For the new generation, 'auspicious' is a year-round periodYoung Indians are increasingly disregarding traditional religious practices during festive seasons and instead opting for impulse-driven co...
21 Oct, 2023, 05.36 PM IST
It is not the government's job to tell people what to eat or not, says Mukhtar Abbas NaqviThe minority affairs minister stressed that every citizen has freedom in the country to eat food of their choice adding that those who try ...
17 Apr, 2022, 05.58 AM IST
View: Diwali dulhania le jayenge, but don't forget the latest trend-fest — HalloweenI'm just thankful we haven't seen politicians add Halloween to the long list of election-friendly festivals ranging from Diwali to Chhat Pu...
06 Nov, 2021, 11.14 PM IST
Consumer goods demand rises up to 15% in NavratriCompanies said sales would have been much better in a consistent supply situation. Demand is more for premium products such as high-end sma...
15 Oct, 2021, 08.42 AM IST
Export debutants: India has recently exported over a dozen new agri-products, from Himalayan millet to Assam’s red riceIn a first-of-its-kind export, a 4,000 kg consignment of barnyard millet and ragi (finger millet), grown along the Ganga in Uttarakhand, wa...
28 Aug, 2021, 11.38 PM IST
Noida police invokes CrPC 144 ahead of festivalsThe restrictions have been imposed in view of the upcoming festivals such as Holi, Shab-e-Baraat, Good Friday, Navratri, Ambedkar Jayanti, ...
18 Mar, 2021, 11.45 AM IST
Day 1 of lockdown: More and more factories shut shop; India's count crosses 600With most businesses having to work from home or with minimal personnel, many have temporarily shut shop.
25 Mar, 2020, 11.54 PM IST
Payments companies witness a gold rush during festival seasonMore than 40% of the pincodes in the country saw gold purchase on PhonePe’s application.
08 Nov, 2018, 10.24 AM IST
GST rollout: How businesses & consumers coped with India's biggest tax reformTake a look at how traders and consumers across spectrum are reacting to five-tax slabs instead of a plethora of state, local and national ...
29 Sep, 2017, 01.31 PM IST
Women vote divided in Bihar elections, like other segmentsWomen voters yet again outnumbered men in the fourth phase of the crucial Bihar elections - the voting percentage of men was 54.20 and that...
02 Nov, 2015, 04.51 AM IST
- Gujarat HC restricts EC's search and seizure operations
The ruling was in regard to two Public Interest Litigations (PIL) filed which claimed that random search and seizure by teams of EC is putt...
09 Nov, 2012, 08.28 PM IST
- A cracker of a year for consumer goods makers
If buoyant sales on Diwali are anything to go by, it’s shaped up a cracker of a year for consumer goods companies.
20 Oct, 2009, 12.26 AM IST
- Consumer goods cos notch up unexpected sales
If buoyant sales on Diwali are anything to go by, it’s shaped up a cracker of a year for consumer goods companies.
19 Oct, 2009, 01.24 AM IST