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Raj R, the writer and director of the acclaimed Telugu film Malleshamand the Hindi film 8 A.M. Metro is ready with his new film titled 23.The film was formally announced and the first look poster was unveiled by Bhatti Vikramarka, the Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana, in Hyderabad on Monday. The film is backed by actor-producer Rana Daggubati’s company, Spirit Media.Hon’ble Deputy CM of Telangana, @BHATTI_MALLU garu, is deeply moved by the film’s essence and proudly unveils the intense title, extending his best wishes to the entire team❤️‍🔥– https://t.co/aDQBAmhfNBA @Rajrfilms Film 🎬INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS.#23TheMoviepic.twitter.com/dirU62nbMm— Spirit Media (@SpiritMediaIN) February 24,…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Global Investors Summit 2025, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on February 24, 2025. Photo: PMO via PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (February 24, 2025) said with a strong talent pool and thriving industries, Madhya Pradesh is becoming a preferred business destination and that this is the time, and right time, to invest in the State.He was speaking after inaugurating the mega ‘Invest Madhya Pradesh – Global Investors Summit-2025’ at the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, located near the picturesque Upper Lake in Bhopal, to showcase the State’s infinite possibilities for investors and industrialists.PM…

First look of ‘Padakkalam’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The makers of Padakkalam, starring Suraj Venjaramoodu and Sharafudheen in the lead, have unveiled the film’s first look. Debutant filmmaker Manu Swaraj is directing the film, which he has co-written with Nithin C Babu.The team took to social media to share the first look which also confirmed the film’s release date. The poster, also featuring Sandeep Pradeep, Niranjana Anoop, Saaf, Arun Pradeep and Arun Ajikumar, confirmed that the film will hit theatres on May 2. Padakkalam is produced by Vijay Babu and Vijay Subramaniam under the banners of Friday Film House and…

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal (R) with U.K. Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds on February 24, 2025. Photo: X/@PiyushGoyal India and the U.K. on Monday (February 24, 2025) discussed to advance the India-U.K. free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations while ensuring that the pact is balanced, ambitious and mutually beneficial. In a post on X, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said both countries reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening trade and investment ties. Also read | India, U.K. reaffirm FTA commitment at Strategic Dialogue He held a meeting with U.K. Secretary of State for Business and…

Sangborti Das at the 2025 edition of India Habitat Centre’s morning raga series. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ten years ago, the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi tied up with ITC SRA Kolkata to host the Morning Raga series. The aim was to arrange classical music concerts in the open, in the morning. Over the years, renowned exponents such as Girija Devi, Amjad Ali Khan and Bombay Jayashri. This year, to mark a decade of the Morning Raga series, Habitat Centre went back to the roots and the series featured only ITC gurus and scholars. Thus, Delhi-ites heard  a new…

Indonesia on Monday launched a new sovereign wealth fund that will aim to manage state assets worth more than $900 billion as President Prabowo Subianto looks to turbo-charge growth in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.The recently inaugurated leader has pledged to take the archipelago’s annual growth from five to eight percent, ordering billions of dollars worth of cuts across government that last week sparked the first protests of his rule.Mr. Prabowo signed a document at the presidential palace in Jakarta initiating the new fund known as Daya Anagata Nusantara, or Danantara, which is modelled on Singapore’s investment arm Temasek and received…

Investors in Japan’s government bond market are getting a glimpse of life without heavy intervention by the Bank of Japan, which is showing little sign of reverting to a hands-on approach despite the recent steady rise in long-term interest rates.BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda issued a mild warning on Friday that it could increase bond buying if “abnormal” market moves trigger a sharp rise in yields, but he was reiterating the bank’s pledge made when it began tapering bond purchases in July last year.Mr. Ueda said the BOJ was unwavering in its stance to allow market forces to determine long-term interest…

(L-R) Swami Chidanand Saraswati, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Katrina Kaif and Veena Kaushal | Photo Credit: @ParmarthNiketan/X Bollywood star Katrina Kaif on Monday visited the Maha Kumbh in Pragyaraj along with her mother-in-law Veena Kaushal.The star met Swami Chidanand Saraswati and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati during the visit. Pictures from the same have gone viral on social media.Talking to ANI, Katrina said, “I am very fortunate that I could come here this time. I am really happy and grateful. I met Swami Chidanand Saraswati and took his blessings. I am just starting my experience here. I like the energy and the beauty…

Space is about to get more crowded for Elon Musk.The billionaire’s Starlink communications network is facing increasingly stiff challenges to its dominance of high-speed satellite internet, including from a Chinese state-backed rival and another service financed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos.Shanghai-based SpaceSail in November signed an agreement to enter Brazil and announced it was in talks with over 30 countries. Two months later, it began work in Kazakhstan, according to the Kazakh embassy in Beijing.Separately, Brasília is in talks with Mr. Bezos’s Project Kuiper internet service and Canada’s Telesat, according to a Brazilian official involved in the negotiations, who spoke…

Cafe Coffee Day outlet. | Photo Credit: Reuters The insolvency process against Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd (CDEL), which owns the Cafe Coffee Day chain, has resumed as appellate tribunal NCLAT could not pass the order within the specified deadline of February 21, set by the Supreme Court.Last week, the Chennai bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) completed the hearing and reserved its order over the appeal filed by the director of its suspended board, CDEL informed through a regulatory filing.”Since the appeal has not been disposed of until February 21, 2025, as per the instruction of the…