NEW DELHI: The National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) 2.0 has set a target of Rs 16.7 lakh crore from monetisation of assets belonging to 12 sectors in more than 2,000 projects over five years from fiscal year 2026 to 2030, a roadmap prepared by govt’s policy think tank Niti Aayog showed on Monday. The aggregate assets…
Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda have finally confirmed their wedding. The speculations surrounding the wedding began when the couple got engaged in October. Though they never confirmed their engagement, they also remained silent around their wedding speculations until now. On Sunday finally, the couple confirmed their wedding with a note. The duo is set to…
BENGALURU: The IT industry is undergoing one of its deepest structural shifts in decades as AI reshapes talent needs across the delivery chain. The traditional pyramid model with large teams of junior coders supervised by layers of managers-is giving way to a capability-dense, AI-augmented structure. “The shift is from coding depth to problem framing,” said…
Met Gala 2026 announces ‘Fashion Is Art’ dress code; Beyonce, Venus Williams, Nicole Kidman to co-chairThe Met Gala will return this May with an all-new dress code, fans and fashion experts are going to want to look forward to. Organisers confirmed on Monday that the 2026 dress code will be “Fashion Is Art”.Come May 4,…
Global stocks on Monday were dragged down by losses on Wall Street and European equities as fresh uncertainty around tariffs intensified after US President Donald Trump announced new levies following a US Supreme Court ruling last week.Wall Street’s main indexes slid, with software and financials being the biggest drags on the benchmarks. Citigroup was down…
The British Academy Film Awards and BBC apologised Monday for a racial slur that was broadcast during Sunday’s show while two stars of the film “Sinners” were onstage.The Tourette syndrome campaigner who shouted the slur said he was “deeply mortified” and what he said was “not a reflection of my personal beliefs.” The highly offensive…
NEW DELHI: India and France have amended the double taxation avoidance agreement which will provide for taxation of capital gains on the basis of residency of the company and deleted the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) clause bringing in certainty in taxation.The amending protocol modifies the taxation of income from dividends by replacing a single rate…
Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of Hollywood luminary Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder more than two months after their deaths, denying for the first time that he fatally stabbed his parents. Reiner’s not guilty plea is common for criminal defendants at this stage of…
NEW DELHI: In a stern message, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asked banks to focus on core banking and said it was an offence to mis-sell insurance products.“I am glad that RBI is coming up with guidance on why mis-selling will not be entertained. The message should go to the banks that you cannot…
Zeenat Aman has once again spoken out about her views on live-in relationships, months after she had ignited a debate on them with her Instagram post. She shared a video of her interview with Simi Garewal from 1999. In this interview as well, she had the same views. Expressing herself further, she wrote, “Remember I…
