Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) posted a 40% increase in sales in the year to March 2023, still managing to retain its position as India’s largest fast fashion brand by revenues on lower pricing. The sales expansion, however, was lower compared to 49% a year ago, indicating consumer shift to competition including Uniqlo…
Representative Image India’s diamond industry, reeling under the impact of G7 sanctions on Russia, has found a glimmer of hope in the African Diamond Producers Association‘s (ADPA) opposition to the G7 diamond protocol. The G7 countries are pushing for this protocol to prevent the entry of Russian diamonds into their countries. India cuts and polishes…
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Representative Image New Delhi: Revenues of Indian diamond polishers are expected to drop by 30 – 35 per cent year-on-year to USD 14-15 billion, said a recent report by Crisil Ratings. The slump in revenues is projected owing to the economic slowdown as key markets including the US, the European Union (EU), and China have…
The Netherlands‘ skipper, Scott Edwards, called his team’s remarkable win over South Africa in the ICC World Cup on Tuesday as a significant achievement, while Proteas’ captain Temba Bavuma acknowledged that the 38-run defeat would be a painful setback. South Africa, chasing a target of 246 in a rain-shortened 43-over match following Edwards’ crucial unbeaten…
PUNE: Over 100 flyers booked on a Delhi-Pune AIX Connect (Air Asia) flight on Monday evening spent over an hour-and-a-half sitting in the aircraft because its take-off was delayed after taxiing some distance due to bad weather condition.The flight (I5-721) was to take off from Delhi at 9pm and land in Pune around 11pm. Santosh…
NEW DELHI: The Palace of Versailles in Paris was being evacuated again on Tuesday amid a new bomb threat, news agency AFP reported.“For security reasons the Palace of Versailles is evacuating visitors and closing today,” the establishment added on its official account on X (formerly Twitter). This comes days after the former French royal residence…
The board of Titan has approved raising up to Rs 2,500 crore through NCDs (non-convertible debentures) on a private placement basis. “The Board of Directors reviewed and approved the proposal for raising of funds through issuance of rated, listed, redeemable, unsecured NCDs on private placement basis, for an amount up to Rs 2,500 crore,” the…
BENGALURU: A 20-year-old college student has alleged that she was harassed by an off-duty pilot on an Akasa Air flight from Bengaluru to Pune and her complaint to the flight attendant and the airline failed to elicit any action. The flyer alleged that the pilot forced her into switching seats and moving close to him…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually interacted with CEO of Google and Alphabet Sundar Pichai.During the interaction, Prime Minister and Pichai discussed Google’s plan to participate in expanding the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in India. The Prime Minister appreciated Google’s partnership with HP to manufacture Chromebooks in India.Prime Minister acknowledged Google’s 100 languages…
