mounjaro and Wegovy may open new growth avenues for non-pharma businesses like textiles, apparel, fitness chains, and food and beverages, besides boosting wellness services such as dental care, aesthetics, dermatology, cosmetology, and plastic surgery.Around 100,000 people in the country are estimated to be using these drugs and the figure is expected to surge to 1.2 million within two years, driving demand across the industries."Made-to-measure and custom tailoring is a trend that will intensify," said Neeraj Nagpal, chief business officer, apparel and retail, at Raymond Lifestyle.The apparel maker is weaving health-consciousness into its design strategy - to address a possible rise in demand for "a sharper look" post weight loss."We hav