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Jewellery spends accounted for 15 per cent of the total volume of transactions and 22 per cent of the value of transactions through credit and debit cards, as per the data from payment processing company Worldline India.

Dhanteras: Ticket size of jewellery purchases shrinks

Silver prices too went up 21 per cent from Rs 38,649 per kg in 2018 Dhanteras to Rs 46,844 per kg this time.

29 Oct 2019 1:10 AM IST

Dhanteras at Mercedes-Benz dealer T&T Motors in New Delhi.

Mercedes, BMW beat auto slowdown blues

They said even other models from their respective portfolio were sold out like hot cakes during this festival season.

29 Oct 2019 1:08 AM IST

HSBC Holdings PLC on Monday said profit rose 5 percent in the first half of 2017.

HSBC third-quarter pre-tax profit falls 18 per cent, misses forecasts

The profit was lower than the USD 5.3 billion average of analysts' estimates compiled by the bank.

28 Oct 2019 11:22 AM IST

According to data released by civic bodies, every year about 50 tonnes of excess waste is collected in comparison to normal days on the very next day of Diwali. (Representational IMage)

This Diwali, let's spread love and happiness and not plastic

Every year more than 800 tons of plastic waste is collected on the day after Diwali.

26 Oct 2019 11:56 AM IST

Dussehra sales had disappointed the jeweler fraternity. However, they hope to see the latent demand for gold to support Dhanteras sales this time.

Dhanteras loses sheen to slowdown; pre-Diwali Gold, Silver sales down...

As per an estimate, there was a decline of business from 35 to 40 per cent which is a cause of major worry for the...

26 Oct 2019 11:09 AM IST

The Pune-headquartered auto maker sold over 40,000 units of Pulsar 125 bike within two months of its launch in August, the company said in a statement.

Bajaj Pulsar 125 finds 40K buyers

Bajaj's idea of introducing the Pulsar brand in the 125cc category seems to have worked well, going by what the numbers...

26 Oct 2019 1:26 AM IST

Telecom major Bharti Airtel fell close to 10 per cent intra-day, but recovered later posting more than 3 per cent gain.

Double-top pattern favours bears

The Sensex gained 11.6 per cent in Samvat 2075.

26 Oct 2019 1:26 AM IST

Dussehra sales had disappointed the jeweler fraternity. However, they hope to see the latent demand for gold to support Dhanteras sales this time.

Dhanteras off to a slow start over late muhurat

The price of gold was Rs 32,500 per 10 gm last Dhanteras, whereas this time the price of gold is hovering around Rs...

26 Oct 2019 1:25 AM IST

The Mumbai-headquartered firm had reported a net loss of Rs 1,048.80 crore in the same quarter of the last financial year.

Tata Motors net loss narrows to Rs 217 crore

The profit before tax of its British luxury arm Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) stood at 156 million pounds.

26 Oct 2019 1:25 AM IST

Bharti Airtel and MTNL, however, closed in the green gaining 0.90 per cent and 4.85 per cent, respectively.

After SC jolt, telecom majors plead with Centre for relief

They urged the government to review the impact of the Supreme Court judgement on the existing and defunct telecom...

26 Oct 2019 1:25 AM IST

State Bank of India

SBI surprises with robust Q2 earnings

Asset quality improved sequentially as well as year-on-year.

26 Oct 2019 1:25 AM IST

Chung-Kwan Tien

India, Taiwan natural partners: Envoy Tien

We are natural partners, since there are no border issues or any serious imbalance in the bilateral trade, says Tien.

25 Oct 2019 11:22 PM IST