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Taylor Swift says she’ll be voting for U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris in November’s presidential election.

Lollapalooza India 2025 will return with a two-day musical event on March 8 and 9, 2025. The organisers unveiled the star-studded line-up on Tuesday, featuring global headliners and rising talent. The multi-genre festival promises a diverse array of performances across four stages, spanning 20 hours.

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POP, a fintech enabler for direct to consumer brands started by former Flipkart employees, has introduced India’s first multi-brand co-branded credit card developed in collaboration with RuPay and Yes Bank. This launch coincides with POP surpassing one million UPI transactions, aims to leverage the power of the RuPay network to make credit on UPI easier for its network of users As India’s first multi-brand co-branded card, it brings together top brands such as Zomato, Blinkit, Cult, Rapido, Cleartrip, and Pharmeasy, covering key daily expenditure categories like e-commerce, groceries, F&B, travel, and health and fitness. POP aims to create a relevant value proposition with these marquee brands while leveraging the growing UPI and RuPay networks. Cardholders can earn rewards on every transaction through POPcoins. RuPay card holders benefit from accelerated POPcoins earnings when using the card with POP UPI.

iPhone slips from your hand, taking an unplanned dip in the ocean. Or maybe you're belting out tunes in the shower when your iPhone decides it wants to join in on the fun—only to get splashed by more than just your voice. We've all heard those old Indian «jugaad» tricks—like putting your phone in rice or shaking it like a tambourine to get the water out. But when it comes to your iPhone, it's time to let those hacks go and follow the pros at Apple for a safer recovery.

Godzilla-style monster flick. Kim Jong Un, the current ruler, demands “masterpieces pulsating with the sentiment of the times", by which he means praise for himself. The president of South Korea probably has views on the arts, too.

In a TikTok video posted this year, influencer Addison Rae is in the studio with pop star Charli XCX and producer A.G. Cook. She’s recording a verse for the remix of “Von Dutch," an ecstatic club-pop single from Charli XCX’s raved-about album “Brat." Rae giggles before thrusting her hands to the ceiling and improvising a pitch-perfect, ear-perforating shriek.

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his brother, former Eagles center Jason Kelce, are taking their popular “New Heights” podcast to Amazon’s Wondery under a three-year deal that gives the company exclusive advertising sales and distribution rights

Jennifer Lopez officially filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, her fourth husband, on August 20. The 20-year Bennifer saga came to an end last week when Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from husband Ben Affleck after two years of marriage. Who is next for the pop diva who is now a four-time divorcee, wonders a Vegas betting website? With +800 odds, the majority of BetOnline's wagerers are betting on Eminem; the rapper included Lopez in the song I'm Back 25 years ago. However, people could see more than just Slim Shady with Jenny From the Block. Also Read: Sweethearts: Romantic comedy’s premiere date, where to watch, plot and cast

Food delivery giant Zomato has an exciting new feature for customers. Food lovers can now book orders up to two days in advance. Orders can now be scheduled from no less than 13,000 eateries around Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Jaipur, and Bengaluru if they exceed Rs 1,000. Goyal mentioned that these establishments were chosen due to their history of maintaining ample stock and consistently preparing meals on time. These restaurants have consistently ensured a well-stocked inventory and have shown reliability in their kitchen operations. More restaurants and cities will be included in the future, and the service will soon be available for all orders. «Improve your meal planning by placing orders up to two days ahead, and we’ll ensure timely delivery,» Goyal shared in a social media update.

Pop star Dua Lipa, who is set to headline the second edition of the Zomato Feeding India Concert in November, says she is looking forward to returning to the country after she rang in the new year here. The Grammy winner, known for songs such as «Levitating», «Houdini», and «Dance The Night», shared a post on Instagram expressing her excitement for the upcoming show. «India, I'm coming back!!! My trip at the start of this year was a beautiful reminder of how much I love this place. »The warmth and energy I felt from everyone I met there was amazing, and I can't wait to see you again to perform in November!!!!" Lipa wrote on Saturday alongside a series of pictures from her previous India visit and the announcement poster of the concert.

Jenna Ortega and Sabrina Carpenter's music video has gone viral. Netflix's 'Wednesday' star featured in Sabrina Carpenter's new single — Taste. 'Taste' is a single video from Carpenter's sixth album «Short n’ Sweet». Sabrina Carpenter's winning streak of singles continues on «Taste,» the lilting, deceptively chirpy opening track from her hook-filled new album, "Short 'n' Sweet." A bright, buoyantly delivered blend of '80s pop gloss and '90s country sass, Carpenter lets a paramour's on-again, off-again ex know exactly whose bed his boots have been under lately.

Reliance-owned Ajio on Friday announced the launch of British fashion brand ASOS on the e-tailor platform. This collaboration has marked ASOS's debut in the Indian online retail market with over 3000 options across its curated portfolio of subsidiaries that include ASOS Design, ASOS Edition, ASOS Luxe and Miss Selfridge. With this tie-up, Ajio has strengthened its repertoire of top exclusive international brands, the company said in a press release. “Indians are exposed to global fashion trends and pop culture now more than ever. With a growing appetite for international brands, ASOS is perfectly poised to tap into the Indian market with India’s favourite online fashion destination AJIO, catering to young Indian shoppers looking for the latest in global fashion,” Ajio’s CEO Vineeth Nair said.

Instagram is taking a trip down memory lane with its latest feature update, allowing users to add music to their profiles. This new feature is a nod to the early 2000s when Myspace allowed users to showcase their favorite tunes. While Instagram’s version won’t autoplay the song like Myspace did, it still offers a fun and engaging way for users to personalize their profiles and share their musical tastes with followers.

Since graduating with a degree in economics from the University of Birmingham in 2018, Joel has worked as a financial market/cryptocurrency analyst. He firmly believes that emerging crypto technology...

Since graduating with a degree in economics from the University of Birmingham in 2018, Joel has worked as a financial market/cryptocurrency analyst. He firmly believes that emerging crypto technology...

Joe Blake kicked off his first dating-app chat with Missy Gosbee by inquiring about her favorite “Star Wars" movie. “Episode V," she instantly told him. (Nonfan translation: “The Empire Strikes Back.") Soon they were spending her birthdays watching 13-hour “Star Wars" marathons, munching on “Star Wars"-themed food from her collection of “Star Wars"-themed cookbooks.

Saraswati Saree Depot are set to debut on the exchanges on Tuesday. Ahead of the listing, the company’s shares are trading with a gray market premium (GMP) of Rs 46. With the upper price band set at Rs 160, the stock is expected to list at a premium of 29% over the issue price.

listing gains snagged by SoftBank’s India portfolio firms Ola Electric, FirstCry and Unicommerce are the result of sensible initial public offering (IPO) pricing, favourable macroeconomic conditions and the growing acceptance of technology firms by the capital markets, said Sumer Juneja, managing partner for India and EMEA at SoftBank. In an interview to ET on Tuesday, he said that the active participation of domestic mutual funds has helped shore up demand for these public offerings. It’s not true that these new-age IPO are gaining only because of the continuing bull run in the stock markets, he added. The Masayoshi Son-led Japanese group’s cumulative holdings across the three recently listed companies stand at about $2 billion following their market debut. SoftBank had pumped $400 million into FirstCry, which listed at a premium of 40% to its issue price of Rs 465 per share.

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