Piyush Goyal chairs review meeting to boost India’s startup, innovation landscape

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday chaired a review meeting on Startup India Fund of Funds 1.0 and 2.0 to discuss strategies for strengthening India’s startup and innovation landscape. Deliberations focused on enhancing support for deep-tech, innovation-driven and manufacturing startups, expanding access to capital, encouraging greater private sector […]
Imtiaz Ali calls ‘Main Vapas Aaunga’, a story of ‘love, longing of 78 years’

Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film ‘Main Vapas Aaunga’, has called a story of love, longing and waiting of 78 years. The trailer of the film was unveiled on Tuesday, and it tells the story of the purest form of love set […]
Rajkumar Hirani’s streaming production debut sets July 3 release

Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani’s streaming production debut has locked its premiere date. Titled ‘Pritam and Pedro’, the show aligns his warmth, emotion and human storytelling with director Avinash Arun’s vision. The show will drop on OTT on July 3. The show offers just enough to draw audiences into its quirky, rooted and […]
Shahid Kapoor-Kriti Sanon shell out perfect romantic vibes in ‘Mashooqa’ track from ‘Cocktail 2’

Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) The makers of Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Rashmika Mandanna starrer “Cocktail 2” have released the latest track from the forthcoming romantic entertainer titled “Mashooqa”. Featuring Shahid and Kriti, the song is full of fun beats, flirtation, and carefree chemistry. It perfectly captures the thrill of young love and spontaneous connection. […]
Arjun Das, Anna Ben-starrer Con City’s dubbing begins

Chennai, May 19 (IANS) The makers of director Harish Durairaj’s eagerly awaited comedy family entertainer, featuring actors Arjun Das and Anna Ben in the lead, have now announced that dubbing for the film has begun. Taking to its X timeline, Power House Pictures, the production house producing the film, wrote, “The magic on the mic, […]
Randeep Hooda opens up on letting go of control, trusting his co-actors

Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda, who is receiving a lot of positive response to this work in the recently released 2nd season of ‘Inspector Avinash’, has spoken up on his sense of detachment as an actor. He also shared how letting go of control comes to him from a place of trust. […]
Jonas Brothers to launch weekly podcast series

Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Pop-rock boy group Jonas Brothers are set to take the plunge into a different sphere of entertainment. The siblings are sharing the brotherly love on their new podcast series, ‘Hey Jonas’. The weekly podcast, executive produced by Kevin, Joe and Nick, will “pull fans deeper than ever into the brothers’ world […]
PM Modi invites Danish pension funds to increase their investments in India

Oslo, May 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a meeting with his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen in Oslo, during which he invited Danish pension funds to increase their investments in India. “Had a fruitful meeting with Mette Frederiksen in Oslo. The friendship between India and Denmark has made remarkable progress in recent […]
SEBI proposes API-based overhaul of institutional trade processing system

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) India’s capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India on Tuesday proposed a major revamp of the trade-processing mechanism used for institutional stock market transactions, seeking to cut delays, lower costs and reduce dependence on a single infrastructure provider. In a consultation paper, SEBI proposed replacing the existing centralised […]
FM Sitharaman urges top US nuclear firms to invest in India

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met a high-level delegation of the US nuclear industry, comprising representatives of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), leading US companies, and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum here on Tuesday. During the meeting, the Finance Minister emphasised that technology collaborations and strategic partnerships can serve as critical […]