Month: May 2025

[ad_1] Saif Ali Khan and Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos during a conversation at the WAVES 2025. Streaming major Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is in India. Sarandos is in India to attend the inaugural World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES). Sarandos was part of a session titled 'Streaming the New India: Culture, Connectivity and Creative Capital,' moderated by Saif Ali Khan. Netflix has completed 9 years in India. During the session, Sarandos asked Saif about his experience of working in the streaming space. The actor said that India has a treasure trove of stories that haven't been told before or explored in depth. "Like the amazing epics Mahabharata and Ramayana. To make that into a movie, it would be a very long kind of a movie... to select which parts to do and really flesh those things out. Even the […]

[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his congratulations to Anthony Albanese on securing a second consecutive term as Prime Minister of Australia — a political feat not achieved in over two decades. Albanese's re-election signals a strong mandate from voters, with early results suggesting an increased majority for his Labor government in the Australian Parliament.“Congratulations @AlboMP on your resounding victory and re-election as Prime Minister of Australia! This emphatic mandate indicates the enduring faith of the Australian people in your leadership,” PM Modi posted on X.“I look forward to working together to further deepen the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and advance our shared vision for peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific,” he added.Meanwhile, Albanese addressing supporters in Sydney, struck a defiant and independent tone in his victory speech. “Australians have chosen to face global challenges the Australian […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against renowned singer Sonu Nigam following allegations of disrespectful comments about the Kannadiga community during a musical programme in Bengaluru.The complaint was initiated by Dharmaraj A, who heads the Bengaluru city district unit of Karnataka rakshana vedike, an organisation advocating for Kannada interests.The allegations claimed that Sonu Nigam made "objectionable and emotionally provocative" remarks that offended the Kannadiga community's sensibilities and fostered discord amongst various linguistic groups in Karnataka.The official complaint stated, "This complaint is lodged against the renowned singer Shri Sonu Nigam for making objectionable and emotionally provocative statements during a musical event held on April 25 and 26, at East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Virgonagar, Bengaluru, which falls under your police station's jurisdiction. His statements have deeply hurt the sentiments of the Kannadiga community, incited hatred among various […]

[ad_1] Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff once shared how a meeting with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs led to the idea of Salesforce’s app marketplace and how years later, he ‘gifted’ AppStore.com domain to Apple. In a 2019 interview with TechCrunch, Salesforce CTO and co-founder Parker Harris recalled how the idea of an app store came out of a meeting with Jobs. In 2003, Harris along with Marc Benioff and Dave Moellenhoff, visited Steve Jobs in Cupertino, he said. Steve Jobs advice to Salesforce foundersDuring the meeting, Jobs told the trio that to grow Salesforce, they needed to build a cloud software ecosystem. At that time, the idea of an app store was new for Salesforce, which had just launched (in 1999) as an online service to sell software over the internet.As the conversation moved forward, Benioff asked Jobs what exactly he […]

[ad_1] Kagiso Rabada (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: South Africa and Gujarat Titans pacer Kagiso Rabada has been provisionally suspended following the use of a recreational drug, the cricketer confirmed in a statement on Saturday.“As has been reported, I recently returned to South Africa from participating in the IPL for personal reasons. This was due to my returning an adverse analytical finding for the use of a recreational drug,” Rabada said in a statement.“I am deeply sorry to all those that I have let down. I will never take the privilege of playing cricket for granted. This privilege is much larger than me. It goes beyond my personal aspirations.“I am serving a provisional suspension and I am looking forward to returning to the game I love playing.”“I couldn’t have gone through this alone. I’d like to thank my agent, CSA, […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan authorities conducted a search operation on a Chennai-originating flight at Colombo following a tip on a possible Pahalgam attack suspect aboard, according to Sri Lankan police officials. Sri Lankan Airlines confirmed that their flight UL 122 landed at Bandaranaike International Airport at 11.59 am Saturday and underwent thorough security checks upon arrival."The search was carried out in coordination with local authorities following an alert from the Chennai Area Control Centre regarding a suspect wanted in India who was believed to be on board", the statement said.After comprehensive inspection, the aircraft received clearance for subsequent operations.The Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 resulted in 26 casualties, predominantly tourists in the Jammu and Kashmir region. Indian officials identified the perpetrators, including three Pakistani nationals responsible for the attack.On April 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged severe consequences […]

[ad_1] AI image for representation NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a widespread weather alert for severe thunderstorms, lightning strikes, hailstorms, and heavy rainfall across several regions in India. Residents in the affected areas have been advised to take precautions and avoid non-essential travel.In a post on X, the IMD warned of a dangerous weather system extending from East Rajasthan through West and East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, and heading towards Gangetic West Bengal. The department mentioned the likelihood of "severe thunderstorms with dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning" along with the possibility of hailstorms across the region.The IMD has also flagged the likelihood of strong winds reaching 50–60 kmph along with thunderstorms over Assam & Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, South Interior Karnataka, and Uttarakhand.Gusty winds between 40–50 kmph are also expected […]