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Handsome and talented Siddharth Nigam, who made his debut as a child actor in a blockbuster film, Dhoom 3 in 2013 has come a long way. Even after delivering a superhit film like Dhoom 3 barely at the age of 13, the young actor decided to pursue his passion of gymnastics and stayed away from the showbiz industry. He returned to the small screen with Mahakumbh and then went on to win hearts as Ashoka. Siddharth is a national level gold medalist gymnast and has faced many hardships while growing up. In this week’s Telly Blazer section with ETimes TV, the young actor speaks about overcoming all trials and tribulations and having a good life, bagging Dhoom 3, the tough decision of leaving gymnastics for acting, facing rejections and Bollywood actor Salman Khan's advice to him. You started acting at a very early stage, did you miss out on anything? Definitely, I have missed those moments. I was a gymnast when I was very young and the discipline is very tough. I would wake up at 4 am … [Read more...] about #Tellyblazer – Aladdin: Naam Toh Suna Hoga’s Siddharth Nigam on his struggling days: There was a time when we could not afford normal food and would survive on dahi-chawal

Customers who have gone for loan restructuring between December and March 31 will be roughly about 1-1.2% of our portfolio, says Shyam Srinivasan, MD & CEO, Federal BankEarlier, you had projected that Rs 3,500-crore loans will need to be restructured but the request has come for only Rs 1,500 crore. It is great news but how did this drastic fall come about?The big difference between last quarter and this quarter is the reality. People have started seeing businesses doing better and generally the preference is not to be a restructured customer. December end is one milestone as in the retail and corporate customers had a chance to seek restructuring and we have seen experientially people have not opted to. Either they have paid or the situation is too bad for restructuring. I think this has worked out quite well. Customers who have the ability and belief that they will do well and will recover have sought restructuring and that number thankfully for us between December and March 31 … [Read more...] about Shyam Srinivasan on why Federal Bank restructured book is half of estimates

Finally, there remains the question of the incoming Biden administration's policy direction. The incoming US administration may adjust its China policy. But the basic approach to strategic competition with China－which reflects the mainstream view of both Democrats and Republicans－is not likely to be much different from that of the Trump administration. What may change is the manner in which that policy is carried out, and here there is uncertainty. The new direction will depend on how US politics evolves. … [Read more...] about What shifting US politics means for China

Even though media channels including Fox News had called the results by November 5, Mr. Trump refused to make the traditional concession speech, insisting that the election had been rigged. Legal challenges were mounted by his supporters in many States. By end-November, the recounts had been completed and legal challenges disposed of. The election result remained unchanged. Attorney General William Barr, a Trump supporter, announced on December 1 that the Justice Department had not uncovered any significant fraud that could have affected the election result. On December 14, the Electoral College met in each of the State capitals to formalise Mr. Biden’s victory by casting 306 votes for Biden/Kamala Harris versus 232 for Trump/Mike Pence. … [Read more...] about A stress test for American democracy

Washington: President Joe Biden returned the United States to the worldwide fight to slow global warming in one of his first official acts and immediately launched a series of climate-friendly efforts that would transform how Americans drive and get their power. "A cry for survival comes from the planet itself," Biden said in his inaugural address on Wednesday. "A cry that can't be any more desperate or any more clear now." Biden signed an executive order rejoining the Paris climate accord within hours of taking the oath of office, fulfilling a campaign pledge. The move undoes the US withdrawal ordered by predecessor Donald Trump, who belittled the science behind climate efforts, loosened regulations on heat-trapping oil, gas and coal emissions, and spurred oil and gas leasing in pristine Arctic tundra and other wilderness. The Paris accord commits 195 countries and other signatories to come up with a goal to reduce carbon pollution and monitor and report their fossil fuel emissions. … [Read more...] about Biden puts US back into fight to slow global warming