Washington: Advertisers often use humor to grab customers' attention, but they should do so with caution, according to a recently published study in the Journal of Marketing Behavior.

Bangalore: Wait times at ATMs across country have increased over the last week averaging at 50 minutes. Mumbai still has the longest wait times at ATMs while Chennai has the shortest.

Modi government's surgical strike against black money by way of demonetisation of high value currency notes, is set to shake up the real estate sector, marked by transactions involving unaccounted money. The move, may initially hit the sentiment of the sector facing slowdown, but in the medium to long term, the trailblazing initiative to stamp out black money and bring in transparency, will prove to be a boon for real estate. (Read in Hindi)

Buffalo: For businesses using social media, posts with high engagement have the greatest impact on customer spending, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management.

Faridabad: In a path-breaking new initiative, Mediabharti Web Solutions launched India's first online pawn shop to promote antique conservation and interest in historical assets in the public.

Naseem Bano was an amateur and a beginner when she had come to the trade fair in Delhi to display her craftsmanship in 1995. This time with over two decades of experience and a national award in her kitty, Naseem Bano has a wide variety of chiken work to show case at the Hunar Haat organised for the first time, at the International Trade Fair in Delhi to encourage the artisans from minority communities from across the country. She has brought kurtas and other apparels done in excellent chicken work with innovative designs and colour combinations.