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Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively has pulled in several PR practitioners, producers, and media personalities, making it one of Hollywood’s most complex and closely watched battles. Justin Baldoni is suing his former publicist Stephanie Jones for leaking intimate text messages that fueled his court fight against Blake Lively. The case has snowballed into a multi-layered lawsuit featuring Hollywood stars and bombshell claims of betrayal and bad behaviour.

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Telecom equipment sales have reached Rs 78,672 crore under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme, of which exports contributed Rs 14,963 crore till January 31, 2025, the government has informed Parliament. As part of the scheme, companies have invested Rs 4,081 crore and generated employment for 26,351 individuals as on January 31, 2025, Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of state for communications and rural development, said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had notified the PLI scheme on February 24, 2021, to boost domestic manufacturing of telecom and networking products in India with an outlay of Rs 12,195 crore.

As per the statement, the collaboration will give fans greater access to the franchise and players, offering behind-the-scenes content and Rajasthan Royals merchandise. “Our fans are the heartbeat of Rajasthan Royals, and we are always looking for new ways to bring them closer to the team. Partnering with FanCode helps us do just that—giving fans more ways to engage, whether through exclusive content, behind-the-scenes access, or official Royals merchandise,” said Jake Lush McCrum, CEO, Rajasthan Royals. FanCode Shop will oversee the end-to-end operations of the team’s official merchandise, including designing, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution. The collection will feature official jerseys, accessories, and a wide range of fan apparel including polos, t-shirts, joggers, and shorts. Special customised jerseys, where fans can get names of their favourite player, or their own name printed will also be made available. This initiative aims to offer fans high-quality, affordable merchandise that reflects the Royals’ vibrant identity. To enhance offline accessibility, a special FanCode Shop kiosk will be set up at WTP Mall in Jaipur, where a dedicated ‘Royals Corner’ will allow fans to explore and purchase official team merchandise in person. In-stadia sales across Guwahati and Jaipur, where Rajasthan Royals play their home matches, will also be facilitated by FanCode Shop.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In her latest show, Divine Feminine, stand-up comedian Prashasti Singh remarks, “Bolti aurat kisi ko pasand nahin aati (nobody likes a woman with a voice)." Throughout her hour-long performance, her body language and sharp lines channel rage at a world that reduces women to potential wives or “crazy" spinsters. Women in the audience roar with laughter, cheering her; men chuckle at regular intervals.

Brigade Group for residential and commercial projects in Hyderabad and Chennai. L&T’s Buildings & Factories (B&F) vertical won the orders, which the company classifies as “large” with a value ranging between Rs 2,500 crore and Rs 5,000 crore. The order marks the largest residential project received by L&T from a private customer, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Friday.

Rupee billionaire MLAs. Cynics would explain this as an appalling display of power distance in a money-obsessed public life, but the South’s overwhelming representation in the HNI lawmakers’ club is as much a symbol of peninsular India’s broader prosperity as is the glaring regional disparity in staples-loaded retail inflation. In economic terms, the two pieces of data indicate the South’s burgeoning wealth effect – across the spectrum. India’s consumer inflation gauge, with a disproportionate rural weighting of basic food items and a still substantial urban weighting, has fallen below the 4% legal mandate in February to a seven-month low. However, a region-based analysis of inflation data indicates the South has averaged higher on the metric, presumably driven by demand, as those migrating from the less prosperous northern, eastern and central states seek toeholds in bustling economic hubs such as Coimbatore, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, and Cochin. “The region-wise index share CAGR growth during FY12 to FY25 (until Feb 2025) indicates that the southern region has the highest CAGR inflation of 6% in overall inflation,” SBI Research said in a study that analysed inflation across states and federally administered areas over the past 14 years. Curiously, inflation in the South trended above the national average over the period in both rural and urban areas, indicating prosperity across the geographic spectrum – and possibly the impact of labour migration from the less economically advantaged states into even remote villages in the South – particularly the remittance-heavy Kerala.

