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Fashion Round Up 2022: The most iconic fashion trends and accessories that did the rounds in 2022

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Every year has its ups and downs, and 2022 was no different. On the fashion front, though, the ups outweighed the downs and offered us fashion moments that were beyond our wildest dreams. Bollywood celebs had a very hectic 2022, whether it was on the red carpet, at fashion shows or significant celebrity milestones. Only a few of our favourite fashion trends and accessories that made headlines in 2022—and that we want to see in 2023—are presented to you from our collection of most treasured fashion moments. MINI BAGS In the realm of fashion, the mini bag has a lengthy history. Women didn't carry a lot, therefore handbags started off little. Let's go ahead to the time when, surprisingly, handbags started to become smaller. The micro bag style as we know it now is mostly attributed to one designer and one particular bag. The micro-bag trend has exploded in popularity this year! Greater mobility is made possible by using a tiny bag; with less to carry, less to worry about. Clutc

'Indian markets may see FPI revival after worst-ever selloff in 2022'

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Foreign investors sold off Indian equity markets in 2022, leading to a 4% annual gain for the benchmark index. However, in the second half of the year, foreign investors bought back shares, indicating that they expect India's economy to grow in the future. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/dCtsb5W >

John Abraham poses with wife Priya Runchal in a rare pic which also includes his entire family

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While John Abraham has time and again asserted that he doesn’t like to discuss his personal life, he maintains the same rule on social media too. However, it seems that his wife Priya Runchal has been sharing sneak peeks from their happy married life on social media of late. While she shared photos way back in October during the Diwali season with the Pathaan actor, she shared another set of photos now which seems to be a part of the Christmas festivities at their household. Priya Runchal took to Instagram to share two photos from their latest family get-together and posted it along with a ‘feeling loved’ emoji. The investment banker, who also had a low-key wedding with John Abraham, posed with the entire family of the actor in this series of photos. The first photo has her posing with John’s mother Firoza Irani, father Abraham John, and brother Alan Abraham. The carousel photo also had John lovingly pose with his wife. Besides the rare family photo, it was also John’s look in a bla

China economic activity worsens in December as Covid spreads

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The official manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 47 this month from November’s 48, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday. That was worse than an estimate of 47.8 in a Bloomberg survey of economists. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/huSAotf >

Adani takes over NDTV, founders Roys quit

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NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy have stepped down from the board of the news network after billionaire Gautam Adani gained controlling stake of 64. 7% in the media company. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/ZQ5WLPy >

2022 sees sale of 6L new vehicles in Delhi, 32% jump since last year

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Rupee edges up as analysts reckon CAD likely peaked, dollar slips

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Higher oil prices further weighed on the rupee as its trade deficit expanded, but cooling commodity prices has improved prospects for 2023. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/UoCEAHS >

Pele passes away at 82: Abhishek Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Vicky Kaushal, and other celebs mourn the loss of legendary Brazilian footballer

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The legendary Brazilian footballer player, Pele passed away at the age of 82. A post breaking the saddening news was shared on Pele’s official social media handle on Thursday. Pele rose from barefoot squalor to become one of the finest and most well-known football players. Fans of the late footballer across the globe have plunged in deep sorrow. Among many others, a bunch of Bollywood celebrities including Abhishek Bachchan, Vicky Kaushal, Kareena Kapoor Khan and others have also taken to their respective social media handle to pay tribute to the “legend”. While most of them dedicated an Instagram story to mourn the loss, Jr Bachchan penned a heartfelt note. He shared two photos of Pele, and wrote, “As a child my father introduced me to Pelé and his magic. And thus began a lifelong love for football. We had shelves filled with VHS tapes of his and the Brazilian team’s matches.” He further added, “I would religiously watch them with my father. A magician we’ve all been blessed to wit

Equity investors turn richer by Rs 16.36 lakh crore in 2022

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Dalal Street investors became richer by more than Rs 16.36 lakh crore this year as the equity market scaled new highs despite persistent geopolitical uncertainties and inflation worries. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/vy10Bhl >

Asia stocks rise as investors find foothold at end of brutal 2022

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Japan's Nikkei rose 0.22%, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.34%. China stocks were 0.63% higher, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 1.5%. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/HlOTvZV >

At 4.4% of GDP, current account deficit hits 9-year high

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The country's current account deficit (CAD) widened in the second quarter of FY23 to a nine-year high of 4.4% of the gross domestic product, or $36.4 billion in absolute terms. In value terms, the quarterly CAD is the highest in more than a decade and more than the $35 billion forecast by economists. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/2Dp6X1E >

Soaring subsidy bills of states may constrain spending on development: RBI

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Why Sitharaman has a difficult path to tread this budget

