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Taapsee Pannu continues to remain tight-lipped about her marriage to Danish tennis sensation Mathias Boe, news of their low-key wedding ceremony in Udaipur continues to hit headlines. Recently, a video of the pair exchanging vows has gone viral on Reddit. The clip was shared on the ‘Bolly Blinds & Gossip’ subreddit. In the video, the ‘Haseen Dilruba’ star is dressed in the typical Punjabi wedding gear — a bright red churidaar kurta and bedecked in golden jewellery. She is also seen sporting a pair of stylish sunglasses as she walks towards Mathias who looks handsome in a sherwani and pagdi. She is accompanied by her sister Shagun and some friends. The pair is seen exchanging garlands and sealing the deal with a hug and a kiss. Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh's iconic song ‘Kothe Te Aa Mahiya’ is seen playing in the background.

Core inflation also fell from February's figure of 3.1% to an annual rate of 2.9%. Services had the highest annual rate at 4%, unchanged from February. Food, alcohol and tobacco (2.7%), non-energy industrial goods (1.1%) and energy (-1.8%) all saw a decrease in annual inflation rates compared to February. Timing of ECB rate cuts in doubt as core eurozone inflation measure disappoints Michael Field, European market strategist at Morningstar, said markets expected a flat reading for headline inflation for March, so the decrease is a «positive surprise». However, he said core inflation w...

West Bengal, the Centre has provided security cover to former Calcutta High Court Judge and BJP leader Abhijit Gangopadhyay, ex-Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Arjun Singh among four leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state as part of its measures to ensure the safety of key political figures. Besides, Gangopadhyay, Singh, BJP District General Secretary Abhijit Barman, and executive member of West Bengal's Cooch Behar district Tapas Das are among those who have been granted security protection by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Gangopadhyay has been granted security under the 'Y+' category, while Arjun Singh has been given security under the 'Z' category. However, both Barman and Das have been given security under the 'X' category.

February saw a notable inflection in the investment fund space as mutual funds witnessed net inflows for the first time since November 2021, according to the latest US Monthly Product Trends report from Cerulli Associates.

Embattled co-working space provider WeWork says it expects to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of May, touting lease-restructuring efforts that it estimates will bring $8 billion in future rental savings

Israel-Hamas war: The rising death toll in Gaza has captured all the headlines since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023. With more than 32,000 people dead, mostly innocent women and children, the international agencies have termed the war catastrophic for the Palestinians in Gaza.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman are set to headline «The Roses,» a reimagining of the 1989 classic «The War of the Roses.» Directed by Jay Roach, the dark comedy focuses on the lives of a seemingly perfect couple, played by Cumberbatch and Colman, whose world is upended by hidden resentments and fierce competition. Cast, Creative Team

RBI) is likely to keep interest rates unchanged this week as it weighs both robust domestic economic growth prospects amid prickly food inflation and a delayed start to the now-evident shallower monetary easing cycle in the US, where policymakers have already announced fewer reductions next year than indicated by earlier dot plots. An ET poll of 14 respondents said the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.50% at the conclusion of the panel's three-day meeting on April 5. This would mark the seventh consecutive time the rate-setting committee is expected to maintain the repo rate at its current level.

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Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas explains the 'three basic ways' Biden could reduce national debt.

Kroger is shuttering three spoke facilities in its Texas and Florida e-commerce operations

Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics

Bitgert coin has been making the headlines since its launch, and the recent pump has given more push. The crypto market trends also favour its future growth potential. As the cryptocurrency market continued to show a positive impact, major crypto is in an uptrend. Bitcoin has reached its all-time high of $73,000 in the past few weeks. This has brought back investors’ attention as well as media attention to the crypto market, giving room to other altcoins.

Speaking to the FT, the MPC member explained that he favours a slow start to cutting rates, and that the road to rate cuts will be a «long, slow process». He said: «Although the fall in headline inflation is very good news, it is not informative about what we really care about: what we really care about is the persistent and the underlying inflation. „I think cuts are a long way off.“ BoE rate setter Catherine Mann: Markets are pricing in 'too many' cuts The rate setter said he considers himself a „gradualist“ rather than an „activist“ when it comes to monetary policy, as inflat...

The British royal family learned the hard way: in the modern media world, if you don't fill an information vacuum, others will fill it for you, and it's not likely to be pretty

Arvind Kejriwal by ED in excise policy case. Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India issued a show cause notice to Congress leader Supriya Shrinate for her derogatory remarks against Kangana Ranaut. As March 27 comes to an end, here are top 5 events that made headlines today.

BYD and Tesla, the world’s top two electric-vehicle makers, have a lot in common these days—except in terms of market value, where the U.S. company is roughly seven times as big. It takes a lot of faith in chief executive Elon Musk’s promise of autonomy to rationalize the difference.

With meme coins like Shiba, SLERF and BEFE revolutionising the crypto market and making some sensational returns, people worldwide are looking to maximise their gains with meme coins. While the crypto market was initially known as Bitcoin or Ethereum, the market’s trajectory has changed, with people raving more about meme coins like SLERF, Shiba Inu or BEFE. 

Congress charges, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is designed based on the best practice choice architecture and guarantees a minimum of 8 per cent return. «Atal Pension Yojana is designed based on best practice choice architecture to automatically continue the premium payment unless the subscriber opts out. This is a deliberate and beneficial feature which is in the best interest of the subscribers,» Sitharaman said in post on X. Instead of requiring people to decide each year to continue, they have to take a decision to discontinue, she said, adding, this makes many of them take the right decision and save for their retirement. Earlier in the day, the Congress attacked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the Atal Pension Yojana, alleging it is a «very poorly-designed scheme» and a «paper tiger» that needs officials to hoodwink and coerce people into participating in it.

Also Read: This is the reason why midcaps and smallcaps may consolidate in medium-term Sen expects the market to rebound in 3-6 months when SMIDs would start to outperform again and the ‘hide in large-caps’ trade would unwind. He sees this as a ‘buy-the-dip’ correction, with the only caveat being to avoid SMID stocks with elevated valuations. “We believe the correction in March has been due to frothy valuations and worries about liquidity in SMID funds and stocks.

Telecom tariff hike of 20% likely in 2024, post elections, says BofA Securities; Airtel shares zoom Executives noted that due to increased data consumption in 5G packs, users are upgrading to higher plans for an enhanced viewing experience. They also highlighted Jio's efforts to boost the adoption of its JioFiber broadband plans by bundling them with various services. With no complimentary offerings in these packs, user recognition of their value is heightened.