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Rashme hegde | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Shankaraa Foundation, on Kanakapura Road, is organising Spasibo Shankaraa- A Tribute, a cultural collaboration between maestros from India and Russia. It is an artistic confluence to express reverence to Shiva through music and dance, says Rashme Hegde Gopi, who founded the Shankaraa Foundation in 2002 as a tribute to all forms of creative expression. “It extends an open-hearted welcome to artists and artisans from different streams of life,” says Rashme. “The space also facilitates cross-cultural and interdisciplinary interactions. ” Tatiana Nazarova and Eleonora Petrova | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Spasibo, Rashme says means…
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani speaks at the Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment & Infrastructure Summit 2025 in Guwahati on Tuesday (February 25, 2025),. | Photo Credit: NarendraModi/YT Adani Group chief Gautam Adani on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) said his conglomerate will invest ₹50,000 crore across various sectors in Assam.Addressing the inaugural function of the Advantage Assam summit here, he said the group is committed to investing more in the future for the development of the State and the northeastern region.”We are eager to be a part of the progress story of Assam. We will invest ₹50,000 crore in Assam,” he…
Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Reuters Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) said it began commercial production at its Kharkhoda facility in Haryana in 30 months from the time of ground breaking.The foundation stone, for this facility, was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2022, virtually.To begin with, the Kharkhoda facility will have an annual production capacity of 250,000 units and produce the compact SUV Brezza, the company said in a statement.With this, MSIL, including Suzuki Motor Gujarat Private Ltd, its wholly owned subsidiary, will have a total annual production capability of…
Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Reuters India has invited bids to appoint merchant bankers and legal advisers to sell the government’s minority shareholding in select public sector banks and financial companies.The government is looking to undertake minority stake sales in State-run banks and financial firms through an offer for sale, according to a document published on Monday (February 24, 2025) on the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management’s website, which did not name the lenders.The federal finance ministry is looking dilute minority shareholdings in Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, UCO Bank, and Punjab and…
A still from ‘Flow’ | Photo Credit: X/ @gintszilbalodis The Oscar-nominated animated film Flow is set to release in Indian theatres this week as part of the annual Oscar Film Festival. Directed by Gints Zilbalodis, the dialogue-free fantasy adventure follows a group of animals — including a cat, dog, capybara, and ring-tailed lemur — struggling to survive in a world where water levels are rapidly rising.A Latvian, French, and Belgian co-production, Flow premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, where it received widespread acclaim. The film went on to win multiple awards at the…
Representational image. Photo: Twitter/@FollowCII Madhya Pradesh can potentially become a $2.1 trillion economy by 2047-48 from its current size of $164.7 billion, a report by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has said. According to the report titled ‘Envisioning Madhya Pradesh Economy @ 2047’, the State can increase its share in India’s economy from the current 4.6% to 6% in the next 22 years. “Looking ahead, M.P. is poised to grow to $339 billion (₹31.1 lakh crore) by 2030-31 and further to $2.1 trillion economy by 2047-48. This growth will translate into M.P.’s share rising from the current 4.6% to 6.0% by…
Karla Sofia Gascon attends a screening of the film ‘Emilia Perez’ | Photo Credit: MARIO ANZUONI Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is set to attend the Academy Awards this weekend, despite recent controversy over resurfaced social media posts. The actress, who is nominated for Best Actress, will travel to Los Angeles with Netflix covering her expenses, as is customary for studios supporting their nominees.Gascón, the first openly transgender woman nominated in the Best Actress category, has largely remained out of the public eye in recent weeks. She previously opted out of attending several awards season events, including the Screen…
Tata Capital Ltd. on February 25, 2025, approved an initial public offering, including a fresh issue of up to 23 crore equity shares. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India’s Tata Capital said on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) it has approved plans for an initial public offering that would see the non-bank lender issue 230 million new shares, while current shareholders will exit through the offer for sale route.The financial services arm of India’s $165 billion Tata Group was mandated to list by September this year, according to Central bank norms for so-called “upper layer” non-banking financial companies.Tata Capital did not…
Diego Luna in a still from ‘Andor’ Season 2 | Photo Credit: Star Wars The trailer for Andor Season 2 has finally arrived, offering us a glimpse at the next chapter in Cassian Andor’s journey toward the Rebel Alliance. The Star Wars series, which serves as a prequel to Rogue One, is set to return to Disney+ on April 22.The upcoming season will continue Cassian Andor’s transformation from a fugitive to a committed revolutionary. Alongside returning cast members Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, Genevieve O’Reilly, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, and Forest Whitaker, the new trailer…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits an exhibition on Advantage Assam 2.0 Summit, in Guwahati on Monday, February 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: X/Narendra Modi via ANI “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) in the presence of industry captains and business delegations from foreign countries,” officials said.Assam Governor Laxman Prasad Acharya and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will also be present on the occasion.The Prime Minister will address the inaugural session of the two-day summit after prominent industrialists of the country and the state deliver their…