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04 Oct

Controversy sparks as ‘Jigra’ heads to release on Oct 11

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Vasan Bala directed movie 'Jigra' and produced by Karan Johar starring Alia Bhatt has outraged some controversy related to the choice of casting for the movie. According to the controversies, Vasan Bala wasn't happy with Alia Bhatt casting in the movie. The controversy sparked when Bala said that, "I had sent one very kaccha pakka (rough) email, a stream of consciousness draft, to Karan. Six or seven hours later, he called saying, 'I've already sent it to Alia.' I wasn’t happy because I would have at least done some spellcheck, and grammar check, written a nice hero entry. I asked,…

03 Oct

IREDA H1 Business Update: Disbursements jump 56%, loan book nears ₹65,000 crore

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State-run Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) Ltd. reported its business update for the April-September period in an exchange filing on Monday evening.For the first half of the current financial year, which ended on September 30, the loans sanctioned by IREDA increased by 303% from last year to ₹17,860 crore from ₹4,437 crore worth of loans that it sanctioned during the same period last year. In terms of disbursements, IREDA disbursed 56% more loans in the period that ended on September 30, compared to the same half last year. The company disbursed loans worth ₹9,787 crore, compared to ₹6,273 crore…

03 Oct

Triptii Dimri faces backlash after skipping Jaipur event

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Actress Triptii Dimri was invited to a event in Jaipur, which was organized by the Women Entrepreneurs of FICCI FLO. The event's prime focus was on Nari Shakti (Women Empowerment). As Triptii failed to attend the event spark of boycotting the actress has been outraged by the organisers. A video from the venue is going viral in the Internet where the organisers, women are seen protesting against the actress saying "Mooh kaala karo iska”. In the video, the women there says, "No one will watch her movies. These celebrities don't show up after committing. Who does she think she is?…

02 Oct

Royal Enfield sales growth 11% to 86,978 units in September

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New Delhi: Motorcycle maker Royal Enfield on Wednesday said its total wholesales grew 11 per cent year-on-year to 86,978 units in September.The company had dispatched 78,580 units in September 2023.Sales in the domestic market grew 7 per cent to 79,326 units from 74,261 units in the same period last year, Royal Enfield said in a statement.Exports rose from 4,319 units in September last year to 7,652 units last month.B Govindarajan, CEO, Royal Enfield said, “We have registered consistent growth in the month of September owing to our recent launches. The 2024 Classic 350 continues to solidify its iconic status and…

02 Oct

The Great Indian Kapil Sharma show: Archana Puran shares about her mother-in-law demise during the shoot

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Bollywood actress Archana Puran who has made remarkable impact on the audience for the kind of roles she has been playing in the movies like Kuch Kuch hota hai, De Dana Dan and more. The actress recently shared an incident related to her mother-in-law demise during the shoot of 'The Great Indian Kapil Sharma show'. Archana said, "I was very close to my mother-in-law, she was in the hospital and I reached the sets and halfway through the episode, I came to know that she had passed away. I got a call and I told the production house that I…

01 Oct

Adani Airports to inflation Rs 1,950 crore via NCDs

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Mumbai Adani Airport Holdings is raising Rs 1,950 crore through non-convertible debentures (NCDs) with the primary objective of providing inter-company loans to various airports, including Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mangalore, Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram.The NCDs with a coupon rate of 9.35% per annum will primarily cover payments made to the Airports Authority of India relating to prior period regulatory assets approved by the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA).The NCDs have received A+/Stable rating from both India Ratings and Crisil Ratings. Axis Bank and Trust Investment Advisors Pvt are the organisers of the issue which will open on September 30, 2024…

01 Oct

Alia Bhatt reveals why she agreed to do Jigra

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Alia Bhatt is gearing up for her upcoming movie Jigra where she plays the role of a elder sister, trying to protect her brother. On release of Devara:Part 1, during a chat show with Jr NTR and Karan Johar. Alia Bhatt revealed her reason to sign for the film. Alia said, "When I signed Jigra I think I was in my tigress mode. I was in my most protective- like, ‘No one come near her,’ mode. That was the energy. That is why I always say destiny, luck, life has so much to play in things going a certain way.…

30 Sep

Ola Electric shares decline 4%; drops below Rs 100 for first time since listing

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Shares of Ola Electric Mobility declined over 4 per cent on September 30, pushing the stock below the Rs 100 mark for the first time since its listing on the bourses. Moreover, the stock has been in the red in 12 of the last 14 sessions.According to this, it has fallen by more than 16 percent in the last one month. At 12.22 pm, Ola Electric Mobility shares were trading at Rs 98.80 on NSE.The company recently launched its 'Network Partner Program' to expand EV penetration in tier-2 and tier-3 cities. Ola Electric has already onboarded 625 partners to expand…

30 Sep

IIFA 2024: Shah Rukh Khan won the Best Actor award, fans are not entirely happy

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Most anticipated bollywood's award show took place on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Most of the celebrities came under the same with fun, laughter, shimmering night. Major highlight from the show, Bobby Deol won the best actor in Negative role for Animal and Shahrukh Khan won best actor for Jawan. Audience couldn't stop from roaring as the actors won the most deserving award. On winning the award Bobby Deol recreated his most iconic hook step from the film Animal. On the other hand, netizens has also expressed their disappointment on SRK winning the best actor award. As this year,…

28 Sep

PNB increase Rs 5,000 crore through QIP issue

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New Delhi: Public sector Punjab National Bank (PNB) has raised Rs 5,000 crore by issuing equity shares to qualified institutional investors.PNB said in a statement that, The bank allotted around 48.19 crore equity shares at an issue price of Rs 103.75 per share, which was at a discount of 4.96 percent to the floor price of Rs 109.16 per share.The bank said its QIP issue is open for subscription from September 23 to 26, 2024.The bank said that "The Bank received bids of Rs 41,734 crore for the QIP issue from qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), including mutual funds, foreign portfolio…