Representative Image Mumbai: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Wednesday pitched for formulating a robust branding strategy positioning India as a top supplier and value-added provider of gold jewellery. “India stands as one of the largest buyers of gold globally, showcasing considerable buying power that can potentially influence the streamlining of gold prices…
Fast fashion brand focussed on gen Z, Newme, on Wednesday told ET that it has raised $5.4 million (Rs 45 crore) in a seed funding round led by Fireside Ventures. The Bengaluru-based startup, which currently sells its own brand of clothing across both online and offline outlets was founded in 2022. It had in the…
NEW DELHI: Marking the final stage of preparation process for the Interim Union Budget 2024, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman performed the customary Halwa ceremony on Wednesday.As part of the ceremony, Sitharaman toured the Budget press room and assessed the preparations, sending her best wishes to the officials involved.Performed every year before the “lock-in” process…
Paridhi Joshi, Assistant Vice President, FNP – Retail New Delhi: Gifting brand FNP (formerly Ferns N Petals) has appointed Paridhi Joshi as assistant vice president (AVP) – retail, it announced in a press release on Wednesday. Joshi comes with an experience of 14 years in the retail industry. She has previously worked with Mensa Brands,…
Representative image. After clocking a positive export figure in November this year, the lab-grown diamond (LGD) exports are again back in red in December despite prices falling by 45 percent in the current fiscal year. Exports of polished lab-grown diamonds for the period Dec 2023 stood at US$ 83.51 million and showed a decline of…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday issued a fresh summons to Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and asked him to record a statement in a money laundering case between January 27 and 31.The fresh summons comes days after a team of ED questioned the Jharkhand chief minister in connection with the Ranchi land…
Representative image. Chandigarh: Ludhiana‘s famous hosiery sector is staring at losses because of weak demand for winter garments this season, as many manufacturers say they faced lack of repeat orders as well as return of stocks from traders in many states. Hosiery goods manufacturers also blame dumping of China-made winter wear items, available at much…
NEW DELHI: Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, along with Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, former cricketers Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad, and Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha, was spotted at Mumbai airport on Monday morning, en route to Ayodhya for the ‘Pran Pratishtha‘ ceremony of Ram Lalla.The event is set to witness the presence of esteemed…
Holy men on a mission to civil servants who defied their superiors, here are some of the protagonists of Ram Janmabhoomi movementRaghubar DasThe Nirmohi Akhara mahant moved a local court in 1885 for permission to build a ‘mandap’ for Ram’s worship on the ‘chabutra’, or platform, in front of Babri Masjid. After his plea was…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation on Sunday confirmed the aircraft, that crashed in Afghanistan, was a Moroccan-registered DF-10 (Dassault Falcon), and not an aircraft operated by Indian carriers. This update comes amid initial reports that mistakenly identified the aircraft as Indian. In an official statement, the ministry said that the DF-10, operating as…
