Princess Bello steps up for Arellano U —photo courtesy of NCAA In scoring its fourth win, three-time defending champion Arellano on Saturday leaned on a veteran who didn’t get to experience its dynasty. Princess Belo, who debuted in the discontinued season two years ago, unloaded 23 points to power Arellano over Jose Rizal, 25-18, 19-25, 25-18, 25-19, in the NCAA Season 97 women’s volleyball tournament at Paco Arena in Manila. It was a career-high output for the open spiker who led the Lady Chiefs to a 4-1 record and enabled them to close in on the unbeaten St. Benilde Lady Blazers.Charmina Diño and Trina Abay contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively for Arellano, which accumulated for 52 attack points against JRU’s 41. Arellano coach Obet Javier gave credit to the way JRU played, which he described as “8 out of 10.” “If we didn’t make the right adjustment, maybe we would still be playing until now,” said Javier. “Their (Lady Bombers) middles were very good, we almost … [Read more...] about Bello sparks Lady Chiefs win over tough Lady Bombers
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Maharashtra Political Crisis | Eknath Shinde calls meeting to discuss future strategy: Report
Eknath Shinde Shiv Sena rebel Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde has called a meeting in the afternoon to discuss further strategy that may decide the fate of Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, according to sources, news agency ANI reported on June 25. The rebels, led by Shinde, are camping at Radisson Blu Hotel on the outskirts of Assam's capital, Guwahati. The meeting comes on a day when Thackeray has also called a national executive meeting of Shiv Sena, a party reduced to minority after the rebellion by Shinde and the group of lawmakers accompanying him. #MaharashtraPoliticalCrisis | Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde calls a meeting at Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati this afternoon to discuss further strategy: Sources pic.twitter.com/NMlX685G4I — ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2022 Also, as many as sixteen MLAs who have joined rebel leader Eknath Shinde are likely to be served notices by the Deputy Speaker today. The names of … [Read more...] about Maharashtra Political Crisis | Eknath Shinde calls meeting to discuss future strategy: Report
Rajapalayam Consolidated December 2021 Net Sales at Rs 168.03 crore, up 37.46% Y-o-Y
Trade Watchlist Portfolio Message Set Alert live bse live nse live Volume Todays L/H More × Reported Consolidated quarterly numbers for Rajapalayam Mills are: Net Sales at Rs 168.03 crore in December 2021 up 37.46% from Rs. 122.24 crore in December 2020. Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 19.06 crore in December 2021 down 36.82% from Rs. 30.17 crore in December 2020. EBITDA stands at Rs. 31.01 crore in December 2021 up 121.34% from Rs. 14.01 crore in December 2020. Rajapalayam EPS has decreased to Rs. 22.00 in December 2021 from Rs. 41.00 in December 2020. Close Rajapalayam shares closed at 313.00 on January 29, 2015 (NSE) Rajapalayam Mills Consolidated Quarterly Results in Rs. Cr. Dec'21 Sep'21 Dec'20 Net Sales/Income from operations 168.03 171.45 120.52 Other Operating Income -- -- 1.72 Total … [Read more...] about Rajapalayam Consolidated December 2021 Net Sales at Rs 168.03 crore, up 37.46% Y-o-Y
Rajapalayam Standalone March 2022 Net Sales at Rs 213.86 crore, up 56.09% Y-o-Y
Trade Watchlist Portfolio Message Set Alert live bse live nse live Volume Todays L/H More × Reported Standalone quarterly numbers for Rajapalayam Mills are: Net Sales at Rs 213.86 crore in March 2022 up 56.09% from Rs. 137.01 crore in March 2021. Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 15.40 crore in March 2022 up 200.19% from Rs. 5.13 crore in March 2021. EBITDA stands at Rs. 36.99 crore in March 2022 up 18.67% from Rs. 31.17 crore in March 2021. Rajapalayam EPS has increased to Rs. 18.00 in March 2022 from Rs. 7.00 in March 2021. Close Rajapalayam shares closed at 313.00 on January 29, 2015 (NSE) Rajapalayam Mills Standalone Quarterly Results in Rs. Cr. Mar'22 Dec'21 Mar'21 Net Sales/Income from operations 213.86 168.03 135.29 Other Operating Income -- -- 1.72 Total Income From Operations … [Read more...] about Rajapalayam Standalone March 2022 Net Sales at Rs 213.86 crore, up 56.09% Y-o-Y
The war in Ukraine hasn’t ended. Here’s how these founders continue to build their businesses
In those first few fraught hours of February 24th, after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, Anastasiia Smyk, CEO and co-founder of aviation software startup Input Soft , recalls being in a state of shock and incredulity. She was in Kyiv at the time, but her 11-strong team was scattered around the country. advertisement advertisement “The first week we were just thinking about how to survive at a human level,” says the 25-year-old entrepreneur. “So we decided to rent a house for our team in the Carpathian mountains, in the [safer] western part of Ukraine, and told them they could go there with their families to wait until we knew more about what was happening. Some of them went. Others were unable to get out.” One of those left behind was the startup’s accountant, whose home town of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, has been under Russian occupation since early March. On May 3rd, when the internet and mobile communications went down, she decided to risk her … [Read more...] about The war in Ukraine hasn’t ended. Here’s how these founders continue to build their businesses
How Metro Brands’ massive offline presence is helping its online journey