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India Budget 2023: Global economic headwinds and the pressures typical in a pre-election year make it that much more challenging to strike a balance between budgetary measures and expectations. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/bwODELR >

Shah Rukh Khan had an input for Vijay Varma's character in Darlings, reveals director Jasmeet K Reen

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Shah Rukh Khan was a producer of Alia Bhatt, Shefali Shah and Vijay Varma starrer Darlings which was released on Netflix earlier this year. It also marked the debut of Alia as a producer. While the audience praised Darlings for its dark humour, Vijay has a fantastic role of Hamza which was hated by the audience. The actor was praised for his performance. As a producer, SRK had input for director Jasmeet K Reen. In a roundtable interview with Pinkvilla, Jasmeet revealed that "Shah Rukh Khan “had a very interesting input.” She continued, “He said, ‘Hamza joh hain, second half mein usko chhodna mat (Don’t let Hamza go in the second half)’.” While they weren't planning to, after SRK's input, Hamza had a lot more to do. “Obviously, we were not going to let him go but because the humour was just coming out of him being there, tied up or cracking a line. He said ‘chhodna mat (don’t let him go). Ismein humour aa sakta hain (This can be humourous) and please cast someone who c

Gold prices edge up as dollar eases

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Gold prices ticked up on Thursday as the US dollar eased, with traders awaiting new indications on the Federal Reserve's rate hike plans. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/Jm8Z9iN >

Mickey’s copyright adventure: Early Disney creation to be public property soon

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Smaller cities driving e-payments: Paytm

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Tesla crashes 72%, wipes out $720 billion mcap in worst year

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EXCLUSIVE: Tamannaah Bhatia says male actors are more uncomfortable during intimate scenes; Bhumi Pednekar recalls being extremely ‘nervous’ during full throttle scene in Lust Stories

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Bollywood Hungama hosted its roundtable with actresses who made a mark in 2022 in films. Bhumi Pednekar, Tamannaah Bhatia were amongst the actresses who were in attendance along with Rakul Preet Singh, Alaya F and Huma Qureshi. The actresses spoke about several aspects of their careers including the importance of having intimacy coordinators on sets. In the past few years, intimacy coaches have become an important part of the shoot to take the actors through the process smoothly. Speaking at the Bollywood Hungama Actresses Round Table 2022 presented by Astroyogi, Huma Qureshi noted that there is a sense of discomfort and nervousness before an intimate scene shoot. However, Tamannaah Bhatia said that male actors are more awkward than female ones. She said, “I have seen more men being uncomfortable or being awkward with intimate scenes. It’s basically about understanding that actors are just human, it’s not about men or women. Sometimes guys are a lot more shy and they’re a lot more

Bond yields rise tracking US peers; volume low ahead of year-end

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Tesla shares extend losses on demand worries in China

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Tesla has lost more than half its value since the start of October as investors worry that Twitter was taking much of Chief Executive Elon Musk's time while fretting about his stake sale in the electric-car maker. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/LinCjZO >

Global consensus for use of e-currency: RBI

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Gig platforms slow to adopt minimum wage policy: Study

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Startups will attract significant FDI in 2023: DPIIT secretary

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he country's startups will attract significant foreign direct investments (FDI) in 2023 on account of steps being taken by the government to strengthen the ecosystem for budding entrepreneurs, a top government official has said. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/ohrx4KP >

Rupee falls 9 paise to 82.74 against US dollar

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At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened weak at 82.71 against the dollar, then slipped further to 82.74, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/W8CgcsV >

Gold ticks up in light trade after holiday weekend

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Gold prices edged up in early Asian hours on Tuesday, helped by a softer dollar, although trading was thin after the long Christmas weekend. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/9UWMPmX >

Manasi Tata is director on Kirloskar JVs

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From industry leader to defaulter: Rise & fall of Venugopal Dhoot

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Starting with a family, which had a dealership of Bajaj Auto's scooters, to becoming the owner of a household name in consumer appliances who could afford to have Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan as the brand ambassador, Venugopal Dhoot's is a story of an aggressive small town businessman's pursuit to be on the top. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/nKkgflY >

Domestic indices open higher led by metal stocks

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Wall Street equities settled to a moderately higher close on Friday after data showed US consumer spending barely rose in November, while annual inflation increased at its slowest pace in 13 months. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/GvdegZl >

Tata Motors, Union Bank of India, HDFC and other stocks in news today

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Extend HRA tax benefit to home loans: Experts

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Extend HRA tax benefit to home loans: Experts

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Despite market fall, FPIs buy over Rs 11,000 crore stocks in December

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Tatas rename AirAsia India as AIX Connect ahead of merger

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Maruti: Sales of automatics picking up

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With 96%, LIC leads in claim settlement ratio: Irdai

