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PM Narendra Modi's France visit was fruitful, with the announcement of UPI payment approval in France. The PM Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held discussions and approved the agreement of UPI payments, as per the agreement between India's National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and France's secure online payment in 2022. Modi expressed excitement that payments via UPI will kickstart with transaction standing atop the… read-more

The recent release of the "Barbie" movie is making rounds on social media platforms. In addition, a Canadian company, Casino.ca is offering  $1,000. They said, "Here’s your chance to earn $1,000 (ca. $1,325 CAD) plus a paid trip to your local movie theatre to see Barbie after it’s released on July 20." However, the catch is all 16 Barbie films have to be watched by the participant within seven days.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas' recent Citadel not only failed to attract the audience but was also the biggest failure of the $200 million project. The show streaming on Amazon Prime is gaining negative reviews and criticism from people, including fans of Priyanka Chopra. Amazon reportedly spent $250 million (Rs 2,000 crore) on Citadel, and asked for losses. In addition,  It also failed to crack Nielsen's top 10 list of streamed shows.

To cut the cost of the National Geographic magazine, the company removed the last batch of 19 staff writers, including the magazine editor and senior writer. The publication has seen a slew of editorial changes brought about by several ownership changes since 2015 including the removal of six top editors in September. Now, the magazine will employ freelance writers to piece together its issues to work with the remaining editors.

After a massive drop in the box-office collection, the makers of "Adipurush" has slashed the ticket prices to Rs 150, in theaters. Notably, after the power weekend, in which the film recorded Rs 66 crore collection, the film started falling down, with the lowest collection. To keep the engagement with the audience the Om Raut directed "Adipurush" is now at cheap ticket prices, across India.