Spread the love       Behind the glamour of red carpets, Friday releases and social media fame lies a far more complex financial reality for actors. In exclusive conversations with ETimes, actors Adah Sharma, Chahatt Khanna, Nyrraa M Banerji and Chandan K Anand spoke candidly about the economics of surviving in the entertainment industry — from financial misconceptions and savings strategies to...

Spread the love       Foreign secy Vikram Misri at the Iranian embassy on Thursday NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri signed the book of condolence – on behalf of the Indian government and people – opened at the Iranian embassy on Thursday, following the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Feb 28, amid criticism over India’s silence.External affairs minister...

Spread the love       Nitish Kumar files Rajya Sabha papers PATNA: Nitish Kumar on Thursday filed nomination papers for Rajya Sabha, brushing aside objections from family members and unrest within JD(U) in a move widely seen as signalling the approaching end of his record tenure as Bihar CM.The decision points to a likely transition in Patna, potentially paving the way for...

Spread the love       The US State Department on Thursday announced the closure of the US Embassy in Kuwait following retaliatory Iranian strikes, as the widening conflict in the Middle East began directly affecting Gulf capitals.Iran has fired waves of missiles and drones at the American-allied Gulf country since the start of the war, escalating tensions across the region. Six American...

Spread the love       JDU workers protest against Nitish Kumar filing his nomination for Rajya Sabha, outside the CM’s residence in Patna on Thursday NEW DELHI: As the nomination process for Rajya Sabha elections spread across 10 states ended on Thursday, moves for new political alignments, including a rare BJD-Congress tie-up in Odisha and unity of BJP’s rivals in Bihar, are...

Spread the love       Ex-envoy Sandhu named Delhi LG, Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi moved to Bengal NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi has replaced C V Ananda Bose as the new governor of West Bengal, while former ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu will be the new L-G of Delhi as part of a larger gubernatorial reshuffle. The...

Spread the love       File photo NEW DELHI: Criticising the practice of litigants, particularly government authorities, of not complying with court orders and filing appeals or review pleas when faced with contempt proceedings, the Supreme Court has said the court should deal with them harshly, otherwise public faith in the judiciary would erode.A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan...

Spread the love       Connectivity remains the primary concern as bringing Indians stranded overseas safely home is the highest priority NEW DELHI: The expanding war in West Asia is giving twin nightmares to airlines – especially Indian ones due to the closure of Pakistan airspace to them – and passengers stuck here and abroad.Connectivity remains the primary concern as bringing Indians...

Spread the love       PM Modi with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in New Delhi (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: India and Finland both asserted on Thursday that ending the Russia-Ukraine war was “in everyone’s interest” and called for reform in the United Nations. Finland President Alexander Stubb said a seat in the UN Security Council for India was of utmost importance.“We...

Spread the love       US President Donald Trump removed Kristi Noem from her position as secretary of Homeland Security, and announced that Markwayne Mullin, a senator from Oklahoma, replaced her. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Noem would be moving to be “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we...