BENGALURU – Kalyan Jewellers India reported a 27.1% rise in its second-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by rising domestic demand for its ready-to-wear jewellery line and increased traffic at stores ahead of the festive season. Consolidated net profit rose to 1.35 billion rupees ($16.23 million) from 1.06 billion rupees year ago for the three-months ended…
US space agency Nasa has sent Diwali greetings in a unique style. Its space telescope Hubble posted an image of a globular cluster that “captured a celestial festival of lights” which looked similar to Indians lighting up scores of diyas in their homes across the country on the auspicious day.“Happy Diwali to all those who…
The court of the chief commissioner for persons with disabilities (CCPD) has issued notice to the film producers and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) seeking a reply on the content mocking various types of disabilities in the Hindi film ‘Aankh Micholi’. Disability rights groups have raised concern over the narrative of the comedy…
Credit: Fortune India Exchange European premium luggage brand Delsey Paris is looking to make India a manufacturing hub, part of its global strategy to shift half its production out of Mainland China, global chief executive Davide Traxler said. India is among the fastest growing market for the French brand and currently accounts for 5% of…
Representative Image Jewellery brands are scrambling to get new celebrity endorsements, both at the national and regional level, sparking a spike in celebrity fees and stringent terms and conditions. But the demand is skewed in favour of glamour icons. A senior executive of a prominent jewellery brand, asking not to be identified, said the asking…
MUMBAI: The Delhi HC has issued a notice to the Centrein a writ petition filed by a pilot seeking flight data recorder information of the Air India Express aircraft that hit the Trichy airport’s perimeter wall during takeoff in 2018. This is probably the first time in India that a HC has been approached with…
NEW DELHI: India handed Netherlands 160-run mauling to finish the league stage at the ODI World Cup unbeaten with nine wins in as many matches.Centuries from Shreyas Iyer (128 not out) and KL Rahul (102) powered India to 410-4 before utilising a total of nine bowlers, including the part-time contributions of Virat Kohli and Rohit…
NEW DELHI: Violating the ban on firecrackers, residents in various parts of Delhi celebrated Diwali by bursting fireworks. Notable instances occurred in Shahpur Jat and Hauz Khas, where groups gathered in parks to engage in firecracker festivities. The intensity of the celebrations peaked after 4 pm, though it was reportedly lower than the previous year….
NEW DELHI: India’s openers, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, achieved the milestone of the most hundred-run partnerships in ODIs for the year on Sunday in the World Cup 2023 match against the Netherlands at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.In 2023, Rohit and Shubman formed hundred-run partnerships on five occasions, securing the top spot on…
NEW DELHI: To give wings to the dreams of deaf science aspirants, the central government has got on board scientists and deaf special education experts to train sign language interpreters and create signs on terms and concepts on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) for enabling higher education in the Indian Sign Language (ISL). This…
