“Modiji ki sarkar mein ye nahi ho sakta ki rozgar Cheen ko aur market Bharat ki… Modiji sarkar ki neeti hai ki agar market Bharat ki hai, rozgar bhi Bharat ke logon ko milega…. (Under Modi government, it cannot happen that jobs are in China while market is India… The government’s policy is that if the market is India, then peope in India should get jobs),” Gurjar said.

Making it clear that relaxations will not be provided to US-based electric vehicles major Tesla unless it participates in manufacturing activities in India, Union Minister Krishan Pal Gurjar on Tuesday said there cannot be a situation where the market is India but jobs are created in China.

The minister of state for heavy industries also told the Lok Sabha during Question Hour that the company is yet to apply for schemes as per the government’s policy.

Last year, the Elon Musk-led company sought a reduction in import duties on electric vehicles (EVs) in India but the Ministry of Heavy Industries asked the firm to start manufacturing its iconic EVs in the country before any tax concessions can be considered.

Gurjar said the government has Production Linked Incentives for automobile and auto components as well as for manufacturing Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) battery. Both schemes are open for domestic as well as foreign entities.

Responding to a query on Tesla, the minister said “the company wants workers from China and market of India. This is not possible in Modi government… Our government’s policy is that if india market is to be used, job opportunities will have to be given to Indians.”

The minister’s reply came in response to a question by Congress member K Suresh on whether the government would invite Tesla to enter the Indian market and steps being taken to promote mass production of electric vehicles in the country.

“Want to ask the member if they want india’s money to go to China? That company has not applied as per our policy. For that (company), doors of India are open, they can come apply as per policy, set up company, give jobs to our people, increase government revenue,” the minister said.

“Modiji ki sarkar mein ye nahi ho sakta ki rozgar Cheen ko aur market Bharat ki… Modiji sarkar ki neeti hai ki agar market Bharat ki hai, rozgar bhi Bharat ke logon ko milega…. (Under Modi government, it cannot happen that jobs are in China while market is India… The government’s policy is that if the market is India, then peope in India should get jobs),” Gurjar said.

He was responding to another member’s query about the government’s position on exemptions sought by Tesla and some states expressing interest to have the company’s manufacturing units.

Last month, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk said the company is working through a lot of challenges with the government to launch its products in India.

For promotion of EVs, there are schemes and the benefits are that advanced technology will come to India and parts will also be manufactured here. People will get jobs and consumers will get cheaper vehicles, the minister said.

The minister also said recently a round table was organised that saw participation of representatives of several companies and associations like SIAM. All said in one voice that the government has done what it had to and that it was now time for the industries to come forward, he added.

If Meta is no longer permitted to transfer, store and process data from EU users on its US-based servers, it could shut down Instagram and Facebook in Europe.

Reported first by iTWire, this is according to Meta’s annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange. The issue lies with transatlantic data transfers regulated via ‘Privacy Shield’ — a transatlantic data transfer framework — and other agreements that the company uses to store and use data from European users on American servers.

As of now, the agreements that enable data transfer are heavily being regulated in the European Union. Meta in its recent report to US SEC, Meta has warned that if a new framework isn’t put into place and the company won’t be allowed to use the existing model agreements, it will ‘probably’ no longer be able to offer many of its ‘most significant products and services’ which include Facebook and Instagram.

Meta stressed on the fact of how important sharing data between the nations is for the provision of its services and targeted advertising.

Privacy Shield was annulled by the European Court of Justice in July 2020 due to data protection violations. Since then, the EU and the US have stressed on the fact that they’re working on an updated version of the treaty.

I have made a new addition to my Fat to fit regime today after 16 weeks of Fat to fit schedule I have now just bought a new Montra Road Bike in order to loose weight and help me exercise my thighs and hamstring. The yellow bike has broad tires and is a seven-gear bike with breaks on either side. I took it out on the road today and things went fairly smoothly. I also managed to get a bike helmet with matching colors and an air pump to go along with it . The whole thing cost me Rs 29,000 and I intend to make good use of it along with my Yoga Mat and 2kg dumbbell exercises this will surely increase and accelerate my weight loss program.

My plan now is simple I will be dedicating three hours a day to my exercise plan which will include two hours of brisk walking around 12 km a day. Half an Hour I will dedicate to yoga mat exercises and dumbbell exercises. This will include 30 stomach crunches, and 60 dumbles crunch sideways and up and down along with 20 legs up exercises. Half an hour a day to biking on the road on my new roadster which will be a 3 km biking stretch.

