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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Strained net income margins has pushed Indian wealth management firms to accelerate expansion even as rising operating costs, dropping fees, hard-as-nails competition, and frequent regulatory changes erode profitability across the sector. Competition has intensified in the wealth management space with the surge of affluent people in the country—India has 870,000 dollarmillionaire households, up 90% from 460,000 lakh in 2021, according to the Mercedes-Benz Hurun India Wealth Report 2025.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. If you follow Seema Anand, popular sexual health educator, Kama Sutra expert, mythologist and writer on Instagram, you are familiar with her unapologetic, feisty approach –both while talking about sex, pleasure, and intimacy or wielding trolls who cannot fathom a ‘mature woman’ talking about taboo topics.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In Guillermo del Toro’s new film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, when Dr Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) demonstrates his method for re-animating dead tissue, the assembled noblemen are outraged. “Ungodly", “an abomination", “a crime against God".

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The New York Times is suing generative-AI startup Perplexity for copyright infringement, expanding its legal fight against artificial-intelligence companies that it says steal and then profit off its content. In its lawsuit, the Times accused Perplexity of illegally crawling its material and repackaging original Times stories in “verbatim or near-verbatim" written responses to users.

Hrithik Roshan has gone viral on social media. On X, a user named TheLizVariant shared a stunning picture of the ‘Dhoom 2’ star and contrasted it with an image of an ageing American man that read, “50-year-olds in 1985 vs. 50-year-olds in 2025...” and captioned it, “It’s funny cause it’s true. Why do you think that is, though?

Judge gives U.S. 72 hours to bring back Maryland dad wrongfully deported to El Salvador — «Bring Kilmar home.» That’s the message written across signs held tightly by family, friends, and neighbors in Maryland. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a hardworking 29-year-old father and sheet metal worker, was wrongfully deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)—a move the government later admitted was due to an “administrative error.” ICE now says the deportation was a mistake. But for Kilmar, that “mistake” landed him in a high-security prison in El Salvador, a country he fled in 2011 to escape violent gangs. His family hasn’t stopped fighting for his return—and now, a federal judge is stepping in.

War 2 and Rajinikanth’s Coolie. The news of a potential showdown between the films came after the release date of Coolie was confirmed by the makers. Earlier, a three-way clash was reported between War 2, Coolie and Sunny Deol’s Partition drama Lahore: 1947. Now, the historical film will likely be released in June, making it a fight between Coolie and War 2.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BACK IN THE White House, President Donald Trump says that he will end the war in Ukraine—although not in a day, as he used to promise. But there is a problem: Vladimir Putin appears to be in no hurry to make concessions and accept a deal that is not on his terms.

Joel Kaplan, Meta’s chief global affairs officer, shared the news on X, stating, “By Monday afternoon, our fact-checking program in the US will be officially over. That means no new fact checks and no fact checkers.” He added, “In place of fact checks, the first Community Notes will start appearing gradually across Facebook, Threads & Instagram, with no penalties attached.”

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Born into privilege as a princess in the 1900s in India, Amrit Kaur could have led a life of comfort and quiet influence. Instead, she used her station to steer some of independent India’s most vital reforms.

Rahul Gandhi to file his reply by May 7 over his controversial remarks about «fighting the Indian State itself». During the inauguration of the Congress' new headquarters in Delhi on January 15, Gandhi alleged that the BJP and the RSS have captured every institution of the country and said, «We are now fighting the BJP, the RSS and the Indian State itself.» Hindu Shakti Dal national president Simran Gupta moved the application before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Special MP-MLA Court) at Chandausi in Sambhal, her lawyer earlier said. Speaking to PTI, Gupta said, «On January 15, Leader of Opposition (in the Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi, during the inauguration of the Congress' new headquarters in Delhi, had said that 'our fight is not only with the RSS and the BJP but also with India'.» This comment demonstrates disrespect towards the citizens and democracy of the country, the Hindu Shakti Dal chief said. «It mocks the people and poses a threat to the unity and integrity of India. This statement has hurt the sentiments of people across the country, due to which I first complained to the District Magistrate of Sambhal, SP Sambhal and others.

Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet in ceasefire talks to bring a halt to fighting in Ukraine and ramped up pressure on Moscow by insisting that he owes the United States an immediate answer. Russia has effectively rejected a U.S. proposal for a full and immediate 30-day halt in the fighting after a Kremlin official said on Monday that Moscow views efforts to end its three-year war with Ukraine as «a drawn-out process.» «Our judgment is that Putin continues to obfuscate, continues to drag his feet,» British Foreign Secretary David Lammy told reporters at NATO headquarters, standing alongside his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot in a symbolic show of unity. Britain and France are helping to lead a multinational effort known as the «coalition of the willing» to set up a force to police any future peace in Ukraine. Lammy said that while Putin should be accepting a ceasefire, «he continues to bombard Ukraine. It's civilian population. It's energy supplies. We see you, Vladimir Putin. We know what you are doing.»

Canada and Mexico might have got off (relatively) easy on Donald Trump’s Liberation Day, but for the rest of the world the tariff blow was far worse than expected — and market reaction suggests the biggest loser could be the United States.

Khalid Rahman’s upcoming Malayalam sports comedy Alappuzha Gymkhana has got a release date. The movie, which stars Naslen in the lead, will hit theatres worldwide on April 10. The makers made the announcement on April 2, at the launch of Alappuzha Gymkhana’s second song, Panchara Punch. The movie will compete with Basil Joseph’s Maranamass and Mammootty’s Bazooka at the box office. Alappuzha Gymkhana will also face stiff competition from Mohanlal’s L2: Empuraan. The Prithviraj Sukumaran directorial has been going strong at the box office since its release last month.

Myanmar's ruling military declared a temporary ceasefire in the country's civil war Wednesday to facilitate relief efforts following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people. The surprise announcement by military leaders who also head the unelected government came late Wednesday on state television MRTV, which said the halt in fighting would run until April 22 to show compassion for people affected by Friday's quake. The announcement followed unilateral temporary ceasefires announced by armed resistance groups opposed to military rule, and the military warned that those groups must refrain from attacking the state and regrouping, or else face «necessary» measures. The resistance forces have also reserved the right to fight in self-defense. Earlier Wednesday, rescuers pulled two men alive from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar's capital, a third from a guesthouse in another city, and another in the country's second city, Mandalay, five days after the quake. But most teams were finding only bodies.

Donald Trump's agenda of deep cuts and trade protectionism, as per a report. There have been successes to slow the Trump juggernaut in court, but the lack of a coherent plan in Congress has frustrated anti-Trump Americans who have been clamoring for leaders able to show some fight, AFP reported. So there was jubilation Tuesday when a Democratic-backed candidate won the controlling seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the top judicial body in one of the most closely-fought swing states. Republicans hung on to two House seats in Florida on the same night, but with leads greatly reduced from Trump's 2024 victory margins — worrying lawmakers in much more vulnerable seats ahead of next year's midterms. «Last night's results were the shot in the arm Democrats needed,» said political analyst Andrew Koneschusky, a former senior Democratic staffer in the US Senate.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Just a few months before President Trump took office, families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza started lobbying him to their cause. In one meeting in New York in 2024, Adi Alexander was surprised to realize Trump thought most of the Israeli hostages being held by Hamas were dead.