Bata India Reported "Highest Ever Quarterly Sales"; Profit Rises 72% To ₹ 119.37 Crore
New Delhi:
Bata India on Thursday reported a 71.82 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at ₹ 119.37 crore for the first quarter of FY23 as the shoemaker achieved the "highest ever quarterly sales".
The company had posted a net profit of ₹ 69.47 crore in the April-June quarter a year ago, Bata India Ltd said in a BSE filing.
Its revenue from operations during the quarter under review was at ₹ 943.01 crore, up over three-fold from ₹ 267.04 crore in the pandemic-hit corresponding quarter of FY22.
"A direct outcome of the continued focus on key thrust areas of franchise & MBO expansion, consumer relevant communication, portfolio casualisation and digital footprint expansion was reflected in the quarterly sales reaching a lifetime high," Bata India said its earnings statement.
This was supported by a continuous increase in portfolio and marketing investments. Moreover, footfalls across retail outlets saw a significant growth besides sales through digital channels, it added.
Bata India's total expenses were at ₹ 792.58 crore, up two-fold in Q1FY23 as against ₹ 371.61 crore a year ago.
During the quarter, the company continued to optimise cost structures and drive efficiencies across its value chain.
Why Taj Mahal will not be illuminated in Tricolour theme this Independence Day?
According to social activist Vijay Upadhyay, the Taj Mahal was lit up for the last time on the night of March 20, 1997, for the show of renowned pianist, Yanni.
On the morning after the show, the white-marble mausoleum was found to be overrun by dead insects.
After the incident, the Chemical Wing of the Archaeological Survey of India recommended that the Taj Mahal should not be lit at night because the insects leave a lot of stains on the monument's surface which corrodes the marble.
The Taj Mahal was the first monument in India to be illuminated at night for a celebration. Vishal Sharma, the editor of Agra's Tourist Welfare Chamber, said that when the Allied forces won the Second World War about 77 years ago, the Taj Mahal was lit up in various lights and a grand celebration was organised inside the monument, India Today reported.
Spotify Rolls Out Redesigned Home With Separate Music, Podcast Feeds on Android
Spotify has redesigned its home page to display separate feeds for music and podcasts, the company announced on Tuesday. The streaming service is rolling out an update for its Android app, which features an updated home interface. While Spotify has also confirmed the updated design will make its way to iOS devices, it is yet to share a definite release timeline. The company claims that the new home page will make browsing through content easier than the previous design, which combined both music and podcasts.
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tobio kageyama is in heaven.
at least, that’s what it feels like— with your teeth gently tugging on his bottom lip, legs caging either side of his hips, and your clothed cunt weighing down heavily on his crotch; he can’t seem to bring himself to paint you as anything but some sort of celestial body.
and it’s his first time in heaven.
it’s the first time his angel of a girlfriend is sat on his lap like this: the lace straps of your tank top sliding off your shoulders and digging into the supple flesh of your arms— the arms that wrap around his neck to pull him closer, closer, until there’s no room for air between your bodies, or your lips. they move languidly against his own— softly, sensually, and each wet smack is decorated with a small whimper that sends a painful throb to his cock.
his eyelids flutter sporadically as you continue to kiss him; he can’t decide as to whether he wants to watch you sitting pretty on his lap and trace his gaze over the curves of your frame in the mirror in front of him, or whether he want to close his eyes and simply just drown in the feel of your lips against his, your head tilting when you move to kiss him deeper.
he's in heaven— on cloud nine, and he doesn’t want to come back down.
perhaps it’s the intimacy of the moment, of your fingers in his hair and your warm breath settling in his lungs that has him harder than ever before, but tobio feels his stomach in his throat— heart pounding with lust and mind racing with fear, embarrassed by the thought that just maybe you can feel his raging boner through the thick fabric of your denim shorts.
“touch me,” your voice pulls him out of his head and you run your hands down the grooves of his biceps and the veins that line his forearms until your fingers find his own, loosening the fist he held before smoothing his palms up your torso to the swell of your chest, squeezing gently, “please…?”
the way you say his name is hypnotizing: a soft, needy whine against his lips and he has no choice but to cave in, nodding along obediently with a deep hum when you wrap your fingers around his thumb and run them over your pebbled nipples.
and as if that wasn’t enough to send your boyfriend’s mind reeling, when he feels your tongue dip into his mouth to massage his own, when he feels your saliva mix with his and collect at the swell of his bottom lip— dribbling down his chin in slow, teasing ebbs— he moans: a smooth, drawn-out assonance that travels straight to your clit.
you can’t help the reciprocated sound that tobio swallows and the slow roll of your hips that follow as you search for friction to ease the tightness that builds up in your core. a mewl pushes past you when you feel his hard-on through your movements, grinding your clothed cunt along the outline of his cock, “feels so good, tobi…”
your sweet keen overwhelms tobio— a heavy dizziness carrying from one ear to the next and the fire in the pit of his stomach burning too bright— he’s sure he won’t be able to control it if you continue your ministrations any longer.
