MUMBAI: For young working Indians juggling deadlines and responsibilities, mental wellness is becoming a priority. They are willing to spend on soothing experiences-for instance, something as accessible as fragrances. This is the market opportunity that ITC is betting on. The company has quietly forayed into the aromatherapy (home aromas) space with the launch of a…
Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR, and Kiara Advani’s ‘War 2’ turned into an event film with its grand multilingual release on August 14. Despite facing tough competition from Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’, it found its audience in the Hindi and Telugu markets, while Tamil remained dominated by the latter. With a massive budget to recover and mixed opinions…
MUMBAI: The microfinance industry, once heralded as a tool for financial inclusion and finding wealth at the bottom of the pyramid, is shrinking. Banks and finance companies are cutting back on loans below Rs 50,000, wary of defaults in the segment. Meanwhile, collections are showing a mixed picture with lenders shifting to larger loans over…
Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’ is creating waves at the North American box office, surpassing his own film ‘2.0’ in just four days. The Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial has earned over USD 6 million, becoming the third-highest-grossing Tamil film in the region. ‘Coolie’ is now aiming to overtake ‘Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1’ and become the second highest grosser. Rajinikanth…
Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG) reported revenue declines in FY25, according to the Economic Times.Reliance Industries-owned Indiawin Sports, which operates Mumbai Indians, posted a profit of Rs 84 crore, down from Rs 109 crore in FY24. Revenue slipped to Rs 697 crore from Rs 737 crore.Diageo-owned RCB reported revenue of…
NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from Kochi to Delhi was delayed on Sunday after a technical issue was detected during the take-off roll, prompting the pilots to abort departure as a safety precaution, the airline said.Flight AI504 was preparing for take-off when the cockpit crew noticed the problem and decided to discontinue the roll…
NEW DELHI: Blame it on Donald Trump’s now-on, now-off tariffs. Frontloading of consignments by Indian exporters to beat higher duties – first in April, when reciprocal tariffs were announced, and now – may have resulted in goods exports to the US rising seven times faster than the overall growth.During April-July, goods exports to the US…
Neymar was inconsolable as Santos suffered a 6-0 defeat to Vasco da Gama. It was the biggest loss of Neymar’s career (Image via Getty Images & X/Screengrab) Neymar Jr endured a rather difficult moment of his career so far on Sunday as Santos were humiliated 6-0 by Vasco da Gama in the Brazilian Serie A,…
Govt mulling extra GST over and above 40% proposed on tobacco products (AI image) The government is reportedly considering imposing additional excise or special duties beyond the proposed 40% GST on tobacco products to sustain current taxation levels, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of GST 2.0 reforms that eliminate compensation cess.Several states are requesting…
Can new rules fix old problems in Delhi’s private schools? What the 2025 education bill really means for parents NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has introduced the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2025, aiming to regulate fees in all private schools across the city. Education Minister Ashish Sood stated…
