Weddings

Weddings to retirement: Master financial goals without risking liquidity

Build a safety pyramid by setting aside cash for immediate needs and making growth investments for distant dreams

Updated On: 17 Jun 2026 | 10:15 AM IST

Jewellery stocks: Senco, Kalyan, Titan, Sky Gold slip up to 12%; here's why

Shares of jewellery companies witnessed selling pressure on Monday after PM Modi urged citizens to abjure from purchasing gold and gold jewellery for the next one year.

Updated On: 11 May 2026 | 1:10 PM IST

West Asia conflict casts shadow on Gulf's glittering wedding season

Rising West Asia tensions disrupt Dubai's booming destination wedding season, leaving Indian families stranded and millions in bookings on hold

Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:35 PM IST

Rajasthan approves schemes to promote Pushkar as wedding destination

The schemes were approved by the state's Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) and Ajmer Development Authority (ADA), a senior ADA official said

Updated On: 22 Jan 2026 | 5:47 PM IST

Festivals, wedding sales, GST rate cuts may have fuelled Q3 retail growth

Analysts at Elara Capital, in a note last week, said they expect the retail companies to deliver a revenue growth of 12 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in the quarter

Updated On: 14 Jan 2026 | 10:04 PM IST

Love, vows and surprises: Most talked-about celebrity weddings of 2025

During the year, a number of long-term partnerships ended in marriage, frequently in private or significant settings. For celebrity unions, 2025 has been a historic year, from Selena to Samantha

Updated On: 22 Dec 2025 | 5:02 PM IST

Inside India's new wedding wonderland: Couples reinvent the big day

From wine-reading stations to Interstellar sangeets, couples are reimagining their big day to make it personalised, immersive

Updated On: 05 Dec 2025 | 10:23 PM IST

Divorced Muslim woman can reclaim wedding gifts from husband, rules SC

Supreme Court restored Muslim woman's right to get back cash, gold and other gifts given at her wedding, ruling that the 1986 law aims to protect the dignity and financial security of divorced women

Updated On: 03 Dec 2025 | 5:17 PM IST

HydraFacials to botox: How India's wedding rush is powering a beauty boom

As India's wedding season begins, demand for quick, non-surgical beauty treatments surges - from HydraFacials and Botox to Ultherapy and PRP - promising glow without downtime

Updated On: 12 Oct 2025 | 11:58 PM IST

Beyond a fairytale engagement: Swift-Kelce spark social media frenzy

The engagement announcement came a few weeks after Swift's most in-depth interviews in years on Kelce's "New Heights" podcast, co-hosted by his brother, Jason

Updated On: 05 Sep 2025 | 10:46 PM IST

Wedding gifts & taxation: Get donor letters for high-value non-cash gifts

Substantial cash gifts should be received via cheques or drafts

Updated On: 01 Sep 2025 | 3:46 PM IST

Akhil Akkineni weds Zainab Ravdjee: Yash, Ram Charan, Mahesh attend bash

Akhil Akkineni, actor and son of Nagarjuna, married Zainab Ravdjee in an intimate ceremony in Hyderabad on Friday. The reception saw a star-studded guest list, including South film industry

Updated On: 09 Jun 2025 | 3:09 PM IST

Cricketer Rinku Singh, Samajwadi MP Priya Saroj get engaged in Lucknow

The engagement ceremony was attended by political and cricketing figures including Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav, Rajeev Shukla, and former India cricketers

Updated On: 08 Jun 2025 | 3:01 PM IST

TV actor Hina Khan marries her longtime love Rocky Jaiswal; who is he?

TV actor Hina Khan married her longtime boyfriend, Rocky Jaiswal on June 4 and surprised her fans with this happy news. Now, a series of photos has emerged from her mehendi function with joy

Updated On: 05 Jun 2025 | 1:42 PM IST

'No buying of foreign wife': China warns of marriage scams in Bangladesh

Chinese Embassy in Dhaka warns citizens against illegal matchmaking, romance scams, and cross-border marriages; cites trafficking laws and prolonged legal proceedings in Bangladesh

Updated On: 26 May 2025 | 5:35 PM IST

From Alps backdrops to underwater vows, weddings turn extravagant & unique

Estimated to be around $130 billion, according to brokerage Jefferies, India's wedding industry is the world's second largest, next only to China

Updated On: 11 Feb 2025 | 6:00 AM IST

Couples are sailing into new beginnings with cruise weddings, yacht parties

Within India, people are selecting destinations via routes such as Lakshadweep, Alappuzha (Alleppey), the Sundarbans, Goa and Kochi for pre-wedding parties

Updated On: 11 Feb 2025 | 6:08 AM IST

Couples invite global guests to weddings via innovative startups, for a fee

From dressing in colourful lehengas and sherwanis to dancing to Bollywood tunes during the baraat, these startups are offering an immersive journey into the world of Indian weddings

Updated On: 11 Feb 2025 | 6:07 AM IST

Odisha looks beyond temple tourism, sets eyes on destination weddings

Looking beyond temple tourism and Buddhist circuits, the Odisha government is now eying to promote the state for destination weddings and MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions) tourism. The state has a lot to offer when it comes to the tourism sector. It has a long coastline, beautiful temples, wildlife, natural beauty, ecotourism destinations, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, and dams. Domestic tourists visit these sites around the year, an officer said. As the state seeks to evolve beyond its traditional offerings, it is positioning itself to become a premier hub for high-profile weddings and business events, rivalling the likes of Rajasthan's royal cities, Goa and Kerala, the officer from the state tourism department said. The department has decided to promote popular beach towns such as Puri and Konark in Puri district and Gopalpur in Ganjam district as sites for destination weddings, big meetings and conferences, tourism director Samarth Verma told PTI. "These plac

Updated On: 29 Jan 2025 | 2:21 PM IST

Inside Neeraj Chopra's wedding: All about Himachal Pradesh resort and more

Javelin ace Neeraj Chopra and tennis coach Himani Mor tied the knot at a private resort in Himachal Pradesh. The wedding took place at Kumarhatti resort with around 70 guests

Updated On: 21 Jan 2025 | 6:08 PM IST