India is looking to privatise more than half of its state-owned banks to reduce the number of government-owned lenders to just five, Reuters reported citing government

Govt plans to reduce number of state-owned banks to just five: report

India is looking to privatise more than half of its state-owned banks to reduce the number of government-owned lenders to just five, Reuters reported citing government and banking sources. The government is working on a privatisation plan to raise money by selling assets in non-core companies and sectors when the country is strapped for funds due to a lack of economic growth caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Several government committees and the Reserve Bank of India have recommended that India should have not more than five state-owned banks.

India is looking to privatise more than half of its state-owned banks to reduce the number of government-owned lenders to just five, Reuters reported citing government and banking sources. The government is working on a privatisation plan to raise money by selling assets in non-core companies and sectors when the country is strapped for funds due to a lack of economic growth caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Several government committees and the Reserve Bank of India have recommended that India should have not more than five state-owned banks.

American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is all set to become the first female artist to receive the global icon award at the upcoming Brit Awards 2021. Conf

American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is all set to become the first female artist to receive the global icon award at the upcoming&nbsp;Brit Awards 2021.&nbsp;
Confirming the news, the organisers said that the US singer&nbsp;will be honoured with the award in recognition for her immense impact on music across the world.&nbsp;
Issuing a statement to Press, Brit award also lauded&nbsp;the 31-year-old singer for highlighting many important issues, including her work promoting acceptance of the LGBTQ community.
Only three singers Elton John, David Bowie and Robbie Williams have received the award in the past.

The first trailer of much-awaited film, 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage', a sequel to Andy Serkis' 2018 film is out. In the film, Tom Hardy’s half symbiote-half-hum

The first trailer of the much-awaited film, 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage', a sequel to Andy Serkis' 2018 film is out.
In the film, Tom Hardy&rsquo;s half symbiote-half-human character 'Venom' faces Woody Harrelson's&nbsp;character&nbsp;Cletus Kasady,&nbsp;a serial killer destined to become the&nbsp;symbiotic super-villain, Carnage.&nbsp;
Apart from Hardy and Harrelson, the film also stars Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris and Stephen Graham in key roles.&nbsp;The film will hit theatres on September 24 this year.&nbsp;

Hollywood star Tom Cruise has opened up about shooting the seventh installment of his upcoming spy thriller 'Mission: Impossible.' amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In

Hollywood star Tom Cruise has opened up about shooting the&nbsp;seventh installment of his upcoming spy thriller 'Mission: Impossible.' amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
In an interview with a leading daily, Cruise said shooting amid the pandemic was&nbsp;not an easy job, not even by a long shot. He added they started&nbsp;shooting in the summer, after&nbsp;many of his friends, and crew were worried about losing jobs and houses.&nbsp;
Tom Cruise, who will essay the role of Ethan Hunt in the film, revealed that&nbsp;they shot for seven days a week and round the clock, keeping in mind social distancing, masks, bubbles of crew members.

Hollywood star Robert De Niro & Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer's new promotional video for Switzerland tourism is leaving fans in s

Hollywood star Robert De Niro&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer's&nbsp;new promotional&nbsp;video for&nbsp;Switzerland&nbsp;tourism is leaving fans in splits.&nbsp;
The video shows, De Niro&nbsp;rejecting Federer's&nbsp;offer to shoot the 'Switzerland film' saying&nbsp;he doesn&rsquo;t like the country as it is too perfect, the people are too nice and there isn't any drama.&nbsp;
The 'Irishman' actor further asks&nbsp;Federer&nbsp;to&nbsp;contact Tom Hanks for the same.&nbsp;
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Singer-actor Lady Gaga has wrapped the shooting for her upcoming biographical crime drama 'House Of Gucci'. Announcing the news in an Instagram post, Gaga sh

Singer-actor Lady Gaga has wrapped the shooting&nbsp;for her upcoming biographical crime drama 'House Of Gucci'.
Gaga announced the news in an Instagram&nbsp;post and shared a picture from the sets of&nbsp;House of Gucci. She is seen pounding her fists with the film's director Ridley Scott.
'House of Gucci' follows the story of Maurizio Gucci, the head of the Gucci fashion house who was killed in 1995 by a hitman&nbsp;hired by&nbsp;his ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani. The film will see Adam Driver in the role of Maurizio Gucci while Lady Gaga will essay the role of&nbsp;Patrizia Reggiani.&nbsp;

