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‘Toxic’ box office collections day 6_ ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ witnessed a sharp decline in its box office earnings on its first Monday. The Yash-starrer collected an estimated Rs 7.45 crore net in India on Day 6, according to Sacnilk. The film was screened across 13,400 shows on Monday.The latest collection takes the movie’s India net total to Rs 221.55 crore. Its India gross collection has reached Rs 264.80 crore. The film also added Rs 2 crore from overseas markets on Day 6.Worldwide collection reaches Rs 304.05 croreThe overseas earnings have taken the film’s cumulative international gross to…

Semicon 2.0: Government bets on advanced chips, talent NEW DELHI: India plans to train one lakh semiconductor design engineers over five years under Semicon 2.0, as govt looks to build a deeper talent pool alongside its push into advanced chip technologies and manufacturing. The skilling push builds on the first phase of the programme, under which govt said around 85,000 engineers have already been trained in semiconductor design, well ahead of the original timeline.The next phase of the semiconductor mission will also support R&D towards 7nm-3nm technologies, moving beyond the earlier focus on capabilities up to 28nm.Electronics and IT minister…

A weak orangutan was found laying on the ground in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Borneo island.Indonesia has intensified efforts to contain haze from wildfires across six provinces in Borneo and Sumatra islands.The wildfires have destroyed part of the habitat of hundreds of orangutans and risking the survival of the species.”The situation is quite critical”, said Karmele Llano Sanchez, CEO of the wildlife foundation Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI). Sanchez said the fires are “leaving [the orangutans] without any food or water”.The orangutan found will be moved to a rehabilitation centre to get more treatment and will be released back…

Subhash Chandra’s insolvency case (AI-generated image) NEW DELHI: In a virtually unprecedented development, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) president Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal on Monday constituted a five-member bench headed by him to hear Indiabulls Housing Finance’s insolvency plea against Subhash Chandra, involving guarantees offered by him to lenders.The bench will hear the case on Tuesday, the same day that the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) hears the challenge to the NCLT order that approved a Rs 6.5 crore payment by the Essel Group chairman over creditor claims of about Rs 22,007 crore in his personal insolvency resolution process.On…

Mumbai: BKC police registered an FIR on Aug 28 against an unidentified person after the email account of a nationalised bank credit manager (loan department) was allegedly hacked and confidential data from several branches from across the country was stolen. The bank approached police after an internal inquiry. No arrest has been made, and police are using an internet protocol address to trace the sender and determine how the system was breached. No arrest has been made so far and the BKC police cyber team have sought details to track the internet protocol (IP) address to locate the person who…

New Delhi: Taking note of the severe physical abuse of a three-and-a-half-year-old boy at a private playschool in northeast Delhi’s Maujpur, chief minister Rekha Gupta Monday ordered the sealing of its premises.The chief minister’s office (CMO) posted on X: “Delhi govt has taken serious cognisance of the deeply disturbing incident… On the directions of the CM, the district magistrate has initiated proceedings to seal the premises… A police investigation is underway. Govt will ensure that responsibility is fixed and those found guilty face the strictest action under law.”A day after the school’s caretaker was arrested over the incident, the child’s…

Bengaluru: Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) has warned affiliated nursing, allied health sciences (AHS) and physiotherapy colleges against collecting fees in excess of govt-prescribed amounts during admission.In a circular issued to affiliated institutions, the university said admissions must be made strictly through Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) counselling process and colleges cannot impose additional or hidden charges on students.The directions follow complaints that some RGUHS-affiliated nursing colleges were charging exorbitant fees. According to the Aug 8 order issued by medical education department, the prescribed annual fee for nursing admissions is Rs 10,000 for students admitted under govt quota, Rs…

Man sits in pothole to protest crumbling Old City roads Hyderabad: In a dramatic protest against Hyderabad’s worsening road conditions, a local resident sat inside a large pothole on a busy road in the Old City, bringing traffic to a standstill and drawing fresh attention to civic complaints over damaged roads and delayed repairs. The unusual demonstration, captured on video and widely shared on social media, underscored growing public frustration over potholes that have multiplied after recent rains.Feroze, the protester, reportedly staged the sit-in on Imlibun-Putlibowli Road near Gowliguda bus stand on Sunday evening to highlight the hardships faced by…

Chennai: Assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar asked MLAs to uphold the dignity of the House and refrain from making remarks that invite censure or must be expunged from assembly records.Prabhakar said the live telecast of assembly proceedings had generated an interest in politics among youngsters. “They asked me why certain remarks were expunged. I request members to speak in a manner that maintains the dignity of the House,” he said.He also asked ruling and opposition whips to ensure that members did not make aggressive gestures during proceedings.DMK MLA E V Velu said members raising hands or moving towards the…

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Gandhinagar: The three-day session of the Gujarat assembly which was to be held from Sep 8 to 10 has been rescheduled. Now, it will be convened from Sep 9 to 11, the govt said on Monday.Governor has cancelled the earlier notification of the assembly session and has issued a fresh notification in this regard.During the session, bills, motion on the last day, and other business recommended by the Business Advisory Committee will be taken up apart from the question hour, the statement added. Source link