Despite concerns around inflation and discretionary spending, customers are looking forward to shopping this festive season. 83 per cent of the respondents surveyed indicated a willingness to buy this festive season, according to consulting firm Redseer's recent survey. This optimism is not just limited to consumers, but sellers are also expecting higher increases in sales.

The positive sentiments are driven by demand for fashion, mobiles, electronics and large appliances.

Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses Pvt Ltd said it achieved gross merchandise value of Rs 5718 crore for the year ended March 31, 2022, recording a six-fold growth over the year-ago period. The digital manufacturing firm said this was aided by solid company fundamentals and a well-executed business diversification strategy.

The Company's operating revenue grew six-fold to Rs 4961 crore from Rs 835 crore in 2020-21.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday targeted Uddhav Thackeray for "betraying" the Hindutva ideology, even as he declared himself as the true torchbearer of the ideals of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray.

Addressing a Shiv Sena function here, Shinde alleged that it was Uddhav Thackeray who betrayed the Hindutva ideology propounded by Balasaheb Thackeray by joining hands with arch-rivals Congress and NCP.

As many as 106 activists of the Popular Front of India were arrested on Thursday in early morning raids by multi-agencies led by the National Investigation Agency, covering around 11 states, for allegedly supporting terror activities in the country, officials said.

The maximum number of arrests were made in Kerala (22) followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka (20 each), Andhra Pradesh (5), Assam (9), Delhi (3), Madhya Pradesh (4), Puducherry (3), Tamil Nadu (10), Uttar Pradesh (8) and Rajasthan (2).

India's palm oil imports in 2022/23 could jump 9% from a year earlier on a rise in domestic consumption and as competitive prices allow the tropical oil to regain its share in the world's biggest market, a Reuters survey showed on Wednesday.

The higher buying could help top producer Indonesia in bringing down ballooning inventories and support benchmark Malaysian palm oil prices, which have nearly halved from record highs earlier this year.

Shares of Infosys hit a 52-week low at Rs 1,360.15, down 1 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Thursday’s intra-day trade. The stock has dropped 14 per cent so far in the last one month amid growth concerns. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was down less than one per cent during the same period.

The stock of information technology (IT) major fgell below its previous 52-week low of Rs 1,367.20 touched on June 17, 2022.

Surging share prices of Gautam Adani’s companies have helped make him the world’s second-richest person. The bond market isn’t quite as enthusiastic.

Stocks of firms in his Indian business empire--spanning ports to gas distribution and coal mining--have jumped in part on soaring energy prices. Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. has climbed 29% in 2022 and hit a record this week, while shares in some of his other companies have surged more than 1,000% in the past two years.

RJD president Lalu Prasad on Wednesday said that he along with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would soon meet Congress' interim president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi in an effort to unite all major non-BJP parties ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

He claimed that the BJP wants to disturb communal harmony in society to hide the real issues that are plaguing the people.

In a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party, Rajasthan Chief MInister Ashok Gehlot has indicated that he will file his nomination for the post of national president of the party.

Addressing the meeting, Rajasthan CM said, "I will try to convince Rahul Gandhi for the last time, if he does not agree, then I will trouble you and follow the order of the high command."

Reiterating that the amount being spent on education is an investment for a better future, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said that education works in shaping the generation next into a confident and competent youth to start their careers.

Concluding the short discussion on Vidya Vaidyam Nadu Nedu in the State Assembly here on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said the State Government has been striving not just for the right to education but for the right to English medium and right to higher education.

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