My aim is to increase my weight loss from the current average of 2kg per month to 2.5 kg per month for the coming month. That way I am most likely to hit the 90 kg mark by the first week of March which will be perfect and quite an achievement from the 99.6 kg I weighed when I started this exercise schedule.

The couple – Dinesh SP and Janaganandhini Ramaswamy – held their wedding in Sivalingapuram, a small tribal village of Tamil Nadu. However, friends and family from across the world attended the wedding reception in the virtual world

A couple from Tamil Nadu on Sunday threw their first-of-its-kind in India wedding reception on the Metaverse, an online universe of interconnected 3D virtual worlds.

The couple – Dinesh SP and Janaganandhini Ramaswamy – held their wedding in Sivalingapuram, a small tribal village of Tamil Nadu. However, friends and family from across the world attended the wedding reception in the virtual world.

“I am into Blockchain, NFTs, and technology for the past few years. I used to be always unique and I wanted to keep my life event as a memorable one. As a techie, we always look into the problems and see the possible solutions through programming languages,” Dinesh was earlier quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

The couple had planned a Harry Potter’s Hogwarts-themed since both are Harry Potter fans.

A start-up called TardiVerse worked for a month to create the metaverse where the reception was hosted. Dinesh decided to make an ‘avatar’ dedicated to Janaganandhini’s late father too, the one who presided over the function, as a homage.

“To give importance to my better half, a realistic 3D virtual avatar of her father has been created in NFT, thus she can feel her father’s presence virtually in the metaverse and bless our marriage,” said Dinesh.

Photos and videos from the function have now gained traction on social media.

Turns out, Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar’s wedding rumours were true after all. In a recent interview with Bombay Times, Farhan’s father and veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar confirmed that the wedding is taking place on February 21. He told Bombay Times, “Yes, the wedding is taking place. Rest, shaadi ki jo taiyyariyan hain that is being taken care of by the wedding planners.” Keeping in mind the safety norms, the wedding will be a low-key affair said Javed Akhtar. He told Bombay Times, “Taking the situation into consideration it is obvious that we cannot host anything on a large scale. So, we are only calling a few people. It will be a very simple affair. Khair abhi tak toh invitations bhi nahi bheje gaye hain.”

Speaking of his to-be daughter-in-law Shibani Dandekar, Javed Akhtar said, “She is a very nice girl. All of us like her very much. The most important thing is that Farhan and she get along very well, which is great.”

Last month, a Pinkvilla report stated that Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar will get married. “On February 21, their relationship will take a new turn, as they will take the formal vows to be partners for life,” a source close to the couple told Pinkvilla.

Shibani Dandekar and Farhan Akhtar started dating in 2018. The actor was previously married to celebrity hairstylist Adhuna Bhabani, with whom he has two daughters – Shakya and Akira. Farhan Akhtar’s last project was Toofan, which was directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The actor will also direct a film called Jee Le Zaraa, starring Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif.

Looop Lapeta Review: Tahir Raj Bhasin plays second fiddle but never fails to hit the right notes. Looop Lapeta is also enlivened by the supporting acts, especially by Manik Papneja and Raghav Raj Kakker.

Cast: Taapsee Pannu, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Hani Yadav, Gaurav Pareek, Manik Papneja and Rajendra Chawla
Director: Aakash Bhatia

Rating: 3 stars (out of 5)

No matter from where one chooses to begin, a loop is a loop, a globular entity that entraps and enervates. In Looop Lapeta – the loop in the title has three o’s to denote the triptych that constitutes the comic thriller – it also suggests the cycle of life that two down-on-luck lovers want to control, if not wriggle out of.

Given what it is dealing with, Looop Lapeta has a legitimate reason to go round in circles although when the heroine runs – she does so not for her own life but for her trouble-prone boyfriend’s – she is on a course that is more zigzag than circular within each of the three time-loops she has to contend with.

Part wild, wacky and wickedly witty, part flabby, flip and flimsy, this flighty ‘remake’ of a German thriller from a quarter-century ago is a film engaged in a futile search for contemporary relevance. But, then, how many searches in life yield results that can be predicted and moderated?

