Representative Image MUMBAI: Fast fashion was on a slow lane in the last fiscal year. Sales growth slowed for top retailers and fast fashion brands, show the latest regulatory filings of Marks & Spencer, Zara, H&M, Levi’s, Lifestyle, Uniqlo, Benetton and Celio. The bottom line too had taken a hit, with most brands posting lower…
Kolkata | New Delhi: Analogue wristwatches are making a comeback with a growing number of people opting for their simplicity and classic elegance, leaving behind the digital distractions of smartwatches. Tech entrepreneur Madhav Sheth, who introduced Chinese smartphone brands Realme and Honor in the Indian market, has stopped using his smartwatch and returned to an…
Allu Arjun was detained by the Hyderabad Police with regards to a stampede tragedy which took place on December 4. For those not in the know, a woman died in a stampede which occurred during the premiere show of the film at Sandhya theatre in Hyderabad. The victim’s husband filed an FIR against the actor…
A whistleblower from OpenAI, who raised concerns about the artificial intelligence company’s practices, has found dead in his flat, officials have confirmed.Authorities discovered Suchir Balaji, aged 26, deceased in his Buchanan Street flat on November 26, according to San Francisco police and the Medical Examiner’s Office. Officers responded to a welfare check at the Lower…
Police said,“We have no indication that Mangione was ever a client of UnitedHealthcare.” Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was not a client of the healthcare giant, police revealed. The startling discovery shifts the narrative toward a broader motive rooted in animosity toward the healthcare industry and corporate America.Thompson was…
File Pic: Rohit Sharma of India talks to his players. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to field against Australia in the third Test of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series at the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday. With the series locked at 1-1, the match…
NEW DELHI: Retaliating against a 2023 Supreme Court ruling related to Nestle, Switzerland has withdrawn the most-favoured-nation clause to India under the double tax avoidance agreement, a move that will hit Indian companies invested in the European nation.“For dividends due from and including Jan 1, 2025, the residual tax rate in the source State is…
MUMBAI: Three large IPOs, all of which closed on Friday, have collectively attracted investor interest worth about Rs 2.2 lakh crore. The three companies – Vishal Mega Mart, Sai Life Sciences and One Mobikwik – had set out to mobilise Rs 11,615 crore from the public, data from the exchanges showed.Of these three IPOs, the…
NEW DELHI: After months of sluggish sales, strong demand for derma and cardiac drugs drove the organised pharma retail market to double-digit growth in Nov, with heavy pollution in several parts of the country boosting Foracort sales. The medication, used for asthma and respiratory issues, topped the market in Nov with sales of Rs 82…
MUMBAI: Through its AI initiative – FinAI, a key pillar of Bajaj Finance 3.0 – the company aims to triple lead conversion rates, double back-office productivity, and boost front-line performance by 1.5 times. The company’s AI-driven transformation will integrate with its existing cloud and digital infrastructure, said Rajeev Jain, managing director of Bajaj Finance. “We’ve…
