After days of social media chatter, Alia Bhatt has finally responded to the online backlash that followed her appearance at the 79th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). In the now-viral video, Alia appeared momentarily surprised before naming Gone Girl. Several social media users suggested she looked nervous or was attempting to channel a confident “international…
The Centre’s fiscal deficit stood at Rs 9.8 lakh crore at the end of January, accounting for 63 per cent of the full-year Budget target for 2025-26, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), PTI reported.The deficit level was lower compared with 74.5 per cent of the annual target recorded during…
Isha Koppikar spoke about harsh working hours in films and TV, recalling how back‑to‑back shoots for ‘Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi’ and ‘Right Ya Wrong left her bedridden’. She joked about an 8‑hour workday, referencing Deepika Padukone’s demand, while also highlighting how gruelling schedules push the body to its limits. Isha Koppikar recently spoke about the…
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into India increased 18 per cent year-on-year to $47.87 billion during April-December 2025-26, with inflows from the United States nearly doubling in the first nine months of the fiscal, government data released on Friday showed.FDI during April-December FY24 had stood at $40.67 billion, PTI reported.In the October-December quarter of 2025-26, FDI…
When Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda finally saw their complete wedding looks come together, the reaction said it all.Describing the moment, the team at SHREE Jewellers revealed in an interview with Free Press Journal, “She said she felt divine the moment she wore it. He felt powerful and grounded, almost god-like in his presence.”That emotional…
England’s Will Jacks, left, and Rehan Ahmed (Photo by AP) England pull off an exciting four-wicket win over New Zealand in the T20 World Cup Super Eights, thanks to a brilliant late fightback by Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed. The victory keeps Pakistan’s semifinal hopes alive, while England finish top of Group 2 with three…
Deepinder Goyal (File photo) Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal on Friday announced that his new health tech venture, Temple, has secured $54 million in its first funding round from friends and family, and valued at approximately $190 million.“Temple has raised its first round. Friends and family. $54m. Post-money valuation of ~$190m,” said Goyal on X.Temple, which…
Days after Anoushka Shankar publicly clarified that her father, Pandit Ravi Shankar, was never the guru of sitarist Rishab Rikhiram Sharma, the Ravi Shankar Centre has issued a detailed statement of its own. Firmly rejecting Rishab’s assertion that he was Ravi Shankar’s disciple — let alone his youngest or last — the Centre laid out…
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi shakes hands with England’s captain Harry Brook after he is bowled out during the T20 World Cup cricket match between England and Pakistan in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP) Already through to the semifinals, England defeated New Zealand by four wickets in their final Super Eights match of…
State-owned NBCC (India) Ltd will redevelop Delhi Development Authority (DDA) staff quarters in two colonies in the national capital at an estimated cost of nearly Rs 775 crore, PTI reported.In a statement, NBCC said it has signed two separate Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with DDA for the comprehensive redevelopment of staff quarters located at Old…
