Many offer personalised ornaments with 3D printed images and engraved names to lure customers in a scenario of high gold prices.
There are 350,000 jewellers, of which 13,000 are BIS-certified.
The government is unlikely to ban export of petroleum products or review the export-oriented status of Reliance Industries Jamnagar refinery, as has been demanded by United Progressive Alliance government's new ally, the Samajwadi Party.
No one in his right senses will expect Ajinkya Rahane to bat like Sachin Tendulkar or make thousands of runs and own a plethora of records. But the right-hander guarantees to carry forward the rich legacy of the fabled Mumbai school of batting.
When it comes to global investing, everyone discusses big markets like China and India. But there's money to be made in smaller markets, too.
The death of the veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor a huge loss for the Indian film industry.
The company has a market capitalisation of $743 billion.
Gold imports, however, grew 10.47 per cent to $ 2.42 billion in May.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
A dip in petroleum product exports for the first time in the current fiscal has contributed to a 22 per cent decline in merchandise exports in January, commerce ministry data reveals.
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The power of a nation is directly related to the revenues it realises from its citizens. But India loses a gargantuan Rs 5.8 lakh crore, as the IT department drags its feet over recovering uncollected taxes in time or holding up files in appeal cases, says Mohan Guruswamy.
The India International Jewellery Week in Mumbai saw some gorgeous women on the ramp. Take a look!
'We are dealing with a size of the world that equaled England and France combined. We are talking about 250 years of history.' Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700: Opulence and Fantasy -- a first of its kind exhibition anywhere in the world -- opened at the Met, April 20. Aseem Chhabra spoke to Navina Haykel, the curator of the show.
Announcing a slew of measures for the sector, he said GST-registered micro, small and medium enterprises will be sanctioned a loan of Rs 1 crore in just 59 minutes through a new portal.
Reader Abhijit sent us a picture of Leander Paes from London.
Readying its game plan, the Bengaluru-based e-commerce giant plans to renew talks of investments in various companies such as Swiggy, BookMyShow, Pepperfry, UrbanClap
India's exporters are looking out for Euro-dominated trade opportunities due to strengthening of rupee and pressure on profit margins, according to a survey by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
The bench also said there was merit in ED's contention that while the "driving force behind the companies" (Modi) was not submitting to the agency's jurisdiction, his companies cannot be given any discretionary relief.
'The best way to make an impact in this market is by focusing on three things: Unmet customer need, unarticulated customer need, and emerging customer need,' Metro's Arvind Mediratta tells Sangeeta Tanwar and Alokananda Chakraborty.
Nobody is clear what 'minimum government maximum governance' means.
'Anyone who watched me batting in Tests would know that I was up for it. I was ready to fight it out.'
Thiruvaiyuru, where composer-saint Tyagaraja lived, is an annual pilgrimage for Carnatic musicians, eminent and unknown, young and old.
The government on Tuesday gave formal approval to the multi-services special economic zone of Mukesh Ambani- promoted Reliance Industries Limited in Gurgaon and in principle approval to the company's port-based SEZ in Rewas.
On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days.
Of the, four are co-founders of Infosys.
BJP leader L K Advani wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week recommending that the award be given to Vajpayee. The demand was followed by similar requests from several other political parties, who also pitched in with names of their leaders. Apparently in a fix after these developments, the BJP has lately refrained from talking about the issue.
Aiming at rough diamond imports of $1 billion annually, Diamond India Ltd, a grouping of 60 traders, is looking at markets other than Russia to scale up its imports.
From January-March this year, 64,000 jobs were created in eight crucial sectors of the economy.
Asian countries (ex-Japan) including India and China, are now the most expensive region in the world as strong inflows into Asian funds are stretching valuations, according to analysts. Yet, Asian equities continue to attract big money. The region is trading at 29 per cent premium against the developed world and 14 per cent against global emerging markets (GEM) on price to earnings (P/E) multiple, said a report by the Citigroup.
Gold imports surged by nearly four-fold to $4.17 billion in October to meet the festival season demand.
A Class 4 student in A.G. Primary School in this principal city of Gujarat, Ayush won the aerated drinks giant Pepsi campaign "Toss Ka Boss".
Lack of consumer confidence remains a key issue, but these brands are addressing the challenge in their own unique ways.
Eyeing a big market, jewellery and diamond exporters in India have decided to target Commonwealth of Independent States and East European nations.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
For Beverley and Rodger Waugh, son Stephen's farewell Test marks the end of what they describe as an "incredible journey".
The PM performed Yoga with over 50,000 enthusiasts at the Forest Research Institute campus in Dehradun.
According to RBI's circular, cases of frauds involving more than Rs 25 crore and up to Rs 50 crore should be given to the CBI's Banking Security and Fraud Cell
It's time companies realised that recruitment ads have to go beyond those for tenders.
The government plans to form joint ventures in countries like Canada, Russia and Africa to get a steady supply of rough diamonds for the local gems and jewellery industry.
'The recovery process for the Indian economy would be gradual'.
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