Riteish Deshmukh‘s historical drama, ‘Raja Shivaji’, garnered appreciation from all quarters. Despite initial scepticism about the actor playing the titular role, the movie has impressed the audience. As the title suggests, it is based on the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Maratha warrior king and the founder of Swarajya. Though the arrival of new…
NEW DELHI: The boards of state-run power sector financiers Power Finance Corporation and REC Limited on Saturday decided to move ahead with the proposal to merge the two entities.In separate stock exchan-ge filings, both companies said their boards had cleared reserving the merger proposal for approval of President of India, as required under their Articles…
Suriya’s ‘Karuppu’ directed by RJ Balaji is maintaining strong momentum at the box office, with a notable jump in collections on its second day. The film continues to draw audiences steadily which is backed by encouraging word-of-mouth and improving occupancy trends across regions. Box office breakdown of ‘Karuppu’ As per Sacnilk data, the film earned…
NEW DELHI: Days after more than doubling the customs duty, govt on Saturday moved in to restrict the import of certain types of silver as part of its strategy to reduce surging shipments of bullion.In a notification, the directorate general of foreign trade moved silver bars containing 99% or more of the metal as well…
Akshay Kumar, Twinkle Khanna Twinkle Khanna once revealed that her late father Rajesh Khanna’s astrologer had predicted she would marry Akshay Kumar before she even knew him. The actor-turned-author said she was surprised when her father told her about the prediction because Akshay’s full name had reportedly been mentioned. Years later, Twinkle and Akshay married…
NEW DELHI: India’s third largest telecom operator Vodafone Idea (VI) is finally profitable. On Saturday, it reported a net profit of Rs 51,986 crore in March quarter — probably a record for any company — against a loss of Rs 7,168 crore in the corresponding period of 2025.This was thanks to a one-time accounting gain…
Pahlaj Nihalani once recalled a casting change on ‘Aankhen’ and claimed that Divya Bharti refused the film after learning she would be paired opposite Chunky Pandey rather than Govinda. The former CBFC chief and producer said Divya, Pooja Bhatt, and Juhi Chawla were first considered for the film, which was headlined by Govinda. In a…
Maharashtra’s charity commissioner has ordered Tata Trusts to defer board meetings and launched an inquiry into complaints filed by vice-chairman Venu Srinivasan and advocate Katyayani Agrawal, stating that “the issues highlighted by them are serious and require due consideration.” The development deepens a governance dispute at one of India’s most influential philanthropic institutions where Srinivasan…
Nearly five decades after its release, Sholay continues to remain one of Indian cinema’s most iconic films. But according to actor-writer Shadaab Khan, son of legendary actor Amjad Khan, the film was not instantly embraced by audiences when it first hit theatres in 1975.Speaking to Vickey Lalwani, Shadaab recalled a fascinating anecdote once narrated to…
Four major e-commerce platforms– Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho and JioMart– have removed listings of the allegedly unregistered “Cyclosinone Herbicide” following notices issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), which has now ordered a detailed investigation into the matter.In a statement issued on Saturday, the regulator said the platforms informed it that listings of the product…