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Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola's iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of «Apocalypse Now,» and who raised a family of filmmakers, has died. She was 87. Coppola died Friday surrounded by family at home in Rutherford, California, her family announced in a statement. No cause of death was given.

Amit Shah, is set to headline a rally in Noida on Saturday evening. The rally aims to strengthen support for the party's candidate and incumbent MP, Dr Mahesh Sharma. Senior party officials disclosed that the event, scheduled at Shivalik Park in Sector 33-A, anticipates a turnout exceeding 30,000 attendees.

K Kavitha had allegedly «threatened» Aurobindo Pharma Promoter Sharath Chandra Reddy to pay Rs 25 crore to the Aam Aadmi Party for five retail zones allotted to his firm under the Delhi government's excise policy, the CBI told Special Court on Friday, while seeking her custody. Kavitha had told Reddy that in case of non-payment of money his business will be harmed in Telangana and Delhi under the Excise policy, the CBI has alleged. Reddy, who was an accused under the PMLA case probed by the Enforcement Directorate, had turned an approver in the case. He has not been charged sheeted by the CBI yet. Seeking custodial interrogation of Kavitha, the CBI told Special Judge Kaveri Baweja that it was on the «insistence and assurance» of Kavitha, daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, that Reddy participated in the liquor business in the national capital.

Who won yesterday IPL Match? Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) took on Delhi Capitals (DC) at home on April 12. Lucknow, coming from 3 wins in 4 matches, won the toss and decided to bat first. Lucknow lost their first wicket early.

Railways has set a new deadline of August 2025 to finish the Sivok-Rangpo Rail Project (SRRP) which will connect Sikkim with the rest of the country through a rail network for the first time, a senior official said on Friday. The project, covering a total length of 44.96 km between Sivok (West Bengal) to Ranpo (Sikkim), has 14 tunnels, 22 bridges (13 major and 9 minor) and five railway stations viz Sivok, Riyang, Teesta Bazar, Melli and Rangpo. At present, trains going towards Guwahati from other parts of the country pass through Sivok railway station which now pave the way for a new rail route to Rangpo in Sikkim via Riyang, Teesta and Melli (all in West Bengal).

IMD also noted than from 17 April Balangir, Sambalpur, Titlagarh, Jharsuguda, and Sonpur will see temperatures reaching 43 Degree Celsius. "Heatwaves occur when the maximum temperature reaches above 40 degrees Celsius and the departure is above 4.5 degrees Celsius from the normal," as per an IMD FAQ on heatwave.

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Congress party, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday, said that the Congress will extinct like dinosaurs in a few years. «Congress is getting vanished. These children must have heard of dinosaurs, have you? Have you seen dinosaurs? In a way, dinosaurs have completely disappeared from the earth, similarly, Congress is also disappearing,» Singh asserted while addressing the public rally in Champawat. Addressing a public rally in Champawat in support of BJP's Almora candidate Ajay Tamta, Singh took a jibe at the Congress party and its previous governance in the country and compared it with the current state of affairs in the hilly region under the BJP regime.

The SEC has reached settlements with five investment advisory firms, which will pay a collective $200,000 in penalties, after a targeted sweep discovered practices that breached its marketing rule.

Ajay Rai on Friday mocked BJP leader Smriti Irani who has been constantly attacking Rahul Gandhi and the grand old party during her campaigns for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Irani is BJP's candidate from Amethi. Mocking Irani, Rai said that she is «seems to be losing her mental balance and PM Modi should get her treated by a good doctor». Rai was reacting to Smriti Irani's statement today in which he accused Rahul Gandhi of ignoring Amethi. Earlier, Irani said when a minister from Karnataka asked Rahul Gandhi why he was contesting elections from Wayanad, he replied that the people of Wayanad are more loyal. «I want to ask, are the people of the area from where he was MP for 15 years not loyal? Are they traitors?» Irani asked.

inflation fell below 5% for the first time in five months in March, easing to 4.85% compared with 5.09% in the previous month. On the other hand, industrial output rose in February to a four-month high of 5.7%, data released Friday showed. While inflation declined to a 10-month low in March, experts indicate it is unlikely to deter the Reserve Bank of India from lowering rates anytime soon, as it tracks monsoon and other external factors. “We expect the RBI rate cut cycle to start in August at the earliest. This is contingent on the Fed rate cut cycle starting in June or July. In case the Fed rate cut cycle gets delayed due to adverse US inflation prints, the RBI rate cut cycle could also get delayed,” said Gaura Sengupta, India economist at IDFC First Bank.

Reserve Bank of India has rejected two more applications, including that of Dvara Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services, for setting up small finance banks. Earlier in July 2023, it had rejected three applications. RBI had received about a dozen applications to set up banks under the guidelines for 'on tap' Licensing of Universal Banks and Small Finance Banks (SFBs). The guidelines for 'on tap' licensing of Universal Banks and SFBs in the private sector were issued on August 1, 2016, and December 5, 2019, respectively.

Demat accounts rose to 15.1 crore in March, revealed a report by Motilal Oswal. The total number of Demat accounts has been consistently on the rise from having 11.4 crore users since March 2023. CDSL maintained its market share in terms of total Demat accounts and saw a month-on-month increase. However, NSDL experienced a decrease of 390 basis points in total market share and 570 basis points in incremental Demat accounts on a year-on-year (YoY) basis.

Ayodhya Ram Mandir's Pran Pratistha ceremony was held with much fanfare, giving rise to speculations that this would help Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seal an edge over the opposition parties in the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls. However, a survey in a Reuters report, says that while 22% of Indian voters surveyed considered the Ayodhya Ram Mandir their "most liked action" of PM Modi's government, only 8% considered this to be their primary concern. The Ram Mandir has been increasingly used by the BJP in their poll campaigns in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections.

reported Business Line The department has prepared an interim action plan for tax refunds in this fiscal and set a timeline for various actions related to taxpayers, sources said. “Approval of pending refunds has been placed under immediate action. The aim is to approve all pending refunds by April 30, 2024, which were withheld under section 241A and where scrutiny assessments have been completed and necessary orders have been passed," reported Businessline quoting an official.

Tomorrow's IPL Match: Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will clash on April 13 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali. PBKS, having won two out of five matches, are at number eight at the moment. RR, on the other hand, have lost just one of their five matches and are sitting at number one.

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NASA to one of Jupiter's icy moons, will be a significant milestone in humanity's quest to uncover extraterrestrial life. Scheduled for launch in October, the Clipper spacecraft is set to embark on a journey towards Europa, one of Jupiter's numerous moons, AFP reported.

Air India has operationalised five new contact centres, including in Cairo and Kuala Lumpur, to provide assistance to its customers worldwide. The Tata Group-owned airline has partnered with Concentrix, a California-headquartered customer engagement firm, to manage premium services from centres in Mumbai, Cairo, and Kuala Lumpur. Besides, the carrier has signed up iEnergizer to operate contact centres in Noida and Bengaluru, focusing on domestic inquiries, a release said on Friday. Recently, Air India introduced a premium desk for its premium frequent flyer members as well as business and first-class guests.