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Urvashi Rautela and Nandamuri Balakrishna in a still from ‘Daaku Maharaaj’ | Photo Credit: Aditya Music/YouTube Over the last few days, social media has been abuzz with claims that streaming giant Netflix has removed scenes and a song featuring Bollywood actor Urvashi Rautela in the streaming version of Telugu superstar Nandamuri Balakrishna’s recent hit, Daaku Maharaaj.Directed by Bobby Kolli, Daaku Maharaaj was released in theatres on January 12 and made its streaming debut on Friday, February 21. According to reports, what seems to have added fuel to the rumours is a streaming announcement poster from the streamer that didn’t feature…
The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex ended 29.47 points or 0.04% lower at 75,967.39. Intra-day, it dropped 465.85 points or 0.61% to 75,531.01 | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) as uninterrupted foreign fund outflows and slowdown in corporate earnings continued to hit investors’ sentiment. After a day’s breather, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex ended 29.47 points or 0.04% lower at 75,967.39. Intra-day, it dropped 465.85 points or 0.61% to 75,531.01. The NSE Nifty dipped 14.20 points or 0.06% to settle at 22,945.30. From the Sensex pack, IndusInd Bank, Mahindra &…
Poster of ‘Chhaava’ | Photo Credit: Maddock Films Vicky Kaushal’s blockbuster film, Chhaava, is moving at a records-shattering pace at the box office. The film, a historical drama based on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, is running strongly on its tenth day of release today, and is expected to cross the Rs 400-crore mark in the upcoming days.According to the tracking website Sacnilk, the film collected Rs 286.75 crores in India on its ninth day yesterday; globally, the film grossed Rs 343.35 crores until yesterday.Day 9 in fact saw a humongous jump in numbers. While the Laxman Utekar-directed film…
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 86.94 and touched the high of 86.91 against the greenback during intraday. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Rupee depreciated 8 paise to close at 86.96 (provisional) against U.S. dollar weighed down by sustained foreign fund outflows and an uptick in the U.S. Dollar index. Forex traders said there is a negative bias for the USD/INR pair as foreign investors continue to sell domestic equities and the RBI support is tapering off slowly. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 86.94 and touched the high of 86.91 against the greenback…
Poster of ‘Chhaava’ | Photo Credit: Maddock Films Vicky Kaushal’s blockbuster film, Chhaava, is moving at a records-shattering pace at the box office. The film, a historical drama based on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, is running strongly on its tenth day of release today, and is expected to cross the Rs 400-crore mark in the upcoming days.According to the tracking website Sacnilk, the film collected Rs 286.75 crores in India on its ninth day yesterday; globally, the film grossed Rs 343.35 crores until yesterday.Day 9 in fact saw a humongous jump in numbers. While the Laxman Utekar-directed film…
Adjusted for prices, Germany’s machinery exports were 7.1 % below the previous year’s level. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s import of machinery and equipment from Germany in 2024 increased 2.6% to 4,298 million Euros, according to VDMA, an organisation for the machinery and equipment manufacturing industry in Germany and Europe.India constitutes 2.2% of Germany’s total export of machinery and equipment.However, export of machinery from India to Germany fell 4.9% in 2024 compared with the previous year.“German machinery and equipment manufacturing companies exported goods worth 199.6 billion Euros in 2024, which was 5% (nominal) lesser than the exports during 2023,”…
Krishna Prasad Chigurupati, Chairman and Managing Director of Granules India Limited. Photo: Generic drugmaker Granules India is foraying into the peptide segment and contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) business with a ₹192.5 crore (CHF 20 million) acquisition of Swiss firm Senn Chemicals AG.Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Dielsdorf, Switzerland, Senn is focused on custom peptide manufacturing and supports global clients across pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and theragnostic industries, from early development to commercial production. The closing of the acquisition is subject to certain conditions and expected in the first half of 2025, Granules said in a filing on Friday, February…
Ali Abbasi arrives at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Santa Monica, California, United States | Photo Credit: JORDAN STRAUSS The Apprentice filmmaker Ali Abbasi is no longer a part of his US-based talent agencies following allegations that he groped an A-list actor. However, Abbasi has claimed that the split is unrelated to the alleged incident.In a statement to PEOPLE on Saturday, Abbasi admitted to making “an over-familiar gesture” at a Golden Globes party, describing it as a “slap on the rear.” He also added that it was meant playfully and not in a sexual…
Mithileshwar Thakur, secretary general of the Apparel Export Promotion Council. Photo: X/@MithileshwarT Apparel exports to Spain registered a 19.7% growth for the April-January 2024-2025 period compared with the same period the previous year.According to Mithileshwar Thakur, secretary general of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), export of readymade garments rose 11.6 % during April 2024-January 2025 over the corresponding period the previous fiscal, “despite global headwinds, geo-political challenges and supply chain disruptions.”Garment shipments to the U.S. rose 13.8% and to the U.K., the growth was 8.9%. Exports increased to Germany too. However, the highest growth was to Spain. “Substantial growth…
Shuchi Talati, left, and Richa Chadha accept the John Cassavetes award for “Girls Will Be Girls” during the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Santa Monica, Calif. | Photo Credit: Chris Pizzello Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal’s debut film production, Girls Will Be Girls, won the prestigious John Cassavetes Award at the 2025 Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday. This makes director Shuchi Talati’s film the first-ever Indian film to receive the honour.The John Cassavetes Award is given annually to the best film made on a budget of under $1 million. The announcement of the win was one of…