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The recently released movie Chhaava, based on the life of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, should be screened for all the legislators across the country, Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi demanded on Thursday. She also sought that the movie be declared “tax-free”. “I have written to Ashwini Vaishnawji to urge the Chief Ministers of all the States that the movie based on the glorious life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj be made tax-free, as well as to organise special screening of the movie for the members of the legislative Assemblies and the Parliament,” she said. The Shiv Sena (UBT)…
Forex traders said there is a negative bias for the USD/INR pair amid a muted trend in domestic equities and the unabated foreign fund outflow is weighing on investor sentiments. File | Photo Credit: V. V. Krishnan The rupee appreciated 33 paise to close at 86.65 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Thursday (February 20, 2025), supported by the weakening of the American currency in the overseas market. Forex traders said there is a negative bias for the USD/INR pair amid a muted trend in domestic equities and the unabated foreign fund outflow is weighing on investor sentiments. At the…
Robert De Niro attends the world premiere of Netflix’s “Zero Day“ at The Plaza Hotel on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in New York. | Photo Credit: AP After a six-decade-long career, “Taxi Driver” actor Robert De Niro is starring in his first television series – but he is not convinced he would do it again.”I don’t know. It’s a lot of work. It’s like doing three features back to back,” said the veteran American actor.De Niro portrays a former U.S. president in Netflix’s limited series “Zero Day,” which explores themes of truth and disinformation.De Niro’s character leads the Zero Day Commission…
Sensex and Nifty fell for the third day on Thursday (February 20, 2025) as fresh tariff threats, weak Asian markets and foreign fund outflows hurt investors’ sentiment. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined for the third day on Thursday (February 20, 2025) as fresh tariff threats, weak Asian markets and foreign fund outflows hurt investors’ sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 203.22 points or 0.27% to settle at 75,735.96. During the day, it tanked 476.17 points or 0.62% to 75,463.01. The NSE Nifty dipped 19.75 points or 0.09% to 22,913.15. Selling in frontline stocks HDFC Bank…
Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’. | Photo Credit: Sony Picture Entertainment/YouTube The makers of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man 4 have pushed the release date of the film. The Marvel superhero’s next feature will be released theatrically on July 31, a week later than previously scheduled, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. The film was earlier set to release on July 24, 2026. Sony Pictures made the announcement about the release date of the film. Destin Daniel Cretton, who is known for his movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, is helming the project, as per The Hollywood Reporter. With…
Artson Engineering Limited signed an Expression of Interest with the Kerala Government on February 22, 2025, the second day of the Kerala Global Investment Summit. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Artson Engineering Limited, under the Tata Projects Limited, will invest ₹500 over the coming years in a Joint Venture (JV) with Malabar Cements to establish a facility for building boats with capacity of less than 100 tonnes.The boat-building facility is expected to come up on a plot leased by the Malabar Cements for clinker imports on Kochi Port Authority land on Willingdon Island.The engineering company signed an Expression of Interest with the Kerala…
Director Ali Abbasi. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Ali Abbasi, director of the Oscar-nominated Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice, has been accused of groping an A-List actor. The alleged incident has led to the filmmaker parting ways with CAA and Entertainment 360, Deadline reported.According to reports, at the CAA’s Golden Globes after party, an inebriated Abbasi groped an A-List, a CAA represented actor. The agency demanded an apology to the actor from Abbasi.Currently, Abbasi is solely represented by LARK in the UK. The Apprentice,is based on the early life of Trump. The film stars Sebastian Stan as a young Trump, with…
The Additional Solicitor General had told the court that no consignment from Skoda Auto Volkswagen India had been or would be stopped following the tax demand notice. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Skoda Auto Volkswagen India will have to “fall in line and not play victim,” the Customs department told the Bombay High Court on Thursday (February 20, 2025), justifying its tax demand notice of $1.4 billion to the company for allegedly providing misleading information about its imports.Additional Solicitor General (ASG) N. Venkatraman, appearing for the customs department, said the rule of law is the same for everyone.“You have to…
FILE – Singer Liam Payne poses for photographers upon arrival at the Global Gift Gala in London, March 7, 2019. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File) | Photo Credit: JOEL C RYAN A court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last October, according to a ruling obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday. In its decision issued Wednesday, the Argentine federal appeals court ordered the other two defendants in…
Sharaf group has been involved with India over the last more than 20 years in logistics, shipping and railways. | Photo Credit: sharafgroup.com The UAE-based Sharaf Group announced here on Saturday (February 22, 2025) that the shipping and logistics giant will invest ₹5,000 crore in Kerala. Sarafudin Sharaf, Vice-Chairman of the group, expressed optimism that the fresh investments will help energise the sector. The UAE group is expected to invest in two locations in Kerala in logistics and shipping. However, the locations of the investments were not divulged.He praised the Kerala government for the efficient way in which the Invest Kerala Global Summit…