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new restaurants, pubs, bars and cloud kitchens will be opening their doors this quarter across metropolitan cities as well as tier II-III towns for the New Year. Restaurateurs told ET they are looking to capitalise on the highest demand they are seeing since the pandemic. MMG Group, master franchisee for burgers-and-fries chain McDonald's in the north and east, plans almost as many new QSRs in the current quarter alone as in all of the previous year. «We will be opening 18 outlets in this quarter across New Delhi, Kolkata, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway (area),» said Sanjeev Agarwal, chairman of MMG Group and McDonald's India North and East.

₹2,000-8,000 per plate. Restaurateurs, caterers and party planners are seeing roaring demand to serve home parties, as festival spirits prompt spending and celebrating indoors in the run-up to Diwali. Many people are focusing on decor for their Diwali parties, said Mukta Kapoor, director of Delhi-based Yuna Weddings & Events.

₹11,000, or a 60% year-on-year rise. Demand declined by 5-10% in Bengaluru and Pune. For Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai occupancy rates fall by 5%.

State-sponsored attackers" trying to “remotely compromise" their iPhones, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that they are not afraid of phone tapping. “All Opposition leaders get notice that said ‘Apple believes you are being targeted by state sponsored attackers’. All guys in our office got it.

PropTech is expected to become $1 trillion industry in 7-8 years, according to Anshuman Magazine, Chairman and CEO, India, South East Asia, Middle East, and Africa, CBRE. Magazine said that the development will move behind 3-4 main cities in coming years. CBRE has selected three startups as part of PropTech challenge, ‘DISRUPTECH 2.0’, where Delhi-based Strawcture has emerged as the winner, while Enlite (Mumbai) and SuperBolter (Bengaluru).

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday alleged that the rights of states are being crushed under the BJP-led regime at the Centre, and appealed to the people to back the opposition INDIA bloc in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections to ensure real autonomy for states. In the third episode of his 'Speaking for India' podcast series, Stalin chose the theme of state autonomy and used his «voice for true cooperative federalism», targeting the BJP and the government helmed by it at the Centre. Stalin pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his earlier role as Gujarat Chief Minister, had often spoken backing the rights of states. «However, after he came to Delhi as Prime Minister, the very first sentence of the Constitution, 'India, that is Bharat, shall be a union of states', became a thing of dislike for him.» The Centre does not «allow» the states to even function within the Constitutional framework and it is not inclined to listening to the states either, Stalin claimed.

Delhi's air quality in October this year was the worst since 2020 with meteorologists attributing it to the lack of rainfall. The capital recorded an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 210 this October, compared to 210 in October last year and 173 in October 2021, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

PTI. According to lead researcher Brittany Krzyzanowski from the institute, previous studies have shown fine particulate matter, or PM2.5 can cause inflammation in the brain, which is "a known mechanism by which Parkinson's disease could develop". Published in the journal Neurology, the US researchers have found that the relationship between air pollution and Parkinson's disease was not the same in every part of the United States, as it varies in strength by region.

A recent research report by Anarock has indicated a remarkable upswing in luxury housing sales, particularly in Delhi-NCR. The report highlights a surge in the sale of luxury homes worth Rs 1.5 crore and above, showcasing the growing popularity of opulent living spaces. The remarkable surge in the sales of luxury homes reflects the strengthened real estate sector in Delhi-NCR.

₹11,000, showcasing a remarkable year-on-year growth of over 60%. Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Delhi saw a decline in demand. The sharpest decline was seen in Pune and Bengaluru, between 5% and 10% in terms of occupancies, while the others were down by up to 5%.

BJP on Tuesday sharpened its attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the excise policy case, claiming that such a «massive scam» could not have taken place with his clear approval. «Jai karni waisi bharni (you reap what you sow),» BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad told a press conference, a day after the Enforcement Directorate summoned Kejriwal on November 2 for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.

TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday sought to delete as parties several media houses from her plea before the Delhi High Court against circulation of alleged fake and defamatory content against her. Counsel for Moitra, while stating that he was not pressing any interim relief in the matter at this stage, told Justice Sachin Datta that the lawsuit would only continue against two defendants — BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai.

Indian Railways has unveiled a plan to introduce 283 festival special trains for the Diwali and Chhath Puja celebrations, special Vande Bharat Express train from Delhi to Patna is scheduled to take 3-4 trips during Chhath Puja. As reported by The New Indian Express citing a railway official, “this will be the first time that Indian Railways will be exhibiting a high degree of obeisance to the Chhath deity, by running the special Vande Bharat train between Patna and New Delhi." Also Read: Indian Railways extends Rani Kamlapati-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express till Rewa.

Meri Mati Mera Desh-Amrit Kalash Yatra' at Vijay Chowk on October 30 & 31. The restrictions will be in place from 8 am to 9 pm.

Vande Bharat Express: Amid rise in demand, Railways to increase operations on Mumbai-Goa route: Report The trials are expected to take place in the Mumbai-Nashik corridor, with a focus on the hilly terrain, as per the report. One potential route for the train would likely be Mumbai-Delhi. Officials did not respond to queries, the report added.

Jio Infocomm is chasing a ₹70,000-crore annual revenue opportunity as part of its "change India project" to connect 100 million households with broadband in the coming couple of years, a senior company executive told ET. This will be at the heart of the telecom operator's push to monetise 5G services and drive average revenue per user (ARPU). While fibre remains an important means, its fixed wireless access (FWA) offering, JioAirFiber, will be key to achieving the ambitious figure.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is likely to soon disclose the results of a study that it conducted to evaluate a sudden increase in cardiac events after Covid-19. India's premier institute has sent the results of its study for peer review and will soon make it public, a person in the know told ET.

money-laundering case on November 2, official sources said on Monday. Arvind Kejriwal (55) has been issued the summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and according to the sources, the agency will record his statement once he deposes before the investigating officer of the case in Delhi.

Delhi: Sharing is a way to multiply your happiness, goes the saying. Kruthika Rao and Venkat Amudhan, residents of Bengaluru, have been doing that for eight years now. Yet, they do not share a bank account and do not want to do so ever.

Vistara on Monday announced the launch of its daily direct flight between the national capital and Hong Kong. The inaugural flight, operated by an A321 neo aircraft, commenced from Delhi airport on Sunday evening and arrived at Hong Kong on Monday morning.

₹78 per kilogram in the retail market in Delhi on Monday, as per the government data. Meanwhile, the all-India average price of onion touched around ₹50.35 per kg, the data showed. The minimum rate was ₹17 per kg, the maximum rate was ₹83 per kg and the modal price was ₹60 per kg, news agency PTI reported while citing the data compiled by the Department of Consumer Affairs on Monday.