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«The place where this show was recorded, the booking money for it came from Matoshree from Uddav Thackeray and that is why Eknath Shinde has been targeted,» Nirupam said during a press conference in Mumbai. «The people of Maharashtra have blessed the choice of Eknath Shinde, in that too, Kunal Kamra went forward with allegations because Sanjay Raut and Uddhav Thackeray has given him money,» he added. The leader further showed a photo of Sanjay Raut and Kunal Kamra at Habitat venue together. The photo is from a previous series of Kamra, called 'Ya Kunal,' where he interviewed UBT leader Sanjay Raut. Alleging that Kamra is part of the «Rahul Gandhi and Congress ecosystem,» he added, «He is a man of leftist ideology and a close friend of Sanjay Raut. First he walks with Rahul Gandhi in padyatra and his picture comes with Sanjay Raut, he also meets Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule. And now in the name of stand-up comedy, he has made a very low level comment on our supreme leader Eknath Shinde.»

Mumbai police arrested 11 members of the Yuva Sena, the youth faction of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Monday for vandalising the Habitat comedy venue. The group was protesting against the alleged derogatory remarks made by standup comedian Kunal Kamra on his recent comedy special, 'Naya Bharat,' uploaded on Youtube. According to police, the youth group went inside the venue while a live show of comedian Rajat Sood was going on, forcing it to stop and vandalised it. Shiv Sena has strongly objected to the comments made by Kamra, meanwhile the Opposition alliance in Maharahstra has criticised the Mahayuti government for the «break down of law and order», which UBT's Arvind Sawant saying that every word spoken by Kamra is correct. Earlier, Officials had registered a FIR it under Sections 132, 189(2), 189(3), 190, 191(2), 324(5), 324(6), 223, 351(2), 352, 333, 37(1), and 135 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and also under sections 37 (1) and 135 under the Maharashtra Police Act. Shinde Sena's Sanjay Nirupam alleged that the booking money for the show came from Matoshree, the residence of former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

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With air travel increasing significantly—especially among first-time flyers—DGCA chief Faiz Ahmed Kidwai emphasized the importance of informing passengers about their entitlements in cases of service deficiencies, flight delays (due to airline-controlled factors), cancellations, denied boarding, and baggage issues. IndiGo has reportedly assured the regulator that it will implement this directive by Tuesday i.e. March 2025.

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) will be in focus on Monday after it secured a Rs 2,800 crore power transmission project in Gujarat. According to an exchange filing, the project will supply green electrons for the production of Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia at Mundra in Gujarat. This marks AESL's sixth order win for the fiscal year, bringing its total order book to Rs 57,561 crore.

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Aston Martin Vanquish has gone on sale in India, priced at ₹8.85 crore, ex-showroom. Aston Martin brought back the Vanquish model after a 6-year wait and the grand tourer made its global debut in September 2024.

Bosch: Legacy" season 3 release date on Amazon Prime Video has been announced. The sequel series to Prime Video’s “Bosch” called “Bosch: Legacy” launches its third and final season on Thursday, March 27. It stars Titus Welliver as Harry Bosch, a former LAPD detective now working in the private sector. The character was first introduced in novels by Michael Connelly. And here’s a fun fact, in Connelly’s books Bosch is the half-brother of Mickey Haller, who is the subject of Netflix’s “The Lincoln Lawyer.” Apart from "Bosch: Legacy" season 3, «Mufasa: The Lion King» started out a little like a cub in theaters but ultimately roared to $717 million in worldwide ticket sales. On March 28, Barry Jenkins’ photorealistic prequel arrives on Disney+. In it, Mufasa ( Aaron Pierre ) tells the story of how he was washed away from the pride lands by a flood but returns years later to fulfill his destiny. Shows about high-speed racing like Formula One and NASCAR have helped boost the popularity of motorsports but female racers have typically been overlooked by the genre. Just this month, Katherine Legge became the first woman to compete in a NASCAR Cup Series race since Danica Patrick in 2018. A new docuseries from Prime Video called “First to Finish” is dedicated to women in motorsports. It follows Heather Hadley and Sally Mott — both female drivers — and Shea Holbrook, a female team owner as they compete in the Mazda MX-5 Cup Championship. “First to Finish” debuts Tuesday on Prime Video.

Nifty 50 index posting its biggest weekly gain in over four years. The rally was driven by renewed foreign investor interest and expectations that the worst of the recent market downturn is over. The NSE Nifty 50 closed 0.69% higher at 23,350, while the BSE Sensex gained 0.73% to settle at 76,905—both at six-week highs. For the week, both indices surged about 4.2%.

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CBI) has filed a closure report in the two cases it was investigating in the alleged suicide case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, sources said on Saturday. Rajput, 34, was found dead at his Bandra apartment on June 14, 2020.

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lithium-ion battery solutions, is set to launch its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on Tuesday, March 25. The company aims to raise up to Rs 63.76 crore at the upper price band, with the shares proposed to be listed on the NSE Emerge platform. The IPO comprises up to 54,03,600 equity shares of face value Rs 10 each, which includes a fresh issue of 43,23,600 equity shares and an offer for sale of 10,80,000 equity shares.

Joe Biden has privately signaled his willingness to assist Democrats in countering Trump-era policy reversals, offering to fundraise, campaign, and support rebuilding efforts. During a recent meeting with Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Ken Martin, Biden emphasized his commitment to revitalizing the party, which currently faces historic lows in public approval. However, many within the party remain skeptical, viewing Biden as a relic of past electoral setbacks rather than a bridge to future success. A recent NBC News poll underscores the challenge: only 27% of voters hold positive views of the Democratic Party, the lowest since 1990.

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Greenland's glittering blue icebergs, says his bank has told him to expand ahead of an expected influx of tourists after US President Donald Trump put the island in the global spotlight. Trump's comments, coupled with the opening of a new international airport in the capital Nuuk, have already boosted arrivals and more are expected. «Already now, we are getting many more bookings than we have received earlier, especially because of a man with the last name of Trump. He has really put Greenland on the map once again,» Knudsen-Ostermann, operator of Greenland Cruises, said, standing on the dock of an ice-packed harbour. Greenland became the focus of international attention in January when Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., arrived at the newly opened Nuuk airport. Since then, the U.S. president has doubled down on his pledge to make the Arctic island part of the United States, as he eyes its vast wealth of rare earth minerals critical for high-tech industries.

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