Baba Azmi dismisses AR Rahman’s claim of communal divide in Bollywood: ‘You don’t see who wrote the songs — Muslim or Hindu — in Lagaan’ |

AR Rahman recently found himself at the centre of a storm after hinting that he may have lost work in Bollywood over the past eight years due to growing communal undercurrents. His remarks triggered sharp reactions across the industry and social media, drawing criticism from some and cautious disagreement from others. While Rahman later issued…

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Manipur to get new govt soon? BJP’s Tarun Chugh appointed central observer for election of state legislature party leader | India News

BJP leader Tarun Chugh (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: The BJP appeared set to form the government in Manipur after the party on Monday appointed senior leader Tarun Chugh as central observer to oversee the election of the leader of its legislature party in the northeastern state, which has been under President’s rule since February last…

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Musk’s Starlink lists premium satcom prices for India, then pulls them back saying ‘glitch’ made ‘dummy test data’ visible

NEW DELHI: Elon Musk’s Starlink on Monday announced inaugural prices for its satellite venture in India and, as expected, these were many times more than a regular high-speed broadband connection that is currently being provided by terrestrial providers such as Airtel and Reliance Jio.The company put a Rs 8,600 monthly tariff for its satcom services…

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Related party lending rules eased for banks

MUMBAI: RBI has released a draft circular revising its framework for lending to related parties, a move expected to significantly improve ease of doing business in the financial sector. By introducing scale-based materiality thresholds, the draft ensures that only sizeable loans to related parties require board or committee approval, replacing earlier blanket restrictions that often…

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SS Rajamouli blames Lord Hanuman after technical failure at Varanasi teaser launch, triggers outrage online; fans seek public apology |

Team Varanasi faced unexpected hurdles at the star-studded GlobeTrotter event held at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad on Saturday evening. Despite an impressive setup featuring a massive screen, director SS Rajamouli was unable to play a glimpse of his upcoming film due to repeated technical glitches, that left him visibly emotional on stage. Rajamouli apologises…

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‘Jana Nayagan’ censor row, Meenakshi Chaudhary’s reaction to marriage rumours, Punnapra Appachan’s demise: Top 5 South newsmakers of the day |

The South Indian film industry saw significant developments. Meenakshi Chaudhary addressed marriage rumors, calling them baseless. The censor case for Vijay’s film Jana Nayagan was adjourned. An early review praised Jana Nayagan. Tiger Shroff is rumored for a cameo in an upcoming project. Veteran actor Punnapra Appachan passed away at 77. January 6 proved to…

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Energy security push! India plans 10% mandatory LNG extra reserve; aims cost-effective buffer for price, supply shocks

India is planning to make it mandatory for all liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals to build an additional 10% storage capacity that the government can access during supply or price disruptions. According to a draft proposal by the oil ministry, this change will amend the registration rules for LNG terminals under the Petroleum and…

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