he doesn’t want to cum— at least, not yet— not until he sinks his cock past your wet folds, deep, until his leaking slit brushes that one sweet spot that makes you arch your chest up into his and you’re calling out his name like it’s some sort of prayer. he can’t cum, he won’t allow it— at least, not until you cream around his cock, tears wetting your cheeks that he can wipe away, kissing you through your high just like you’re kissing him now: slowly, lovingly, reassuringly.
the thought sends his mind into overdrive, his pulse picking up when he starts to hear it ringing in his ears, and so he pulls his lips away from yours hastily, hiding his face in the nook of your neck. his brows are tightly knitted and his jaw is clenched as his fingertips move from your breasts down to your waist, digging them into the flesh to stop your movements.
“baby?” your voice is sweet, unwavering, but tobio knows you well enough to recognize the trace amounts of concern seeping through.
“i’m fine— you’re fine, just… need a sec,” he pants headily, pulling you into him impossibly close, until your body sinks into his.
you’re absolutely intoxicating, with the sweet, sugary scent of your perfume and the steady rise and fall of your chest, where he can feel your nipples against his own. his forehead is heavy on your shoulder and he tries to smother the flames burning behind his eyes, tries to ignore the dull ache of his cock as his impending orgasm retracts.
tobio pulls away from your neck and tilts his head towards your lips when he thinks the bright blue fire has subdued to a light flicker, looking up at you through lidded eyes— at the pretty angel sitting on his lap with a halo glowing around her head.
“you’re so sweet…” your palms cup either side of his face, thumb wiping away the remnants of rosy glitter that had fallen from your cheekbones onto his. he sees the way you gaze at him ardently, nothing but love and adoration held in your blown-out pupils before you lean in, lips brushing over his forehead, and then his brows, his cheeks, the bridge of his nose, and then his chin.
it's staggering— how wanted he feels, how loved. he wants to make you feel the same way too.
your ministrations have blood rushing down to the swell of his cock, his chest caving inwards with a burning desire as he meets you halfway when your lips reach for his.
and it’s the way you kiss him this time around that ignites the fire in his stomach brighter than before— soft, delicate fingers tracing over his cheekbones as you tilt your head and melt your silken lips into his— tiny, satisfied whimpers escaping you when his palms slip under your shirt and run along the smooth expanse of your back, before they slip into your shorts to grope at the soft flesh of your ass.
you grind down into him again— prompted by his warm touch— pulling away ever so slightly to breathe out your wants and needs against his lips.
“wan’ you to fuck me, tobi— wan’ your cum so bad,” you cup your palms over top of his, guiding them from your ass to your tummy, “need it in here.”
there’s no way you don’t know the effect your words and the way you say them has on your boyfriend— it’s beyond torturous— and tobio can’t foil the orgasm that hits him, “f-fuck, i’m—"
before you can ask him what the matter is, he groans— loud and low— into your mouth, a small sound escaping you when he bucks his hips up into you unexpectedly, each painfully erotic thrust of his punctuated by the bounce of your body.
you’re quick to realize what’s going on with him when you feel his open mouth puffing out hot air and choked expletives onto your skin, fingers lightly digging into your back as he fists the fabric of your shirt so tightly you can feel them tremble. you think you can even feel his cock twitching about in his shorts, thick, creamy ropes spilling from his slit; the thought is dizzying and heats you up, and you can only latch onto tobio’s arms to steady yourself.
and when you look down to where your crotch meets his, you’re greeted by the sight you expect— a dark patch spreading along the thin fabric of tobio’s shorts, the dampness seeping through until you can feel it on the inside of your thighs from where the hem of your shorts had ridden up.
he falls back onto the bed almost instantaneously as he comes down from his high, covering up the growing blush on his cheeks and ears with his forearm, shame settling into his bones while he slowly regains his full consciousness from cumming— hard— shuffling his hips around uncomfortably from the hot, sticky feeling in his pants.
you giggle— a cute, playfully innocent sound that makes tobio’s heart swell— as you bring his hand up to your lips to place a long kiss to his palms, trailing them up his fingers before you lean over him and lay another one to the underside of his jaw. he groans when you wiggle your cunt over his still-aching cock— you can tell he wants more.
and you’ll give him more, you'd give him anything he wanted— lifting yourself up off his lap, sinking onto your knees in between his spread legs and running your palms up his sinewy thighs, biting your tongue to hold back a moan from how he tenses under you and how his hands almost instinctively find their way to your hair.
kisses follow in the trail of your warm touch: a kiss to his knee, another one halfway up the inside of his thigh— where his skin meets the mesh of his shorts— and a final one to the bulge of his crotch, wet salt spreading over your lips that you lick up and swallow with a satisfied hum, smiling at how his hips roll up into the air.
