India

28 Dec

Complaint against Ranbir Kapoor for hurting sentiments in viral Christmas lunch video

Priyanka BhowmickEntertainment, IndiaEntertainment, india

A viral video of Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor celebrating Christmas has triggered the complaint of a man in Mumbai who accused him and his family of "hurting religious sentiments".In the video, Ranbir Kapoor is seen celebrating the Christmas flambé tradition where a spirit is poured into the pudding and it briefly ignites. He is flanked by actress Alia Bhatt, his wife, in the video. Sanjay Tiwari, who filed a complaint with the Ghatkopar police station through his lawyers Ashish Rai and Pankaj Mishra, claimed that the actor was "seen pouring liquor on the cake and setting it on fire while…

26 Dec

Ronit Roy marries wife Neelam again at 58

Priyanka BhowmickEntertainment, IndiaEntertainment, india

Ronit Roy and his wife Neelam Bose celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on December 25. They marked the occasion by renewing their wedding vows. Ronit shared the same by posting a video on his social media handle. Earlier in the day, the actor also shared several glimpses of the preparations and the ceremony. In a post, he asked Neelam if she would marry him again. On Monday, December 25, television actor Ronit Roy celebrated his 20th wedding anniversary with his wife Neelam Bose uniquely. The 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay' actor shared a few videos on his Instagram handle and announced that…

25 Dec

Apple stops online sales of watches

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

As Apple Stores across the US begin closing for the day, Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 sales are officially in effect. Apple removed its flagship Apple Watches from its online store on Thursday, and now they're also being removed from the Apple Store. When Apple stores reopen after Christmas on December 26, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Apple Watch Series 9 will not be available. The ban on Apple Watch sales comes as part of a long-running patent dispute between Apple and medical device company Masimo. ITC ruled in October that the blood oxygen sensors…

16 Dec

Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal launches Krutrim, India’s own AI

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, India, Technologyindia

Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal on Friday announced a "made for India" ChatGPT equivalent that he said will support 10 Indian languages. Several enterprises in India are working on similar initiatives, partly based on the government's Bhashini Mission which is creating a database of Indian languages that can be used to train AI models.Called Krutrim, Sanskrit for artificial, Aggarwal's AI company will have a distinct identity from Ola's mobility and EV business. Agarwal says the company was incorporated in April as Krutrim SI Design with teams based in Bengaluru and San Francisco.Krutrim will debut in January with a beta version that…

15 Dec

Mumbai resident ordered food worth Rs 42.3 lakh from Swiggy in 2023

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

Want to know how much India Swiggy'd this year? Well, food delivery juggernaut Swiggy has just dropped its annual culinary data – the 2023 'Swiggy Wrap' report. And remember, the report isn't your typical snoozefest; It's a delicious journey filled with 'tasty' news about Swiggy's top customers and eye-popping orders. After all, a Mumbai resident stole the spotlight as one of Swiggy's high rollers, spending Rs 42.3 lakh on food throughout the year. pause Yes, you read that right – a small fortune in gastronomic delight! The internet collectively rubbed its eyes in disbelief at this culinary scene, doing a…

14 Dec

Foxconn to invest an additional Rs 13,911 crore in Karnataka

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

Karnataka's State High-Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC), headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on December 12 approved Foxconn's investment of an additional Rs 13,911 crore. Karnataka's Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development Minister MB Patil said the company was earlier approved to invest Rs 8,000 crore in the state. "SHLCC has approved Foxconn's proposal to invest an additional ₹13,911 crore", he said. Officials said the additional investment has been earmarked for a manufacturing facility within the Information Technology Investment Zone (ITIR) industrial area at Doddallapur in Devanahalli Taluk. In May 2023, Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) acquired land worth Rs 300…

13 Dec

Ibrahim Ali Khan and Khushi Kapoor to pair up for Karan Johar’s new film

Priyanka BhowmickEntertainment, IndiaEntertainment, india

Famous for unleashing new talent, Karan Johar continues his tradition by providing a debut platform for Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh's son Ibrahim Ali Khan in the upcoming film Sarzameen. Directed by Boman Irani's son Kayoz Irani, who made his debut with Karan's Student of the Year, the film marks another addition to Karan's list of new faces. Now it looks like Khushi Kapoor, who played Betty Cooper in Zoya Akhtar's The Archies, has signed her next project. Karan Johar is set to cast Khushi Kapoor and Ibrahim Ali Khan in a film directed by his assistant Shauna Gautam.…

12 Dec

‘Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir Will Not Need Repairs For Thousand Years’

Business CorrespondentIndia

After the approval of Supreme Court, the construction of Ayodhya Temple at Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya, has completed the first phase of project and it is left with two more phases. The designed of the temple was drawn by a team under popular architect Chandrakant Bhai Sompura, the Nagara-style temple is mainly made up of pink sandstone and carved marble bought from Mirzapur and Bansi-Paharpur in Rajasthan. It has been also said that, 17,000 granite stones, which weighs 2 tonnes per stones, have been used for the construction of temple. As per the reports from the trustees, the temple will…

12 Dec

Jayesh Sanghrajka is new Infosys CFO as Nilanjan Roy resigns

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

Infosys Chief Financial Officer Nilanjan Roy has resigned with effect from March 31, 2024. The IT services major has announced the appointment of Jayesh Sangharajka as the new CFO effective April 1. Roy's resignation comes at a time when Infosys and other tier-I IT services peers including Wipro, HCLTech and TCS are witnessing top-level exits. In a statement, Infosys said Roy, who was appointed to the role in 2018, decided to step down to pursue his personal aspirations outside of Infosys. In the last one and half years, former presidents Ravi Kumar S and Mohit Joshi resigned from the organization.…

11 Dec

Tata to build India’s biggest iPhone manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

Tata is set to build India's largest Apple iPhone manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu, creating employment for over 50,000 people. In a move to boost South Asian manufacturing and production of Apple products, Tata is set to build India's largest iPhone assembly plant in Tamil Nadu. The plant will be built in Hosur, news agency Bloomberg reported. The iPhone factory is expected to have more than 20 assembly lines and employ more than 50,000 workers within two years, sources told Bloomberg. The goal is to have the site up and running in 12-18 months. The plant will strengthen Apple's efforts…