How Quick Commerce Is Reshaping Festive Gifting

India’s gifting market is seeing its biggest festive season yet, with sales through quick commerce platforms like Zepto, Blinkit and Instamart jumping 40%-50% year-on-year. Kindly note the images have only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bob Dmyt/Pixabay

India’s Diwali sales cross record Rs 6 lakh crore: CAIT

India’s Diwali sales touched a record Rs 6.05 lakh crore — comprising Rs 5.40 lakh crore in goods and Rs 65,000 crore in services — buoyed by the recent GST reform and strong consumer sentiment, traders’ lobby CAIT said on

Tata Motors PVs clock over 1 lakh deliveries in festive period

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd on Tuesday said it delivered over 1 lakh vehicles in 30 days from Navratri to Diwali, a growth of 33 per cent over the same period last year. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff The deliveries were led

What should you buy in the new Samvat? Experts share their choices

The Mahurat trading session ended on a positive note for the Nifty, with the index ending in the green, albeit off the highs of the day. In the lead-up to the Diwali session, a host of brokerages had shared their

Indian stock market looks poised for a bright Samvat 2082, but investors can’t overlook these key risks

The Indian stock market concluded Samvat 2081 with modest gains despite major headwinds from geopolitical tensions, US tariffs, weak earnings, and foreign capital outflow. The Nifty 50 rose by 6 per cent from Diwali 2024 to Diwali 2025, with shares

Sensex, Nifty end with modest gains in Muhurat trading session

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher in the special one-hour Muhurat trading session on Tuesday, marking the beginning of the new Samvat Year 2082 on a positive note amid firm global cues. IMAGE: Brokers along with their

K Krithivasan: ‘TCS Can Survive Without H-1B Visas’

‘We sent just 500 people from India to the US on H-1B visas. There is no dependence on H-1B visas.’ India’s largest information technology services provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been in the news for the past three months,

Non-metro cities fuel India’s online Diwali sales

Non-metro cities drove this year’s online Diwali shopping boom, accounting for nearly three-quarters of total e-commerce volume, with tier 3 cities contributing over 50 per cent, according to industry data. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff As per the industry data analysis of

Sensex pares gains; ends up 411 points

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Monday, taking their winning run to the fourth day in a row, driven by buying in blue-chip Reliance Industries and sustained foreign fund inflows. Photograph: Kind courtesy Geralt/Pixabay A sharp rally

Federal Bank shares up 7%; JSW Energy slips in trade

Q2 Results LIVE Updates: The earnings season, which picked up over the weekend, will now witness a pause as the country celebrates Diwali over the next few days. However, multiple stocks are reacting to their numbers reported over the weekend.