Navratri and Onam saw flat sales, but industry hopes to turn the corner with a cracker of a Diwali.
At 19, aspiring model and make up artist Mira Patel is a huge Instagram sensation.
Hindu festivals are now becoming occasions when anti-Muslim hatred is expressed freely through slogans and songs that are full of abuse against Muslims or calls to either kill them or humiliate them, observes Apoorvanand.
Tinsel town beauties added glamour to the ongoing Navratri festivities doing what they do best -- dance.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.51 per cent.
Two-wheeler sales, however, declined 21.4 per cent to 14,13,378 units last month, as compared to 17,98,201 units in November 2019. Commercial vehicle sales also slipped 31.22 per cent to 50,113 units, as against 72,863 units a year ago. Similarly, three-wheeler sales fell 64.98 per cent to 24,185 units last month, from 69,056 units in the year-ago period. Tractor sales, however, grew by 8.47 per cent to 49,313 units last month, against 45,462 units in the same month last year.
We knew from the moment the pandemic took hold that this would be a long haul -- at least 12 to 18 months. Nothing should have changed that assessment, says Mihir S Sharma.
It may be all-vegetarian dishes and non-alcoholic drinks when United States President Barack Obama hosts a private dinner at the White House tonight for Prime Minister Narendra Modi who himself will take only lime water.
The nine-day Navratri festival began across India with fervour on Saturday. Thousands of devotees queued up at temples of Goddess Durga. Navratri, which literally means nine nights, is observed twice a year.
Police said that Pakistan-based Anees Ibrahim, who is brother of Dawood Ibrahim, was connected with the underworld operatives to execute the terror plan.
'It's like the BJP is mocking people: Do what you want, we'll still win.'
The govt warned the second wave of coronavirus infection in India was not yet over even though the weekly positivity rate was showing an overall declining trend.
Since the allotted extra day could not be used during the Ganesha festival, it will be for Navratri.
The maker of Pulsar and Discover reported a net profit of Rs 1,138.20 crore in the second quarter, compared to Rs 1,402.42 crore a year ago.
We take a look at the songs you're likely to hear a lot in the Navratri season.
'It is in the form of the nava shaktis that Durga or Adi Shakti lives inside everyone.'
Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, run by India's richest man Mukesh Ambani, on Tuesday raised Rs 5,512.50 crore from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), taking the total fundraise to Rs 37,710 crore in less than four weeks.
Though leading brands like Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, OnePlus, and Oppo managed to absorb the initial lockdown shock and resumed their local production back to 60 per cent, they would likely suffer a 20-25 per cent loss of sales in the October-December quarter.
'The pressure was very high because I am not a Saroj Khan or a Vaibhavi Merchant.' 'I am someone from a reality show.' 'I was a nobody who was given an opportunity to express myself in the best way I could.'
Durga Puja, the festival that honours goddess Durga and celebrates her victory over the mythological demon named Mahishasura, kickstarts on Sunday.
The title of Akshay Kumar's horror comedy was changed from Laxmmi Bomb to Laxmii only a few days before its release on November 9. But this has happened many times before.
Actress Sheena Shahbadi poses for the shutterbugs in a gorgeous ghagra choli.
Jet's staff strength stands whittled down to around 4,000, with many former employees having joined airlines in India and abroad.
Gandhi called for the need to reconsider the country's economic policy as the one that encouraged industrialisation and urbanisation, causing "huge population unsettlement" and forcing farmers to migrate to the cities in large numbers, only spurred the COVID-19 pandemic.
The actor added a touch of spunk to designer Nikhil Thampi's new line of contemporary menswear.
The active caseload was below the 8 lakh mark (7,85,996) last on September 1, the ministry said.
Security arrangements were beefed up in Gujarat on Tuesday following the Modasa blast, which killed a teenager and injured 10 others, the police said. "Security has been beefed up in the entire state following the blast and keeping in mind Navratri celebrations," Minister of State for Home Amit Shah said.
Gaurang's Lakme Fashion Week collection will leave you absolutely craving a celebration.
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera brings you these visuals from the Bengali Hindu tradition as part of Durga pooja celebrations in Mumbai.
It's party night for Bollywood!
Nahida Nabi, first woman wrestler from Kashmir, urged the people of the Valley to allow their daughters to play wrestling or any other sports so that they could fulfil their dreams.
Per capita income can be calculated for a country by dividing the country's national income by its population.
Yogi Adityanath has turned Lucknow's VVIP guest house into his seat of power.
The gems and jewellery industry is staring at a sales washout on Akshaya Tritiya for the second consecutive year as most of the states are under lockdowns due to the raging second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic which has led to negative consumer sentiment, say industry leaders. Akshaya Tritiya, considered as an auspicious day for buying gold and jewellery, falls on May 14 this year. India is the worst-hit among all nations with the second wave of the pandemic, which has been killing more than 3,500 daily and infecting close to 4 lakhs daily for weeks. The massive caseload has nearly paralysed the medical infrastructure.
Nothing much has changed since the first Kamasutra condom commercial aired in 1991.
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