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India-set Oscar-nominated short film Anuja, backed by Guneet Monga and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, lost out at at the 97th Academy Awards. The film competed in the Best Live Action Short film category against four other well-regarded titles: Alien, I’m Not a Robot, The Last Ranger, and A Man Who Would Not Remain Silent. Ultimately, the award went to I’m Not a Robot, a sci-fi short written and directed by Victoria Warmerdam.Anuja features Ananya Shanbhag, Sajda Pathan and Nagesh Bhonsle in the cast. It is written directed and edited by American filmmaker Adam J. Graves. Set in Delhi, the 22-minute short follows…

Zoe Saldana wins the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for “Emilia Perez” during the Oscars show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Carlos Barria Zoe Saldaña earned her first Academy Award for best supporting actress in Emilia Pérez, capping an already accomplished awards season.“Mami! Mami!” a tearful Saldaña said. “My mom is here. My whole family is here. I am floored by this honor. Thank you to the academy for recognizing the quiet heroism and the power in a woman like Rita and talking about powerful…

There are two aspects to investing — the objective to accumulate wealth to achieve life goals and to generate short-term gains riding the market fluctuations. The first objective is achieved by creating goal-based portfolios, also called core portfolios. The second objective can be achieved by creating a trading portfolio, also called the satellite portfolio. In this article, we discuss why you should simultaneously consider creating both portfolios. We also discuss the optimal investment allocation to both portfolios.Moderating biasesSuppose you invest only to achieve your life goals. You observe that the stock market exhibits high volatility, frequently moving up sharply only…

US comedian and host Conan O’Brien speaks onstage during the 97th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 2, 2025. The 2025 Oscars are underway, and host Conan O’Brien brought out the laughs with his hilarious opening monologue. The comedian, who is hosting the Academy Awards for the first time, kicked off the ceremony with a sweet shoutout to India, greeting the audience with a namaste and speaking in Hindi.”Logo ko namaskar. Waha subha ho chuki hai to mujhe ummeed hai ki ap crispy nashte ke sath Oscars dekhenge,” O’Brien said, which translates to “Greetings…

Image used for representational purposes. Precious metals continued to move higher in February with Comex gold scaling past the psychological $2,900 mark. Gold prices marched into uncharted territory driven by the economic uncertainty triggered by U.S. import tariff plans. The price of Comex silver, however, did not share the same enthusiasm and is yet to cross its life-time highs. Under dollar’s shadowHowever, the strengthening of the U.S. dollar led to a cool-off in precious metals prices in the past few days. After touching a new life-time high of $2,974 a few days ago, Comex gold cooled off recently and settled at $2,848.5 an…

The 97th Academy Awards have kicked off at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. “Emilia Pérez” leads the pack with 13 Oscar nominations, but “Wicked” and “The Brutalist” are close behind.Here’s the Latest:There are about 10,500 global members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Some are actors, some directors, some editors, some costume designers, some hair and makeup people … you get the idea.In 22 of the 23 categories, it’s a simple system: The nominee with the most votes wins. Easy. Voting is done online, ballots are not released publicly and only two partners at PricewaterhouseCoopers know…

There is focus on and attention around the Union Budget. While it is relevant, it impacts your personal finances at the margin. What impacts you more is your own budget. It is useful to have a discussion around your household budget — it may point to details you might be missing.It starts with the heads of income. Receipts from various sources have to be listed and this becomes total income. Some of these would be regular in nature while there might be heads like investment income that is not regular and comes as and when. Then comes the expenses side.…

Sean Baker accepts the Best Writing (Original Screenplay) award for “Anora” onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California. | Photo Credit: KEVIN WINTER As expected, Anora started its much-hyped Oscar run with a win for Best Original Screenplay, while Conclave bagged the Best Adapted Screenplay at the ongoing 97th Academy Awards in The Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, United States.Sean Baker’s critically acclaimed drama, Anora, triumphed over The Substance, The Brutalist, A Real Pain and September 5 in the category. Conclave, written by Peter Straughan, won against Emilia Perez, Nickel Boys, Sing…

Gints Zilbalodis, Matiss Kaza, Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film for “Flow” during the Oscars show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria | Photo Credit: Carlos Barria Latvian animation film Flow has won the Oscars for Best Animated Feature at the 97th Academy Awards. The film, a delightful, wordless odyssey of a black cat, beat out more mainstream contenders like Inside Out 2 and The Wild Robot in its category. In the Shadow of the Cypress, an Iranian animation short, also won an…

Kieran Culkin poses on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AUDE GUERRUCCI Actor Kieran Culkin today grabbed the Oscar for the Best Supporting Actor for his spectacular turn in A Real Pain. The actor won the award at the ongoing 97th Academy Awards which are being handed out at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.Culkin won the award against fellow nominees Yura Borisov (Anora), Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), and Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)“I have no idea how…