• Thursday, March 06, 2025

SVB and SVC Bank: India’s bank acts to clear brand…

A little-known Indian bank moved to assure depositors their money is safe after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in California caused confusion and concern due to a similarity in names. Over the weekend, India’s SVC Co-operative Bank (SVC Bank) – erstwhile Shamrao Vithal Cooperative Bank – issued a…

Silicon Valley Bank collapse to impact Indian startups, experts warn

THE COLLAPSE of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has injected uncertainty into the Indian startup ecosystem overnight, industry experts say. “Hopefully the matter will get resolved, but I think it is a big hit for Indian startups,” Ashu Garg, a prominent Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist, said before the Biden administration announced…

Taking up Kashmir issue at UN an ‘uphill task’, says…

During a press conference on Friday (10), Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, acknowledged the difficulty of getting the Kashmir issue to the forefront of the United Nations’ agenda, calling it an “uphill task.” Zardari also stumbled when referring to India, initially describing it as “our friend” before correcting himself…

Oscars 2023: RRR song Naatu Naatu wins Best Original Song

The SS Rajamouli directorial RRR (2022) has created history by becoming the first Indian feature film to win an Oscar. Its globally popular song “Naatu Naatu” composed by veteran composer MM Keeravani, has been awarded the Best Original Song Award at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, United States. “Naatu Naatu”…

Surge in illegal crossings of Indians on small boats into…

The UK has recorded last year, there was a surge in the number of Indian nationals illegally crossing over into Britain through the English Channel. The latest “Irregular Migration to the UK” statistics from the UK Home Office for the year ending December 2022 reported that 683 mainly Indian men…

Ram Charan on RRR winning Oscar: ‘It still feels I’m…

Expressing gratitude and thankfulness after RRR won an Oscar for its song “Naatu Naatu,” the film’s star Ram Charan took to his Twitter account and shared a long note. “We have won! We have won as Indian Cinema! We won as a country! The Oscar Award is coming home!” he wrote. The…

‘This is just the beginning’: Jr NTR on Oscar win…

The team RRR (2022) is on cloud nine after the film’s song “Naatu Naatu” won Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards. The men of the hour, Ram Charan, Jr NTR, and SS Rajamouli have taken to social media to express their gratitude. Expressing his joy, RRR star Jr NTR said,…

Guneet Monga reacts to The Elephant Whisperers win at Oscars:…

The Elephant Whisperers, helmed by Kartiki Gonsalves won the top honours in the Documentary Short category at the prestigious 95th Academy Awards. This makes it the first Indian production to win under the category. Expressing her excitement over the big win, producer Guneet Monga said, “This is an incredibly powerful…

Oscars 2023: India wins with RRR & The Elephant Whisperers;…

India shone really bright at the prestigious 95th Academy Awards by securing two wins for the country. SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR (2022) won an Oscar in the Best Original Song category for its hugely popular song “Naatu Naatu” and Kartiki Gonsalves’ documentary short The Elephant Whisperers won in its category as well. Multiverse…

‘Drew strength and inspiration from my mother’: Rani Mukerji on…

Last seen in Bunty Aur Babli 2 (2021), Bollywood star Rani Mukerji is presently busy promoting her upcoming film Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway, directed by Ashima Chibber. Talking about her preparation, the actress said that she drew inspiration from her mother for her role in the film, which tells the story of a…