Pessimism largely emanates from the fact that the volume outlook for FY20 isn't encouraging at the moment.
A look at the lovely photographs.
Wondering how to nail the ethnic look for this festival?
The NDA government will be following the footsteps of its predecessor, the UPA, which had introduced the concept of "loan mela" to boost credit by directing banks to lend to people through public meetings.
Tista Sengupta takes a walk through Kumbharwada, north Mumbai's potters' colony, and discovers that kumbhars struggle to keep the traditional art of clay diya making alive. Photographs: Hitesh Harisinghani
Why keep it simple when you can style the sari like a model.
'They say our mothers lay the early foundation on which we build our dreams and lives. This holds true for me.' Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Uday Kotak tells us about his mom's wonderful cooking.
Here's how Bollywood stars spent the weekend in various parts of Mumbai.
Pernia's Pop Up show had plenty of inspiration for brides-to-be.
Tax experts are nudging the authorities to figure out why so many assessees are not filing their returns.
When the lockdown was lifted last year, Rasikbhai Kotadiya, who runs a powerloom unit in the Kim-Pipodara industrial area on the outskirts of Surat, was left with only four workers out of the 48 that he used to employ to run his 128 looms. Though the economy had been unlocked, his textile unit, and that of thousands of others, struggled to resume operations. By the last week of May, nearly 700,000 of Surat's 1.2-1.5 million migrant workers, left high and dry with no pay during the lockdown, had returned home. In Laskana, another textile weaving hub in Surat, the powerlooms were all but silent, with only 2,000 of the total 55,000 looms churning out grey cloth at a snail's pace.
Small stocks made a dashing comeback in 2020 after delivering negative returns in the last two years as increased retail investor participation in pandemic times saw small-cap index surging up to 31 per cent and outperforming the bigger benchmark gauge. This year turned out to be eventful for the equity market, witnessing bearish and bullish sentiments at different points of time. While the initial part of COVID-ravaged 2020 saw the bears in full force amid concerns related to the pandemic and lockdowns hurting economic activities, bulls made a comeback towards the latter half of the year. As the market swayed with many lows as well as highs, small and mid-cap indices emerged as markets favourites in 2020.
'Every piece of content, every thought, has stemmed from reality and personal experiences.'
No Ganpati celebration is complete without Humse Badhkar Kaun's hugely popular song, Deva O Deva Ganpati Deva Tumse Badhkar Kaun blaring out of the pandal speakers.
Since its launch in 1985, Frooti has been an instant hit with kids.
Its growth has been driven by discounts rather than enticing new customers to its platform
Bollywood actor Kriti Sanon turned showstopper for Ritu Kumar's sports-inspired collection.
'Curbs will again lead to the grey market developing, undoing all the work done over the last two-and-a-half years.'
Photographer Hitesh Harisinghani brings you a front-row view of the closing of Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2017.
Samsung is betting on core capabilities like R&D to stay prepared for the new wave of technologies like 5G and IoT (internet of things).
'If you delay the diagnosis even by 24 hours, in that 24 hours individuals would have affected more people.' 'So, contact tracing, testing, isolation, quarantine needs to continue.'
'With the June quarter GDP shrinking by nearly a quarter, there is an even greater economic imperative: Reduction of uncertainty,' observes Neelkanth Mishra.
'We were lucky, in many ways, that we got the disease late.'
Assocham estimates offices are facing staff crunches of 15 to 25 per cent with the various strains of fever.
Want to shed the calories you gained during the festive season? One glass of bottle gourd juice is all you need!
Last year, Apple had shipped close to 2 million units into India, this year, the target is to reach 3 million units
Since he lives locally, Harish Patel is one of the luckier migrant workers in Surat - in that his employer was able to squeeze in a single shift for him at the weaving unit in Kamrej in Gujarat - unlike others who went home for Holi and other festivals just as the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic was waxing and ended up stranded in local lockdowns.
Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'The worst is possibly over because too many of us may already be infected.'
With 20 lakh tulips of 46 varieties in its lap, Asia's largest Tulip garden overlooking the world famous Dal Lake in Srinagar was on Saturday thrown open to visitors, marking the beginning of new tourism season in the valley.
Flipkart eyes another $500 mn from eBay, which seeks to merge India ops with it and exit business
Barring stray incidents of violence like stone pelting, the shutdown called by the MVA allies Shiv Sena, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party was largely peaceful.
The Centre has taken several measures such as creating a buffer stock of 40,000 tonnes and sale of imported pulses at cheaper rates to give relief to the common man.
'In 2016, we had De-Mon and in 2017, we had GST.' 'The combined impact of these two started showing up in 2019 and 2020.' 'COVID-19 only added insult to injury.'
Check out the celebrities in attendance on Day One of the fashion week.
The following is a look back on key moments in the thrilling Premier League title race, won by Manchester City on Sunday:
She looked into the depths of Kashi's soul.
Hewitt defers Hall of Fame induction due to travel restrictions
A sneak peek into how residents of the Keshavji Naik Chawl in Girgaum, Mumbai, welcome Lord Ganesha.
An inside view of Tanishaa's beautiful bungalow.
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