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28 Nov

Randeep Hooda arrives in Imphal for wedding with Lin Laishram

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Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda landed in Imphal on Monday, just in time to start wedding preparations, as he prepares to take the plunge with his Manipuri lady love, actress Lynne Laishram.The couple, who will tie the knot on Wednesday, November 29, were seen praying at a temple in Heingang in Imphal East district. After seeking blessings, Huda wished a happy married life in a statement to the assembled reporters.He said, "Peace for Manipur, peace everywhere in the world and happy married life." The actor was also asked about the rumors of several Bollywood stars attending his wedding. Reacting to the…

28 Nov

Foxconn Plans Expansion In India With $1.6 Billion Outlay

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iPhone maker Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. It plans to expand its footprint in India by investing another NT$50 billion ($1.6 billion) in construction projects. The announcement, made in an exchange filing in Taiwan late on Monday, gave no further details, saying only that the investment was "for operational needs". A company spokesman declined to say where the new facility would be or what they would build. Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn, and other Taiwanese electronics makers continue to diversify their businesses outside of China as tensions rise between Washington and Beijing.

27 Nov

IndiGo passenger shocked by missing seat cushion on flight

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A passenger on an IndiGo flight from Pune to Nagpur was shocked when he reached her seat, only to find half of his cushion missing. The passenger, Sagarika Patnaik – a resident of Nagpur — was traveling for work on IndiGo flight 6E6798 early on Sunday morning. Sagarika's husband, Subrata Patnaik, told TOI that his wife was allotted a window seat, Number 10A. "Once she reached her seat, she was shocked to find the cushion missing," her husband said. Sagarika raised the matter with a cabin crew member, who in reply asked her to look at the cushion under the…

25 Nov

Amitabh Bachchan gifts 50 Crore Juhu bungalow to his Daughter

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Actor Amitabh Bachchan gifted his daughter Shweta Nanda his bungalow in suburban Juhu of Mumbai, according to official documents.The 'Prateeksha' bungalow is worth over Rs 50.63 crore. It is the megastar's first property in Mumbai and one of the three bungalows the Bachchan family is said to own in the area. According to documents obtained from property registration data aggregator Zapkey.com, Bachchan handed over the bungalow to his daughter on November 9 as a gift and paid Rs 50.65 lakh as stamp duty. The bungalow of Vitthalnagar Cooperative Housing Society is spread over two plots of 674 sq m and…

24 Nov

JSW Steel completes Rs 750 cr investment in JSW Paints

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JSW Steel has successfully completed the final phase of a ₹750 crore strategic investment in JSW Paints, the Indian steelmaker announced on Thursday. The expansion plan of JSW Paints was planned to be invested in 3-4 installments over the last three years. JSW Group's flagship company, announced an investment of ₹750 crore in JSW Paints in July 2021. The company invested ₹300 crore in its first installment in 2021 in JSW Paints. On November 22, it made the final installment of ₹75 crore to complete its strategic investment. "We would now like to inform you that with the last phase…

23 Nov

Meta lets users download Reels from public accounts on Instagram

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In a recent announcement, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri revealed that users around the world can now download Instagram reels directly to their camera roll from public accounts. The feature, initially launched in the US in June, has gone through beta testing and is now available for iOS and Android users. The feature is similar to the download functionality available on TikTok, which gives users access to the download option under the share button. To protect the original creator's work, downloaded reels are further saved in the device's gallery, watermarked with the original poster's Instagram username. The update applies universally to…

22 Nov

Sunny Deol gets teary-eyed while talking about his ‘struggle period’ after Gadar

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Sunny Deol, who recently broke his box office jinx with Gadar 2, was emotional and teary-eyed while talking about his film journey at the ongoing 54th International Film Festival of India in Panaji, Goa.When director and producer Rahul Rawail asked Sunny about his journey and working with acclaimed directors, the actor said that he was indeed very lucky. The only problem is that he gets too emotional when talking about his career.He feels very lucky that he started with Rahul who gave him three beautiful films including Betaab and Arjun. He said some films worked, some didn't but till today…

22 Nov

ED notice to Byju’s on Rs 9000 crore Fema violation

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Tuesday that the adjudicating authority under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) has issued a show-cause notice to BYJUS's parent company Think and Learn Pvt Ltd and CEO Byju Raveendran based on the complaint. 9,362.35 crore of FEMA has been booked against them. The agency said it has initiated an investigation based on various complaints regarding foreign investment received by companies such as M/s Think and Learn Pvt Ltd and the firm's business conduct. "The company was also said to have made substantial foreign remittances outside India and investments abroad, which allegedly violated the…

21 Nov

South Indian actress Karthika Nair ties knot with beau Rohit

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Actress Karthika Nair, elder daughter of veteran actress Radha, who made her Tamil debut with the Jiiva-starrer 'Ko' directed by KV Anand, who got engaged recently, got married in a lavish wedding ceremony yesterday. Karthika Nair got married to Rohit Menon on November 19 in Kerala.Megastar Chiranjeevi, Jackie Shroff, Radhika Sarathkumar, Suhasini Maniratnam, Revathy, Menaka and many others were present at the wedding. The beautiful actress, who was last seen in Arya and Vijay Sethupathi-starrer 'Purampokku Engira Podhubudamai' took to social media to share a picture and wrote,"Our Royal fairytale Begins♥️ Blessed and grateful ✨️✨️✨️". Sharing the wedding pictures, Radika…

21 Nov

Byju’s delays final settlements of laid-off workers again

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According to a report, crisis-hit Byju's has again missed a deadline for full and settlement of employees laid off by the edtech company. The company had earlier postponed the final payment date from September to November. According to the report, 60 of the fired employees have been contacted by Byju's. Of the 48 people who responded, 40 said they had not received the full and final settlement that was promised to reach them by November 17. Of the 8 employees who received their full and final settlement, about 2-3 did not receive their variable pay or incentives, it said. Byju's…