Trent Grew 22 Per Cent Before Navratri Even Began. Zudio Now Has 999 Stores.
Trent’s September-quarter revenue rose 22 per cent even though the festive season shifted into October. What the numbers say about value fashion.
November 5, 2026
Shipments of Phones Under ₹20,000 Fell 47 Per Cent. India’s Smartphone Market Just Hit a Decade Low.
Counterpoint says India’s smartphone shipments fell 20 per cent in July–September, and budget phones took the worst of it.
UPI Moved ₹1 Lakh Crore a Day in October. After Diwali, Some of Those Payments Will Cost Shops 0.4 Per Cent.
UPI hit a record 25.47 billion payments in October. Next, a 0.4 per cent merchant fee on bigger shop payments, now pushed to after Diwali.
Onions Cost Twice What They Did a Year Ago. Food Inflation Is Now 7.74 Per Cent, and the RBI Has Raised Rates
Onion inflation hit 108 per cent in September. Here is what is driving it, what the ₹35 buffer onion did, and what comes next.
India Sent 141 Fewer Athletes to the Asian Para Games. It Still Won a Record 114 Medals.
A 168-member Indian squad won 114 medals and 30 golds in Aichi-Nagoya, beating the 108 a 309-member team won at Hangzhou.