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Clicking towards record: India’s festival season spurs online shopping spree

Clicking towards record: India's festival season spurs online shopping spree

NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (Reuters): Run off their virtual feet at the start of India’s festival season, e-commerce companies like Amazon (AMZN.O) and Walmart (WMT.N) owned Flipkart are looking forward to a potentially record breaking few weeks. Any lingering fears that inflation and higher interest rates would dampen consumers’ spirit in Asia’s third largest economy, are being rapidly dispelled. RedSeer, a Bangalore-based consultancy, which monitors over 100 platforms covering 90% of online sales, predicts virtual shoppers will spend a record $11 billion during the month to mid-November – which would be nearly 20% more than last year. Amazon India has

The US is moving quickly to boost Israel’s military. A look at what assistance it is providing

WASHINGTON, October 12, 2023 (AP) — Within hours of the horrific attack by Hamas, the US began moving warships and aircraft to the region to be ready to provide Israel with whatever it needs to respond. A second U.S. carrier strike group departs from Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday. Scores of aircraft are heading to U.S. military bases around the Middle East. And special operations forces are now assisting Israel’s military in planning and intelligence. The buildup reflects U.S. concern that the deadly fighting between Hamas and Israel could escalate into a more dangerous regional conflict. So the primary mission for

Bhopal Mahila Thana become country’s first women police station to get ISO certification

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 12 (ANI): Bhopal Mahila Thana has become the country’s first women-centric police station to be certified by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization). Once known for its damp walls, smelly toilets and shabby rooms, the Bhopal Mahila Thana worked on its infrastructure in the last three years to be the city’s second ISO-certified police station, the first being the Misrod police station. The International Organization of Standardization presented its certificate to the police station on Wednesday. Earlier there was a warehouse in the police station; the goods in the warehouse were deposited in court as

World Arthritis Day 2023: Help patients manage arthritis pain

New Delhi, Oct 12 (Pharmacy Times) World Arthritis Day is observed on October 12 every year. It aims to create awareness about rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. Arthritis is an inflammatory disease that affects the joints. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the most common types of arthritis. The theme for the World Arthritis Day 2023 is “Living with an RMD (Rhythmic Movement Disorder) at all stages of life.” The term arthritis means the inflammation or swelling of one or more joints, and it encompasses more than 100 conditions that affect the joints, tissues around the joints, and other connective tissues. Specific

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