Heavy downpour brings Mumbai to a halt, 28 killed

Mumbai was paralysed on Tuesday by incessant rain, which left many parts of the financial capital waterlogged and 22 dead in a wall collapse and four others died in different rain-related incidents......

'Martyrdom is a part of our lives'

'We know what we are signing up for. There is nothing greater than that.'What Archana Masih/Rediff.com learnt from a chance encounter with an Indian Army officer. IMAGE: Indian Army soldiers at an......

Where did the statement vanish?!

The attempts to unearth the document started getting more and more frantic.The clerks began to flip pages of files full of documents, some hand written, some bearing thick seals or multiple stamps,......

'Tell the world our story'

Readers tell us how they coped on Terrible Tuesday and its awful aftermath. Reproduced almost verbatim:I am Priya, an old resident of Panvel, now settled in Melbourne, Australia. My parents are......

Margins remain a pain point for organised FMCG supply-chain companies

Jiomart B2B is the latest among organised supply-chain companies to bite the bullet, shutting down its warehouses, and asking its employees to leave. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Why are......

How Quick Commerce Is Changing Shopping

'The focus on easier access and faster delivery is creating a new consumption pattern that allows consumers to satisfy their last-minute cravings and restock essentials at the click of a button.'......

Over 2 years post Covid, consumer firms see strong festival sales

The festival season has already begun in the west and south of India with Ganesh Chaturthi and Onam, respectively, and consumer companies are witnessing a pick-up in sales compared to pre-Covid......

Urban FMCG sales see sharper fall than rural in June

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sales continued to be lower in June compared to May with urban sales witnessing a steeper decline than rural. Photograph: Mansi Thapliyal/Reuters Sales of goods......

Why advertisers are spellbound by IPL

As many as 80 brands are riding the digital and television broadcast this year.Arnab Dutta, Samreen Ahmad and Urvi Malvania report. IMAGE: Rishika Lulla Singh, CEO, Eros Digital, with RCB's......

When biscuits followed Gavaskar on Caribbean tour!

IMAGE: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar. Sunil Gavaskar is known for his impregnable defence against the all-time-great West Indies pace battery, but the former opening batsman, who turned 67......

Rotocross for two and four-wheelers in Mumbai

Here's a chance for motorsports enthusiasts to parade their driving skills. On Sunday, January 29, the Rotary Club of Deonar, in association with Sportscraft, will stage a Rotary Rotocross for two......