Shaan reveals the setlist for 'Forever Kishore Shaan Se'

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Mumbai, Sep 13 (IANS) Playback singer Shaan is set to treat the audience with a special concert dedicated to the legendary singer Kishore Kumar. Ahead of the concert, the singer revealed his set list to IANS. Shaan is a huge admirer of the legendary singer, and shares his cultural roots with him. The singer spoke with IANS at his office, and broke down the flow of the show in terms of its creative aspects.He told IANS, “It’s a huge set list, there are over 70 songs parked for the show. Some …

I refuse to cater to the whims and fancies of a supernet, says Aishwarya Lekshmi as she opts out of social media!

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Chennai, Sep 13 (IANS) Actress Aishwarya Lekshmi, who has delivered impressive performances in several Tamil films, has now chosen to completely opt out of social media, saying that she refuses to be a person who caters to the whims and fancies of a supernet! The actress, who took to her Instagram stories section to make the announcement, wrote, “For the longest time, I subscribed to the idea that social media is much needed to keep me in the game. I thought it necessary to move with the times, …

AiMeD welcomes govt’s GST rate cut, MRP implementation relief for medical devices

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New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AiMeD) on Saturday welcomed the timely directions issued by the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) and the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to ensure smooth implementation of the revised GST rates on drugs, formulations, and medical devices, effective from September 22.The Office Memorandum issued by DoP-NPPA on Friday clarified that while manufacturer…

POCO expands M7 Plus 5G line-up with new 4GB limited edition variant this festive season

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New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) POCO India, one of the country’s leading consumer technology brands, on Saturday announced the launch of a new 4GB limited edition variant of the POCO M7 Plus 5G, introduced in response to the strong consumer demand for an even more affordable performance-driven smartphone.The new variant will debut under POCO’s festive campaign ‘POCO Festive MADness’, with early access starting September 22 and the first sale going live on September 23, exclusively on Flipkart.T…

Key takeaways from SEBI's move to ease IPO, mutual fund, FPI regulations

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Mumbai, Sep 13 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved several regulatory changes simplifying IPO norms and foreign portfolio investing rules, as well as making entry norms for advisory certifications easier.The key takeaways from the SEBI’s move are that large companies above Rs 50,000 crore market cap will now have more flexible listing norms, permitting them to have smaller float sizes- Rs 1,000 crore plus at least 8 per cent of the post-issue market capitalisati…

Adani Power signs pact to supply 2,400 MW power to Bihar

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New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) In a significant development, Adani Power Ltd (APL) has signed a 25-year power supply agreement with Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd (BSPGCL) to supply 2,400 megawatt (MW) of power to the state, the Adani Group’s firm said on Saturday. Under the agreement, the India’s largest private sector thermal power generator would supply the proposed power from a greenfield ultra super critical plant to be set up at Pirpainti in Bhagalpur district of Bihar.The development …

Shift eminent in current crisis over India-US trade tariff

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New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statement on Friday that tariffs on Indian goods have been imposed out of fear of a stronger India was not in isolation. SBI Capital Markets, in its report “Tariffs are Made in the USA, but Resilience is Made in India,” described the aggressive US tariff regime as a “key flashpoint” designed to pressure India’s external sector.The report had viewed the approach as targeted at curbing India’s broader economic momentum.However, recen…

MP High Court issues notice to Akshay Kumar, Arshad Warsi others over controversial song in 'Jolly LLB 3'

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Jabalpur, Sep 13 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notices to Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi, along with producer Alok Jain, director Subhash Kapoor, and others, in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Hindi song “Bhai Vakeel Hai” from the upcoming film ‘Jolly LLB 3.’ The Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf, has directed all parties to submit their replies by September 17, just two days ahea…

Northeast is India’s growth engine, says PM Modi in Mizoram

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Aizawl, Sep 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the Northeast region is a growth engine of India and it progressed a lot during the past 11 years.Inaugurating the ambitious 51.38-km Bairabi-Sairang railway project, flagging off three new trains connecting Aizawl with Delhi, Kolkata and Guwahati and laying the foundation stone and inaugurating multiple development projects worth over Rs 9,000 crore, the Prime Minister said that the Northeast was earlier called a frontier …

Playing match with Pakistan anti-national, insult to crores of Hindus: Shiv Sena(UBT)

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Mumbai, Sep 13 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has slammed the Centre for allowing the India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match in Dubai on Sunday, saying it is “anti-national” and an “insult” to crores of Hindus. In a hard-hitting editorial in party mouthpiece Saamna, the Thackeray camp said, “It is another terrible ‘terrorist’ attack after Pahalgam. It is an insult to the crores of Hindus and mothers and sisters whose vermillion was erased following the killing of their beloved ones…