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Warner Bros has asked its shareholders to reject a hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying a rival offer from Netflix would be better for customers and aligns with the board’s fiduciary responsibilities, AP reported.In a letter to investors issued on Wednesday, Warner Bros said its board had reviewed Paramount Skydance’s “unsolicited tender offer” with…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday modified its earlier order restraining Delhi and NCR authorities from taking coercive action against “end-of-life” vehicles – 10-year-old diesel and 15-year-old petrol vehicles – and said the reprieve would apply only to BS 4 or BS 6 emission norm-compliant vehicles.This order will impact over 14.7 lakh BS 1…
Nagpur: Comptroller and Auditor General of India Sanjay Murthy on Wednesday flagged serious gaps in the direct benefit transfer (DBT) system, stating that thousands of crores of rupees were flowing into beneficiary accounts without mandatory checks due to weak data integration and siloed functioning within departments.“There are significant gaps in the level of checks to…
YouTuber Ross Creations has received widespread criticism following the posting of a viral video depicting his own ‘opossum launcher.’ In the Instagram post on November 30, 2025, a wild American opossum stepped onto a catapult baited with food and was flung several meters into the air, but it walked away without injury. Though this seemed…
The mutual fund industry in India reached a milestone in November, with total assets under management rising to Rs 80.80 lakh crore, marking a 18.7 per cent year-over-year growth from Rs 68.08 lakh crore. It added over Rs 12.7 lakh crore to its asset base in the past year, according to Franklin Templeton’s “Mutual Fund…
Sarthak Ranjan will play for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2026 NEW DELHI: As the old adage goes, “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” The line fits perfectly with the journey of Delhi batter Sarthak Ranjan, who on Tuesday was roped in by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 30 lakh at…
Scientists record large marine predators thriving inside an active underwater volcano thought hostile to complex life/ Image: National Geographic Youtube In 2015, a scientific expedition to one of the most volatile underwater volcanoes on Earth produced a finding few researchers expected to see on their monitors: sharks swimming calmly inside the crater. The discovery was…
Some business stories announce themselves loudly. Others unfold slowly by visas, code, and long years of compounding effort. Jyoti Bansal’s career belongs to the second category.Born and raised in a small town in Rajasthan, Bansal did not arrive in the United States with venture backing or family networks. He arrived on an H1-B visa, with…
In a candid reveal, Kalki Koechlin sheds light on the hurdles actors encounter in the Hindi film industry. She delineates the pitfalls of scriptwriting, where English narratives often suffer during translation, resulting in clunky dialogue and an artificial tone. The rush to begin shooting means actors frequently juggle improvisation due to incomplete drafts. Kalki Koechlin,…
At just 19, what seemed like common exam anxiety turned a harrowing corner when a catastrophic collapse unveiled a brain tumour threatening her life. Swift emergency surgery saw a shunt installed to regulate fluid accumulation. Though the tumour is non-cancerous, its operability remains a distant dream, casting a long shadow on her future. At 19,…