Google has introduced two new features, Canvas and Audio Overview, to its Gemini AI platform. The features are aimed at making it easier for users to create, collaborate and learn more efficiently. The updates were announced in a recent blog post by Google. What is Canvas? Canvas is a new interactive workspace within Gemini that lets users create, edit and share content more collaboratively. It can be used to write documents, edit code or work on projects—everything updates in real time.

Upcoming cars in India)Leading brands including Honda, Hyundai, Citroen, and Mahindra are offering special promotions, such as cash discounts, trade-in bonuses, corporate incentives, and scrappage bonuses. These deals, valid until March 31, 2025, create an excellent chance to purchase a new car at a lower price before prices rise. Below is a list of car manufacturers and their respective March discounts:Honda Cars India is offering incentives of up to ₹90,000 on models like the City, Elevate, Amaze and City e:HEV.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It wasn’t that long ago that perfectly stabilized high resolution video capture used to be the preserve of dolly-mounted movie cameras in the hands of professionals. Today, smartphone cameras have stepped right in with gorgeous 4K video, but even with refinements in image stabilization, they’re still left wanting when it comes to buttery smooth video footage and those sweeping cinematic shots.

Perplexity AI is in talks to raise funds at an $18 billion valuation, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday, as the Nvidia-backed startup looks to grow and capture soaring demand for its search tools. The jump in valuation doubles the previous $9 billion figure, reported by Reuters in November. Perplexity is an AI startup that provides information by searching the internet, just like ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, and is backed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and Japan's SoftBank Group.

First Four games, narrowing the field to 64 teams, and progresses through several rounds leading to the National Championship.

Sobhita Dhulipala has recently found herself at the center of controversy after being accused by netizens of 'copying' Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s outfit in a Vogue photoshoot. The claims surfaced when eagle-eyed social media users noticed similarities between Sobhita’s dress in the magazine shoot and an outfit worn by Samantha earlier. This led to a barrage of online criticism, with some users directly calling out the actress in the comments section. Reacting to Sobhita’s pictures, one user commented, «You copied Samantha's dress also.» Another wrote, «This look is Samantha's recent look right?» While some directly accused her of imitating Samantha’s fashion choices, others went as far as calling her «shameless.»

Warner Bros. on Thursday revealed the first teaser for One Battle After Another, most recent work from gifted screenwriter and director Paul Thomas Anderson. Featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall, Sean Penn, and Teyana Taylor, this gunslinging thriller is scheduled to be released in theatres on September 28, 2025. The teaser offers us an exciting glimpse into the compelling plot of the movie. DiCaprio's character features in the opening shot of the teaser sipping a drink as gunshots resonate behind him. The teaser intensifies with shots of Sean Penn's character dragging a screaming young woman through an alleyway. Meanwhile, gunfire rings out in the distance. The clip then closes with DiCaprio's character, now older with a goatee, while he is muttering, «Just when you think you got a handle on things.”

The widely touted 'nuclear weapon button' on Trump’s desk is actually his beloved ‘coke button’.

Olympics 2028 after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) member states unanimously voted for it during the governing body's 144th session here. When IOC president Thomas Bach asked for a show of hands from all in favour of boxing's inclusion in the LA Games all the members duly obliged with no one abstaining or voting against. «I thank you for the approval of having boxing back in the Olympic programme. We can look forward to a great boxing tournament,» Bach said. «It doesn't happen often that the proposal for programmes happen unanimously but this commission is breaking record after record.» Boxing was not included on the LA 28 initial sports programme approved by the IOC Session in February 2022 because of the concerns that had gripped the then federation, the International Boxing Association (IBA). The IOC had suspended the IBA following long-running disputes over governance, its finances and the integrity of bouts and judging.

This year, 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, will already become the youngest player ever to feature in the cash-rich tournament. Here are the five youngest players participating in the IPL 2025.

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