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Steve Martin, the iconic comedian, actor, and musician, is set to reveal his life's journey in the upcoming Apple TV+ documentary, «STEVE! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces.» Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Morgan Neville, the film promises an intimate look at Martin's personal and professional evolution, featuring never-before-seen footage and candid interviews with his closest friends and peers.

Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), an industry body representing India's retail chemists has asked the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) to include the banning of e-pharmacies, regulations of deep discounts and prohibition on discount advertising in their manifesto. «This will save the livelihood of crores,» said the letter by the body to the BJP president JP Nadda. AIOCD said that the online medicine business poses a serious threat to public health, serving as a gateway for counterfeit medications in the country.

unique visitors (UVs) to 460 million in January 2024, marking the first decline since 2020, with OTT penetration of the digital universe reaching 87.8%. In January 2023, the number of unique OTT visitors peaked at 466 million. The number of unique OTT visitors increased significantly from 395 million in January 2020 to 448 million in the following year due to increased adoption during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Discovery Communications India (DCI) reported a net profit of Rs 68 crore for 2022-23, up 1.49% from Rs 67 crore in the previous financial year. The company, which operates 18 TV channels and the Discovery+ streaming platform, reported a 9.59% revenue growth to Rs 1,055 crore, while expenses decreased 9.6% to Rs 975 crore. DCI's advertising and promotional expenses declined 25% to Rs 290 crore, while employee benefit expenses increased 29% to Rs 195 crore during the fiscal. Business intelligence platform Tofler sourced the company's financials through regulatory filings.

RCB vs KKR IPL 2024: Amid a lot of buzz on social media on the rivalry between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, the two players were seen in a pleasant interaction on Friday as they shared a hug and engaged in a conversation. The netizens went crazy over the scene as they reposted the video and expressed their happiness over the ‘end’ of reported rivalries between two legends of Indian cricket. It all happened during the strategic timeout after the 16th over when the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) camp was on the field.

Solana price is riding a wave of upward momentum, nearly touching the $200 mark with its current steady stance in the $180-$190 bracket.

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FY24 Stock Market Recap: BSE PSU index gains 92%, 37 stocks surge over 100%; check top gainers “In pursuance of SEBI guidelines for periodic revision of lot sizes for derivatives contracts specified in the SEBI circular CIR/MRD/DP/14/2015 dated July 13, 2015, the market lots of derivatives contracts shall be revised," the stock exchange said in the notification. The derivative lot size of 128 stocks remains unchanged, encompassing companies such as Apollo Hospitals, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, and Adani Enterprises. Also read: FY24 Review: Gold price continues to glitter amid geopolitical concerns; outlook bullish for FY25 For 6 stocks, the lot size has been increased, including Zee Entertainment, Polycab India, Navin Flourine, Dalmia Bharat, Bandhan Bank, and Atul.

The Label Life, an “Elevated Essentials" brand that sells apparel styled by the Bollywood diva herself. Mint’s Sounak Mukhopadhyay spoke to her about her entrepreneurial journey, experiences and learnings. Here’s an excerpt from that conversation: Looking back, it is never that one clock strike that defines a moment.

HSBC’s recent launch of retail gold tokens underscores the growing adoption of financial asset tokenization, a practice that’s transitioning from early adoption to mainstream use.

DC vs RR IPL 2024: Riyan Parag's explosive knock against Delhi Capitals provided Rajasthan Royals with extra two points and a lot more confidence in this season of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. But, something else caught up in the spotlight for a while as DC coach Ricky Ponting was seen in an animated exchange with the umpires about RR's decision to call an extra overseas player on the field. Later, director Sourav Ganguly also cleared his doubts with the umpire about the rules, and video of the exchange is doing rounds on social media platforms.

₹4 trillion in the current fiscal, as government departments have been actively procuring goods and services through the portal, additional secretary in the commerce ministry Anant Swarup told Mint. The GMV is up by ₹2 trillionfrom the last fiscal year. The state-run procurement portal offers a range of 12,070 products and more than 320 services to over 1.5 lakh government clientele.

1:2 stock split: Money is not in just buying and selling stocks but in holding it for as long as one can. A long-term investor not just gains from the rise in the stock price but from the various other rewards that a listed company declares from its capital reserves. These rewards could be in the form of bonus shares, dividends, buyback of shares, stock split, etc.

Scorpion Casino announced it’s conducting a 40% Easter Bonus as its presale draws to its conclusion.

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Solana has been a crypto investor favorite in 2024, thanks to the Solana price surging with the Bitcoin ETF driven bull run.

Zerodha's CEO Nithin Kamath today shared insights on the debate between investing in active or passive funds. Kamath, speaking on X, said «It's getting increasingly harder for active funds to outperform their benchmarks.» «It's a no-brainer to opt for low-cost index funds as the core of your portfolio. You can complement that with other funds, but the core should be passive funds,» Kamath said on X (formerly Twitter).

Crypto, the buzzword in the world of finance. There are currently around 31 million users of these digital assets in Europe, according to estimations from cryptocurrency payment gateway TripleA.

Axis Bank credit card holders took to social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) to report unauthorised transactions, including international purchases made without their consent. One user claimed to have received a fraudulent transaction alert from Uber Eats Canada, while others complained about being unable to close their credit cards due to technical glitches on the bank's app, as per the report.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' has stormed into theatres, captivating audiences with its colossal showdown between the iconic monsters. Directed by Adam Wingard and produced by Legendary Pictures, this film is a sequel to the highly acclaimed 'Godzilla vs Kong' from 2021. Featuring a star-studded cast including Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, and more, the movie has garnered widespread attention globally.

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI said on Thursday it will launch an enhanced version of its chatbot Grok. The new version, called Grok-1.5, will be made available to early testers and existing Grok users on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in the coming days, xAI said in a statement.