“can i clean you up, baby?”
he peeks down at you when your voice reaches his ears— blissed out, but not blissed out enough— and he thinks maybe that was a mistake, because when you let a glob of spit fall from your lips onto the outline of his cock over his shorts and lean down to lick it off— the white glow of your halo shining brighter than ever— he thinks he just might cum again.
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Record rainfall kills at least 9 in Seoul as water floods buildings, submerges cars
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)Record downpours flooded homes, roads and subway stations in the South Korean capital Seoul this week, killing at least nine people, as forecasters warned of more rain to come.
The torrential rain eased on Wednesday, though already-flooded areas could see an additional 300 millimeters (11.8 inches) of rain through Thursday, which could lead to further flooding and mudslides, forecasters warned.
Three of those who died had been trapped in a flooded semi-basement, according to South Korea's Interior and Safety Ministry. Seventeen others were injured and at least seven people remain missing, the ministry said.
More than 500 people have been evacuated since heavy rain lashed Seoul Monday night, with the ministry providing tents, blankets and other aid items. Meanwhile, authorities are launching cleanup and rescue services, with the fire department having rescued 145 people as of Wednesday.
About 2,800 structures -- including houses, shops, retaining walls and other pieces of infrastructure -- were damaged, though most had been repaired as of Wednesday morning, according to the safety ministry.
Priyanka Chopra shares new family photo with baby Malti Marie
Priyanka Chopra has shared a new photos of her Sunday at home in Los Angeles with her husband, singer Nick Jonas, 29, and daughter Malti Marie, 8 months.
The actress, 40, posted the photo of a Polaroid picture and used a heart emoji to cover the baby girl's face.
Later in the afternoon, she shared her "post-pool hair routine," using a leave-in conditioner by Anomaly Haircare, which she says owns and says she "swears by".
In the video, she is wearing a bikini and dancing to Caution by Projexx & Juls in her bathroom, as she generously applies the product to her hair.
Coming to India 2, I am obviously elated with Gukesh’s successful opening and especially his finish. The sparkling finish, I mean, it’s just unbelievable how well he’s playing and with what power and concentration he is playing. Unfortunately, the rest of the team kind of fell apart.
Not the best opening
Raunak, in my opinion, did not choose the best opening for his own style and very quickly got into serious trouble that seemed beyond repair. Since Adhiban also lost, that settled that match. So very tough for India 2 but like I said, it’s just one setback and the rest day (on August 4) to follow. Hopefully, they’ll come back.
Indian contingent added three medals to the country’s medal tally on Monday (July 31) at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. For a third straight day, the weightlifting event fetched a medal with Harjinder Kaur clinching bronze in women’s 71kg event. The day though belonged to judokas who handed India two medals - Sushila Devi taking silver in women’s 48kg class while Vijay Kumar Yadav winning bronze in men’s 60kg class.
CWG 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | IN-DEPTH | INDIA FOCUS | OFF THE FIELD | IN PHOTOS | MEDAL TALLY
Several medal events are lined up for CWG 2022 Day 5 with a host of India hopefuls in action. A historic medal awaits India in women’s fours final where they will take on South Africa whereas in table tennis, the men’s team will battle with Singapore for gold. Then in the night, the in-form Indian mixed team will be defending their CWG badminton gold against Malaysia.
Indian contingent added three medals to the country’s medal tally on Monday (July 31) at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. For a third straight day, the weightlifting event fetched a medal with Harjinder Kaur clinching bronze in women’s 71kg event. The day though belonged to judokas who handed India two medals - Sushila Devi taking silver in women’s 48kg class while Vijay Kumar Yadav winning bronze in men’s 60kg class.
CWG 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | IN-DEPTH | INDIA FOCUS | OFF THE FIELD | IN PHOTOS | MEDAL TALLY
Several medal events are lined up for CWG 2022 Day 5 with a host of India hopefuls in action. A historic medal awaits India in women’s fours final where they will take on South Africa whereas in table tennis, the men’s team will battle with Singapore for gold. Then in the night, the in-form Indian mixed team will be defending their CWG badminton gold against Malaysia.
Indian contingent added three medals to the country’s medal tally on Monday (July 31) at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. For a third straight day, the weightlifting event fetched a medal with Harjinder Kaur clinching bronze in women’s 71kg event. The day though belonged to judokas who handed India two medals - Sushila Devi taking silver in women’s 48kg class while Vijay Kumar Yadav winning bronze in men’s 60kg class.
CWG 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | IN-DEPTH | INDIA FOCUS | OFF THE FIELD | IN PHOTOS | MEDAL TALLY
Several medal events are lined up for CWG 2022 Day 5 with a host of India hopefuls in action. A historic medal awaits India in women’s fours final where they will take on South Africa whereas in table tennis, the men’s team will battle with Singapore for gold. Then in the night, the in-form Indian mixed team will be defending their CWG badminton gold against Malaysia.