Tawny Kitaen, the actress who appeared in '80s rock music videos and starred opposite Tom Hanks in the 1984 comedy Bachelor Party has passed away Confirming the n

Tawny Kitaen, the actress who appeared in '80s rock music videos and&nbsp;starred opposite Tom Hanks in the 1984 comedy Bachelor Party has passed away
Confirming the news the Orange County coroner&rsquo;s office said that the 59-year old actor star&nbsp;died at her home on Friday.
Kitaen&nbsp;became the rock world's 'video vixen' after appearing on the cover of two albums from the heavy metal band Ratt.
Kitaen's&nbsp;other credits include&nbsp;her stint as co-host of 'America's Funniest People' and reality shows like 'The Surreal Life' and 'Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew' among others.&nbsp;

Drew Barrymore has joined the long list of Hollywood celebrities who have come out to help India in its fight against deadly coronavirus. Requesting people acros

Drew Barrymore has joined the long list of Hollywood celebrities who have come out to help India in its fight against deadly coronavirus.&nbsp;
Requesting people across the globe to help India, Barrymore said that her&nbsp;heart goes out to the people in the country&nbsp;who are trying hard to hold it together amid the surge in&nbsp;Covid-19&nbsp;cases.
The 46-year-old actor further urged her fans to&nbsp;stay strong and believe that they will come out of this.&nbsp;
Barrymore also requested fans to&nbsp;make a contribution to India's fight against Covid-19 and said she is doing her bit.&nbsp;
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Here are some of the big films lined up for release this month. Star Wars: The Bad BatchDisney+ Hotstar | May 4 Animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch, a spin-

Here are some of the big films lined up for release this month.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Disney+ Hotstar&nbsp;| May 4
Animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch, a spin-off of the successful Clone Wars franchise, follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch, which were first introduced in The Clone Wars.
Lava Ka Dhaava Netflix&nbsp;|&nbsp;May 5
Lava Ka Dhaava is an adaptation of Netflix's&nbsp;'Floor Is Lava', and has&nbsp;Jaaved Jafferi's&nbsp;voiceover in the show.&nbsp;Lava Ka Dhaava&nbsp;is perfect fit&nbsp;for&nbsp;all those who loved watching the popular Japanese game show Takeshi&rsquo;s Castle.
'Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai' ZeePlex&nbsp;| May 13
'Radhe Your Most Wanted Bhai'&nbsp;stars, Salman Khan,&nbsp;in&nbsp;the lead role of Radhe&nbsp;and&nbsp;follows the story of an&nbsp;encounter specialist who has 97 hits under his belt. The film also features&nbsp;Disha Patani, Randeep Hooda&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jackie Shroff&nbsp;in pivotal roles.&nbsp;Directed by&nbsp;Prabhu Deva, 'Radhe' takes viewers back to the feels of Salman&rsquo;s &lsquo;Wanted' and 'Dabangg' avatar.
'Wonder Woman 84' Amazon Prime Video | May 15
Wonder Woman 1984 is a sequel to 2017&rsquo;s Wonder Woman. Starring Gal Gadot in the role of Princess Diana of Themyscira the film is the ninth film in the DC Extended Universe. The film is directed by&nbsp;Patty Jenkins and will release on May 15
'Sardar Ka Grandson' Netflix&nbsp;| May 18 Featuring&nbsp;Arjun Kapoor&nbsp;and Neena Gupta in the lead roles, Sardar Ka Grandson is a family entertainer. Directed by Kaashvie Nair, the film tells the heart-warming story of a grandson who goes out of his way to fulfill his grandmother's wish of revisiting her old home in Pakistan, from which she was separated during the partition. The film also stars Rakulpreet Singh,&nbsp;John Abraham, and Aditi Rao Hydari in prominent roles.

Malaysian-British actor Henry Golding is all set to star in Netflix's adaptation of the Jane Austen novel 'Persuasion'. The adaptation will star American actress Dako

Malaysian-British actor Henry Golding is all set to star in Netflix's adaptation of the Jane Austen novel 'Persuasion'.
The adaptation will star American actress Dakota Johnson in the female lead role.
According to reports, Henry will essay the role of Mr Elliot, the cousin of Johnson's character.
However, Netflix has not yet announced the actor who will play the on-screen love interest of Dakota.
Directed by Carrie Cracknell, the movie is expected to go on the floors in May.