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Mohit Raina celebrates first wedding anniversary with wife Aditi Sharma with loved-up post after rubbishing divorce rumours

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Shiddat actor Mohit Raina, best known for his performances in Devo Ke Dev Mahadev and Mumbai Diaries 26/11 , got married to Aditi Sharma last year in December. The actor posted his wedding pictures to make the official announcement. However, in recent times, rumours were rife that their marriage was in trouble. Amid these speculations, Raina celebrated his first anniversary with Aditi on December 24. Mohit Raina took to Instagram to post a photo from one of their trek diaries in Himachal Pradesh. He wrote, “Cheers to two imperfect pieces that fit perfectly together. Happy 1 my - red heart emoji.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Mohit Raina (@merainna) In a statement to a publication, Mohit Raina rubbished the divorce rumours recently saying that they are baseless. He said the duo was in Himachal Pradesh celebrating their first wedding anniversary. Mohit Raina tied the knot with his girlfriend Aditi Sharma in a private cer

Mcap of 10 most valued firms erodes by Rs 1.68 lakh crore

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Last week, the Sensex tumbled 1,492.52 points or 2.43 per cent. Market sentiment remained weak amid surging Covid cases in China and a few other nations, while stronger US growth data cemented expectations of the Federal Reserve continuing with its hawkish stance. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/wgZn689 >

2022 saw record checks by DGCA on airlines, airports

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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) says it has made the highest number of surveillance checks in a calendar year in 2022. Numbering at 4,378 checks in all, 3,013 were planned while 1,365 were unplanned. These include safety audits, ramp inspections, spot checks, and night surveillance on airlines, till Thursday (December 22), apart from airport operators, approved organisations, and flying training schools to check whether they are following safety standards. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/Ah2DckZ >

Waiver for PwDs at national institutes announced

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In a step aimed at enhancing access to rehabilitation facilities for persons with disabilities (PwDs), the Central government has decided to waive off the fees for registration, diagnostics and treatment at all nine national institutes and 21 associated composite regional centres (NRCs) across states from January 1 for all those having unique IDs for PwDs. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/8Or3YWM >

59% of Indian carriers’ fleet are fuel-efficient, data shows

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Only about 20% of the world’s current, in-service airline fleet comprises latest generation aircraft, with most of the commercial airline aircraft in use today being previous generation fuel guzzlers. But India is far ahead in the aspect of decarbonisation as 59% of its airline fleet comprises latest generation, fuel-efficient aircraft, as per data provided by European aerospace corporation, Airbus. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/PdsLcEY >

Twitter restores suicide prevention feature after report

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Twitter Inc restored a feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, after coming under pressure from some users and consumer safety groups over its removal. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/7dW2ZL3 >

Ravie Dubey unveils intriguing first look of his next film Farradday, see photo

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Actor Ravie Dubey took to Instagram to reveal his look for a film titled Farradday , which is slated to release next year. Produced by Dreamiyata Entertainment, the film looks like a must-watch. Ravie can be seen in an avatar that he has not donned before. Unkempt hair, an open shirt and a nose ring describe his look, amidst the use of heavy prosthetics. While Ravie is yet to open up about his character, we are sure it is one which is far from ordinary!   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Ravie Dubey (@ravidubey2312) Ravie Dubey, who just turned a year older on December 23rd, has always come up with projects which have impressed his fans. His last project on OTT called Mastakand was a super duper hit and his fans cannot wait for his next venture. His production house is also doing extremely well, and both he and his wife, Sargun Mehta, are producing some meaningful films and TV shows. ALSO READ: ITA Awards 2022: Nakuul Mehta,

Sonam Kapoor shares unseen photo of son Vayu with Anil Kapoor on latter's birthday; see pics

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Actor Anil Kapoor is celebrating his birthday today. The actor is receiving messages from family, friends, colleagues and fans on social media. On this special occasion, Sonam Kapoor took to Instagram to share some photos of her father Anil Kapoor along with an unseen moment of him with her son Vaayu Kapoor Ahuja. Taking to Instagram, Sonam shared a string of pictures which she captioned, “Happy happy birthday to the best dad in the whole world. I love you. You’re the greatest and the best. Everything you do, you do for us. Everyone should be this blessed. Love you Daddy.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Sonam Kapoor Ahuja (@sonamkapoor) Speaking of celebrations, Kapoor has planned to keep it low-key this year & is going to spend the day at home with his family & also the newest addition to the Kapoor family tree, his grandson. His 65th celebration was a memorable one with his friends. Meanwhile, on the work front,

Twitter removes suicide prevention feature, says it's under revamp

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Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, according to two people familiar with the matter who said it was ordered by new owner Elon Musk. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/den3H19 >