Indore officials halt 36 child marriages at mass wedding eventAuthorities in Indore disrupted a mass wedding ceremony after discovering that 36 couples were underage. Acting swiftly, officials from the...
25 Apr, 2025, 10.28 PM IST
India slashes November gold imports by $5 billion in record commodity revisionIndia corrected its November gold import estimates, cutting them by $5 billion due to calculation errors. The revised imports stand at $9.8...
08 Jan, 2025, 04.04 PM IST
Spree of nuptials unties some knots in demandWeddings this year boost sales of gold, jewellery, apparel, and packaged staples, with notable increases during the November-December weddi...
29 Dec, 2024, 12.00 AM IST
Commerce ministry may face possible repeat of 2011 trade data errorIndia's November 2024 gold import figures, showing a record high of $14.86 billion and a quadrupled increase, are under scrutiny by the com...
19 Dec, 2024, 07.10 PM IST
Building wedding linked infrastructure can aid the growth of MICE Tourism: Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh ShekhawatIndia's tourism minister highlighted the rapid growth of the wedding industry, suggesting its infrastructure be used to boost the MICE sect...
18 Oct, 2024, 05.39 PM IST
Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath is bullish on the prospects of Indian wedding industry, says it has a bright future despite being ‘uncool’The entrepreneur expressed strong optimism regarding the future of the wedding planning industry. Posting on X (formerly Twitter), the bill...
29 Apr, 2024, 04.10 PM IST
How to watch IPL 2024 Live streaming straight from Dubai?The most awaited international cricket franchise league of the season, the Indian Premier League (IPL) begins soon and cricket fans across ...
21 Mar, 2024, 09.37 PM IST
Ranbir-Alia's wedding: All about cousins and camaraderieHopefully Alia & Ranbir’s nuptials indicate that the big fat Indian wedding is on a flab-loss regimen.
16 Apr, 2022, 12.38 AM IST
We expect gold imports to rise further in coming months: GJEPCGold imports, which have a bearing on the current account deficit, zoomed to about USD 24 billion during April-September 2021.
20 Oct, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
Gold decouples from wedding seasonAlso, equity markets across the globe are doing well, dulling gold’s relative appeal as a safehaven investment.
19 Nov, 2019, 08.01 AM IST
Floods in Kerala likely to hit wedding season gold demandThe usual spend of 200 grams to 1 kg of gold per wedding in Kerala may drop 50% in a month.
27 Aug, 2018, 04.01 PM IST
Tourism board of many countries woo Indian visitors with new measures and incentivesWhile India still attracts fewer tourists than some other Asian countries, rising disposable incomes have led to a surge in outbound trips,...
27 Jun, 2017, 10.14 AM IST
Oman records 17% rise in Indian tourist arrivals in 2015Oman received 17 per cent more Indian tourists in 2015 at 299,022 than in 2014 and the Arab nation is expanding its basket of holiday-relat...
14 Mar, 2016, 06.46 PM IST
Wedding food worth Rs 339 crore goes wasteAfter the big fat wedding is done with, what remains is the litter, dirty dishes and piles of excess high-calorie food.
12 Oct, 2012, 02.26 AM IST
- We have famous people, brand India should realise their potential now
Red carpet has extended from select award ceremonies to just about every place where cameras and the famous-for-being-famous congregate.
24 Mar, 2012, 04.45 AM IST
- Mobile Connections
More phoney blame for marital disconnect than is called for.
06 May, 2011, 07.20 AM IST
- 2 divorces for every 5 marriages in Mumbai
For every five weddings registered in Mumbai and Thane since 2002, family courts have received two applications for divorce.
25 Jan, 2008, 07.11 AM IST