Dhurandhar 2: Madhur Bhandarkar says there’s no unity in film industry; ‘South stars appreciated it, Bollywood stayed silent’ |

Madhur Bhandarkar has weighed in on the impact of Dhurandhar: The Revenge, praising the Aditya Dhar directorial while also calling out what he described as a “shocking silence” from the Hindi film industry. The filmmaker pointed out that several South Indian stars had openly praised the film, something he felt was missing in Bollywood. Madhur…

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Jerome Powell says Fed has limited scope to counter energy price rise; flags inflation risks

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Monday said the central bank is closely monitoring inflation risks arising from the spike in energy prices due to the Iran war, but cautioned that there is limited scope for policy intervention in such supply-driven shocks.Speaking at Harvard University before nearly 400 students, Powell said energy shocks typically tend…

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Judge rules Trump’s directive cutting off funding for NPR and PBS violates the First Amendment

Washington — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that parts of President Trump’s executive order stripping National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service of federal funding violated the First Amendment by seeking to punish the two news outlets for speech he dislikes. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing two provisions…

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‘There is a rule’: West Bengal chief election officer dismisses TMC’s ‘voter list manipulation’ allegations | India News

Amid a heated political row in West Bengal over alleged voter list manipulation allegation levied by Trinamool Congress (TMC) ahead of the Assembly elections, chief electoral officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Tuesday dismissed claims that his office has any mechanism to arbitrarily alter electoral rolls.The controversy centres on Form 6, the application used by first-time…

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