Speaking of valuables, the Louvre in Paris was the target of a very skilled theft in which men seized “priceless” historical jewelry in a well-planned, seven-minute burglary.
The prolonged Diwali vacations seem to have put everyone in a joyful mood!
Non-metropolitan Indian cities spearheaded this year’s online Diwali shopping growth, contributing over three-quarters of the total ecommerce volume, according to a survey by logistics intelligence platform ClickPost.
In 2025, Tier III cities alone constituted 50.7% of all orders. The survey emphasized that Bharat is the undeniable engine of e-commerce scale, accounting for over three-quarters (74.7%) of the total order volume when combined with Tier II (24.8%).
Swiggy and Magicpin have reported a huge increase in orders for food delivery services. Swiggy sees cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata leading the way, while Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, and Vadodara are joining in with similar fervor.
In the meanwhile, Indian consumers turned to coins instead of jewelry during Dhanteras due to the skyrocketing price of gold; altogether, gold sales during the holiday were 10–15% lower in volume terms than the previous year.
Just so you know, last week India’s gold reserves surpassed $100 billion for the first time!
Speaking of valuables, the Louvre in Paris was the target of a very skilled theft in which men seized “priceless” historical jewelry in a well-planned, seven-minute burglary.
Following a break-in that targeted items in two glass cases in its Apollon gallery, which houses the French royal jewels, the most visited museum in the world abruptly shuttered on Sunday.
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