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Mumbai: India is the only market consistently delivering double-digit growth in the Asia-Pacific region in the FMCG, tech and consumer durables segments, according to a report by consumer research firm NielsenIQ (NIQ) released on Wednesday. The report, titled ‘Full View of Modern Trade Retail Trends’, also states that despite inflationary pressures, modern trade has shown resilience, with double-digit volume growth continuing regardless of price fluctuations. Interestingly, the report finds that 41 per cent of the urban Indian shoppers surveyed look up a product online but purchase it in-store. NIQ data for March 2024 compared to March 2023 shows that FMCG…
Mumbai: The Central government on Wednesday accorded the highest Z-Plus security cover to Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President Sharad Pawar, party officials said. The Union Home Ministry has directed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to extend the highest level of VVIP armed security blanket to the veteran politician ahead of the Assembly elections in Maharashtra scheduled to be held later this year. Also ReadSharad Pawar slams PM Modi for ‘one nation one election’ pitch The move follows a review of the threat perceptions to the senior leader carried out by central agencies, said a senior NCP(SP) leader, declining to…
Hyderabad: A local court passed an order to issue notices to Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state general secretary Kasam Venkateshwarlu on Wednesday, August 21. The special judicial first class magistrate for excise cases stated the notice should be issued under Section 204 of the Criminal Procedure Code by September 25. On examination of the statements of Venkateshwarlu and another person Ajay Kumar in addition to the complaint and the material placed before the court, it was felt that prima facie a case was made out against the…
The young doctor whose life was brutally cut short at RG Kar Hospital less than two weeks ago, harboured big dreams of winning a gold medal and other big honours in medicine. She had even listed the hospitals she wanted to work in. All this, sources said, were on a torn diary that was found near her body. The Central Bureau of Investigation, which is handling the case, is currently in possession of the diary and is consulting handwriting experts to confirm if the 31-year-old had written it.The woman”s parents had confirmed that she was in the habit of keeping…
NEW DELHI: India”s antitrust watchdog has warned staff in an internal memo not to share any information with the media when they are not authorized to do so, citing a 60-year-old rule that prohibits such interactions, a document shows.”It has been observed that of late certain information related to the cases (under review) are published/available in the media … this has been viewed very seriously,” the Competition Commission of India (CCI) said in an Aug. 20 memo to all staff, which was seen by Reuters.CCI chairperson Ravneet Kaur did not respond to Reuters queries on the memo.The CCI is investigating…
The trend was fueled by recent incidents such as Karachi’s Karsaz Road accident.Over the past few years, Pakistan has faced a growing crisis marked by economic instability, political turmoil, and security challenges. Inflation soared to record levels, adding to the public’s discontent. Political infighting, particularly following the ousting of Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2022, has deepened divisions. The country’s foreign reserves have dwindled, leading to an increased reliance on IMF bailouts, further burdening the economy. Social media users from Pakistan have been posting videos highlighting the dire situation, including those that show what’s wrong within the country.Some recent incidents…
Kolkata: Bulbul Mukhopadhyay, the newly-appointed medical superintendent-cum-vice principal (MSVP) at the R G Kar medical college and hospital in Kolkata, where a junior doctor was raped and murdered earlier this month, reached the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) office on Wednesday after being summoned by the probe agency. Sources said she reached the CBI office when the agency officers were interrogating the controversial former principal of R.G. Kar, Sandip Ghosh, in connection with the case. However, the CBI has so far remained tight-lipped on the reason for summoning Mukhopadhyay for questioning. Mukhopadhyay was elevated to the position of medical superintendent-cum-vice…
Visuals showed the yellow bus surrounded by the mob armed with sticks.Gopalganj: A school bus with several children on board was saved from a potentially fatal attack by a group of people because of the timely intervention of police in Bihar”s Gopalganj today. A mob tried to set the bus on fire during the Bharat Bandh called by some groups against a recent Supreme Court order on reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs).However, the Gopalganj police and district administration thwarted the attempt.Visuals showed the yellow bus surrounded by the mob armed with sticks. A man was seen burning a tyre right…
Hyderabad: A potentially catastrophic incident unfolded in Kalyanadurgam town of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, August 21, when a man carrying five litres of petrol on his two-wheeler spilt as a can burst. According to reports, the man had just purchased the fuel from a station near the old bus stand when the petrol can burst, spilling fuel across the roadway. Moments later, another individual, unaware of the petrol spill, lit a beedi and tossed the matchstick down. A fire erupted, quickly spreading nearby roadside shops and vehicles. Panic spread through the area as flames began engulfing the surroundings. However, because…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday asked tax officers to use simpler words in notices or letters they sent to taxpayers and exercise power bestowed upon them judiciously. Addressing the 165th Income Tax Day celebrations, Sitharaman said that after adopting the faceless regime, the tax officers must now aspire to be more “fair and friendly” in their dealings with taxpayers. The tax notices should not trigger a “sense of fear” among the taxpayers and instead, it should be simple and straightforward, she added. The notice should make it “crystal clear” to the assessee the reason for which a…