Sugar prices cool 18% after hitting record high Sugar prices are cooling down after hitting a record Rs 67 per kg last week, with ex-mill rates now falling 18% to Rs 55 per kg.Food secretary Sanjeev Chopra attributed the drop to the government’s recent decision of allowing sugar imports and action against hoarding and speculation….
Sonam Kapoor REACTS to notices issued to 722 Mumbai auto and taxi drivers over Marathi language test Amid the ongoing row over Maharashtra’s new rule making Marathi mandatory for commercial vehicle drivers, actress Sonam Kapoor has reacted to the controversy on social media. Her response comes as transport officials continue assessing drivers across Mumbai and…
Bitcoin hit $81,237.94, its highest level since mid-May, during Asian trading on Tuesday. Bitcoin crossed $80,000 for the first time since mid-May on Tuesday, extending its recent rally as a weaker US dollar and expectations of a more supportive policy environment boosted demand for cryptocurrencies.The world’s largest cryptocurrency climbed as high as $81,237.94 in Asian…
Kriti Sanon BREAKS SILENCE on Rakshabandhan ad backlash: ‘When will we stop telling women what to wear?’ Kriti Sanon has finally responded after her recent Rakshabandhan jewellery commercial sparked massive backlash online. Several social media users criticised the outfit she wore in the ad, with many claiming it resembled a bralette rather than traditional festive…
Part of the concern is that blacklisting Chinese companies could trigger another economic confrontation between Washington and Beijing. (Reuters file photo) The Donald Trump administration’s road to economically choke Iran will have to go through China – if it wants to cripple the Middle East country. However, with a fragile trade peace in place between…
Remember CATS, the early-2000s television series featuring Nafisa Joseph, Kuljeet Randhawa and Malini Sharma? While Joseph and Randhawa tragically died by suicide, Sharma gradually distanced herself from the entertainment industry. Today, she leads a life that looks very different from her Bollywood days — surrounded by farms, trees, homegrown produce and guests at her property…
Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu during the groundbreaking ceremony of Federal Express Corporation’s (FedEx) integrated air cargo hub, in New Delhi Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) plans to invest around $150 million (over Rs 1,400 crore) to develop an integrated air cargo hub spread across 2.3 lakh square feet at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).The…
Kriti Sanon’s Raksha Bandhan ad row grows as Suzanne Bernert reacts (Image Credits Instagram) Kriti Sanon’s latest Raksha Bandhan advertisement has sparked a debate on social media, with viewers divided over its styling and creative treatment of the festival. Actress Suzanne Bernert has now publicly criticised the campaign, arguing that the advertisement does not capture…
Employers have already spent the past year grappling with the prospect of a $100,000 H-1B payment. H-1B visas, one of the popular talent entry routes into the US for Indians, will soon come at an over 6-digit figure cost. The Donald Trump administration on Monday issued a proposed regulation that would make permanent an unprecedented…
Yash’s Toxic Cast, plot, release, CBFC rating and more (Image Credits IMDb) Yash is set to return to the big screen with ‘Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups’, nearly four years after the blockbuster success of ‘KGF: Chapter 2’. Directed by Geetu Mohandas, the gangster drama is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on August 26,…