Netflix has unveiled the teaser of season four of its hit series 'Stranger Things'. The teaser is set in the Hawkins National Laboratory and delves into the dark back

Netflix has unveiled the teaser of season four of its hit series 'Stranger Things'.
The teaser is set in the Hawkins National Laboratory and delves into the dark backstory of Millie Bobby Brown&rsquo;s character Eleven.
It also teases the return of Dr. Martin Brenner, who was believed to have been killed in Season 1.
The release date of season four of the popular Netflix show hasn&rsquo;t been announced yet.

Oscars producer Steven Soderbergh has opened up about their decision to switch the order of the awards and why he doesn't regret doing it even after attracting a l

Oscars producer Steven Soderbergh&nbsp;has opened up about their decision to switch the order of the awards and why he doesn't regret doing it even after attracting a lot of criticism.&nbsp;
The ceremony usually ends with the announcement of best picture winner but this year, it ended with best actor winner announcement.
Speaking about it to a leading Hollywood daily the producer said that the decision was taken out of a respectful conscience. He explained that&nbsp;since Chadwick was nominated there was a strong possibility that he could win&nbsp;and his widow would speak on his behalf. So,&nbsp;Chadwick Boseman&rsquo;s nomination was the reason why Oscars show order was changed.
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HBO has unveiled the first look of 'Game of Thrones' prequel series 'House of Dragon' and it looks grand. The official handle of 'House of Dragons' posted th

HBO&nbsp;has unveiled the first look of 'Game of Thrones' prequel series 'House of Dragon' and it looks grand.
The&nbsp;official handle of 'House of Dragons' posted the&nbsp;stills on Twitter that&nbsp;features&nbsp;Emma D&rsquo;Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower and Steve Toussaint as The Sea Snake.
10 episode limited series, House of Dragon is based on George RR Martin&rsquo;s book series called Fire and Blood. It is set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones.&nbsp;

Canadian singer-songwriter, The Weeknd has confirmed that he will continue to boycott the Grammys despite the recent changes made by the Recording Academy in their nomi

Canadian singer-songwriter, The Weeknd has confirmed that he will continue to boycott the Grammys despite the recent changes made by the Recording Academy in their nomination process.
The 31-year-old singer told Variety magazine that he will not&nbsp;be submitting his music for the&nbsp;Grammys in future as well, adding that trust has been broken between the organisation and artists.&nbsp;
The singer said that the recent changes by the Recording Academy are an important start for the music&nbsp;industry and public.&nbsp;

Hollywood actor Jennifer Aniston has requested her fans to support India in its fight against Covid-19. Jennifer shared several stories to spread&nb

Hollywood actor&nbsp;Jennifer Aniston&nbsp;has requested her fans to support India in its fight against Covid-19.&nbsp;Jennifer shared&nbsp;several stories to spread&nbsp;awareness as India faces the brunt of the second wave of deadly virus. She&nbsp;also mentioned details of a fundraiser that is raising money for immediate relief in India.&nbsp;
Encouraging all to come together and help India, in another story she said that one doesn't have to donate to help, just spreading the word can also help build awareness.

Filmmaker Taika Waititi who is currently filming 'Thor: Love and Thunder' opened up about shooting the film. Speaking about his experience of shooting th

Filmmaker Taika Waititi&nbsp;who is currently filming 'Thor: Love and Thunder' opened up about shooting the film. Speaking about his&nbsp;experience of shooting&nbsp;the next chapter of the Thor franchise,&nbsp;Waititi&nbsp;said that&nbsp;he is having a blast on his current project. Adding that they've&nbsp;got four weeks left, the filmmaker went on to say that it might be the best Marvel film ever!&nbsp;'Thor: Love and Thunder' star Chris Hemsworth in the lead role.

