Nana Patekar urged actors to know their worth and pick roles wisely, recalling his shock at seeing Pankaj Tripathi in a tiny cop role in Rajinikanth’s ‘Kaala’. “Pankaj, what are you doing here?” he asked, warning, “You’re already big—don’t do small parts or I’ll beat you!” Pankaj rose to fame via ‘Mirzapur’ and ‘Stree’. Nana…
Rising fuel prices and increasing traffic congestion have made fuel efficiency a growing concern for car owners. Although modern vehicles are built with improved engines and technologies to deliver better mileage, fuel consumption still depends largely on driving habits and vehicle maintenance. Small changes in the way drivers accelerate, maintain speed and plan journeys can…
If you judged by the more than 16,400 comments posted on a federal government website, you’d think there was a groundswell of older Americans demanding that federal officials hike payments to their Medicare Advantage health insurance plans. Yet about 82% of the comments are identical to a letter that appeared on the website of a…
Samsung recently expanded its mid-range A-series with two new smartphones — Galaxy A55 and A35. The more expensive Samsung Galaxy A55 starts at Rs 39,999 and is the first mid-range Smartphone from Samsung to come with 12GB RAM. However, the 12GB RAM variant is priced at Rs 45,999. The smartphone features a Full HD+ display,…
Wholesale price inflation accelerated to 2.13 per cent in February–the highest level in 11 months–as firming prices of food and non-food articles kept cost pressures elevated despite some easing in vegetable inflation, official data released on Monday showed.The WPI-based inflation rate has now risen for the fourth consecutive month. It stood at 1.81 per cent…
Shreya Ghoshal was shocked as her guru Mahesh Chandra Sharma shared how she ditched music classes to watch Fauji and Ramayan at his home. “Kids are naughty,” he laughed, praising her sincerity. An emotional letter from young Shreya moved the set. Fauji launched SRK’s iconic career in 1989. Famous singer Shreya Ghoshal was shocked when…
The Centre has eased localisation requirements under its electric vehicle manufacturing programme, offering relief to makers of electric buses and trucks facing component supply challenges. The move comes under the government’s Rs 10,900 crore PM E-DRIVE Scheme, which aims to boost domestic EV production while strengthening the supply chain for key components, reported PTI. In…
It’s open enrollment season for Medicare Advantage, when people currently enrolled in private managed-care plans can either sign up for a new one or switch to original Medicare through March 31. But there’s a catch: If people want to move to original Medicare and buy a supplemental Medigap insurance plan to cover some out-of-pocket costs,…
Most of us are aware of the different file formats these days, such as JPG, PNG, and PDF. The formats mentioned above are most prominently used globally. JPGs can be different things like signatures required to sign documents or screenshots of an instruction manual. When converting JPG to PDF and then sharing it, you want…
The government on Monday said India’s fuel supply situation remains stable, with adequate crude oil availability and refineries operating at peak capacity even as geopolitical tensions in Middle East continue to disrupt regional energy flows.Addressing concerns over possible shortages, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary (Marketing & Oil Refinery) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,…