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Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant's wedding festivities kick off with mameru ceremony. See pics
Radhika looked stunning as always in a beautifully embroidered lehenga. She accessorised her appearance with traditional jhumkas, maang-teeka, and neckpiece for the pre-wedding. The mameru ceremony is a Gujarati wedding tradition where the maternal uncle (mama) of the bride visits her with sweets and gifts.
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Nita & Mukesh Ambani throw grand mass wedding ceremony for the poor ahead of son Anant’s wedding
Nothing embodies the spirit of love like a mass wedding! In celebration of their youngest son's upcoming nuptials, the Ambani family hosted a grand mass wedding ceremony for over 50 underprivileged couples from Maharashtra's Palghar on July 2.
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Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant wedding: Couple's grand sangeet to feature dance performance of their love story
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant are set to marry on July 12, 2024, in Mumbai. Their wedding celebrations include a grand Sangeet ceremony where friends will perform dances depicting the couple's love story. The Sangeet will feature a mix of Western and Bollywood music, with special performances from Bollywood stars. Their intricate wedding invitation card has been shared on social media, showcasing a silver mandir and deity idols.
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Anant Ambani seeks divine blessings at Krishna Kali temple ahead of wedding; wears Rs 6.9 crore watch
Anant Ambani, ahead of his wedding with Radhika Merchant on July 12, visited the Krishna Kali temple in Neral, Maharashtra. He performed a havan ceremony seeking divine blessings and was accompanied by friends, including Janhvi Kapoor's boyfriend Shikhar Pahadia and actor Veer Pahadia. Anant's choice of attire and his impressive Rs. 6.9 crore Richard Mille watch garnered attention during this spiritual preparation.
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Anant-Radhika wedding: Ambanis to host mass wedding for underprivileged ahead of grand celebration
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's upcoming wedding has Mumbai abuzz with excitement. The couple, set to tie the knot soon, is preparing for grand celebrations, including a mass wedding for the underprivileged on July 2 in Palghar. The main ceremonies will take place at Mumbai's Jio World Convention Centre in BKC, starting with the auspicious Shubh Vivah on July 12. This union joins two prominent industrialist families, with earlier festivities in Jamnagar drawing global influencers and cultural icons like Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Ivanka Trump, and Rihanna.
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Nita Ambani bulk orders sarees for Anant-Radhika wedding: Priced at Rs 6 lakh each, what's special?
Ahead of her son Anant Ambani's wedding, Reliance Foundation Founder and Chairperson, Nita Ambani, reached Varanasi and went shopping for the city's famous Banarasi sarees. She met loom owners and weavers in Varanasi and purchased about 50-60 of them. According to a report by ANI, Nita Ambani placed orders with several weavers, showing her genuine admiration for their craftsmanship.
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What is inside Anant Ambani's wedding invitation? Gold idol, silver temple and more
Anant Ambani's wedding invitation is a testament to opulence and tradition, seamlessly blending luxurious design elements with cultural heritage. The invitation features intricate details, high-quality materials, and a sophisticated presentation that reflects the grandeur of the upcoming event. Each aspect of the invitation, from its elegant typography to its ornate embellishments, underscores the significance of this momentous occasion.
Nita Ambani at Kashi Vishwanath Temple ahead of Anant-Radhika wedding: See pics
Nita Ambani, the founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation, went to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple ahead of her youngest son Anant Ambani's wedding to ask for blessings and to give Lord Shiva the first wedding invitation.
Mukesh and Nita Ambani love street food: What is India's richest family's favourite food joint
Nita Ambani recently visited a chaat shop in Varanasi, where she enjoyed local delicacies and reflected on her husband Mukesh Ambani's love for street food. Her visit was part of a spiritual trip to offer prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple ahead of their son Anant Ambani's wedding. Nita mentioned that Mukesh would have loved the chaat, highlighting his fondness for Mumbai's Swati Snacks, a favorite among the Ambani family for generations.
Nita Ambani visits Kashi Vishwanath Temple, offers first invitation for Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant's wedding
Ahead of Anant Ambani's wedding to Radhika Merchant, Nita Ambani visited the Kashi Vishwanath Temple to seek blessings and offer the first wedding invitation to Lord Shiva. The wedding is scheduled for July 12 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. Pre-wedding festivities included a star-studded guest list, blending tradition with modernity, and featuring performances from global celebrities.
Isha Ambani's show-stopping fashion voyage at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's pre-wedding celebrations.