That is the question that Tom Tykwer’s Run Lola Run (1998) had posed in 80 taut, whip-smart minutes where every split-second and every swerve counted. Aakash Bhatia’s Looop Lapeta, out on Netflix, also keeps a count of the minutes as they tick away, but it grants itself several detours that take the film across the two-hour mark without adding much abiding value to the original concept.

Yes, every choice that one makes matters. The one aimed at throwing extra sauce into the concoction isn’t particularly salutary. To account for the added runtime, the screenplay (credited to four writers – Vinay Chhawal, Ketan Pedgaonkar, Akash Bhatia and Arnav Vepa Nanduri) also factors in the quandaries of a heartbroken cabbie and his about-to-be-married girlfriend.

Nor is that all. Looop Lapeta also pulls into its fold a Punjabi jeweller who runs a business establishment in the heart of Goa and must deal with two sons who want to rob his store at the point of a fake gun. The boys mask up and devise ways to barge into the shop and make off with the jewels without letting their old man know who they are. Tall order that!

The cabbie’s story is primarily about his girlfriend who dangles between the man she loves and the call centre executive she is about to marry. She must make up her mind quickly because time is fast running out. Her predicament, like that of the two lead characters, conveys the film’s pivotal philosophy: haste isn’t a waste and no experience is useless.

A feckless young man, Satya (Tahir Raj Bhasin), lands in big trouble when he loses a large sum of money that he has to deliver to his mobster-boss Victor (Dibyendu Bhattacharya). He turns to his girlfriend Savi (Taapsee Pannu) for help. Her life, too, is a mess – she has just discovered that she is pregnant without wanting to be – but she is a woman endowed with the ability to think on her feet.

It helps that she is fleet-footed to boot. An athlete whose dreams of being a champion has been stymied by an injury, Savi runs and runs and runs when Satya makes a hash of a simple delivery. Three scenarios play out one after another with different outcomes but the vicissitudes of fate and the choices and decisions that Savi and Satya only aggravate matters.

Sunil Grover has been diagnosed with a heart condition. The actor is said to have been diagnosed with blockages in his heart and was to undergo surgery. Our sources have revealed that the actor was filming for his upcoming series before he left for his surgery.

“He shot for a web series in Pune recently despite his health condition. He finished the shoot like an absolute professional and left for his treatment. He had blockages in his heart but he still shot a few scenes and completed his commitment,” our sources inform News18.

When we tried to reach out to the actor for a comment, he remained unavailable.

Sunil Grover was last seen in Snow Flower, a Zee5 web series, Ashish Vidyarthi, Ranvir Shorey, Girish Kulkarni and Mukul Chadda. The actor was also seen in Tandav with Saif Ali Khan last year. The actor played a pivotal role in the series. The Amazon Prime Video political drama was in the middle of controversy after the show was accused of hurting religious sentiments, and the producers were even served legal notices.

On the big screen, Sunil was last seen in Bharat with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. The actor played Salman’s friend in the movie. The actor-comedian is also rumoured to be a part of Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming untitled film which is being directed by Atlee.

While he has appeared in a bunch of movies and shows, the actor is also best known to play the role of Gutti on The Kapil Sharma Show. However, owing to a spat between the comedians, Sunil opted to leave the show. While there were reports suggesting Salman was acting as a peacemaker between the two, Sunil has no plans on returning to the show. Sunil has starred in a few comedy shows thereafter.

New Delhi: The makers of RRR have confirmed the film’s release date. The film’s release date was pushed many times due to COVID-19 restrictions. S S Rajamouli’s film will now release on March 25, 2022. The makers have shared a poster of the film with the new release date and has captioned it as “#RRRonMarch25th, 2022…..FINALISED! #RRRMovie.” RRR has been directed by S S Rajamouli and produced by D. V. V. Danayya of DVV Entertainments. The film has Ram Charan, Jr. NTR, and Alia Bhatt in key roles and Ajay Devgn will be seen in a cameo role. The film will release in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.

Due to COVID-19 third-wave, many states had shut cinema halls, gyms and malls and weekend curfew was also imposed. Due to the restrictions, the several filmmakers had decided to postpone the release date of their upcoming movies. Apart from RRR, the release date of Jersey, Brahmastra, Prithviraj, Radhe Shyam, and others were postponed.

Earlier, the film was slated to release on January 7, 2022, but the release date was pushed due to COVID-19 restrictions. It was later announced that RRR makers have finalised two release dates for the film and it will be released theatrically depending upon the situation.