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Kolkata: Jewellery retailer Senco Gold reported close to an eight-fold jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs 264 crore for the third quarter this fiscal, backed by around a 50% YoY increase in its revenue. The company posted Rs 33.5 crore net profit for the third quarter last fiscal.Revenue from operations in the third quarter rose to Rs 3,071 crore from Rs 2,046 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal, buoyed by healthy growth in both average transaction value and average selling price.On a QoQ basis, revenue growth was 30%. Senco Gold also saw the highest-ever third quarter retail…
Image used for representative purpose only MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has ordered the suspension of a polling officer and a police constable in Solapur after a minor was allowed inside a polling booth along with his father, a candidate in the Zilla Parishad election. The action follows a video that went viral on social media last week, showing a 14-year-old boy accompanying his father and allegedly casting a vote at the Yashwant Nagar polling station in Akluj during the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections held on February 7. In the video, NCP (SP) candidate Arjun Sinh…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday pulled up departments and agencies executing govt construction and excavation works for failing to submit safety compliance reports. She directed them to submit the reports within three days, and warned that any lapse in following safety norms or timelines would invite serious disciplinary action.Gupta expressed displeasure that most departments did not respond to the Feb 7 safety directive on time, while several submissions were incomplete. Stating that the safety of residents and workers was non-negotiable, she asked senior officials to conduct regular field inspections, ensure mandatory use of protective gear at all…
HYDERABAD: As the real battle for control of urban local bodies moves beyond ward-level results, the focus has now shifted to ex-officio members, whose votes could decide who becomes chairperson or mayor in some of the closely-fought civic bodies where even independents seem to hold all the aces.With the results out on Friday, political parties are already preparing for the decisive second stage. The State Election Commission will conduct these indirect elections on Feb 16. Ex-officio members, including MLAs, MLCs, and Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs, are set to play a crucial role in the indirect elections to choose…
Chennai: Two boys were killed in a building collapse at Ilankadu village in Tiruvannamalai district on Friday.Condoling the deaths, chief minister M K Stalin announced a solatium of 3 lakh each to their families. According to a statement, M Munusamy of Ilankadu demolished his old house to construct a new one. Abinesh (16) and Mukesh (14), sons of Mohan, were caught in the debris when a portion of the structure collapsed around 7 am on Friday. They sustained grievous injuries and died on the spot. An eight year old boy, S Sriram was also injured in the incident and has…
Ahmedabad: Leading Indian banker, Uday Kotak, was appointed as the chairman of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Company Limited (GIFTCL) with immediate effect. Kotak succeeded Hasmukh Adhia, who was serving as non-executive chairman of the Board.A Padma Bhushan awardee (2026), Kotak is the founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank, which began as Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited in 1985 and became India’s first non-banking financial company to secure a banking licence from the Reserve Bank of India in 2003. After resigning from the post of the MD and CEO of the bank in 2023, he currently serves as its non-executive director.Ahmedabad: Transit Surge,…
PRAYAGRAJ: A 45-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death after he objected to wedding guests urinating near his house in the Naini area of Prayagraj district, police said on Friday. Six of the 12 named accused have been arrested so far.Assistant commissioner of police (Karchhana) Sunil Kumar said police received a call on the emergency helpline 112 on Thursday night reporting a scuffle outside a banquet hall in Madauka, where a man had been brutally assaulted.Upon reaching the spot near Sanjay Guest House, officers found the victim, identified as Rajesh Nishad, a local resident. A wedding ceremony for the daughter…
GURGAON: One among many LED lights malfunctioned, angering a groom and his associates so much that one of them shot dead 23-year-old Barkat, the electrician responsible for arrangements at the wedding venue in Pataudi, on Thursday night.Police said the groom, Amandeep, had a heated argument with Barkat when he noticed the lighting imperfection. As the row escalated quickly, Amandeep took out a gun and fired at Barkat but missed, according to the FIR. An alarmed Barkat began running, along with his co-workers, but another bullet — purportedly fired by an aide of Amandeep — hit Barkat from behind. Harsh (21),…
Kanpur: Vidushi Mishra’s four-wicket haul helped KCA Blue XI beat Pink XI by nine wickets in the Women Talent Hunt Cricket League match held at Kamla Club Ground here on Friday. KCA Pink XI, batting first, collapsed for 44 runs. In reply, Blue XI scored 45 for the loss of just one wicket. Brief scores: Pink XI – 44 (Vidushi Mishra 4/15, Shraddha Rajput 2/21); Blue XI – 1/45 (Puja Upadhyaya 19, Divyam Pal 12)Tiwari Memorial Cricket: Atharva’s unbeaten century helped SBS Cricket Academy beat Blue Star Academy by 60 runs in the first Sunil Tiwari Memorial Inter-Academy Cricket Tournament…