The pre-wedding festivities for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, daughter of Viren Merchant, were a dazzling affair on a luxurious Mediterranean cruise, where Isha Ambani's fashion choices stole the show.
Anant Ambani wrote this love letter for Radhika Merchant six years ago
Anant Ambani expressed his love for fiancée Radhika Merchant by writing a heartfelt letter on her 22nd birthday, which was later printed on a custom Robert Wun gown. Radhika wore this unique dress during the first event of their pre-wedding Mediterranean cruise. The celebrations included a Roman-themed toga party, a masquerade ball, and performances by international stars such as the Backstreet Boys and Andrea Bocelli.
Fino Payments Bank eyes tripling digital banking revenue share by FY25
Fino Payments Bank sees an opportunity in the digital banking space after Paytm Payments Bank's exit. To capitalise on this, they're ramping up their digital offerings, aiming to grow their digital revenue share from 5-6% in FY24 to 15% this fiscal year. Since December, Fino has deployed around 14,000 QR codes which reported 300,000 transactions valued at Rs 33 crore.
Radhika Merchant's princess look in blue gown with Anant Ambani goes viral: Check unseen pics from lavish Italian cruise party
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant recently celebrated their second pre-wedding event aboard a USD 900 million cruise from Italy to France, featuring performances by stars like Katy Perry and the Backstreet Boys. The luxurious celebration, attended by 800 guests including Bollywood celebrities, saw Radhika stunning in a blue off-shoulder gown with diamond accessories, while Anant looked dapper in a dark blue suit. Social media buzzed with admiration, dubbing the couple a real-life Disney prince and princess.
RBI, payment industry meet discusses contours of new draft PA guidelines
The digital payments industry representatives met with senior officials of the Reserve Bank of India to share their feedback on the recently released draft guidelines for payment aggregators. This comes when US payment giant Stripe seems to be withdrawing from the domestic payments market in India.
Why Cho Ramaswamy and Merchant of death are trending along with Narendra Modi
Following the release of two exit poll surveys forecasting over 400 seats for the BJP-led alliance, an older video featuring the late Rajya Sabha member and journalist Cho Ramaswamy began resurfacing. In the video, he refers to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the 'merchant of death.'
US payments firm Stripe pulls back from India; cites regulatory changes
Stripe has shifted to an 'invite only' mode in India for merchants, citing strict KYC requirements. The move may indicate a shift towards cross-border payments, with support for more Indian merchants expected by the second half of 2025.
Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant wedding date announced: Check invitation card, dress codes and event details
Anant Ambani, son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, will marry Radhika Merchant on July 12, 2024, at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The three-day celebration begins with the "Shubh Vivah" on July 12, followed by the "Shubh Aashirwad" on July 13, and concludes with the "Mangal Utsav" on July 14. The ceremonies will follow traditional Vedic Hindu rituals. The couple is currently enjoying pre-wedding festivities on a French cruise.
$250K funding for ONDC hackathon topper firms
The Build for Bharat initiative was started in New Delhi in December last year in collaboration with the government’s Startup India platform, Google Cloud India, Antler in India, Protean and Paytm. It was organised in more than 50 cities with experts, leaders, venture capitalists and incubators onboard.
Paytm witnesses slowdown in core businesses of merchant payments, consumer lending
In the first four months of 2024, Paytm’s user base shrank by 24% to 80 million, while the count of its active devices dropped by about 1 million over February and March on account of attrition, according to its quarterly filings with the stock exchanges. User attrition happened as a result of regulatory action by the RBI, it said.
New PoS deployment grows at slowest pace since demonetisation: RBI data
Industry insiders told us that while new PoS terminals are still being deployed, it’s mostly in organised and large format retail, which offer all payment forms. However, grocery shops, smaller stores and eateries are tilting towards QR code-based UPI transactions.
Pine Labs ties up with largest bank in Dubai, set to offer payment solution
Emirates NBD will offer Pine Labs' newly launched credit issuing platform to deliver merchant acquiring solutions for its corporate and institutional clients, initially in the United Arab Emirates, then across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Paytm Paytments Bank moves bill pay business to Euronet India
Paytm Payments Bank transitions bill payment operations to Euronet Services India, impacting commission revenue. Senior executives resign amidst business challenges, influencing OCL's performance in the market.
Brazilian payment company Ebanx set to start India operations with Yes Bank
Ebanx helps nearly 300 brands process payments in multiple countries across Latin America and Africa. It now wants to enter India, which will be its first market in Asia. It will offer payments infrastructure for global brands looking to sell to Indian consumers, who can use Ebanx to pay through the local currency and by using local payment methods.
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