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summer and unprecedented heatwave conditions across the country have bumped up online demand for products like air-conditioners and coolers, boosting overall ecommerce sales, analysts and companies said. Sales on quick-commerce platforms too have benefitted, as the purchase of products like ice creams and beverages has shot up, and as the extremely hot weather kept people indoors and away from stepping out to shop at offline stores.

Uber is strengthening its hyperlocal deliveries from neighbourhood stores, people aware of the matter said, amid a growing demand for quick commerce in India. The company has launched this service in nine Indian cities through two-wheelers and the customer orders are picked up from local stores.

Thousands of Taylor Swift fans are following her across the pond after missing out on her U.S. concert tour last year or being put off by marked-up ticket prices

Disney has received another key approval to expand its Southern California theme parks in its first push to make major changes to its iconic Disneyland in decades

Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year, but their efforts came to nothing

The future of the Tampa Bay Rays is about to come into clearer focus as the St. Petersburg City Council begins discussions about the team's planned $1.3 billion ballpark

Thousands of Taylor Swift fans are following her across the pond after missing out on her U.S. concert tour last year or being put off by marked-up ticket prices

Internet casino gambling is legal in only a handful of states, but the industry is convinced it is the future of betting, even as some worry about cannibalizing physical casinos

Charges of inciting a riot will be dropped against streamer Kai Cenat after he agreed to pay restitution and apologize for luring thousands of fans to New York’s Union Square last year

tornadoes across the US regions in Tennessee, Iowa, and other states that will see some critical destruction in the US regions according to a recent report by ABC News. According to reports, there were already reports of 21 different confirmed tornadoes across six US states that included the likes of Tennessee, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Nebraska.

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour has cemented Grammy winner singer's status as global superstar. However, ticket prices of Swift's concerts in the US have remained a topic of discussion among of her fans and other enthusiasts. Now, thousands of ride-or-die Taylor Swift fans who missed out on her US concert tour last year or didn't want to buy exorbitantly priced tickets to see her again found an out-of-the-way solution: Fly to Europe, as per an AP report.

Billy Joel concert tickets prices and dates have come out and final opportunity to watch the maestro playing piano at Madison Square Garden in New York City is here. Billy Joel is playing piano on Thursday (May 9) night at the New York's historic venue. The ticket price will cost $275. Billy Joel's next concerts are at Saturday, June 8 and Thursday, July 25 at 8 pm respectively. The ticket prices for the final two Madison Square Garden concerts aree $420 and $504, as per a report on New York Post.

IT issue has stranded hundreds of passengers, including children without food and water at the border control section across areas like Heathrow, Stansted, Gatwick, and more. The issue has come to global attention as British travelers were left fuming over a technical fault surrounding the passport e-gates across multiple cities in Britain, according to reports.

Aadhar Housing Finance IPO to open today; Here are 10 things to know before you subscribe to the issue Aadhar Housing Finance specializes in providing housing finance solutions to the lower-income segment. Its customer base predominantly resides in tier 4 and tier 5 cities across India. As of September 30, 2023, the company operated a network of 471 branches and 91 sales offices, covering 20 states and union territories.

Council of Economics Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett weighs in on the Fed's monetary decision, consumer credit data, oil prices and anti-Israel protests.

On the BSE, Labelkraft Technolog(down 18.98 per cent), Sonata Software(down 15.15 per cent), City Crops Agro(down 13.54 per cent), Natura Hue Chem(down 12.36 per cent) and Shree Steel Wire(down 11.49 per cent) stood among the top losers in today's trade.

Zomato, provide localised, real-time information on key weather parameters such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, rainfall etc," he said. Currently available across 45 large cities, these weather stations will expand in other Indian cities “very soon". Goyal, in his post, said that the “rich data" from these weather stations hold significant potential in unlocking weather use cases for enterprises and research institutes.

NEW DELHI : Birla Fertility & IVF, part of the $2.9 billion CK Birla Group, on Wednesday announced the acquisition of an 86% stake in ARMC IVF, a Kerala-based chain of fertility centres, for an undisclosed amount. Industry sources estimate the deal value to be below ₹100 crore. The transaction was financed through internal accruals.

global economic landscape, certain cities stand out as magnets for success, attracting wealthy investors seeking abundant opportunities. Henley and Partners, a leader in residence and citizenship planning, recently unveiled a list of the World's Wealthiest Top 10 cities and Rising Wealth Hubs, highlighting cities that attract high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) with liquid investable wealth of USD 1 million or more. Mumbai and Delhi's Rise Mumbai and Delhi's inclusion in the top 50 wealthiest cities underscores India's economic progress and urban development. On the list they ranked above, Washington, DC the capital city of the World's richest country. These cities have become magnets for HNWIs, offering a blend of economic opportunities and cosmopolitan lifestyles.

Vietnam’s anti-corruption drive, which the ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong likened to a “blazing furnace," is running hot. This year alone, two of the four pillars of power, including the chairman of the parliament and the country’s president, left their posts amid graft allegations. Last month, Truong My Lan, a real estate tycoon and Vietnam’s richest woman, was sentenced to death for her role in a $12 billion fraud case that involved Saigon Commercial Bank, one of its largest lenders.

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) - BUY IEX above ₹157.40, ADD on dips at ₹150 for a target of ₹185 with a strict stop loss of ₹144. As per the brokerage, technically, the weekly chart suggests that the stock has given the breakout of a downward-sloping channel suggesting a potential upmove in the near term. It is well placed above all the important moving averages on a closing basis.