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 Akshay Kumar has been confirmed with Kovid! Anant will not attend Ambani's wedding Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has been diagnosed with Covid. According to reports, the virus was confirmed during the promotion of the film Sarfira. The actor has entered isolation. With this, it was confirmed that Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant will not attend the wedding. Everyone in the promotion team of the new film has been confirmed to be infected with Covid-19. Akshay Kumar tested positive on Friday morning. Hindustan Times reported the news. Meanwhile, Surfira has received a mixed response. Sarphira is a commercial remake of the National Award winning Tamil film Surairai Potru. Suriya played the lead role in Tamil. Directed by Sudha Konkara, the film also stars Paresh Rawal and Radhika Mathan in lead roles.

A prudent balance between assets and liabilities has to be maintained: RBI governor RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday sent a  clear message  to banks and  NBFCs  against charging  extra fees  and  high interest rates  on loans to customers. “In general, we have observed that guidelines on  Key Facts Statement  are followed, but a few banks and NBFCs still charge fees, etc. that are not specified or disclosed in the statement,” Das said at a press conference after the  monetary policy committee meeting . “It has also been observed in some  micro-finance institutions  and NBFCs that the interest rates on  small-value loans  are high and appear to be usurious,” the RBI Governor pointed out. The  regulatory freedom  enjoyed by banks and NBFCs in respect of interest rates and charges should be used judiciously to ensure fair and transparent pricing of products and services. The Reserve Ban...

Kuwait fire: Blaze broke out on lower floor, spread through building Around 40 people were dead, several injured in a fire that broke out in a building housing migrant workers in southern Kuwait early on Wednesday. The building belonged to NBTC, the biggest construction group in Kuwait. According to local media reports, the fire started in a kitchen in a six-storey building in Mangaf City at around 6 am local time. Major General Eid Al Oweihan, Director General of Criminal Evidence, confirmed an initial death toll of 35. Six more victims succumbed to injuries later in the hospital. At least 35 bodies were still inside the building after the fire was put out, Oweihan, said. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday expressed deep shock over the tragic fire incident in Kuwait City which has resulted in dozens of deaths, including of many Indian nationals. ...

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on May 28 hinted at the possibility of the government reconsidering changes made to the income tax rules mandating payments to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) within 45 days, failing which companies will have to pay tax on the amount due. This mandate came into effect on April 1, 2024. She urged MSMEs to send representations on the same, adding that the government will "surely do something about it in the July Budget." Speaking at an event in Ludhiana, Punjab, Sitharaman said the changes mandating the 45-day payment window was introduced as per requests from MSMEs themselves. “The change in income tax Act did not come this year, it came in 2023, if you want to change it then when the new government comes in the July Budget something can be done depending on the representations that are submitted. But we have changed the income tax act as per requests from MSMEs themselves. Request was payment was not happening in 45 days. But ...

 Cairo: Israeli strikes on a tent camp in an evacuation area west of Rafah killed at least 21 on Tuesday, Gaza health authorities said, and tanks advanced to the centre of the southern Gaza city for the first time after a night of heavy bombardment. Two days after an Israeli airstrike on another camp stirred global condemnation, Gaza emergency services said four tank shells hit a cluster of tents in Al-Mawasi, a coastal area that Israel had advised civilians in Rafah to move to for safety. At least 12 of the dead were women, according to medical officials in the Hamas militant-run Palestinian enclave. An Israeli military spokesperson said: "As of this time, we are not aware of this incident." In central Rafah, tanks and armoured vehicles mounted with machineguns were spotted near Al-Awda mosque, witnesses told Reuters. The Israeli military said its forces continued to operate in the Rafah area, without commenting on reported advances into the city centre. International unease...

  Thiruvananthapuram: With several places across the southern districts of Kerala receiving heavy pre-monsoon showers on Tuesday morning, the met department has revised its forecast for the day. The India Meteorological Department has sounded a red alert in Kottayam and Ernakulam districts on Tuesday. These districts are expected to receive rainfall above 204.4mm  in 24 hours. Orange and yellow alert is sounded for various districts in the state as the rain is expected to intensify in the next hours. Orange alert in districts May 28 - Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Idukki May 29 - Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam Yellow alert in districts May 28 - Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode May 29 -  Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Idukki, Thrissur May 30 - Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur May 31 - Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur June 1 - Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur...