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Realme announces festive days sale, discount on smartphones, laptops, IoT

Realme Festive Days sale is live on its website, Flipkart, Amazon and mainline channels. Here are the details

8 dead, several missing after flash floods during idol immersion in Bengal

At least eight persons drowned and several others were feared missing, after they were swept away due to flash floods in the Mal river in Jalpaiguri district during idol immersion on the occasion of 'Vijayadashami', a senior official said. The incident took place in the evening when hundreds of people gathered on the banks of the Mal river to participate in the immersion ceremony. "All of a sudden, flash floods struck and people were swept away. So far, eight bodies have been recovered, and we have rescued around 50 people," Jalpaiguri District Magistrate Moumita Godara told PTI. "The search and rescue operations are underway and being carried out by teams of the NDRF, SDRF, police and local administration, she said.

Scarred by boycotts, ad industry treads cautiously this festival season

Experts say brands must evaluate if their social messaging is only oriented towards catching eyeballs

What impact does culture have on an economy? A paper tries to answer

And what is the impact of economic policies on culture? The paper calls for more research

Stock market closed today for Dussehra; all trading holidays for 2022

The stock market in India will remain closed today for Dussehra

Banks divert gold supply from India to China, Turkey ahead of festivals

Gold-supplying banks have cut back shipments to India ahead of major festivals in favour of focusing on China, Turkey, and other markets where better premiums are offered

Bank holiday: In October, banks will remain closed for total 21 days

Starting today (October 3), the banks in some cities will remain closed for the entire week because of festivals

Festive demands up airfares by 20-30% on key routes across country

The hike in airfare prices is a result of the increased cost of aviation turbine fuel, according to ixigo's data

Ahead of festive season, retail credit growth nears 20% in August

Credit growth to the services sector accelerated to 17.2 per cent in August 2022 from just 2.1 per cent a year ago. It was mainly due to improved credit off-take to NBFCs and trade sectors.

Lower-income groups not so hopeful this festival season sale: Report

While the e-commerce platforms have seen an uptick in their festival season sale to Rs 24,500 crore, the average user spending has come down significantly

SoftBank-backed Meesho records nearly 68% jump in festival sales

Customers placed a record of about 33.4 million orders during the mega sale with nearly 60 per cent of all orders coming from tier 4+ cities.

Wheat prices head north with the advent of 'Navratri' festivities

Trade and market sources said wheat prices in wholesale markets of Delhi have risen by around Rs 40 per quintal since September 1

E-com giants clock $3.5 billion in first four days of festival sales

For the first 4 days, an estimated Rs 11,000 crore worth of mobiles were sold from the large e-commerce players - In terms of units, 60-70 lakh mobiles were sold in the first 4 days

India sees Rs 24,000 cr worth online festive sales in 4 days, mobiles lead

Nearly 55 million shoppers made online purchases during the first four days as overall daily average gross merchandise value (GMV) rose to 5.4 times, according to Redseer Strategy Consultant

1 in 3 families may splurge over Rs 10,000 this festival season: Survey

LocalCircles report said CMIE had reported that the consumer sentiments decreased in August after rising in July

Reliance Retail's JioMart begins a month-long festival season sale

JioMart will host two sales during this time- Tyohaar Ready Sale and the Bestival Sale

Whirlpool India expects to grow ahead of industry in festival season: Exec

Consumer durables industry coming back in terms after the setback of pandemic, says Vishal Bhola

Fed-induced market volatility could spur demand for gold: Experts

Use current correction to build a 10-15% allocation to yellow metal

Despite 8% sales growth, Amazon Retail India saw Rs 794-crore loss in FY22

The numbers come amid preparations for Amazon's month-long flagship sale event The Great Indian Festival (TGIF), which starts on September 23

Amazon Seller Services reports Rs 3.6K-crore loss; revenue up 32%

E-commerce firm's units for digital payments and selling cloud service report losses too for FY22