From J. Jayalalithaa to Rajinikanth, Tamil cinema has introduced numerous talents. While a few flourished over the years through their oeuvre, some failed to it make it into the big league. Despite giving impeccable performances and conquering the hearts of the cinephiles, there have been actors and technicians, who…
Experienced wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik and young all-rounder Washington Sundar were named in Tamil Nadu’s 20-man squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy cricket tournament. Karthik missed the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament which Tamil Nadu won in New Delhi on Monday owing to an injury, while Washington Sundar…
WazirX app witnessed heavy user activity following the government’s decision to introduce a new cryptocurrency bill in the Parliament to ban private cryptos. A lot of investors took to WazirX and other crypto exchange platforms to sell their investments, resulting in an app crash. Some users even shared the…
The government has listed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021, which will be taken up during the Winter Session of Parliament to privatise two public sector banks as part of the Rs 1.75 lakh crore disinvestment target in the current fiscal year. The legislation is one of the 26 bills that are scheduled to be…
Shares of two state-owned banks, Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) and Central Bank of India (CBI), jumped sharply during Wednesday’s intra-day trading session. Shares of both banks had rallied up to nearly 20 per cent in early trade. At 11:50 am, shares of IOB were trading 11.34 per cent higher on the Bombay Stock Exchange…
Abhishek Bachchan’s next has him play Bob Biswas, a character from Sujoy Ghosh’s Kahaani, who is getting a spin-off film. For Bob Biswas, Abhishek had to go through the tough ordeal of putting on weight to look the part. Unlike many actors, Abhishek didn’t want to use CGI or prosthetics to look the part and…
Suriya recently delivered the court drama ‘Jai Bhim’, which is directed by TJ Gnanavel, and the film received good responses from the audience. But the film landed in trouble after a few people stood against it for a few scenes. The head of Vanniyar Sangam, Arulmozhi has reportedly filed a case at…
After a few weeks of rumours and speculations, Vivo finally launched its latest V-series smartphone the Vivo V23e 5G in Vietnam. This is a 5G variant of the Vivo V23e that was first launched in Vietnam earlier this month as the successor of the Vivo V21e. The Vivo V23e 5G is available in only one variant, 8GB with…
Nasa is preparing to launch a mission to smash a spacecraft into an asteroid — a test run should humanity ever need to stop a giant space rock from wiping out life on Earth. It may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) is a real proof-of-concept experiment,…
Government-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) offers prepaid plans under Rs 2500 that offer up to 425 days validity. No other private telco is giving 425 days validity with its plans. Users looking for long-term plans between 300 and 425 days validity can opt for these plans. BSNL offers a prepaid plan at…