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Fashion Network
5 days ago
- Business
- Fashion Network
Flipkart to host Glam Up Fest 2025 in Mumbai
E-commerce platform Flipkart will host its beauty and lifestyle event 'Glam Up Fest 2025' on June 6th and 7th at NESCO, Goregaon, Mumbai. The two-day event will see participation by over 100 leading beauty, grooming, and K-beauty brands, alongside 6,000 influencers, creators from across the country. The event will highlight Flipkart's technology-led solutions, including AI-powered skin diagnostics, virtual try-on, and live video commerce. Commenting on the event, Manjari Singhal, head of FMCG business general merchandise at Flipkart in a statement said, 'With the third edition of India`s biggest beauty event, Glam Up Fest 2025, we are shaping how beauty is discovered, experienced, and shopped in India. We are committed to creating a seamless, immersive experience where technology, trust, and aspiration come together.' 'This event reflects our vision and ongoing commitment to making beauty more accessible, bringing the latest trends, including K-beauty, and engaging experiences closer to millions of customers in a more discoverable and delightful way,' he added. The event will be followed by an exclusive in-app Glam Up Sale from 06th June to 10th June.
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Airfares on Srinagar-bound flights drop as tourist cancellations surge
Mumbai: Airfares on flights to and from Srinagar have become an indicator of the markedly changed status of the once-popular tourist destination that was Jammu & Kashmir. Fares on flights going to Srinagar have dropped to an all-time low, while air tickets on flights operating from Srinagar are higher in comparison. A day after terrorists gunned down tourists in Pahalgam, holiday plans are being cancelled, rescheduled, and those already in the Valley have cut short their stay to return home. The cheapest 24-hour advance purchase fare to travel from Mumbai to Srinagar on a non-stop flight on Thursday started at an all-time low of Rs 4,800 on Wednesday. The cheapest fare to fly from Srinagar to Mumbai on Thursday started at Rs 14,000. While one might think that to be a high fare, it is not. For instance, for year-end travel in Dec 2024, the cheapest three-week advance purchase return fare on the Mumbai-Srinagar route began at Rs 44,000. "As per the early observations, flight cancellations jumped by seven times, and there was a drop in future bookings by about 40%," said Manjari Singhal, chief growth and business, Cleartrip. Throughout the day, travel companies put out statements condemning the attack and extending support to tourists wanting to cancel or reschedule their forthcoming trip or merely cancel the stay and return from J&K. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Andrew Ng, Recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo Early on Wednesday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) responded to the sudden rise in demand for seats on flights out of Srinagar with an advisory asking airlines to add flights to J&K and waive the cancellation and rescheduling charges. IndiGo said it has added special flights to Srinagar from Delhi and Mumbai, and these will be operated over and above the 160 weekly flights it operates to Srinagar from various parts of India. IndiGo also announced a waiver of cancellation and rescheduling charges for passengers travelling to/from Srinagar, while Air India Express waived these charges for passengers booked on flights till April 30, and Akasa Air waived it for flights till April 29.
NDTV
23-04-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
"Trust Kashmiris, Won't Return Home": 2 Tourists After Pahalgam Terror Attack
New Delhi: As the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu & Kashmir's Anantnag district triggered fears and caused panic exit among tourists, two women from Maharashtra on Wednesday refused to return home with bitter memories. "Several people forced us to book flights and told us to come back again (later) because whatever happened was terrifying but we are not scared. We are leaving Pahalgam but we are not leaving Kashmir," one of the women told NDTV. The second woman said she was touched by the hospitality of the local residents. "We trust the local residents here. They way they have been treating us, they have earned our trust. They have always helped us," she said. Click here for Kashmir terror attack live updates "Our driver who has been with us right from the start never asked us for our religion before dropping us to the hotel. (After the attack) He did not care about his safety but prioritised ours. We will continue to travel because this place is so beautiful," she added. She was referring to several survivors' claims that the terrorists asked the religion of the victims before killing them. Twenty-six people, including six from Maharashtra, died in the gruesome terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam on Tuesday, in one of the deadliest attacks in the Valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019. The terror attack took place at Baisaran, dubbed 'mini Switzerland' for its meadow, accessible only on foot or by pony, where a group of tourists had gone visiting on Tuesday morning. The Resistance Front, a shadow group of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group, claimed responsibility for the attack. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who reached Srinagar on Tuesday night, interacted with families of those killed and other survivors of the attack on Wednesday. A team of the National Investigation Agency also reached Pahalgam to assist the local police in the probe. Security agencies have released sketches of three men suspected to be involved in the attack. The attack took place at a time the tourist and trekking season was picking up momentum. Hospitality industry players expect the terror attack to sow fear in the minds of tourists who were keen to visit the Union Territory, adversely affecting the livelihoods of people in the state who are dependent on tourism. "As per the early observations, flight cancellations jumped 7x, and a drop in future bookings by nearly 40 per cent," Cleartrip Chief Growth and Business Officer Manjari Singhal was quoted as saying by PTI. EaseMyTrip Chairman and Founder Nishant Pitti said: "In light of the ongoing situation in Srinagar, we at EaseMyTrip are fully committed to supporting our customers who are travelling to or from Srinagar. We understand the uncertainty this situation may cause and are here to minimise any inconvenience to your travel plans. To ensure flexibility, we have extended free change and cancellation waivers for all bookings made on or before April 22, applicable for travel up to April 30."
