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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: When Jaya Singh Yadav, a home-based home decor seller in Indore, started selling her wares online about six years ago, she was a tiny player in a city where logistics options were plentiful but fragmented. She gets most of her business through Meesho Pvt.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Back in school, Gaurav Banerjee wrote some poetry, following in the footsteps of his father, a civil servant who was also a poet. He didn’t think it was anywhere close to what his father wrote nor good enough to be shown to anyone.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Late in 2018, when Angad Soni was preparing to launch Sepoy & Co., his botanical mixers startup, he was sure of two things: one, he had to get the formulation of his first product, tonic water, right. Two, the bottle in which it would be sold had to stand out.The target audience was consumers of premium gins who had likely sampled high-quality tonics on trips abroad, but had to settle for mass-market brands in India sold in plastic bottles, or in cans, such as Schweppes.

Bengaluru: India’s growing faith-tech startups are moving beyond digital horoscopes and virtual rituals to claim the nation’s $35 billion market for spiritual merchandise. So, the firms that once focused solely on software are now wrestling with the complexities of supply chains, selling everything from ‘blessed’ crystals to sacred beads.The pivot toward e-commerce is a move for higher margins and stronger customer loyalty.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Uber India is shifting its fleet strategy. Until now, the company had invested only in Everest Fleet, backing the operator with a $20 million funding round in June 2023, followed by around $30 million in 2024 and another $20 million in 2025.

Furthermore, the re-launch of FTA Hindi GECs—Star Utsav, Colors Rishtey, Sony Pal, and Zee Anmol— on DD Free Dish, the free DTH service from Prasar Bharati, is expected to expand FTA viewership, they said. FTA channels such as Hindi GEC Dangal and the Hindi movie channel Goldmines TV are among the most-watched TV channels in India.

what to watch on OTT. The presence of several OTT platforms has left viewers spoilt for choice. But with several new programs coming each week, there are chances you might miss the show or movie that can be your next favourite. Wondering which series or movie could be the perfect watch for you this week? Well, we have you covered. From Nayanthara and R Madhavan’s Test to Kieran Culkin’s Oscar winning performance in A Real Pain, here’s the best OTT has to offer this week.

Paddington in Peru continues the story of the famous bear as he travels back to Peru. The movie is currently in theaters, but viewers can now rent or buy it online. There are also options to watch the earlier films in the series.

Sony Pictures' One of Them Days will be available for streaming on Netflix in the United States earlier than expected. Originally predicted to arrive in May 2025, the release date has been moved up to March 31, 2025. Other regions will receive the movie later, following different distribution agreements.

These glasses are expected to rival Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, which enable users to interact with their environment through AI. Leaks have previously indicated that Samsung's XR glasses could weigh around 50 grams, feature multiple cameras, and support capabilities such as payments, gestures, and facial recognition. The smart glasses are likely to be powered by a Qualcomm chipset, with an NXP chip serving as an auxiliary processing unit. They could also include a 12-megapixel camera with a Sony IMX681 CMOS image sensor. Additionally, according to a report from SamMobile, the glasses may come with a 155mAh battery and incorporate Google's Gemini AI model to enhance the user experience with AI-driven features.

BCCI on Saturday announced the squads for the upcoming Senior Women's Multi-Day Challenger Trophy, which will be held across two venues in Dehradun from March 25 to April 8. The three-day tournament will feature four teams. While high-profile players such as India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana will be absent from the competition, emerging talents like Kashvee Gautam have been included in the squads. «The Women's Selection Committee has picked the squads for the upcoming IDFC First Bank Senior Women's Multi-Day Challenger Trophy. The red-ball tournament will take place at two venues in Dehradun from March 25 to April 8, 2025,» BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said in a release. The squads are as follows: Team A: Richa Ghosh (CAB), Shipra Giri (UPCA), Shubha Satheesh (KSCA), Shweta Sehrawat (DDCA), Vrinda Dinesh (KSCA), Mukta Magre (MHCA), Henrietta Pereira (ACA), Minnu Mani © (KCA), Tanuja Kanwar (RSPB), Vasavi A. Pavani (ACA), Priya Mishra (DDCA), Arundhati Reddy (VC) (KCA), Sayali Satghare (MCA), Anaadi Tagde (MPCA), Pragati Singh (PCA). Team B: Yastika Bhatia (VC) (BCA), M. Mamatha (HYCA), Pratika Rawal (DDCA), Ayushi Soni (DDCA), Harleen Deol © (HPCA), Arushi Goel (UPCA), Kanika Ahuja (PCA), Mita Paul (CAB), Sree Charani (ACA), Mamta Paswan (JSCA), Prema Rawat (CAU), Nandini Sharma (UTCA), Kranti Goud (MPCA), Akshara S (TNCA), Titas Sadhu (CAB).

