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Bengaluru, Sep 29 (IANS) After a rocky first three quarters this year, online sellers, especially small ones, expect at least a 15 per cent jump in festive sales year-on-year, with the median growth figure of 26 per cent sales increase expected, a report showed on Friday. Despite modest sales growth on e-commerce platforms recently (only 40 per cent of sellers surveyed reported a 10 per cent increase in current quarter sales), anticipation for a festive sales boost among the sellers is high across categories, according to market intelligence firm Redseer Strategy Consultants.Sellers across the categories, including in the lower average…

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Taking innovative customer experience to the next level, Croma, India’s trusted electronics retailer from the Tata Group, has hosted the first-ever retail pop-up experience on a cruise ship to deliver the iPhone 15 series experience to passengers.The company boarded Cordelia Cruises for Croma Cruise Control 4.0 with a unique proposition for its passengers. Croma’s Experiential Pop-up on Sea presented an immersive experience for iPhone 15 series enthusiasts.Select 15 lucky winners who pre-booked their iPhone 15 series at Croma stores and croma.com embarked on a fascinating journey aboard the luxurious Cordelia Cruises.”We’re thrilled to curate this…

The Board of Directors of the Bank in their meeting held on Thursday has accepted the resignation of S.Krishnan from the position of Managing Director & CEO of the Bank and forwarded the same to RBI for their guidance / advice.Krishnan shall continue to be the MD & CEO, till the guidance / advice received form RBI, which shall be intimated in due course of time.“It has been about thirteen months since I joined this Bank. In these times, we have taken various measures to fortify the Bank and make it future ready. These include Business Process Engineering, a Digital…

Models showed that the country’s population was declining from 59.0 million residents at the start of 2022 (the most recent point in time covered by the new data) to 58.1 million in 2030, 54.4 million in 2050, and just 45.8 million in 2080, reports Xinhua news agency.This kind of demographic shift negatively impacts the economy. ISTAT said that the ratio of working age individuals — those between the ages of 15 and 64 compared to those classified as non-working age (below 14 or above 65) — will shift from three workers for every two non-workers to around an even split…

Telangana’s industry Minister K.T. Rama Rao revealed this on Friday. He posted on ‘X’ that he was ecstatic to share that the leading global private equity firm Advent International has chosen Hyderabad as the headquarters for its ‘Cohance platform’, with a cumulative whopping investment of USD 2 Billion (approx Rs 16,650 crore).Last year, Advent International had announced the launch of Cohance Lifesciences, a new brand identity for its API and CDMO platform.The minister said hehad the opportunity to meet with Pankaj Patwari, Managing Director, and Vaidheesh Annaswamy, Operating Partner, to discuss their investment and the ambitious growth plans.“I’m delighted that…

Aishwary displayed an impressive comeback, moving up from fifth place to secure the silver medal with a score of 459.7.Swapnil was leading with 310.8 points after the kneeling and prone shots. Meanwhile, Aishwary was fifth with 306.4 points.In the standing position, Swapnil continued to be on top before falling down to fifth after a terrible 7.6 shot, missing out on a medal with a fourth-place finish (438.9 points).Earlier today, Swapnil and Aishwary, alongside Akhil Sheoran, clinched the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team shooting gold medal with a world record score at the Asian Games 2023.Aishwary’s silver medal helped India…

Roshanara Club was established in 1922, and is one of the oldest clubs in Delhi.On Friday morning, there was unusual activity around the Roshanara road in Delhi with heavy security barricading all roads leading to the Club.The police didn’t allow any entry into the club since morning as the DDA officers were set to take possession.In its order, the DDA said, “Whereas the Deputy Director (OSB), DDA vide his letter dated January 19 this year forwarded to the Estate Officer the matter for initiation of eviction proceedings against Roshanara Club Ltd. under the PP Act, 1971 from its leased premises…

Palak had qualified seventh among eight participants while Esha was placed 5th and Kishmala in third position as China’s Nan Zhao and Ranxin Jiang shot Asian Games records in the Qualifying stage with 581 each. Palak had a score of 577, Esha was at 579 while the Pakistani shooter had a score of 580.However, in the final, the Indians turned the tables overtaking everyone to win gold and silver — Palak Gulia taking gold and Esha winning silver. The Pakistan shooter maintained a steady score as she took the bronze medal.Palak had a score of 242.1 in the final, which…

The incident took place near the Madina Masjid in Mastung district.Confirming the casualties, Mastung Assistant Commissioner Attahul Munim told Dawn news that the explosion occurred when worshippers were gathering for a procession to mark Eid Milad-un-Nabi.The cause of the blast was not immediately known.Friday’s blast comes in the wake of a series of attacks in Mastung district, reports Dawn news.Earlier this month, at least 11 people, including Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Hafiz Hamdullah, were injured in an explosion.A week before than, a Levies official was gunned down at a bus stand by unidentified men, while two others who were passing…

Two of the suspects have been identified as Lokesh Srivastava and Shiva Chandravanshi. The third is yet to be identified.Notably, a substantial amount of gold has been retrieved, with reports suggesting that this criminal group has also conducted similar heists in Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.Currently, a team from the Delhi Police is in Chhattisgarh.The investigation into the significant heist case is in full throttle, with nearly twenty teams from various branches of the Delhi Police working on the case.According to senior officials, teams from the Delhi Police’s Special Cell, Crime Branch, Counter Intelligence Unit, in collaboration with district police and…