New Delhi/Singapore: Chinese and Indian refiners will import more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and shipping costs, as new US sanctions on Russian producers and ships curb supplies to Moscow’s top customers, traders and analysts said. On Friday, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on the two Russian oil … Read more
The Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) is organizing the exhibition “Wim Wenders – King of the Road – The India Tour”, on the occasion of the German director’s first visit to India at the age of 79. The retrospective, organized in collaboration with the Wim Wenders Foundation and the Goethe-Institut Mumbai, will He showed 18 of … Read more
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who died at the age of 92 on Thursday, launched a transformative liberalization of the state-controlled economy during the 1991 currency crisis, setting the country on a long-term path to recession. Faster growth And increasing global influence. When Singh was finance minister from 1991 to 1996, he overcame entrenched … Read more
The festival is thriving BookMyShow‘s Red Truck Film Festival Two films have been shortlisted for the Academy Awards to anchor its second edition, scheduled to be screened from March 21 to 23, in Mumbai and Hyderabad. Produced by the producers of Navalny’s shortlisted documentary, Hollywood Gate provides a field study of Taliban-ruled Kabul. “Global Language,” … Read more
‘Toxic’ by Lithuanian director Saulė Bliuvaitė has bagged the Best Film award at the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. The jury, headed by Indian director Ashutosh Gowariker, recognized the film for its depiction of adolescence and economic hardship. Previously, in Locarno, “Toxic” won not only the Golden Leopard Award for Best … Read more
The opening ceremony of the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa on Wednesday was packed with several Bollywood-style performances. But it also took some time to deal with the film business as well. This scene came from ‘The Perfect Couple’ rising star Ishaan Khatter dancing to a variety of Bollywood songs and … Read more
Nokia said on Wednesday it has won a “multi-billion dollar” deal with India’s Bharti Airtel to deliver 4G and 5G equipment. The announcement comes at a time when Bharti Airtel, MediaTek and Nokia have successfully completed trials aimed at improving 5G uplink performance. The trial, conducted at Airtel’s technology lab, set a new benchmark by … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s Tata Electronics has agreed to buy a majority stake in Taiwanese company Pegatron’s only iPhone factory in India, forming a new joint venture that strengthens Tata’s position as a supplier to Apple. Reuters Reported, citing sources. Under the deal announced internally last week, Tata will own 60% and run day-to-day operations under … Read more
The 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has unveiled its main competition slate, which includes 15 films vying for the Golden Peacock Award with prizes worth INR 4 million ($47,000), and notably includes nine films directed by women. Among the world premieres are the Iranian drama Fear and Trembling by Menejeh Hekmat and Faez … Read more
Michael Gracey’s Better Man, a film about British pop star Robbie Williams, opens the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) with its Asian premiere. The Australian production runs the festival from November 20 to 28 in Goa. Veteran director Philip Noyce (“Clear and Present Danger,” “Salt,” “Rabbit-Proof Fence”) will receive the Satyajit Ray Lifetime … Read more