Metro Brands, according to the company’s Draft Red Herring Prospectus filed before launching its IPO last year, operated about 598 exclusive and multi-brand outlets across 136 cities in the country. Footwear retailer Metro Brands, which sells footwear and accessories under in-house brands such as Metro Shoes, Mochi, Walkway, and partner brands such as Crocs, embarked on an omni-channel journey during the pandemic, which led to exponential surge in its sales. According to the company, it currently draws about 10 percent of its sales from digital channels, such as marketplaces, compared to 2 percent in the pre-pandemic period. Alisha Malik, president, e-commerce and marketing and a member of the promoter-founder family, in a conversation with Anuradha Sengupta, said two years of pandemic made people digitally savvy and pushed the growth of the channel. “The pandemic also taught people how to understand what they really want in terms of the comfort of their footwear and how they … [Read more...] about How Metro Brands’ massive offline presence is helping its online journey
Amid startup layoffs, larger job market remains buoyant across sectors
The larger job market in India remains buoyant across sectors – even amid layoffs by a clutch of startups in recent months – and employees will generally continue to call the shots through FY23. “We see FY23 to remain an employees’ market with some amount of adjustments. Employees still have the bargaining power, opportunities and enjoy the benefit of demand,” said RP Yadav, chairman of Genius Consultants, a staffing and human resource company. While information technology and IT-enabled services will continue recruiting, e-commerce, logistics and export-oriented sectors including textiles and leather goods are doing well in terms of hiring. The consumer goods sector will increasingly do well, as will the retail and hospitality segment, according to staffing firms, HR experts and talent managers. The near-normal level of economic activity in retail and hospitality is indicative of a revival in these sectors after a prolonged phase of weakness due to the pandemic and offers a … [Read more...] about Amid startup layoffs, larger job market remains buoyant across sectors
PhonePe’s FY21 loss little changed even as revenues soar 85%
Representative image Walmart Inc-owned payments unicorn PhonePe's consolidated net loss for 2020-21 (FY21) remained largely unchanged, even as the company reported a sharp rise in revenues, as its employee costs surged over two times during the period. PhonePe reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 1,728 crore for FY21, against a consolidated net loss of Rs 1,771 crore a year earlier, according to financial data accessed by the business intelligence platform, Tofler. During the year, the company reported an 85 percent rise in its revenue from operations to Rs 690 crore, the data showed. PhonePe's employee benefit costs for the year jumped to Rs 1,235 crore from Rs 480 crore a year earlier, the data showed. According to Tofler, the share-based remuneration to the key management personnel for FY21 was Rs 608 Crore. However, the company halved its advertising and promotional expenses to Rs 535 crore from Rs 1,017 crore a year earlier. The payments company, in April, had said … [Read more...] about PhonePe’s FY21 loss little changed even as revenues soar 85%
Digital lenders seek 6-month extension, meeting with RBI, on PPI-based lending
Representative Image After multiple rounds of deliberations, the Digital Lenders Association of India (DLAI) has decided to seek a six-month extension and meetings with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) representatives on the regulator's recent clarification barring several fintechs from facilitating credit through Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) of their partner banks. While a final representation is yet to be sent to the regulator, Moneycontrol could gain access to the draft letter of June 24 addressed to the Department of Payment and Settlement Systems and the Department of Regulation within the RBI. In the letter, DLAI argued that business models that involve lending through prepaid instruments like wallets and prepaid cards were developed with: (a) the objective of ensuring accessibility of affordable and easy credit to the middle and low-income households in India and achieving financial inclusion; and (b) safeguards to account for systemic risks in transactions as … [Read more...] about Digital lenders seek 6-month extension, meeting with RBI, on PPI-based lending
PhonePe is made in India and will list in India, says CEO Sameer Nigam
PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam (Image credit: Photo tweeted by @_sameernigam) Payments and financial services company PhonePe has clear plans to list on the stock exchanges some day and when ready the company will launch an initial public offering (IPO) in India, founder and CEO Sameer Nigam said. Speaking in an episode of CNN News18 ’s Bits to Billions, Nigam said that the company is also in the process of moving its registered entity from Singapore to India. Missed Bits to Billions? Watch it here: PhonePe Is Made In India, Will List In India: How Sameer Nigam & Rahul Chari Built A Unique Unicorn "We are moving our holding company to India, and we will list here. Our board has already signed off on it, it's just a matter of time now," he said. "We are a made in India company. Every office, data centre, and employee of ours is here. There is no reason why we should not contribute to wealth creation in this market." Close PhonePe's move to bring back its … [Read more...] about PhonePe is made in India and will list in India, says CEO Sameer Nigam