China to take ‘golden shares’ in two of its biggest tech firms Alibaba and Tencent

China to take ‘golden shares’ in two of its biggest tech firms Alibaba and Tencent

London,  China is to take “golden shares” in two of its biggest tech companies, Alibaba and Tencent, as Beijing extends its influence on the country’s star tech firms and its most powerful and wealthy business people, media reports said. Beijing’s move marks a shift away from imposing hefty fines and sanctions in its two-year tech […]

Ministry of Petroleum to host inaugural edition of India Energy Week 2023

Ministry of Petroleum to host inaugural edition of India Energy Week 2023

New Delhi, The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas will host the inaugural edition of India Energy Week 2023 in Bengaluru (February 6-8) at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre, convening global policymakers and energy leaders to drive dialogue on how India will address rising energy demand through a convergence of bio-fuels, green hydrogen, renewable energy, and […]

Microsoft employees get ‘unlimited time off’ in US

Microsoft employees get ‘unlimited time off’ in US

San Francisco,  Microsoft will give its staff in the US “unlimited time off”, no longer requiring them to formally record vacation. According to The Verge, the new ‘Discretionary Time Off’ policy will apply to all employees on the pay role. “How, when, and where we do our jobs has dramatically changed. And as we’ve transformed, […]

‘Incredible for entirety of Indian cinema’: KJo on Golden Globes ‘Naatu Naatu’ win

‘Incredible for entirety of Indian cinema’: KJo on Golden Globes ‘Naatu Naatu’ win

Mumbai, Jan 12  Bollywood producer-filmmaker Karan Johar congratulated his friend and fellow filmmaker S. S. Rajamouli and the team of his film ‘RRR’ as the song ‘Naatu Naatu’ from the film bagged the Golden Globe award for the best original song at the recently-concluded 80th edition of the award ceremony at the Beverly Hills in […]

Taapsee starts shooting for ‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba’

Taapsee starts shooting for ‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba’

Mumbai, Jan 12 Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu has started shooting for the sequel of ‘Hasseen Dillruba’, which is titled ‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba’. Filmmaker Anand L. Rai took to Twitter to announce that the shooting has commenced and also asked Taapsee as to why she hasn’t shared the poster yet. “O hamari haseen dillruba Aaj […]

‘Pathaan’ Tamil trailer to run in clashing films ‘Varisu’ and ‘Thunivu’

‘Pathaan’ Tamil trailer to run in clashing films ‘Varisu’ and ‘Thunivu’

Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) The Tamil trailer of the Shahrukh Khan-starrer ‘Pathaan’ will run in ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay’s ‘Varisu’ and Ajit’s ‘Thunivu’ as part of a unique collaboration. Coming as they do from two of Kollywood’s top stars, their movie releases promise an epic box-office clash in Tamil Nadu during the Pongal festival holidays. Earlier in the […]

India successfully test-fires SRBM Prithvi-II

India successfully test-fires SRBM Prithvi-II

New Delhi, 10 Jan (IANS) A successful training launch of Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II was carried out from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the Odisha coast, on Tuesday, defence officials said. The missile struck its target with high accuracy. The user training launch successfully validated all operational and technical parameters of the missile, a Defence […]

“I am very partial to Indian food,” Chef Gary Mehigen

“I am very partial to Indian food,” Chef Gary Mehigen

Being a chef requires energy and commendable passion, says the Chef. By Tanya Banon Renowned for being one of the original judges of the highly rated television show, MasterChef Australia,  celebrity Masterchef Gary Mehigen is no stranger to food enthusiasts. The Chambers at Taj Mahal, New Delhi, India’s very first exclusive business club, presented Rendezvous with Chef Gary Mehigan in […]