Nifty 50 crossing the 23,000 mark once again after a month, a mutual fund expert recommends that for investors looking for long-term wealth creation and have a stomach for equity market volatility, large and midcap funds / multicap funds / flexicap funds would be a good bet. “Large and mid-cap funds, multi-cap funds, or flexi-cap funds — for investors looking for long-term wealth creation and who can stomach equity market volatility, these funds would be a good bet, as they provide a portfolio mix across market capitalizations that helps reduce the impact of sharp gyrations in any particular segment of the market,” says Suresh Soni, CEO of Baroda BNP Paribas Asset Management. The expert also recommends that for such investors, where the recent 10% drop has brought the realization that equity investments can go up and down, but who still want a core of equity holdings for its status as the best-performing long-term asset class in India, hybrid equity schemes or balanced advantage funds would definitely be something to carefully consider. And for investors who believe in the dictum, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” a diversified mix of multiple asset classes with low correlation to each other may be a preferred option.

old tax regime for FY25 must submit tax-saving proofs to ensure that less tax (due to the tax savings) is deducted from his/her salary and to avoid the hassle of claiming a refund while filing the year's income tax return (ITR). If eligible, one can claim various tax exemptions and deductions under the old tax regime while filing ITR as well; these include HRA exemption, Section 80C, and other deductions. However, many people are unaware that the exemption claimed for leave travel allowance (LTA) in ITR can face detailed scrutiny/questioning by the income tax authorities if the exemption is not claimed through an employer.

Gold price on Wednesday fell, as some profit-booking kicked in after prices scaled a record peak, while focus shifted to U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision due later in the day. Spot gold fell 0.2 per cent to $3,027.89 an ounce, as of 0930 GMT, after hitting an all-time peak of $3,045.24 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures shed 0.1 per cent to $3,036.60. There is a possibility of profit booking because the price rally was quite sharp, but «it's possible for prices to move beyond $3,050 level driven by market fears in terms of geopolitics,» said Soni Kumari, a commodity strategist at ANZ. Gold, considered a safe investment amid periods of uncertainties, has scaled 15 record highs so far this year. Investors are worried about an economic slowdown and elevated risks of recession due to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy. While, conflict in the Israel has resumed after attacks on the Gaza Strip.

Total exports rose 11.4% year-on-year in February, data showed, less than a median market forecast for a 12.1% increase and following a 7.2% rise in January. The threat of Trump's aggressive tariffs has led some Japanese companies such as Sony Group to stockpile inventory in the United States, a step that could have temporarily boosted overall export volumes. Exports to the U.S. rose 10.5% in February from a year earlier, while those to China were up 14.1%, the data showed. Shipments to China may have been affected by more working days last month, with the Lunar New Year holiday ending earlier than usual this year.

Among these top gainers were ECS Biztech(up 10.00%), BNR Udyog(up 10.00%), Soni Medicare(up 9.98%), Valson Ind(up 9.97%), Bervin Invst(up 9.97%), Binani Ind(up 9.94%), Zenlabs Ethica (up 9.78%), India Lease Dev(up 9.75%), SecMark Consultancy(up 9.63%) and Step Two Corp(up 9.60%).

YouTube as part of its strategy to curb subscriber migration from linear TV to free digital streaming, sources familiar with the matter told ET. The company may implement this from May 1 but it has not yet taken a final decision, they added. This will be the second significant decision by the company, which was formed through the merger of Disney's Star India with Reliance Industries' Viacom18. The move follows the company's decision to place content behind a paywall on JioHotstar after offering premium content, including sports, for free for two years prior to the merger-a strategy that had impacted both pay-TV and subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The 18th edition of the cash-rich Indian Premier League kicks off in a week’s time at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. In the 2024 season, streaming partner JioCinema had recorded a 57% growth in IPL viewership compared to the previous year.

Equity benchmark Sensex ended the session down 200.85 points at 73828.91.

Stocks that rallied over 10% included, MTNL(13.89%), Everlon Synth(12.77%), Hitech Corporation (12.17%), Shriram EPC(11.89%), Disha Resources (11.83%), Ras Resorts(11.06%), Fairchem Organics(10.82%) and Soni Medicare(10.00%).