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The VAHDAM India TEA ROOM aims to offer customers an immersive and delightful tea buying experience, showcasing VAHDAM India’s diverse range of high-quality teas, drinkwares, accessories, gifts and assortments.Being a digitally native brand, this strategic move aligns with the brand’s omni-channel strategy and global expansion plans and capitalises on the rising demand for premium tea and wellness products in India.The VAHDAM India Tea Room offers a very immersive visual and sensorial experience to customers who can come and engage in a unique setting that provides a serene and inviting environment for tea enthusiasts to explore and enjoy the rich heritage…

A bench comprising Justices Abhay S. Oka and Pankaj Mithal pulled up Uttar Pradesh Police for initially filing an NCR report on a complaint lodged by the victim’s father despite commission of cognizable offence.Terming the incident as “serious”, the bench ordered that a senior IPS officer will conduct a probe in the FIR lodged after a delay of two weeks.The top court apparently appeared surprised by the absence of communal allegations or transcript of contents of the viral video in the FIR.Further, it observed that prima facie the state government failed to comply with the mandate of the Right to…

The country is celebrating ‘Ganeshotsav’ from September 19. ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ is heard across the country, and people are dancing their hearts to the tunes of dhol and drums.The video from the pandal shows Sanya walking with her team to seek the blessings of the God. She is wearing a mustard yellow coloured salwar suit and a matching dupatta. She kept her curly hair untied, and opted for minimal makeup. She accessorised the look with silver earrings and wore juttis.Sanya posed with the idol of Lord Ganesh and smiled for the camera.‘Jawan’ stars Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Deepika Padukone, Priyamani and…

In its bulletin, the IMD said that in East India, the weather forecast for the coming days indicates the likelihood of light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, and lightning. “These weather conditions are expected to be fairly widespread to widespread, particularly over Bihar on Monday. Additionally, during the period till Friday, the Andaman & Nicobar Islands are expected to experience similar weather, with isolated instances of heavy rainfall,” said the weather forecast agency.”Furthermore, from Friday to Sunday, the Andaman & Nicobar Islands may also encounter isolated episodes of very heavy rainfall,” the IMD predicted.In South India, similar conditions are anticipated, with…

Investment Promotion State Minister Dilum Amunugama was quoted as saying that the government will introduce a strategic tax policy, including tax breaks for up to a period of two to five years for investors in the IT sector, reports Xinhua news agency citing the state media.Amunugama said the proposals are being prepared by the Finance Ministry.He said with these schemes, Sri Lanka plans to encourage investors to invest more than $50 million.Despite the economic crisis, the Board of Investment has been able to attract foreign direct investments of $1.75 billion exceeding the targeted amount of $1 billion for 2022, and…

While addressing a press conference at Congress House in Panaji, the Congress leader questioned the BJP asking why it took so long for BJP to implement the bill.“BJP had Women’s Reservation Bill in their manifesto in 2014. What stopped Narendra Modi from bringing this bill in the last nine and half years. They had the numbers, it was just the will which was missing,” she said.“For last many decades our commitment has been for the women empowerment. The Women’s Reservation bill is our brain child and we have tried to introduce it number of times. In 1989, it was opposed…

This will be the first time that the private bus stand policy will be implemented in the state.The department has already held deliberations with various stakeholders and sent it to the government for further action.State Transport Commissioner Chandra Bhushan Singh said: “Uttar Pradesh is going to have its first-ever comprehensive private bus stand policy to address pressing issues of inadequate facilities for passengers using private bus and auto stands and traffic congestion that the state’s bustling cities grapple with.“The proposed policy that aims to establish a robust framework for development, regulation and management of private bus and auto-tempo stands across…

This ascent is propelled by favourable regulatory developments, including pioneering clinical trial guidelines from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).These guidelines, crafted in response to promising psychedelic clinical results in mental health disorders, position psychedelics as beacons of hope in the field, revealed the report by GlobalData, a data and analytics company.Psychedelic drugs, known for their psychoactive properties, stimulate the formation of fresh neural pathways. By targeting serotonin 5-HT2A receptors, they inhibit the default mode network (DMN), responsible for mood and perception, thereby altering conventional thought patterns and potentially offering therapeutic advantages in mental health care.Promising psychedelics have grappled…

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), the share of the online channel grew by 25 per cent in 1H23 (year-over-year), reaching 39 per cent driven by online sales festivals.In 2022, 9.8 million units were shipped to India, with a 7 per cent (year-over-year) growth.“Due to decreasing prices, consumers are opting to buy an affordable smart TV instead of retrofitting non-smart TV with a streaming stick, which is losing popularity, its shipments declining by 85 per cent in 1H23,” said Upasana Joshi, Research Manager, Client Devices, IDC India.Screen sizes of 32-inch and 43-inch remain mainstream with 71 per cent of…

CM Siddaramaiah held a meeting of top police officers at his official residence ‘Cauvery’ here.Speaking to reporters later at Vidhana Soudha, he said that the BJP and JD(S) were doing politics over the Cauvery issue. “The opposition parties, which are demanding my resignation now, had not discussed it at the all-party meeting,” he stated.Reacting to the calls for Bengaluru Bandh on Tuesday and Karnataka bandh on Friday (September 29), CM Siddaramaiah said that there was provision for staging protests in democracy. “We will not make an attempt to scuttle that,” he said.”There is the Supreme Court order to release water…