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Influencer Uorfi Javed and comedian Harsh Gujral host the show ‘Engaged: Roka Ya Dhoka’. During the first episode of 7 Days Live, JioHotstar’s new reality show hosted by Anubhav Singh Bassi, the comedian read out the ‘house rules’ for participants. The show places four digital creators inside a Big Brother-like enclosed space for seven days straight, challenging them to entertain viewers live, 24 hours a day, via skits, gags and so on. The four influencers in question are Lavkesh Katariya, Anjali Arora, M-Zee Bella and Dolly Javed, each with millions of followers on Instagram. Audience votes decide who wins. While laying down…
A still from ‘Dupahiya’ Gajraj Rao can act in his sleep. Quite literally. An agreeably slapstick moment in the new Prime Video comedy series Dupahiya finds Rao’s character, a kindly but superstitious school principal, snoring away on a cot, making sweet music with those silly, rumbling, guttural sounds. Rao has the training of theatre, of engaging a crowd with the bare tools of physicality and behaviour, and is so warm and winsome a comedian that we tend to forget his nastier roles (he played the menacing, mysterious caller in 2008’s Aamir).Perhaps Dupahiya could have harnessed Rao’s lurking nastiness to lend…
In name, Akkalkot road falls in an industrial area. But the 4- 5-km potholed road, in Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) in Solapur district, is deserted. The factory units, spread across 216 hectares of the industrial area, resemble homes with white rangolis outside each gate. In the quiet afternoon, the only sound is the khat-khat of power looms, bearing testimony to still-running textile industry of the area. Here, 600-700 units operate with about 10 people in each, weaving textile for Solapuri chaddars and towels. Chaddars are used in daily life for everything from a floor spread to a blanket. In his…
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty faced volatile trends in early trade on Friday (March 7, 2025) as uninterrupted foreign fund outflows and uncertainties over global trade war dampened investors’ sentiment.After two days of breather, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 243.51 points or 0.33% to 74,096.58 in the morning trade. The NSE Nifty dipped 53.35 points or 0.24% to 22,491.35.From the Sensex pack, IndusInd Bank, NTPC, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra, Zomato, Power Grid, ICICI Bank, Infosys, ITC, Hindustan Unilever and Bharti Airtel were among the laggards.Also read | Markets bounce…
Microsoft will invest an additional 5.4 billion rand ($296.81 million) in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in South Africa, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said on Thursday.Smith also said at an event in Johannesburg that the world’s biggest software maker would pay for technical certification exams for 50,000 individuals in high-demand digital skills. Published – March 07, 2025 10:14 am IST Source link
The U.S. is the largest market for the company [File] | Photo Credit: AP Siemens plans to invest $285 million in manufacturing in the United States, the tech company said Thursday, including two new facilities in California and Texas. The U.S. is the largest market for the company. The recent investments in the Siemens’ U.S. manufacturing footprint and the planned acquisition of Altair, a Michigan-based software company, mark more than $10 billion in investment in the U.S. “We believe in the innovation and strength of America’s industry. That’s why Siemens has invested over $90 billion in the country in the…
After watching the latest Bollywood blockbuster Chhaava, a viewer in Gujarat tore the cinema screen angered by the torture inflicted by Aurangzeb on Sambhaji. Multiple videos of viewers, including children, crying and shouting slogans, after watching the film, have been circulating on social media. Any film that devotes the final 40 of a total 136 minutes, to a brutal depiction of torture is already suspect with its sense of aesthetics. Chhaava does have the laudable goal of setting the historical record straight about Sambhaji as a great warrior and administrator against biased accounts. But it becomes harmful national-level propaganda when…
Though there is much conversation about women being the pillars of economic growth in India, the Union and State governments are not backing really this promise. | Photo Credit: ANI The Union and State governments regularly talk about their commitment to women’s empowerment. One of the four pillars of a Viksit Bharat 2047 is mahila or woman. The Finance Minister mentioned women several times in her 74-minute speech during the Union Budget.One of the most powerful tools to show commitment to the cause of women’s empowerment is through fiscal backing. This year, the gender budget has increased to 8.9% of…
Love is a four-legged word! Gena and Chuck Norris sat down with ET ahead of his 85th birthday on Monday, March 10, to reveal how their six dogs keep them healthy and vibrant.For starters, the couple is sure to include their four golden retrievers, lab, and corgi in activities on their ranch in Grimes County, Texas.”We are always hiking and staying active, and our dogs are usually along for the journey. … I love our sunset walks on our ranch with our dogs, family, and any guests we have around after dinner together,” Gena, 55, shares. Lone Wolf Ranch Pets”Our dogs…
Living well! The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On star Zaina Sesay sat down with ET to share the wildest sell-care trends she’s tried while celebrating her 34th birthday and the launch of her guided wellness diary on March 6.”Purposeful Healing is a guided journal designed to help people process the emotional weight of a breakup in a healthy, intentional way. I created it because I know firsthand how overwhelming heartbreak can feel,” she tells ET.Jesse Tam”This journal helps navigate emotions with structure and support through thoughtful prompts, affirmations, and reflection exercises rooted in self-compassion and personal growth,” the reality television star adds.In…