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The CW Network has picked up ‘The Chosen’ for its fourth season. It is a biblical drama series focusing on the life of Jesus, who is the son of a carpenter. He helps numerous people including a woman and another worker who are battling the demons. He also preaches the ‘divine message’ to anyone who is willing to listen to him. This has been confirmed by the Deadline.

NHL fans are currently on a roll as the Stanley Cup finals, considered the "Super Bowl" of ice hockey will kick-off in a matter of days with some of the legends of the ice-hockey era raking it all in so that their respective teams emerge as the winners.

Rising uncertainty around the US election could endanger some of this year’s most popular macro trades as investors rush to cut exposures, according to Morgan Stanley.

The money, which comes on the heels of a $25 million donation from Ripple, means that Fairshake and its affiliates have raised to $160 million in this election cycle, making it one of the largest Super PACs.Coinbase has a strict no-politics policy but, says CEO Brian Armstrong in a blog, "when it comes to our mission of increasing economic freedom by growing the adoption of cryptocurrencies, we are deeply engaged in policy efforts".Armstrong claims that 52 million Americans have owned crypto but: "For too long, some congressional leaders who are out of touch with their constituents have attempted to eliminate the crypto industry from the US."Last summer, Coinbase was sued by the SEC for operating its crypto asset trading platform as an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency.The industry secured another win last week when the House of Representatives passed the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act despite opposition from the Biden Administration and SEC chair Gary Gensler.The bill establishes a regulatory framework for digital assets, covering areas such as consumer protections, the use of crypto in illicit finance, but still faces an uncertain future in the Senate.Armstrong cites the bill as an example of recent progress but says, "the best way to get regulatory clarity in democratic countries is to elect pro-crypto candidates on both sides of the aisle, and to vote anti-crypto candidates out of office".

Star Trek: Prodigy" season 2 is all set to be released on Netflix. The first season was premiered on Christmas Day and now the second season will premier on July 1 this year, as per a report on WhatsOnNetflix.

Netflix has got exciting news for its users by announcing the release of ‘Hit Man’. the latest film collaboration between Glen Powell and director Richard Linklater. As per a report by Decider, the film explores the amazing true tale of Gary Johnson and is based on a compelling 2001 Texas Monthly piece by Skip Hollandsworth.

Tesla on Monday defended a proposal to ratify CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package and said a new compensation would be costlier, days after a top proxy advisory firm recommended shareholders to vote against the proposal.

Palestinian health officials said Israeli strikes killed 11 people overnight into Monday, including a woman and three children, in central Gaza.

Rahul Dravid on Monday confirmed that the T20 World Cup will be his last tournament as head coach of the Indian cricket team. Dravid, who took charge of the team in November 2021, was not expected to reapply for the high-profile job after the BCCI invited applications last month.

Wipro on Monday appointed Bruno Schenk as the country head and managing director for Switzerland, effective immediately. He will report to Wipro’s Europe CEO Pierre Bruno, the company said in an exchange filing.

Uno Minda, a large-cap supplier of lighting, switching, acoustics and seating solutions to global automobile companies, has outpaced the industry growth aided by improving content per vehicle through premium offerings, introducing new products and expanding the electric vehicles (EVs) segment.

personal loans and credit-card outstanding, has continued to slide in India after the central bank enhanced the risk weighting on such exposures to minimise the likelihood of mounting delinquencies in the banking system.

subscription rates for consumers are expected to rise by 5-8% due to an increase in bouquet rates by broadcasters such as Disney Star, Viacom18, Zee Entertainment, and Sony Pictures Networks India, according to industry officials. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had asked broadcasters not to switch off signals to distribution platform operators (DPOs) who don't sign agreements as per the new tariffs till the general elections get over.

Sri Lanka beckon the shadowy betting rings. As Dubai turns too hot for comfort amid the glare of investigation on the online gambling empire Mahadev, some of the other faceless operators of illegal betting apps are moving to Sri Lanka.

hydroelectric insurance pools for better disaster protection, and is engaging with regulators and insurers for such products, said GIC chairman Ramaswamy Narayanan.

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Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are expected to post their highest-ever return on capital invested this fiscal as the country's top telecom firms complete 95% pan-India 5G rollouts and focus on improving returns, according to analysts. Macquarie Research estimates Airtel's ROCE (return on capital employed) to surge to 10-19% during FY25-28 from 2-6% in the last more than a decade, aided by tariff hikes, better subscriber mix and capex moderation. Airtel had invested $32 billion in FY24, generating a return of 8%. Over the next four years, while investments will drop to $28 billion per year, returns will likely more than double to 19%, Macquarie data showed. «From its lows in FY19, Airtel's India mobile ARPU (average revenue per user) has improved to ₹209 in 4QFY24 (2x in five years),» the company said in an investor update. Macquarie expects Airtel's India ARPU to reach ₹275 per month in FY27, driven by a likely 15% rise in industry tariffs post the general elections this week, followed by ongoing mix improvements — data users, upgrades to 5G, strategic segmentation, and prepaid to postpaid conversions.

Karnataka High Court on Monday adjourned JDS MLA HD Revanna's plea on quashing the first information report (FIR) filed against him in a case of alleged abduction of a sexual assault survivor from her home in Mysuru district. The high court will hear the case on Friday. Revanna, a former minister and son of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, was booked last month on accusations of kidnapping one of the alleged survivors of sexual abuse by his son Prajwal Revanna, who is BJP-led NDA's candidate from Hassan in this Lok Sabha election.

NEW YORK CITY — Donald Trump would have Americans believe that his conviction on 34 felony counts last week proves that their legal system is rigged and corrupt and that he’s a victim.

White House is telling lawmakers that President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down asylum requests to the U.S.-Mexico border once the number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry, with the border reopening once that number declines to 1,500, according to several people familiar with the discussions. The impact of the 2,500 figure means that the border could be closed to migrants seeking asylum effectively immediately, because daily figures are higher than that now.

candidates from the three political parties — Congress, BJP and JD(S) — who filed their nominations on Monday for the Karnataka Legislative Council polls are likely to get elected unopposed, official sources said. The biennial elections to the 11 seats of Karnataka Legislative Council to be elected by Members of Legislative Assembly is scheduled to be held on June 13. Today was the last day for filing of nominations. As per the existing strength of parties in the assembly, the Congress can win seven seats, BJP can win three and JD(S) one seat.