Keira Knightley says her daughters will focus on academics, not acting: ‘You need those pieces of paper saying you’re smart’

Growing up in a family of writers and actors, Kiera Knightley couldn’t understand why—at the age of three years old—she didn’t have an agent like her parents. The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actress finally got her wish three years later, and from the age of six to sixteen landed a number of small television roles. … Read more

Adani Portfolio companies made investments of Rs 75,277 cr in H1 FY2025, TTM 

The Adani Portfolio of companies has reported remarkable results for the first half of the current fiscal year (H1 FY25) and the preceding twelve months (TTM). During H1 FY25, the portfolio companies had investments amounting to Rs 75,277 crore, leading to a new record-high gross total assets of Rs 5.53 lakh crore. This substantial and … Read more

Britain pledges $2.5 billion to World Bank fund for poor nations By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday pledged to invest 1.98 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) over three years into the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) fund for the lowest-income countries. The investment will fund projects promoting economic growth, tackling poverty and addressing the impacts of climate change, the government said in a statement. The IDA … Read more

Christine Lagarde interview

This is an edited transcript of a Financial Times interview with European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde. The interview took place at the ECB’s Frankfurt headquarters on the afternoon of November 25. Financial TimesYou said recently that the geopolitical landscape was fragmenting into rival blocs where attitudes towards free trade were being called into question. … Read more

NewJeans leaves K-pop label HYBE alleging ‘mistreatment,’ ‘manipulation’

Chart-topping K-pop group NewJeans announced Thursday their decision to leave their label ADOR, accusing the company of “mistreatment”. The news comes two weeks after the girl group sent an ultimatum to ADOR parent company HYBE—behind K-pop sensation BTS—telling the firm they would terminate their contract unless a set of demands was met. “From midnight today, … Read more

‘No penalty has been levied’: Mahindra dismisses report on being fined over ‘failure to meet emission norms’

Mahindra and Mahindra has denied that any penalty has been levied or is being considered on the company over emission levels, and said that it does not see any material liability on the company.  According to a report by the Indian Express, eight carmakers including Hyundai, Kia, Mahindra and Honda have higher than mandated fleet … Read more

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