After Pedro Alonso, Miguel Herrán and Jaime Lorente, it is now Itziar Ituño & Álvaro Morte who has wrapped the filming

After Pedro Alonso,&nbsp;Miguel Herr&aacute;n&nbsp;and Jaime Lorente, it is now actors&nbsp;Itziar Itu&ntilde;o&nbsp;&amp; &Aacute;lvaro Morte&nbsp;who&nbsp;have wrapped the filming of season 5 of&nbsp;Netflix show 'Money Heist'.&nbsp;
Itziar, who essays the role of Raquel Murillo aka Lisbon posted few pictures from the set &amp; expressed her sadness as she wraps up the shoot.&nbsp;
While &Aacute;lvaro Morte&nbsp;who plays the role of Sergio Marquina&nbsp;also known as Professor posted a video of himself from the set and wrote&nbsp;my dear Professor. I will miss having such a good time with you.
He also thanked his fans, &amp; the entire team of 'Money Heist' for all their love.&nbsp;

Oscar-nominated actor Timothee Chalamet and multiple Grammy-winning singer and musician Billie Eilish will be a part of this year's Met Gala Host Committee. Poet A

Oscar-nominated actor Timothee Chalamet and multiple Grammy-winning singer and musician Billie Eilish will be a part of this year's Met Gala Host Committee.&nbsp;Poet Amanda Gorman, and tennis player Naomi Osaka will also join the Hollywood stars.
The dress code for this year is&nbsp; 'American Independence',&nbsp;focusing on the history of American fashion and honouring the 75th anniversary of The Costume Institute.&nbsp;
Organised by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the fund-raising gala is scheduled to be held in New York on September 13.

Marvel Studios announced the release dates and the titles of its phase four films. Sharing a three-minute-long sneak peek, the studio revealed that Black Widow wi

Marvel Studios announced the release dates and the titles of its phase four films.
Sharing a three-minute-long sneak peek, the studio revealed that&nbsp;Black Widow will release in July 2021,&nbsp;Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will hit theatres in September 2021,&nbsp;Eternals to release in&nbsp;October 2021 and Spider-Man No Way Home in December 2021.&nbsp;While 'Doctor Strange' will release next year in March 2022 followed by Thor Love and Thunder in May 2022, Black Panther Wakanda Forever in July 2022 and The Marvels in November 2022.&nbsp;
The clip also&nbsp;features the first look at MCU's highly anticipated movie Eternals, which brings together stars like&nbsp;Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden and Kumail Nanjiani.&nbsp;

Several international celebrities such as Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, Reese Witherspoon have urged their fans & social media followers to make donations to h

Several international celebrities such as Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, Reese Witherspoon&nbsp;have urged their fans &amp; social media followers to make donations to help India fight the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.&nbsp;
Expressing her concerns,&nbsp;'Havana' singer Camila Cabello posted a video on her Instagram&nbsp;&amp; asked her fans to come together to help India.
Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes&nbsp;also requested his followers to donate whatever they can to help India in this time of crisis.&nbsp;
Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon amplified Priyanka Chopra's call to raise funds, while describing the situation in India as 'urgent'.
Actor Orlando Bloom also shared a few pictures on his&nbsp;Instagram and asked his fans to support the country.&nbsp;

'Game Of Thrones' actress Esmé Bianco has sued goth-rock icon Marilyn Manson, accusing him of sexual assault. The federal civil lawsuit alleges that Manson

'Game Of Thrones' actress&nbsp;Esm&eacute; Bianco has sued goth-rock icon Marilyn Manson, accusing him of sexual assault.
The federal civil lawsuit alleges that Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, committed multiple violent sexual assaults, a rape and other forms of abuse over the course of years, from 2009 to 2013.
The suit also accuses Manson of violating human trafficking laws by bringing her to California from England under the false pretenses of roles in music videos and movies that never materialised.
However, Manson's attorney has called the allegations 'provably false'.&nbsp;Manson and Bianco began a long-distance relationship later in 2009, the lawsuit says.

The University of Texas has hired Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey to teach students about taking a film project from script to screen. McConaughey has been repo

Matthew McConaughey turns professor for real

The University of Texas has hired Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey&nbsp;to teach students about taking a film project from script to screen.&nbsp;McConaughey&nbsp;has been reportedly a visiting instructor at the school since 2015 and served as the school's 'Minister of Culture'. The Oscar-winning actor has also been&nbsp;appointed as a professor of practice at University of Texas' Austin Department of Radio-Television-Film.

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