Author: Mohit Reddy
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 5: There was a time when an Avatar release didn’t merely arrive—it rearranged the global box office calendar. Studios stepped aside. Competitors rescheduled. Analysts sharpened pencils and prepared to rewrite annual forecasts. The franchise wasn’t just cinema; it was a gravitational event. In 2025, Avatar: Fire and Ash arrived differently. It still earned an astonishing $935 million worldwide, placing it comfortably among the highest-grossing global films of the year. By any rational standard, that figure screams success. Yet the conversation around the film has been strangely muted, tinged with an unfamiliar question: Was this enough? That…
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 5: Yajur Fibres Limited (The Company, Yajur) specializes in producing premium cottonised bast fibres, including flax (linen), jute and hemp. The company proposes to open its Initial Public Offering on Wednesday, 07th January, 2026 and aiming to raise ₹ 120.41Crores, with shares to be listed on the BSE SME platform. The issue size is 69,20,000 equity shares with a face value of ₹ 10 each with a price band of ₹ 168 – ₹ 174 Per Share. Equity Share Allocation • Qualified Institutional Buyer – Not more than 64,000Equity Shares • Non-Institutional Investors – Not less than 19,51,200 Equity Shares • Individual Investors – Not less than 45,58,400 Equity Shares • Market Maker – 3,46,400 Equity Shares The net proceeds from the IPO will be utilized for: (1) Setting up of 50,000 sq.ft. of shed in…
New Delhi [India], January 5: Tourism Finance Corporation of India Ltd (TFCI) has decided to expand its presence in the alternative investment space by acting as a co-sponsor and anchor investor in two Category II Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), signalling a calibrated shift towards equity-linked and asset management opportunities. In a regulatory disclosure, the company said it will act as co-sponsor and anchor investor in the Holystone Hospitality Fund, an equity-focused Category II AIF, with a proposed commitment of up to 5% of the total fund corpus. An application for registration of the fund has already been filed with the Securities and Exchange Board…
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 3: For decades, Indian pop culture followed a familiar hierarchy. Films reigned supreme, television followed obediently, and web series were the new kid allowed to sit at the table—politely, conditionally, and only after the elders finished speaking. In 2025, that seating arrangement collapsed. When The Ba**ds of Bollywood emerged as the most-popular Indian streaming show of the year on IMDb, it didn’t just top a list. It signalled a recalibration of cultural power—one where audience obsession, not box office collections, dictates relevance. No firecrackers. No industry-wide announcements. Just numbers quietly telling the truth. This isn’t a…
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 3: For years, cinema owners were told—gently, repeatedly, and sometimes smugly—that streaming had won. The couch was king. The algorithm was good. And theatres, poor souls, were merely nostalgic monuments with sticky floors and overpriced nachos. Then Stranger Things ended. And people—millions of them—put on real pants, left their homes, and lined up for popcorn to watch a show they could have streamed perfectly well on their own screens. Irony has never tasted this buttery. The series finale’s hybrid release on New Year’s Eve quietly detonated one of the more fascinating box office surprises in recent…
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 3: Technology revolutions are usually imagined as hoodie-clad founders scribbling on whiteboards or venture capitalists throwing money at whatever has “AI” in the name. Meanwhile, somewhere far from keynote stages and pitch decks, a quieter transformation has been unfolding — inside state government offices, where innovation wears a badge, not a brand. In 2025, state CIO offices across the U.S. didn’t just “keep up” with technology. They rewrote how public-sector tech is conceived, deployed, defended, and occasionally, painfully learned from. While the private sector chased speed and spectacle, states chased stability, resilience, and systems that won’t…
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 3: At Borivali, the three-day international conference “Rishabhayan-2: Forerunner and Architect of Indian Culture”, dedicated to the life and values of Bhagwan Rishabhdev—the pioneer of human civilisation—concluded successfully in a truly historic manner. Scholars, saints, thinkers, educationists, and students participated in the conference, which was witnessed by an audience of over one lakh people. The programme commenced on Friday, 19 December, with a grand procession. The inspirer of the Rishabhayan Conference, Jain Gachchhadhipati Acharya Yashovarmasurishwarji Maharaj, bestowed blessings. In the august presence of saints from all four Jain traditions, more than 15 Acharyas and over 400…
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 3: For years, artificial intelligence has been sold like prophecy: abstract, dazzling, vaguely spiritual. Models grow smarter, demos grow louder, and everyone nods as if intelligence simply floats down from the cloud, free of consequence. SoftBank, it seems, has grown tired of the mysticism. With its $4 billion acquisition of DigitalBridge, SoftBank has made a decision that feels almost philosophical in its bluntness. Forget arguing about which model thinks better. Forget chasing the loudest chatbot of the week. If AI is the future, then the future will need land, power, cables, towers, fibre, and someone wealthy…
New Delhi [India], January 3: Jaldapara Rhino Calf – The 1 st of 2026 presented the wildlife lovers with a memory that they will be talking about decades to come. In the green forests of West Bengal in the Jaldapara National Park, a new baby one-horned rhino calf was born. To the conservationists in India, this small calf is not only cute, but it is an indication that all the decades of hard work to preserve the species is beginning to pay off. Jaldapara Rhino Calf – uncommon Miracle in the Grasslands. One-horned rhinos have always been found in the…
New Delhi [India], January 3: Big public-sector muscle just met a real public need. NTPC has committed serious capital to strengthen cancer care, and this time, the impact is measurable, immediate, and human. NTPC Limited’s Western Region–I headquarters in Mumbai has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute for the upgradation of radiotherapy services. The partnership is not symbolic. It comes with a ₹23.16 crore commitment under NTPC’s CSR programme, aimed squarely at improving cancer treatment access in Gujarat. The funding will be used at GCRI’s Siddhpur Satellite Centre in Ahmedabad. The focus is clear:…