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The actress who was last seen in web-series ‘Jee Karda’, resonated with the young adults, and she decided to celebrate it at her alma mater R D National College, Mumbai.She surprised the faculty and students as she made a grand entry dancing to the beats of dhol.She fondly reminisced about her college days and shared anecdotes from her time as a student, creating an atmosphere filled with warmth and nostalgia.The actress also took the opportunity to interact with the students, offering them words of encouragement and advice on pursuing their dreams.Coming back to her college and acknowledging the overwhelming responses…

Merchandise exports in June was at $32.97 billion, while imports were $53.10 billion during the same month. During May, merchandise exports were $34.98 billion, while imports were at $57.10 billion.India’s exports were down owing to slowdown in major economies of the world, commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal told mediapersons.Services exports in June were $27.12 billion, while imports were $15.88 billion. While in May, services exports were $25.30 billion and imports were $13.53 billion.For the April-June period of 2023, services and merchandise exports fell 7.3 per cent year-on-year to $182.7 billion, while imports fell 10.2 per cent to $205.29 billion.–IANSans/pgh

IT heavyweights led the rally as the BSE Sensex closed at 66,060, up 502 points.Among IT heavyweights, TCS was up 5.1 per cent, Tech Mahindra was up 4.4 per cent, while Infosys was up 4.4 per cent.HCL Tech was up 3.8 per cent, while Wipro was up 2.6 per cent.Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services, said that controlled inflation in the US has instilled optimism among the investors that a 25 bps rate hike will be adequate to stabilise the US economy. This improved prospect has contributed to the strong buying of Indian IT stocks despite muted…

Riyadh, July 14 (IANS) India’s all-female CS:GO team is all set to open its campaign to secure a berth for the 15th World Esports Championships with a clash against Kyrgyzstan and hosts Saudi Arabia on the opening day of the Asian qualifiers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on July 15.The Indian team is hoping to make its mark on the international stage by going head-to-head against top teams from the Continent at the Asian qualifiers here from July 15 to 17.Led by captain Swayambika Sachar (Sway), the star-studded team comprising Nidhi Salekar (Stormyy), Shagufta Iqbal (Xyaa), Dilraj Kaur Matharu (COCO), and…

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Given the subdued results and the prevailing environment, the IT sector is anticipated to adopt a cautious stance towards hiring in the upcoming quarter (July-September period), a report showed on Friday.The first quarter results of the tech giant in the current financial year shed light on the impact of economic uncertainty, on the overall profit and margin, according to the report by NLB Services.Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro and HCL Tech saw a slowdown in headcount additions in Q1FY24. TCH has reportedly delayed the onboarding of fresh hires due to project deferrals and budget cuts.As…

Seoul, July 14 (IANS) Food and beverage companies scrambled on Friday to come up with measures after the World Health Organization (WHO) classified aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”.Earlier in the day, WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer placed aspartame in category Group 2B, meaning there is limited evidence that the substance can cause cancer.Aspartame is one of the world’s most popular sweeteners, commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages, like diet sodas.South Korean food and beverage firms that use aspartame in their products are trying to come up with countermeasures as they closely monitor consumers’…

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Kia, South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker by sales, said on Friday its accumulated vehicle production in India has exceeded 1 million units, helped by increased sales of customized models.Kia began production at the 350,000-unit-a-year Indian plant in July 2019, starting with the Seltos subcompact SUV, the company said in a statement.Other models assembled in India include the five-seat Sonet SUV, the Carens multipurpose vehicle and the Carnival van, reports Yonhap news agency.The maker of K5 sedans and Sorento SUVs sold 136,108 vehicles in India in the January-June period, up 12 percent from 121,823 units a year…

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) July 14 (IANS) India’s ‘Bahubali’ rocket successfully put the moon spacecraft – Chandrayaan-3- into orbit on Friday afternoon in a copy book style.The country’s heavy rocket slung the 3.8 ton Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft in its intended earth orbit.The rocket is nicknamed as ‘Bahubali’ as like the hero in the successful film lifts a heavy Lingam, the rocket carried the 3.8-tonne Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.From there it will be a long journey for Chandrayaan-3 as the distance between the earth and the moon is about 3.844 lakh km.Speaking after the launch Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S.Somanath said that, “Chandrayaan-3…

Elaborating on her stance on the matter, she said: “It’s true that I have said no to a lot of work that included kissing scenes as well as bold scenes. That’s a decision I consciously take because that’s something I don’t want to do and I do not regret letting those projects go.”She also said: “As an audience I am not judgmental. A lot of my friends and co-actors are doing intimate scenes and it takes a lot of courage to do it. Acting is my profession and my personality is different. My personality doesn’t allow me to do all…

She also added that one can never be in a rush to achieve success, they can only be consistent with their efforts, adding that if you are desperate in the TV industry then people will take advantage of that, so financial backup is a must.Elaborating, she said: “The last one year I had no work, no major project. So, it was very tough and I really had to keep up with my sanity. But I still kept myself busy. It’s something that we need to do. There were times when I used to feel very insecure and used to doubt…