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Festivals in India are synonymous with vibrant celebrations and at Flipkart, we take pride in making festive shopping a seamless experience. When it comes to  #FlipTrends , we saw an  80%  surge in demand for Holi essentials on Flipkart Minutes, with colour purchases spiking  25X  on the day of the festival. Customers in Bangalore, Delhi and Noida topped the list in orders placed for Holi colours. Consumers relied on Flipkart for a variety of needs during Holi, especially fashion and lifestyle. Overall, the lifestyle category witnessed a  27%  increase in sales compared to Holi 2024, and metro demand increased by  45%.  As part of the festive fervour, grooming needs saw a significant rise, with a surge in demand for grooming products to help customers look their best after the festivities. Tier 3 cities observed a spike in demand for grooming, in addition to women's ethnic contemporary wear, fashion wearables and men’s topwear. As I...

  Partnership to Finance and Sell 3,000 Affordable Homes under PMAY within Maharashtra Mumbai, 18 th  March 2025:  IIFL Home Finance Ltd., India's leading affordable home finance companies,  today  announced a strategic partnership with  Maharashtra Housing Development Corporation Ltd. (MHDC)  to promote affordable housing projects and facilitate home financing in Maharashtra. The collaboration, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in the presence of Mr. Monu Ratra, IIFL Home Finance along with officials from MHDC, which aims to accelerate the sale of approximately  3,000 tenements under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana 2.0 (PMAY 2.0)  within the state. The partnership leverages MHDC's housing projects and IIFL HFL's widespread experience in home financing to make homeownership more accessible to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and Lower Income Groups (LIG) of the society. The memorandum signed between two entitie...

LG Electronics Inc. subsidiary LG Electronics India Limited, the market leader in India in major home appliances and consumer electronics (excluding mobile phones) in terms of volume for the three months ending June 30, 2024, as per the Redseer Report, mentioned in the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP), has received final observation from the capital markets regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). The Company had filed its IPO papers with Sebi on December 6, 2024. The IPO with a face value of ₹10 per equity share, is entirely an offer for sale up to 10.18 crore equity shares by LG Electronics Inc. LG Electronics India, a subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc., was established in 1997 and has maintained its position as the market leader in India’s home appliances and consumer electronics industry for 13 consecutive years (2011–2023) by value market share in the offline channel, according to a Redseer Report mentione...

  # Despite DNA evidence and a confession, legal delays deny closure to a grieving family Mumbai,  March 17, 2025 :    Today , at the Press Club of Mumbai, a press conference was held to highlight the unresolved murder case of Dr. Asha Goel, a distinguished obstetrician and gynecologist who was brutally killed on August 22, 2003, while visiting Mumbai.  Her daughter, Rashmi Goel, has written an urgent letter to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, seeking his intervention to the long-delayed trial. For 21 years, the Goel family has fought for justice, but despite compelling evidence—including DNA matches, forensic reports, and even a confession—the case remains unresolved.  The delay has caused immense anguish, raising serious concerns about the efficiency of the justice system. Rashmi Goel, a professor of Criminal Law at the University of Denver, has urged authorities to take immediate action, emphasizing that the lack of prog...

Driven by the growing demand in Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets, Swiggy Instamart introduced quick commerce to 32 new cities in 2025 Bengaluru,  March 17, 2025 :  Swiggy Instamart, India's pioneering quick commerce platform, announced its expansion to 100 cities nationwide  today . This milestone comes in response to the growing demand for 10-minute deliveries, particularly in tier 2 and 3 cities. In just the last month, Swiggy Instamart launched in cities such as Raipur, Siliguri, Jodhpur, and Thanjavur, bringing the convenience of quick commerce to many for the first time. With this expansion, millions of new customers now have access to over 30,000 products, from groceries and daily essentials to electronics, smartphones, fashion, makeup, toys, and more—all delivered in 10 minutes. Speaking on the milestone,  Amitesh Jha, CEO of Swiggy Instamart said,   "Over the past year, millions of Indians have turned to Swiggy Instamart for everything from groceries and essent...

National,  17 March, 2025   – Amrita Career Success Forum, the premier career guidance and success initiative by the Directorate of Admissions, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, is set to launch RISE 2025 (Roadmap to Innovation Success and Excellence)-a half-day career guidance program aimed at providing aspiring engineers with insights into future-ready careers. The program will be conducted across 37 cities in 13 states from   March 20   to   April 20, 2025 . RISE 2025 will offer students an opportunity to interact with expert faculty, receive personalized career counseling, and explore the university’s academic programs. Designed to help students navigate the evolving fields of engineering and technology, the program will enable them to make well-informed decisions about their future. The event will cover a wide range of topics, including emerging career opportunities in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, Cybersecurity, Renewable Energy, and Data Science. Stud...